KINGWOOD, TEXAS — Excel Commercial Real Estate has opened Laurel Springs RV Resort, a 226-site development in Kingwood, about 30 miles north of Houston. The property offers both long-term and overnight accommodations. Indoor amenities include a fitness center, arcade, business center, lounge, hospitality kitchen and onsite laundry facilities. The outdoor amenity package comprises a pool, outdoor patio and grilling areas, playground, dog park, putting green and walking trails. Jetstream Communities, an affiliate of CityStreet Residential Partners, will manage the property.
EL PASO, TEXAS — TerraLane Communities, the build-to-rent (BTR) development arm of California-based investment firm IHP Capital Partners, will develop a 94-unit residential complex in El Paso. Campo del Sol will offer 19 single-story, three-bedroom homes with an average size of 1,445 square feet. The remaining 75 homes will be two stories and feature either three- or four-bedroom floor plans that range in size from 1,674 to 2,076 square feet. Campo del Sol will also have a central amenity center with a pool, playground and outdoor grilling areas, as well as a network of trails connecting pocket parks and other green spaces. Preliminary sitework has been completed, and the development team will soon begin vertical construction. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2024.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A joint venture between Jefferson Apartment Group and The Fortis Co. has topped out J Coopers Row, a 12-story multifamily project located at 1319 S. Capitol St. SW in Washington, D.C. Upon completion, the development will comprise 312 apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Ranging in size from 474 to 1,260 square feet, the units will feature stainless steel appliances, nine-foot ceilings, plank flooring and in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities at the community will include a rooftop swimming pool, gaming area, fitness center, yoga studio, coworking space, a maker’s studio, dog run, pet spa and 24-hour concierge service. The development is situated one block from the Navy Yard-Nationals Stadium Metro Station and will offer views of the Potomac River. Jefferson Apartment Group and Fortis plan to deliver J Coopers Row in the fourth quarter.
WILDWOOD, FLA. — EDEN Living has received $22 million in construction financing for a build-to-rent residential development in Wildwood. Max La Cava and Kenny Cutler of JLL secured the non-recourse loan through City National Bank. Located at 2072 County Road 501, the project is near the master-planned community The Villages. EDEN Living began construction in June of last year, with delivery expected in the first quarter of 2024. Upon completion, the community will feature 130 units in a mix of 799-square-foot, one-bedroom and 1,268-square-foot, two-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, barbecue area, pickleball courts and a park with walkways and seating areas.
BALTIMORE — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Apartments at Park, an 11-unit apartment building in Baltimore’s Midtown district. The undisclosed buyer plans to complete approved plans for the addition of a five-story multifamily building at the site, located at 814 Park Ave., as well as make renovations to existing apartments. Aaron Inman, Kyle Tangney and Herb Schwat of Greysteel brokered the sale on behalf of the undisclosed seller.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — McCarthy Building Companies has completed the $243 million, five-story Banner Gateway Medical Center tower expansion project in Gilbert. The expansion doubles the size of the medical center campus, which is located at 1900 N. Higley Road. It is expected to add more than 600 new jobs to the center. The 351,000-square-foot addition includes an expanded Women and Infant Services Unit with NICU, added space for inpatient cancer care by Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center (located on the same campus), and more space for surgical, emergency, endoscopy and imaging services, including four new operating rooms and a new MRI, as well as angiogram and endoscopy suites. The tower expansion increases inpatient beds from 177 to 286 with additional shell space to accommodate future growth, and the relocation of the helipad to the new tower’s rooftop. Construction on the tower expansion began in February 2021. Some campus renovation work will continue into 2024. McCarthy completed the initial Banner Gateway Medical Center campus in 2007.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based International Workplace Group (IWG) has added 34 new flexible workspaces in the Midwest region in the last six months. Including these new locations, IWG has added roughly 150 locations nationwide across the U.S. since October 2022. IWG intends to add 1,000 new locations globally. IWG’s new locations stretch across brands such as Spaces, Regus and HQ, and are situated in both urban and suburban areas across markets such as Chicago; Columbus, Ohio; Jeffersonville, Ind.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Lakeville, Minn.; and De Pere, Wis. The Midwest offices total more than 280,000 square feet. About 76 percent of the new workspaces are located in smaller towns and communities outside of metro areas. IWG is opening the vast majority of its new locations in partnership with commercial real estate owners, developers and franchisee investors.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — 13th Floor Investments and Key International, in partnership with CDS International Holdings and Wexford Capital, have broken ground on the first phase of a multifamily project at the Parks at Delray, a 50-acre mixed-use development located along Congress Avenue in Delray Beach. Upon completion, the residential component will total 747 units across a mix of townhomes and three- and five-story apartment buildings. Phase I, which is scheduled for delivery in 2024 and 2025, will comprise 420 units, with Phase II including 327 units. Apartments will range in size from 580 to 1,400 square feet in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. The townhomes will feature three-bedroom layouts and span between 1,670 and 1,770 square feet. Amenities will include a clubhouse, gym, pool, social room and parks and green spaces. ANF Group is serving as the general contractor on the project, which was designed by MSA Architects. Parks at Del Ray will also feature 40,000 square feet of grocery-anchored retail space and 68,000 square feet of office space.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A joint venture between Edgewater Ventures and Singerman Real Estate has acquired a 603,214-square-foot distribution facility in Charleston. Located at 1980 Clements Ferry Road, the building features tilt-up concrete construction with 40-foot clear heights, 66,700 square feet of offices, 300 parking spaces, double-sided loading configuration and onsite trailer storage. The seller, apparel manufacturer Gildan Activewear, will lease the facility from the new ownership, which also plans to subdivide roughly 21 acres at the site for the development of an additional 300,000-square-foot facility.
DURHAM, N.C. — Publix Super Markets has opened a 46,791-square-foot store at Marketplace at Ellis Crossing, a 30-acre mixed-use development underway in Durham. Located at the northeast corner of Ellis Road and Watchorn Street, the project marks the fourth North Carolina development for Thompson Thrift. Other tenants at the property, which features an additional 25,000 square feet of retail space, include Chipotle and First National Bank, which is scheduled to open in 2024. Sheetz, Heartland Dental, Lee Nails and It’s a Southern Thing Kitchen & Bar are also expected to open at the development this summer.