LUBBOCK, TEXAS —SIMFLO, a locally based provider of vertical and submersible turbine pumps, has opened a 30,000-square-foot industrial and office facility in the West Texas city of Lubbock. The facility functions as a quality control center for conducting inspections on all components not manufactured in-house and is part of SIMFLO’s existing corporate campus. The facility is expected to be fully operational by early to mid-January.
MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS — McGrath Real Estate Partners has broken ground on Mill House, a 16,956-square-foot retail project in Mont Belvieu, located east of Houston. Mill House will be located within Riceland, a 1,500-acre, master-planned development. Mirador Group is the project architect, and SPD Construction is the general contractor. Palo Duro Commercial Partners is the leasing agent. Completion is slated for next summer.
JERSEY CITY — Locally based investment and development firm GN Management has acquired a multifamily development site in Jersey City with plans to construct a 57-story tower. The waterfront site is known as Harborside 9 and is approved for the development of 579 units, as well as 14,800 square feet of retail and a 555-space parking garage. Fifteen percent (87 residences) will be set aside as affordable housing. Information on floor plans and amenities was not disclosed. Jim Pompa of Coldwell Banker brokered the sale of the site from Panepinto Properties, which recently closed on financing for a 678-unit multifamily project at Harborside, to GN Management. Construction is targeted for a 2027 commencement.
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — Origin Investments and Confluence Cos. have formed a joint venture to develop Brickyard Apartments in Castle Rock. The 298-unit multifamily community will be part of Confluence’s 31-acre master-planned development, The Brickyard. Situated on 3 acres, Brickyard Apartments will feature 36 studio, 149 one-bedroom, 98 two-bedroom and 15 three-bedroom residences, with rents ranging from $1,600 to $3,150 per month. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool with a hot tub, lounge sauna and cold plunge, a fitness center, private social lounge and kitchen, outdoor terrace area, golf simulator, courtyards with green space, a dog spa and covered parking. Additionally, the property will feature a for-sale 38,300-square-foot commercial condominium.
ROSEMEAD, CALIF. — Quantum Capital Partners has arranged a $26 million construction loan for Prospect Village, an apartment development in Rosemead. Kevin Wong of Quantum Capital secured the financing for the borrower, The Connected Cos., which is developing the property. Located along the Garvey Avenue corridor, Prospect Village will feature a seven-story multifamily complex offering 75 one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom residential units and 6,350 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Designed by Scale Labs Architects, the low-rise structure will feature a cascading terrace deck design at the rear, offering outdoor space and architectural interest. The project is expected to break ground immediately.
WESTFIELD, IND. — BW Construction and Skender have broken ground on Grand on Main, a $105 million mixed-use development in downtown Westfield, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. The project will include 216 upscale multifamily residences, 60,000-plus square feet of retail and office space, three rooftop amenity plazas, work-from-home suites, a golf simulator, cold plunge and sauna, a resort-style pool and public art installations. BW Development is the developer. The project is made possible through a public-private partnership with the City of Westfield, including tax-increment financing support for a new 575-space parking garage. Completion is slated for late 2027.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between nonprofit Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corp. and New York City-based Douglaston Development has finalized plans for the first phase of Sparrow Square, a $1 billion affordable housing development project in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The $242 million phase will comprise two 10-story residential buildings. Totaling 262 units of affordable housing, the buildings will feature 117 units designated as supportive housing. Amenities at the property will include a fully equipped gym, bike storage and private terraces. Supportive services will also be available onsite. Additionally, Phase I will features an 8,000-square-foot community facility for the Brooklyn Ballet, which will support arts programming and community engagement. Project work will also include the addition of a new private drive (dubbed Sparrow Way) to integrate the residential buildings and community facility into the surrounding street grid. Each building in Phase I will be designed to Passive House standards and offer all-electric utilities. The development will also feature electric vehicle charging, sustainable stormwater management practices, solar panels and green roofing. Financing for Phase I includes state tax-exempt bonds, a subsidy from New York State’s (NYS) Supportive Housing Opportunity Program and 4 percent low-income housing tax …
KINGWOOD, TEXAS — Local developer Caldwell Communities will build a 220-unit active adult project in Kingwood, located north of Houston. Cadence Creek Kingwood will feature one- and two-bedroom units that will be reserved for renters age 55 and above. Amenities will include a pool, courtyards, a game room, fitness center, community craft room, bark park, coffee lounge and a private dining room. Construction is scheduled to begin next year, and the first move-ins will commence in 2027.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — JLL has arranged $384 million in financing for the land purchase and vertical construction of Harborside 8, a 678-unit multifamily project in Jersey City. The borrower is a partnership between Panepinto Properties and AJD Construction. The financing consists of a $306 million, floating-rate senior loan from Kennedy Wilson and a $78 million preferred equity investment from Affinius Capital. Harborside 8 will be a 65-story waterfront building with studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include a fitness center, indoor pool, golf simulator, rooftop terraces, coworking rooms and a wine bar. Thomas Didio, Thomas Didio Jr., Ryan Robertson, Gerard Quinn and John Cumming led the transaction for JLL. Construction is scheduled to begin early next year, with stabilization targeted for early 2030.
LAKELAND, FLA. — Parkway has broken ground on Phase II of Lakeland Central Park, a $750 million industrial park spanning 740 acres in Lakeland. The second phase will comprise LCP 300, a new 261,000-square-foot cross-dock industrial facility at 1735 Winston Park Blvd.; an extension of Winston Park Boulevard with a direction connection to a signalized intersection at Airport Road; and pad-ready sites that can accommodate facilities spanning 162,000 to 1.7 million square feet. Phase I of Lakeland Central Park included LCP 200, a 705,000-square-foot, Class A facility that recently sold to a global furniture manufacturer and retailer. Parkway expects to deliver LCP 300 by fourth-quarter 2026, with the infrastructure, extension of Winston Park Boulevard and pad site deliveries expected to be completed by second-quarter 2027. The project team for Lakeland Central Park includes capital partner Silverpeak, an unnamed institutional investor with $140 billion of real estate assets under management, Berkadia (financial intermediary), Pinnacle Financial Partners (lead debt lender), Jr. Davis Construction (general contractor for infrastructure), Marcobay Construction (general contractor for LCP 300) and Cushman & Wakefield (marketing and leasing).