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TCC, Affinius Capital Break Ground on 778,720 SF Sequoia Logistics Center in Canby, Oregon

by Amy Works

CANBY, ORE. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and Affinius Capital have broken ground on Sequoia Logistics Center, a Class A speculative logistics facility in Canby, approximately 20 miles south of Portland. Slated for completion by January 2027, the 778,720-square-foot Sequoia Logistics Center will feature 4,000 amps of power capacity, 143 loading docks, 224 trailer spaces and 798 auto parking spaces. Project partners include Mackenzie as architect and Perlo Construction as general contractor. Teams from KBC Advisors in Seattle and Kidder Mathews in Portland, Ore., are marketing the project for lease.

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Partnership Acquires 800,000 SF Galleria at Fort Lauderdale Mall, Plans Redevelopment

by Abby Cox

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — GFO Investments and InSite Group, in partnership with Atlas Real Estate and Prime Finance, have acquired The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale, with plans to redevelop the 800,000-square-foot mall. Robert Given, Brad Capas and Casey Rosen of CBRE represented the seller, Keystone-Florida Holding Corp., in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. GFO and InSite Group will oversee redevelopment efforts, while Sandeep Mathrani of Atlas Hill Real Estate will lead leasing at the property. Galleria Mall, an underperforming, super-regional shopping center, will be reimagined into a community-focused destination. Detailed plans for the redevelopment will be released in the coming months. Keystone-Florida Holding Corp. originally listed the mall for sale in 2023, which was only 67 percent occupied after losing tenants such as Lord & Taylor, SAKS Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, according to South Florida Business Journal. Current tenants include Aldo Shoes, Apple, Blue Martini, H&M, Macy’s, Michael Kors, P.F. Chang’s, the Capital Grille and Zales.

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UrbanStreet Group Breaks Ground on 30-Acre Retail District at Veridian in Schaumburg, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — UrbanStreet Group has broken ground on a 30-acre retail district at Veridian in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. The first phase of the district is expected to open in 2027 for apartments; retail turnover is slated for fall 2026. The Veridian project involves the transformation of the former Motorola campus. The first phase of the retail district will include 100,000 square feet of walkable retail and international cuisine, anchored by a 26,000-square-foot The Fresh Market grocery store along with 321 apartments and year-round community programming. At full build-out, the district will include more than 200,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and more than 600 apartment units, adding to the 225-acre Veridian site that is already home to Topgolf; corporate users such as The Boler Co., Zurich North America, Motorola Solutions and DR Horton; and multiple residential communities. The groundbreaking is the latest milestone for the project, which began a decade ago. In 2015, Motorola announced it would relocate its headquarters to downtown Chicago. The following year, UrbanStreet Group acquired the property and began planning the redevelopment. In 2018, the Village of Schaumburg approved a new zoning ordinance, clearing the way for Veridian’s master plan. By …

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McShane to Construct 174,367 SF Manufacturing Build-to-Suit Project in Kenosha, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow

KENOSHA, WIS. — McShane Construction Co. will build a 174,367-square-foot manufacturing build-to-suit project in Kenosha. The undisclosed tenant will utilize the space for manufacturing and warehousing metal products. Positioned on an 86-acre site, the precast building will include 77,100 square feet of manufacturing space and 52,500 square feet of warehouse space with a clear height of 40 feet, 10 truck docks and four drive-in doors. The building will also feature 9,000 square feet of office space and 171 parking stalls. As part of the project, McShane will build a bridge, bringing railroad tracks to the site. Completion is slated for June 2026. Harris Architects Inc. is the project architect.

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Healthcare-Adjacent Retail Development Taps Into Underserved Customer Bases

by Abby Cox

By Sean Slater, senior principal, RDC Architecture & Planning In today’s evolving retail landscape, one of the most promising — and often overlooked — opportunities lies in the land surrounding our nation’s hospitals and medical centers. As healthcare systems continue to expand and consolidate, savvy development executives recognize the immense potential of strategically positioning retail properties in locations that are adjacent to major medical facilities. Doing so combines consistent foot traffic, demographic advantages and an urgent need for community-focused amenities. This was the scenario that RDC’s placemaking design team faced at the Texas Medical Center’s (TMC) new TMC3 research and development campus south of the massive healthcare cluster near downtown Houston. On any given day at that sprawling site, more than 100,000 people — about the seating capacity of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — come to work, while 27,400 patients visit one of the 21 associated hospitals. Many of them are international visitors staying at local hotels with significant downtime. Kristen Kupperman, TMC’s vice president of design, construction and facilities, introduced RDC’s design team to this problem, saying that there are 80,000 women who work at TMC every day, yet there is nowhere to get a manicure and nowhere …

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IRG, PREP Funds Acquire Washington Crown Center in Suburban Pittsburgh, Plan Redevelopment

by Abby Cox

NORTH FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, PA. — A partnership between Los Angeles-based Industrial Realty Group (IRG) and Cleveland-based PREP Funds has acquired Washington Crown Center, a 450,000-square-foot mall near Pittsburgh, with plans to undertake a redevelopment. As reported by regional media outlet Observer-Reporter, as well as several other media sources, IRG and PREP Funds are jointly investing $40 million for the transformation of the former mall into a mixed-use hub for retail and business that will be called Franklin Crossroads Park. In addition, according to Pittsburgh Business Times, New York-based Kohan Retail Investment Group originally purchased the mall for $20 million in 2016 and began marketing the property for sale in 2024. Construction of Franklin Crossroads Park, which is situated 30 miles south of Pittsburgh in Washington County along I-70, is set to begin this fall. Meanwhile, a portion of the mall will remain open through the end of the year. “Our vision is to diversify the site’s use by attracting new retailers and businesses to the property,” says Chris Salata, partner at PREP Funds. “This adaptive reuse project will significantly improve the facility and bring new economic activity.”  Redevelopment plans for Franklin Crossroads Park currently call for the creation of a 100,000-square-foot retail …

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Reports: Davie to Open $1B ‘Icebreaker’ Shipbuilding Factory in Galveston, Texas

by Taylor Williams

GALVESTON, TEXAS — An American affiliate of Canadian shipbuilder Davie will open a $1 billion ‘icebreaker’ factory in the southeastern coastal Texas city of Galveston, according to reports from multiple publications that cover that industry, including The Maritime Executive and Marine Insight. According to the former publication, the factory will be located within the city’s Gulf Copper Yard and will be purpose-built for manufacturing ships for the U.S. Department of Defense and its polar exploration initiatives. The latter publication reports that Davie is developing the factory in partnership with Pearlson, a Florida-based specialist in shipyard design and program management. Marine Insight also reports that the project could support more than 7,000 jobs across Texas and have a regional economic impact of about $9 billion.

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Crow Holdings Underway on 446,123 SF Industrial Project in North Houston

by Taylor Williams

HOUSTON — Crow Holdings Development is underway on construction of Rushcreek Business Park, a 446,123-square-foot industrial project in North Houston. The development will consist of two front-load buildings that will span 137,588 and 308,535 square feet. The buildings will feature 32- and 36-foot clear heights, respectively, and a combined 101 dock-high doors, six drive-in ramps and 259 car parking spaces. CBRE has been tapped as the leasing agent. Construction is slated for a summer 2026 completion.

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BCS Breaks Ground on 438,960 SF Industrial Project in Baytown, Texas

by Taylor Williams

BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Locally based developer BCS has broken ground on Grove Business Park, a 438,960-square-foot industrial project that will be located in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. The site spans 46 acres, and the development will feature nine buildings that will range in size from 30,000 to 120,120 square feet. Urban Cos. has been selected as the design-build firm for the project, and Altar Group will be the civil engineer. Partners Real Estate is the leasing agent. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2026.

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Uncommon Developers Receives Full Entitlement for 1.1 MSF Distribution Project in Apple Valley, California

by Amy Works

APPLE VALLEY, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Uncommon Developers has received full entitlement to develop Apple Valley AV One Million Distribution Center, the first phase of a 550-acre master-planned project in Apple Valley. Additionally, the project is fully preleased. Rick John and Dan Foye of DAUM represented Uncommon in the lease negotiations. Situated on 72 acres, Apple Valley One Million Distribution Center is planned to have a total building area of 1.1 million square feet with 40-foot minimum building height, 219 dock-high doors, four ground-level doors, electric vehicle charging stations for cars and trucks and 8,000 amps of power expandable to 16,000 amps. Additionally, the project will offer office and mezzanine space and car and trailer parking. A construction timeline has not been released, but it should move quickly since entitlement is completed.

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