Development

BENTONVILLE, ARK. — Walmart has debuted its new 350-acre home office campus in Bentonville that features 12 office buildings. The campus also includes the 8th & Plate food hall that will be occupied by Bentonville Bicycle Co., Flyway Brewing, Gearhead Outfitters, The Gents Place, Hatch Early Mood Food, Jamba Juice, Riserva Bar + Tapas, Swig, Walmart Pharmacy, Wright’s BBQ and Yokozuna Sushi. The campus also offers Little Squiggles onsite childcare and Onyx Coffee Lab, as well as seven miles of walking and biking paths, more than 1,000 bike parking spots, rentable bikes, 300 electric vehicle charging stations and Walton Family Whole Health & Fitness.

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FALLS CHURCH, VA. — HITT Contracting has broken ground on its new headquarters facility at 7125 W. Falls Station Blvd. in Falls Church, roughly 10 miles west of Washington, D.C. The property will be a six-story building spanning 270,000 square feet of office and laboratory space, including a 40,000-square-foot research lab that HITT will operate in partnership with Virginia Tech’s Coalition for Smart Construction. The project architect, Gensler, designed the facility to achieve LEED Platinum certification. Upon completion in early 2027, the property will accommodate more than 900 local HITT team members.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Flournoy Development Group has completed Ellison Mallard Creek, a multifamily community in Charlotte’s University City submarket. The property features 341 apartments, 56 for-rent townhomes and flexible retail and office space on the ground level configured in a Main Street-style setting. Monthly rental rates range from $1,400 to $2,950, according to Apartments.com. Amenities at Ellison Mallard Creek include greenspace, a resort-inspired pool and entertainment courtyard, communal and private coworking spaces, fitness and wellness center and specialty spaces such as a hobby/craft studio and a resident club room featuring gaming areas and a grab-and-go market.

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CLINTON, TENN. — Hunt Capital Partners and Hickory Creek Capital Partners have opened Daughtery Lofts, a 39-unit affordable housing property located at 307 N. Main St. in downtown Clinton. The five-story property is an adaptive reuse of the former Daughtery Lofts Furniture Company Building, which was built in 1942 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. Daugherty Lofts offers one-, two- and three-bedroom loft-style apartments reserved for families earning 50 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Amenities include a community room, computer lab, central laundry, lounge area and elevators. Historic features of the property include original milk doors, stone exterior, metal casement windows, rustic hardwood floors and a restored skylight on the fifth floor. Partners for Daughtery Lofts include general contractor Frizzell Construction Co., architect Goss Design Development and property manager D&K Management Inc. Financing included $9.1 million in LIHTC and $1.4 million in historic tax credits syndicated by Hunt Capital Partners; a $10.6 million construction loan and $2.1 million permanent loan from Legacy Bank & Trust; and funding from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and River and Valley Department LLC.

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PHOENIX — Thoma-Holec Design has been tapped to lead the interior design of five new Acanthus Senior Living developments. Each of the projects, all located throughout metro Phoenix, will be situated on a Catholic church property. The developments, which will comprise roughly 150 units each, will be located at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Ahwatukee, St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church in Surprise, St. Raphael Catholic Church in Glendale, St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Cave Creek and St. Joesph Catholic Church in Phoenix.  Open to individuals of all faiths, the communities will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care residences. Acanthus Development is scheduled to begin construction on the first of the communities, in Ahwatukee, in April of this year.  “We are privileged to contribute to Acanthus’ innovative approach of integrating senior living communities within church grounds,” says LuAnn Thoma-Holec, principal of Thoma-Holec Design. “Our designs will reflect the unique cultural and spiritual essence of each parish, creating environments that support residents’ physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.”

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GLENVIEW, ILL. — PREMIER Design + Build Group has completed Phase I of The Logistics Campus, a master-planned industrial campus in Glenview developed by Dermody Properties. Phase I consists of more than 1.2 million square feet across five buildings, all of which achieved LEED Silver certification. There is capacity for over 2 million square feet for future phases. As part of the project, nearly 400 trees were dug up and moved to a temporary nursery. A local landscaping company replanted the trees as trails were built.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — A partnership between Hensler Development Group, Stiles and PGIM Real Estate will open Olive at Peabody Union, a 345-unit apartment community located between downtown Nashville and the Cumberland River. The community is situated in the center of the larger 125-acre mixed-use development of Peabody Union, which offers residents direct access to 50,000 square feet of combined retail and restaurant space, as well as 250,000 square feet of office space. Designed by Hastings Architecture, the 27-story tower will feature studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom penthouses — ranging from 1,179 to 2,585 square feet in size. Amenities will include a wellness center with a sauna and cold plunge, speakeasy sky lounge, pool deck and hot tub, coworking lounges and a gym. The development team, along with newly appointed property management firm Bozzuto Group, will begin preleasing in February, with initial move-ins slated for April of this year.

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KENNESAW, GA — McShane Construction Co. has completed The Lacy at South Main, a 318-unit apartment complex located in downtown Kennesaw. The developer is Highpoint Development. Designed by Niles Bolton Associates, the four-story complex offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans that range from 708 to 1,505 square feet in size, according to Apartments.com. Apartments are available for lease, with monthly rental rates beginning at $1,625. Amenities include a 24/7 fitness center, lounge, coffee bar, swimming pool, two courtyards, grilling stations, coworking spaces and a pet park. Additionally, the site offers controlled-access parking and electric vehicle charging stations. Situated on 19 acres, the complex is part of a larger mixed-use community that features 44 townhomes, a retail outparcel and a linear park space.

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HOUSTON — Investment & Development Ventures (IDV) has broken ground on Patriot Business Park, a 462,000-square-foot industrial project in North Houston. The site is located along Veterans Memorial Drive, and the development will comprise three front-load buildings with dock-high and drive-in ramps, as well as ESFR sprinkler systems. Completion is slated for the third quarter. Stream Realty Partners has been appointed as the leasing agent.

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DORAL, FLA. — Codina Partners has announced that the University of Miami health system (UHealth) will occupy an 11,243-square-foot wing at Downtown Doral, a 250-acre mixed-use community in metro Miami. The tenant is part of the property’s 25,000-square-foot retail expansion, which is located at the intersection of N.W. 87th Avenue and N.W. 53rd Terrace and will include 929 parking garage spaces. UHealth’s new facility, which will feature Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and physical therapy services, will join other tenants at the property including Sweat 440, South Miami OB/GYN Associates, Sage Dental, Muse Beauty Salon, Crema Gourmet Espresso Bar and Pura Vida. Codina plans to break ground on the retail expansion in first-quarter 2025 and wrap up construction in first-quarter 2026.

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