MIAMI — A joint venture between Aria Development Group and Merrimac Ventures has purchased the last available parcel within the 27-acre Miami Worldcenter campus, a $4 billion mixed-use development by Miami Worldcenter Associates. The site, located one block from Brightline Miami Central at 33-55 N.W. 6th St., is known as The Miami Link. Jack Lowell, Cecillia Estevez and Mika Mattingly of Colliers represented the buyer in the transaction. The seller, International Longshoreman Association, sold the 24,000-square-foot site for $17.5 million. The labor union has owned the site for more than 45 years and previously operated a 5,130-square-foot building on the parcel. The buyer also recently acquired an adjacent site at 600 N.E. 1st Ave. to bring the total assemblage to 34,000 square feet. Aria and Merrimac are currently planning to develop 600 Miami Worldcenter, a condominium project comprising more than 600 for-sale residences. OneWorld Properties is leading sales for the project on behalf of the developers.
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. — Locally based developer Garden Communities is underway on demolitions for a 20-acre multifamily redevelopment project in Englewood Cliffs, located across the Hudson River in Bergen County. The site at 800 Sylvan Ave. previously housed office and research and development for consumer products conglomerate Unilever. The number of units in the new apartment community has yet to be determined, but residences will come in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer StreetLights Residential and its partners have unveiled plans for The Mix, a $3 billion mixed-use development that will be located at the intersection of Dallas Parkway and Lebanon Road in Frisco. The 112-acre project is set to include 2 million square feet of office space; 375,000 square feet of retail space, including a grocery store; a 400-key business hotel and 200-key boutique hotel; and 3 million square feet of residential development. The development will also include a central park designed by OJB Landscape Architecture, the landscape firm behind Klyde Warren Park in Dallas. The park will include an event lawn and performance pavilion, playground, promenades and a pond for a total of 20 acres of communal green space. The development team includes master architects Torti Gallas + Partners and CallisonRTKL, with Kimley-Horn providing planning and design engineering services. The Retail Connection will handle leasing for the retail component, and JLL has been appointed to lease the office and medical space. The groundbreaking of Phase I took place in December, and full completion of the project is slated for 2026. The Mix joins a number of large-scale mixed-use developments underway in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Texas Christian University (TCU) has broken ground on a 95,000-square-foot medical education building in Fort Worth. The Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine, named after a late area philanthropist, will be located in the Near Southside District and will be able to support 240 students. Project partners include design firms CO Architects and Hoefer Welker, engineering firms Dunaway and SSR Inc. and construction manager Linbeck. Completion is slated for July 2024.
DENVER — Broe Real Estate Group has unveiled plans for the second phase of its $200 million Cherry Creek North redevelopment project in Denver. 250 Clayton, an eight-story, 175,000-square-foot mixed-use building, will complement 200 Clayton, the company’s eight-story, 76,000-square-foot first phase. Fully preleased, 200 Clayton is on track for delivery in spring 2023. The Beck Group designed 250 Clayton, which will feature retail space and institutional-quality commercial office space with floor plates as large as 27,000 square feet. Construction of the second phase is scheduled to begin in fourth-quarter 2023.
CALIMESA, CALIF. — Birtcher Development has received full entitlement for Birtcher Oak Valley Commerce Center in Calimesa. Construction is currently underway, with completion slated for third-quarter 2024. Totaling 2.25 million square feet, Birtcher Oak Valley Commerce Center will feature four Class A logistics facilities: Building A, a 705,783-square-foot cross-dock facility with 5,600 square feet of office space and 118 dock-high doors. Completion is scheduled for second-quarter 2024. Building B, a 46,172-square-foot side-loaded property with 5,168 square feet of office space and 69 dock-high doors. Completion is slated for second-quarter 2024. Building C, a 457,257-square-foot cross-dock facility with 5,114 square feet of office space and 78 dock-high doors. Completion is expected in early third-quarter 2024. Building D, a 619,358-square-foot cross-dock building with 5,162 square feet of office space and 109 dock-high doors. Completion is scheduled for third-quarter 2024. All four facilities will feature 40-foot clear heights, flat floors, 10-inch slabs, a minimum of 185-foot truck courts and an ESFR sprinkler system. A nine-acre trailer lot will be constructed adjacent to Buildings A and B, providing 250 trailer stalls. Mike McCrary, Peter McWilliams, Patrick Wood and Scott Coyle of JLL are handling leasing for the project.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Origin Investments and Jackson Dearborn Partners have formed a joint venture to develop Solace at The Ranch, a $117.9 million multifamily community at 7718 E. Woodmen Road in Colorado Springs. Construction is underway for the project, which will feature a three-story, 374-unit, garden-style apartment community and 12 carriage house-style units. The first units are slated for delivery by year-end 2024, with the balance of the units being delivered in phases over a period of several months. The community will consist of 21 residential buildings and a clubhouse. The unit mix will be 52 three-bedroom, 210 two-bedroom and 112 one-bedroom layouts, and the carriage houses will be a mix of two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Additionally, the community will offer 628 parking spaces, including 189 attached and detached garages. The carriage house units will sit atop attached garages. Sub4 Development is serving as general contractor for the project.
RICHMOND HILL, GA. — Hyundai Mobis, an automotive supplier based in South Korea, plans to invest $926 million for a new manufacturing facility near Hyundai’s previously announced electric vehicle and battery campus in Bryan County. Situated near the Port of Savannah, the new 1.2 million-square-foot facility will employ at least 1,500 people once fully operational. The project is located within the Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) Certified Belfast Commerce Park in Richmond Hill. Hyundai Mobis will supply electric vehicle power electric systems and charging control units to the mega Hyundai plant nearby and in Montgomery, Ala., as well as the Kia plant in West Point, Ga. Hyundai Mobis is the “parts and services” arm for South Korean auto giants Hyundai, Genesis Motors and Kia. The company has had an operational base near the Kia plant since 2009. The new Bryan County facility is expected to break ground in 2023 and begin operations in 2024.
FREDERICK, MD. — ACRES Capital has provided an $83.7 million construction loan for Residences at East Church, a 350-unit multifamily project located on a 14.8-acre site at 605 E. Church St. in Frederick. The borrower, The Goldstar Group, is developing the five-story community to feature a clubhouse, swimming pool and fitness center, as well as 525 parking spaces. The construction timeline was not disclosed. Jamie Butler of Walker & Dunlop originated the loan on behalf of Goldstar. Principals involved in the loan transaction include Michael Brodsky of Goldstar and Drew Miller of ACRES Capital’s New York office.
PENSACOLA, FLA. — Development firm Daniel has delivered Porte at Pathstone, a 336-unit apartment community in Pensacola. The $60 million property is situated within the Pathstone development across Nine Mile Road from Navy Federal Credit Union’s office campus. The design-build team includes general contractor Doster Construction and design firm Nelson Architects. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, outdoor grilling area and game lawn, fitness center, yoga lawn, coworking space with private conference rooms, coffee bar, pet spa and a dog park. Rental rates range from $1,649 to $2,599, according to the property website.