IRVING, TEXAS — Trammell Crow Co. has broken ground on a 259,947-square-foot office and administrative building in Irving to house the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Texas Service Center. Situated on 27 acres, the build-to-suit property is expected to be complete by early 2020. Gensler is the project architect and Manhattan Construction Co. is the general contractor. JPMorgan Chase provided project financing.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — The Preiss Co. has opened The Eastern on 10th, a 425-bed student housing community located near East Carolina University (ECU) at 2301 E. 10th St. in downtown Greenville. The ground-up, garden-style development offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, an outdoor lounge with cabanas, grilling and picnic stations, a 24-hour clubhouse and fitness center, private study rooms, a cybercafé, self-serve coffee bar and a 438-space parking lot. Preiss Co. will manage The Eastern on 10th, bringing the company’s management portfolio to 3,342 beds in the ECU market alone.
TOWN AND COUNTRY, MO. — Lutheran Senior Services has started construction of an independent living expansion of Mason Point, a seniors housing community in the St. Louis suburb of Town and Country. The $70 million expansion will add 156 new units to the community, as well as new amenities. The project will include a three-story, 390,000-square-foot building with underground parking, a wellness center and an indoor pool. The new property will connect to an adjacent building that will be renovated to become a community center featuring dining venues, a media room, theater, game room, chapel, art studio, health clinic and meeting rooms. Nearly half of the new apartments have already been reserved, according to Lutheran Senior Services. BSI Constructors is the general contractor, and the project architect is Grubbs and Associates. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2020. Lutheran Senior Services acquired the community, formerly known as Cedars of Town & Country, in February 2016. The new independent living units will convert the property into a continuing care retirement community, offering all levels of care. The additional 156 new beds will bring Mason Pointe’s total to 408 beds. This includes the existing 164 long-term care beds along with 43 …
DETROIT — The Christman Company has completed the restoration of the Old Wayne County Building located at 600 Randolph St. in Detroit. The scope of the project included improvements to the exterior façade and lighting as well as the removal of old furniture. Since March 2016, the building’s ownership group has invested $7 million in restoring the property. Quinn Evans Architects served as the project architect. The 250,000-square-foot building has been vacant since Wayne County government left the property in 2009 and moved to the Guardian Building on Griswold Street. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Contegra Construction Co. has completed a $3.2 million retail center known as Timberlake Village in Edwardsville, about 28 miles northeast of St. Louis. Developed by Kamadulski Crays Fischer LLC, property spans 10,000 square feet. Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse is the anchor tenant. An additional 3,000 square feet is available for lease. The 1.5-acre site includes 70 car parking spaces.
BAYONNE AND RARITAN, N.J. —Madison Realty Capital has provided $258 million in construction financing for a 1,161-unit multifamily development portfolio in Bayonne and Raritan. The portfolio consists of three large-scale, shovel-ready development sites. The financing will be used to complete site acquisitions and for the construction of all three projects. Jack Klugmann’s Accurate Builders and Developers of New Jersey owns the portfolio. Shaya Ackerman of Meridian Capital arranged the financing. Terms of the financing were not disclosed. “We’re financing three major transit-oriented development sites located in different towns, so clearly there are many moving parts,” says Josh Zegen, managing principal of Madison Realty Capital. “These are prime sites in communities with strong apartment demand based on demographics and transportation connections, and we believe they have great prospects for success.” Harbor Station South in Bayonne will consist of 651 units spread over two buildings. The project is located near the 34th Street Station of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system, which provides connections to New York City. A ferry station is also being planned in the vicinity with service to Manhattan and Staten Island. Amenities will include a rooftop pool overlooking the Hudson River, concierge service, a pet center, and a bike …
PRINCETON, TEXAS — Developer International Capital LLC will build Princeton Crossroads, a 297-acre mixed-use project that will be located in Princeton, a city northeast of Dallas in Collin County. Preliminary plans for the project include 166 townhomes and a grocery-anchored retail center. Princeton Crossroads is also fully entitled for 624 multifamily units. The groundbreaking is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 12. Dallas-based Range Realty Advisors is marketing the project.
ROME, GA. — Berry College has announced plans for The Spires at Berry College, a 48-acre continuing care retirement community (CCRC) on its campus in Rome, approximately 70 miles northwest of Atlanta. A groundbreaking is set for Oct. 19, with the first units opening in 2020. Although the number of units was not disclosed, the community will be able to house approximately 300 senior residents in a combination of apartments and cottages. The property is located along Eagle Lake at the foot of Lavender Mountain. Berry College’s full campus totals more than 27,000 acres and is home to more than 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students.
ASPEN HILL, MD. — Pennrose has completed vertical construction of Pointe View at Aspen Hill, a 120-unit, mixed-income seniors housing community in Aspen Hill, located just north of Washington, D.C. Located on a nearly six-acre parcel, the development features 61 one-bedroom and 59 two-bedroom apartments. Harkins Builders is the general contractor, while Architecture by Design is the architect. The affordable, independent living community will be restricted to residents age 62 or older, with 108 units reserved for those making between 30 percent and 60 percent of area median income. The remaining 15 percent of units are designated as “very low income.” Pennrose has partnered with The Senior Connection to provide residents with transportation resources and programing to assist with daily living activities, such as managing bills or household paperwork. In addition, the development will be served by both the Montgomery County Transit Ride-On and WMATA bus lines and residents will be near to retail, healthcare resources and the county’s largest senior center.
WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — Westlake, Ohio-based Emerald Hospitality Associates has acquired and opened Hilton Garden Inn Tampa-Wesley Chapel, located at 26640 Silver Maple Parkway in Wesley Chapel. Emerald Hospitality Associates will manage the property, which it purchased in partnership with Nimbus Investment Fund, an independent affiliate of Emerald Hospitality. The hotel features 124 guestrooms each with a microwave and refrigerator, 3,712 square feet of flexible meeting space, and an extensive lobby and outdoor patio featuring the Garden Grille & Bar. Additional amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi, a 24-hour business station, state-of-the-art fitness center, Keurig coffee maker and a full-service restaurant and bar.
