PRINCETON, TEXAS — Core Spaces, a student housing and residential developer with offices in Chicago and Austin, is nearing completion of Oxenfree at Princeton, a 408-unit build-to-rent residential community located on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas. The site spans 50 acres, and the development will feature a mix of single-family and townhome-style residences with three distinct architectural styles. Oxenfree at Princeton will also offer a central amenity center with a coworking space, health club, market, lounge, pool and a children’s play area. Construction began last spring. Leasing will begin in March.
PLANO, TEXAS — The Legacy Senior Communities is planning a 30-unit expansion project at The Legacy Willow Bend, the owner-operator’s flagship property in Plano. The expansion will introduce three buildings, each designed with 10 luxury flats, for a total of 30 hybrid-style independent living units spanning about 2,000 square feet each. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2025 and to be complete in spring 2026.
GREER, S.C. — OMRON Automation, a global industrial automation solutions provider, plans to expand its operations footprint to Upstate South Carolina with a new manufacturing facility in Greer. The new facility will be located at 311 Genoble Road and will support 162 new jobs. OMRON plans to invest $9.2 million into the operation, which will include the manufacturing of motion controllers and drives, machine vision, barcode readers and verification systems. Meredith O’Connor, Sean Reynolds, Perry Major and John Cashion of JLL represented OMRON in the development and site selection process, which included the evaluation of more than 85 cities across the United States. The size and construction timeline for the Greer facility were not disclosed.
PORT WENTWORTH, GA. — A partnership between Novare Group, Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) and Baltisse has opened Wentworth Park Residences, a 328-unit apartment community located in the Savannah suburb of Port Wentworth. The Class A, garden-style community is situated on 30 acres along Augusta Road (Highway 21) near the 1-95 interchange. Dwell Design Studio designed Wentworth Park, which features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as 16 carriage houses with private garages. Amenities include a resort-style swimming pool with a sun shelf and a clubroom featuring an entertainment kitchen and a lounging area with shuffleboard and outdoor dining. Other amenities include private workstations and conference rooms, a fitness center and yoga studio and an outdoor entertainment space with a kitchen, dining area, fire pits, hammocks and a dock overlooking a lake. Monthly rental rates range from $1,610 to $2,400, according to the property website.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Continental Properties has opened Springs at St. Charles, a 320-unit townhome-style apartment community in St. Charles, about 40 miles west of Chicago. Located at 405 Smith Road, the property features a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Residences have private entrances and attached garage options. Amenities include a resort-style pool, clubhouse, outdoor grill area, 24-hour fitness center, car care area and two leash-free dog parks. The property is situated less than a 10-minute drive from the 800-acre DuPage Business Center, which includes employers such as Amazon, Norix Group Inc., Suncast Corp. and Alton Industry Group. Springs at St. Charles marks the seventh Springs apartment community in metro Chicago.
YUMA, ARIZ. — Sprouts Farmers Market will open a 23,228-square-foot store in Yuma, marking the second location in the city for the Phoenix-based grocer. In addition to the Yuma Foothills Sprouts store, the property will feature an additional 11,250 square feet of attached, inline retail space. The Spencer Cos. is the landlord and project developer. Regan Amato of JLL’s Phoenix office represented Sprouts in the lease negotiations, and Thomas J. Pancrazi of A.T. Pancrazi Real Estate Services represented The Spencer Cos. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
MALTA, N.Y. — GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS), a leading semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Upstate New York, plans to invest a total $11.6 billion over the next 10 years to expand its Fab 8 manufacturing base in Malta, a city north of Albany in Saratoga County. The investment includes an expansion of its existing facility and the development of a new 358,000-square-foot plant. GlobalFoundries says the investment will triple its capacity to manufacture semiconductors, with the ultimate goal of producing 1 million semiconductor wafers per year at its Malta campus at full operation. The planned enhancements will create more than 1,500 direct jobs and 9,000 indirect construction jobs over the next 10 years, according to the office of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Concurrently, GlobalFoundries will receive $1.5 billion in direct funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce as part of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act, a law ratified by U.S. President Joe Biden in Aug. 2022. The company will use the federal government funding in the Malta projects, as well as for enhancements planned at GlobalFoundries’ Fab 9 facility in Essex Junction, Vt. Also known as computer chips, semiconductors are an essential element of nearly all electronic and computing devices, including …
— By Elise Kunihiro and Maura Schafer — Historic building adaptive reuse creates a bridge between the past and the future, resulting in places that can become the hearts and souls of their communities. The reuse of these buildings offers community benefits, such as sustainability, new public spaces and character. Reactivate local economies Beyond revitalizing older buildings, adaptive reuse projects can also support small local business owners. A 1922 brick office building in the East Village Arts District of downtown Long Beach, Calif., for example, now hosts Partake Collective. The 25,000-square-foot cloud concept and food hall incubator allows visitors to support local restauranteurs while dining in a communal food hall or sidewalk dining area. Studio One Eleven served as the project’s architect, while RDC did interiors and procurement. The goal of this redevelopment model was to create a benchmark for future development that celebrates food diversity and enhances community building. It doesn’t hurt that Partake Collective remains an active and engaged member of the Long Beach community by working with local educational institutions to support pathways to private enterprise, business ownership and job opportunities for the most underrepresented communities. Partake Collective has already partnered with culinary programs at Browning High …
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — Catalfumo Cos. has received approval from the City of Palm Beach Gardens for the development of an additional 620 multifamily units at its Gardens Station project in South Florida. Project partner The Richman Group of Cos. is currently underway on the construction of the originally planned 398 units. Located at 11025 RCA Center Drive, the community will total 1,016 apartments, with more than 100 residences dedicated to workforce housing. Gardens Station is situated within the larger PGA Station transit-oriented development, which also features office space and apartment community The Marc, which is scheduled for delivery later this year. The new addition to Gardens Station was designed by Corwil Architects. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
ARDEN AND ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Trilogy Investment Co. will develop three rental townhome communities in metro Asheville. Located in the city of Asheville and the unincorporated community of Arden, the Rêve Communities-branded properties will total 267 units across 35 acres. Amenities at each community will include 24-hour maintenance, valet trash, a clubhouse, pool, playground and a dog park. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of this year, with preleasing expected to begin in mid-2025.