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MINNEAPOLIS — Ackerberg has begun development of MN46, a 54-unit micro apartment community in Minneapolis. The project is a joint venture with Left Lane Corp., Hayes Harlow, Twin Cities Home Rental and Trew Capital. Units will range from 390 to 410 square feet for studios, 420 to 650 square feet for one-bedroom units and 760 to 905 square feet for two-bedroom units. The property will also feature 1,835 square feet of first-floor retail space. Amenities will include a fifth-floor community room, patio, bike lobby, package room and covered parking. Completion is slated for May 2020. Collage Architects and Yellow Tree Construction Services make up the project team. Monthly rents will start in the low $1,000s. “We continue to remain very bullish on micro units as a niche,” says Sean Sweeney, founder of Hayes Harlow. “The lack of new apartment product in the area was also a big factor in our decision to develop this site.” The name of the property stems from its location at the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue and 46th Street.

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CLEAR LAKE, TEXAS — Austin-based Oden Hughes LLC has begun construction on a multifamily project in Clear Lake that will deliver 360 apartments and 20 townhomes. Located southeast of Houston, the community will be situated on 21 acres near an array of employment hubs, including the NASA-Johnson Space Center, Boeing Space Exploration Headquarters, the University of Houston at Clear Lake and the Port Houston Bayport Terminal. Floor plans for the apartments will consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, with rents ranging between $1,100 and $2,300 per month. Amenities will include a pool with cold spas, jogging trails, playground, dog walking area and coworking space. The community is scheduled to open in mid-2020.

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LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Locally based developer Bright Realty has broken ground on Phase II of Discovery at The Realm, a project that will expand the residential component within the company’s The Realm at Castle Hills mixed-use development by 312 apartments. Located in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville, Discovery at The Realm currently spans 423 units. With this phase, Bright Realty will also deliver new amenities, such as a dog park, a second fitness center and outdoor seating areas, as well as additional restaurant and retail space. The developer expects to deliver the first units in late 2020. 505Design is the architect for Phase II, and Andres Construction is the general contractor. First United Bank & Trust Co. and ORIX Public Finance LLC provided financing for the project.

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BOSTON — The Fallon Co., a locally based developer, has broken ground on a 310,000-square-foot office building for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual) in Boston’s Seaport District. The build-to-suit property will be located within the $4 billion Fan Pier mixed-use development and is expected to be complete by late 2021. Approximately 1,000 employees will work at the 17-story building, which will serve as a hub for the company’s digital and technology divisions. MassMutual also plans to add about 1,500 jobs at its headquarters in Springfield, Mass., by the end of 2021.

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SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH., AND EAGLE, IDAHO — The Wolff Company, an Arizona-based private equity firm and multifamily developer, has completed construction or Revel Spokane in Spokane Valley and Revel Eagle in Eagle. Both communities offer independent living apartments and are part of Wolff’s $300 million to $400 million annual seniors housing development plans. Located alongside the Spokane River, Revel Spokane features 132 units in one- and two-bedroom layouts. The community welcomed its first residents in March 2019. Located alongside the Boise River, Revel Eagle features 146 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. The community welcomed its first residents in April 2019.

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KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — The Discovery Labs has unveiled plans for a $500 million healthcare, life sciences and technology coworking campus at the 1 million-square-foot GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Upper West Merion campus and the 640,000-square-foot Innovation at Renaissance Campus. The two campuses, which are located across the street from each other in the Philadelphia suburb of King of Prussia, will be known as The Discovery Labs. The collaborative lab, office and lifestyle space, will span 1.6 million square feet. The Discovery Labs called the campus the “world’s largest coworking community” in a press release. “The Discovery Labs is 20 times larger than the average coworking space, and provides the mission critical infrastructure needed to operate healthcare, life sciences and technology-enabled companies,” says Audrey Greenberg, chief financial officer of The Discovery Labs. “The size of each Discovery Labs enables enterprise level companies to work side by side with startup and emerging companies and enjoy the benefits of the coworking phenomenon.” IQ Connect, Discovery Labs’ 100,000-square-foot incubator project developed in partnership with The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, will sit at the center of the campus. The purpose of IQ Connect is to “bring together researchers, entrepreneurs and product development startups, along with human …

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SILVER SPRING, MD. — Washington Property Co. (WPC) has delivered Solaire 8250 Georgia Avenue, a 20-story, 338-unit multifamily community in Silver Spring. The building offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 5,000 square feet of amenity space, including a rooftop swimming pool and pool deck; café with free Wi-Fi; private courtyard with grilling areas; fitness center; and an expansive residents’ club room with catering kitchen, library, flat-screen TV, indoor-outdoor fireplace and a game room. The property is situated two blocks from the Silver Spring Metro station and six miles north of downtown Washington, D.C. The building totals 470,000 square feet and includes three stories of below-grade parking. Collective of Baltimore served as the architect for the project, and Lendlease was the general contractor.

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ATLANTA — Sixty West Funds and Lucror Resources have picked Motto by Hilton to anchor their $80 million mixed-use project in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward. The project, named Waldo’s Old 4th Ward, is situated on 1.5 acres at the intersection of Edgewood and Boulevard within an Opportunity Zone. Construction on the hotel is expected to begin in August. TVSDESIGN is serving as the architect, and Hirsch Bender & Associates is serving as the interior designer. Waldo’s Old 4th Ward will also offer more than 100,000 square feet of office space. The project is funded through the Sixty West O4W Opportunity Fund and will be one of the first developments to break ground within an Opportunity Zone in the city.

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SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — RREAF Holdings LLC has broken ground on Phase I of a 16-acre mixed-use project in Southlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. A 239-room hotel will anchor the property, which could ultimately feature as much as 240,000 square feet of office, retail and restaurant space. Completion of the hotel is scheduled for fall 2020. The project team includes general contractor Hill & Wilkinson, architect Merriman Anderson Architects, civil engineer Cole Engineering, mortgage banker Staghorn Capital Partners and construction lenders Bancorp South and Mosaic Real Estate Investors.

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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Frisco, Texas-based Brian Schiff & Associates will develop The Langford Retirement Community, a seniors housing property in College Station. Methodist Retirement Communities will operate the property, which will comprise 72 independent living units, 24 assisted living residences and 18 memory support units. Spellman Brady & Co. handled the interior design of the property. A construction timeline for The Langford was not released.

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