Development

GBT Realty Acquires 42.5 Acres in Middle Tennessee, Plans 300,000 SF Retail Development

by John Nelson November 12, 2026

GALLATIN, TENN. — GBT Realty Corp. has acquired 42.5 acres at the intersection of Green Lea Boulevard and Harris Lane in Gallatin, a city in Middle Tennessee’s Sumner County. The Brentwood, Tenn.-based developer plans to develop The Crossroads at Gallatin, a nearly 300,000-square-foot retail destination, at the site. Additionally, GBT Realty has signed leases with Academy Sports + Outdoors and Sprouts Farmers Market at the center for 55,000 square feet and 23,000 square feet, respectively. More tenants will be announced in the near future, according to GBT Realty, which is planning for construction to begin later this month.

November 12, 2026

Development Florida Mixed-Use Retail Southeast

Plaza Lakes to Develop 130,000 SF Shopping Center in Kissimmee, Florida

by John Nelson November 12, 2026

KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Plaza Lakes, a subsidiary of a private, family-owned business group from Puerto Rico, plans to develop a 130,000-square-foot shopping center located along Simpson Road in Kissimmee, a suburb of Orlando. The company has selected SRS Real Estate Partners to oversee leasing at the development, named The Village at Hillard Isle. The property is the retail component of the Hillard Isle master-planned community that will also include 560 apartments and 2,000 single-family homes by Pulte Group. Sandi Bargfrede, Willow Ferrelli and Sammy Gabbai of SRS are actively marketing the project, which is in the planning and permitting phase. Target users include grocers, restaurants, coffee shops, fitness, specialty retailers and daily needs retailers. Infrastructure work for the retail and multifamily portions of Hillard Isle is anticipated to begin in the first quarter of 2028. Delivery of the first commercial pads is expected by the third quarter of 2028.

November 12, 2026

Development Idaho Multifamily Student Housing Western

Gilbane, Rocky Mountain Cos. and University of Idaho Complete 451-Bed Student, Family Housing Development

by Amy Works November 12, 2026

MOSCOW, IDAHO — A partnership between Gilbane Development Co., Rocky Mountain Cos. and the University of Idaho has completed Vandal Village, a 451-bed development for graduate students and students with families on the institution’s campus in Moscow. Located at 1010 Deakin Ave., the 200,000-square-foot community offers 240 fully furnished units in two- through four-bedroom configurations. Of the property’s 451 beds, 232 are designated for graduate students and 219 for married and parenting students. The community also offers shared amenity spaces for studying, collaboration and social engagement. The development team for the project included Lydig, Integrus and Design Collective. The project is part of a larger $135 million renovation and redevelopment of South Hill and Elmwood Apartments, the Wallace Residential Center and the Theophilus Residence Building on the University of Idaho campus.

November 12, 2026

Colorado Development Retail Western

Rouler Advisors Begins $2M Renovation of Westgate Shopping Center in Metro Denver

by Amy Works November 12, 2026

LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Rouler Advisors has begun the $2 million renovation of Westgate Shopping Center, a 108,867-square-foot retail center located in Lakewood, approximately eight miles southwest of downtown Denver. Improvements will include a full parking lot replacement, new monument signage, building and storefront façades and fresh stucco and siding, along with exterior paint, LED lighting and other amenities. Completion is expected in the first quarter of 2027. In connection with this project, Burn Boot Camp recently signed a 6,662-square-foot lease, joining other tenants such as Planet Fitness, Rocky Mountain Physical Therapy and MPower Dance Studio. HAMWAD Westgate LLC, an affiliate of Rouler, owns Westgate. Rouler originally acquired the property in 2023 and also operates and manages the adjoining Mission Trace Shopping Center and Mission Trace office building, where the firm previously completed a series of multimillion-dollar renovations. Together, the properties comprise more than 16 acres.

November 12, 2026

Development Multifamily Texas Top Stories

Genesis Real Estate Completes 54-Story Apartment Tower in Downtown Austin

by Taylor Williams November 12, 2026

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Genesis Real Estate Group has completed The Travis, a 54-story apartment tower located at 80 Red River St. in downtown Austin’s Rainey Street district. Designed by KTGY, The Travis features 423 apartments in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and includes penthouse offerings. Residences are furnished with quartz surfaces, floor-to-ceiling windows, chef-inspired kitchens and individual washers and dryers, with private balconies/patios available in select residences. Rents start at roughly $3,000 per month for a studio apartment. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, game room, podcast studio, a dog spa and direct access to Lady Bird Lake. The building also houses a 550-space parking garage. Austin-American Statesman reports that Desnudo Coffee will open its fifth location at The Travis. Founded in 1987, Richardson, Texas-based Genesis Real Estate Group is a national multifamily development firm whose principals have more than 100 years of real estate experience and have developed over $750 million in projects. — Taylor Williams

November 12, 2026

Data Centers Development Industrial Texas

Amazon to Open Data Center Campus in Glen Rose, Texas, Create 550 Jobs

by Taylor Williams November 11, 2026

GLEN ROSE, TEXAS — Amazon plans to open a data center campus in Glen Rose, about 55 miles southwest of Fort Worth, an initiative that the Seattle-based conglomerate says will create about 550 new full-time jobs. The acreage of the site and total power capacity of the campus were not disclosed, but Data Center Dynamics reported earlier this year that according to a tax abatement application filed by Amazon, the project “could total up to 18 two-story buildings across some 435 acres and some $5 billion invested.” Those figures were also reported by Crypto Briefing in early November, at which time that outlet also reported that the campus would be known as Project Spectrum and was tied to a power purchase agreement of up to 1,200 megawatts.

November 11, 2026

Development Healthcare Texas

Baylor Scott & White Provides Updates on $240M Healthcare Expansion Project in Waxahachie, Texas

by Taylor Williams November 11, 2026

WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS — Baylor Scott & White has provided updates on a $240 million healthcare expansion project in Waxahachie, a southern suburb of Dallas. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie is a 52-acre campus that opened in 2014, and construction is now complete on a six-story inpatient building that represents the largest phase of the broader expansion project. The new building increases the facility’s licensed bed count from 140 to 199 and features an intensive care unit, surgery department and an expanded emergency department. Project partners included architect HKS, general contractor Whiting-Turner and Henderson Engineers. Construction of the new building began in spring 2024.

November 11, 2026

Development Industrial Texas

HLCI Breaks Ground on 191,768 SF Industrial Project in Northwest Houston

by Taylor Williams November 11, 2026

HOUSTON — Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments (HLCI), the investment and development arm of the Dallas-based brokerage firm of the same name, has broken ground on The Bend at 249, a 191,768-square-foot industrial project in northwest Houston. The site spans 14.4 acres along State Highway 249, and the development will consist of a single rear-load building with 36-foot clear heights, drive-in ramps with oversized doors, 44 dock-high doors and 61 trailer parking stalls. HLCI has tapped CBRE to market the project for lease. Construction is expected to be complete in the second quarter of next year.

November 11, 2026

Development Florida Hospitality Loans Southeast

JLL Arranges $386M Construction Loan for InterContinental Orlando Hotel Project

by John Nelson November 11, 2026

ORLANDO, FLA. — JLL has arranged a $386 million construction loan for the development of InterContinental Orlando, a 700-room hotel located at 8001 International Drive in Orlando. Set to open in 2029, the 12-story hotel will span more than 900,000 square feet and be situated near Universal Epic Universe, Universal Orlando Resort, Walt Disney World Resort and the Orange County Convention Center. Kevin Davis, Mark Fisher, Jillian Mariutti, Wyatt Krapf, Henry Winchester and Martha Duff of JLL arranged the four-year, floating-rate loan through Civitas on behalf of the borrowers, Flag Luxury Group and Unicorp National Developments Inc. The loan features two one-year extension options. InterContinental Orlando will operate under the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand and include 105,000 square feet of meeting and pre-function space, multiple food-and-beverage venues, a conservatory, spa and wellness facilities, fitness center, lounge, pool and structured parking.

November 11, 2026

Development Georgia Hospitality Southeast

Songy Highroads, Matthews Southwest Top Out 444-Room Signia Hilton Savannah Hotel

by John Nelson November 11, 2026

SAVANNAH, GA. — Songy Highroads and Matthews Southwest Hospitality have topped out Signia Hotel Savannah, a 444-room hotel for the recently expanded Savannah Convention Center. Songy Highroads and Matthews Southwest Hospitality are co-developing the Signia Hotel Savannah in partnership with the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. Hilton will manage the hotel upon completion. The project was funded by a $398 million municipal bond offering through Morgan Stanley. The Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority owns the hotel project, which is set to open in 2028. The hotel will include more than 34,000 square feet of meeting and event space, including a 13,000-square-foot ballroom, as well as an outdoor pool and five food-and-beverage outlets.

November 11, 2026

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