Development

ELLENDALE, N.D. — CIM Group has provided a $125 million loan with a potential increase up to $200 million to fund construction of Applied Digital’s High-Performance Computing (HPC) Campus in Ellendale, a city in southern North Dakota. The data center is designed to provide massive computing power and support HPC applications. Applied Digital is a designer, builder and operator of next-generation digital infrastructure for HPC applications. The company began construction on the first building at its HPC campus in October. Applied Digital has also executed a Letter of Intent with a U.S.-based hyperscaler for a 400-megawatt lease at the campus, which has more than 600 megawatts of future capacity. 

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DORAL, FLA. — Codina Partners has received site plan approval for Sevilla, a 412-unit mid-rise apartment community coming to Downtown Doral, a 250-acre mixed-use development in Miami-Dade County. The seven-story project will be situated on a 4.2-acre lot at the corner of N.W. 53rd Street and N.W. 52nd Terrace, a block from University of Miami Health Systems’ (UHealth) new Ambulatory Center. Sevilla’s floor plans will include one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 720 to 1,708 square feet. Amenities will include a resort-style pool deck with outdoor loungers, barbecue stations, a large beach-entry pool, private cabanas, Zen courtyard and a large dog park. Codina Partners will develop the community in two phases, with Phase I move-ins slated for second-quarter 2026. The developer expects to fully complete Sevilla by late 2026.  

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LOCUST GROVE, GA. — JLL has arranged a $42.5 million construction loan for Stonemont Park 75 South, a three-building industrial park in the South Atlanta city of Locust Grove. Gregg Shapiro, Dan Kearns, Kelsey Bawcombe and Hunter Rich of JLL arranged the loan through Principal Asset Management on behalf of the locally based borrower, Stonemont Financial Group. At full completion, Stonemont Park 75 will span more than 900,000 square feet and feature clear heights ranging from 32 to 40 feet, 143 dock-high doors, 130-foot truck courts, 280 trailer parking stalls and 645 car parking stalls. The construction timeline for Stonemont Park 75 South was not disclosed.

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DAPHNE, ALA. — SRI Management has opened Seagrass Village of Daphne, an independent living and assisted living community in the Gulf Coast city of Daphne. The property offers 45 independent living apartments, 45 independent living villas and 45 assisted living apartments across a 184,000-square-foot building. Project partners include Sage Development Group, Arrive Architecture Group, Lori Bates Interiors and EMJ Construction.

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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CALIF. — Shopoff Realty Investments has acquired a 55-acre property in Desert Hot Springs, a city in the Inland Empire East region of Southern California, with plans to develop an industrial project at the site.  Upon completion, the development will comprise 1.1 million square feet of distribution and warehouse space. The property, which is situated with proximity to the site of an Amazon warehouse and with direct access to I-10, will feature 167 docks, 498 trailer stalls and a clear height of 42 feet.  “This Desert Hot Springs project represents a rare opportunity to acquire a property that is already entitled and ready for development, in an area with significant demand from e-commerce companies for logistics and warehouse space,” says William Shopoff, president and CEO of the firm. “With neighbors such as Amazon and FedEx, this location has the potential to provide a great investment for many years to come and will offer third-party logistics companies significant drayage savings compared to projects in Arizona and Las Vegas.” Construction on the project is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of this year, with an anticipated timeline of 12 months.  Ian DeVries and Christ DeVries of Colliers, along …

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MAGNOLIA, TEXAS — Lowe’s Home Improvement will open a 94,000-square-foot store in the northwestern Houston suburb of Magnolia. The North Carolina-based retailer acquired 10 acres at the corner of FM 1488 and Spur 149 for the store, which will be part of a larger 60-acre retail development known as Magnolia Village. Gulf Coast Commercial is the master developer of Magnolia Village. Construction of the store is scheduled to begin later this year and to be complete in 2025. Parkside Capital sold the land to Lowe’s for an undisclosed price.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Sherman & Roylance has brokered the sale of an eight-acre seniors housing development site in Austin. The City of Austin had previously approved the site for the development of a two-story, 98-unit assisted living and memory care facility, but the project faced construction delays and ultimately ended up in foreclosure in September 2023. The lender, Woodforest Bank, sold the partially completed project to Novak Brothers, which may convert the project into a general multifamily development.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Urby, a joint venture between Ironstate Development and Brookfield Properties, has begun leasing a 317-unit apartment building in Jersey City. Rising 265 feet and 25 stories, Journal Square Urby offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, fitness center with a yoga studio, rooftop garden, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a lobby café and a dog park. Dutch architecture firm Concrete and New York City-based HLW designed the project. Rents start at approximately $3,300 per month for a studio apartment.

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NEWARK, N.J. — Locally based firm Russo Development has completed Vermella Broad Street, a 296-unit apartment community located at 355 Broad St. in downtown Newark. The property consists of two five-story buildings that house studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops, and select units offer private balconies. Vermella Broad Street also features 40,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space. Rents start at roughly $2,000 per month for a studio apartment. Leasing began last November.

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RIVIERA BEACH, FLA. — Pinnacle and Wendover Housing Partners have opened Berkeley Landing, an affordable housing community located at 3100 Broadway in Riviera Beach, about five miles north of West Palm Beach. Berkeley Landing features 110 income-restricted units and two market-rate units attached to live-work spaces on the ground level. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with incomes restricted to households earning 30, 50, 60 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). Amenities include a clubhouse, pool and a cabana, fitness center, cyber lounge, covered pavilion, playground and an enclosed dog-walking area. Financing for Berkeley Landing includes funding from the Florida Housing Finance Corp.’s allocation of housing tax credits; a contribution from Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency leveraged by a low-interest loan and impact fee relief from Palm Beach County; equity from The National Equity Fund and Bank of America; construction financing from Bank of America; and permanent financing from Neighborhood Lending Partners. Pinnacle and Wendover Housing Partners will host an official grand opening of Berkeley Landing on Friday, June 14.

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