Development

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PORTLAND, ORE. — Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta Art Tower, a Class A multifamily property located at 1516 SW Alder St. in Portland. The high-rise tower will feature 314 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Units will feature quartz kitchen countertops; stainless steel Energy Star appliances, including gas cooking ranges; vinyl-wood flooring; en-suite master baths with custom-framed mirrors; tile shower surrounds and soaking tubs; walk-in closets; and solar shades. The community is central to a variety of art, cultural and retail in the Portland neighborhoods of Downtown, Pearl District, West End, Goose Hollow and Alphabet District.

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SOMERVILLE, MASS. — Union Square Station Associates (US2) will build a $160 million lab building in the Union Square area of Somerville, Massachusetts. The property will be a 175,000-square-foot lab building and office space, which will also feature 8,900 square feet of flexible space and ground-floor retail space. SGA is the project designer. Construction is slated to begin in late 2019.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Berger Commercial Realty has arranged the $36.9 million sale of a 34-acre parcel in Fort Lauderdale for the development of a 650,000-square-foot industrial building. Bridge Acquisition LLC, a subsidiary of Bridge Development Partners, acquired the land from Forman Industrial Land LLC. Bridge Development will construct a high-volume warehouse and distribution space in a new multi-building industrial park to be known as Bridge Point 595. Construction is slated to begin in September with completion expected in the third quarter of 2020. Joseph Byrnes and Keith Graves of Berger Commercial, along with John Forman of the selling entity, will serve as Bridge 595’s leasing agents.

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NEW YORK CITY — Silverstein Properties, a private development firm based in New York, has completed $50 million capital improvement program of the Bankers Club, located within The Equitable Building at 120 Broadway. The 104-year-old office building is set to reopen July 17. Silverstein’s renovations added a 20,000-square-foot rooftop area and an 8,000-square-foot indoor lounge to the property. Other renovations include an improved building façade, lobby and elevators.

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ALAMEDA, CALIF. — The City of Alameda, Eden Housing and Alameda Point Partners have broken ground on Alameda Point Senior Apartments, a 60-unit affordable seniors housing community in Alameda, just south of Oakland. Development costs are estimated at $36 million. The community will be located at Alameda Point’s Site A, a $1 billion mixed-use, transit-oriented waterfront development on the site of the former Naval Air Station Alameda, which closed over 20 years ago. Alameda Point Senior Apartments includes 48 one-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom apartments that will be available to seniors with annual incomes from 20 to 60 percent of the Alameda County Area Median Income. Thirty units will serve seniors experiencing homelessness, of which 28 will serve veterans exiting homelessness. “Alameda has stepped up to provide homes for those without housing, most importantly for homeless veterans who have served our county,” said City of Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft. “I can’t think of a better place to do that than at the former Naval Air Station.” Supportive services will be delivered to residents through a collaboration between Operation Dignity, Eden Housing and the VA. This development is being built using green building techniques and materials and incorporates a number of …

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MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson has broken ground on a 16-story, 341-unit apartment building in Minneapolis that will house a new Wells Fargo bank branch. The existing bank branch will remain in operation throughout construction, but will eventually be demolished in order to make way for the apartment project, known as The Larking. The new bank, slated for completion in spring 2020, will span 3,500 square feet. The apartments are expected to open in early 2022. Amenities at The Larking will include a fitness center, golf simulator, sauna, game room, rooftop pool, outdoor courtyard, package lockers and work-from-home suites. Plans also call for 12,900 square feet of street-level retail space. Saturday Properties will manage the apartments. ESG Architects designed the project.

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LAFAYETTE, IND. — RealAmerica Development LLC is developing H38 East Apartments, a 32-unit affordable housing project in Lafayette. The new development leverages the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority program Moving Forward 2.0. This program is aimed at providing affordable, energy-efficient housing and transportation. All of the units will be priced affordably for low- to moderate-income individuals, with 30 units priced at 60 percent of the area median income (AMI) and two units priced at 50 percent AMI. The project will include solar power and geothermal features that use 35 percent less energy than a typical apartment development. Development partner Area IV Agency will provide an onsite life skills coach mentoring program that will assist families in education and career development. The community will include a classroom and technology center as well as a playground, fitness center and recreation area. Mortgage banking firm Merchants Capital secured an undisclosed amount of funding for the project. The city of Lafayette and Lafayette Housing Authority provided HOME funds and a tax abatement. Project costs are estimated at $7.4 million, according to the Lafayette Journal & Courier. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.

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SAN DIEGO — A partnership between Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) and Margaritaville Holdings will open a 462-room beachfront hotel and resort in San Diego. The Margartitaville Island Resort San Diego will be located on the 44-acre Vacation Island in the city’s Mission Bay area. The site is the current home of Paradise Point Resort & Spa, which will be renovated and converted to the Margaritaville hotel. Project costs are estimated at $35 million. The hotel will feature a mile of beachfront with views overlooking the marina and bay, as well Margaritaville food and beverage concepts. Other amenities will include five pools, tennis courts, a spa, fitness center and 80,000 square feet of meeting space. “Our island resort offers a unique San Diego beach experience in a secluded, yet centrally situated location to nearby downtown San Diego, SeaWorld, Balboa Park, Seaport Village and other top attractions,” says Jon Bortz, president and CEO of Pebblebrook. “The Margaritaville lifestyle brand is synonymous with fun and escapism and we expect a dramatic improvement in financial performance of Paradise Point upon reflagging.” Maryland-based Pebblebrook acquired Paradise Point Resort & Spa in 2018. The new Margaritaville hotel, which will be the brand’s first on the West …

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YORK, PA. — National real estate development and investment firm CRG will develop The Cubes at York, a 311,920-square-foot speculative distribution warehouse in York. The location is near the I-81/I-78 Industrial Corridor, just south of Harrisburg, and will be one of seven North American industrial properties in “The Cubes” brand that is owned and developed by CRG. Construction is expected to begin during fourth-quarter 2019. Clayco will be the design-builder on the project and its subsidiary, the Lamar Johnson Collective, is the architect.

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STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — Seefried Industrial Properties will develop a 700,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Stone Mountain on the Gwinnett-DeKalb county line. Previously dubbed “Project Rocket,” the center will house 1,000 Amazon employees, who will pick, pack and ship customer orders. Jobs will include human resources, operations management, safety, security, finance and information technology. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Amazon could spend up to $200 million on the project. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.

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