Development

Glen

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities has broken ground on a $59 million expansion at Matthews Glen, a 124-acre continuing care retirement community in Matthews. The project will add 72 independent living apartments and 16 villas to its campus. Construction is also underway to add additional assisted living residences. The first phase of the Matthews Glen expansion includes a $35 million WillowBrooke Court skilled care center addition that increased capacity to 90 private beds. The 93,000-square-foot building has three floors with six “neighborhoods,” each encompassing 15 private resident rooms with private bathrooms. The new construction is Phase II of the expansion and features 1,650- to 1,785-square-foot apartments along with 2,275- to 2,500-square-foot duplex-style villas, along with amenities such as tennis and pickleball courts. Acts is also adding 40 suites to its OakBridge Terrace assisted living residence, which will increase its capacity to 100 suites. Construction on the Phase II expansion is scheduled for completion in 2023.

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Shamrock Commerce Center

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group has secured joint venture equity via Pacolet Milliken to develop the first phase of Shamrock Commerce Center, an industrial park in Orangeburg that will ultimately span 2 million square feet across 200 acres. Patterson also secured separate debt financing via United Community Bank, which provided a senior construction loan. The equity and debt financing amounts were not disclosed. Appian Investments/NAI Earle Furman plans to break ground soon on Building A, which will be an approximately 535,000-square-foot industrial facility. Building A will sit on approximately 50 acres at the interchange of Interstate 26 and US Highway 301, about 76.4 miles from the Port of Charleston. Slated for completion by the fourth quarter of 2022, the property will be a cross-dock facility with 36-foot clear heights.

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Vantage Point I

RIDGEVILLE, S.C. — Magnus Development has acquired a 10-acre site in Ridgeville for the development of Vantage Point I, a 157,500-square-foot Class A industrial building at Camp Hall Campus 1. The sales price and seller for the land deal were not disclosed. Construction for Vantage Point I is slated for completion by the third quarter of 2022. Robert Barrineau, Brendan Redeyoff and Tim Raber of CBRE will lease and market the project on behalf of Magnus. Vantage Point I will be a multi-tenant, rear-load facility that can accommodate tenants from 21,000 to 157,500 square feet. The building’s features will include 30-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, 144-space parking lot, two drive-in doors and 16 dock doors that are expandable to 45. The project is located across from Volvo Cars U.S., 2.3 miles northeast of Interstate 26, 37.7 miles from Charleston and 38.5 miles from Port of Charleston.

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MIAMI — PTM Partners and Kushner Cos. have formed a joint venture partnership to develop 2000 Biscayne Boulevard, a 420-unit multifamily tower in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood. The developers expect to start construction in the fourth quarter, while leasing is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2023. The 36-story tower will be located along Biscayne Boulevard and between downtown Miami and the city’s Design District. The project’s design will focus on health and wellness, as well as environmental and natural design. Community amenities at the tower will include a landscaped pool deck with grills and a Zen garden; fitness center with a yoga room; outdoor boxing and CrossFit; dry sauna; spa treatment and steam room; recording studio; children’s playroom; pet wash; game room; coworking spaces and a library.

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BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has broken ground on the second phase of Empire West Business Park, located in the western Houston suburb of Brookshire. Phase II of the development will consist of six buildings totaling 2.3 million square feet that are expected to be complete in July 2022. Phase I of Empire West Business Park comprised three buildings totaling 1 million square feet that were delivered in April and are now fully leased. A JLL team led by Colby Mueck and John Ream arranged construction financing for the project through Square Mile Capital Management.

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VALPARAISO, IND. — AVRO Development LLC has unveiled plans to develop Vitalize Valpo, a 130-acre master-planned development neighboring the Valparaiso University campus in Northwest Indiana. AVRO, which was founded in 2018 by Valparaiso University’s board of directors, envisions senior living, hospitality and multifamily space as part of the project. The Veridus Group will provide pre-development services and overall development consulting. Context Design will focus on the design, and Coverdale Consulting will provide guidance for public relations and marketing. Further details of the project will be revealed at a later date.

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DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a seven-story, 167-unit luxury apartment complex in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove. Located at 926 Maple Ave., the project will include 319 parking spaces, 71 of which are dedicated for a neighboring church. Amenities will include work-from-home suites, a clubroom, fitness center, conference room, coffee bar, pool, pet spa and dog run. The project is a joint venture between Opus and Principal Real Estate Investors. Opus is serving as developer, design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Greystar will manage the property, completion of which is slated for April 2023.

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WILDOMAR, CALIF. — Tricon Residential, Foremost Pacific Group and Woodbridge Pacific Group Cos. has broken ground on Bacara, a townhome single-family rental community in Wildomar. Located at 24808 Preilipp Road, Bacara will feature 170 rental townhomes with one-, two- and three-bedroom options with solar power, attached one- or two-car garages, keyless front-door entry and forecourt patios. Community amenities will include a dog park, lap pool and spa, gym and community center. Completion is slated for late 2022. Tricon Residential will operate Bacara upon completion. Foremost Pacific Group is serving as project developer and Woodbridge Pacific Group Cos. is serving as project contractor.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Tucson Logistics Land LLC has purchased 9.1 acres of land from Butterfield Tucson Limited Partnership and 2.3 acres from Stewart Family Limited Partnership, with both parcels located at Butterfield Business Center Lot D in Tucson. Terms of the transactions were not released. The buyer plans to develop a for-lease, 194,750-square-foot industrial building on the site. Robert Glaser of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller, while Stephen Cohen of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer in the deal. Cohen will also handle leasing of the completed project.

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NEW YORK CITY — Developer and operator StorQuest Self Storage has opened a new facility at 155 King St. in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. The number of units was not disclosed, but the five-story property spans approximately 84,000 net rentable square feet. Construction began in mid-2020. The property is StorQuest’s second in Brooklyn and 10th in the state of New York.

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