SEATTLE — LPC West, in partnership with Perkins & Will as architect and designer and GLY as general contractor, has completed Gateway Building, a 13-story, transit-oriented office property in Seattle. The 266,000-square-foot building is situated atop the U District light rail station and two blocks from the University of Washington’s Seattle campus. The University of Washington’s administration departments occupies floors two through seven, spanning 135,000 square feet, with the remaining floors dedicated to other tenants. Gateway Building features 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a two-story lobby, second-floor conference center, bike storage and shower rooms, as well as outdoor spaces, including a rooftop terrace, green roof with a 60 kW photovoltaic array and a public pocket park at the corner of Brooklyn Avenue NE and NE 43rd Street.
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DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — ANF has delivered Phase I of Parks at Delray, a 43-acre mixed-use development located at 2100 S. Congress Ave. in Delray Beach. ANF worked on behalf of the ownership group, which comprises 13th Floor Investments, Key International, CDS International Holdings and Wexford Capital. The first phase of Parks at Delray, which ANF topped out in September 2023, includes 420 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 580 to 1,400 square feet, as well as three-bedroom townhomes ranging in size from 1,670 to 1,770 square feet. Designed by MSA Architects, the community’s resort-style amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, social lounge and green spaces. When fully built out, Parks at Delray will feature 747 multifamily units, approximately 10 percent of which will be designated as workforce housing.
CINCINNATI — Sonida Senior Living has expanded The Wellington at North Bend Crossing in Cincinnati with the addition of its new Vista building. The four-story building is now welcoming visitors for tours ahead of its anticipated summer opening. The Vista building adds 82 new assisted living and memory care apartments, supporting a maximum occupancy of 113 residents. The expansion will create nearly 65 new jobs in the area. The building features three outdoor spaces, a nearly 1,000-square-foot rehabilitation gym, fitness room, theater, game room, multiple dining venues, a salon and sunrooms on each floor. Responding to frequent requests from the community, Vista will introduce fully furnished assisted living apartments specifically available for temporary stays and respite care. This addition addresses a growing need among local families for flexible, supportive short-term living options. Vista also expands the community’s specialized memory care neighborhood, which utilizes Sonida’s Magnolia Trails program to provide engagement and purpose-driven experiences for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. With the addition of Vista, The Wellington at North Bend Crossing expands its continuum of care to include a total of 318 independent living, assisted living, memory care and temporary stay/respite care units.
LEBANON, TENN. — CRG has broken ground on the first building within The Cubes at Sparta Pike, a 198-acre industrial park in Lebanon. Known as Building B, the new 520,000-square-foot facility will be the first of four buildings at the park and will feature 40-foot clear heights, staging bays with grade-level doors, deep truck courts, trailer storage, car parking, ESFR sprinklers and high-efficiency LED lighting. The Cubes at Sparta Pike is situated within a mile of I-40 and roughly 24 miles from the Nashville International Airport and will accommodate up to 2.8 million square feet of Class A industrial space. CRG has retained Jim Rodrigues and John Zeffery of Lee & Associates’ Nashville office to market and lease the development. The project team includes CRG’s parent company, Clayco, as the design-builder and Lamar Johnson Collaborative as the project architect. Construction at Building B is expected to be completed in early 2026.
CHICOPEE, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $37.3 million in financing for Singing Bridge Residences, a 105-unit affordable housing project in Chicopee, located near the Massachusetts-New York border. The borrower, a joint venture between Sydney Capital Group LLC and Brisa Builders Development, will develop the complex on a four-acre, riverfront site at 400 Main St. that was previously owned by the city. Other portions of the site will be developed separately to feature a sports complex, brewery and an office building. The unit mix will consist of 16 studios, 21 one-bedroom apartments, 57 two-bedroom residences and 11 three-bedroom apartments and will feature a range of income restrictions. Paul A. Castrucci Architects is designing Singing Bridge Residences, and Western Builders is serving as the general contractor. Completion is slated for summer 2027.
National CORE to Develop 144-Unit Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Fort Myers, Florida
by John Nelson
FORT MYERS, FLA. — National CORE has announced plans to develop Oak Park Senior Living, an affordable seniors housing project in Fort Myers. Upon completion, the four-story community will feature 144 apartment units for residents age 62 and older earning between 30 and 65 percent of the area median income. Residences will include 124 one-bedroom apartments and 20 two-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include a community room, cybercafe, swimming pool, fitness room, community garden and a pickleball court. Residents will have access to computer training, daily activities and free assistance with light housekeeping, grocery shopping and laundry through AGPM, National CORE’s property management partner. KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment has provided $16 million in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity. KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group privately placed $22 million in tax exempt bonds for the construction and originated a $7.4 million Freddie Mac Forward commitment for permanent financing, which will be funded upon stabilization of the community. Florida Housing Finance Corp. has committed $22 million to the project in the form of a Multifamily Mortgage Revenue Note, as well as $9.5 million from the Rental Recovery Loan Program, $1.2 million of Extremely Low-Income funding and $1.9 million in 4 percent LIHTC …
KARA Hospitality Opens 92-Room Extended Stay America Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — KARA Hospitality has opened Extended Stay America Premier Suites – Charlottesville, a 92-room, four-story hotel in Charlottesville. The hotel features free Wi-Fi, complimentary breakfast, cable TV, a 24-hour fitness room, onsite guest laundry and a lobby with additional vending options. All suites include fully equipped kitchens with full-size refrigerators, microwaves, stovetops, cookware, utensils and dishes, as well as recliners and work areas.
TEMPLETON, MASS. — A partnership between metro Boston-based MPZ Development and Capstone Communities will undertake a $36 million multifamily adaptive reuse project in Templeton, about 65 miles northwest of Boston. Designed by ICON Architecture, the project will convert the historic Baldwinville Elementary School, which was originally built in 1923, into a 54-unit apartment complex that will be known as Baldwinville School Apartments. Residences will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and the majority (49) of the units will be reserved for households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a children’s playground, fitness center, electric vehicle charging stations, onsite laundry facilities and a community walking trail and green space. Rockland Trust provided $21.5 million in construction financing for the project. A groundbreaking ceremony will take place in May.
BALA CYNWYD, PA. — Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) and CBG Building Co. have topped out a 217-unit multifamily redevelopment project in Bala Cynwyd, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. The project, which represents the second phase of a larger redevelopment known as Bala Cynwyd on City Avenue, is a conversion of the former 120,000-square-foot Lord & Taylor department store into an apartment complex with 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Federal Realty received zoning approval for the project in February 2024 and broke ground a few months later. The company expects to complete construction of this phase next summer.
PLANO, TEXAS — Aligned Data Centers LLC, a data center developer and operator based in Plano, has partnered with Lambda Inc., a cloud computing company backed by Nvidia. Lambda will occupy DFW-04, Aligned’s newest data center under construction in its home market. The Dallas Morning News reported that the facility represents an investment of $700 million. Lambda’s AI Cloud platform will be integrated into the new data center, which is anticipated to be available in 2026. Situated at 401 N. Star Road, DFW-04 will comprise 425,000 square feet and support Lambda’s highest-density graphics processing units (GPUs), essential tools for AI and machine learning users. The new 44-acre facility will have an onsite substation and will feature Aligned’s proprietary air and liquid cooling technologies. DFW-04 will also have more than 5,000 megawatts of future capacity. The new facility will be situated within three miles of DFW-01 and DFW-02, which also serves as Aligned’s corporate headquarters. Aligned is also currently underway on DFW-03, a 27-acre data center project in Mansfield, Texas, that is set to deliver later this year. “Aligned is the ideal partner to help Lambda build large, flexible space that meets the AI demands of today and tomorrow,” says Ken …