HUTCHINS, TEXAS — Atlanta-based fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A has opened a $100 million distribution center in Hutchins, a southern suburb of Dallas, according to reports from multiple news outlets including Fox 4 KDFW and The Dallas Express. Both publications report that the facility will span approximately 290,000 square feet, employ more than 200 people and serve more than 200 restaurants in the region. Chick-fil-A, which opened its 3,000th restaurant a couple months ago in Dallas, now operates seven distribution centers throughout the country.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. has broken ground on The Vickery, a 321-unit multifamily project in downtown Fort Worth. Designed by GFF and developed in partnership with SCOA Real Estate Partners, The Vickery will consist of 307 apartments, 14 townhomes and a 5,300-square-foot restaurant with a second-story lounge. Residential amenities will include a pool, rooftop lounge, coworking space and two dog parks. First United Bank provided a $61 million construction loan for the project. Heather McClure and Jonathan Paine of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan on behalf of Trademark. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in spring 2026.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has secured $118.5 million in financing for the construction of 52 at Park, a 300-unit affordable housing development located in Orlando. The financing includes a $73.5 million construction loan and $45 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity. Chris McGraw and Tim Leonhard of Berkadia arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Lincoln Avenue Communities. 52 at Park will feature eight buildings comprising a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units reserved for households earning 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Amenities will include a business center, clubhouse, fitness center, pool, laundry room and a game room. The target delivery date was not disclosed.
COLLEGE PARK, MD. — LV Collective has announced plans to develop a 299-unit student housing development at 8133 Baltimore Ave. near the University of Maryland campus in the Lakeland neighborhood of College Park. The property is set to include 13,000 square feet of retail space, alongside a ground-level coffee shop and second-floor coworking space. The project will also feature a community center developed in collaboration with the Lakeland Civic Association and the Lakeland Community Heritage Project. The space will include a library and large flexible space for functions including presentations, art galleries and gatherings. The development team for the project, which is scheduled for completion in fall 2027, includes WDG Architecture, Bohler Engineering, John Moriarty & Associates and US-EcoLogic. Further details on the community were not disclosed. The development is LV Collective’s first in the state of Maryland.
TAUNTON, MASS. — Boston-based investment firm Rhino Capital Advisors will develop a 180,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Taunton, located south of Boston near the Massachusetts-Rhode Island border. The site spans 11.2 acres within Myles Standish Industrial Park, and the building will feature five loading docks and 270 parking spaces. CrowdStreet raised $11.5 million in funding for the project, construction of which is scheduled to begin in the first quarter and to last about a year.
PITTSBURGH — New Jersey-based Tryko Partners has begun leasing Cedarwood Homes, an age-restricted affordable housing project located at the site of the former Fairywood School in Pittsburgh. The majority (39) of the one-bedroom units are reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Merchants Capital provided $11 million in project financing, and The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency awarded 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to the developer to fund the project. Construction began last summer.
MOORE, S.C. — A partnership between PRP and Flint Development has completed the development of a 1.9 million-square-foot distribution center in the Greenville-Spartanburg metropolitan area community of Moore. The property is fully leased to an affiliate of Hong Kong-based power tool manufacturer Techtronic Industries Co. and will distribute goods from the company’s Hart Consumer Products division. The development is one of the largest single-story logistics properties in the United States, according to PRP. The center features a cross-dock loading configuration with 40-foot clear heights, 338 dock doors and a 185-foot truck court, with 835 spaces of excess trailer parking across 178 acres of land. The development is located near the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and Inland Port Greer, which offers direct rail connection to the Port of Charleston. Techtronic Industries leases a second 1.4 million-square-foot logistics center roughly 11 miles away in Duncan, which PRP also developed. The property distributes products from the company’s Hoover brand. PRP is a Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment management company with a focus on corporate headquarters facilities, office properties, logistics facilities, high-street retail properties, multifamily and data centers. Prairie Village, Kan.-based Flint Development is a commercial real estate development firm specializing in industrial, multifamily and …
MIAMI — Co-developers L&L Holding Co. and Oak Row Equities, along with project partner Shorenstein Properties and capital partner Claure Group, have topped out the Residences at The Wynwood Plaza, a 509-unit apartment development in Miami. The property serves as the multifamily component of Wynwood Plaza, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development underway in the city’s Wynwood district. Designed by Gensler, Residences at The Wynwood Plaza will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with floor-to-ceiling windows, modern appliances, high-end finishes and flexible layouts. Amenities will include 32,000 square feet of retail space, multiple connected rooftops, a multi-purpose sports court, two outdoor pools, sauna, hot tub, cold plunge pool, coworking spaces, private phone rooms, game lounge and a modern fitness center. Urban planning firm Field Operations designed the property’s 26,000-square-foot public plaza. L&L Holding and Oak Row plan to begin welcoming residents in 2025. The duo also topped off on Wynwood Plaza’s 12-story office tower in September 2023.
SMYRNA, TENN. — A joint venture between Foundry Commercial and Principal Global Investors, doing business as Tridon Property Owner LLC, has completed the development of Creekside Logistics, a warehouse development located in Smyrna, roughly 25 miles outside Nashville. Ware Malcomb provided architecture and interior design services for the project, and Layton Construction served as the general contractor. Totaling 371,000 square feet, the property features three buildings comprising 147,500; 135,240; and 88,500 square feet. Situated on 43 acres, the development will accommodate tenant occupancies ranging from 17,860 to 147,260 square feet. The buildings feature tilt-wall construction with 32-foot clear heights.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — SpaceX, the rocket and spacecraft production company owned by Elon Musk, will open a new office and industrial complex in the South Texas city of Brownsville, according to reports from multiple news outlets including Dallas Morning News and San Antonio Express-News. The former publication, citing a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation, reports that the “Starbase Office” project carries a price tag of about $100 million and will be developed as an expansion of an existing industrial facility, with construction starting later this month. The latter reports that the facility will rise five stories and span approximately 330,000 square feet, with construction expected to last about a year.