EUDORA, KAN. — AU Construction has broken ground on 10 Union Lofts, a new 96-unit multifamily development in Eudora, a city in eastern Kansas. Developed by Alcove Development, the property will be situated along the K-10 corridor between Lawrence and metro Kansas City. Plans call for a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Leasing is anticipated to begin in 2027. Cornerstone Property Management will manage the community. Rosemann & Associates is the architect.
NEW CANEY, TEXAS — Signorelli Co. has broken ground on a 328-acre mixed-use expansion project at Valley Ranch, the developer’s master-planned community in the northeastern Houston suburb of New Caney. Known as the Azalea District, the project will consist of a residential component of 359 single-family homes across 203 acres and a commercial component that will primarily feature healthcare uses across 125 acres. Additional uses within the commercial component could include retail, restaurant and hospitality in addition to other wellness-themed amenities. The first phase of development will include 156 single-family homes by First America Homes that are scheduled to be delivered this summer.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Barton Malow | Edifice joint venture team has begun structural steel work at Roper St. Francis Healthcare’s $1.2 billion Roper Hospital development in North Charleston. The start of steel work signals the 27-acre project’s transition from below-grade construction to its vertical rise. Designed by E4H Environments for Health Architecture and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the hospital campus will span 805,000 square feet and will offer 328 inpatient beds, a 47-bay emergency department, 44 critical care beds, 18 operating rooms, a comprehensive imaging department and a 12-bay hemodialysis unit. Completion is targeted for 2029.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — McDowell Housing Partners and Miami Jewish Health have completed the development of Douglas Gardens Senior Health and Living, a new affordable seniors housing community located in Pembroke Pines, roughly 25 miles northwest of Miami. Now open, the community totals 410 units reserved for residents age 55 and older earning 30, 60 and 100 percent of the area median income. Amenities at the community include a pond with walking paths, theater room, business center and multiple indoor and outdoor gathering spaces. Development costs for the project totaled $139 million. This marks the third project completed in partnership by McDowell Housing and Miami Jewish Health. ANF Group served as the construction manager. The project team also included engineer and landscape designer Keith & Associates, REPRTWAR Architecture and Design and interior designer Jewel Toned Interiors.
IRVING, TEXAS — Foundry Commercial, an Orlando-based development and brokerage firm, is underway on construction of an office-to-industrial conversion project in Irving. The address of the office building was not announced, but the new industrial facility will total approximately 110,000 square feet and will be known as Ridgepoint. Demolitions began in March. An expected completion date was not announced. Ridgepoint will be Foundry’s 10th office-to-industrial conversion overall and its sixth in the Dallas area.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Sub-Zero Group Inc. has unveiled plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Cedar Rapids. The $196 million expansion will add approximately 230,000 square feet to the company’s existing 600,000-square-foot facility on the city’s southwest side and is expected to create 312 new jobs, bringing total employment at the site to more than 500. Headquartered in Madison, Wis., Sub-Zero manufactures kitchen appliances under the Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove brands. Construction timelines and additional project details will be announced as planning progresses.
DE SOTO, KAN. — Beale Infrastructure, a San Francisco-based owner-operator of data centers and other tech infrastructural properties, has unveiled plans for Project Pilot, a $3 billion data center campus in De Soto, about 30 miles west of Kansas City. Construction of the first phase is set to begin in May. According to Beale, the project, which is ultimately planned to feature four buildings totaling approximately 1 million square feet, represents the first hyperscale data center to be announced in the state of Kansas. The company also stated that the project would add “hundreds” of construction jobs and 50 permanent operational roles to the local economy. Beale has partnered with local utility provider Evergy to provide power for the campus and facilitate infrastructural development. An end user was not announced, but Beale said that upon completion, the campus would “host a large technology company contracted via a long-term lease.” According to Data Center Dynamics (DCD), affiliates of Beale first purchased the 290-acre site last fall, around the same time that the City of De Soto approved construction. DCD also reports that the city “approved property tax and sales tax exemptions on up to $50 billion in industrial revenue bonds, which …
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Midway has completed CITYCENTRE Six, a 320,000-square-foot office building in West Houston. The 19-story building was developed adjacent to a new half-acre urban plaza, which was designed by OJB Landscape Architecture, within the 47-acre mixed-use development of the same name. Building materials supplier Dow is the anchor tenant at CITYCENTRE Six, and the building was delivered 90 percent preleased. Other tenants include VoltaGrid, Octave and Enverus. Construction began in early 2024 and topped out last summer.
CORVALLIS, ORE. — Bonaventure Senior Living is currently underway on the development of a new community in Corvallis. Scheduled to open in late 2027, the property will feature independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Amenities at the community will include a bistro, golf simulator, fitness center, library, theater room, salon and barber shop, activity and game rooms, courtyards and scheduled transportation services. The community will also include Bonaventure’s Life Stations, which recreate familiar environments for memory care residents. At the Corvallis community, these will include an Artists Life Station, Gardening Life Station, Fishing Life Station, Post Office Life Station and Classic Ice Cream Parlor Station, among others.
CHICAGO — McHugh Construction and joint venture partner Powers & Sons Construction, along with The Community Builders (TCB), have broken ground on Southbridge 1C, the latest phase in the redevelopment of the former Harold Ickes Homes at 2305 S. State St. in Chicago’s South Loop. The 12-story building will include 80 market-rate and affordable housing units in a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts. Located adjacent to the Cermak-McCormick Place CTA Green Line station, the development will feature a 1,500-square-foot, street-level retail space alongside a resident lobby. The first floor will include a bike room with 80 spaces, a dog wash station, package room, leasing office and back-of-house areas. Amenity spaces on the 12th floor will include a fitness area, outdoor terrace and resident storage. Developed by TCB and supported by the Chicago Department of Housing, Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), Illinois Housing Development Authority and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the 76,000-square-foot project will receive $11.9 million in tax-increment financing assistance. Gensler designed the project. Construction is slated for completion in June 2027. Southbridge 1C will include 44 affordable housing units, representing 55 percent of the total unit count. Fifteen residences will be designated for families …
