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Rockefeller Group, Stonebridge Underway on $375M Office Building in D.C.

by John Nelson

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A joint venture between Rockefeller Group and Stonebridge is underway on the development of 600 Fifth Street Northwest, a $375 million office building project in Washington, D.C. Upon completion, the building, which is situated at the site of the former Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) headquarters, will total 400,000 square feet. The property will feature 15-foot ceilings, open-air terraces on every other floor, an energy-efficient glass curtain wall and a ground-level public park. Law firm Crowell & Moring will occupy 199,000 square feet as an anchor tenant of the building, which was 50 percent preleased at the time of topping out, May 20. Stonebridge and Rockefeller signed a 99-year ground lease with Metro in June 2023, breaking ground the same month. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. Clark Construction is serving as the general contractor on the project, which was designed by Pickard Chilton. Kendall Heaton Associates is the architect of record, and Scott Frankel, Carroll Cavanagh, Dimitri Hajimihalis, Emily Eppolito and D.J. Callahan of CBRE manage leasing at the property.

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Bromley, Highwoods Properties Top Out 18-Story Midtown East Office Tower in Tampa

by John Nelson

TAMPA, FLA. — Joint venture partners The Bromley Cos. and Highwoods Properties have topped out Midtown East, an 18-story office tower situated within Bromley’s 23-acre Midtown Tampa mixed-use development in Tampa. Upon completion, the property will comprise 430,000 square feet of office and ground-floor retail space. Bromley and Highwoods will jointly own 143,000 square feet, and Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas will own and occupy the remainder of the building. Architecture firm Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio designed Midtown East, which will feature a heat-reflective roof, covered outdoor terraces, floor-to-ceiling glass, high-speed elevators and adaptable floorplans. Completion of the project is scheduled for 2025. Midtown East will serve as the anchor building of the $1 billion Midtown Tampa development, which also comprises residential, hospitality and retail space, as well as the Midtown Commons public space, a dog park, recreational trail and a lake.

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BWE Secures $24M Financing for Affordable Housing Development in Orlando

by John Nelson

ORLANDO, FLA. — BWE has secured $24 million for the construction and permanent financing of Barnett Villas, an affordable housing development in Orlando. Peter Borstelmann and Jim Gillespie of BWE arranged the financing in the form of the purchase of tax-exempt bonds issued by the Florida Housing Finance Corp. (FHFC). The bonds feature a fixed interest rate, as well as three years of interest-only payments. Upon completion, Barnett Villas — which will be located at 1050 Barnett Villas Drive — will comprise 156 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Of the units, 78 will be reserved for residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), 39 will be designated for residents earning up to 50 percent of AMI and 39 will be reserved for residents earning up to 70 percent of the AMI. Amenities at the property will include a fitness center, lounge and surface parking. The total project cost is $44.9 million, including $18.2 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity syndicated by Enterprise Housing Credit Investments. A construction timeline was not disclosed.

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McNair Interests Begins Leasing 221-Unit Apartment Complex in Houston

by Taylor Williams

HOUSTON — Locally based developer McNair Interests has begun leasing Rowan on the Trails, a 221-unit apartment complex in Houston’s Westchase District. The project is part of a larger development, the first phase of which features the 330-unit Remy on the Trails. Residences come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 900 to 1,500 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking spaces, clubroom and walking trails. Rents start at $1,650 per month for a studio apartment. Construction began in July 2023.

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Davis Cos. Begins Leasing 150-Unit Apartment Building in Boston

by Taylor Williams

BOSTON — Locally based development and investment firm The Davis Cos. has begun leasing Hew at 1515, a 150-unit apartment building in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood. Designed by RODE Architects, the seven-story building is part of a larger complex at 1515 Commonwealth Ave. that includes a 102-unit condo building. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a clubroom with a catering kitchen, fitness center, rooftop terrace and bar, coworking spaces, a multi-sport simulator and a pet spa. The first move-ins will begin this summer. Rents start at $2,770 per month for a studio apartment.

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Brinkmann Constructors Completes 35,000 SF Audi Dealership in Kirkwood, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow

KIRKWOOD, MO. — Brinkmann Constructors has completed a 35,000-square-foot Audi dealership for Semersky Enterprises, a Chicago-based automobile retailer. The two-story property is located in Kirkwood, a western suburb of St. Louis. The project features a lower-level service drive, 18-bay service shop and second-story showroom. Brinkmann’s scope of work included the civil, landscaping and mechanical, engineering and plumbing design-build services in addition to the furniture, fixtures, signage and automotive equipment. Charles Vincent George Architects served as the project architect.

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Thompson Thrift Opens 336-Unit Notch66 Apartment Community in Longmont, Colorado

by Amy Works

LONGMONT, COLO. — Thompson Thrift has opened Notch66, a multifamily community in Longmont, a suburb of Boulder. The community is already 30 percent leased. Sitting on 18.4 acres at 2514 Main St., Notch66 features 336 one-, two- and three-bedroom garden-style apartments. Each apartment includes quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes, walk-in closets, hardwood-style flooring and full-size washers/dryers. Some apartments also include detached garages and private yards. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool and dog park.

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SE Legacy Development Breaks Ground on $7.4B Master-Planned Project in South Texas

by John Nelson

LAREDO, TEXAS — SE Legacy Development LLC, a development firm founded by the Walker Family, has broken ground on a $7.4 billion master-planned project in South Texas. The development, named Talise, will be situated on 13,000 acres north of Laredo in an unincorporated portion of Webb County. Situated at the intersection of I-35, U.S. Highway 83 and Texas Highway 255, Talise will feature thousands of single-family and multifamily residences, an industrial and manufacturing park, town center retail space, regional airport and a newly discovered water source. The name Talise is a term with Native American-Iroquoian roots meaning “lovely water.” The Walker Family, a multi-generational entity that has owned ranch land spanning more than 250,000 acres over the course of its history, owns the land for Talise and is investing $1.6 billion in the development. The Walker Family discovered the water source on the land and is proposing a way to use the resource as an alternative solution to current water shortages in Laredo and Webb County. The newly established Legacy Water Supply Corp. is proposing a method to treat 50 million gallons of water within the Talise land holdings daily. SE Legacy Development is drilling 40 water wells to access …

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Partnership Nears Completion of 351-Unit Mixed-Income Residential Project in North San Antonio

by Taylor Williams

SAN ANTONIO — A partnership between Bitterblue Inc., Morgan Group and the San Antonio Housing Trust is nearing completion of Caroline at Rogers Ranch, a 351-unit mixed-income residential project located on the north side of San Antonio. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with 176 residences reserved for households earning between 60 and 80 percent of the area median income. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, resident clubhouse and a game lawn. Davies Collaborative designed the project. Construction began in early 2022, and the first residents have begun moving in over the past several months. Full completion is slated for later this year. Rents start at $1,250 per month for a one-bedroom market-rate apartment.

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Sares Regis Opens 195-Unit Celeste Multifamily Community in South San Francisco

by Amy Works

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Sares Regis Group of Northern California has completed the construction of Celeste, a ground-up residential development in downtown South San Francisco. Located at 401 Cypress Ave., the eight-story building offers 195 apartments, an onsite leasing center, a fitness loft and secure electric vehicle parking. Sares is pursuing LEED Silver certification for the development. BDE Architecture served as architect of record for Celeste.

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