FRISCO, TEXAS — The zoning and planning commission of the Frisco City Council has tentatively approved the development of a 14.6-acre mixed-use project near Dr. Pepper Ballpark, home of the Frisco Roughriders Minor League Baseball team. Plans currently call for a 311-room hotel, three office buildings totaling approximately 344,000 square feet, four retail buildings totaling roughly 116,000 square feet, one retail/restaurant space and two parking garage. According to The Dallas Morning News, Northland Properties, a Canadian firm headed by Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi, will own and operate the hotel. A timeline for construction has not yet been established.
ATLANTA — Caddis Healthcare Real Estate has unveiled plans for Heartis Buckhead, an 18-story high-rise seniors housing property in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The 278,000-square-foot community will offer 213 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Construction is slated for completion in late 2021. The architect for the project is Englewood, Colo.-based Lantz-Boggio, and the general contractor is the Atlanta office of Brasfield & Gorrie. Caddis currently has 19 Heartis-branded seniors housing communities either opened or under development in five states. Heartis Buckhead will be the largest and “most ambitious” of those projects to date, according to Jud Jacobs, the company’s executive vice president of development. The company will also upgrade an adjacent 10-story, 72,923-square-foot medical office building. The project will include a landscaped plaza and a two-level parking structure that will serve both facilities. Both Heartis Buckhead and the medical office building are situated across from Piedmont Atlanta Hospital.
BATON ROUGE, LA. — Istrouma Hospitality LLC has opened the new Courtyard by Marriott Baton Rouge Downtown, a 135-room hotel located at 260 3rd St., about three miles north of Louisiana State University (LSU). The new hotel features Courtyard’s latest room design, an innovative lobby and 48 balcony rooms. Some features of rooms include a mobile working desk, as well as a shower nook in the bathroom. Greenville, S.C.-based Windsor Aughtry developed the hotel on behalf of the owner, and Brentwood, Tenn.-based Hospitality America LLC is managing the property.
AURORA, COLO. — J.A. Green Development Corp. has acquired approximately 175 acres of land, located at 26100-26120 E. 68th Ave. in Aurora. The property, situated adjacent to the 75-acre parcel that JAG purchased in 2018, will be part of the JAG Logistics Center at DIA (Denver International Airport). ACP DIA 1287 Investors LLC sold the property for an undisclosed price. Situated at the southern border of Denver International Airport, the business park will ultimately contain more than 3 million square feet of Class A warehouse space in two phases. The logistics center will feature flexible build-to-suit sites ranging from 100,000 square feet to 1 million square feet with an available delivery in fourth-quarter 2020. Alec Rhodes, Tyler Smith and Aaron Valdez of Cushman & Wakefield’s Denver Industrial team are the exclusive listing agents for JAG Logistics Center at DIA, which is part of the Porteos master-planned development and located within a confirmed Opportunity Zone.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has broken ground on Grand Lakes | I-30, a 296,615-square-foot industrial project in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. GSR Andrade is the project architect; Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer and The Conlan Co. is the general contractor. The project is expected to be delivered by the third quarter. Heitman, a global real estate investment management firm, will acquire the property upon completion. Stream Realty Partners will also handle leasing and management of the facility.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Presidium, an investment and development firm with offices in Dallas and Austin, has begun construction on Artistry at Edgestone, a 188-unit independent living community in the northern Dallas suburb of Frisco. Situated on 18 acres, the property will offer amenities such as a pool, fitness and wellness center, library and cyber lounge, media and game rooms, hair salon, walking trails and an arts and crafts center. Completion is slated for summer 2020. San Antonio-based Mason Joseph Co. Inc. arranged a $31.9 million HUD loan for the construction and permanent financing of the project.
STURTEVANT, WIS. — Ashley Capital has broken ground on the second industrial building at Enterprise Business Park in Sturtevant. The 438,000-square-foot speculative building will be located at 11201 Enterprise Way. Completion is slated for late this year. John Sharpe and Tom Boyle of Lee & Associates and Terry McMahon and Cody Ziegler of Cushman & Wakefield |Boerkewill market the property for lease. Upon build-out, Enterprise Business Park will span 1.3 million square feet. The first building, totaling 376,000 square feet, is now leased to four tenants.
FRANKLIN, WIS. — New Perspective Senior Living has begun development of a 149-unit senior living community in Franklin. The 180,000-square-foot property will be situated on six acres at 7220 Ballpark Drive South. The community will feature independent and assisted living apartments as well as Betty’s Harbor, a neighborhood specifically designed for residents with memory loss. In addition to a two-story lobby and reception area, the property will feature a wellness center, dining room, café, beauty salon, movie theater and dance hall. Milwaukee-based Stevens Construction is the general contractor. Completion is slated for spring 2020. Eden Prairie, Minn.-based New Perspective Senior Living will operate the property.
POOLER, GA. — McShane Construction Co. has been chosen by Equity Resources LLC and Parc at Pooler LLC to build Parc at Pooler, a 280-unit apartment community in Pooler, about 10 miles west of Savannah. Construction has already begun at the 21-acre site, with completion slated for February 2020. The complex will include seven three-story buildings, all of which will feature elevator access. Parc at Pooler will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as amenities including a clubhouse, cardio theater, athletic club, media and gaming room, and coffee and hot tea bar, car care center, dog park and a swimming pool. Dynamik Design is the architect.
MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. — DWS Group has broken ground on Village Shops, the next phase of its $180 million Manhattan Village redevelopment in Manhattan Beach. Manhattan Village is 44-acre, 573,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor mixed-use dining and retail property. Village Shops will feature 60,942 square feet of retail/restaurant space, 30,744 square feet in South Village and 30,198 square feet in North Village; two parking decks encompassing 956 spaces in South Deck, North Deck and surface lots; a water feature; clock tower; and seating areas and lush landscaping. Completion for Village Shops is scheduled for November 2020. Currently signed tenants at Manhattan Village include ROC, Mercado Manhattan Beach, California Pizza Kitchen, Joey Manhattan Beach, Urban Plates, MAC, Origins, Holly and Hudson Nail Lounge, Macy’s, Apple, Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Sephora, Victoria’s Secret, Tommy Bahama and Kiehl’s. Manhattan Village is being developed in phases and slated for full completion in 2020. JLL is managing and handling leasing at Manhattan Village.