SOMERS AND OAK CREEK, WIS. — Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate has unveiled plans to build three new speculative warehouses totaling nearly 1.2 million square feet in Southeast Wisconsin. Highland Commerce Center of Somers will span 910,000 square feet in Somers. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter with completion slated for the second quarter of 2023. The project will feature a clear height of 40 feet. OakView II Industrial will span 154,810 square feet with a clear height of 32 feet. The project will be situated within the OakView Business Park in Oak Creek. Construction is scheduled to begin in June with completion slated for October. HSA also plans to build 150 West Oakview Industrial in the OakView Business Park. That building will span 131,244 square feet with a clear height of 32 feet. Construction is expected to begin in May and wrap up in September. The project team for all three buildings includes Pinnacle Engineering Group as civil engineer and Chicago-based Partners in Design as architect. PREMIER Design + Build Group will serve as general contractor for the Somers project, while Riley Construction will build both properties in Oak Creek.
Development
AURORA, ILL. — Panattoni Development has purchased 29 acres in Aurora with plans to build a 356,462-square-foot speculative industrial development. Panattoni expects to break ground on the project this month. The industrial facility will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 34 loading docks, 139 trailer positions and 290 car parking spaces. Completion is slated for the third or fourth quarter of this year. Nick Krejci and Noel Liston of Darwin Realty/CORFAC International represented Panattoni in the acquisition. Darwin has been retained to market the project for lease.
DANVILLE, VA. — Clayco has broken ground on Tyson Foods’ new poultry processing facility in Danville. Construction started last month and is slated for completion by the spring of 2023. Built on a 64-acre site, the project will be used primarily for the production of fully cooked, Tyson-branded chicken products. Tyson Foods has committed to purchasing 60 million pounds of Virginia-grown chicken over the next three years. The chicken processing plant’s features will include a mezzanine level, ASRS cold storage structure, raw materials storage, production and packaging space, a two-story space for offices, and cold storage spaces that will range in temperatures throughout the building. A wastewater treatment plant will also be included. Lamar Johnson Collaborative is the designer for the project, with Clayco in charge of designing and building. Other project partners include Concrete Strategies, Tucker Jones and Stock Engineering.
PEORIA, ARIZ. — VanTrust Real Estate has broken ground on Phase I of Peoria Logistics Park, a 150-acre Class A industrial park in Peoria. Situated two miles east of Loop 101, Peoria Logistics Park will consist of up to eight buildings ranging from 100,000 square feet to 600,000 or more square feet. The first phase will feature a 157,000-square-foot distribution center, built for a Fortune 500 company, which is slated to open in early 2023. The 17.5-acre site will feature a modern industrial warehouse with the ability to accommodate future expansion. Willmeng Construction is serving as general contractor for Phase I. Cooper Fratt and John Werstler of CBRE represented VanTrust in the lease transaction and Ted Liles of Cresa represented the landlord. Butler Design Group is serving as architect for the project.
POINT PLEASANT, N.J. — Marquis Health Consulting Services has completed a $3 million renovation project at Crest Pointe Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, located near the Jersey Shore. The centerpiece of the renovation was the addition of a 3,000-square-foot rehab therapy gym and the incorporation of an activities of daily living suite. Other renovations included a lobby/reception area redesign and expansion, reconfigured and updated dining area and lounges and updates to resident rooms.
ViaWest Group, Nicola Wealth Real Estate Plan Three Industrial Buildings in Mesa, Arizona
by Amy Works
MESA, ARIZ. — ViaWest Group and Nicola Wealth Real Estate have acquired a 20.7-acre industrial development site in Mesa from an undisclosed seller for $9.7 million. The companies plan to develop Advanced Industrial Park, a three-building, Class A industrial complex, on the site. Totaling 335,066 square feet, the park will consist of a 122,690-square-foot Building A, a 131,737-square-foot Building B and an 80,639-square-foot Building C. Buildings are divisible down to approximately 20,000 square feet and will be available for multiple users. The project team includes Cawley Architects, JMC Engineering, GC and Clayco. Construction is scheduled to begin in May for delivery in first-quarter 2023. Jackie Orcutt of CBRE brokered the land sale and helped ViaWest and Nicola Wealth Real Estate define a business plan for the development.
Calson Management Buys Development Parcel for 128-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Livermore, California
by Amy Works
LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Hunter Street and Mana Investments have sold a nine-acre parcel of land in the Bay Area city of Livermore to Calson Management, a California-based specialist in senior living construction and operations. Located within The Well at Sunset mixed-use project, the site is approved for a 130,000-square-foot, 128-unit seniors housing complex. Construction is scheduled to begin late this year for completion in late 2024. The property will include independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The design’s footprint will preserve green space and walking trails around the complex. “We’re excited to watch the Calson team continue the project and complete our vision for a high-quality housing facility. We know this addition will be a value-add, not just for The Well at Sunset, but also for the wider Livermore community,” says Sean Rohland, managing director at Hunter Street. “The pandemic presented unforeseen complexity, and we were fortunate to partner with Calson to reach an outcome that is favorable to all.” The Well at Sunset was originally constructed in 1978 but had been vacant for several years until it was purchased by Hunter Street and Mana Investments in 2018. What followed was the revitalization of the plaza, as The …
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Locally based developer Southstar Communities has begun construction on Mayfair, a 1,900-acre mixed-use development that will be located in the northeastern San Antonio suburb of New Braunfels. Southstar is developing the master-planned community in phases over a 15-year period and in partnership with the City of New Braunfels and the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce. Mayfair will ultimately consist of 6,000 residential units that will feature various product types and income restrictions, as well as 330 acres of public parks, 30 miles of trails and pathways and 70 acres of developable retail space. The initial phase of residential construction will deliver 750 single-family lots of varying sizes, 450 multifamily units and a 275-unit build-to-rent neighborhood. The development is expected to create about 2,000 permanent jobs and to generate $2 billion in tax revenue over that 15-year stretch.
EL PASO, TEXAS — A partnership between Boston-based Equity Industrial Partners and New York-based Raith Capital Partners will develop three speculative warehouses in the El Paso area that will total 304,303 square feet. The two buildings at 9577 Plaza Circle will total 215,444 square feet and are expected to be complete in the fourth quarter. The building at 455 Pan American Drive will span 88,859 square feet and is slated for a first-quarter 2023 delivery. All three buildings will feature 1,200-square-foot office suites, 28-foot clear heights and ESFR sprinkler systems. CBRE has been tapped to lease the buildings. The partnership has developed other spec industrial projects in El Paso that have since been sold.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Canadian developer Ivanhoé Cambridge and South Carolina-based Greystar have broken ground on a 170,000-square-foot office project in downtown Austin. The seven-story building will be part of 1121 at Symphony Square, a mixed-use development at which The Waller, a 32-story residential tower, is currently under construction. The property will feature 5,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, as well as a range of amenities that promote employee health and wellness, such as a pool, fitness center and turf lawn. Architecture firm R2L is designing the project, with interiors by Austin-based Page and landscape architecture by TBG Partners. Completion is slated for spring 2023.