GOLDEN, COLO. — AC Development, the Coor’s family development company, has completed The Pottery, an office building that is the first phase of Clayworks, a 14-acre redevelopment of the former CoorsTek ceramics manufacturing site in Golden. The project team for The Pottery includes AC Development as developer, Tryba Architects as architect and Holder Construction as general contractor. The completion of The Pottery also marks the return of CoorsTek’s global headquarters to its original location in Golden, where the company’s ceramics operation was established in 1910. The CoorsTek and AC Development teams completed their move into the 188,600-square-foot office building this month. The Pottery was created through the adaptive reuse of the former CoorsTek headquarters and manufacturing facilities with the new building incorporating historic elements, including the brick façade along Ford Street and the original kiln elements. Clayworks is transforming the former Coors industrial campus into a mixed-use neighborhood across six city blocks, with plans for office, retail, dining, public gathering areas, housing, parking and a boutique hotel that will reimagine the historic Golden High School. Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters is the first announced retail tenant at Clayworks and is set to open on the ground floor of The Pottery later …
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UPPER MERION, PA. — Global pharmaceutical company GSK plc (NYSE: GSK) will invest $800 million in its life sciences and manufacturing facilities in metro Philadelphia, an initiative that is expected to create about 300 new jobs within the local economy. The announcement is a follow-up to the company’s pledge in late September to invest $30 billion in research-and-development (R&D) and manufacturing initiatives over the next five years, with $1.2 billion earmarked for expanding its existing technologies and advanced manufacturing sites, including its metro Philadelphia facilities. The existing facilities are located in Upper Merion Township, about 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The expansion will involve some demolition of existing facilities to establish a biopharmaceutical innovation and manufacturing hub, integrating commercial production, R&D and advanced digital capabilities in a single site. Construction is scheduled to begin next year. The new jobs are expected to be created over a five-year period, bringing GSK’s total employment in the region to about 4,500 positions. GSK announced a similar $800 million investment in its pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities in Lancaster, about 70 miles west of Philadelphia, about two years ago. The company will be eligible for tax benefits through Pennsylvania’s Qualified Manufacturing Innovation and Reinvestment Deduction …
OWASSO, OKLA. — Greenheck Group, a provider of commercial air movement, control and conditioning equipment, will open a 1.3 million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Owasso, a northern suburb of Tulsa. Greenheck has acquired a 72-acre distribution campus that was formerly operated by Macy’s, and the new manufacturing plant is expected to generate about 700 new jobs within the local economy over the next five years. In addition, the project represents a total capital investment of about $300 million in the regional economy. Greenheck expects to finalize initial building upfit improvements by spring 2027, with production beginning shortly thereafter.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based HPI Real Estate Services & Investments has broken ground on The Kent, a seven-story, 396-unit apartment project that will be located near The Domain on the state capital’s north side. Specific information on floor plans and amenities was not disclosed. HPI is developing The Kent in partnership with multiple private investors. Belshaw Mulholland Architects designed the project, and Austin-based OHT Partners is serving as the general contractor. Completion is slated for mid-2029.
SPRING, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners is nearing completion of Summit Grove Business Park, a 215,891-square-foot industrial project in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. Building One is a 124,930-square-foot, rear-load structure that is currently available for lease. Building Two is a 90,961-square-foot facility that is fully preleased to an undisclosed, energy services company. Garrett Thomas and David Munson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations for Building Two. Tyler Maner, Abe Richardson and Grant Wisenbaker represented ownership on an internal basis.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Newmark has arranged $76.2 million in construction take-out bridge financing for Citron at The Packing District, a 354-unit multifamily community in Orlando. Matthew Williams, Rob Wright, David Williams, Kyle Schlitt and James Maynard of Newmark secured the financing on behalf of the landlord, EMBREY. The multifamily community is situated within the $700 million Packing District, a 202-acre mixed-use redevelopment that offers access to retail, dining and employment centers, as well as Publix and the Great Southern Box Co. food hall. The former property was a historical industrial zone and former cypress swamp that served as the 20th-century epicenter of Central Florida’s citrus industry. Dr. Phillips Charities, along with its affiliated entity Dr. Phillips Inc., is the master developer of the district. Delivered in 2025, Citron comprises a five-story residential building with one- and two-bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 632 to 1,346 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Amenities at the property include a top-floor deck with a media room; resort-style swimming pool with an adjacent lounge and poolside cabanas; a Wi-Fi lounge with a conference room and dedicated micro-offices; and an adjoining six-story structured parking garage.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Real Estate Advisors has opened Aviator House, an office-to-residential adaptive reuse development located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The former Air Line Pilots Association headquarters was transformed into 157 residential units, including 15 affordable units. Aviator House was the first project advanced through and opened under the District’s Housing in Downtown (HID) initiative. The project team included Clark Construction (general contractor), Eric Colbert & Associates (architect/design), Gaëtane & Co. (architect/design), DXA Studio and Neoscape (interior and brand design). Bozzuto will serve as the community’s leasing and property management partner. Aviator House offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 416 to 1,281 square feet. Residents have access to approximately 8,000 square feet of amenities, including coworking spaces with individual and shared offices; a fitness center; pet spa and dog run; bicycle garage; and a bi-level rooftop lounge featuring indoor gathering spaces, outdoor terraces, grill and dining areas and expansive views across the District. Monthly rental rates begin at $2,275. Originally constructed in 1972 and designed by architect Vlastimil Koubek, the building was most recently used by Johns Hopkins University for classroom and office space. The redevelopment retains its eight-story structure and modernist …
OPELIKA, ALA. — Jim Chapman Construction Group (JCCG), on behalf of an undisclosed REIT, has delivered Creekside Cottages, a 225-unit build-to-rent (BTR) development located at the intersection of Society Hill Road and Gateway Drive in Opelika, about eight miles east of Auburn, Ala. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28. The project first broke ground in September 2025. Built by JCCG, Creekside Cottages features two- and three-bedroom homes with attached one- or two-car garages and main-level primary suites ranging in size from 1,000 to 1,439 square feet. Amenities include a clubhouse, swimming pool, sidewalks, streetlights, a dog park and onsite property management and maintenance teams. Monthly rental rates begin at $1,875. Capstone Communities is the property manager for Creekside Cottages.
Max Benjamin Partners Arranges $74.8M in Construction Financing for Townhome Property in Flagstaff, Arizona
by Amy Works
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Max Benjamin Partners has secured a $74.8 million nonrecourse loan for Red Oak Development for the construction of Pine Haven, a townhome property located at 2951 S. Masonic Lane in Flagstaff. Cameron Lind of Max Benjamin Partners arranged the loan for the borrower. Totaling 83 townhomes, Pine Haven will offer three home collections — Ponderosa, Aspen and Juniper — each a three-bedroom, 2.5-bath townhome with a two-car garage and indoor/outdoor living space. The development will also include a dedicated wellness amenity center with a cold plunge, a Spanish cedar sauna and a Japanese meditation room. Situated on 13.8 acres in Arizona’s Coconino National Forest, roughly half of the property will remain preserved as forest. The community is backed by an extensive public trail system and will have dark-sky compliant lighting throughout. First unit sales are expected to commence in late 2027.
National City Investment Group Breaks Ground on 120-Unit Apartment Community in California
by Amy Works
NATIONAL CITY, CALIF. — The National City Investment Group has broken ground on Market View, a workforce apartment property at 303 Highland Ave. in National City. Slated for completion in first-quarter 2028, the project will transform an underutilized parking lot adjacent to Manolo Farmers Market. Market View will offer 120 studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts in three residential buildings linked by open space, pedestrian connectivity and Manolo Farmers Market. The community will feature shared spaces, private outdoor areas, a shared rooftop deck, coworking area at the ground-floor lobby, community room opening to outdoor space, a guest suite planned for future resident use and a wellness center with an outdoor yoga deck. The project team includes RDC as architect, R.D. Olson Construction as general contractor and McCullough Landscape Architecture as landscape designer. The National City Investment Group is a locally owned, privately held real estate investment company whose members have longstanding business ties to the South San Diego community.