CAMDEN, N.J. — Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) will invest $50 million in capital improvements to its headquarters campus in the Southern New Jersey community of Camden. The project will both enhance existing workspaces and amenity spaces as well as deliver new ones. As part of the initiative, the company will consolidate its offices in Charlotte and Norwalk, Conn., into the Camden office, yielding a regional workforce of about 1,600 employees. Campbell Soup has been headquartered in Camden since 1869, and this project represents the first renovation of the campus since 2010. Construction is set to begin in March. Employees will begin relocating from the other offices later this year.
JEFFERSON, N.J. — Locally based developer Diversified Properties has acquired two lots totaling 9.8 acres in the Northern New Jersey community of Jefferson for the construction of a new multifamily project. Phase I of the project, which will be known as Jefferson Place, will total 32 units. Residences will be available in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and will range in size from 855 to 1,216 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness center, and an outdoor lounge with grilling and dining stations. Details of Phase II were not disclosed. John Schilp and Sigmund Schorr of NAI James E. Hanson represented Diversified Properties and the sellers of the tracts in the land deal. Sitework on Phase I will begin this spring.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Karis Cold is under construction on a 277,785-square-foot cold storage facility in Rock Hill. Situated on a 40-acre site, the project represents the first cold storage speculative facility in metro Charlotte. The property, which Karis Cold expects to open in first-quarter 2024, will feature convertible freezers, 50-foot clear heights, 28 dock doors with two drive-in doors, 47 trailer parking stalls and 147 regular parking spaces. Spencer Yorke, John Cashion and Rich Grieder of JLL will lead the development’s marketing and leasing efforts on behalf of Karis Cold.
WILDWOOD, FLA. — JLL has arranged $48 million in construction financing for the development of Solamar Wildwood, a 243-unit build-to-rent development in Wildwood. Churchill Real Estate provided the two-year, non-recourse loan to the borrower, a partnership between TRUSOT Developments and Agador Spartacus Development (AS). Max La Cava, Kenny Cutler and Karim Khaiboullin of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of TRUSOT and AS, which are co-developing several residential projects across Florida. Situated adjacent to The Villages, a master-planned community in Central Florida for active adults, Solamar Wildwood will comprise townhomes and villas with one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Homes will feature semi-private backyards, surface parking and private garages. Community amenities will include a resort-style swimming pool, sun deck with cabanas, fitness studio with a yoga room, summer kitchen and a tropical clubhouse.
Miller Construction Breaks Ground on Two Warehouse Projects in Palm Beach County Totaling 318,000 SF
LAKE PARK AND WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Miller Construction Co. has broken ground on two warehouse projects totaling approximately 318,000 square feet in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. The developer of both facilities is Dalfen Industrial. The projects include a 184,880-square-foot warehouse located at 1100 Old Dixie Highway in Lake Park and a 133,075-square-foot facility located at 2850 Ranch House Road in West Palm Beach. The design-build team for both projects includes IBI Group’s RLC Architects, Puga & Associates Inc., DDA Engineers and Kimley-Horn & Associates. The developments represent a total investment of $29 million.
MESA, ARIZ. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and CBRE Investment Management has completed construction of Elliot Gateway, a four-building, Class A logistics park on 40.5 acres at 9020 E. Elliot Road in Mesa. Elliot Gateway features a 151,239-square-foot Building A, a 124,611-square-foot Building B, a 186,000-square-foot Building C and a 54,640-square-foot Building D. Building C is fully leased to a mechanical and electrical construction company, while the other buildings are available for lease. Graycor Consrtuction Co. served as general contractor and Butler Design Group served as architect for the project. Evan Koplan and Serena Wedlich of CBRE are marketing and leasing the property on behalf of TCC and a fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management.
LOS ANGELES — Lowe as developer and manager, along with Ware Malcomb as architect/designer and Swinerton as general contractor, has completed construction of a nine-story creative office building located at 2130 Violet St. in Los Angeles’ Arts District. Totaling more than 113,000 square feet, the building includes 109,100 square feet of office space, 3,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space, four levels of parking for 275 vehicles, outdoor spaces including private terraces, and a 3,000-square-foot rooftop deck/lounge. The building offers 27,000-square-foot open floorplates, high ceilings, energy-efficient building systems and HVAC.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Becknell Industrial is underway on the development of Winchester 527, a 527,023-square-foot speculative industrial building in Columbus. The property will feature a clear height of 40 feet, roughly 2,000 square feet of office space, 436 auto parking spaces and 150 trailer parking spaces. Lee & Associates is marketing the project for lease. Completion is slated for later this year.
PHOENIX — Concord Wilshire Capital and TLG Investment Partners, in partnership with Carl DeSantis’ CDS International Holdings Inc., have completed the acquisition of the Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix. The development group has formed a strategic alliance with Hines, an international real estate firm, to redevelop and repurpose the Metrocenter Mall into a walkable village that will be home to apartments, condominiums, curated boutiques, popular retail stores, restaurants, bars, a town-center park and other commercial and entertainment venues. The property spans approximately 64.2 acres of land in a Qualified Opportunity Zone. The plans for the village include over 2,600 multifamily units, 150,000 square feet of commercial space and 4,100 surface and garage-deck parking spaces. The development team has also signed agreements with the City of Phoenix for a public-private partnership for public improvements. The purchase includes both the Dillard’s building and U-Haul building, which formerly housed a Macy’s. Developers confirmed the planned $850 million redevelopment of the property will begin immediately. The redeveloped Metrocenter will be designed as a transit-oriented community, encompassing the city’s new light rail station currently under construction on the site. The City of Phoenix invested approximately $150 million to build the station, which is scheduled for completion …
L&L Holding, Oak Row Equities Obtain $215M Construction Financing for Mixed-Use Development in Miami
MIAMI — L&L Holding Co. and Oak Row Equities, with project partner Shorenstein Properties and co-investor Claure Group, have obtained $215 million in financing for the construction of The Wynwood Plaza, a mixed-use project in Miami. Construction will begin on the 1 million-square-feet development immediately, with completion scheduled for 2025. Designed by architecture firm Gensler, Wynwood Plaza will feature a 12-story office tower totaling approximately 266,000 square feet; a 509-unit apartment community dubbed The Residences at Wynwood Plaza; 32,000 square feet of retail space; and a 26,000-square-foot public plaza. Investment firm Claure Group and law firm Weitz & Luxenberg will occupy 24,000 square feet and 18,000 square feet at the office tower, respectively. Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub of Newmark represented the borrowers in capitalizing the project, and Scott Wadler and Michael Basinski of Berkadia arranged the financing on behalf of the development team through Bank OZK.