LAS VEGAS — Panattoni Development Co. has completed the construction of Centennial Commerce Center, a speculative industrial facility in North Las Vegas. Located at 6405 E. Centennial Parkway on 10.4 acres, the cross-docked 213,000-square-foot facility features 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, LED warehouse lighting and flexible office build-outs. Valued at $16 million, the project will designed with flexibility to accommodate up to four 51,000-square-foot tenants. Speedway10 Industrial, a joint venture between LaSalle Investment Management and Panattoni Development, owns the industrial asset. Alston Construction served as general contractor, and Greg Tassi and Donna Alderson of CBRE are handling the leasing of the property.
Development
Marquee Move: Warner Bros. to Purchase Portion of Burbank Studios, Anchor Office Campus in $1B Deal
by John Nelson
BURBANK, CALIF. — Entertainment and media giant Warner Bros. has inked a deal to purchase a portion of The Burbank Studios, a new 35-acre film, TV, broadcast media and new media campus in Burbank formerly known as NBC Studios. The purchase includes office space, eight soundstages, a mill building and a commissary. The seller is Worthe Rea Estate Group, a Los Angeles-based office developer. Additionally, Warner Bros. inked a lease to be the sole and long-term tenant of a planned two-building office campus adjacent to The Burbank Studios. The Los Angeles Times is reporting the combined value of the studio acquisition and new office space exceeds $1 billion. The co-developers of the office campus are Worthe and San Francisco-based Stockbridge Real Estate, which plan to break ground on the project this fall. The office development will be known as the Second Century Project, named in honor of Warner Bros.’ 100th anniversary in 2023, which is the expected completion date of the design and construction phases. Second Century will include a seven-story building spanning 355,000 square feet and a nine-story building spanning 445,000 square feet. “This is an opportunity to reimagine not only our workspace but our future,” says Kim Williams, …
RICHMOND, VA. — Dominion Realty Partners (DRP) and Amzak Capital Management have broken ground on Boulders Lakeside, a $47.6 million apartment project in Richmond. The 248-unit asset is situated on 24 acres within a Qualified Opportunity Zone. Boulders Lakeside is expected to open to its first residents in mid-2020 and be finalized in late 2020. Community amenities will include a swimming pool, green activity lawn, automated package delivery system, fitness center, designer club area and a game room. Interior amenities will feature lake views, large kitchen prep islands, oversized windows, sliding glass doors, private unit balconies, exterior storage and keyless unit entry. Roger Edwards and Justin Good of HFF arranged equity placement for the development, and Citizens Bank will provide construction financing. The design team includes architect Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio, general contractor Armada Hoffler Construction and civil engineer RK&K.
Aeroterm Begins Construction on 50,400 SF Industrial Facility at CVG Airport in Northern Kentucky
by Alex Tostado
HEBRON, KY. — Aeroterm, a developer and owner of airport cargo facilities, has broken ground on a 50,400-square-foot industrial facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in Hebron. FedEx will be the anchor tenant for the asset, and there is 12,000 square feet of available space for one or two additional tenants. The LEED-certified building offers insulated, pre-cast concrete panels and will be used for airside cargo operations. The facility can accommodate cargo, government users and other terminal support users such as flight kitchens or commissaries. Aeroterm expects to deliver the facility in November.
Meta Housing Breaks Ground on $51.4M Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Meta Housing Corp., a Los Angeles-based developer, in a joint venture partnership with Western Community Housing, a Southern California-based nonprofit corporation, has broken ground on Vermont Corridor Apartments. The six-story, transit-oriented, affordable community is located in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. The $51.4 million project will provide affordable housing for seniors age 62 and older earning between 25 and 60 percent of area median income. Of the 72 units to be built at the property, 36 will include supportive services funded through the County of Los Angeles’ Measure H and subsidized rents for residents experiencing varying levels of homelessness. These units were constructed with funding from Proposition HHH from the City of Los Angeles and a partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCID) and the County of Los Angeles. “Affordable seniors housing is extremely difficult to find in Los Angeles,” says Kasey Burke, president of Meta Housing. “Los Angeles needs more affordable alternatives for older residents, and we are delivering that alternative in this project. This is a great example of public-private partnership working together to improve the community and the lives …
STONEHAM, MASS. — Wood Partners has begun construction of Langwood Commons, a 261-unit multifamily community in Stoneham. The three-building community is scheduled to open in March 2020. The site is located adjacent to the 2,200-acre Middlesex Fells Reservation, known locally as The Fells, a year-round outdoor space that provides outlets for hiking and biking. Wood Partners broke ground on the project in November 2018. It is the company’s 12th project in the greater Boston area.
OAKDALE, CONN. — Lyman Real Estate has negotiated the sale of a 23-acre vacant land parcel in the Montville village of Oakdale. Located at 105 Cottage Road, the property has frontage on Gardener Lake. Ron Lyman of Lyman Real Estate represented both the undisclosed buyer and the seller, Saint Thomas More School Endowment & Development, in the transaction.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Construction is underway on a new, 150,000-square-foot office in the Fort Worth metro of Grapevine for Paycom, an Oklahoma City-based provider of payroll and human resources software. The groundbreaking ceremony at the 14-acre site was held on Wednesday, April 10, and the company expects to move in to its new space some time in 2020. Paycom plans to accommodate as many as 1,000 employees at the property, the developer of which was not disclosed.
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals and The Cordish Companies have celebrated the topping out of the PwC Pennant Building, the Class A office tower that is part of the $260 million expansion of Ballpark Village in St. Louis. The exterior structure of the 11-story building is now completed. The property is scheduled to open this summer. The office tower, designed jointly by HKS Architects, Hord Coplan Macht and Tao & Lee and constructed by PARIC Corp., will feature street-level retail, modern office amenities and more than 460 structured parking spaces. In addition, PwC will have a private rooftop deck that provides views of Busch Stadium, downtown St. Louis and the Gateway Arch. Joining PwC is investment banking firm ButcherJoseph & Co., which will occupy more than 8,000 square feet.
Greenberg Gibbons, Seritage Growth Partner for $150M Redevelopment Project at Metro Baltimore Mall
by David Cohen
COCKEYSVILLE, MD. — Greenberg Gibbons has formed a joint venture with Seritage Growth Properties to redevelop a 13.8-acre parcel at Hunt Valley Towne Center in Cockeysville. Greenberg Gibbons owns the property, a mixed-use shopping center situated at 118 Shawan Road, 18 miles north of downtown Baltimore. Initial plans for Phase I of the $150 million redevelopment include renovations to the former two-story Sears building and Sears Auto Center. Michael’s and HomeGoods are open on the first floor, while more retail and entertainment concepts are being targeted for the second floor. “[This venture is] an example of our strategy to partner with successful local developers to unlock value at our properties through intensive redevelopment and site densification,” says James Bry, executive vice president of development and construction at Seritage Growth Properties. Wegmans, Regal Cinemas and Marshalls anchor the center. Other tenants include Jos. A. Bank, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Francesca’s Collection, DSW and Ann Taylor Loft. — David Cohen