Development

Woodborn Partners to Develop $16M Housing Project in Detroit

by Kristin Harlow March 28, 2019

DETROIT — The city of Detroit has selected Woodborn Partners to develop a new mixed-income housing project in the Hubbard Richard neighborhood and Mexicantown Business District of southwest Detroit along the border of Corktown. The site, currently vacant land, sits adjacent to Michigan Central Station, the former train depot that Ford Motor Co. is transforming into a campus. The $16 million project will include 60 new apartment units, as well as 5,000 square feet of retail space and 40 parking spaces. The four-story development will also include outdoor amenities. The project is in one of 10 neighborhoods of the Strategic Neighborhood Fund, a fund dedicated to neighborhood development. Construction is expected to start later this year, with completion slated for late 2020. Detroit-based Woodborn has other multifamily projects underway within the city.

March 28, 2019

California Development Loans Multifamily Western

PCCP Provides $14.7M in Equity for 75-Unit Apartment Development in Bay Area

by Amy Works March 28, 2019

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — PCCP has invested $14.7 million of preferred equity, in a joint venture with Bay West Development and Lane Properties, for the construction of 311 Mathilda, a multifamily development in downtown Sunnyvale. Located at 311 S. Mathilda Ave., the five-story property will feature 75 Class A apartment units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts and 4,860 square feet of ground-floor retail space that a Denny’s restaurant is expected to occupy. On-site amenities will include an outdoor courtyard with barbecues, dining terrace, fire pit and lounge seating; a fitness center with an additional exterior courtyard for group activities or classes; a two-story tenant clubhouse; a rooftop deck and lounge; and 54 bike parking spaces. Completion is slated for early 2021.

March 28, 2019

Development Office Texas Top Stories

Amazon to Expand Austin Tech Hub, Create 800 New Jobs

by Alex Tostado March 28, 2019

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) will expand its Austin Tech Hub and create 800 new jobs by 2020, the company announced today. The tech giant will move into a 145,000-square-foot office space within The Domain, a 304-acre mixed-use development by Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group. Dallas-based TIER REIT is the project partner behind The Domain’s office buildings, which will eventually total 2.1 million square feet of Class A space. Amazon’s space will be housed within Domain 10, a 15-story, 299,673-square-foot building. The Austin Tech Hub is one of 17 such North American facilities operated by Amazon. More than 20,000 people are employed across the 17 hubs; Austin employees focus mainly on developing Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Business, Amazon devices, video game designing and advertising. Amazon already employs approximately 6,600 workers in the Austin area. This employee base includes more than 1,000 corporate-level employees, 3,000 employees in the nearby San Marcos warehouses and 2,600 workers through Whole Foods, according to The Austin American-Statesman. Amazon has created more than 22,000 jobs in Texas since 2011, including more than 1,000 in the past four years, according to Terry Leeper, general manager of Amazon’s Austin Tech Hub. During that same period, the …

March 28, 2019

Development District of Columbia Hospitality Southeast

Hines, Qatari Diar Open 360-Room Conrad Hotel in CityCenterDC

by Alex Tostado March 27, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Developer Hines and investor Qatari Diar have delivered Conrad Washington, D.C., a 360-room, 10-story hotel. Situated at 950 New York Ave. NW, the hotel is the hospitality component of CityCenterDC, a 10-acre mixed-use neighborhood in downtown Washington, D.C. The Conrad line is a luxury brand within the Hilton Hotels & Resorts family. The Conrad features 30,000 square feet of ground-level retail and 32,000 square feet of meeting space. Other amenities include James Beard Award recipients and “Top Chef” finalists, Bryan and Michael Voltaggio’s seafood restaurant called Estuary; Summit The Rooftop at Conrad, an event terrace; and Sakura Club, a lounge on the 10th floor. The design team included Herzog & de Meuron, production architect and hotel consultant HKS Inc., exacting interiors architect Rottet Studio and landscape architecture firm Gustafson Guthrie Nichol. Hilton Management Services will manage the hotel.

March 27, 2019

Development District of Columbia Multifamily Southeast

MAC Realty Advisors Arranges $15M Equity Investment for D.C. Apartment Renovation

by Alex Tostado March 27, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — MAC Realty Advisors has arranged an equity partner for Channel Square Apartments, a 232-unit affordable housing community in Washington, D.C., that is owned by Somerset Development Co. and NHT Communities. The Jonathan Rose Cos. invested $15 million in the renovation of the property, situated at 325 P St. SW, about three miles south of downtown Washington, D.C. The renovation included a $1.3 million solar energy system. Andrew McAllister, Bruce Levin and Nick Rubenstein of MAC Realty Advisors arranged the financing on behalf of Somerset and NHT Communities.

March 27, 2019

Development Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Mattoni Group Invests $9.3M in Multifamily Development in Charlotte

by Alex Tostado March 27, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Mattoni Group has invested $9.3 million in the construction of Middleburg’s Mosby University City, a 309-unit apartment community in Charlotte. The property will comprise six four- and five-story buildings spanning 14 acres. Interior amenities will include Nest Thermostats and Bluetooth keyless entry. Mosby University City will be located about two miles from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and across from a recently opened LYNX Blue Line light rail stop. Mosby University City is the first joint venture between Mattoni Group and Middleburg. Telly Fathaly and Elliot Howell of Walker & Dunlop arranged the equity financing. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.

March 27, 2019

Development Mixed-Use Texas

DC Partners, Tianqing Underway on $454M Mixed-Use Project in Houston

by Taylor Williams March 27, 2019

HOUSTON — A partnership between Houston-based DC Partners and China-based Tianqing Real Estate Development is underway on The Allen, a $454 million mixed-use project located near downtown Houston. According to the project website, The Allen will include five towers offering 300,000 square feet of office space, 165 hotel rooms, 99 for-sale condominiums and an unspecified amount of retail space. HOK is designing the project, Phase I construction of which began during the fourth quarter of 2018.

March 27, 2019

Development Industrial Office Texas

South Korean Tech Firm to Build $45M Headquarters in Kyle, Texas

by Taylor Williams March 27, 2019

KYLE, TEXAS — South Korea-based ENF Technology Co., Ltd., a leading provider of electronic materials to Samsung and the U.S. high-tech market, will build a $45 million headquarters and advanced manufacturing facility in Kyle, about 20 miles south of downtown Austin. The 100,000-square-foot facility, construction of which is expected to be complete in 2020, will be situated on 25 acres within the Plum Creek master-planned community. The company expects to hire 45 to 50 new workers in the short term and could expand to 80 employees in the future. ENF’s facility will also serve large tech firms like Micron, Texas Instruments and Intel. Jerry Heare, SIOR at Austin-based Commercial Industrial Properties, represented ENF in the site selection.

March 27, 2019

Development Hospitality Texas

Sam Moon Group Tops Off 18-Story Hotel in Frisco

by Taylor Williams March 27, 2019

FRISCO, TEXAS — Developer Sam Moon Group is topping off the Hyatt Regency Stonebriar, an 18-story hotel in Frisco. Located near Dr. Pepper Ballpark, the 303-room hotel is attached to the Stonebriar Centre Mall and features a 54,585-square-foot conference center. Brasfield & Gorrie is the general contractor and HKS Inc. is the architect. Completion is slated for late spring 2020.

March 27, 2019

Development Healthcare Office Texas

Worth Breaks Ground on Office, Medical Buildings Totaling 220,000 SF in San Antonio

by Taylor Williams March 27, 2019

SAN ANTONIO — Worth & Associates has broken ground on two commercial properties totaling 220,000 square feet in San Antonio. RidgeWood Plaza II will be a 123,000-square-foot office building that will be situated on 15 acres, and TSAOG’s Ridgewood Orthopaedic Center will be a 97,000-square-foot medical facility. Both projects, which are situated within RidgeWood Park, are slated for a summer 2020 completion. The site also features two restaurant pad sites fronting U.S. Highway 281.

March 27, 2019

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