Development

Multiple Construction Projects Underway at Eastern Michigan University

by Kristin Harlow July 29, 2019

YPSILANTI, MICH. — This summer, multiple construction projects are underway at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. Sill Hall, the home of the renamed College of Engineering and Technology, is undergoing a $40 million renovation with completion set for fall 2020. A $16 million project at Olds-Robb Recreation and Intramural Complex involves extensive improvements to fitness and training areas as well as a new entrance and gathering spaces. Earlier this month, workers finished the $20 million student-athlete performance center, which consisted of a new two-story structure adjacent to the north end zone of Rynearson Stadium. The project includes a new weight room, athletic training and meeting rooms, offices and a scoreboard. At the northwest end of campus, construction is underway on a $14 million, two-building health project that is a collaboration between the university, St. Joseph Mercy System and Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA). One of the buildings will be a community health center staffed by IHA while the other will house university programs. Completion is set for January 2020. Integrated Design Solutions served as the architect for Sill Hall and the performance center. Contractors working on the projects include Clark Construction, Granger Construction, Barton Malow, Kasco and O’Neal Construction. Founded in …

July 29, 2019

Development Healthcare Indiana Midwest

Cornerstone Develops New Facility for Goodman Campbell in Carmel, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow July 29, 2019

CARMEL, IND. — Cornerstone Cos. Inc. has completed the development and construction of a 38,537-square-foot medical office building for Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine in Carmel. The build-to-suit facility comprises medical office, treatment and administrative services. The building sits along U.S. 31 in the Meridian Corridor and includes covered physician parking. Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine specializes in neurosurgery.

July 29, 2019

Development Industrial Self-Storage Texas

The Jenkins Organization Opens 800-Unit Self-Storage Facility in North Austin

by Taylor Williams July 29, 2019

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Jenkins Organization, a Houston-based self-storage developer, has opened Northgate Storage, an 800-unit facility in Austin. The property, which spans 124,000 square feet of climate-controlled space, fronts State Highway 183 on the city’s north side. Additional features include a covered loading zone, video monitoring and gated access. ARCO/Murray served as the design-build firm on the project.

July 29, 2019

California Development Retail Top Stories Western

Los Angeles Clippers Unveil Plans for $1.1B Basketball Arena in Inglewood

by Taylor Williams July 29, 2019

INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — The NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers have unveiled plans for a $1.1 billion arena and team headquarters in Inglewood, located just southwest of downtown Los Angeles. The Inglewood Basketball & Entertainment Center will be located along Prairie Avenue and West Century Boulevard and offer seating for approximately 18,500 fans. In addition, the building will house the Clippers’ team offices, training facility and a sports medicine clinic, essentially making Inglewood the team’s full-time home. The project will also feature retail, restaurants and educational facilities, as well as public basketball courts and an event plaza. A developer and general contractor have not yet been named, but the project will be entirely privately financed. The proposed site does not house any homes or churches and includes many buildings that have been vacant for decades, according to the developers. It is unclear how many new jobs that the project will create, but the Clippers have pledged to make 35 percent of those jobs local hires. A construction timeline is still being negotiated, but the team’s lease at the Staples Center, which it shares with the Lakers, expires in 2024. In addition, Curbed Los Angeles reports that a lawsuit filed by Madison Square Garden …

July 29, 2019

Development Mixed-Use North Carolina Southeast

Spectrum, Invesco Break Ground on Mixed-Use Development in Charlotte’s South End

by Alex Tostado July 26, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between Spectrum Cos. and Invesco Real Estate has broken ground on a mixed-use development that will span five acres in Charlotte’s South End. The project will include two 11-story office buildings, an urban park with event space, restaurants, retail space and a 200-room hotel. The project will be located one block from the Carson light rail stop in South End and two blocks from Uptown. The two office towers will total 577,000 square feet of space and offer a fitness center, conference center and private terraces. LendingTree, an online lending marketplace, will anchor the development, moving its headquarters into 175,000 square feet in the first office building, which is set to be complete in January 2021. Construction on the hotel is expected to begin in summer 2020 and be delivered in late 2021.

July 26, 2019

Development Multifamily Texas

Wood Partners Breaks Ground on 364-Unit Multifamily Project in Houston

by Taylor Williams July 26, 2019

HOUSTON — Wood Partners, a multifamily development and investment firm with offices around the country, has broken ground on Alta River Oaks, a 364-unit multifamily project in Houston. Located at 3636 W. Dallas St., the property is situated near an array of shopping and dining establishments, as well as the Buffalo Bayou hiking and jogging trails. Floor plans will consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, custom backsplashes and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center and outdoor kitchen areas. Alta River Oaks is slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2020.

July 26, 2019

Colorado Development Hospitality Western

Hyatt to Develop Colorado’s First Thompson Hotels Property in Denver

by Amy Works July 26, 2019

DENVER — Hyatt Hotels Corp. plans to develop Thompson Denver, the first Thompson Hotels property in the state of Colorado. Slated to open in 2021, Thompson Denver will be located at 1600 Market St. in Denver’s LoDo district. T2 Hospitality is developing the 11-story hotel as a modern-day chalet. Denver-based DLR Group is designing the property, with interiors by Parts + Labor, in collaboration with the Thompson Hotels design team. The hotel will features 216 guestrooms, including 15 luxury suites and the signature Thompson Suite on the seventh floor; a grab-and-go café, which converts to a bar and lounge in the evening; and a 90-seat, ground-floor restaurant. Additionally, the hotel will feature an indoor/outdoor terrace with a 140-person lounge and bar area, and function and meeting spaces.

July 26, 2019

Development Midwest Minnesota Multifamily

Timberland Partners Opens $53.8M Apartment Community in Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow July 26, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS — Timberland Partners has opened the $53.8 million Green on 4th apartment community in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis. Green on 4th, or G4, features 243 units. Amenities include a rooftop deck, resident lounge, game room, yoga studio, fitness center, dog run, bike storage and automated package center. Located at 2949 4th St. SE, the project is part of the Towerside Innovation District, billed as a model of environmentally sustainable urban planning. The apartment project is a joint venture with Prospect Park Properties. Tushie Montgomery Architects served as the project architect and Frana Cos. was the general contractor.

July 26, 2019

Development Indiana Midwest Office

KTGY Architecture + Planning Designs South Bend Office Development

by Kristin Harlow July 26, 2019

SOUTH BEND, IND. — KTGY Architecture + Planning has revealed the design of the Barnes & Thornburg Building, a new office development in downtown South Bend. Law firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP will anchor the project. Co-developed by Great Lakes Capital, Bald Mountain LLC and Norris Equity Partners, the five-story building will be situated at 201 S. Main St. It marks the first downtown Class A office project in nearly 20 years. The project, consisting of 35,531 square feet of office space and 6,537 square feet of street-level retail space, is slated for completion in summer 2021.

July 26, 2019

California Development Mixed-Use Multifamily Office Retail Top Stories Western

San Francisco Planning Commission OKs Pinterest-Anchored Mixed-Use Project

by John Nelson July 26, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — For the second time in a week, the San Francisco Planning Commission has approved a significant mixed-use development in the city’s SoMa (South of Market) district. Following its approval of the Flower Mart redevelopment project, the commission has approved a 1.1 million-square-foot mixed-use development located at 88 Bluxome St. The project, led by developers Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (NYSE: ARE) and TMG Partners, is nearly 60 percent preleased. The co-developers describe 88 Bluxome as a “high-tech office and laboratory project.” Social media giant Pinterest has signed on to anchor the development with a 490,000-square-foot office lease. The Bay Club, a fitness and social club offering events and a wide range of sports classes, will also anchor the project. The 88 Bluxome campus will feature a technology and life science facility with ground-floor retail space and outdoor deck space on multiple levels of the building. The project also includes an expansion of the neighborhood’s existing Gene Friend Recreation Center, adding two swimming pools and a public activity space. Other features of 88 Bluxome will be a childcare center, a pedestrian “art walk” with commissioned pieces from internationally renowned and local artists, light industrial space available for use …

July 26, 2019

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