MAGNOLIA, TEXAS — New Hope Housing (NHH), a nonprofit affordable and workforce housing owner-operator, is underway on construction of a 120-unit affordable seniors housing project that will be located in the northwestern Houston suburb of Magnolia. The site at 7520 Avenue C spans 3.5 acres, and the development will house 90 one-bedroom units and 30 two-bedroom units. Of those, 19 units will be reserved for households earning 30 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 44 units will be made available to seniors earning 50 percent or less of AMI; and 57 units will be earmarked for renters earning 60 percent or less of AMI. Amegy Bank provided $20 million in construction financing for the project, which is expected to be complete in 2026.
IPA Arranges $75M in Financing for Redevelopment of Former Pfizer Headquarters Building in Manhattan
NEW YORK CITY — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged $75 million in financing for the redevelopment of the former Pfizer headquarters building in Midtown Manhattan. The project will convert the 10-story, 290,000-square-foot office building at 219 E. 42nd St. into a multifamily complex with 660 units that will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. When combined with the adjacent building at 235 E. 42nd St., the development will feature more than 1,400 apartments. Max Herzog, Marko Kazanjian, Andrew Cohen and Max Hulsh of IPA arranged the financing through Northwind Group on behalf of the developer, a partnership between David Werner Real Estate Investments and Metro Loft Management. Alexandria Real Estate Equities bought the former Pfizer headquarters building in 2018 following the pharmaceutical giant’s announcement that it would be relocating its headquarters to The Spiral, Tishman Speyer’s 2.8 million-square-foot building in the Hudson Yards district.
EAST HANOVER, N.J. — Locally based developer KRE Group has begun leasing Valley View Park, a 239-unit apartment community in East Hanover, about 30 miles west of Manhattan. The property, which is named for a golf course that occupied the site from 1937 to 1973, consists of five four-story buildings. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and 34 residences are subject to income restrictions. The amenity package comprises a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, indoor and outdoor children’s play areas, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a gaming lawn, dog park and walking trails. Rents start at approximately $2,700 per month for a one-bedroom apartment. Construction began in April 2023.
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Development has completed Frankford Grand, a 107-unit multifamily project in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. The five-story building houses 50 studios, 32 one-bedroom units and 25 two-bedroom apartments, as well as 15,000 square feet of retail space across two levels. Amenities include a fitness center, private courtyard garden and a rooftop deck. Rents start at $1,100 per month for a studio apartment. U.S. Development has tapped Jim Onesti and Evangeline Gambardella of The Mike McCann Team to market and lease the property.
ATLANTA — Lalani Ventures, owner of the historic Underground Atlanta development in downtown Atlanta, has formed a joint venture with New York-based Exact Capital to develop a $160 million multifamily high-rise project. The 30-story tower will feature a mix of 163 affordable housing units, with incomes restricted to households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income, as well as 242 market-rate apartments and community amenities. Lalani Ventures and Exact Capital are currently in the planning and design phases for the tower and have tapped architectural firm Niles Bolton to handle the unnamed tower’s design, engineering and permitting. The site for the tower is at Underground Atlanta’s fountain plaza, which is bordered by Peachtree Street to the west, Wall Street to the north, Pryor Street to the east and Upper Alabama Street to the south. The board at Invest Atlanta, the City of Atlanta’s economic development arm, voted yesterday to approve an inducement for a $40 million tax-exempt bond issuance to help finance the tower’s affordable housing units. The Invest Atlanta board will have an opportunity to review the project again before providing its final resolution in advance of the Lalani-Exact joint venture closing on its construction …
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD. — Rockefeller Group has broken ground on a 136,500-square-foot distribution center located at 1305 Furnace Road in Linthicum Heights. The New York City-based developer has dubbed the project “Rockefeller Group Logistics Center BWI” given its three-mile distance to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Airport). The Class A property will feature 36-foot clear heights, 54- by 50-foot column spacing, a 60-foot-wide speed bay, 147 car parking spaces and 33 dock doors with two additional drive-in doors. The development will also feature one acre of industrial outdoor storage. The project team includes Morris & Ritchie Associates (civil engineer), Morgan Gick McBeath Associates (architect) and FCL Builders (general contractor). John Boote, Jarred Testa and McLane Fisher of Cushman & Wakefield will oversee leasing of the project on behalf of Rockefeller Group, which plans to deliver the facility in fourth-quarter 2025.
PHOENIX — Developers Concord Wilshire Capital and TLG Investment Partners have begun the abatement and demolition of the Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix, beginning the $850 million redevelopment of the property into a mixed-use community. The Metrocenter Mall opened its doors in 1973 and closed in 2020. The two-story, 140,000-square-foot mall is situated on 312 acres on the city’s northwest side. Plans for the redevelopment include more than 2,600 apartment units, as well as 100,000 square feet of retail space. The demolition process has commenced with the destruction of the former Dillard’s and U-Haul buildings. Following a survey and analysis of the materials inside the building to ensure the protection of the public, Los Angeles-based Resource Environmental Inc. will abate and remove the asbestos from the building, then proceed with the demolition of the property. The developers formed a strategic alliance in 2021 with Hines, an investment manager based in Houston, to redevelop the property, which the investment group purchased last summer. Hines is overseeing the development site on behalf of the ownership group. According to the development team, the project has been designed as a transit-oriented, self-contained community. The property encompasses Phoenix’s new light rail station that was completed in …
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — A partnership between Hopewell Development and MBK Industrial Properties has broken ground on Lakeside Business Center, a 123,910-square-foot building in Flower Mound, a city located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. Lakeside Business Center will consist of two buildings with 32-foot clear heights, a 200-foot shared truck court, ESFR sprinkler systems and a total 16 dock doors and two ramped doors. Lee & Associates is marketing the development for lease and/or sale. Completion is scheduled for summer 2025.
DULUTH, GA. — Gwinnett County’s Urban Redevelopment Agency has acquired a Macy’s department store and furniture store at Gwinnett Place Mall, a beleaguered regional shopping mall in the northeast Atlanta suburb of Duluth. In 2021, the county initially purchased a 39-acre portion of the Gwinnett Place Mall site, and with this 23-acre acquisition, will own a total 76 acres. The mall originally opened in 1984. Gwinnett County’s Urban Redevelopment Agency purchased the two Macy’s stores, which span 293,059 square feet, in a sale-leaseback with the New York-based retail giant. Macy’s will continue to operate the two stores through early 2025. The county purchased the stores for $16.5 million and will issue bonds to finance the transaction, which is expected to close in November. “The acquisition of the Macy’s site marks a pivotal step forward in the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall, setting the stage for Gwinnett County to establish a national — and possibly international — model for equitable and impactful transformation,” says Nicole Love Hendrickson, Gwinnett County chairwoman. “This redevelopment will be a catalyst for change, creating transformative opportunities that enhance property values, align with neighboring investments and drive growth for a new generation of entrepreneurs, residents and local …
BAYONNE, N.J. — Locally based developer Lincoln Equities Group has completed a 332,640-square-foot speculative industrial project in Northern New Jersey. Lincoln Logistics Bayonne sits within a 153-acre waterfront site that also houses an 886,256-square-foot UPS shipping hub. In addition to a clear height of 40 feet and 66 dock doors, the property features five acres of parking space that can support 195 trailers and 225 cars, or 45 trailers and 800 cars. Construction began in May 2022. Cushman & Wakefield is marketing the project for lease.