MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINN. — Opus has completed the STA/Vis Michel Family Aquatic Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Mendota Heights. The $12 million facility on the campus of Saint Thomas Academy is home to the swim and dive teams of both Saint Thomas Academy and Visitation School, which collectively have more than 40 state swim and dive championships. Chip Michel is co-chair of the capital campaign for the facility and title donor, along with his wife Mary. The Michels contributed $6 million toward the project, representing the largest gift in the history of both schools. The aquatic center received more than 1,000 donors. New Jersey-based Fabiano Designs designed the project, which involved the demolition of the previous pool in April 2024. The new 17,000-square-foot facility includes a 25-yard short course with competition pool with eight lanes, a diving board, bleacher seating for 350, an observation deck, exposed wood ceiling and new locker rooms. The center will also serve local swim clubs and Catholic Athletic Association schools. During the school day, the pool will be used for curriculum-based initiatives.
MERRIAM, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has sold a Chipotle-occupied restaurant property and a Shell convenience store building in Merriam, a southwest suburb of Kansas City. The assets are located on the northeast quadrant of I-35 and Shawnee Mission Parkway. The two buildings were both managed and sold by a Block & Co.-headed investment group to a buyer affiliated with Drake Development to be part of a larger redevelopment project on the north side of Shawnee Mission Parkway. David Block represented the seller.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — A partnership between Las Vegas-based IndiCap, Salt Lake City-based Colmena Group and locally based Langley Properties has received final entitlement approval from the Town of Gilbert’s Planning Commission to begin construction for The Ranch, a proposed $1 billion mixed-use development in Gilbert. Situated near the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and Arizona State University’s Polytechnic Campus, The Ranch will span more than 295 acres and is anticipated to become Gilbert’s largest mixed-use development to date, according to the development team. The project is also expected to create roughly 6,000 jobs during construction. “This entitlement approval marks a turning point not just for The Ranch, but for Gilbert as a whole,” says Todd Ostransky, vice president of regional development at IndiCap. “This development is designed to meet the evolving needs of businesses and residents while driving sustainable economic growth in the region.” Upon full build-out of the multi-phase project, The Ranch will include a 221-acre light industrial component totaling 3 million square feet, 34 acres of retail space and 729 multifamily units across three communities. Steve Larsen of JLL is managing leasing efforts for the industrial portion of the project. Phase I of The Ranch — which is set to break ground in the fall …
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Lovett Industrial has broken ground on a 537,132-square-foot speculative project in South Houston. The project represents Phase II of a master-planned development known as 610 Business District and will consist of four shallow-bay warehouses that will range in size from 53,110 to 219,487 square feet. At full build-out, the 113-acre development will comprise 1.5 million square feet across nine buildings. Associated Bank is financing Phase II of 610 Business District. Alston Construction is the general contractor for the project, and CBRE is the leasing agent. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2026.
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm LanCarte Commercial has negotiated the sale of a 100-acre industrial development site in Weatherford, a western suburb of Fort Worth. The site is located at the junction of South Main Street and Old Airport Road. The development will feature shallow-bay product that will be marketed for both sale and lease, and the project will also offer build-to-suit opportunities. Darren Cain and Sarah LanCarte of LanCarte represented the seller, Tri-County Electric Cooperative Inc., in the transaction. Mark Boone, also with LanCarte, represented the undisclosed buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Broad Street Development and TPG Angelo Gordon has purchased a 56,384-square-foot self-storage facility in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood for $43.5 million with plans to undertake a multifamily conversion. The 10-story building at 139 Franklin St. was originally constructed in 1915 and houses 74 units. Brendan Maddigan, Andrew Scandalios, Ethan Stanton, Hall Oster, Michael Mazzara and Vickram Jambu of JLL represented the seller, the Sofia Family, in the transaction and procured the joint venture as the buyer. A construction timeline for the conversion was not announced.
ROBERTSDALE, ALA. — Forman Capital has provided a $20 million construction bridge loan to LV Petroleum, the largest owner and operator of TA Travel Center franchises in the United States, for the redevelopment and completion of a retail travel plaza at 27801 County Road 64 in Robertsdale. Formerly the Oasis Travel Center, the property has already been converted into a TA Travel Center with all facilities operating, except for diesel fuel sales. Situated about 27 miles east of Mobile, the 51-acre site features 26,797 square feet of retail space, including Subway and Sbarro restaurants, eight gas pumps, five diesel pumps, four diesel emission fluid pumps and parking for 100 vehicles and 220 semi-trucks. Brett Forman, Ben Jacobson, Scott Mehlman, Ty Regnier and Cam Fleury of Forman Capital internally represented the firm in the transaction. LV Petroleum operates more than 40 convenience stores and travel centers throughout the country.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Israel’s Bank Hapoalim has provided a $33 million construction loan for Joyce Kilmer Logistics Center, a 195,421-square-foot industrial project that will be located in the Central New Jersey community of New Brunswick. The site is proximate to Exit 9 off the New Jersey Turnpike, and the facility will have two buildings that will feature a clear height of 36 feet and 32 loading docks. Brad Domenico, Frank Stanislaski and Jack Subers of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between two New Jersey-based firms, Faropoint and Deugen Development.
CLIFTON, N.J. — Regional healthcare provider Hackensack Meridian has opened a four-story, 90,000-square-foot facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Clifton. Designed by Gensler, Hackensack Meridian Health & Wellness Center at Clifton is located on Prism Capital Partner’s ON3 campus, which is a redevelopment of the former Hoffmann-La Roche North American headquarters campus. Specialty practices offered at the facility include primary care, urgent care, rheumatology, gastroenterology, nephrology and orthopedics.
HARTLAND, MICH. — Lockwood Cos. has opened Lockwood of Hartland, a 146-unit senior living community in Hartland, about 50 miles northwest of Detroit. The $46 million project offers one- and two-bedroom independent living apartments, all with private patios or balconies. Sixty-one of the units are designated as affordable housing. The property is situated on 17 wooded acres with nature trails. Amenities include chef-prepared meals, a fitness room, life enrichment programs, a barber shop, beauty salon and theater.