Development

Stream-Industrial

HOUSTON — Stream Realty Partners has acquired two industrial development sites totaling 40.7 acres in Houston. The first parcel spans 24.4 acres and is located at the intersection of Kirby Drive and North Spectrum Boulevard on the city’s south side.  The second site totals 16.3 acres and is located near the intersection of I-45 and State Highway 99 on the city’s north side. Stream plans to develop speculative facilities on both sites, with construction kicking off later this year. Justin Robinson, Tyler Wellborn, Craig McKenna and Kyle Fletcher of Stream sourced and negotiated the acquisition of the first site. Grant Wisenbaker of Stream handled the purchase of the second site in conjunction with Robinson, Wellborn and McKenna.

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SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged a $23 million construction loan for the development of a 39-acre industrial park in the Charleston suburb of Summerville. Todd McNeill and Sunny Sajnani of IPA’s Dallas office arranged the three-year construction loan through Southern States Bank on behalf of the borrower, Atlanta-based Capital Development Partners. The loan was underwritten at a 65 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Boasso Global, a provider of cleaning, maintenance, storage and transportation services for the tank trailer and container industry, will occupy the park, which is located near I-26 and I-526 and a short drive to Port of Charleston’s North Charleston Terminal. The construction timeline was not disclosed.

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SWAMPSCOTT, MASS. — Regional developer and operator WinnCos. has received $69.1 million in financing for The Westcott, a 114-unit affordable housing project in Swampscott, a northeastern suburb of Boston. Units at The Westcott will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 110 percent of the area median income. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities provided Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity for the project. MassHousing provided bridge and permanent financing, and both the Swampscott Affordable Housing Trust and North Shore HOME Consortium contributed funds to the development. Construction is underway, with the first units expected to be available for occupancy next year.

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NEW YORK CITY — CAMBA Housing Ventures has broken ground on Clarkson Avenue Estates, a 328-unit affordable housing project in Brooklyn. GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. led the remediation efforts for the site at 329 Clarkson Ave., which most recently housed a parking facility operated by SUNY Downstate Medical Center. The nine-story building will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units for renters earning up to 30, 40, 50 and 70 percent of the area median income. Half of the units will be reserved as supportive housing for formerly homeless or incarcerated individuals. Amenities will include community rooms, a computer room, basketball gym and onsite laundry facilities. The development will also feature 30,000 square feet for supportive facilities for initiatives such as workforce training, financial literacy, youth education and development and childcare. Delivery is slated for 2026.

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CHASKA, MINN. — Continental Properties has opened Springs at McKnight Lake, a 280-unit apartment community in Chaska, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. The property is located at 3 Oakridge Drive near a new Costco store. Springs at McKnight Lake offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, outdoor grill area, fitness center, car care area and two dog parks. Situated on the slopes overlooking McKnight Lake, the property provides residents with a direct path to trails and water activities. Springs at McKnight Lake marks the ninth community in Continental’s Minnesota portfolio.

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CHICAGO — Related Midwest has broken ground on 400 Lake Shore, a two-tower multifamily development located along the Chicago River in the city’s Streeterville neighborhood. Related is building the project on a site left vacant after plans to build the Chicago Spire skyscraper were abandoned nearly two decades ago. Phase I of the project will include the construction of the development’s 72-story North Tower.  The 1.1 million-square-foot North Tower will offer 635 multifamily units, 20 percent of which will be affordable housing. The development will also include 4.5 acres of open and green space, including the construction of DuSable Park in partnership with the Chicago Park District. The development will also include an expansion of the Chicago Riverwalk Founder’s Way walking path.  Construction on Phase One is scheduled for completion in early 2027. The Chicago Office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed both towers, which include nods to the city’s architectural history and geography. March and White designed the building interiors, with locally based Stantec serving as the architect of record for the project. The development team for Phase I includes LR Contracting and BOWA Construction. A collaboration between The Illinois Housing Development Authority, Wells Fargo and other undisclosed financial institutions …

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MIAMI — Gencom has retaken the majority ownership of Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, a 291-room hotel located at 455 Grand Bay Drive in Miami’s barrier island of Key Biscayne. The locally based company developed the 17-acre resort in 2000 and later sold the majority stake to a privately held REIT in a three-property portfolio deal valued at $750 million. Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne includes several swimming pools; 1,000 feet of beach frontage; six restaurants, bars and cafes; 37,000 square feet of meeting space; health and wellness amenities including a fitness center, tennis center and spa; and 188 condo-hotel units, which were not part of the acquisition. Citigroup and affiliates of KSL Capital Partners LLC provided financing for Gencom’s purchase, the terms of which were not disclosed. Gencom is planning a $100 million overhaul of the 13-story hotel that is slated to start in 2025. The renovation will include major upgrades to the guestrooms, food-and-beverage offerings, public spaces and guest amenities.

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CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Equitas Management Group has completed renovations for One Park Place, a 57,000-square-foot office building located at 6148 Lee Highway in Chattanooga. The property is fully leased to tenants including Equitas Management and EMJ, a general contractor that oversaw the renovations as well as constructed the building originally in 1984. Other tenants include medical, legal and financial services tenants, among others. Designed by HK Architects, the renovations include a new sleek black exterior, updated atrium, modernized offices and conference spaces and a grand balcony.

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THE COLONY, TEXAS — New York City-based Link Logistics has completed the second and final phase of Live Oak Logistics, an industrial project in the northern Dallas suburb of The Colony that added 778,950 square feet of space across four buildings to the local supply. The Phase II buildings range in size from 115,920 to 395,000 square feet, feature clear heights as high as 36 feet and can support manufacturing, warehousing and distribution users. GSR Andrade designed the project, and MW Builders served as the general contractor.

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HOUSTON — Midway has unveiled plans for a 320,000-square-foot office building within the locally based developer’s CITYCENTRE mixed-use destination in West Houston. The 19-story building, which will be known as CITYCENTRE Six, will sit on a nine-story podium parking structure and include 12,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Midway has also secured an undisclosed anchor tenant to occupy 65 percent of the office space. The design team includes architect of record Kirksey, Munoz + Albin Architecture & Planning and OJB Landscape Architecture. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter and to be complete in 2026.

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