Development

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HALTOM CITY, TEXAS — Creation, a Phoenix-based investment and development firm, has completed Northmark Commerce Center, a 234,478-square-foot industrial project in the Fort Worth suburb of Haltom City. Designed by LGE Design Group, the cross-dock facility sits on 20 acres and features 32-foot clear heights and 19 trailer parking stalls. Creation developed Northmark Commerce Center in partnership with Crow Holdings Capital. Dallas-based Holt Lunsford Commercial has been tapped to lease the development. Construction began in late 2021.

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HOUSTON — Greystar has completed The Mill, a 166,000-square-foot, shallow-bay distribution center in northwest Houston. The property, which features 185-foot truck court depths, 32-foot clear heights, 33 dock-high doors and 12 trailer parking stalls, is the first industrial project in Houston for Greystar. The South Carolina-based developer is also underway on Beltway 35 Business Park, a Houston project that will ultimately consist of five buildings totaling 1.3 million square feet on a 91-acre site.

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NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Tribeca Investment Group, Meadow Partners and PGIM Real Estate is nearing completion of the $350 million redevelopment of 295 Fifth Avenue, a 19-story office building in Midtown Manhattan. The 710,000-square-foot building was constructed in 1920 and is known as The Textile Building for its previous function as a showroom for those products. Designed by Studio MAI, the redevelopment involves a gut renovation of the lobby, the addition of two penthouse-level floors and various upgrades to common areas and mechanical systems. The partnership also recently received $150 million in financing to fund the capital improvements.

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MIDDLETON, MASS. — Kenworth Northeast, a New York-based truck dealer, will open a 34,000-square-foot automotive showroom in Middleton, a northern suburb of Boston. The space will feature a full sprinkler system, LED lights, 11 service bays, a fabrication area, component rebuild area and a state inspection bay. Locally based firm Polar Design Build has been tapped as the general contractor for the project, which will be designed by Maugel DeStefano Architects. The opening is scheduled for spring 2024.

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CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has topped out construction of 160 N Morgan, the firm’s first residential building in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The 282-unit apartment building will feature amenities such as an exterior rooftop pool deck, fitness center, training room, outdoor fitness deck, resident lounge, covered outdoor dog run and coworking spaces. Sterling Bay is developing the project in partnership with Ascentris, a Denver-based real estate private equity firm. The project’s capital structure includes senior-secured financing from CIBC Bank USA. Sterling Bay has set aside 28 units for affordable housing. Chicago-based bKL Architecture is the project architect. Walsh Group is leading construction alongside joint venture partner BOWA Construction. Pre-leasing is scheduled to begin in July. The first units are slated for completion in September.

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EXCELSIOR, MINN. — Locally based Red Leaf Partners LLC and Monarch Development Partners LLC are developing One West Drive, a 49-unit apartment building in Excelsior, a western suburb of Minneapolis. The project site is situated near Lake Minnetonka and dozens of restaurants and shops. The development will include a 322-stall parking garage, of which 78 stalls will be dedicated to One West Drive residents. Andy Finn of Northmarq arranged equity and debt financing for the project. Denver-based Brue Baukol Capital Partners is the equity partner, and MidWestOne Bank is providing a construction loan. The loan features a 65 percent leverage on a three-year term with three years of interest-only payments.

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LOS ANGELES — Landmark Properties has announced plans to develop a student housing community near the University of Southern California (USC) campus in Los Angeles. Located at the corner of West 39th and South Figueroa streets, the property will offer 435 units in studio through five-bedroom configurations. The development will also include 87 affordably priced units, which will be reserved for students at the low-income level or below. Landmark is still in the planning phase for the project, which is expected to feature more than 1,500 beds. Shared amenities will include a clubhouse; rooftop resort-style swimming pool and grilling area; computer lab; fitness center; on-site parking; and 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Construction is set to begin by the end of 2023, with completion scheduled for fall 2026. Landmark Urban Construction will serve as general contractor for this project. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Greg Galusha, Bryan Norcott, Ryan Lang, Jack Brett, Chris Benton and Anthony Muhlstein of Newmark, in collaboration with Eric Bergstrom at Bergstrom Capital Advisors, brokered the acquisition of the development site from Ventus Group for an undisclosed price.

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RENO, NEV. — Alston Construction has broken ground on TRIC 688 West Building 3, an 815,360-square-foot speculative tilt warehouse/distribution facility in Reno. The project is the first building for Locus Development Group’s planned 200-acre campus. The project will allow for increased economic activity in an underdeveloped area with unused land. Valued at $47 million, construction on Building 3 is scheduled for completion in January 2024.

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FONTANA, CALIF. — Alere Property Group has purchased a 17.4-acre site in Fontana for $38.9 million. Located at 13592 Slover Ave., just off Interstate 10 between North Etiwanda and Cherry avenues, the site is entitled for two Class A warehouse distribution buildings totaling about 350,000 square feet. Alere plans to develop the property in 2024 and offer the buildings for lease. Richard Lee, Nicholas Chang, Justin Kuehn and Sione Fua of the Lee Chang Kuehn Fua Group of NAI Capital Commercial’s Ontario office represented both Alere and the seller, CP Fontana, in the transaction.

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LAS VEGAS — DXD Capital has completed development of a 991-unit self-storage facility at 7435 West Sahara Ave. in Las Vegas. The company acquired the 1.7-acre parcel in January 2021. The development features two interior loading bays with room for three trucks in a fully climate-controlled building with two freight elevators, in addition to a storefront with moving supplies. Studio Level 1 designed the property, with Arco Murray as the general contractor. Public Storage is the operator.

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