NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between nonprofit developer Community Access, affordable housing developers Spatial Equity and Duvernay + Brooks, as well as neighborhood preservation organization Cooper Square Committee, has acquired the site of the former St. Emeric church in Manhattan’s East Village. According to Wikipedia, the former Roman Catholic church was originally built around 1950 and closed in 2013 when the Parish of St. Emeric merged with that of nearby St. Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church. The joint venture plans to build more than 500 affordable housing units on the site, including homes for senior New Yorkers, formerly homeless individuals and those with special needs who qualify for supportive services. The development team expects to break ground on the first phase of the redevelopment in 2026 and may also pursue rezoning through a land use review process for the second phase. Denham Wolf Real Estate Services marketed the property for sale on behalf of the parish, which is overseen by The Archdiocese of New York.
MENDON, MASS. — A joint venture between Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC and regional developer Bluewater Property Group will develop a 205,445-square-foot industrial project in Mendon, about 45 miles southwest of Boston. The site at 23 Cape Road spans 21 acres, and the building will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 34 dock doors, 135-foot truck court depths, 206 car parking spaces and 20 excess trailer parking spaces. Construction is scheduled to begin later this month and be complete by summer 2025.
BORDENTOWN, N.J. — A partnership between Texas-based developer Hillwood and Atlanta-based WDG Logistics Partners will build a 179,800-square-foot speculative industrial project in the Southern New Jersey community of Bordentown. Bordentown Crossroads will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 30 dock doors and parking for 94 cars and 30 trailers. Construction is scheduled to begin at the end of summer, with completion slated for spring 2025. Newmark is marketing the property for lease.
CHICAGO — Cook County Health (CCH) has unveiled plans to build a new community health center at 467 E. 31st St. in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. Bronzeville Health Center will join CCH’s portfolio of more than a dozen community health centers located across Chicago and suburban Cook County. Anchored by CCH’s Provident Hospital, Bronzeville Health Center will offer family medicine, behavioral health and rehabilitation services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. The 26,000-square-foot facility will include 44 exam rooms and a gym space for therapy services. The family medicine and behavioral health practices are moving from their existing location within Provident Hospital’s Sengstacke Health Center. The move also frees up more clinical space within Provident Hospital to allow for the expansion of hospital-based services. Patients will continue to be able to receive primary and specialty outpatient care at Sengstacke Health Center. CCH has spent more than $9 million to grow clinical services and modernize the Provident Hospital campus since 2020. The Cook County Bureau of Asset Management and CCH are investing $10 million to build out and furnish the new Bronzeville facility.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Brinkmann Constructors, in partnership with indiGO Auto Group, has completed a 25,000-square-foot Porsche service facility in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield. The project marks the first Porsche-dedicated service center in Missouri, according to Brinkmann. PGAL served as the project architect.
Panoramic Interests Receives $30M Construction Loan for Student Housing Development Near UC Berkeley
BERKELEY, CALIF. — Panoramic Interests has received a $30 million construction loan for The Northside, a 73-unit student housing development in Berkeley. Jordan Angel and Alex Witt of JLL secured the financing through BHI, a full-service commercial bank that operates as the U.S. division of Bank Hapoalim, on behalf of the borrower. The development site for the 451,509-square-foot project is located at 1752 Shattuck Ave. near the University of California (UC) Berkeley campus. The project is scheduled for completion in March 2026 and will rise seven stories and offer 1,210 square feet of retail space. The community will offer fully furnished units in studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. The units will feature modern furnishings, large operable windows, hospital-grade ventilation, engineering soundproofing and nine-foot ceilings. Shared amenities will include a rooftop deck, secure bike storage, laundry rooms, lounges, co-working space and keyless entrances. Jordan Angel and Alex Witt of JLL Capital Market’s Debt Advisory represented the borrower in the financing.
TAYLOR, TEXAS — The City Council of Taylor, a northern suburb of Austin, has approved a proposal and economic development agreement for a $225 million data center project, according to multiple publications, including the Austin Business Journal, Taylor Press and Community Impact Newspaper. Taylor Press reports that the city council approved the proposal during its meeting on Aug. 8, voting unanimously to grant tax rebates to Austin-based data center owner-operator BPP Projects. Taylor Press also reports that the project will be developed on 52 acres of city-owned land, and that construction will be carried out in three phases, each of which will deliver 45,000 square feet of space. Construction could begin as soon as next summer. Community Impact Newspaper reports that the city council approved a 10-year, 50 percent tax rebate for each phase of construction on the data center. In addition, the outlet states that BPP will also receive a 50 percent rebate on the local use tax collected on materials used during construction. Multiple publications report that the city’s economic development department expects the project to generate more than $1 billion in capital investment for the region over the next decade. The company has also agreed to guarantee …
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Lexington Land Development Co., a locally based developer led by NAI Columbia shareholders Ben Kelly and Patrick Chambers, has broken ground on Platt Springs Crossing, a $65 million mixed-use development in the Columbia suburb of Lexington. Located on 57 acres at 5400 and 5470 Platt Springs Road, the project will comprise a Lowes Foods grocery store, 10,000 square feet of inline retail space, 13 retail outparcels and 142 residential townhouses. In addition to the Lowes Foods anchor, confirmed tenants include Chipotle Mexican Grill (which began construction earlier this summer), Panda Express, Whataburger, Harbor Freight Tools, Heartland Dental, WellStreet Urgent Care, Big Blue Marble Academy, Planet Fitness and Tidal Wave Car Wash. The Lowes Foods grocery store is anticipated to open in third-quarter 2025, as well as the first swath of townhomes. Some of the outparcel retailers will open as early as first-quarter 2025. Site work for the townhomes will begin next month. NAI Columbia is leasing the remaining available space at Platt Springs Crossing on behalf of Lexington Land Development.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Seefried Industrial Properties, with development partner MDH Partners, has acquired a 5.1-acre site in Gilbert, approximately 20 miles southeast of Phoenix. The developers plan to build an industrial property named Fiesta Tech Center on the land. Construction is slated to begin in third-quarter 2024, with delivery expected in second-quarter 2025. Located at 1352 N. Fiesta Blvd., Fiesta Tech Center will feature 59,723 square feet of industrial space. The facility will offer 28-foot clear heights, 19 dock-high doors, four grade-level doors and 78 parking stalls within a secure, fenced site. The building will be able to accommodate tenants with space requirements ranging from 14,930 square feet to 59,723 square feet. The project team includes DLR Group as architect, Cole Engineering as civil engineer and Alcorn Construction as general contractor. Mike Peter of CBRE will oversee leasing and marketing for the property.
CHICAGO — Skender has completed a gut renovation on Chicago Public Media’s studio space located at 848 E. Grand Ave. on Chicago’s Navy Pier. The 7,600-square-foot studio space serves both WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times. The original broadcast studios dated back to 1995. The project involved the addition of custom soundproof windows between studios, soundproof editing booths, acoustic wall panels, mobile sound diffusers, millwork and graphics. Skender built out four two-person edit booths, two anchor studios, a talk studio, back-up on-air and production studio, dedicated production studio, audio/visual studio and an on-air music studio. The project team included architect V Three Studios and engineer Syska Hennessy Group.