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Wendover Housing, Universal Parks Plan Affordable Housing Development in Orlando

by Julia Sanders March 30, 2022

ORLANDO, FLA. — Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Wendover Housing Partners and Universal Parks & Resorts, a part of Comcast NBCUniversal, have plans to develop Universal’s Housing for Tomorrow initiative, a new approach aimed at helping address the shortage of affordable housing in Orlando. Universal pledged 20 acres of land in Orlando’s tourist corridor to be used for 1,000 units of affordable and mixed-income housing. The company selected Wendover Housing Partners to develop and manage the community. Named Catchlight Crossings, community amenities will include onsite, tuition-free preschool; onsite medical offices; a transportation center for buses, ridesharing and employer shuttles; a 16,000-square-foot retail area; community event space; technology cafés; a makerspace for hobbies, activities and educational events; community gardens; bike and walking paths; neighborhood food pantry; fitness center; game room; playground; two resort style pools; and grilling gazebo. The development plans were submitted to the Orange County Planning and Development department this week.

March 30, 2022

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LV Lending Provides $24M Refinancing for Mixed-Use Development in Wellington, Florida

by Julia Sanders March 30, 2022

WELLINGTON, FLA. — Miami-based LV Lending has provided a $24 million loan for the refinancing of Lotis Wellington, a 64-acre mixed-use development underway in Wellington. Camilo Niño, Ricardo Uribe and Alen Hernandez of LV Lending worked with Sean Harrington of The Aztec Group to originate the loan on behalf of Lotis Wellington LLC, an affiliate of Lotis LLC and owned by JKM Wellington Capital LLC. The loan terms were not disclosed. The borrower acquired the Lotis Wellington site for $14.3 million in January 2019. The approved master-planned, mixed-use project features 191 apartments, 23,810 square feet of retail space, 17,203 square feet of professional office space, two signature restaurants, 40,000 square feet of medical offices, an early learning center and two senior living facilities. Construction began in January 2022 with the first restaurants scheduled to open in late 2022. Located at 1351-1381 South State Road 7, the property is situated adjacent to Wellington Regional Hospital.

March 30, 2022

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EastGroup Properties Buys 50 Acres for Development of 655,400 SF Industrial Project in Mesa, Arizona

by Amy Works March 30, 2022

MESA, ARIZ. — EastGroup Properties has assembled and closed on 50 acres in the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport submarket for the development of Gateway Interchange, a Class A industrial development. Totaling 655,400 square feet and seven buildings, Gateway Interchange will feature spaces ranging from 13,440 square feet to 180,000 square feet with 28- to 32-foot clear heights, seven-inch floor thickness, abundant power, full concrete truck courts, dock-high and ground-level loading, LED warehouse lighting and ESFR sprinkler system. The buildings will include glass roll-up doors leading out of breakrooms to covered patio areas, six outdoor amenity nodes that are interconnected by trails and feature patio tables and chairs for outdoor dining, as well as turf areas for cornhole and other outdoor games. The project will be developed in two phases, with Phase I consisting of four buildings totaling 359,700 square feet and Phase II is slated for three buildings totaling 295,700 square feet. Willmeng Construction is serving as general contractor and Butler Design Group is serving as architect. Construction of Phase I is slated to begin third quarter of 2022 with delivery by the second quarter of 2023. The project will be developed, owned and managed by EastGroup. Steve Larsen, Pat …

March 30, 2022

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Sparrow Partners, Welltower Underway on 193-Unit Active Adult Community in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams March 30, 2022

SACHSE, TEXAS — Austin-based developer Sparrow Partners and Ohio-based REIT Welltower (NYSE: WELL) are underway on construction of Amberlin at The Station, a 193-unit active adult community located on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas. The property, which is part of The Station, a $500 million mixed-use development by Dallas-based PMB Capital Investments, will feature one- and two-bedroom units for renters aged 55 and above. Residences will range in size from 615 to 1,285 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, game room, media lounge, community kitchen and coffee bar, dog park and pickleball and bocce ball courts. Rents will run from $1,400 to $2,500 per month. FK Architecture is designing the project. Completion is slated for the fall. The project follows the partnership’s hitting construction milestones on two other active adult developments carrying the Amberlin brand, one in Georgetown and one in Pflugerville.

March 30, 2022

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BH Properties to Undertake $10M Renovation of Downtown San Antonio Office Building

by Taylor Williams March 30, 2022

SAN ANTONIO — Los Angeles-based investment firm BH Properties will undertake a $10 million project to renovate 146 Navarro, a 100,000-square-foot office building in downtown San Antonio. The building was originally constructed in 1987 as the headquarters of CPS Energy. Designed by Gensler, the project will revamp the suites, enhance the lobby and add about 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. BH Properties has tapped CBRE lease the building following completion of the project.

March 30, 2022

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Partnership Breaks Ground on 209-Unit Multifamily Project in Revere, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams March 30, 2022

REVERE, MASS. — A partnership between Houston-based Hines, Connecticut-based investment firm Belfonti Cos. and Bridge Investment Group has broken ground on Revio Revere Beach, a 209-unit multifamily project located just east of Boston. The project will feature ground-floor retail space and 20,000 square feet of amenities, including a pool, courtyard and roof deck all overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Santander Bank is financing the construction of the project, which is scheduled to be fully complete by the second quarter of 2024.

March 30, 2022

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Sterling Bay Receives $81.8M in Financing for Construction of Apartment Tower in Chicago’s Fulton Market

by Kristin Harlow March 30, 2022

CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has received $81.8 million in financing to begin construction of 160 N Morgan, a new apartment tower in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. Developed in partnership with Ascentris, the project will feature 282 units and 2,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. CIBC Bank USA provided the financing. Walsh Group will oversee construction alongside joint venture partner and certified minority-owned business BOWA Construction. Local firm bKL Architecture will serve as lead architect. A timeline for completion was not provided. As part of its development-related commitment to provide affordable housing, Sterling Bay will contribute nearly $6 million to fund the construction of 28 affordable housing units at SL Solar Lofts, a residential project on Chicago’s South Side.

March 30, 2022

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Kraus-Anderson Completes $9M Meat Science Laboratory at University of Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow March 30, 2022

ST. PAUL, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed Phase III of the Andrew Boss Laboratory of Meat Science on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. The $9 million project, which began in May 2019, was conducted in multiple phases in order to allow portions of the building to be occupied during construction. The four-story, 14,283-square-foot project completes the replacement of all mechanical and electrical systems building-wide. BWBR Architects designed the project, while University Services Capital Project Management served as project manager. The meat processing facility contains research and teaching labs, a stadium-seating presentation classroom, a meat and dairy consumer salesroom and offices.

March 30, 2022

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Trammell Crow, High Street Residential Plan Life Sciences, Multifamily Project Near Georgia Tech in Atlanta

by Kristin Harlow March 30, 2022

ATLANTA — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and its residential subsidiary High Street Residential (HSR), along with Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures (GATV), have closed on ground leases and are ready to begin construction on the first phase of a life sciences and multifamily development adjacent to Atlanta’s Georgia Institute of Technology campus. Formerly known as Technology Enterprise Park, the site is now named Science Square. The first phase will include TCC’s Science Square Labs, a 364,740-square-foot speculative lab and office tower. The lab project is the only ground-up commercial lab space under construction in the Atlanta market, according to TCC. Phase I will also include HSR’s 280-unit multifamily building, the firm’s first residential development in Atlanta. The multifamily component will include shared parking and ground-floor retail space. Designed by Perkins + Will, Science Square Labs will rise 13 stories with 35,558-square-foot floor plates. The facility will also feature ground-floor retail space and amenities such as a fitness center, conference space, indoor-outdoor tenant lounge and outdoor amenity deck. TCC is seeking LEED and WELL certifications for the property and plans to incorporate View Dynamic Glass, which controls ultraviolet and visible light from entering the building without blinds. Additionally, the project will feature …

March 30, 2022

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Multifamily Developers Face Unique Set of Challenges in Boston’s Seaport District

by Taylor Williams March 30, 2022

By Becky Bedwell, vice president of development, Cottonwood Group As one of Boston’s fastest-growing and most dynamic areas, the Seaport District has gotten a lot of attention as it has undergone a multitude of transformations over the past 150 years. The area has evolved from a bustling railyard and shipping area in the early 20th century to a no-man’s land of parking lots in the 1990s to its most recent iteration: The Innovation District. While the spotlight is only growing brighter as several high-profile residential and mixed-use projects come on line in this distinctive and in-demand neighborhood, the headlines tell only part of the story. The Seaport District’s seemingly sudden emergence is the result of more than a decade of development and over $22 billion in public funding — efforts that have helped draw hundreds of new businesses and support a growing list of noteworthy developments. The challenges faced and opportunities realized by developers in this part of town reveal some important truths about what it takes to create great civic spaces and successful multifamily developments — not just in this city and this area, but in urban communities around the country. What follows are some best practices, consideration and …

March 30, 2022

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