WASHINGTON, D.C. — Merchants Capital has provided more than $141 million in financing for Waterfront Station II, a mixed-income multifamily development currently under construction in the Southwest neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The development team is a joint venture between Hoffman & Associates, AHC Inc., City Partners and Paramount Development. Construction is slated for completion by winter 2023. Situated at 1000 4th Street SW, Waterfront Station II will have 449 apartments, including 313 market-rate units, 68 units affordable to households earning 30 percent of the area median income (AMI) and 68 apartments affordable for households earning 50 percent of AMI. The development will include a single, 12-story apartment building with approximately 29,000 square feet of retail, educational and commercial space on the ground level with below-grade parking. The commercial tenants include AppleTree Public Charter School, a D.C.-based early childhood education provider, as well as a neighborhood restaurant by Good Company Doughnuts. The project has an additional 7,000 square feet of retail space available for lease. Designed by architect Torti Gallas Urban with interiors by Hickok Cole, the project will include more than 19,000 square feet of outdoor and interior amenity space across four floors. Community amenities will include a coworking and …
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Trammell Crow, CBRE Break Ground on Spec 606,343 SF Logistics Center in Tracy, California
by Amy Works
TRACY, CALIF. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and CBRE Investment Management, on behalf of one of its investment funds, has broken ground on Tracy 205 Logistics Center, a logistics facility in the Northern California city of Tracy. Slated for completion in late 2022, the cross-dock building will feature 606,343 square feet of speculative industrial space with 40-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck courts, 56-foot by 60-foot column spacing, LED and sky lighting and an ESFR system. The project team includes HPA Architecture, Kier & Wright and Big D Pacific Builders. Tom Davis, Bob Taylor and Dan Davis of CBRE Central Valley will lead leasing efforts for the project.
LAREDO, TEXAS — An entity doing business as TDB Land Holdings Ltd. has acquired a 683-acre vacant site in the Rio Grande Valley city of Laredo for the development of a 7.5 million-square-foot industrial park. The development, which will be branded World Industrial Park, will be located along Interstate 35. Andrew Brittingham of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the buyer in the sale of the land. The land seller and sales price were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has funded a $66 million construction loan for a 131-unit multifamily project that will be located at 57 Caton Place in Brooklyn. About 25 percent (33) of the units will be reserved as affordable housing. Residences will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, and amenities will include a fitness center, game room and coworking space. The borrower is an affiliate of locally based developer Aview Equities. Gene Kaufman Architect is designing the project, and Jun’s Construction Inc. is the general contractor. Completion is slated for January 2024.
MIAMI — Coconut Grove, Fla.-based Mast Capital and AEW Capital Management have partnered to break ground this month on the second phase of Waterline Miami River. In late 2020, the joint venture built the first phase, which comprised a 346-unit multifamily community spanning 280,000 square feet. The second phase will add an additional 342 units on a 2.7-acre development site. The joint venture has secured an undisclosed amount of financing from Wells Fargo for the project’s construction. The project’s general contractor is Kaufman Lynn and the architect is Corwil Architects. The second phase of Waterline Miami River will offer studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans and span approximately 280,000 square feet. The unit features of Phase II will include modular European closets, washers and dryers, private balconies, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities will include a fitness center, one-acre park, dog park, open recreational area, 24/7 package and dry-cleaning lockers, tech hub and flex office spaces for residents working remotely, conference rooms, Wi-Fi in social hubs, private access parking, pet spa with washing station and secure bike room with a repair station. Located along the Miami River, Waterline Miami River is located a half-mile south of the Miami …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Raleigh-based Greystone Affordable Development and Charlotte-based Urban Trends Real Estate Inc. plan to develop Eastway Crossings, a $28.9 million affordable housing Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) community located on Charlotte’s east side. Greystone Affordable Development and Urban Trends are co-developers working on behalf of Harmony Housing, a national nonprofit specializing in affordable and workforce housing. Eastway Crossings is Greystone Affordable Development’s first new construction project in the Charlotte market. The community will offer residential units for senior residents aged 55 years and older with household incomes at or below 60 percent of area median income (AMI). Forty of the units will be reserved for veterans through a Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) project-based voucher contract. The property will be situated close to the recently completed Eastway Recreational Center, as well as the multimillion-dollar Community Resource Center planned by Mecklenburg County. Community amenities will include a conference room, private one-on-one meeting room, exercise room and other areas that can be used for health and wellness activities. Additionally, onsite staff will coordinate activities with local service providers as well as shuttle services for residents. To fund the development of Eastway Crossings, the partnership was awarded 4 percent LIHTC funds …
WALLER, TEXAS — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 78-acre industrial development site in Waller, a northwestern suburb of Houston. The site is located within Beacon Hill, a 564-acre mixed-use development by Wolff Cos. John Simons, Gray Gilbert and Chris Haro of NAI Partners represented Wolff Cos. in the transaction. The buyer, Houston-based Hines, plans to develop an industrial park that will be able to support up to 1.3 million square feet of warehouse, distribution and/or manufacturing space. NAI Partners has also been tapped to market the project.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Avera Cos. has acquired 68 acres at the intersection of U.S. Highway 290 and Kermier Road in northwest Houston for the development of 290 Grand Logistics, an industrial project that will feature up to 1.3 million square feet of space. Building features will include 40-foot clear heights, ample car and trailer parking and build-to-suit office space. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
MINOOKA, ILL. — Ridgeline Property Group has unveiled plans to develop I-80 Logistics Park, a 416-acre logistics and rail park in Minooka, about 13 miles southwest of Joliet. The site can support more than 7 million square feet of Class A industrial space. Ridgeline plans to break ground on the first building this spring. The 1.1 million-square-foot facility will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 241 exterior docks, four drive-in doors, 766 car parking stalls and 434 trailer stalls. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2023. Ben Harris of Ridgeline’s Chicago office will lead the project. Matthew Stauber and Jim Estus of Colliers will market the development for lease.
UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. — CRG and Venture One Real Estate have broken ground on an 897,000-square-foot industrial build-to-suit for Central Steel & Wire Co. (CS&W) at Gateway 57 Business Park in University Park, a southern suburb of Chicago. The new facility will serve as the headquarters and operations hub for CS&W, which is a metals distributor and fabricator. The project is the third development within Gateway 57, a 355-acre industrial park located at the southeast corner of Steger and Central roads. Clayco will serve as the design-builder, Lamar Johnson Collaborative will serve as architect and Jacob & Hefner Associates is the civil engineer. Dirk Riekse, Jordan Rovito and Sean Henrick of Cushman & Wakefield represented CS&W, while Jason West and Ryan Klink of Cushman & Wakefield represented the developers. Completion is slated for spring 2023.