Development

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SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — South Carolina-based developer Greystar has broken ground on a 314,938-square-foot industrial project in San Marcos, located roughly midway between Austin and San Antonio. The three-building project represents Phase II of Whisper 35, a five-building, 494,926-square-foot development. Completion of Phase II is slated for early 2024. Sam Owen and Adam Green of Stream Realty Partners, the leasing agents for Whisper 35, also recently secured a lease with logistics company Manifest Commerce to bring Phase I to full occupancy.

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VISALIA, CALIF. — CapRock Partners has broken ground on Building 1 at CapRock Central Point III, a 2.7 million-square-foot speculative industrial complex in the San Joaquin Valley city of Visalia. Upon completion in third-quarter 2024, Building 1 will add 1.27 million square feet of Class A logistics and distribution space to the Central Valley. Situated on 75 acres, the cross-dock Building 1 warehouse will feature 40-foot clear heights, 274 dock-high doors and two ground-level doors. Additionally, the facility will include 6,600 square feet of office space, ample power, ESFR sprinklers, 890 auto parking stalls, a fully secured fenced yard, drive-around access, a truck court depth of 185 feet, dedicated truck circulation and 542 excess trailer parking spaces. Located at 4001 N. Plaza Drive, the four-building CapRock Central Point III offers tenants the ability to reach more than 50 million customers with one-day ground shipping. Designs for CapRock Central Point III’s Buildings 2, 3 and 4 are complete and approved. CapRock plans to seek LEED certification for the project.

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REDMOND, WASH. — Emerald Communities has broken ground on an assisted living expansion project in Redmond, approximately 10 miles east of Seattle.  The development will add 54 one-bedroom units to Emerald Heights, a continuing care retirement community. The project also includes a dining space, activity rooms, an outdoor patio and a centralized courtyard across 67,55 square feet. Development costs are estimated at $55 million. Dean Kelly of the architecture firm Rice Fergus Miller is leading the design, and also recently managed Emerald Heights’ new 42-unit independent living building and earlier expansion projects, which were completed in 2014.  GLY Construction has been named as the builder. The project is scheduled for completion in late 2024. Emerald Heights is situated on 38 acres in the Education Hill area of Redmond.

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TINTON FALLS, N.J. — Hotels Unlimited, an affiliate of New Jersey-based developer TFE Properties, has completed the $7 million renovation of the 178-room DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Tinton Falls, located in Monmouth County. Renovations included a facelift of the lobby and overhaul of all guestrooms and suites. Other common areas, including ballrooms, meeting rooms, the outdoor pool, fitness center and onsite restaurant, were also upgraded, as were various elements of the building’s exterior.

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ST. PETERS, MO. — TWG is developing Reserve at Spencer, a $42.9 million affordable housing community in the St. Louis suburb of St. Peters. The community marks TWG’s third Low-Income Housing Tax Credit project in the state of Missouri. Located at 4000 Ryleigh Reserve Lane, Reserve at Spencer will feature 192 units in a four-story property with one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. All units will be reserved for residents who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a lounge, community kitchenette, playground, dog park, coworking rooms, a fitness center and mail room. Project funding comes from CREA LLC, Merchants Bank, UMB Bank and the Missouri Housing Development Commission. The Industrial Revenue Authority of St. Charles County provided bond financing. Construction is underway, with completion slated for late 2024.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A public-private partnership between the University of South Carolina and Greystar has opened Campus Village, a $240 million residence hall development. Construction on the project, which includes four buildings offering 1,800 beds, began in May 2019. Each six-story building is connected by pedestrian promenades that run alongside green space, courtyards and a clock tower. Beds are offered in pod-style units alongside shared amenities including study and classroom spaces and community kitchens. Campus Village also features a 14,000-square-foot dining hall that seats 650 students; a sundry shop dubbed The Gamecock General Store; retail space leased to Jimmy John’s and Starbucks Coffee; and shuttle service to and from central campus. The development is home to several living-learning communities, including those for information, design and computing; engineering and computing; and entrepreneurship and innovation. The development team for Campus Village included Contract Construction, Juneau Construction and WDG.

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LOUISVILLE, KY. — Contegra Construction Co. is nearing completion on a 1 million-square-foot gigafactory in Louisville for Fremont, Calif.-based EnerVenue. The tenant will manufacture its proprietary Energy Storage Vessels at the facility, which are batteries based on nickel-hydrogen technology originally developed for NASA in the 1980s and refined at Stanford University in 2017. EnerVenue emerged through the university’s business accelerator program in 2020. The gigafactory will be located within Flint Development’s I-64 Logistics Center, a 115-acre industrial park situated at Logistics Drive and Taylorsville Road. The Kansas-based developer is targeting a late-summer completion for EnerVenue’s new plant, and the tenant will begin operations in 2024. The tilt-wall facility will feature a TPO roof, 40-foot clear heights, five dock doors, four drive-in doors and 300 trailer parking spaces. Contegra is also constructing a 478,000-square-foot, multi-tenant distribution center on behalf of Flint within I-64 Logistics Center. Also set to come on line later this summer, the property will feature 36-foot clear heights, 48 dock doors, four drive-in doors and 115 trailer parking spaces.

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LOS ANGELES — Cityview has completed the development of Jasper, an Opportunity Zone apartment property at 2528 S. Grand Ave. in Los Angeles. Situated adjacent to the University of Southern California, Jasper features 296 studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, including 25 units designated very low affordable and three designated moderate-income affordable. The community features two rooftop sky decks with outdoor dining and Korean barbecue grills, an entertainment terrace and views of downtown Los Angeles. Additionally, the property offers a resort-style pool deck with cabanas, loungers and daybeds, a game lawn area, billiards, a built-in outdoor pizza oven and communal spaces for outdoor dining and entertaining. The pet-friendly community also features a two-story club room with a commercial-grade kitchen, business center, dog park and onsite dog spa and wash. Cityview partnered with AC Martin, WPIC Construction, Nadia Geller Design and Labib Funk and Associates on the project.

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BROWNSBURG, IND. — Brennan Investment Group has acquired 68 acres at the intersection of Route 136 and Ronald Reagan Parkway in Brownsburg, a northwest suburb of Indianapolis. Brennan plans to develop two industrial buildings, including a 580,884-square-foot cross-dock facility and a 245,803-square-foot rear-load facility. The site offers close proximity to the Indianapolis International Airport, the FedEx Hub, the UPS Ground Sort Center and the I-465 outer loop. Terms of the transaction and a construction timeline were not provided.

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CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has purchased 4510 W. Ann Lurie Place, a 7.5-acre parcel in Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood. The developer plans to build a 147,500-square-foot speculative industrial facility. The acquisition was made in partnership with Affinius Capital, along with a construction loan from First National Bank of Omaha. PREMIER Design + Build Group will serve as general contractor. The project will feature 10 loading bays, two drive-in doors and 101 vehicle parking spaces. There will also be electric vehicle charging stations and upgraded steel components for future solar panel integration. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year.

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