LUDLOW, MASS. — Regional affordable housing developer WinnCos. has completed The Residences at Mill 8, a mixed-income seniors housing project in Ludlow, located near Springfield in the western part of the state. The project converted a former mill building into an apartment complex with 95 units — 87 one-bedrooms and eight two-bedrooms — that are reserved for renters age 55 and above. The affordability component comprises 43 units for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI) and 12 units for households earning 30 percent or less of AMI. The other 40 residences are rented at market rates. Amenities include onsite laundry facilities, a fitness room, resident lounge and several outdoor recreation areas, and the building also houses 48,000 square feet of commercial space. The Architectural Team designed the project, and Dellbrook | JKS served as the general contractor.
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MUNDELEIN, ILL. — Synergy Construction Group has completed Station 250, a 166-unit luxury apartment complex in the Chicago suburb of Mundelein. Synergy served as developer and general contractor, and Ware Malcomb provided architecture, interior design and full site planning services for the transit-oriented project. The four-story development is located next to the Mundelein Village Hall and adjacent to the local Metra rail station. Station 250 features an outdoor pool and 10,700 square feet of indoor amenities, including a coffee bar reception area, fitness center, yoga room, sauna, golf simulator room and coworking lounge.
GRANDVILLE, MICH. — Poag Development Group has invested more than $1.3 million into property improvements at its recently acquired RiverTown Crossings, a 1.3 million-square-foot regional mall in Grandville near Grand Rapids. The two-story enclosed mall features five anchors — Macy’s, Kohl’s, JC Penney, Celebration Cinemas and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Poag purchased the property in September. The improvements included cleaning up and installing new landscaping, fixing the merry-go-round and significant repairs to the parking lot. Poag aims to redevelop the mall into a mixed-use lifestyle center with restaurants, entertainment and potential residential and hotel uses. The Memphis-based developer is working with JLL as its leasing partner to maximize the potential of the property.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Inland Private Capital Corp. and Devon Self Storage, which are both part of The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos., have completed an 844-unit facility in Lubbock. The site at 2010 Avenue R formerly housed an AT&T processing center. The four-story, elevator-served facility features 85,300 net rentable square feet of 100 percent climate-controlled storage space, as well as an exterior staging area that allows controlled access to elevators on each floor and drive-up unit capability.
BELTON, TEXAS — Dallas-based Carbon Shepherd Development has completed a 66-unit multifamily project in Belton, located just outside Temple in Central Texas. The property, which is operated under the company’s Woodland Cottages brand, offers one- and two-bedroom units, with private balconies/patios and attached garages available in select residences. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse with a game room and other recreational spaces. Rents start at $2,600 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
Lee Health Selects Skanska to Construct $435M Healthcare Campus in Fort Myers, Florida
by John Nelson
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Lee Health has tapped Skanska USA Building to construct Lee Health Fort Myers, a new $435 million healthcare campus in southwest Florida. The project will be situated on 52 acres and will comprise a five-story, 416,000-square-foot hospital, 125,000-square-foot medical office building and an onsite central energy plant to ensure stable and efficient power supply. Designed by Flad Architects, the hospital will feature 10 operating rooms, up to 168 patient rooms and 44 emergency department beds. The medical office building will feature an ambulatory surgery center. The project will break ground on vertical construction in early 2025 with a scheduled completion in 2028.
Stratus Property Group Announces City Block Redevelopment in Downtown Carrollton, Georgia
by John Nelson
CARROLLTON, GA. — Stratus Development Group has announced the redevelopment of The Shoppes at Rome, transforming the first ever retail center built in Carrollton. Situated about 50 miles west of Atlanta, the 40,000-square-foot retail project spans nearly three acres and a full city block. The historic property is located at 415 Rome St., one block from Adamson Square shops and restaurants. Max Albers of Atlanta-based Stratus Property Group is leading the leasing for the redevelopment, which aims to bring new retailers to downtown Carrollton and spur further development in the area. The City of Carrollton has recently unveiled more developments in the downtown district, including The Amp, a 1,000-seat amphitheater, multiple new breweries and events such as half-marathon runs and the “Taste of Carrollton.”
Leggat McCall, DLJ Properties Complete 370,000 SF Life Sciences Project in Somerville, Massachusetts
SOMERVILLE, MASS. — A partnership between Leggat McCall Properties and DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners has completed 808 Windsor, a 370,000-square-foot life sciences project located roughly four miles outside of Boston in Somerville. The site is situated adjacent to the newly developed Union Square MBTA Green Line Station within the 1.8 million-square-foot Boynton Yards mixed-use development. The 11-story facility includes 7,000 square feet of retail space and 242 below-grade parking spaces. Shawmut Design & Construction was the general contractor for the project, construction of which topped out in March 2023.
HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth College is underway on construction of a 285-bed student housing project at its campus in Hanover, located in the central part of the Granite State. The project is being developed solely by the school and will be located at 25 W. Wheelock St. The five-story structure will feature two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments with full kitchens, living rooms and storage spaces. Other project partners include architecture firm Cube 3 and design-build firm PROCON. Construction began in October and is expected to be complete in advance of the fall 2026 semester.
CHICAGO — Skender has completed interior construction of the new 35,000-square-foot headquarters for architectural firm SCB in Chicago. The company relocated from 625 North Michigan to the historic AMA Plaza building, which was designed by famed architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. SCB designed its new space on the 25th floor that features a mix of open office, conference rooms, collaboration spaces, a café, library and private executive offices. The build-out also features a shop that enables the firm to create design models for client presentations. A custom 3D model wall in the lobby highlights SCB’s impact on the city’s skyline. The project team also included Syska Hennessy Group as the engineer and JLL as owner’s representative.