TUCSON, ARIZ. — Atlanta-based TPA Group has broken ground on Butterfield Logistics Center, an industrial project in Tucson. Situated within Butterfield Business Center, the logistics center is slated for completion by third-quarter 2025. The 194,879-square-foot building will feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR fire-sprinkler systems, 50-foot column spacing and 135-foot truck courts. The Class A facility will offer lease opportunities from 32,232 square feet and larger. The project team includes Atlas Collaborative Architects and FCL Builders.
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HARTLAND, WIS. — Associated Bank has structured a $59.8 million construction financing package for Westrock Residences, a 267-unit multifamily project in Hartland, about 25 miles west of Milwaukee. Three Leaf Partners and Continental Properties are the developers. Plans call for 27 townhouse-style units and 240 units in two-story stacked flats. There will be a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a fitness center, golf simulator, pool, playgrounds, walking paths and a dog run. JLA Architects is the project architect. Site work is underway, and the project will be completed in phases. The first units are slated for occupancy in summer 2025. Continental Properties will manage the community. Ryan Krombach of Associated Bank originated the financing. Associated Bank, administrative agent and co-lead arranger, was joined by co-lead arranger Johnson Bank and Greenwoods State Bank to complete the construction loan syndication. The Village of Hartland is supporting the project with tax-increment financing that will reimburse the developers up to $15.9 million over 27 years using taxes the new development generates. The project site is a 45-acre former quarry that has been slated for redevelopment for decades.
Wolfspeed to Receive $750M in CHIPS Funding for Manufacturing Plants in North Carolina, New York
by John Nelson
DURHAM, N.C. — Wolfspeed, a semiconductor manufacturer based in Durham, has signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) with the U.S. Department of Commerce to receive up to $750 million in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. The funding would support the construction of a new, 2 million-square-foot silicon carbide wafer manufacturing facility in Siler City, N.C., as well as catalyze the planned expansion of Wolfspeed’s device manufacturing facility in Marcy, N.Y. The projects together are estimated to create over 2,000 manufacturing jobs and 3,000 construction jobs and are part of the company’s previously announced capacity expansion plan that exceeds $6 billion in total investment. “Artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and clean energy are all technologies that will define the 21st century, and thanks to proposed investments in companies like Wolfspeed, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking a meaningful step toward reigniting U.S. manufacturing of the chips that underpin these important technologies,” says Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Wolfspeed has achieved LEED Silver certification for its New York plant and is pursuing LEED certification for the Siler City facility. Wolfspeed plans to conserve energy and water in both their buildings and the semiconductor manufacturing processes to cut operational emissions by …
EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — A partnership between Leggat McCall Properties and Granite Properties has completed the mixed-use redevelopment of a former courthouse building located at 40 Thorndike St. in East Cambridge. Formerly known as the Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse, the 20-story building now features 422,000 square feet of office space, 48 affordable housing units, retail, restaurant, childcare and meeting spaces, as well as parking for 362 cars and 20,000 square feet of public outdoor space. Elkus Manfredi Architects designed the project, and John Moriarty & Associates served as the general contractor. Bank OZK financed the project. Construction began in fall 2021.
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Locally based development and investment firm Prism Capital Partners will undertake a multifamily redevelopment project in the Northern New Jersey community of Woodland Park. The project will convert a 33-acre former corporate office campus at 385 Rifle Camp Road into a 400-unit apartment community. Twenty percent (80 residences) will be reserved as affordable housing. Jose Cruz, Jeremy Neuer and Ryan Robertson of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the disposition of the site. Demolition work is underway, but a target completion date has not yet been established.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $9.8 million sale of a multifamily development site in The Bronx. The site at 36 Bruckner Blvd. is located on the borough’s Mott Haven neighborhood and is approved for the development of 99 apartments and some commercial space. Jason Gold and Gabriel Elyaszade of Ariel represented the seller, Yates Restoration, which has owned the property since 1982, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
JLL Secures $43.6M Construction Financing for McAlpine Vista Multifamily Development in Charlotte
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $43.6 million loan to finance the construction of McAlpine Vista, a new multifamily development to be located on 14.8 acres at 8011 Krenfeld Drive in Charlotte. Matthew Schoenfeldt of JLL arranged the three-year, non-recourse, floating-rate loan through Hartford Investment Management Co. (HIMCO) on behalf of the borrower, Vista Residential Partners. Upon completion, which is scheduled for September 2026, McAlpine Vista will comprise 320 apartments, with one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities at the community will include a 7,750-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center, coworking spaces and a club room, as well as a swimming pool.
Dermody Properties Acquires 61,000 SF Logistics Facility Near Atlanta, Plans 93,320 SF Addition
by John Nelson
SUWANEE, GA. — Dermody Properties has acquired 3851 Lakefield Drive and an adjacent 10-acre parcel in Suwanee, approximately 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. Florida Food Products LLC sold the property, which features an existing 61,000-square-foot logistics facility, for an undisclosed price. Matt Wirth and Jim Freeman of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction, and Dermody Properties was self-represented. Florida Food Products previously occupied the property and is consolidating operations at another regional facility. The building features upgraded office space, a 10-inch floor slab and a 105-mil roof. Additionally, Dermody Properties will develop a new, 93,320-square-foot logistics facility on the unoccupied land parcel. Construction is scheduled to begin early next year, and the building will be available for occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2025.
LOWER MACUNGIE, PA. — New Jersey-based Woodmont Properties has broken ground on a 120-unit multifamily project in the Lehigh Valley community of Lower Macungie. The project, which represents Phase II of a larger development known as Woodmont Valley, will comprise 10 buildings and 13,300 square feet of commercial space on a 14-acre site. Units will come in one- and two-bedroom formats, with the majority (99) designed as townhome-style residences. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and resident lounge, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a game room, theater, bark park, walking trails and package concierge service. Completion is slated for mid-2026. Phase I of Woodmont Valley consisted of 204 units and opened in October 2017.
JERICHO, N.Y. — PX4 Development has completed a $15 million student housing conversion project on Long Island. The project converted a former 80-room hotel in Jericho into a 79-unit, 188-bed resident hall for students at The New York Institute of Technology. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include private and communal study spaces, lounge and recreation areas and an indoor pool. TPG Architecture designed the project, construction of which began last October.