KANSAS CITY, MO. — Community Builders of Kansas City (CBKC) has unveiled plans to develop The Rochester on Blue Parkway, a $12.6 million multifamily project within an Opportunity Zone in Kansas City. The 81,400-square-foot, four-story development will house 64 units. Amenities will include a rooftop deck, fitness center, package room and community meeting space. Monthly rents will range from $985 to $1,275. The property was named after Rochester Gatson, the founder of CBKC. Straub Construction and Hufft Projects make up the project team. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. CBKC says it is working with several partners to finalize the project’s capital stack.
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Magnus Development Delivers 200,000 SF Industrial Building in Lexington, South Carolina
by Alex Tostado
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Magnus Development Partners LLC has delivered Midway IV, a speculative 200,000-square-foot industrial building within Lexington County Industrial Park (LCIP). There is currently one tenant in the building, occupying 50,000 square feet. LCIP spans 350 acres nine miles south of downtown Columbia. Magnus broke ground on Midway IV in March 2019. The asset features 32-foot clear heights, 16 dock doors, two 12-by-14-foot drive-in doors, a 210-foot shared truck court, LED motion-detected lighting and an ESFR sprinkler system. Magnus broke ground on Midway V, also within LCIP, in November.
Greystone Provides $25.3M HUD Construction Loan for Multifamily Community in Youngsville, Louisiana
by Alex Tostado
YOUNGSVILLE, LA. — Greystone has provided a $25.3 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Sugar Mill Villas Apartments, a planned 164-unit multifamily community in Youngsville. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan will fund 85 percent of the project. The loan will automatically convert to a 40-year, fully amortizing permanent loan upon stabilization. The community will be situated at 1931 Chemin Metairie Parkway, within the master-planned Sugar Mill Pond neighborhood. Sugar Mill Villas will also be located near the Youngsville Sports Complex, a $20 million, 70-acre development. A timeline for construction of Sugar Mill Villas was not disclosed. The borrower was also not disclosed.
UVALDE, TEXAS — Alabama-based general contractor Hoar Construction has begun work on a $90 million healthcare project in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio. The new facility will be part of Uvalde Memorial Hospital and will include 32,870 square feet of institutional space, 31,872 square feet of administrative space and an 11,500 square-foot central utility plant. In addition, the facility will house an emergency department, physical and occupational therapy department, radiology department, urgent care department, an intensive care unit, a 25-bed medical surgical inpatient unit and 16 outpatient beds. The building is expected to be available for occupancy in September 2021.
RHOME, TEXAS — Dallas-based design-build firm Arco/Murray has completed a 47,000-square-foot high hazard facility for aeronautics firm Socomore in Rhome, located north of Fort Worth. The facility includes H-2 hazardous material production space and 10,000 square feet of H-3 hazardous material production space. Explosion proof electrical fixtures and a foam fire protection system with in-rack sprinklers were used throughout.
MAULDIN, S.C. — Summit Contracting Group has broken ground on Novo Mauldin, a planned 330-unit multifamily community in Mauldin. The property is situated on Main Street, 10 miles south of Greenville. Planned amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center and a pool. The complex will comprise 11 three-story buildings and nine private, five-bay garage buildings. Construction is scheduled to be complete in November 2021. Atlanta-based Shelton McNally Real Estate Partners is developing Novo Mauldin, and Jacksonville-based Group 4 Design Inc. is the project’s architect.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — A joint venture between Transwestern Development Corp. (TDC) and Diamond Realty Investments have acquired 20.8 acres in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land for the development of a 326,792-square-foot warehouse/distribution project. Branded Sugar Land Crossroads, the project will consist of two buildings designed for tenants ranging from 28,000 square feet to the full capacity of 326,792 square feet. The buildings will offer 32-foot clear heights and share trailer parking spaces and a 255-foot truck court. Completion is slated for spring 2021.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Storage Mart has opened a new self-storage facility at 12020 Glenwood St. in Overland Park. The property includes 873 climate-controlled units and 69 non-climate-controlled units as well as covered loading areas and multiple freight elevators. As with all StorageMart facilities, customers have access to 24/7 customer service and an online tenant portal. StorageMart is based in Columbia, Mo.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Orange County, Calif.-based Adroit Worldwide Media (AWM) opened QuickEats at Nineteen01, an autonomous micromarket in Santa Ana, on Tuesday. The store is located on the ground floor of Nineteen01, an apartment community at 1901 E. First St. Greenwood & McKenzie owns the property. QuickEats utilizes Frictionless, AWM’s proprietary shopping solution of a low-contact, cashierless marketplace. The store will offer a variety of products, including sodas, water, specialty items, fresh grab-and-go foods and household items ranging from cleaning products and toilet paper to dog food. “When we planned the launch of QuickEats many months ago, we never could have imagined the circumstance our community now faces, as Orange County practices social distancing due to the coronavirus,” said Kevin Howard, CEO of AWM. “We made the decision to open our doors because QuickEats can provide vital, food, drink and personal care items to Nineteen01’s residents in a completely frictionless environment that adheres to the current protocols being requested by Orange County’s health officer.” Customers enter the market through an entry gate using a personalized QR code downloaded from the QuickEats app. Cameras placed throughout the store track traffic, and customers are assigned a random, anonymous ID when they …
Rubenstein Plans Amenity Overhaul Project at 276,533 SF Office Complex in Yardley, Pennsylvania
by Alex Patton
YARDLEY, PENN. — Rubenstein Partners L.P. is planning an amenity overhaul project at Makefield Crossing, a four-building office complex in Yardley, a southwestern suburb of Trenton. Rubenstein plans to upgrade the fitness center, conference center, full-service café and tenant lounge, and will also replace a portion of the parking lot with green space. In the past 12 months, several new tenants have signed office leases at Makefield Crossing, including Biohaven Pharmaceuticals (21,082 square feet) and Cello Health (21,690 square feet). Further details of the project, including the project cost and construction schedule, were not disclosed. Rubenstein owns three of the complex’s four buildings totaling 276,533 square feet of Class A space