LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Anchor Health Properties has acquired a 40,000-square-foot medical office building in Lawrenceville, roughly 30 miles outside Atlanta. Located at 595 Hurricane Shoals Road N.W. in Gwinnett County, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchor Northside Health, Fresenius Medical Care, Georgia Nephrology, Palmetto Infusion, Amedisys Home Health and Gwinnett Pediatrics. Anchor’s acquisition also included an adjacent outparcel, and the company has announced plans to develop a three-story, 40,000-square-foot medical office building at the site. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of this year, and Women’s Group of Gwinnett has committed to occupy 16,000 square feet upon completion. Michael Lipton and Josh Gregory of Colliers’ Atlanta office represented Anchor in the transaction. The team also represented Women’s Group Georgia in leasing negotiations. Brandon Wallace of Meadows & Ohly represented the undisclosed seller, and Wintrust Bank provided debt financing services. The sales price and loan amount were not disclosed.
Development
HARRISON, N.J. — Locally based developer Advance Realty Investors has begun preleasing The Wyldes, a 399-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Harrison. The five-story building houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, custom cabinetry and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a rooftop lounge with a bar and TVs; landscaped courtyard with fire pits and gaming areas; resort-style pool with grilling and dining stations; commercial-grade demonstration kitchen; coworking lounge with private offices and conference facilities; a billiards room with a media lounge and kitchenette; and a two-level fitness center with a yoga studio. Rents start at $2,050 per month for a studio apartment.
INDIANAPOLIS — A partnership between Milhaus, Gershman Partners and Citimark has begun development of Versa, a $70 million apartment complex in the Broad Ripple Village neighborhood of Indianapolis. The district is undergoing a $271 million improvement plan. Versa will feature 3,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space with an outdoor patio situated below the residential living space. The project will include 233 units and 245 parking spaces. Amenities will include a pool, pet spa, bark park, lounge, game room, fitness center, conference rooms and coworking space. Lake City Bank provided financing. The project team includes DKGr for architecture and interior design and Civil & Environmental Consultants for civil engineering. Completion is slated for 2024.
ROMULUS, MICH. — The Opus Group has broken ground on Airport Corporate Center, a two-building speculative industrial development in Romulus, about 16 miles west of Detroit. The two buildings will total more than 270,000 square feet and are being marketed for warehouse and distribution tenants with space needs between 40,000 and 270,000 square feet. The project is situated less than a mile from I-94 and less than three miles north of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Building A will total 100,456 square feet with a clear height of 32 feet, 12 dock doors, 91 auto parking spaces and 13 trailer parking stalls. Building B will total 170,088 square feet with a clear height of 32 feet, 22 dock doors, 115 auto parking spaces and 28 trailer parking stalls. Both buildings are slated for completion in October. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. Sean Cavanaugh and Dave MacDonald of JLL are marketing the project for lease. Associated Bank provided construction financing.
INDIANAPOLIS — TWG has unveiled plans to develop 1827 Lofts, a 166-unit apartment community that will be located along the IndyGo Red Line rapid transit bus line in Indianapolis. The $45 million development is part of a master redevelopment project encompassing the city’s North Meridian Corridor. Located at 1827 N. Meridian St., the property will feature 32 studios, 81 one-bedroom units and 53 two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a courtyard, pool, fitness room, dog park and rooftop lounge. The City of Indianapolis supported the project through a tax-increment financing (TIF) bond issued by the local government. The TIF requires 5 percent of the units to be reserved for individuals making up to 30 percent of the area median income. WesBanco Bank provided financing. Construction is scheduled to begin this month and be completed in May 2025.
Mohr Capital Starts Construction of 704,472 SF West Summit Logistics Park in Surprise, Arizona
by Jeff Shaw
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Mohr Capital has started construction of West Summit Logistics Park, a 704,472-square-foot industrial property in Surprise. The project will include two Class A industrial buildings situated three miles from the Northern Parkway and five miles from Loop 101 and Loop 202. Mohr Capital is the project developer, while Rosewood is the equity partner. Ware Malcomb serves as the project architect, and Nitti/DAC, a joint venture between Nitti Builders and Del Amo Construction, serves as the general contractor.
Scarborough Lane, Partners Real Estate Unveil Plans for 2,000-Acre AXIS Logistics Park in San Marcos, Texas
by Jeff Shaw
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Texas-based Scarborough Lane Development and Partners Real Estate have announced plans for AXIS Logistics Park, a 2,000-acre industrial park in San Marcos. Formerly known as SMART Terminal, the property site is within the Texas Triangle, an urban region consisting of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin metropolitan areas. A development timeline for the park was not disclosed. However, approximately 735 acres of the park are currently zoned for industrial use. The property will include water and wastewater infrastructure, as well as a high-voltage (600 megawatt) electric system with a 356 kilovolt transmission line. The site’s location is near Loop 110, I-35, I-10 and SH-130. Union Pacific Railway, The BNSF Railway and the San Marcos Regional Airport are also adjacent to the property and may provide rail and shipping components to the park. “In addition to being in a strategically ideal location to serve the Texas Triangle, AXIS Logistics Park is the obvious choice for logistics and shipping by national and international manufacturers,” says John Colglazier, a partner at Partners Real Estate. “Mexico is actively working to bring manufacturing back in their country, and they will fully utilize I-35 as their main corridor through Texas …
PHOENIX — A joint venture between Toll Brothers Apartment Living and The Davis Cos. has opened Callia, a 403-unit community in Phoenix’s midtown neighborhood. The developers broke ground on the project in 2021, with resident occupancy beginning in October 2022. Pinnacle Financial Partners and Trustmark provided a construction loan facility for the development. Callia is situated on an 8.2-acre site. Phoenix-based architect Biltform and interior designer Streetsense designed the property. Callia offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as nine live-work units. Community features include surface parking, tuck-under garages, EV charging stations, multiple lounges, a package room with cold storage, a fitness center, coworking spaces, property-wide Wi-Fi, a dog park with a pet wash station, bike storage and a bike service station. The property also offers 1,100 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
Wonderful Real Estate Breaks Ground on 1.1 MSF Spec Industrial Development in Shafter, California
by Jeff Shaw
SHAFTER, CALIF. — Wonderful Real Estate has broken ground on a 1.1 million-square-foot speculative development at the Wonderful Industrial Park (WIP) in Shafter. The facility will be located at 5401 Express Ave. It will be the fifth speculative development delivered by WRE over the past five years. WRE has developed and leased more than 1.3 million square feet at Wonderful Industrial Park in 2022. This includes a 1 million-square-foot spec project that was leased by a Fortune 500 food manufacturer and a 309,000-square-foot building leased by existing tenant GAF, the nation’s largest manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing products. WRE is also in the final stages of design on a 415,000-square-foot speculative building in the park that is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2024.
Advenir Oakley to Develop 246-Unit Build-to-Rent Residential Property in Cartersville, Georgia
by John Nelson
CARTERSVILLE, GA. — Advenir Oakley Capital has purchased 28 acres in Cartersville for the development of LEO at Cartersville, a 246-unit build-to-rent residential property. The $65 million project will be situated at the interchange of I-75 and Ga. Highway 20, about 38 miles northwest of Atlanta in Bartow County. Alex Phillips of Cushman & Wakefield represented both the buyer and undisclosed seller in the land transaction. Designed by Birmingham, Ala.-based Nequette Architecture & Design, LEO at Cartersville will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom cottages ranging in size from 728 to 1,510 square feet. Community amenities will include courtyards with pavilions and grill stations, a central clubhouse with a resort-style pool, fitness center and a dog park. Birmingham-based Capstone Building Corp. is the general contractor for the project, which is set to break ground next month. Advenir Oakley expects LEO at Cartersville to be fully completed by August 2025, with first deliveries scheduled for December 2024.