WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO — Hillwood, a Perot company, and Continental Real Estate Cos. have unveiled plans to develop an approximately 840,000-square-foot speculative distribution center in West Jefferson. Slated for delivery in early 2020, the property will be expandable up to 1.2 million square feet. The project will offer convenient access to I-70 and will be situated 20 miles west of the central business district. Building features include a clear height of 36 feet, cross-dock configuration, 130 trailer parking spaces and 200 car parking spaces.
POOLER, GA. — FedEx Ground has opened a 160,000-square-foot large package processing facility located at 505 Morgan Lakes Industrial Blvd. in Pooler, about 15 miles west of downtown Savannah and about nine miles west of Port of Savannah. The new facility will be a standalone building, making it the first operation of its kind. FedEx Ground expects the facility to house 400 employees with the potential to expand as demand for service grows. The daily volume of packages that FedEx Ground handles has more than doubled in the past 10 years, and large packages now comprise more than 10 percent of the company’s package volume. The new property is part of FedEx’s plan to enter 17 major hubs and add or expand 500 facilities since 2005.
MACON, GA. — JWA Ventures, a division of Jim Wilson & Associates, has announced plans to develop a 15-acre, Publix-anchored shopping center in Macon. Tobesofkee Crossing will span 68,000 square feet, with Publix occupying 48,000 square feet. JWA Ventures expects to lease the center’s remaining inline space to service retailers and restaurants. Two additional freestanding sites are available for development. Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter of this year with delivery anticipated for second-quarter 2020. The asset will serve as the gateway to Macon’s Tobesofkee community, which is anchored by the 1,800-acre Lake Tobesofkee. A spokesperson for Publix says the grocer will employ 120 to 150 people at the new Macon location.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Columbus Realty Partners will break ground this month on Parkside at Round Rock, a 433-unit multifamily community that will be located in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. The property will be situated adjacent to Round Rock Premium Outlets, a shopping and dining destination owned and operated by Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG). Parkside at Round Rock will feature a variety of floor plans and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, dog park and an athletic field. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy by the first quarter of 2020.
KENNESAW, GA. — Sanctuary Cos. and Varden Properties will co-develop Eastpark Village, a $280 million mixed-use project that will comprise 850 residential units and about 300,000 square feet of office, retail and commercial space and a village green. The project is situated on about 57 acres just south of historic downtown Kennesaw, and about 28 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. The Meridian Real Estate Group and Keller Williams Realty Signature Partners represented the developers in acquiring 65 parcels for Eastpark Village, the largest assemblage of land in Kennesaw’s history. Miller Architecture designed the project. The developers expect to break ground this month, and completion is expected in three years.
ATLANTA — Dallas-based TIER REIT has joined lead developer Regent Partners and Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) in the $400 million development of 3354 Peachtree Road, the last undeveloped parcel in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The proposed project sits on three acres and will comprise 560,000 square feet of office space, 60 condominiums and a 300-unit multifamily building. The project is expected to break ground in the fourth quarter of this year and be delivered in 2022.
LEANDER AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based Stillwater Capital has broken ground on a multifamily project in the northern Austin suburb of Leander and acquired land for the development of a second apartment community in Austin’s Riverside area. The Leander project will deliver 259 units with stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry and other custom finishes. The Riverside project, located within a designed opportunity zone, will deliver a four-level complex with surface parking and units that feature quartz countertops and wood-like floors. Both properties will offer pools, outdoor grilling stations and fitness centers. The Leander project is slated to open in late 2019, and the Riverside project is set to open in fall 2020.
FOREST LAKE, MINN. — Norhart has unveiled plans to open Encore Apartments, a 91-unit apartment community in Forest Lake, about 30 miles north of Minneapolis. The four-story property will be located at the corner of 4th Street and 11th Avenue. Amenities will include an Internet café, fitness center, sky lounge, community room, outdoor firepit and dog run. Prospective residents will be able to tour the apartment at their convenience through a mobile app. Residents will also be able to monitor their energy usage and control lights and thermostats remotely through an app. Encore Apartments, slated to open in summer 2020, will also be home to the new corporate office of Norhart.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Black Creek Group has acquired 56.4 acres of land in southwest Charlotte to develop Creekside Commerce Center, a four-building, 621,000-square-foot distribution center campus. The Denver-based real estate and development firm anticipates construction to start in the second quarter of this year with delivery scheduled by the end of the year. The four buildings will range in size from 58,000 square feet to 223,000 square feet.
FREDERICK, MD. — The Common Market Co-op, a community-owned grocer with one store in Frederick, has announced plans to open a second Frederick location at the site of a former Safeway. The organic and natural foods grocery store will move into its new home on 7th Street following significant renovations. Details of the planned renovations were not disclosed. In addition to food options, the new store will offer amenities such as grocery pick-up, a cafe and a pet care center that offers organic pet supplies. Randy and Francy Williams founded The Common Market in 1974 and it has grown to have more than 6,600 owners. The company expects to hire 110 people at the new location and will move its corporate headquarters to the site.