DAVENPORT, FLA. — Eastern Union has arranged a $10.1 million loan for the ground-up construction of a self-storage facility in Davenport, roughly 65 miles east of Tampa. Marc Tropp of Eastern Union secured the four-year loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was also not disclosed. Upon completion, the development will comprise 690 units across five stories, with a gross square footage of 103,020 square feet and 76,431 square feet of rentable space. Malvern, Pa.-based CubeSmart will operate the facility.
EVERETT, MASS. — South Carolina-based developer Greystar has begun welcoming the first residents to Anthem Everett, a 450-unit apartment community located on the eastern outskirts of Boston. Designed by The Architectural Team, Anthem Everett is located in the city’s Commercial Triangle District and includes a 564-space parking garage and 6,500 square feet of retail space. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, keyless entry mechanisms and built-in work nooks. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, resident lounge, outdoor gaming area, coworking lounge, golf simulator, dog park and a clubroom. Construction began in spring 2022. Rents start at $2,400 per month for a studio apartment.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. —Seagis Property Group has completed the renovation of a 202,490-square-foot industrial building located at 13 Manor Road in the Northern New Jersey community of East Rutherford. The metro Philadelphia-based development and investment firm has also signed an undisclosed tenant to a full-building lease at the property, which features a clear height of 22 feet, 16 docks and 84 car parking spaces. Seagis purchased the building, which previously functioned as a manufacturing facility, in 2006.
LENEXA, KAN. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged $29.6 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity for the financing of Canyon Creek East, an affordable housing project in Lenexa. The development will include 212 units across five buildings. Jennifer Erixon led the Walker & Dunlop team that arranged the LIHTC equity, which will finance approximately 40 percent of the total development costs, on behalf of MRE Capital. Canyon Creek East is part of the larger Cedar Canyon West development plan, which encompasses a mix of residential, commercial and recreational facilities. MRE’s development will provide units for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income.
BARRINGTON, ILL. — An affiliate of Next Realty LLC has completed development of a 2,460-square-foot retail property occupied by Chipotle in the northwest Chicago suburb of Barrington. Next acquired the site at 550 Hough St. in 2022 when it was a former Bank of America property. The newly reconfigured outlot has parking for 25 cars and a Chipotlane for mobile order pickups. Buildtech was the general contractor. Sarah Norlander and Elizabeth Sweeney of Mid-America Real Estate represented Next, while Steve Fishman of Mid-America represented Chipotle.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Colorado Christian University (CCU) is nearly the completion of $170 million of new facility construction at the Lakewood campus, just west of Denver. The facilities include Leprino Hall, an academic building; Yetter and Rockmont Halls, apartment-style residence halls; Anschutz Student Center; and the soon-to-be-completed Armstrong Center. The 60,000-square-foot Armstrong Center will enable the school of music to return to CCU’s main campus, expand the library, offer a 500-seat performance theater and provide the university with its first dedicated chapel. Additionally, CCU is investing $45 million for a new science and engineering building and athletic facilities.
CLEVELAND — Spark GHC and Cleveland Construction Inc. have formed a joint venture to redevelop a 400,000-square-foot office building in downtown Cleveland into mixed-use space. Dubbed Project Scarlet, the $100 million development involves the adaptive reuse of the Rose Building, which formerly served as the headquarters of insurance company Medical Mutual. The joint venture plans to transform the property into a boutique hotel with apartment units and ground-floor retail space. The project team says the development will not only breathe new life into a historic structure, but also address the evolving needs of the Cleveland community for contemporary living spaces and upscale hospitality offerings. Founded in 1934, Medical Mutual is the oldest and one of the largest health insurance companies based in Ohio. The Rose Building had served as the home of Medical Mutual since 1947, but the insurer announced in late 2022 that it would leave the downtown offices for its suburban headquarters in Brooklyn, Ohio, according to Cleveland.com. Since 2020, the Cleveland market has emptied nearly 2.4 million square feet of office space due to negative absorption, according to Newmark. The office vacancy rate increased to 23.4 percent in the first quarter of 2024, up 50 basis points …
HOUSTON — Locally based development and brokerage firm Finial Group has completed a 90,328-square-foot industrial project in South Houston. The project represents the third and final phase of Independence Business Park and consists of three buildings that total 46,378, 18,525 and 25,425 square feet. Each building features more than 2,000 square feet of office space. All told, Independence Business Park comprises seven freestanding buildings on a roughly 19-acre site.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Klotz Group of Cos. and Longleaf Real Estate plan to soon break ground on The Preserve, a $250 million residential development in the coastal city of North Myrtle Beach. The plans for the 110-acre project call for 370 luxury apartments, 207 build-to-rent homes, 227 paired villa lots and 10,000 square feet of commercial space. Situated between the Intercoastal Waterway and the Carolina Bays Parkway, The Preserve will eventually be a part of a planned development district (PDD) that will feature more than 3,500 dwelling units and 1 million square feet of commercial space, including a 165,000-square-foot Amazon delivery facility. The construction timeline was not disclosed, but Klotz and Longleaf plan to break ground on The Preserve this summer.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Branch Properties and Columbia Properties have purchased a 16.7-acre development site in Fayetteville, a city in south-central North Carolina. The Atlanta-based developers plan to break ground on Rockfish Village, a grocery-anchored shopping center that will span 76,237 square feet, including a 48,387-square-foot Publix store. Situated at the signalized intersection of Rockfish and King roads, the property will also feature 27,850 square feet of inline retail space and 2.4 acres of outparcels. Branch and Columbia plan to break ground on the development early next year and deliver the center by the end of 2025. In addition to Kingfish Village, Branch is underway on five other Publix-anchored shopping centers across the Southeast, including One Nexton in the Charleston suburb of Summerville, S.C.