ORANGEFIELD, TEXAS — General contractor N&T Construction has begun renovations of three scholastic campuses within the Independent School District of Orangefield, located near the Texas-Louisiana border. The project will replace 21 portables with permanent facilities, enclose previously open areas and add windows to all new classrooms. At the elementary school, the project team will add a two-story structure with 32 classrooms, a new cafeteria and a renovated gym. The junior high school will see expanded classrooms and new support spaces, and the high school will receive a new cafeteria, library, classrooms and career and technical education spaces. Additionally, all campuses will receive upgraded safety features, utility enhancements, flood mitigation measures and new landscaping and walkways. Pfluger Architects designed the renovation projects, which are being funded by a $42.9 million bond approved in 2023.
MIAMI — A partnership between development firm Related Group and Boston-based private equity firm Rockpoint has delivered The Highley House, a mixed-use project in Miami. Situated at 2150 N. Miami Ave. in the city’s Wynwood district, the development features two towers comprising 304 rental apartments, approximately 72,000 square feet of Class A offices and 18,000 square feet of retail space. The co-developers named the project after Locke Highleyman, a developer behind local projects like Hibiscus and Palm Islands and the judge responsible for christening the area as “Wyndwood” in 1917, which was later streamlined to “Wynwood.” Amenities at The Highley House include a rooftop with a swimming pool, summer kitchen, bar and sky lounge. Other amenities include a private dining and wine room, private cinema and lounge, podcast suites, game room, art murals throughout, electric vehicle charging stations, coworking spaces, package services, storage and a wellness center with a gym, yoga room, spa, steam room, cold plunge and treatment suites. The Highley House’s apartments feature studio to three-bedroom layouts with monthly rental rates ranging from $2,389 to $5,657, according to Apartments.com.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA. — PNK Group will soon break ground on an approximately $80 million industrial facility in Colonial Heights, a Richmond suburb in Chesterfield County. The New York City-based developer purchased the 86.6-acre site last month. The 846,260-square-foot facility will be situated within Ashton Industrial Park. The construction timeline for the development was not released.
LAURENS, S.C. — Appian Investments, a real estate investment group founded by commercial real estate services firm NAI Earle Furman, has completed a new 621,468-square-foot industrial building in Laurens. The speculative facility is situated along the I-385 corridor within Hunter Industrial Park, a logistics campus in the Upstate South Carolina region. Laurens County Development Corp. partnered with Appian Investments on the cross-dock development, which features 40-foot clear heights, 2,500 square feet of office space, 54- by 50-foot column spacing, 136 exterior dock doors, four drive-in bays, 186 trailer storage spaces and 468 automobile parking spaces. Hunter Garrett, John Staunton and Josh Kenyon of NAI Earle Furman are marketing the facility for lease or sale. Tom Daniel and James Malm of NAI Earle Furman were part of the construction team.
HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. — Self-storage developer DXD Capital has delivered a 664-unit facility in the Long Island community of Huntington Station. The facility totals 62,125 net rentable square feet of space that will be entirely climate-controlled. Extra Space Storage is the operator of the facility, which will be the first new self-storage project to be built in Huntington Station in nearly three years, according to the development team. DXD Capital developed the property in partnership with Dallas-based investment firm Realty Capital Partners. Century Bank financed the project.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Locally based developer M&M Realty Partners has completed a two-building, 359,522-square-foot industrial project in the Northern New Jersey community of Piscataway. Building A totals 184,848 square feet and features a clear height of 40 feet, 3,000 square feet of office space, 28 loading docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 157 cars and 30 trailers. Building B totals 174,674 square feet and offers almost identical design features. Cushman & Wakefield is marketing the property for lease.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — Sundt Construction has broken ground on the redevelopment of two residence halls on the California State University, Fullerton campus. The project will replace the Jewel Plummer and Cobb Residence Halls, which were the first residence halls built on campus in 1979. The new 175,000-square-foot facility will offer 500 beds in two-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity for residents; two-bedroom apartments for staff; and one-bedroom units for residence advisors. The project will also include shared amenity space on the ground floor, an updated connection to the university’s arboretum and an 82-space parking lot. A timeline for the development was not announced.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Okland Capital has started construction for Celebration Medical Center, a medical office project in Gilbert. CBRE is marketing the facility for lease. Located at 3275 S. Mercy Road, the three-story building will offer 68,000 square feet of Class A medical office space divided into eight suites. The property is more than 30 percent pre-leased, with two undisclosed tenants.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — California-based developer BR Cos. will build 800 Grand, a $250 million multifamily project at the southwest corner of Eighth Street and Grand Boulevard in downtown Kansas City. The 25-story high-rise building will consist of 300 apartments and 24,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Information on floor plans and the amenity package was not announced. Hoefer Welker designed 800 Grand, and Clark Construction and JE Dunn are serving as the general contractors for the tower. Tentative groundbreaking and completion dates were not announced, but the development has been in the works for more than a year. “Kansas City has the right environment and connectivity through smart public investment in public parks and transportation expansions to attract private investment,” said Ryan Sullivan, chief development officer of BR Cos. BR Cos., which maintains an office in Kansas City, has also partnered with local real estate agency Aristocrat Realty on the development. Founded in 2011, BR Cos. currently has 200 employees on staff and focuses on several business lines throughout the United States and Mexico, including real estate, construction, finance and energy. — Taylor Williams
NORTHLAKE, TEXAS — A partnership between Houston-based developer Alliance Industrial Co. and Charlotte-based Barings has broken ground on Ironhead Commerce Center, a 906,271-square-foot project in Northlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The development will consist of four buildings on a 57.3-acre site at the intersection of Harmonson Road and McPherson Drive. Buildings will feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights and will be able to accommodate tenants with requirements from 40,000 to 320,000 square feet. Stream Realty Partners is the leasing agent for the project, which is slated for a late 2025 completion.