GILBERT, ARIZ. — GID and SunCap Properties, along with Graycor Construction Co., have broken ground for the development of three speculative industrial buildings, totaling 309,547 square feet, at Gilbert Spectrum, a 64-acre industrial park in Gilbert. The buildings will range in size from 66,446 square feet to 142,200 square feet, with divisibility to 20,000 square feet. Totaling 100,000 square feet, Building 9 will feature 32-foot clear heights and a mix of 38 dock-high and drive-in doors. The 142,200-square-foot Building 10 will offer 32-foot clear heights and a mix of 50 dock-high and drive-in doors. Totaling 66,400 square feet, Building 11 will feature 28-foot clear heights and a mix of 25 dock-high and drive-in doors. The three buildings will share a 190-foot loading court and each building will feature generous power and ESFR sprinklers. Completion is slated for May 2022. Graycor serves as the design-build general contractor and Balmer Architectural Group is the project architect. Ken McQueen and Chris McClurg of Lee & Associates Arizona are the project’s leasing brokers.
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BAYTOWN, TEXAS — TGS Cedar Port Partners, an affiliate of Trans-Global Solutions, has begun construction on two industrial buildings in Baytown totaling 646,421 square feet. The properties will be situated within TGS GS Cedar Port Industrial Park, a master-planned, rail-and-barge-served development near Port Houston. The buildings, which are being developed on a speculative basis, will total 496,421 square feet and 150,000 square feet. The larger of the two buildings will be expandable to 917,172 square feet and will feature 40-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck court depths and an ESFR sprinkler system. The second facility will be expandable to 600,000 square feet and will feature 36-foot clear heights. Powers Brown Architecture is designing the project, and E.E. Reed Construction is the general contractor. NAI Partners is the leasing agent. Completion is slated for the second and third quarters of next year, respectively.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — The NRP Group has broken ground on Sinclair Apartments, a 180-unit affordable housing community in Columbus. In partnership with the City of Columbus Housing Division, the transit-oriented development will be developed with tax-credit funding support from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and Huntington National Bank. Located at 5055 Sinclair Ave., the property will be reserved for Columbus-area residents who earn between 30 and 70 percent of the area median income. The three-building complex will replace Alrosa Villa, a live music venue that closed in 2020. Completion of the project is slated for 2023.
CHICAGO — Skender has started the interior buildout of a two-story, 50,000-square-foot lab and office space for Hazel Technologies at 320 N. Sangamon, a new 13-story building being developed by Tishman Speyer and Mark Goodman & Associates in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Hazel, a USDA-funded technology company developing solutions to extend the shelf life of fresh produce, will move from its current location at Illinois Tech’s University Technology Park in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Hazel plans to double its local workforce to 70 employees in the coming year. The buildout includes space for both research and lab support, as well as 10,000 square feet of administrative and office space and 5,000 square feet of collaboration space. CBRE is the tenant representative, Perkins & Will is the architect and Cosentini Associates is the engineer. Completion is slated for spring 2022.
HUTTO, TEXAS — Titan Development has broken ground on a 197,621-square-foot industrial project in the northern Austin suburb of Hutto. The facility is part of the 100-acre second phase of Titan Innovation Business Park. The rear-load building will offer 32-foot clear heights, 54 dock-high doors and an ESFR sprinkler system. Titan Development expects to deliver the building in late 2022.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Wan Bridge, a Texas-based builder and operator, is underway on construction of Georgetown Heights, a 50-unit build-to-rent community that will be located on the northern outskirts of Austin. The community will feature three- and four-bedroom, two-story duplexes ranging in size from 1,400 to 2,100 square feet, as well as walking trails and green space. The development team is aiming to deliver the first model home by February.
BARTLETT, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate has completed the development of Brewster Creek Commerce Center, a 436,500-square-foot speculative industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Bartlett. The developer has leased the entire building to Chicago-based Colony Display, which will use the facility for light manufacturing and warehousing space. The project is situated within a 670-acre business park that is home to tenants such as McKesson, Grego & Sons and Cheese Merchants of America. The building features a clear height of 36 feet, 54 truck docks, four drive-in doors, 125 trailer stalls and 340 automobile spaces. Brad Simousek, Ryan Kehoe and Mike Plumb of Lee & Associates represented Conor in the lease transaction. Luke Molloy, Jack Brennan and Mike Sedjo of CBRE represented Colony Display. The project team included McShane Construction Co., V3 Cos. and Harris Architects Inc.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — New York-based Tapestry Inc. has broken ground on North Las Vegas Fulfillment Center, an industrial property in North Las Vegas. Slated for completion in 2022, North Las Vegas Fulfillment Center will feature 788,000 square feet of distribution space. Serving retailers Coach and Kate Spade, the facility is designed to distribute an annual 22.2 million units and hold 4 million units in inventory for both retail and e-commerce. The project team includes Clarion Partners, Seefried Industrial Properties and JLL’s Kris Smith, Rob Lujan and Louis Tomaselli. Tapestry is a New York-based house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands including Coach, Kate Spade New York and Stuart Weitzman.
HOUSTON — Houston-based developer Midway has broken ground on The Laura, a 360-unit multifamily project that is part of the firm’s initial phase of the 150-acre East River development in Houston’s Historic Fifth Ward. Designed by Munoz + Albin with EDI International as the architect of record, The Laura will feature a fitness center, dog park, pool, grilling stations, outdoor yoga space and a lawn for games and passive recreation. OHT Partners is the general contractor for the project. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in late 2023. Phase I of East River also includes 250,000 square feet of office space and 110,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.
NEW BEDFORD, MASS. — New Hampshire-based developer True Storage has completed a 627-unit self-storage facility in New Bedford, located south of Boston, that will be operated under the Extra Space Storage brand. The facility totals 55,600 net rentable square feet. True Storage acquired the site, which previously housed a recycling distribution center for Parallel Products, in 2020 and converted it to self-storage use.