NEBRASKA — Casino operator WarHorse Gaming LLC has secured refinancing of $300 million in startup loans for a five-year deal that will launch the next phase of casino expansions and construction of a new casino in Nebraska. U.S. Bank organized the deal, which includes Capital One, KeyBank, The Huntington National Bank, BOK Financial and Comerica Bank. WarHorse is expanding its casinos at horse racetracks in Omaha and Lincoln. The $70 million expansion of the Lincoln casino will include larger gaming areas for machines, more table games, a new steakhouse and a high-end sports bar. The Omaha expansion was completed in April. New construction of a third casino in South Sioux City is scheduled to begin next summer.
Development
DES PERES, MO. — Albion Residential, along with partners Koplar Properties and Theis Group, have broken ground on Magnolia Ridge in Des Peres, a western suburb of St. Louis. The five-story, 182-unit apartment complex will feature a fitness center with sauna and yoga room, a private dining room, game lounge, resident speakeasy, dog wash, outdoor pool, golf simulator and resident mini mart. Brinkmann Constructors is the general contractor, and Old National Bank provided construction financing. Completion is slated for spring 2027.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Automaker Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), parent company of brands including Jeep, Dodge and Ram, has unveiled plans to invest $13 billion over the next four years to grow its business in the U.S. market and increase its domestic manufacturing footprint. The investment, the largest in the company’s 100-year U.S. history, will support the introduction of five new vehicles across the brand portfolio; production of the all-new four-cylinder engine; and the addition of more than 5,000 jobs at plants in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. Stellantis says the investment will increase its annual finished vehicle production in the United States by 50 percent over current levels. The new product launches will be in addition to 19 refreshed products across all U.S. assembly plants and updated powertrains planned through 2029. In Illinois, Stellantis plans to invest more than $600 million to reopen the Belvidere Assembly Plant to expand production of the Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Compass for the U.S. market. Initial production launch is expected in 2027, and the company anticipates the creation of roughly 3,300 new jobs. With an investment of nearly $400 million, Stellantis plans to move assembly of an all-new midsize truck from Belvidere to the …
ROSHARON, TEXAS — SurePoint Development has broken ground on a 758-unit self-storage facility in Rosharon, located south of Houston. The site is located along FM 521 just south of Sienna Parkway, and the facility will total approximately 95,000 net rentable square feet of space. Completion is slated for next spring. The facility will be the eighth in the greater Houston area for SurePoint, which also plans to begin construction of two other facilities in the region next spring.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between two New York City-based firms, SJP Properties and Claremont Development, as well as Battery Global Advisors and PCCP LLC, will develop a 444-unit apartment building in Jersey City. The site is located at 619 Grove St., and the 24-story building will be known as The Lucy and will include 13 affordable housing units. The amenity package will consist of a rooftop pool, sky lounge, sundeck with grilling stations, a penthouse bar, coworking and conference rooms, fitness center, media and game room, speakeasy, hydroponic garden, multiple lounges, a coffee bar, grab-and-go market and a pet grooming station. Michael Graves Architecture is designing the project, and KL Masters Construction Co. is serving as the general contractor. Mary Cook Associates is handling interior design. Kennedy Wilson is financing construction, which is scheduled to begin in the coming weeks. Cushman & Wakefield arranged the construction debt and structured the joint venture between SJP and Claremont. A tentative completion date was not announced.
WHIPPANY, N.J. — Boston-based development and investment firm Marcus Partners has broken ground on an office-to-industrial conversion project in Whippany, located in Northern New Jersey. The project will convert a 40,000-square-foot vacant office building that sits on a 6.6-acre site at 35 S. Jefferson Road into a 72,000-square-foot logistics facility with a clear height of 36 feet. Truist Bank is financing the project, which is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2026. JLL arranged the construction debt.
LEBANON, TENN. — Stream Realty Partners has broken ground on Central Pike, a two-building industrial development in Lebanon that will span approximately 1.1 million square feet. The property is situated on an 89.2-acre site in Wilson County, roughly 30 miles east of Nashville, with immediate access to Tennessee State Route 109 and I-840. Building A at Central Pike will be a 355,982-square-foot, cross-dock facility with a 130-foot truck court, 80 trailer parking spaces, 40-foot clear heights and an ESFR sprinkler system. Building B will total 724,146 square feet and also include a cross-dock configuration, 130-foot truck court, 177 trailer parking spaces, 40-foot clear heights and an ESFR system. Rob Lowe, Dale Todd, Drue Stoehr and Mitch Kingsley of Stream Realty Partners are spearheading the development of Central Pike, the firm’s first industrial project in the metro Nashville market. Cushman & Wakefield is handling the leasing assignment, and Mycon Construction is serving as the project’s general contractor. Central Pike is slated to come on line in first-quarter 2027.
FCP Provides $47.1M Construction Financing for Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project in Arlington, Virginia
by John Nelson
ARLINGTON, VA. — FCP has provided $47.1 million in construction financing for a two-tower mixed-use development located at 685 N. Glebe Road in Arlington, a suburb of Washington, D.C. The site was formerly home to a Macy’s department store in the city’s Ballston neighborhood. The borrower, a partnership between Insight Property Group and PGIM Real Estate, is developing two 16-story residential towers called Mira and Ador that will total 553 apartments and sit atop a 40,000-square-foot grocery store. Amenities will include a shared rooftop pool and sundeck and a variety of outdoor amenities, including dog parks and entertainment areas. Resident parking will be underground, with grocery store customers accessing a separate parking deck with a dedicated entrance. Brian Crivella, Bill Gribbin and Yalda Ghamarian of Berkadia arranged the preferred equity investment on behalf of the development team. Michael Zelin, Marshall Scallan and Bindi Shah of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the senior loan through Northwestern Mutual. Bill Collins, Paul Norman and Shaun Weinberg of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the land sale.
Crescent Communities Welcomes First Residents at 151-Unit Build-to-Rent Property in Lawrenceville, Georgia
by John Nelson
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Charlotte-based Crescent Communities has welcomed the first residents at HARMON Cedar Run, a 151-unit build-to-rent (BTR) residential community in Lawrenceville. The property represents the first HARMON-branded BTR property in the metro Atlanta area and 13th multifamily project in the market overall for Crescent. HARMON Cedar Run is situated on 38 acres and features three- and four-bedroom townhomes and single-family homes, as well as amenities including a resort-style pool with shaded seating areas, pickleball and basketball courts and green spaces. Monthly rental rates range from $2,550 to $3,245, according to Apartments.com. DRB Group, a Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd affiliate company, was the homebuilder of HARMON Cedar Run. Crescent Communities is also an affiliate of Sumitomo Forestry.
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Kraus-Anderson has completed the $7.4 million Yorkshire Medical Office Building for Brookings Health System at 2311 Yorkshire Drive in Brookings, a city in eastern South Dakota. Designed by TSP Inc., the 12,000-square-foot project marks the first phase of the new medical office building and will serve as the future home of the Brookings Health System Eye Clinic and Physical Therapy. The eye clinic features six exam rooms, a retail optical space and a dedicated procedure room. The physical therapy clinic, in collaboration with Avera Physical Therapy, includes a 2,100-square-foot rehabilitation gym, 10 treatment rooms and a HydroWorx therapy pool equipped with an underwater camera for advanced therapy sessions. The project is located 8 feet from the existing building that currently houses the eye clinic. Once the new facility is operational with patients, the old building will be demolished, allowing for the completion of a new parking area. An upcoming phase to be completed in the coming years will be a mirrored extension of the current structure.