SAN ANTONIO — General contractor Hensel Phelps has broken ground on a 37,000-square-foot ground loading facility at San Antonio International Airport. Designed by Page and Luis Vidal + Architects, the $62 million facility is part of a larger expansion project at the airport that includes a new 17-gate terminal. The facility, which will connect to Terminal A, will support five of the new gates and will house two levels of passenger seating, additional food and retail options, electronic charging stations, workstation areas and a lactation room. Completion is slated for early 2025.
ENFIELD, CONN. — Regional developer WinStanley Enterprises has acquired a 135-acre industrial development site in Enfield, located near the Connecticut-Massachusetts border. The site is fully approved for the development of a two-building, 600,000-square-foot complex that will be known as Metro Park North. Specifically, the development will feature a 500,225-square-foot distribution facility and a 100,125-square-foot flex building. WinStanley expects to start construction in early to mid-2024, contingent upon securing tenant interest. Phil Gagnon and Nick Morizio of Colliers represented the seller and buyer in the land deal. Colliers will also handle leasing of the development.
YONKERS, N.Y. — New York City-based Simone Development Cos. has purchased One Executive Boulevard, a 133,768-square-foot office building located north of Manhattan in Yonkers, with plans to convert the building into a healthcare facility. The four-story building sits on a 6.7-acre site that is located within a quarter mile of nearly 900,000 square feet of existing medical real estate. Robert Martin Co. sold the property for an undisclosed price.
LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — PREMIER Design + Build Group has completed an 88,000-square-foot headquarters facility for Alpha Tekniko in Lake Zurich, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Alpha Tekniko is a contract manufacturer serving the healthcare industry. The firm designs, develops and produces sophisticated support surfaces, including high-tech mattresses, cushions and pads to fit an array of medical equipment like hospital beds, operating room tables and wheelchairs. The company launched in 2008 and continued to outgrow its spaces. In March 2022, the founders purchased land at 1400 Rose Road in Lake Zurich and selected PREMIER to manage design and build services for a permanent home. Construction began in October 2022. The new facility is primarily designed for manufacturing operations with some additional space devoted to offices. The building features eight dock positions and two drive-in doors. The new headquarters is fully solar powered with 444 solar panels. Additional sustainable features include high-efficiency rooftop HVAC units, high R-value precast concrete panels that increase insulating effectiveness, special emissions towers for air purification, motion-sensitive lighting and VOC-free paints. Project partners included Cornerstone Architects Ltd. and civil engineer SpaceCo.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The RMR Group has completed the redevelopment of 20 Mass, a mixed-use building located at 20 Massachusetts Ave. in Washington, D.C. Office Properties Income Trust, an affiliate REIT of RMR Group, owns 20 Mass. The former government office building now houses the 274-room Royal Sonesta Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill hotel, which includes the new 200-seat French restaurant Bistro Du Jour; 183,000 square feet of upper-level office space; a 14,500-square-foot penthouse amenity space; and 13,800 square feet of retail space. The LEED Gold-certified property also features a new glass curtain wall façade and a 10-story atrium. The design-build team includes general contractor DPR Construction and architect Leo A. Daly. CBRE is the exclusive office leasing broker at 20 Mass, and JLL is responsible for retail leasing.
ATLANTA — A joint venture between StreetLights Residential and PGIM Real Estate has welcomed first move-ins at The Hadley, a 300-unit luxury apartment community located at 5th and Juniper streets in Midtown Atlanta. The ownership plans to fully complete the property this fall. Situated near Tech Square and two MARTA stations, The Hadley offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 511 to 1,713 square feet. Monthly rental rates range from $1,871 to $6,106, according to Apartments.com. Interiors include Latch Smart Home keyless entry, built-in Sonos speakers and Nest thermostats. Amenities include a private bar and lounge on the eighth floor, pool, coworking space, ground-level bar, fitness center, pet spa, covered dog park, coffee bar and a gated parking garage. StreetLights Creative Studio served as the architect and interior designer for The Hadley.
TruAmerica Multifamily Plans $86M Build-to-Rent Residential Project Near Spartanburg, South Carolina
INMAN, S.C. — TruAmerica Multifamily has purchased a 33-acre site in the Spartanburg suburb of Inman for the development of Hartley View, an $86 million build-to-rent (BTR) residential community. The project will include 281 rental homes, including a mix of 214 townhomes, as well as 67 detached single-family residences. Layouts will range from 1,260 square feet to 2,200 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, dog parks, playgrounds, community parks and four acres of open wooded and recreation spaces. Hartley View represents TruAmerica’s first BTR community. The developer plans to begin horizontal construction at the site in summer 2024 and begin vertical construction in December 2024. Delivery of the first homes is scheduled for summer 2025. Brad Morris of New Deco Inc. represented the seller, Converse Development, in the land sale.
JEFFERSON, N.J. — Locally based developer Diversified Properties has broken ground on a 32-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Jefferson that represents Phase I of a larger development known as Jefferson Place. Residences will come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 855 to 1,216 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness center and an outdoor lounge with grilling and dining stations. Delivery is slated for fall 2024. Details of Phase II were not disclosed.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — A joint venture between SKS Partners and the University of California, Berkeley has unveiled plans for a $2 billion innovation hub at NASA’s Ames Research Center in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View. Plans for the 36-acre development, dubbed Berkeley Space Center, currently include 1.4 million square feet of Class A office and research and development space; wet and dry labs; conference space; academic facilities; retail space; and 18 acres of open green space, including outdoor working yards and a central green for community gatherings, activations and exhibitions. The focus for the development is to provide research space for companies interested in collaborating with the university and NASA scientists to create future innovations in aviation and space exploration. Later phases of the project are set to include short-term stay facilities and student and faculty housing. While the development has not yet received municipal approval, the environmental entitlement process has commenced and is expected to last approximately two years. Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2026. The development team for Berkeley Space Center includes design, architecture and engineering firm HOK and urban design and landscape architecture firm Field Operations. The joint venture has also tapped …
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Site Design Science: How Understanding Operations Draws Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Pharmaceutical companies have captured the interest of many developers and with good reason. Softening demand for traditional office space has planners looking for alternative uses to fill out business parks and multiuse developments, and drug makers represent a promising source of highly valuable occupancy. Speculative construction that accelerated during the pandemic has given pharmaceutical manufacturers plenty of options and enabled them to be choosy in site selection. However, to compete for end users, developers must ensure their properties offer the features and amenities drug makers seek, says Matt Mrva, northeast director of planning and landscape architecture at Bohler, a land development consulting and site design firm. “Simply adding a life sciences label on conventional flex space is unlikely to lure pharma companies. Research, lab and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities often require specialized infrastructure and site layouts,” Mrva says. “Even if a property is zoned to allow for life sciences, design and development teams need to understand the proposed operations in order to optimize the facility.” Unique Facility Requirements Depending on anticipated needs, tenants may require advanced climate control and ventilation, redundant electrical feeds, high-volume water and sewer service, on-site wastewater pretreatment, backup power generation, reinforced floors to handle the weight of …