LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) has opened an 850,000-square-foot distribution center in Longview, about 120 miles east of Dallas. The facility is the San Francisco-based apparel retailer’s seventh in North America and first in Texas. With the opening of this center, Gap expects to hire roughly 500 full-time employees by the end of 2023 and 1,000 part-time and seasonal workers by 2026. Construction began in early 2021, at which time the company valued the total capital investment at $140 million.
SAN ANTONIO — Texas-based developer Presidium has completed Presidium Chase Hill, a 370-unit multifamily project located near La Cantera Resort on the north side of San Antonio. Designed by REES Associates, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, walk-in closets and smart technology features. Amenities include a pool with a lounge and outdoor kitchen, a two-story fitness center with a yoga studio, clubhouse with a leasing office, multiple Wi-Fi lounges, dog park with a grooming station, media room and a rooftop terrace. Rents start at approximately $1,400 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
MANOR, TEXAS — Atlanta-based developer RangeWater Real Estate is underway on construction of The Darby, a multifamily development in the northeastern Austin suburb of Manor that will consist of 326 apartments and 24 townhomes. Apartments will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 757 to 1,400 square feet, and townhomes will come in three-bedroom formats with garages and private yards. The communal amenity package comprises a pool, fitness center, dog park and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Construction is scheduled to be complete in fall 2023.
GLASGOW, DEL. — DuPont Semiconductor Technologies, a division of DuPont Electronics & Industrial, will undertake a $50 million industrial expansion project in the northern Delaware city of Glasgow. The 385,000-square-foot facility will be used for the fabrication, packaging and assembly of materials used in semiconductors that support numerous electronics-based industries. About 70 employees from DuPont’s existing facility in nearby Newark will staff the new plant along with 10 or so new hires. The company expects its new facility to be operational by the first quarter of 2024.
TAMPA, FLA. — RD Management LLC and Core Spaces have opened Hub Tampa, a 359-unit student housing community located at the corner of University Square and Club drives in Tampa. The $65 million, off-campus property is situated near the University of South Florida (USF) and features 900 student housing beds. Amenities include a health and wellness center, rooftop pool and a study and work center, as well as an activities and events area. The student housing property is part of a mixed-use redevelopment of University Mall named RITHM. The 113-acre campus will include new Sprouts Farmers Market and Burlington stores that are set to open in 2023, as well as an extended stay Marriott hotel.
ATLANTA — CP Group, a Boca Raton, Fla.-based office real estate investment firm, has debuted its “worCPlaces” flexible office program within its Atlanta portfolio. The concept is now available for occupancy within Lakeside Office Park and One and Two Ravinia, office properties that are located in the city’s Central Perimeter office submarket. Eric Ross, Sabrina Gibson and Stewart Thrash of CBRE will serve as leasing agents for the new worCPlaces on behalf of CP Group, which is the second-largest office landlord in the state of Georgia. Designed by Gensler and ASD|Sky, worCPlaces are amenitized workspaces that are move-in ready for office tenants. Within the Atlanta portfolio, the new spaces that have come on line include 12 individual spec suites ranging from 1,800 to 9,700 square feet on the fifth, ninth and 11th floors at One and Two Ravinia. Several of the suites include new furniture while others can be furnished by worCPlaces. Additionally, 10 spec suites ranging from 1,400 square feet to 4,600 square feet and a newly completed coworking space are all contained within a standalone, two-story building at Lakeside Office Park, a five-building, 406,000-square foot office development. The coworking spaces at Lakeside also include available furnishings; in-building, digitally …
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Revel Communities has completed construction of Revel Scottsdale and Revel Legacy, both independent living communities in Scottsdale. Then properties are the 12th and 13th independent living communities the brand has opened since launching in 2018, and its first two in Arizona. Revel Scottsdale offers 157 units near the bustling shops and dining of Old Town Scottsdale, with rents starting at $3,695 per month. Revel Legacy offers 169 units among the mountain views of North Scottsdale with rents starting at $3,795 per month.
CONROE, TEXAS — The Bauer Group, an international construction firm and machinery manufacturer, has unveiled plans for Northstar Industrial Park, a project in the northern Houston suburb of Conroe. The 79-acre site, which currently houses five warehouse and distribution buildings totaling approximately 200,000 square feet, formerly served as the U.S. headquarters for Bauer Group’s subsidiary, NEORig. The development team, which includes leasing agency Avison Young, will market the buildings to distribution and manufacturing users following NEORig’s departure from the site. The team also plans to construct build-to-suit facilities on the site’s 31.5 acres of undeveloped land, which could ultimately yield as much as 500,000 square feet of leasable product.
CAPE CORAL, FLA. — Flaherty & Collins Properties plans to break ground on The Cove at 47th, a $103 million mixed-use project in downtown Cape Coral. The development will include 327 luxury apartments, 19,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a 585-space parking garage, with 125 spaces reserved for the public. Apartments will come in studio, one-and two-bedroom configurations. The development will also include a steakhouse and sushi concept, Blu Sushi, that will serve as the anchor tenant. The project also includes a resident rooftop sky deck, rooftop bar and resort-style amenities, including a beach-entry saltwater pool with lap lanes, coworking suites, fitness center, pet spa and private electric vehicle charging stations. The project team includes general contractor DeAngelis Diamond and architectural firm Baker Barrios Architects. First Financial Bank and Huntington Bank are providing construction financing to Flaherty & Collins, which expects to open first units in about 16 months and all units by late summer 2024.
EMERSON, GA. — Lincoln Property Co. Southeast (LPC Southeast) plans to break ground on LakePoint 75, a 305,000-square-foot distribution center in Emerson, a city near the north Atlanta suburb of Cartersville. The property will be situated off Joe Frank Harris Parkway, a half-mile from I-75 and 28 miles from I-285. The facility will feature 36-foot clear heights, 67 dock-high doors, 37 trailer parking spaces and 170 auto parking spaces. The complex will also include grills, outdoor activity space, communal seating and open-air meeting space. LPC Southeast plans to deliver the property in fall 2023.