PAPILLION, NEB. — Aldi is opening a new 20,000-square-foot grocery store at Settlers Creek in Papillion. Completion is slated for spring 2024. The store, which will be situated between Sam’s Club and Hobby Lobby, marks Aldi’s 12th location in Nebraska and first in Papillion. Settlers Creek is a 250,000-square-foot shopping center owned and developed by The Lerner Co. and RED Development.
MESA, ARIZ. — McCarthy Building Co., as general contractor, and SmithGroup, as designer, have broken ground on Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 12 (ISTB12), a $185 million project at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus in Mesa. The multi-level research and education building will provide a centralized location for Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering’s new School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks. The 173,194-square-foot building will consist of three floors and 128,828 programmable square feet for office, meeting, industrial, research and collaboration spaces. The facility will also offer specific spaces and labs specializing in additive manufacturing; robotics for smart manufacturing and industry automation; cyber manufacturing and operations research; semiconductor manufacturing; and manufacturing systems for the energy sector. Completion is slated for November 2025. Partners on the project include WOODPATEL, PK Associates and Speedie & Associates, as well as additional integrated design services performed by SmithGroup, including MEP engineering, lab planning and landscape architecture.
PHOENIX — NR Martens Development Co. (MDC) has broken ground on Park 91, a 20-acre, Class A industrial development at the southwest corner of 91st Avenue and Buckeye Road in Phoenix. The 278,000-square-foot complex is the second phase of Logic Park, a 739,000-square-foot industrial park situated on 44 acres. Park 91 will include a 102,000-square-foot building and a 176,000-square-foot building, with the ability to serve tenants ranging in size from 20,000 square feet to 175,000 square feet. Completion is slated for late 2024. Ware Malcomb is serving as architect, Wespac as general contractor and Kimley-Horn as project engineer. Gary Anderson of Cushman & Wakefield is handling leasing for the project. Trez Capital, a private lender, provided construction financing for Park 91.
FAYETTEVILLE, GA. — The U.S. Soccer Federation has selected a site in Fayetteville, 22 miles south of downtown Atlanta, to develop its new National Training Center. The facility will be located within the master-planned community of Trilith and will span more than 200 acres. The development is expected to create 440 new jobs and costs $228 million to develop, according to the State of Georgia. The National Training Center will serve as the headquarters for U.S. Soccer, which is currently based in Chicago. Plans for the facility include a dozen soccer fields; more than 100,000 square feet of indoor courts for all 27 of the U.S. Soccer national teams; and 200,000 square feet of facilities, locker rooms, meeting rooms and headquarters space for U.S. Soccer employees. The federation plans to break ground on the project in the spring of 2024. Arthur Bank, co-founder of The Home Depot and owner of Major League Soccer team Atlanta United and the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, contributed $50 million to the development. According to U.S. Soccer, the site was chosen due to its proximity to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Atlanta’s downtown area, optimal climate for year-round programming, the ability to impact the local …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. will develop The Vickery, a 321-unit multifamily project that will be located at the corner of Hemphill Street and West Vickery Boulevard in downtown Fort Worth. Designed by GFF and developed in partnership with SCOA Real Estate Partners, The Vickery will consist of 307 apartments, 14 townhomes and a 5,300-square-foot restaurant with a second-story lounge. Residential amenities will include a pool, rooftop lounge, coworking space and two dog parks. First United Bank provided a $61 million construction loan for the project that was arranged by Heather McClure and Jonathan Paine of Walker & Dunlop. Construction is set to begin early next year and to be complete in spring 2026.
OCALA, FLA. — Kansas City-based Hunt Midwest and locally based Boyd+Mox have delivered Ocala South Logistics I, a 251,388-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Ocala. The property represents Phase I of Ocala South Logistics Park, a 1.4 million-square-foot industrial park situated on 93 acres within Florida Crossroads Commerce Park in Central Florida. Building I features 32-foot clear heights, 67 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, 60-foot-deep speed bays and 247 car parking stalls. The design-build team includes civil engineer Kimley-Horn, architect LS3P and general contractor Evans General Contractors. Rian Smith, Kris Courier and Josh Tarkow of CBRE are handling the leasing assignment, which includes leasing options for Building I and build-to-suit options for the remainder of the park. The facility, which is the only rear-load warehouse available in the market, is divisible from 50,000 square feet to 251,388 square feet.
Woda Cooper, Housing Services Alliance Open Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Walton, Kentucky
WALTON, KY. — Affordable housing developer Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. and Housing Services Alliance have opened Haven Crossing, an affordable seniors housing community in Walton, approximately 20 miles south of Cincinnati. Haven Crossing is a three-story, elevator-served building that provides 33 one-bedroom units and 24 two-bedroom units. It is restricted to residents age 55 and over earning 30 percent to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). Project partners included Kentucky Housing Corp., Boone County, City of Walton, Marble Cliff Capital and First Financial Bank. Primary financing for the $13.2 million property was supported through the allocation of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity by Kentucky Housing Corp. Marble Cliff Capital invested in the tax credits to provide equity financing. First Financial Bank invested in the project via MCC, and provided the construction loan. Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust is providing permanent debt for the project. Other partners on the project included Grimm Architecture, Chadan Engineering Inc. and Woda Construction Inc. Woda Management & Real Estate will handle leasing and management.
PRINCETON, TEXAS — U-Haul will open a six-building, 168,400-square-foot self-storage facility on an eight-acre site in Princeton, located northeast of Dallas. The facility will comprise a four-story, 130,000-square-fot storage building, a 30,000-square-foot warehouse and 8,400 square feet of single-story, drive-up storage buildings. Dallas-based MYCON General Contractors will lead construction of the project, which is now underway and slated for a June 2024 completion.
WORCESTER, MASS. — The United Group of Cos. Inc. has received a $35 million construction loan for The Arbella at Bramble Hill, a 123-unit active adult project that will be located in the central Massachusetts community of Worcester. The property will span 17 acres and offer one- and two-bedroom apartments across three buildings. The community will also feature an 8,500-square-foot clubhouse. JLL arranged the debt through The Washington Trust Co. on behalf of United Group. Construction is scheduled for an early 2025 completion.
ALSIP, ILL. — The Opus Group has broken ground on Alsip Park 294, a two-building speculative industrial development totaling 360,000 square feet in the southern Chicago suburb of Alsip. Opus is completing the project in a joint venture with Principal Asset Management. Alsip Park 294 will feature immediate access to a full I-294 interchange and visibility from the interstate. Building A will total 190,935 square feet and feature a clear height of 32 feet, 18 dock doors, two drive-in doors and 169 auto parking stalls. Building B will total 169,064 square feet and feature a clear height of 32 feet, 18 dock doors and 138 auto parking stalls. Both buildings have been designed to meet Green Globe certification. Examples of sustainable features include clerestory windows, storefront glazing, LED lighting, motion-activated bay lighting and drought-tolerant landscaping. All stone, precast walls, concrete and asphalt will be locally sourced. Completion is slated for August 2024. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. Brian Kling and Jake Spinell of Colliers are marketing the buildings for lease.