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OLATHE, KAN. — Hunt Midwest, in partnership with Senior Living Group, has opened Benton House of Olathe, an assisted living and memory care community in Olathe. This is the partnership’s ninth Benton House community in metro Kansas City. Benton House of Olathe features 55 studio and one-bedroom units. The single-story, 52,000-square-foot building is situated on 4.4 acres. The Beacon Neighborhood is a secured area dedicated to residents in need of additional memory care services and support. Monthly rental rates start at $3,000.

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DES PLAINES, ILL. — Seefried Industrial Properties, along with a European capital partner, has purchased a 3.9-acre site in Des Plaines with plans to develop a 72,000-square-foot warehouse on a speculative basis. The project will feature a clear height of 30 feet, 15 dock doors, two drive-in doors and parking for 86 cars. Located on Wolf Road, the property will have convenient access to I-90. Construction is set to begin in October with completion slated for the second quarter of 2020.

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CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build LLC has completed the interior build-out of the new office for Golden State Foods in Chicago’s West Loop. The company, a supplier to the quick-service restaurant and retail industries, moved its regional operations from an office in Oak Brook following McDonald’s move. Golden State Foods now occupies 4,300 square feet on the fifth floor of an office building located at 322 S. Green St. The space includes a conference room, commercial test kitchen, customer experience area and guest lounge. Ware Malcomb served as the project architect and Cushman & Wakefield was the owner’s representative.

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PINEVILLE, N.C. — Beacon Partners will break ground this summer on a speculative 230,614-square-foot industrial building southwest of Charlotte. The project will be situated at 12115 Downs Road in Pineville, about 12 miles southwest of downtown Charlotte. The building will accommodate one or two tenants and include 32-foot clear heights and access to Interstates 77 and 485. The design team includes InterCon Building Corp. as the general contractor, Merriman Schmitt Architects as the architect and Orsborn Engineering Group as the civil engineer. Fifth Third Bank provided construction financing.

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KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Woda Cooper has opened White Oak Crossing, an $8.5 million affordable housing project in Knoxville. Units were reserved for families that earn between 50 percent and 60 percent of the area median income. In Knox County, for example, this equates to $23,350 (50 percent AMI) and $28,020 (60 percent AMI) in annual income for a single person or up to $33,300 (50 percent AMI) and $39,960 (60 percent AMI) for a family of four. Larger families are also eligible. Monthly rents at White Oak Crossing range from $605 to $780 per month. The 60-unit community offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans and is located at 290 Quaker Way, six miles southeast of downtown Knoxville. Communal amenities include a community room with kitchenette, 24-hour fitness room and a playground. White Oak Crossing was made possible with the allocation of housing tax credits by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA). Regions Bank was the primary equity investor and provided a construction-to-permanent loan through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program. Woda Construction Inc. served as the general contractor, and Nashville-based Bernard L. Weinstein & Associates was the architect.

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YAKIMA, WASH. — The Hotel Group (THG), a hotel management and investment company, has opened Home2 Suites by Hilton Yakima Airport, a four-story hotel located at 2420 W. Nob Hill Blvd. in Yakima. Constructed by Yakima-based Hogback Development, the 107-room property features a mix of studio and one-bedroom suites with en suite kitchens. Additionally, the hotel features free breakfast and laundry facilities. With the opening of Home2 Suites by Hilton Yakima Airport, THG now represents seven out of the 17 Hilton brands.

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DETROIT — Olympia Development of Michigan has broken ground on a new five-story medical, office and retail building at 2715 Woodward Ave. in The District Detroit. Located between Little Caesars Arena and the Mike Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University, the 127,000-square-foot building will replace a former surface parking lot. The $70 million project will feature four floors of Class A office space and 17,000 square feet of street-level retail space. Tenants will include the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) and law firm Warner Norcross + Judd. DMC is the official healthcare provider for the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers. Christman-Brinker is providing construction management services and Harley Ellis Devereaux is overseeing the building’s design.

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ST. LOUIS — Tarlton Corp. has completed construction of a $12 million parking garage in the Cortex Innovation Community within St. Louis. The new garage is five levels and offers space for 678 vehicles. Located at 4217 Custom Steel Drive, the garage is adjacent to a new multi-tenant building at 4220 Duncan Avenue that Tarlton completed in 2018. HOK was the project architect. The Cortex Innovation Community is home to 350 technology-related businesses.

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SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — The Davenport Company, a Boston-based developer, has broken ground on a new retail building for CVS Pharmacy in Springfield, located in the western part of the state. The property is being constructed on Main Street at a site that was damaged by a tornado in 2011. Davenport acquired the parcel in 2016 and redeveloped it to include medical office and residential space. Davenport is also redeveloping a former factory in Springfield into a market-rate multifamily community, and will begin construction of that project this month.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC, the automotive financing arm of Daimler Financial Services Group, has opened a 200,000-square-foot business center at AllianceTexas in Fort Worth. The facility features amenities such as a fitness center, onsite café, basketball court, jogging trails and outdoor dining areas. Hillwood, the master developer of AllianceTexas, broke ground on the build-to-suit office project in February 2018. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services has maintained a presence at the 26,000-acre development since 2017, and company officials estimate that the opening of this facility will keep about 900 direct or indirect jobs in Fort Worth.    

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