HENDERSON, NEV. — LaPour has broken ground on Black Mountain Commerce Center, a Class A industrial condominium project in Henderson. Located at 835 W. Warm Springs Road, the 146,000-square-foot facility will offer for-sale units ranging from 21,125 square feet to full-building opportunities. Black Mountain Commerce Center will features a clear height of 28 feet, dock-high and grade-level loading, ESFR fire sprinkler systems, R-38 insulation, HVAC-ready warehouse with LED lighting and 4,000 amp, 277/480-volt, 3-phase power. The development will include 166 parking spaces, 16 EV-capable stalls and outdoor tenant amenity areas with access to nearby hiking and biking trails. Sean Zaher and Tyce O’Neill of CBRE are handling leasing and marketing for the project.
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LIBERTY, MO. — Metrobloks, a developer of AI-ready, low-latency data center infrastructure in major metropolitan markets, has formed a joint venture with Lincoln Property Co., a full-service real estate firm with an established data center platform. The partnership will focus on the co-development of a high-performance data center campus in Liberty within metro Kansas City. The newly acquired site totals 30 acres and is already zoned and powered for data center use. It sits within 10 miles of the GPC Missouri Internet Exchange Point. Plans call for a multi-phase, 568,000-square-foot campus designed to support hyperscale, AI and enterprise data center workloads, with flexibility to scale over time beyond the initial 150MW total utility power.
NORMAN, OKLA. — Rainier Development Co. has executed a master development agreement with the University of Oklahoma Foundation for the planned Rock Creek Entertainment District, a $1.1 billion project in Norman. Rainier will lead planning, design, coordination and development of the 269-acre district in collaboration with Cleveland County, the City of Norman, the University of Oklahoma, community stakeholders and other development partners. Rock Creek Entertainment District is envisioned as a year-round destination that will include an 8,000-seat performance venue designed to host concerts, conventions and community events, as well as University of Oklahoma men’s and women’s basketball games and women’s gymnastics events. Plans for Phase I of Rock Creek include the performance venue; a central outdoor plaza; approximately 140,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment experiences; roughly 250 multifamily units; and a structured parking garage with 1,200 spaces. Phased openings of the venue, restaurants and retail are expected to begin in 2028. Phase II will include approximately 180,000 square feet of office space and a 150-room hotel. Phase III calls for 500 additional multifamily units, as well as townhomes and single-family residences. Future phases are anticipated to include additional expansion, subject to market conditions and planning. The project, located …
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — A partnership between Wan Bridge, a Texas-based developer of build-to-rent residential communities, and Centurion American Development Group has delivered Frontera Shores Townhomes, a 201-unit project in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. The site spans 35.8 acres, and the community offers two-, three- and four-bedroom townhomes that range in size from 1,280 to 1,880 square feet. Amenities include a pool, walking trails and a dog park.
HOUSTON — Local owner-operator Braun Enterprises has completed the renovation of 2120 Montrose, a roughly 11,000-square-foot office building located just west of downtown Houston. The renovation included upgrades to both the exterior and interior of the building, which now offers four suites that can be leased individually or collectively. Stream Realty Partners is the leasing agent for 2120 Montrose.
HALEDON, N.J. — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for a mixed-use project in the Northern New Jersey community of Haledon. Known as High Mountain Promenade, the development at 987 Belmont Ave. will comprise 90 apartments, a 74,715-square-foot (gross) self-storage facility and 4,400 square feet of retail space. First Bank provided the financing, proceeds of which will be used to fund construction of the self-storage facility and predevelopment costs of the other uses. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula, Ryan Carroll and Michael Donohoe of JLL arranged the debt on behalf of the developer, a joint venture between two New Jersey-based groups, Tulfra Real Estate and The Hampshire Cos.
TAMPA, FLA. — A public-private partnership between RISE and the University of Tampa is set to break ground on an 833-bed residence hall project located at the corner of South Boulevard and Cleveland Street in Tampa. RISE will finance and construct the building, which is scheduled for completion in fall 2028. The university will own and operate the residence hall, with RISE managing building maintenance and custodial services. The development team includes Niles Bolton Associates and Juneau Construction. The 11-story community is designed for first- and second-year students and will offer suite-style units with shared living spaces. Amenities will include study lounges, two common rooms, dining facilities, bicycle storage and surface-level parking. The project will also include improvements to the surrounding infrastructure, such as enhanced pedestrian and cyclist pathways along South Boulevard and an upgraded Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART) bus shelter at Cleveland Street and Fielding Avenue.
WENTZVILLE, MO. — Missouri-based cannabis brand VIBE Cannabis is developing a flagship dispensary, VIBE City, at the final retail outlot at Grand Central at The Junction in Wentzville, a western suburb of St. Louis. Mia Rose Holdings is the developer for the Grand Central at The Junction mixed-use development. The project includes 180 luxury apartment units with a mix of retail, fitness and dining tenants, including Sugarfire and F45 Training, along with a Holiday Inn Express hotel. Additional retail space, formerly occupied by Brett Hull’s Junction House, is currently available for lease. The Wentzville location for VIBE will total 6,500 square feet and represent an estimated $7.5 million investment. The space will feature a drive-thru pickup window. The project team includes Layne Co. Construction, SE/Coady Architects, Premier Design Group, Crockett Engineering Consultants and Engenuity. Triad Bank provided financing. Construction is underway, with a target opening slated for September.
CENTERVILLE, OHIO — Oberer Cos. has completed the final retail strip center within The Cornerstone of Centerville North, Shoppes at Cornerstone IV, officially marking the full build-out of the mixed-use development in the Dayton suburb of Centerville. The center, totaling 10,098 square feet, represents the final phase of a multi-year development transforming the Wilmington Pike and Feedwire Road corridor. The strip center is fully leased to tenants such as Chicken Salad Chick, Body Par Pilates and Mi Cozumel. Construction began on The Cornerstone of Centerville North in 2014. Oberer expects to break ground this summer on The Cornerstone of Centerville South, a 72-acre mixed-use development located on the south side of I-675.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — WRS Inc., a retail and mixed-use development firm based in Charleston, S.C., has broken ground on the $1.2 billion redevelopment of Lakeforest Mall, a 102-acre shopping mall in Gaithersburg that shuttered in 2023. Situated in the northern arch of the Washington, D.C., suburbs, the multi-phase project will transform 1.1 million square feet of obsolete retail space and parking lots into a walkable “mini-city” that will be master-planned on a grid of walkable streets and public amenities. “This is more than just a construction project; it is the rebirth of a community anchor,” says Kevin Rogers, principal of WRS. “We are proud to deliver a project that honors the legacy of Lakeforest while looking firmly toward the future of Gaithersburg.” Hallmarks of the new mixed-use village will include: Phase I of the redevelopment’s infrastructure, which comprises demolition of the mall, installation of storm drain systems and establishment of road networks on the site, is now underway. WRS plans to begin vertical construction on the first residential and retail blocks of the development shortly after these initiatives are complete. WRS began purchasing Lakeforest Mall beginning in 2019. In 2022, the firm obtained acquisition and construction financing from PCCP for the …