Parkway Construction has broken ground on a 70,000-square-foot venue for Austin-based High 5 Entertainment in Allen, located on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas. The venue is located within The Farm in Allen, a 135-acre mixed-use development. The entertainment center will feature a landscaped miniature golf course, a 24-lane bowling alley, two-story laser tag arena, axe throwing arena, escape rooms and a scratch kitchen with a full bar. Completion is slated for next spring. JaRyCo is the master developer of The Farm in Allen.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Charleston-based development firm Greystar has broken ground on Mid85, a 2 million-square-foot industrial park in the Upstate South Carolina city of Spartanburg. Greystar and general contractor Frampton Construction have begun to build Phase I, which will comprise two speculative warehouses totaling 1.2 million square feet. Building One will total 277,648 square feet, with a rear-load layout, 32-foot clear heights, 58 dock doors and 78 trailer parking spots. Building Two will measure 917,694 square feet and feature a cross-dock layout, 40-foot clear heights, 88 dock doors and 201 parking spaces. The design-build team includes architect McMillan Pazdan Smith, civil engineer SeamonWhiteside and structural engineer WGPM Inc. JLL is handling leasing for the park, which will be situated off I-85 near Inland Port Greer, Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and BMW’s Spartanburg plant. Greystar expects to deliver Mid85 in October 2024.
Highlands Residential, Perennial Properties Plan 148-Unit Active Adult Community in Lawrenceville, Georgia
by John Nelson
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Highlands Residential and Perennial Properties have formed a joint venture to build Park Place Apartments, a 148-unit active adult community in Lawrenceville, approximately 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. Construction of the project is already underway, and first move-ins are scheduled for 2024. The senior population of Gwinnett County is expected to grow by 33.6 percent over the next 10 years and Atlanta metro wide by 47 percent, according to the developers. Atlanta-based Highlands Residential is the developer and at completion Perennial Properties will be the property manager. The group also developed and manages The Chateau by Highlands, a 152-unit luxury active adult community in Braselton, about 20 miles further northeast of Park Place.
CONCORD, N.C. — Lansing Melbourne Group (LMG) and Denholtz Properties have opened Novi Flats, a 48-unit apartment community located in downtown Concord, about 27 miles northeast of Charlotte. The property is the first of three adjacent properties being built by the LMG-Denholtz joint venture. The other two communities will be the 167-unit Novi Rise, which will open later this year, and the 89-unit Novi Lofts that is set to open in late 2024. Novi Flats features an upscale industrial aesthetic and units come with quartz countertops, GE stainless steel appliance packages and in-unit washers and dryers. Select units have walk-in showers and closets, balconies and USB outlets. Amenities include a private CrossFit gym, bike room and package concierge, as well as connection to Concord’s Spring Street parking deck via a sky bridge. Novi Flats also features 2,333 square feet of street-level retail space.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Locally based developer King Street Properties has completed a $170 million life sciences project located at 101 Cambridgepark Drive in Cambridge. King Street partnered with California-based Healthpeak Properties on the 160,000-square-foot project, which features both traditional office and laboratory space within a five-story building. The property also includes 3,000 square feet of street-level retail space with outdoor seating. Dimella Shaffer served as the architect of the project, which opened fully preleased. Consigli Construction Co. served as the general contractor.
RYE, N.Y. — New York Blood Center Enterprises will open a 187,000-square-foot headquarters campus in Rye, located in Westchester County. The facility will include space for life sciences research, blood collections, processing and cell therapy manufacturing and traditional office functions. G3 Architects is designing the project, and Consigli Construction Co. is serving as the general contractor. Construction is underway, and completion is slated for the second half of 2024.
ISLIP, N.Y. — New York City-based Eagle Cliff Real Estate Partners has purchased an eight-acre industrial development site located at 4955 Veterans Memorial Highway in the Long Island community of Islip. Eagle Cliff plans to construct a 108,023-square-foot building that will be known as Holbrook Logistics Center and that will clear height of 36 feet, two drive-in doors and 108 parking spaces. Delivery is slated for the third quarter of 2024. Jordan Avanzato, Marc Duval, Nicholas Stefans, Jason Lundy, Jose Cruz and Mark Belenky of JLL brokered the land deal. The seller was an undisclosed local developer. First Citizens Bank provided $19.5 million in construction financing for the deal.
MCCORDSVILLE, IND. — Walmart has opened a new 2.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center in McCordsville, about 20 miles northeast of Indianapolis. The project marks Walmart’s largest fulfillment center to date and will enable the retailer to fulfill more orders via next- or two-day shipping. More than 1,000 Walmart associates will work at the fulfillment center. Walmart employs more than 43,000 associates in Indiana.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Clayco has broken ground on a $78 million expansion and renovation project for the East Terminal at Fort Wayne International Airport in Indiana. An expansion of the West Terminal wrapped up in May. Mead & Hunt is the architect. In addition to the renovation and expansion, the project also includes relocating all airline gates and passenger boarding bridges to the second level; expanding the TSA security checkpoint area; relocating the airport restaurant; and creating a new frequent flyer lounge. Work will also include new and improved public areas, including additional restrooms, new meter and greeter space, expanded circulation areas and vertical transportation. Plans also call for updating the existing baggage claim and rental car areas. Clayco will demolish existing interior and structural components to expand the building outward and vertically over the first floor, and expand the building to include a new east concourse. Completion is slated for June 2025.
MINNEAPOLIS — Developer ALCAT Broadway LLC has begun construction of The Broadway, a 182,000-square-foot speculative industrial building located at the intersection of Broadway Street and Industrial Boulevard in Minneapolis. The project will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 33 dock doors and up to 20 spaces for trailer storage. The development is situated within an Opportunity Zone. Todd Hanson, Jason Sell and Jordan Dick of Cushman & Wakefield will market the project for lease. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter.