NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two New York-based developers, Delshah Capital and OTL Enterprises, has broken ground on a 166,976-square-foot mixed-use project in Brooklyn. The property will offer 180 units of multifamily housing, 25 percent of which will be affordable housing. Healthcare and drug treatment provider START Treatment & Recovery Centers will occupy 15,000 square feet of office space within the tower, which will also house 2,000 square feet of retail space. Construction is slated for completion in 2021.
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Origin Investments, Massimino Development Break Ground on 280-Unit Farm Haus Apartments in Colorado
by Amy Works
LONGMONT, COLO. — A joint venture partnership between Chicago-based Origin Investments and Boulder-based Massimino Development has started construction of Farm Haus Apartments, a $68.8 million multifamily property located in Longmont. Situated on 13.5 acres at Ken Pratt and East Third avenues, the eight-story Farm Haus Apartments will feature 280 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Units will range in size from 761 square feet to 1,412 square feet. Additionally, 12 percent of the units, 34 apartments, will be set aside for residents making 60 percent or less of area median income for the region. Farm Haus Apartments will include fully equipped lifestyle spaces with exterior patios; resort-style swimming pool and spa; outdoor entertainment areas with built-in barbecues; farmhouse tables set amongst tree orchards; custom water features; and outdoor firepits. Exterior amenities will include a bouldering area, bocce call court, dog park, playground and active game areas. Additionally, Farm Haus will include a fitness center, outdoor yoga plaza, postal center, pet spa, bike wash and ski tuning rooms. The community is expected to be delivered in phases beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020. The partnership is also developing Connect at First Creek, a $35 million, 150-unit …
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC and Olympia Development of Michigan have unveiled plans to develop a new build-to-suit office property in Farmington Hills. The Class A office space will serve as the headquarters for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and the regional headquarters for Daimler Mobility Americas. The complex, pending permits and zoning approvals from the city, will be located on a 35-acre site on the southwest corner of Drake and 12 Mile roads. The three-story, 200,000-square-foot property will include a fitness center, café and coffee bar. Olympia Development has selected Gensler as the architect and Kirco Manix as the general contractor. Construction is expected to begin in the fall with completion slated for summer 2021. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services currently leases space in an office complex less than one mile from the new site. The automotive financial services provider is a member of the Daimler Mobility AG group of companies, headquartered in Germany. The company’s planned move to a new office space will retain approximately 1,000 jobs in the community.
EDGERTON, KAN. — Kubota Tractor Corp. will host a grand opening ceremony for its new North American distribution center in Edgerton on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Joining Kubota executives will be Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and other state and local officials. Set on 200 acres of land, the new campus includes two 1 million-square-foot buildings. The property will serve as a logistics hub for Kubota’s North American operations and home to the company’s Midwest sales division office. Kubota is based in Grapevine, Texas.
HOUSTON — Developer Todd Interests has completed a project in at 1314 Texas Ave. in Houston that converted the historic Great Southwest Building, a property that was built in 1926, into a 226-room Cambria Hotel. Amenities at the new property, which also houses ground-floor retail and restaurant space, include a fitness center, ballroom and meeting and event space. Merriman Anderson Architects handled design of the project, and Andres Construction served as the general contractor. Cambria is part of the Choice family of hotels, which includes Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn and Econo Lodge.
PHILADELPHIA — Liberty Property Trust, a publicly-traded real estate investment trust (NYSE: LPT), has opened Four Seasons Philadelphia, a 219-room hotel located within the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia. The hotel rises 1,121 feet, making it the tallest building in the city. Amenities at the hotel include a spa and wellness center with a 30,000-gallon swimming pool, restaurant concept Jean-Georges Philadelphia, oyster and cocktail bar Vernick Fish, a 42-seat café called Vernick Coffee Bar and 15,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space. Foster + Partners designed the property.
WINONA, MINN. — The Rochester office of Kraus-Anderson has completed construction of Education Village, a $31.2 million expansion at Winona State University in southeastern Minnesota. The project includes comprehensive renovations to Helble Hall, Wabasha Recreation Center and Cathedral Elementary School. Education Village will be used by the College of Education. The facility, designed by Leo A Daly Architects, features flexible learning spaces, including those for early childhood education training. Winona State University was founded in 1858.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — Houston-based NewQuest Properties will break ground in the coming weeks of the first phase of Grand at Aliana, a 200,000-square-foot retail project in Richmond, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The property is preleased to an array of national tenants, including 24 Hour Fitness, Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, Petco, Ulta Beauty, Five Below, Bath & Body Works and Skechers. Grand at Aliana will also house a 10,454-square-foot healthcare clinic that will be occupied by Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group and provide urgent and primary care services. Out-parcels have been ground-leased to McDonald’s, Jason’s Deli, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Timewise and Express Oil. The opening is scheduled for the second quarter of 2020.
ENNIS, TEXAS — St. Louis-based HDA Architects has completed a 70,000-square-foot distribution center for Price Distributing, which services the beer industry, in Ennis, a southern suburb of Dallas. The tilt-wall facility includes approximately 62,000 square feet of warehouse space, 3,500 square feet of cooler space and office space. Construction began in 2018.
MIAMI — JLL has arranged a $300 million construction loan for the development of 830 Brickell, a 56-story, 1 million-square-foot office tower in Miami’s Brickell district. MSD Partners provided the four-year loan to the developers, a joint venture between OKO Group and Cain International. Located at 830 SE First Ave., 830 Brickell is slated for completion in early 2022. The property is situated next to a MetroMover station, as well as Brickell City Centre, a $1.5 billion, 506,000-square-foot mixed-use development.