HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Micatu Inc., a provider of optical sensing technology, will open a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Upstate New York community of Horseheads. The company also recently completed an expansion of its office and training facilities. Upon completion of the project, which is scheduled for the first quarter of next year, Micatu’s total footprint will span 50,000 square feet. The company also expects to hire about 25 new employees.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Solo Brands, a provider of outdoor apparel and equipment, has opened a 430,000-square-foot headquarters office and showroom in Grapevine, located near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Prologis developed the building as a spec project in 2020. ENTORS Design provided architectural services for the development. George Curry and Blake Rogers of JLL represented Solo Brands in its site selection and lease negotiations.
HOPEWELL, N.J. — BeiGene, a global biotech firm that develops cancer medicines, will open a 400,000-square-foot life sciences facility in Hopewell, a suburb of Trenton. The manufacturing and research facility will be situated on a 42-acre site within the Princeton West Innovation Campus that was previously owned by pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb. Lincoln Equities Group owns Princeton West Innovation Campus. Construction is expected to begin in 2022 and to be complete in late 2023 or early 2024.
CHICAGO — Draper and Kramer Inc. has opened Wrigleyville Lofts, a 120-unit apartment complex located at 949 W. Dakin St. in Chicago’s Wrigleyville neighborhood. Additionally, Lakeview Ace Hardware, which occupied the single-story structure that previously stood on the development site, has reopened in the building’s first-floor retail space. The store’s owner, Joe Lomanto, is also a minority owner in the development. Sullivan, Goulette & Wilson Architects designed the seven-story project, which is situated near Wrigley Field. There are 108 one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom units. Monthly rents start at $1,700. Amenities include a rooftop deck, coffee area, private clubroom, fitness center, bike storage, parking garage and meeting spaces. Leopardo Construction was the general contractor. Gershman Mortgage arranged project financing.
PHILADELPHIA — Kawa Capital Management, a Florida-based financial planning and advisory firm, has arranged a $25 million construction loan for a 146-unit multifamily project in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia. Developed by Arts + Crafts Holdings and designed by JKRP Architects, the seven-story building will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units and include 3,459 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Completion is slated for February 2023.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Dermody Properties has agreed to buy the metro Chicago headquarters campus of insurance company Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) for $232 million. The purchase agreement is expected to close in 2022. The buyer, a Nevada-based industrial development and investment firm, plans to redevelop the 186-acre campus, which is located north of Chicago in Northbrook, into a Class A logistics and distribution hub. Doug Kiersey, president of Dermody Properties, said in an interview with REBusinessOnline that the preliminary redevelopment plan, which is subject to change based on tenant demands, currently calls for the delivery of approximately 3.2 million square feet of industrial space and a total capital investment of more than $500 million. Kiersey also discussed at length the aspects of the site that his firm found most appealing, including its location within a major population zone, its scale and its existing onsite and offsite infrastructure. “This particular site fits geographically into an area that can serve a lot of customers in a very short period of time,” he said. “Within a 10-mile radius, there are a lot of rooftops for companies to serve their customers. The site also represents an unusual combination of infill location and scale — …
ATLANTA — Songy Highroads (SHR) will open the Hyatt Centric Buckhead Atlanta, a 218-room hotel located in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The hotel will open in mid-December adjacent to Bloomingdale’s at Lenox Square. In early 2020, Atlanta-based SHR started to develop the hotel in a joint venture with Hyatt Hotels Corp. New York-based Sawyer & Co. designed the hotel. The Hyatt Centric Buckhead Atlanta hotel has two dining options both run by James Beard Award-winning chef Hugh Acheson. One of the dining options is Mount Royal, a Montreal-style steakhouse. The menu combines French cooking techniques with Southern cuisine, and will change often based on seasonal vegetables, fruit and other ingredients sourced from local farmers and artisans. The other dining option, Spaceman, will anchor the hotel’s 15th floor rooftop. Spaceman is a bar and sports lounge with a menu of shareable bites plus wine, beer and cocktails. The dining option will offer indoor seating plus dual outdoor patios, as well as yard games and TVs to stream live sports and events. The lounge will be able to be rented for private parties and corporate events. The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry, an Atlanta-based design firm for hospitality, designed both restaurants. The hotel …
CHICAGO — Related Midwest has broken ground on 900 Randolph, a 43-story apartment tower in Chicago’s Fulton Market. LR Contracting Co., the contracting division of Related Midwest, and BOWA Construction are the general contractors. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the project will feature 300 apartment units, 60 of which will be designated as affordable housing. Further details of the project were not provided.
LINCOLNWOOD, ILL. — AECOM-Canyon Partners and Tucker Development are underway on the development of District 1860, a multifamily and retail project in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood. Plans call for 299 multifamily units, an Amazon Fresh grocery store and more than 40,000 square feet of additional retail and restaurant space. Pacific Western Bank provided a senior construction loan. Completion is slated for 2023.
Nova Capital Arranges Construction Debt and Equity for 389-Unit Multifamily Project in Sachse, Texas
SACHSE, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based advisory firm Nova Capital has arranged construction debt and equity for the development of Miles One 90, a 389-unit multifamily project in Sachse, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Nova Capital placed a $42 million loan with Bank OZK and an undisclosed amount of joint venture equity with an institutional investor. Miles One 90 will comprise four four-story residential buildings and amenities such as multiple pools and fitness centers, a game room, coffee bar, remote work lounge and an outdoor kitchen. Construction is scheduled to begin in January and to be complete in 2023. The borrower was Anthem Development, a division of Beck Ventures Co.