ESOPUS, N.Y. — Emerson Hospitality is underway on a hotel redevelopment project in Esopus, located roughly midway between New York City and Albany. The project will convert Black Creek Barns, a historic 153-acre estate, into a 70-room hotel and resort via the restoration of six historic structures and construction of new cabins and suites. Amenities will include a 7,000-square-foot indoor event hall, a 9,000-square-foot craft and design hall, a pool, wellness center and two dining venues. Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, arranged $38 million in construction financing, including $19 million in C-PACE debt, for the project, which is slated for a late-2027 completion.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — PENN Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) is set to open the new hotel tower at Hollywood Casino Columbus on Friday, June 12, pending customary regulatory approvals. The 203-room, 150,000-square-foot hotel will feature 183 standard rooms and 20 luxury suites, a full-service restaurant named The Hill Eatery & Lounge, conference rooms, a fitness center and outdoor seating terrace. Guests will be able to book rooms beginning April 15. The hotel will add roughly 100 new jobs to the west side of Columbus. Grand opening celebrations will take place on June 12, highlighted by an outdoor festival and concert. In addition to the hotel, Hollywood Casino Columbus will also introduce an expanded high limit table games room in the second half of 2026, pending customary regulatory approvals. Operated by PENN Entertainment, Hollywood Casino Columbus is located off I-270 West. The 160,000-square-footgaming facility features slot machines, table games, a retail sportsbook and the largest poker room in Ohio, according to PENN. Dining options include The Lounge at Final Cut Steak & Seafood, The Sportsbook, Mikey’s Late-Night Slice, Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace, Zen Noodle and Wahlburgers. The property also offers more than 16,000 square feet of multi-purpose banquet and event space.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Woodfield Development has completed Merritt Apartments, a 354-unit multifamily community located in Huntersville, about 12 miles north of Charlotte. Situated on roughly 23 acres at 13111 Tadeo Drive, Merritt Apartments offers a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans that range in size from 758 to 1,813 square feet. Monthly rental rates begin at $1,466. Amenities include a fitness center with a yoga studio, coworking and lounge spaces, private dining areas, an entertainment courtyard with a putting green and amphitheater-style seating, resort-style swimming pool and cabanas, electric vehicle charging stations, a dog park, pet spa and direct access to nearby green spaces. Select residences also feature private fenced yards, mudroom-style entries, built-in shower benches, smart thermostats and controlled-access entry. The project team included Fosselman Construction (general contractor), Housing Studio (architect) and Shelton Taylor Associates (interior design).
THONOTOSASSA, FLA. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) has purchased 10 acres of land in Thonotosassa, roughly 14 miles northeast of Tampa. The Dallas-based firm plans to develop a 136,714-square-foot speculative warehouse on the site called New Tampa Commerce Center. Designed by C4 Architecture and constructed by FCL Builders, New Tampa Commerce Center is expected to be delivered in January 2027. The shallow bay warehouse will feature 32-foot clear heights, car parking spaces and immediate access to U.S. Highway 301 and I-75.
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. — Locally based Pinckney Partners has begun vertical construction on South Island Market, a 34-acre mixed-use development located on Johns Island, about 13 miles south of Charleston. Upon completion, the project will feature 82,000 square feet of retail, dining and office space across eight buildings, along with 79 townhomes built by Toll Brothers and 16 acres of preserved open space. Roper St. Francis Healthcare and Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty will anchor the development. South Island Market is expected to open in spring 2027. The first phase of South Island Market comprises five buildings across 45,000 square feet of commercial space. With the addition of the anchors and several pending agreements, Phase I is now 53 percent leased. Hannah Kamba and Tim Rowley of Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic (CBC Atlantic) are handling leasing for the project.
KATY, TEXAS — Local owner-operator NewQuest has inked a trio of ground leases at Texas Heritage Marketplace, the local owner-operator’s $400 million mixed-use development in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The deals are with Olive Garden (7,825 square feet), Chase Bank (3,443 square feet) and Whataburger (3,305 square feet). David Meyers and Bob Conwell internally represented NewQuest in all lease negotiations. Traci Holman of Baker Katz represented Olive Garden. Scott Gardner of Main Street Commercial represented Whataburger, and James Namken and Kyle Knight of Weitzman represented Chase Bank.
NEW YORK CITY — BLDG Management Co. has begun leasing The Orchard, a 70-story apartment tower located in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. The Orchard houses 824 units, including 576 market-rate apartments, 248 affordable housing units and a penthouse with a rooftop deck, as well as 13,000 square feet of above-grade retail space. The development also features 100,000 square feet of amenity space. Specific amenities include a fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, a spa with a steam room and sauna, basketball court, multi-sport simulator, lounge areas, a children’s playroom, game room, movie screening rooms, work pods, a dog spa and a package room with refrigerated storage. The Orchard also features a “backyard” with an apple orchard, three pickleball courts, an outdoor screening area. Perkins Eastman designed The Orchard, and Triton Construction served as the general contractor. Construction began in summer 2023, and the first move-ins are now underway. Monthly rents start in the mid-$3000s for a one-bedroom apartment.
NEW YORK CITY — Local brokerage firm GFI Realty has arranged the $38 million sale of a commercial development site in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood. The site is an assemblage of parcels at 563–571 Second Ave. and 247–251 East 31st St., which can collectively support 88,000 square feet of buildable product. The Marchi Family sold the acreage to Empire Development. Leah Balkany and Michael Weiser of GFI Realty brokered the deal.
MARQUETTE, IOWA — Bally’s Marquette has opened its new 31,280-square-foot gaming and entertainment destination in northeast Iowa. The $26.2 million project transformed the historic riverboat casino into a permanent landside facility at 100 Anti Monopoly St. The property features more than 400 slot machines and electronic table games, live blackjack and Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em as well as a sportsbook. Dining and beverage concepts include 1994 Sports Bar, Sidecar Bar, Benchfront Coffee and Riverside Grill. The landside move created nearly 80 new jobs. Bally’s operates 19 casinos across 11 states.
MIAMI — Miami-Dade County and Related Urban Development Group, the affordable and workforce housing arm of Related Group, has opened the Gallery at Marti Park, a 176-unit mixed-income community located in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Residences are reserved for low-income seniors under the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, as well as workforce households earning 80 and 120 percent of the area median income (AMI). The project was developed utilizing a 75-year ground lease with Miami-Dade County. Spanning 12 floors, Gallery at Marti Park offers two-bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 893 to 1,064 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Monthly rental rates begin at $2,995. Amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse, coworking space, package room, outdoor grilling areas, private bike storage, a fourth-level recreational deck and a ground-level senior center that will serve residents and the public. The site also sits adjacent to Joe Moretti Phase 2B, a 96-unit affordable housing project redeveloped by Related Urban in 2022.