BRIDGEVILLE, PA. — Resort Lifestyle Communities has opened Chartiers Bend Retirement Resort, a 128-unit independent living community in Bridgeville, a southwestern suburb of Pittsburgh. The community offer studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units for residents aged 55 and over. Amenities include an on-site bank, a 150-seat theater and salon. Resort Lifestyle Communities is the developer and operator of the property.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — General contractor KWA Construction has completed Phase V of Hebron 121 Station, a $300 million multifamily project by developer Huffines Communities in Lewisville, a northern suburb of Dallas. Designed by Humphreys & Partners Architects, Phase V of the project spans approximately 300,000 square feet and 272 multifamily units. Amenities include a pool and a dog park. Hebron 121 Station overall spans 1,700 multifamily units and also includes a fitness center and a restaurant.
BROOKHAVEN, GA. — Emory Healthcare has broken ground on its 180,000-square-foot Musculoskeletal Institute within Emory’s Executive Park innovation district in Brookhaven, a first-ring suburb of Atlanta. Hammes Co. will manage the project, which will offer orthopaedics and spine ambulatory care, physical therapy, imaging and ambulatory surgery, with additional space for clinical and discovery research. Emory expects to complete the LEED-certified facility in the first half of 2021.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. AND COLUMBUS, GA. — BCDC and Adevco have broken ground on two Extra Space Storage facilities, one in Birmingham and one in Columbus. The property in Birmingham will feature 732 climate-controlled units across 100,050 square feet. The building will be located at 2864 Acton Road, eight miles south of downtown Birmingham. Great Southern Bank provided construction financing for the three-story building, which is scheduled for delivery in September 2020. The Extra Space in Columbus will offer 780 units in a 100,080-square-foot building located at 7350 Blackmon Road, 13 miles northeast of downtown Columbus. Georgia’s Own Credit Union provided construction financing for the facility, which is slated for completion in summer 2020.
DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons have opened the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center, a $90 million training center and corporate headquarters in Midtown Detroit’s New Center area. The 185,000-square-foot facility is the largest of its kind in the NBA, according to the Pistons. It is connected to the $37 million William Clay Ford Center for Athletic Medicine and features publicly accessible grocery, food, fitness and retail amenities. Henry Ford Health System manages a comprehensive sports medicine, treatment and rehabilitation facility at the property. Retailers Plum Market and Blink Fitness are slated to open by the end of the year. The project is situated on a parcel owned by Henry Ford Health between Wayne State University and Henry Ford Hospital. It is approximately two miles north of Little Caesars Arena, where the Pistons have been playing games since 2017.
SOMERS, WIS. — Ravine Park Partners LLC has broken ground on Hawthorn Apartments in Somers in northern Kenosha County. The 241-unit luxury apartment community is slated for completion in April 2020. Community amenities will include a pool, outdoor kitchen, game area, dog park, pet wash, car wash and fitness facility. Units will feature washers and dryers, refrigerators with water dispensers, microwaves, dishwashers and quartz countertops. Legacy Varin Management will manage the property.
TIMNATH, COLO. — Rooney Properties has opened Timnath Trail at Riverbend Apartment Homes, a multifamily property located in Timnath, located between Denver and Fort Collins. The property is the first multifamily development ever built in the city, according to the developer. Timnath Trail at Riverbend features 176 apartments in a mix of garden-style and townhome layouts with a variety of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans ranging between 700 square feet and 1,200 square feet. Unit finishes include solid-wood doors, granite countertops, nine-foot ceilings and integrated technologies. Community amenities include a heated swimming pool, whirlpool, bike and ski maintenance facility, outdoor kitchen, bike rentals, car charging stations and fitness center. Denver-based Mission Rock Residential manages the property.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Choice Hotels International Inc., along with general contractors Donohoe Development Co. and Kouchar Management, has started construction of Cambria Hotels Washington, D.C. Capitol Riverfront, a 154-room hotel. The project is scheduled for completion in early 2021. The property is located at 69 Q St. SW, three miles from the Capitol Building and walking distance to Nationals Park and Audi Field soccer stadium. Hotel amenities will include 2,500 square feet of meeting space, a ground-level restaurant, 3,500-square-foot rooftop terrace and fitness center. BBGM Architects designed the hotel.
DADE CITY, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has broken ground on Osprey Pointe, a 110-unit affordable housing community in Dade City, 40 miles north of downtown Tampa. Located at 13021 U.S. Highway, the property will offer 99 units for those making 60 percent or below the area median income (AMI), while 11 units will be reserved for those making at or below 40 percent AMI. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with rents ranging from $544 to $1,044 per month. Communal amenities will include a fitness center, dog park, green space, gathering rooms and swimming pool. HTG expects the first units to be ready in April 2020. Financing for the $32.8 million development comes from a combination of 4 percent low income housing tax credits (LIHTCs), a construction loan by Fifth Third Bank and a permanent loan from Key Bank. Pasco County also contributed a $50,000 SHIP loan, and Florida Housing Finance Corp. provided $6 million in SAIL funds and $556,900 in ELI funds.
CANTON, GA. — Bright-Meyers-Sasser Storage 1 (BMS Storage) has opened Canton Storage, a 66,608-square-foot, 583-unit facility in Canton. The property is located at 150 Reinhardt College Parkway, seven miles from Reinhardt University and three miles from Chattahoochee Technical College. Absolute Storage Management will provide management services.