KYLE, TEXAS — Extended Stay America has opened a 124-room hotel in Kyle, located roughly midway between Austin and San Antonio. Extended Stay will operate the hotel under its Premier Suites brand. Houston-based Provident Realty Advisors developed the four-story hotel, which offers complimentary breakfast, onsite guest laundry services, a 24-hour fitness room and additional vending options in the lobby.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Gilbane Development, Blue Sea Development and Artspace Projects Inc. has broken ground on the Brownsville Arts Center & Apartments, a $254 million affordable housing project that will be located on a city-owned tract at 366 Rockaway Ave. near downtown Brooklyn. The property will offer 283 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom formats that will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 70 percent of the area median income. The Brownsville Arts Center & Apartments will also feature a 28,000-square-foot cultural arts center with a 3,440-square-foot, multi-purpose performance, rehearsal and studio space for community arts groups. Various city housing agencies and authorities have committed nearly $100 million in subsidized financing for the project, construction of which is expected to be complete in 2027.
LOS ANGELES — A partnership between John Stanley Inc. and Concerned Citizens Community Involvement known as Southside LA Housing Partners has opened a new affordable seniors housing development in South Los Angeles. John Stanley Inc. and Concerned Citizens Community Involvement co-developed the community, Serenity Apartments, which totals 50 units reserved for residents age 62 and older with incomes at or below 30 to 60 percent of the area median income. Nine units are reserved for individuals who require mobility accommodations, with five designed for residents with hearing and vision disabilities and 36 reserved for previously homeless seniors. One unit is reserved for an onsite manager. The property, formerly known as Southside Seniors, is situated on land provided by Southside Church through a land lease. Trillium will manage Serenity Apartments. Amenities at the community include a lounge, courtyard with a barbecue area, kitchen, computer lab, gym and laundry facilities. The development also features 1,600 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 100-car garage. In partnership with R4 Capital Funding, Western Alliance Bank invested $22.2 million in tax-exempt and taxable construction-to-permanent multifamily housing revenue bonds to finance the project.
CRESCENT CITY, CALIF. — LRE & Co. has obtained approval from the Del Norte County Planning Department for a retail development at 915 Washington Blvd. in Crescent City. Situated on an 87,120-square-foot site, the project will feature 12,000 square feet of retail space, including a quick-service restaurant building, two retail shop pads with drive-thru capabilities, multiple inline tenant spaces and two additional drive-thru pads. Construction is slated to start in early 2026.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Hammes has broken ground on OhioHealth Hall, an 80,000-square-foot academic building for healthcare education at Columbus State Community College in Columbus. The facility will feature labs, simulation spaces, classrooms and student amenities. The project, announced in June 2023, is a partnership with OhioHealth. Hammes Healthcare will serve as Columbus State’s project manager and owner’s representative. The architect is Moody Nolan, and Elford is serving as the construction manager.
TAMPA, FLA. — Alliance Residential Co. has opened Broadstone Marina Bay, a 325-unit luxury apartment complex located near Tampa International Airport. The project team includes MSA Architects (project architect), Rhett Roy (landscape architect), KDS Interiors (interior designer) and Halff Associates (engineer). Broadstone Marina Bay offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as three-bedroom townhomes with private garage parking, ranging in size from 593 square feet to 1,564 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Additionally, the property will include The Watercolor Collection — a limited number of high-floor apartments offering bay views and waterfront townhomes set within a private neighborhood-style enclave, along with a private pet spa and gated pet park. Amenities at the complex include The Club at Broadstone Marina Bay, a clubhouse with a bayfront saltwater swimming pool with cabanas, rooftop lounge with views of Tampa Bay, waterfront putting green, yoga lawn, bocce ball courts, business lounge with private office studios, media lounge and a fitness center with yoga and boxing studios. The Club will also offer a fully equipped multimedia production space designed for resident music, video and podcast creation.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — A joint venture between Landmark Properties and Manulife Investment Management has completed The Mark Tallahassee, an 860-bed student housing development near the Florida State University (FSU) campus in Tallahassee. The development team for the project included Dwell Design and Landmark Construction. Located at 675 W. Lafayette St., the development comprises three mid-rise buildings offering 202 fully furnished units ranging in configurations from studio to six-bedrooms. The property also offers VIP penthouse-style units with upgraded technology and appliance packages, as well as oversized common rooms with pool tables. Amenities include an 8,900-square-foot rooftop clubhouse with a pool and sun shelf overlooking the Doak S. Campbell football stadium; a fitness center with a cold plunge and sauna; 24-hour study lounge; gathering space with a grilling station; fire pits and a Jumbotron; and an additional outdoor fitness center. The Mark Tallahassee was fully leased ahead of FSU’s 2025-2026 academic year.
HOUSTON — Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) has unveiled plans to build a new $6.5 billion manufacturing facility at Generation Park, a 4,000-acre master-planned development in northeast Houston that is owned by McCord Development. The active pharmaceutical product (API) facility, which represents the second of four new U.S. sites that Lilly plans to announce this year, will be used to manufacture the company’s pipeline of small molecule medicines across therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic health, oncology, immunology and neuroscience. The project is expected to be operational within five years. Lilly plans to bring 615 new, high-wage jobs to the greater Houston area, including engineers, scientists, operations personnel and lab technicians. The company also expects to generate 4,000 construction jobs as the project is built. The facility will be among those that will manufacture orforglipron, Lilly’s first oral, small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, which the company expects to submit to global regulatory agencies for obesity by the end of this year. “Our new Houston site will enhance Lilly’s ability to manufacture orforglipron at scale and, if approved, help fulfill the medicine’s potential as a metabolic health treatment for tens of millions of people worldwide who prefer the ease of a pill …
MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS — General contractor Steele & Freeman has completed a 77,000-square-foot civic project in Midlothian, a southern suburb of Dallas. Designed by Hoefer Welker, the new facility at 1111 George W. Raffield Jr. Way houses the operations of the city’s police and fire departments, as well as the municipal court. Voters approved the new facility via a 2021 bond election.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based developer Industry ATX has delivered Industry SOMA, a 23-unit affordable housing project in Austin’s South Menchaca neighborhood. The townhome-style residences are housed and are reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Units have an average size of about 1,100 square feet. Mark Odom Studio designed the project, construction of which began in fall 2022.