ST. LOUIS — McCarthy Building Cos. will construct a $400 million lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery materials manufacturing plant for ICL (NYSE: ICL) in St. Louis. The facility is expected to be the first commercial-scale LFP battery materials manufacturing plant in the U.S., according to McCarthy. The 140,000-square-foot plant is expected to produce 30,000 metric tons for use in batteries that can store energy needed to run electric vehicles, charging stations or on the electric grid. ICL’s investment in the plant was augmented by a $197 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The new plant will be located on ICL’s existing Carondelet campus in St. Louis. In addition to creating 800 to 900 union construction jobs, the new facility is estimated to create 150 high-paying union and professional jobs for ICL. The plant is expected to be operational by 2025 and will help meet growing demand from the energy storage, electric vehicle and clean-energy industries for U.S.-produced-and-sourced essential battery materials. ICL is a global specialty minerals company, creating solutions for sustainability challenges in the food, agriculture and industrial markets. ICL shares are dual listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The company …
OAK BROOK, ILL. — General contractor Skender has completed a 6,877-square-foot build-out for Bettinardi Golf at 1225 W. 22nd St. in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. The experiential showroom opened Tuesday, Aug. 15. Bettinardi offers a high-tech putter fitting facility called Studio B. There is also The Hive, which sells unique and high-end putters built and designed in-house by master club designer Robert Bettinardi. There is also ample space for special events and workshops. Cresa managed the project’s design and build-out, and provided turnkey services such as site selection, building analysis, program confirmation, architect selection, design review, general contractor selection, owner integration, fixture integration and grand opening set-up. Cresa’s Bradley Metzger negotiated Bettinardi’s lease in October. Cresa’s Eric Nolin spearheaded the project management. RGLA Solutions designed the space. Bettinardi’s corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility will remain in Tinley Park.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based StreetLights Residential has completed The Asher, a 377-unit multifamily community in the Lakeline neighborhood of northwest Austin. The project represents the third phase of a larger development known as Presidio. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and range in size from 676 to 1,763 square feet. Residences are furnished with custom cabinetry, granite countertops and tile backsplashes. Amenities include a pool, yoga lawn, coworking spaces, coffee bar, fitness center, pet wash and spa and lounge with space for personal projects or art classes. The first two phases of the Presidio development, The Elizabeth and The Michael, opened in 2019 and 2016, respectively. StreetLights Creative Studio served as the architect of record for the project and handled all interior design work in-house. SLR Construction LLC acted as the general contractor. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — Brownsville Residential, an affiliate of the Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville, will undertake a multifamily conversion project in the Rio Grande Valley. The project will transform the historic El Jardin Hotel, which originally opened in 1927, into a 44-unit affordable housing complex that will house units available to renters earning up to 30, 50 and 60 percent of the area median income. Residences will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, and amenities will include fitness center, library, computer lab, community room and garden area. Residents will also have access to annual health fairs, quarterly nutrition courses, bimonthly arts-and-crafts activities and weekly exercise classes. Financing for the project includes $13.6 million in federal and state tax credit equity, which was purchased by Hunt Capital Partners. Additionally, Bank OZK provided the $18.7 million construction loan.
HIALEAH, FLA. — Colliers has arranged the $7.5 million sale of a multifamily development site located at 1033 E. 25th St. in Hialeah, a suburb of Miami. Virgilio Fernandez of Colliers represented the undisclosed buyer and seller in the transaction. The shovel-ready site, which spans less that one acre, is located a half-block from the intersection of the Metrorail substation and the Tri-Rail Metrorail Transfer Station. The project, dubbed Metro 1025, is zoned for up to 151 apartments across eight stories. The buyer received final site plan approval and a complete set of entitlements from the City of Hialeah to build the multifamily project. The construction timeline was not disclosed.
VIOLET TOWNSHIP, OHIO — DHL Supply Chain has broken ground on a new 755,000-square-foot distribution center in Violet Township, an eastern suburb of Columbus. The facility, which will be located near DHL Supply Chain’s U.S. headquarters in Westerville, is slated to open in the second quarter of 2024 and create approximately 200 jobs in the region. The project brings DHL’s total footprint to more than 15 million square feet in its home state and 161 million square feet in North America. The Violet Township facility will leverage the latest robotics technology and automation processes as well as sustainable building planning and construction. DHL Supply Chain’s expansion of its warehousing footprint is led by DHL Real Estate Solutions.
TILLMAN’S CORNER, ALA. AND MARYSVILLE, CALIF. — Hyatt Hotels Corp. (NYSE: H) has announced the first two locations for its upper-midscale extended-stay banner, Hyatt Studios. The company has letters of interest for over 100 Hyatt Studios developments across the U.S. Each Hyatt Studios location will be sized to fit approximately 122 rooms, and will offer grab-and-go breakfast and a 24-hour market with snacks and ready-made meals that can be prepared in each guest room’s kitchen. The Chicago-based company has entered into a franchise agreement with 3H Group Inc. to develop the first Hyatt Studios hotel in Tillman’s Corner, roughly 10 miles southeast of Mobile. The property is set to open in late 2024. Presidio Hotel Development has entered into a franchise agreement with Hyatt for the second location, a 113-room hotel in downtown Marysville, approximately 45 miles north of Sacramento. The property is expected to open in 2025 and will feature dedicated meeting spaces. Extended-stay hotels have grown in demand over the past several years, in part due to the asset’s popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bask Development recently announced plans to develop eight Extended Stay America-branded hotels in Florida, and the development of 15 new hotels under the same …
ROCKDALE, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer Xebec will build a 3,300-acre manufacturing and logistics campus in Rockdale, located about 60 miles northeast of Austin. The rail-served site is known locally as Sandow Lakes Ranch and was previously used for aluminum smelting, lignite coal mining and coal power generation. The campus, which will ultimately feature between 30 million and 50 million square feet of manufacturing and logistics space, represents the first phase of multi-stage development that will include workforce housing, solar farms, retail, commercial, industrial and hospitality uses, as well as recreational facilities. Xebec expects to the development to be ready for occupancy by mid-2025.
BURLESON, TEXAS — Locally based developer Realty Capital Residential has begun leasing Depot on Main, a 275-unit multifamily project in Burleson, located south of Fort Worth. The five-story building is situated adjacent to the Old Town district. Depot on Main offers one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 590 to 1,229 square feet. Amenities include a pool with a tanning deck, coworking lounge, coffee bar, rooftop deck and entertainment terrace, dog park, fitness center and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Rents start at $1,365 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
NEW YORK CITY — RXR has inked a 700,000-square-foot office lease extension and expansion with global law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP at 450 Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant has re-committed to the 40-story building, which was originally constructed in 1991, for the next 25 years and is taking an additional 30,000 square feet of space. The firm’s footprint now spans 23 floors. In conjunction with the deal, the locally based landlord also announced a $300 million renovation. Designed by Gensler, the project will include the full modernization of lobbies and the addition of numerous amenities. Renovations will also upgrade other common areas and the anchor tenant spaces. Lewis Miller, Andrew Sussman and Munish Viralam of CBRE represented Davis Polk & Wardwell in the lease negotiations. William Elder and Andrew Ackerman represented RXR on an internal basis.