HUDSON, OHIO — Industrial Realty Group (IRG) has begun the redevelopment of the 1.4 million-square-foot former headquarters campus of fabrics retailer Joann in Hudson, located roughly midway between Cleveland and Akron. The 130-acre campus currently features industrial and office space, as well as undeveloped land. IRG plans to redevelop the campus to support uses such as corporate headquarters, distribution, research and development, manufacturing and retail, through both ground-lease and build-to-suit opportunities. In addition, the company will rebrand the campus as Hudson District and has tapped CBRE as the leasing agent. Joann filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2024 and earlier this year announced that it would begin closing all its retail stores.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Community Builders (TCB) and the Mapleton Fall Creek Development Corp. (MFCDC) have broken ground on Central@29, a new $19.5 million affordable housing development to be built on the corner of 29th Street and Central Avenue in Indianapolis. The four-story community will feature 57 units in the city’s Mapleton Fall Creek neighborhood. Eleven homes will be reserved for individuals emerging from homelessness. Units will range from 675 to 1,200 square feet. Income restrictions for individuals and families range from $17,000 to $70,000 per year. Residents will have access to supportive services from partners such as Raphael Health Center. In 2023, MFCDC was awarded Low-Income Housing Tax Credits from the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA). Over a 10-year period, the MFCDC will receive $10 million in tax credits to support Central@29. Additional costs will be supported by the Department of Metropolitan Development HOME and Community Development Block Grants, the city’s Housing Trust Fund, the IHCDA Housing Trust Fund, the Indiana Development Fund and development loans sourced through The Urban League and the Indianapolis African American Quality of Life Initiative. Construction of Central@29 is slated for completion by winter 2026.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — High Street Residential (HSR), the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., and joint venture partner, MetLife Investment Management, will break ground in September on Shea Residences in Scottsdale. The project is slated for completion by the end of 2027. The architect is ESG Architects, and Brinkmann Constructors will serve as the general contractor. Shea Residences is a three-story, 189-unit development at 7000 E. Shea Blvd. Positioned on about 3 acres, the project will include studio, one- and two-bedroom units that will feature luxury finishes, such as quartz countertops and islands and wine fridges. Amenities include a resort-style pool and hot tub, two open-air courtyards, a fitness center with a sauna and cold plunge, coworking space, a pet spa and dog park and a club room.
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Lee & Associates’ Report: Q2 Net Absorption Declines Across All Property Sectors Except Multifamily
Lee & Associates’ 2025 Q2 North America Market Report looks back at shrinking (or negative) net absorption for industrial, office and retail sectors in the last quarter. Meanwhile, multifamily tenant demand beat previous expectations in the same three months, as a feared recession failed to materialize. The mix of factors for absorption varied by property type: industrial and office markets saw increases in vacancy, while competition for retail space remained high, even in the face of high-profile closures. Lee & Associates’ full market report is available to read here (plus detailed vacancy rates, cap rates by city, market rents, square footage information, information on Canadian markets and more). The recaps for industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors below detail trends and outlooks for each property sector in the remainder of 2025. Industrial Overview: Vacancies Rise, Rent Growth Slows Concern over the impact of tariffs has added to slowing tenant growth in logistics and manufacturing across North America. But the continued easing demand has resulted in more choices and benefits for users that have been subjected to a prolonged stretch of steep rent growth. Vacancies in the United States have risen to 7.4 percent, a decade-long high, while deliveries continued to outpace tenant expansion. Net absorption fell …
HOUSTON — Jackson-Shaw will develop R45 Distribution Center, a 347,387-square-foot, cross-dock industrial project in North Houston. The North Texas-based developer closed on the 29-acre site at the northeast corner of Ella Boulevard and West Richey Road earlier this summer, and construction will begin in the coming days and last about 12 months. Project partners include Compatriot Capital as the equity partner and Inwood National Bank as the lender. ARCO Design Build is serving as the general contractor, and Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer. Colliers has been named the leasing agent.
ANNA, TEXAS — Hospitality owner-operator GTP Food Group will open three new restaurants in the North Texas city of Anna. The Gin will feature Southern cuisine, and Tenders Smokehouse will be a barbeque concept. The third restaurant will be Papa Gallo’s Mexican Grill & Margarita Bar. Combined, the restaurants represent a capital investment of about $10 million in the city’s downtown area, as well as the potential creation of about 100 new jobs. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2026 and is expected to last about one year.
FAYETTEVILLE, GA. — Piedmont Healthcare’s board of directors has approved a $275 million expansion and renovation project at Piedmont Fayette, an existing hospital campus in Fayetteville, about 28 miles southwest of Atlanta in Fayette County. The project will add a new patient tower with space for future expansion, as well as the renovation of 31,304 square feet that includes surgical rooms, a kitchen, lab, pharmacy, loading dock and central utility plant. Construction is expected to start in early 2026 and be completed within three years. The project represents Piedmont Healthcare’s largest capital investment since the Marcus Tower on the campus of Piedmont Atlanta, the health system’s founding hospital. Piedmont Fayette, formerly known as Fayette Community Hospital, opened in 1997 and was last renovated in 2017.
Turnbridge Equities to Break Ground on $200M Highline Glenwood Apartment Tower in Downtown Raleigh
by John Nelson
RALEIGH, N.C. — Turnbridge Equities plans to break ground on Highline Glenwood, a $200 million apartment high-rise development located at the site of the former Pine State Creamery in downtown Raleigh. The 37-story tower will house 306 luxury studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as an indoor/outdoor sky lounge on the 37th level and an outdoor amenity terrace on the ninth floor that will include a pool, padel court, lawn, grills and lounge areas. Other amenities include a demonstration kitchen, coworking suite with conference and videoconference rooms, golf simulator, fitness center and a wellness suite with a cold plunge and sauna. Highline Glenwood will also include 7,500 square feet of ground-level retail space and 50,000 square feet of adaptive reuse commercial space in the historic Pine State Creamery building, which will be preserved and house the 300-person hub offices of BuildOps. The site includes developable land for another 300 apartments or 300,000 square feet of commercial space. Capital sources for the Highline Glenwood development include equity from Turnbridge and $147 million in debt from Axos Bank and accounts managed by Manulife Investment Management Real Estate. Sitework is underway, with project delivery expected in mid-2028. The design-build team includes …
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Gilbane Development, Blue Sea Development and Artspace Projects Inc. will develop the Brownsville Arts Center & Apartments, a $254 million affordable housing project that will be located on a city-owned tract at 366 Rockaway Ave. near downtown Brooklyn. The property will offer 283 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 70 percent of the area median income. The Brownsville Arts Center & Apartments will also feature a 28,000-square-foot cultural arts center with a 3,440-square-foot, multi-purpose performance, rehearsal and studio space for community arts groups. Various city housing agencies and authorities have committed nearly $100 million in subsidized financing for the project, construction of which is set to begin before the end of the summer and to be complete in 2027.
NEW BRITAIN, CONN. — Regional developer WinnCos. has completed The Ellis Block, an $85 million affordable housing redevelopment in New Britain, located just outside of Hartford. The project converted four buildings within the vacant, 115-year-old former manufacturing facility of household appliances company Landers, Frary & Clark into a 154-unit apartment complex. The property now features 79 one-bedroom units, 59 two-bedroom residences and 16 three-bedroom apartments that are reserved for renters earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. Amenities include a fitness room, community room, game room, flexible workspaces and outdoor seating areas. Hartford-based JCJ Architecture designed the project, and Massachusetts-based Keith Construction served as the general contractor. The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority provided tax credits and tax-exempt bonds as part of the project’s financing, which also included a construction loan from Bank of America. Bank of America also served as the tax credit investor.