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Hunt Midwest Breaks Ground on 258,801 SF Industrial Facility in Upstate South Carolina

by John Nelson June 8, 2022

ANDERSON, S.C. — Kansas City-based Hunt Midwest has broken ground on a 258,801-square-foot industrial facility within the new Evergreen Logistics Park, an industrial campus spanning 200 acres in Upstate South Carolina. Located at 1105 Scotts Bridge Road in Anderson, the new facility will feature 36-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, motion-sensor LED lighting, 26 dock doors, 60-foot speed bays, four drive-in doors, more than 200 parking stalls, up to 77 tractor-trailer parking spots and a 185-foot truck court. Hunt Midwest expects to deliver the building by the end of the year. At full capacity, Evergreen Logistics Park will span 2 million square feet and offer immediate access to I-85 and a major FedEx terminal. Hunt Midwest has selected Seamon Whiteside for civil engineering, LS3P for building design, CBRE for leasing and Evans General Contractors as the general contractor.

June 8, 2022

Development Georgia Leasing Activity Mixed-Use Southeast

Gray Television Inks Deal with NBCUniversal for 43-Acre Studio Campus in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson June 7, 2022

DORAVILLE, GA. — Gray Television Inc. has entered into an operations agreement with NBCUniversal Media LLC to lease and operate a new studio campus spanning 43 acres in metro Atlanta. The Assembly Studios facilities will be situated within Gray’s Assembly Atlanta project, a 135-acre mixed-use development in Doraville that once housed GM’s Assembly plant. NBCUniversal’s lease with Gray will include a suite of facilities needed to support TV and film production. The new facilities will include multiple soundstages, production office space, warehouses and mill space, as well as parking and other necessary amenities. Adjacent to the Assembly Studios complex is Third Rail Studios, a movie and TV production facility spanning seven acres that opened in 2016 and that Gray acquired in September 2021. NBCUniversal will manage all studios onsite, including Gray’s own studio facilities and Third Rail Studios. Construction began on roadways and infrastructure throughout Assembly Studios last summer, and construction began on studio buildings for Gray’s Swirl Films late last year. Construction on NBCUniversal’s facilities is expected to begin this summer. At that time, Gray expects over 1,200 individuals will be employed in construction jobs onsite and that the Assembly Studios complex will be completed in the second half …

June 7, 2022

Development Office Texas

Mapletree Underway on Renovation of 215,394 SF Office Building in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2022

RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Mapletree, a global real estate developer based in Singapore, is underway on the renovation of a 215,394-square-foot office building located within the Galatyn Commons complex in the northern Dallas suburb of Richardson. Galatyn Commons comprises four buildings totaling 800,000 square feet. Amenities include a food hall with 300-seat dining area, coffee shop and grab-and-go food service, as well as a 10,000-square-foot fitness and wellness center, an outdoor kitchen with grill stations, bocce ball courts and an outdoor amphitheater with 1,000-seat capacity. Cushman & Wakefield is marketing the five-story building for lease. Renovations are expected to be complete next summer.

June 7, 2022

Development Industrial Texas

KDW to Develop 130,000 SF Manufacturing Facility in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2022

WALLER, TEXAS — Locally based firm KDW will develop a 130,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the northwestern Houston suburb of Waller that will be an expansion of the existing campus of Green Span Profiles, a provider of insulated wall panels. The crane-served facility will be situated on 33 acres and is expected to come on line in January. The company’s original 70,000-square-foot plant opened in 2011. Green Span Profiles expects to hire about 15 new employees to staff the facility.

June 7, 2022

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Kushner Begins Work on 307-Unit Multifamily Community in Fair Lawn, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2022

FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Locally based developer Kushner has begun construction on a 307-unit apartment community that will be reserved for renters age 55 and over in the Northern New Jersey community of Fair Lawn. The community will offer one- and two-bedroom units, with 46 residences reserved as affordable housing. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, spa, salon, massage room, clubhouse, game room, movie theater, putting green, library and a pet spa. The site currently houses a vacant office building. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2025.

June 7, 2022

Civic Development Massachusetts Northeast

Shawmut Breaks Ground on 70,000 SF Academic Building in Worcester, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2022

WORCESTER, MASS. — Shawmut Design & Construction has broken ground on a 70,000-square-foot academic building at Clark University in the central Massachusetts city of Worcester. The two-wing building will serve as the new center for the media arts, computing and design programs. Design features will include a multimedia gallery, virtual reality lab, video game library for researching interactive media, a makerspace, incubator space, robotics lab, data science lab, a tiered classroom and faculty offices. Completion is slated for next fall.

June 7, 2022

Development Midwest Minnesota Restaurant Retail

Taco Bell Opens New Drive-Thru Prototype in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow June 7, 2022

BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — Taco Bell has opened its new and innovative drive-thru prototype in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park. Coined Taco Bell Defy, the two-story restaurant features four drive-thru lanes. A proprietary vertical lift transports food items straight from the kitchen to guests. The drive-thru experience at Taco Bell Defy is designed to be two minutes or less. The restaurant was built in partnership with longtime franchisee Border Foods. Minneapolis-based Vertical Works Inc. handled the design of the concept. The project was first announced last year.

June 7, 2022

Development Industrial Kentucky Southeast Top Stories

Heaven Hill Breaks Ground on $135M Bourbon Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky

by John Nelson June 7, 2022

BARDSTOWN, KY. — Heaven Hill, a family-owned spirits company overseeing brands such as Evan Williams and Deep Eddy Vodka, has broken ground on a $135 million distillery in Bardstown, approximately 40 miles south of Louisville. The project, known as Heaven Hill Springs Distillery, is located at 1015 Old Bloomfield Pike, which was the site of the former Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery. The former distillery opened in 1935, but was destroyed in a fire in 1996 that engulfed the distillery, seven rickhouses for barrel aging and about 100,000 barrels of whiskey. After the fire, Heaven Hill moved its distillery operations to the historic Bernheim Distillery in downtown Louisville, where the company still operates today. “We’re honored to celebrate this homecoming with a return to distilling in Bardstown to augment our overall bourbon-making capacity, as well as continue to make an impact in the Bardstown community,” says Max Shapira, president of Heaven Hill. Heaven Hill Springs Distillery is scheduled to open by the end of 2024. Heaven Hill anticipates the distillery will handle 150,000 barrels of spirits annually at first and ramp up production to 450,000 barrels annually over time, which mirrors the production at its Louisville distillery. Bardstown, which has …

June 7, 2022

Development Florida Mixed-Use Multifamily Office Retail Southeast

PMG, Greybrook Realty Partners Break Ground on 31-Story Mixed-Use Development in Midtown Atlanta

by Amy Works June 6, 2022

ATLANTA — PMG and Toronto-based Greybrook Realty Partners have broken ground on Society Atlanta, a 31-story mixed-use development at 811 Peachtree St. in Midtown Atlanta. Designed by Cooper Carry, the mixed-use property will feature 460 residential units, 81,000 square feet of office space and 16,500 square feet of retail space. Juneau Construction Co. is serving as general contractor for project, which is slated to open in late 2024. Society Atlanta will offer traditional layouts alongside “rent-by-bedroom” (also known as co-living) options. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool and restaurant, a coworking lab with private conference rooms, a gym and a fitness studio. The property is the first of PMG’s Society Living multifamily platform to enter the Atlanta market.

June 6, 2022

Development Industrial Texas

Majestic Realty Underway on 520-Acre Industrial Project in Northwest Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams June 6, 2022

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Southern California-based developer Majestic Realty Co. is underway on construction of Majestic Silver Creek Business Park, a 520-acre project in northwest Fort Worth. Phase I centers on the speculative development of a 1.1 million-square-foot building that is slated for a second-quarter 2023 delivery. Majestic is also underway on sitework for a 732,284-square-foot building that will be situated on the adjacent parcel.

June 6, 2022

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