SKOKIE, ILL. — A joint venture between Wingspan Development Group and Tucker Development has delivered the first rental townhomes at The Henry at Harms Woods, a 294-unit multifamily property in Skokie. Located next to Life Time Fitness and near Westfield Old Orchard mall just west of I-94, the 11-acre development will include 245 apartment units, 49 rental townhomes and approximately 13,000 square feet of commercial space. First move-ins for the townhomes start this month, with the balance slated for this fall. Designed by HKM Architects + Planners and built by Nicholas & Associates, The Henry at Harms Woods will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom luxury apartment units and three- and four-bedroom townhomes. The four-bedroom Maple and Oak floor plans, which span approximately 2,500 square feet, start at $6,800 per month. Amenities include expansive courtyards, an outdoor pool, fitness center and work-from-home stations.
Development
Miami-Dade County Approves $880M Mixed-Use Development in Miami’s West Little River District
by John Nelson
MIAMI — Miami-Dade County has approved the development of The HueHub, an $880 million mixed-use development in Miami’s West Little River district. Spanish-based developer Pablo Castro is teaming up with locally based Laura Tauber to lead the development. Situated on 12 acres at 8395 N.W. 27th Ave., The HueHub is slated to add more than 4,000 “attainably priced” apartments across seven 35-story towers. Residences will be fully furnished, with monthly rents starting at approximately $1,300 for a studio, $1,600 for a one-bedroom unit and $1,900 for two-bedroom units. The project will also feature nearly 200,000 square feet of interior amenities such as a learning center, communal areas, dedicated workspaces, laundry services and an urgent care facility, as well as a two-acre park. The design-build team includes Arquitectonica, Coastal Construction, Bilzin, Greenberg Traurig LLP and Franyie Engineers. The development team plans to break ground on The HueHub by the end of the year. According to multiple media outlets, the development is one of the largest to utilize Florida’s Live Local Act, which is legislation passed in 2023 to support the development of affordable and workforce housing.
Deven Group, Kayne Anderson Break Ground on 755-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of Mississippi
by John Nelson
OXFORD, MISS. — Development Ventures Group (Deven Group) and Kayne Anderson Real Estate have broken ground on a 755-bed student housing community located within a half-mile of the University of Mississippi’s (Ole Miss) campus. Situated on Anderson Road, the 243-unit property represents the first large-scale student housing project to be built within a mile of the Ole Miss campus since 2018. The design-build team includes BirdDog/Christa Development, Baker Barrios Architects and Montgomery Martin Contractors. BMO Bank is providing an undisclosed amount of construction financing. Set for completion in summer 2027, the unnamed community will span 370,000 square feet and offer one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Amenities will include a resort-style pool with cabanas, jumbotron, beach volleyball court, pickleball court, indoor/outdoor fitness center, sauna, cold plunge, private study areas, sport simulator, a yoga/spin studio, food truck court and a 3,000-square-foot events venue.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — McShane Construction Co.’s Nashville office has begun construction on Declan Hermitage, a 315-unit apartment development located in Nashville ’s Hermitage neighborhood. Flournoy Development Group is developing the community, which will comprise six garden-style apartment buildings on a 15-acre site. Units at Declan Hermitage will be offered in one- to three-bedroom layouts. Designed by Dynamik Design, Declan Hermitage’s amenities will include a clubhouse, pool and sun deck, grill stations, fire pits, a dog park and a car wash. Flournoy and McShane expect to complete the community by June 2027. The duo are developing three other properties in the Southeast: Ellison Cool Springs in Franklin, Tenn., and District Eastside and District South in Greenville, S.C.
SOCORRO, TEXAS — A partnership between Trammell Crow Co. and Barings has broken ground on Speedway Logistics, an 804,283-square-foot industrial project in Socorro, a border city located just southeast of El Paso. The two-building development will sit on a 60-acre site and will be constructed on a speculative basis. The buildings will total 426,868 and 377,415 square feet and will both feature cross-dock configurations and 36-foot clear heights. Powers Brown Architecture designed Speedway Logistics, and Catamount Constructors is serving as the general contractor. CBRE is the leasing agent. Bank OZK is financing construction of the project, which is expected to be complete next summer.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Southern California-based Thorofare Capital has provided $36 million in financing for a three-building, 343,728-square-foot industrial project in the Central Texas city of San Marcos. The loan carries a floating interest rate, and the project is expected to be complete in September. The Thorofare team behind the transaction included Scott Sumida, Andrew Kim, Paul Hachigian, Paul Kim and Jason Campbell. The names of the direct lender and borrower were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Weitzman has arranged the sale of a 6.5-acre multifamily development site in southwest Dallas. The site is located at the corner of Illinois Avenue and Knoxville Street, across from the Dallas College Mountain View campus. Scott Smith and Corbin Tanenbaum of Weitzman represented the seller and occupant, the Templo De Alabanza Church, in the transaction. The buyer, Generation Housing Partners LLC, in partnership with the City of Dallas, will develop a mixed-income project on the site that will be known as HiLine Illinois.
Advenir Oakley Capital, Capstone Building Complete $78M BTR Project in Greer, South Carolina
by John Nelson
GREER, S.C. — Developer Advenir Oakley Capital and general contractor Capstone Building Corp. have completed construction of LEO Jamestown, a $78 million build-to-rent (BTR) development in Greer, a city 12 miles northeast of Greenville. Located at 1015 S. Main St., LEO Jamestown includes 296 one-, two- or three-bedroom homes. Monthly rental rates range from $1,399 to $2,099, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a resort-style pool, pool house, clubhouse, a fitness center and outdoor green spaces. Advenir Azora is managing the property.
Trinity Capital, Crow Holdings to Develop 171,920 SF Industrial Facility in Charlotte
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between Trinity Capital and a real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings plans to develop Graham Park CLT, a 171,920-square-foot speculative industrial facility located on a 17.3-acre site at 2241 Graham Park Drive in Charlotte. Tom Tropeano, Chris Loyd and Gray Gaines of Avison Young represented the seller, an entity doing business as Graham Park Ventures LLC, in the $6.2 million land sale to the development team. United Bank is providing an undisclosed amount of construction financing. Edifice Construction is the general contractor for Graham Park CLT, which is expected to break ground in the third quarter and wrap up construction in third-quarter 2026. The development will include concrete tilt-wall construction, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, dock-high and grade-level loading doors and a two-acre dedicated industrial outdoor storage area. Trinity Capital and Crow Holdings have selected Avison Young’s Tropeano, Gaines and Henry Lobb to handle the leasing assignment at Graham Park CLT.
DETROIT — Bedrock has completed City Modern in Detroit’s Brush Park neighborhood. The project adds 20 newly constructed buildings, along with the rehabilitation of three historic mansions into five homes, providing a total of 450 new residences to the area. The mixed-income development features apartments, townhomes, carriage homes, condominiums and 31,000 square feet of retail space. Bedrock worked with six architectural firms on the project — Hamilton Anderson Associates, Merge Architects, Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects, Studio Dwell, McIntosh Poris Architects and Christian Hurttienne. The Residences at City Modern offers 286 rental units across eight buildings. Amenities include rooftop terraces, a fitness center and gathering spaces. The Flats at City Modern is an affordable housing community with 54 units reserved for residents age 55 and older. Opened in 2019, The Flats features a rooftop terrace, fitness space and community lounge. The Carriage Homes at City Modern, developed and built by Hunter Pasteur, provides 53 units. Merge Architects reimagined the traditional carriage house into a duplex-style home with shared courtyards. Hunter Pasteur’s Townhomes at City Modern includes 52 for-sale units. The multi-level residences feature two- to four-bedroom floor plans. Additionally, Bedrock preserved three historic Victorian-era mansions, transforming them into five homes that were …