ARLINGTON, VA. — ZOM Living has completed construction on Hazel & Azure at National Landing, a 491-unit luxury multifamily complex in Arlington. Balfour Beatty was the general contractor on the project, and bKL Architecture served as the project architect. Situated at 3030 & 3130 S. Potomac Ave., the development comprises two towers — the 15-story Hazel and11-story Azure — as well as 8,900 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Urban Boxing will occupy 4,709 square feet in the Hazel tower, Coffee Republic will occupy 2,006 square feet in Azure and a third tenant will comprise the remaining 2,201 square feet of retail space in the Azure tower. Monthly rental rates at Hazel range from $2,180 to $7,010, and Azure’s rents range from $2,294 to $8,805, according to Apartments.com. Units come in townhome, studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans that range in size from 516 to 1,852 square feet. Amenities include a rooftop pool, outdoor deck and grilling area, clubroom, fireplace, fitness and wellness spa, yoga room, coworking spaces, a self-serve resident market and a pet spa for dogs. The complex also offers concierge and white glove package delivery services and electric vehicle charging stations.
Development
Akridge, National Development Welcome First Residents to 384-Unit Byron Apartment Community in DC
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Akridge and National Real Estate Development have begun welcoming residents to The Byron, a 384-unit apartment community in southwest Washington, D.C. The Byron is Phase I of The Stacks, a six-acre mixed-use campus. Upon completion, The Stacks will include 2 million square feet of space, including a hotel, offices, apartments, shops and restaurants. The development team for The Stacks includes Akridge, National Development, Bridge Investment Group, Blue Coastal Capital and institutional funds managed by National Real Estate Advisors. Amenities at The Byron include a 10,000-square-foot Flex gym that features a sauna, recovery room and outdoor workout space, a multi-sport simulator, two rooftop pools, pet spa, serenity garden, TV lounge with an adjoined terrace, chef’s catering kitchen and gathering spaces. Additional conveniences include Capital Bikeshare and bike maintenance stations and an onsite resident market that is scheduled to open this summer, as well as The Passage, a pedestrian-only cobblestone street. According to Apartments.com, the 14-story building offers studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 432 to 1,565 square feet. Monthly rents start at approximately $2,230.
PHOENIX — LaPour Partners and Holualoa Cos. have acquired land and secured planned approval for a dual-branded AC Hotel by Marriott and Element by Westin hotel within the 100-acre CityNorth master-planned community in north Phoenix. Groundbreaking for the project is planned for this year, with completion slated for January 2027. The eight-story development will feature 240 guest rooms with 5,700 square feet of flexible indoor-outdoor meeting space. The AC Hotel by Marriott will offer 142 guest rooms, and Element by Westin will offer 98 extended-stay guest rooms. Amenities will include a saline pool, AC lounge, Element Rise, outdoor fireplaces, an outdoor barbecue area, suites with balconies, a sundry market, AC Kitchen, guest laundry and EV chargers. LaPour Partners and Holualoa previously partnered on the Marriott AC Biltmore in 2018, which is located on Camelback Road in the Phoenix Biltmore Corridor. Terms of the land acquisition were not released.
Visionary III, Matterhorn Venture Partners Buy Land for Spec Industrial Development in Las Vegas
by Amy Works
LAS VEGAS — Visionary III and Matterhorn Venture Partners have acquired a 6.5-acre development site in the North Las Vegas Valley industrial submarket for the development of North & North Business Park, a speculative industrial project in Las Vegas. Located at the southwest corner of North Nellis and North Las Vegas boulevards, North & North Business Park will offer three industrial buildings for lease for sale to individual users. Construction is slated to begin this summer.
ROSEMOUNT, MINN. — Opus has completed a 90,000-square-foot recycling facility expansion for Spectro Alloys in Rosemount, a southern suburb of St. Paul. Spectro Alloys is a secondary foundry alloy producer in the Midwest. The addition enables the company to expand its product offering into billet from post-consumer scrap aluminum. Equipment will be assembled and calibrated in the facility over the next several months. With first production expected during the second half of 2025, the new facility creates an estimated 50 new jobs and adds nearly 120 million pounds per year of additional recycling capacity. Full production ramp-up is expected in the first quarter of 2026. Opus was the design-builder and architect.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Anduril, a defense and aerospace contractor, has selected a site in Columbus for Arsenal-1, the company’s first hyperscale weapons manufacturing facility. The Southern California-based firm plans to invest approximately $1 billion of its own capital into the development. Anduril expects the new Arsenal plant to create more than 4,000 direct jobs in Pickaway County and the surrounding areas, as well as 8,500 indirect jobs from suppliers, construction and other sectors. The company says the project represents the largest single job-creation development in the history of Ohio. At full scale, the facility will span 5 million square feet and produce tens of thousands of military systems annually, according to Anduril. The firm will produce most of its suite of autonomous weapons, sensors and systems at the facility. “Today is a proud day for Ohio as we welcome Anduril and celebrate the creation of thousands of new jobs in cutting-edge defense manufacturing,” said Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted. “This investment reinforces Ohio’s position as a leader in advanced technology and national security.” The site is located near Rickenbacker Airport and features two 12,000-foot runways and a 75-acre private apron that will accommodate military-scale aircraft for delivery purposes. The site …
SPRING, TEXAS — Locally based developer Sueba USA has completed Imperial Oaks Square, a 269-unit apartment community in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. The site is located within Falls at Imperial Oaks, a 686-acre master-planned development by Holcomb Properties, and is adjacent to the 100-acre Lake Holcomb. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 496 to 1,594 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a dog park, business center and a catering kitchen. Rents start at approximately $1,200 per month for a studio apartment. Construction began in spring 2023.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based owner The Moinian Group has begun leasing ARIA, a 114-unit apartment building located at 90 John St. in Manhattan’s Financial District. Units come in studio and one-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with custom-built closets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and spa-inspired marble bathrooms. Amenities include a resident lounge, onsite laundry facilities and concierge services. Rents start at approximately $3,000 per month for a studio apartment.
JLL Arranges $1.2B to Fund Construction of Four Northern Virginia Data Center Projects for BlackChamber
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — JLL’s Capital Markets group has arranged more than $1.2 billion over the course of 2024 to fund the construction of four data center campuses in Northern Virginia. Jamie Leachman and Drake Greer of JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, The BlackChamber Group, to arrange the funds. The direct lenders and the locations of the four campuses were not disclosed, but JLL mentioned the capital sources included bank balance sheet financing and private credit vehicles backed by insurance company funds. BlackChamber expects the new facilities to yield more than 740 megawatts of power capacity upon completion. The construction timeline for the new projects was also not released. Including these new facilities, BlackChamber’s Northern Virginia data center portfolio will comprise eight campuses offering nearly 1.5 gigawatts of power capacity across 6 million square feet of data center space.
Walker & Dunlop Originates $63.9M Loan for Multifamily Development in Johnson City, Tennessee
by John Nelson
JOHNSON CITY, TENN. — Walker & Dunlop has originated a $63.9 million FHA loan for the development of The Reserve at Johnson City, a 288-unit apartment development in East Tennessee. Located on a 14.4-acre site at 1084 W. Oakland Ave. in Johnson City, the property will serve as an addition to an existing 248-unit multifamily community that was delivered in 2015. Keith Melton and David Strange of Walker & Dunlop originated the financing on behalf of the developer, TDK Cos. Upon completion, The Reserve will feature 12 three-story walk-up buildings comprising one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include a multi-level pool, outdoor kitchen with a gas fireplace, pet park, fitness center and a single-bay car wash and vacuum station.