CELINA, TEXAS — Mill Creek Residential is underway on construction of Amavi Celina, a 271-unit build-to-rent residential community that will be located about 35 miles north of Dallas. The unit mix will consist of 155 cottages, 94 townhomes and 22 single-family detached homes. Amavi Celina will span 45 acres and will feature a trail system, dog park, fitness center and resort-style pool. Keaton Merrell and Shannon Hersker of Walker & Dunlop originated a four-year, interest-only construction loan to Mill Creek Residential for the project, a completion date for which was not disclosed.
PITTSBURGH — Aeroterm, a division of global logistics operator Realterm, will enter into a 30-year ground lease with the Allegheny County Airport Authority to develop a cargo facility at Pittsburgh International Airport. The facility will be situated on an 8.8-acre site and will span between 140,000 and 170,000 square feet. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2023. More than 250 million pounds of freight passed through the airport in 2021, a 30 percent increase in volume from 2020, according to Aeroterm executives.
HANOVER, MASS. — Benchmark Senior Living is nearing completion of Benchmark at Hanover, a 97-unit assisted living and memory care community located about 25 miles southeast of Boston. Benchmark at Hanover totals 91,000 square feet. Udelsman Associates designed the community, which Callahan Construction is building. The community is scheduled to open this summer.
GERMANTOWN AND JANESVILLE, WIS. — Zilber Property Group has unveiled plans to build two speculative industrial projects totaling more than 500,000 square feet in Wisconsin. Plans call for a 230,000-square-foot building in Germantown to be named Zilber Industrial 5 at Germantown Gateway Corporate Park. Zilber Industrial 9 at Janesville will span roughly 300,000 square feet. Construction is expected to begin this spring once the developer receives the necessary municipal approvals. Completion is slated for this fall. Each building will feature a clear height of 32 feet and onsite trailer parking. The project team includes Pinnacle Engineering Group and Riley Construction. Stephen Perry Smith Architects is providing design services for the Germantown project, while Zimmerman Architectural Studios is designing the Janesville development. Michael Kleber of Zilber will oversee lease-up of both buildings.
BOISE, IDAHO — Pacific Partners Residential has acquired a 0.84-acre site in downtown Boise for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to redevelop the property, which is located at 1212 W. Bannock St. and formerly used as a transportation terminal for the Greyhound Bus Co., into a residential community. Curtis Cluff of Cushman & Wakefield and Matt Haumann of CBRE co-represented the buyer, while Jay Story of Story Commercial Real Estate represented the seller in the deal.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between two developers, New York-based Tishman Speyer and Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos., has broken ground on 321 West, a 58-story mixed-use tower in downtown Austin. The site is bounded by Sixth and Guadalupe streets near the Republic Square transit center. The 569,000-square-foot building will house 1,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 140,000 square feet of office space, 369 apartments and 440 parking spaces. Handel Architects and Austin-based Page are designing the project, with INC Architecture & Design handling interior design. Completion is slated for late 2024. Ryan Cos. announced the project in late 2019.
CARTERSVILLE, GA. — Atlanta-based Seefried Industrial Properties has bought a 31.8-acre site in Cartersville with plans to develop Cassville 75 Distribution Center, a new 273,576-square-foot, speculative industrial development. The seller and sales price for the land were not disclosed. Construction is expected to begin in May, with delivery scheduled for April 2023. Cassville 75 Distribution Center will be located at the intersection of Cassville White and Old Grassdale roads and will offer access to Interstate 75. Project features will include 36-foot minimum clear heights with 185-foot minimum truck court depths, ESFR sprinklers and 39 dock-high loading positions with a front-load configuration. The project will also include office space customized to suit, as well as auto and trailer parking on a secure fenced site.
MADISON, ILL. — Design-build firm IMPACT Strategies has begun interior and exterior renovations of the Oval Tower Suites at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, about nine miles northeast of St. Louis. The project includes improvements to the private viewing area, including the rooftop space and 28 private suites. The motorsport racing facility is undergoing a multi-million-dollar renovation plan leading up to the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series on June 5.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $22.7 million in construction financing for the development of Verrado – 10 Industrial, two industrial facilities in Buckeye. The borrower is Kentwood Ventures. Situated on 18.7 acres, Verrado – 10 Industrial will total 249,600 square feet of speculative industrial, distribution, R&D and light manufacturing space. The facilities will feature rear-load configuration, 28-foot clear heights, 32 drive-in doors and ample parking. Completion is slated for March 2023. Jason Carlos, Jarrod Howard and Joe Torkelson of JLL Capital Markets Debt Placement placed the five-year, floating-rate construction loan with CIBC Bank USA.
HOUSTON — Dallas-based Hunt Southwest will develop I-10 West Trade Center, a 1 million-square-foot speculative industrial project in West Houston. The cross-dock facility will be situated on a 68-acre site near the junction of Interstate 10 and Woods Road. Building features will include 40-foot clear heights, 206 dock-high doors, 190-foot truck court depths, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 330 trucks and 354 cars. Construction is scheduled to begin by the end of the month and to be complete by early 2023. CBRE will handle leasing of the property. The announcement follows Hunt Southwest’s execution of a full-building industrial lease with Walmart at the 1 million-square-foot Cedar Port Trade Center near Port Houston.