LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — Kadean Construction has broken ground on Lee’s Summit Commerce Center, a three-building speculative industrial development totaling 781,000 square feet. Located in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit, the 75-acre project will feature clear heights ranging from 32 to 36 feet. Scannell Properties is the developer and Newmark Zimmer is marketing the project for lease. An undisclosed tenant has preleased 215,730 square feet of Building A, which will span 430,000 square feet and is slated for completion by the end of this year. Building B will total 238,000 square feet, while Building C will span 113,000 square feet. Completion of all buildings is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023.
SEATTLE — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $60 million in construction financing for Gridline Apartments, a multifamily property currently under construction in Seattle. SRM Development and its partners are the borrowers. An affiliate of an international real estate investment company provided the funds. Kaden Eichmeier and Steve Petrie of JLL Capital Markets arranged the financing for the borrower. Located at 1421 Harvard Ave., Gridline Apartments will feature 178 residences.
HOUSTON — A partnership between South Carolina-based developer Greystar and J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives has opened The Westcott, a 315-unit apartment community in Houston’s Memorial Park neighborhood. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans that range in size from 788 to 3,235 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, media lounge, coworking space, a rooftop terrace with a lounge and bar and concierge services. Rents start at $2,250 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has broken ground on Avenida Carrollton, a 155-unit active adult community located north of downtown Dallas. Developed by Avenida Partners, the property will comprise a 202,106-square-foot apartment building and an additional 63,925 square feet of cottages that will be reserved for renters age 55 and above. Amenities will include a pickleball court, pool, theater, private dining room, a spa and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Meeks + Partners and REES Associates are the project architects. Completion is slated for September 2023.
CONROE, TEXAS — Chicago-based financial advisory firm Tempo Capital Group has arranged a $42 million nonrecourse construction loan for a 287-unit single-family rental project in Conroe, about 35 miles north of Houston. The project will be situated on a 45-acre site and will feature cottages, duplexes and two-story homes. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center and clubhouse. The direct lender and borrower were not disclosed. A construction timeline was also not released. Michael Berke led the debt placement for Tempo Capital Group.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Foulger-Pratt, The Howard Hughes Corp. and Seritage Growth Properties have broken ground on their 4 million-square-foot WestEnd Alexandria project with the demolition of Landmark Mall. Built in 1965 as an open-air shopping center, the 715,520-square-foot Landmark was converted to an enclosed shopping mall in 1990. The mall officially closed its doors in 2017 following Howard Hughes Corp.’s purchase of the former Macy’s store, but the Sears department store remained open until 2020. Last year the Sears owner, the City of Alexandria, signed Inova Health to a 99-year ground lease at the site where the health system is building a $1 billion hospital campus will span 11 acres. At full buildout, WestEnd Alexandria will span 52 acres and comprise 2,500 apartments, including 200 affordable housing units; parks and open space; approximately 125,000 square feet of medical office buildings; nearly 235,000 square feet of retail and restaurant uses; and a new facility for Alexandria Fire-EMS Station 208. Foulger-Pratt, Howard Hughes and Seritage plan to begin Phase I of WestEnd Alexandria in 2023 with the first residential buildings delivering in 2025.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Dewitt Carolinas Inc. plans to break ground in June on 1000 Social, one of two office towers planned at The Exchange Raleigh. The $1 billion development, which was originally named Midtown Exchange, will span 40 acres and include offices, apartments, shops, restaurants, greenspace and trails. Dewitt has tapped CBRE | Raleigh to lease the 12-story building, which will span 354,000 square feet and include 20,000 square feet of retail space and 7,500 square feet of meeting space. The project team includes general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie and architect Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio. Dewitt plans for the full buildout of The Exchange Raleigh to last seven to 10 years. The firm is putting the finishing touches on the project’s onsite infrastructure, including utilities, roadwork and gutters, telecom and stormwater systems. 1000 Social represents the first building to go vertical.
Partnership Unveils Plans for Finery Mixed-Use Development in Nashville’s Wedgewood Houston District
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Hines and Cresset Real Estate Partners have announced plans for The Finery, a mixed-use development in Nashville’s Wedgewood Houston district. The property will span more than 700,000 square feet and include 383 apartments and T3 Wedgewood Houston, a 200,000-square-foot mass-timber office and retail building. The Nashville creative office building will be the 16th T3-branded building for Hines. The Finery will include restaurants, cafes, stores, fitness options and outdoor gathering spaces, and T3 Wedgewood Houston will feature private tenant outdoor balconies, shared conference space, a fitness center, bike storage and end-of-trip facilities. The overall project broke ground last summer and is expected to open in the second quarter of 2023.
PITTSBURGH — Newmark has arranged a $70.5 million construction loan for The Park at Southside Works, a 247-unit multifamily project in Pittsburgh. The five-story property will be situated within SomeraRoad’s Southside Works mixed-use development, about 1.5 miles outside the downtown area. Units will be available in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as in townhome-style formats, and will be furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, dog washing station, a rooftop lounge and remote workspaces. Jordan Roeschlaub, Dustin Stolly, Nick Scribani, Chris Kramer and Jake Neeb of Newmark arranged the loan through Bank OZK on behalf of SomeraRoad. Completion is slated for June 2024.
DETROIT — Detroit-based developer Bedrock has revealed new renderings for its development on the site of the former Hudson’s department store in downtown Detroit. The renderings showcase the office, retail, event spaces, public rooftop amenities and public plaza spaces of the 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use project. The second and third floors of the office portion have been designed to incorporate a 126,000-square-foot events and meeting venue. Overall, the development will include more than 400,000 square feet of office space. Pophouse, a Detroit-based commercial interior design studio, is designing the common areas of the office spaces. Office leasing is underway. New York-based SHoP Architects and Detroit-based Hamilton Anderson worked with Bedrock on the public spaces and streetscape. Construction on the development has been ongoing since Bedrock broke ground in 2017. In April of this year, the project team completed construction of 220 feet. When it reaches its anticipated height of 685 feet, the building will be the second tallest both in Detroit and the state of Michigan. Bedrock has yet to reveal how many stories the skyscraper will rise. Completion is slated for 2024.