LAS VEGAS — Miltson Consulting has received approval from Clark County to proceed with the second phase of Mountain West Industrial Park in southwest Las Vegas. The second phase of the project will add 19.3 acres and 352,000 square feet of industrial space to the overall project. Construction is slated to start in late 2024, with completion scheduled for late 2025. Phase II will offer spaces ranging from 7,150 square feet to more than 110,000 square feet. When complete, Mountain West Industrial Park will feature more than 605,000 square feet of multi-tenant light distribution space on 36 acres. Buildings at the park will offer dock-high and grade-level loading doors, 24-foot to 30-foot clear heights, abundant parking, heavy power and an ESFR sprinkler system. CBRE’s Willmore Industrial and Logistics Team is overseeing the marketing and leasing of the industrial park.
Development
VALLEY PARK, MO. — Developer Mia Rose Holdings has opened 44 West Luxury Living, a new apartment complex in the St. Louis suburb of Valley Park. The project features five buildings with one- and two-bedroom units along with a clubhouse. Three of the five buildings totaling 120 units are complete. The remaining two buildings totaling 84 units are slated for completion in January. The two-bedroom units average 1,020 square feet while the one-bedroom floor plans are approximately 780 square feet. The 3,800-square-foot clubhouse features a conference center, package concierge, specialty coffee bar, great room and fitness center. The outdoor amenities, which include a pool, sun deck and lounge with fire pits and grills, will open this spring. Additionally, a two-acre parcel of the 10-acre project site is slated for future commercial and retail space. Wright Construction is the general contractor, Rosemann & Associates PC is the architect, Engenuity is the mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer, and Premier Design Group is the civil engineer. The property manager is 2B Residential.
TINLEY PARK, ILL. — Cannabis Facility Construction (CFC) has completed the Ascend Tinley Park recreational cannabis dispensary for Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc. in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park. The 4,900-square-foot property at 16200 S. Harlem Ave. was formerly home to Chili’s and the Dugout sports bar. The project build-out included new lighting, custom-milled wood walls, multimedia display screens, illuminated product display cases and flexible point-of-sale stations. The building now features a state-of-the-art security system, custom mural by a local artist and expanded parking. The project marks the seventh Illinois dispensary that CFC has built for Ascend.
DALLAS — Harwood International will develop Harwood No. 15, a 23-story, 340,000-square-foot office building that will be situated within the locally based developer’s 19-block namesake district in Uptown Dallas. Harwood No. 15 will feature spa-like amenities, including saunas, steam rooms and a cold plunge, as well as a conference center, fitness center and a 20,000-square-foot rooftop park. The design team includes Kengo Kuma & Associates and Corgan. Construction is set to begin in mid-2024 and to be complete in late 2026. Harwood most recently completed the 27-story Harwood No. 14, which is now 76 percent leased. The entire Harwood District currently has an occupancy rate of about 93 percent.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Minneapolis-based developer Ryan Cos. has topped out Rivette Tower, a 345-unit apartment community located in Austin’s Mueller District. The project comprises two three- and five-story buildings with 2,500 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Units will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with 15 percent of the residences (about 50 units) reserved for renters earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a pool, rooftop deck, coworking space and outdoor gathering areas. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy next spring. Construction began in March 2022.
ANNA, TEXAS — Locally based developer JPI, in partnership with the City of Anna, has begun leasing Parmore Anna Senior Living, a luxury independent living community located approximately 50 miles north of Dallas. The property will be the first of its kind in Anna and JPI’s second installment in its new line of senior housing developments. The Anna Housing Finance Corp. is also a partner on the project. The 150,000-square-foot community will span over nine acres and include 185 apartments. Rents start at $1,100 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
North American Properties to Add Entertainment Elements to 2.4 MSF Avalon Project in Metro Atlanta
by John Nelson
ALPHARETTA, GA. — North American Properties (NAP) has announced plans for the addition of new entertainment elements at Avalon, a 2.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development located in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. Construction is scheduled to begin in January 2024 and will include the addition of a raised, covered performance stage and an LED screen. The features will comprise 576 and 180 square feet, respectively. Avalon comprises 500,000 square feet of retail space, in addition to a hotel and office and residential space. NAP developed the project in 2012 and manages the property on behalf of PGIM, which acquired the development in 2016 for $500 million.
Dai Nippon Printing to Develop $233M Battery Pouch Manufacturing Facility in Linwood, North Carolina
by Katie Sloan
LINWOOD, N.C. — Tokyo-based Dai Nippon Printing Co. (DNP) has announced plans to develop a $233 million manufacturing facility in Linwood, approximately midway between Charlotte and Greensboro. The development will produce battery pouches that encase and protect lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. While further details on the building itself were not disclosed, DNP plans to complete the project by 2026. The factory will be the company’s first advanced manufacturing facility in the U.S. DNP hopes to expand the facility in the coming years to also manufacture jumbo rolls, which are another type of casing for lithium-ion batteries. The project is facilitated in part by a recently approved Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) from North Carolina’s Economic Investment Committee, the state’s department of commerce leads. The department estimates the project will grow North Carolina’s economy by $691 million over the course of the grant’s 12-year term. Through the agreement, DNP can potentially be reimbursed $2.7 million by the state over the grant’s term, dependent upon tax revenues generated by new jobs created by the development. “From the east to the west, North Carolina’s electric vehicle industry is growing exponentially,” said North Carolina Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders. “Our natural resources and …
Trammell Crow, MetLife Break Ground on First Phase of 4.7 MSF Industrial Park Near Savannah
by John Nelson
RINCON, GA. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and MetLife Investment Management has broken ground on the first phase of Coastal Trade Center, a 4.7 million-square-foot industrial park in Rincon, a suburb of Savannah in Effingham County. The project will be situated on a 477-acre site about 15 miles northwest of the Port of Savannah. Set for completion in late 2024, Phase I of Coastal Trade Center will comprise three cross-dock facilities spanning 1.2 million square feet, 640,640 square feet and 473,760 square feet. Phase II will comprise two cross-dock facilities spanning 1.4 million square feet and 611,520 square feet, as well as a front-load facility totaling 362,880 square feet. Trammell Crow Co. and MetLife plan to break ground on Phase II upon completion of Phase I. Bennett Rudder, Ryan Hoyt, Chris Tomasulo and Lindsey Wilmot of JLL are handling the leasing assignment for Coastal Trade Center.
JLL Arranges $92.3M Construction Loan for Apartment Development in North Bethesda, Maryland
by John Nelson
NORTH BETHESDA, MD. — JLL has arranged a $92.3 million construction loan for a 354-unit, 12-story luxury apartment community planned for North Bethesda, a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. Located at 5400 McGrath Blvd., the project is dubbed Parcel H. Jon Mikula, Jim Cadranell, Jamie Leachman and Ryan Carroll of JLL arranged the four-year, floating-rate loan through SMBC on behalf of the borrower, LCOR. Upon completion, the development will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as nine penthouse units, averaging 881 square feet in size. Amenities will include a fitness center, outdoor pool, courtyard with grilling stations and fire pits, resident lounge with coworking stations, designated meeting rooms and tech pods, indoor and outdoor children’s’ playrooms, a dog park and a penthouse lounge featuring gaming areas and a golf simulator. Parcel H represents the final property within The Quad, a four-property portfolio of apartment communities in North Bethesda built by LCOR. The other three properties include Wentworth House (built in 2008), Aurora (2014) and Arrowood (2021). Together, The Quad will total 1,300 adjacent apartments operated by LCOR.