Development

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GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Titan Development has broken ground on the 294,297-square-foot Building 1 at Gateway35 Commerce Center in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown.  The cross-dock building, which is being constructed on a speculative basis, will feature 36-foot clear heights, four drive-in ramps, 220 car parking spaces and an ESFR sprinkler system. Completion is slated for June 2022. The site of Gateway35 Commerce Center spans 114 acres, and the project will be developed in two phases in partnership with the City of Georgetown.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — New York City-based Halpern Real Estate Ventures has broken ground on 49 Fisk Street, a 337-unit multifamily project that will be located near the Hackensack River in Jersey City. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners, the community will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units and roughly 50,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space. Specifically, amenities will include a rooftop terrace, a speakeasy-style bar, landscaped courtyard, fitness center and coworking space. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2023. The Corcoran Group will handle leasing of the property.

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Camp Hall

RIDGEVILLE, S.C. — Frampton Construction Co. LLC has broken ground on three industrial facilities at Camp Hall, an industrial park in Ridgeville. The Camp Hill park spans approximately 6,800 acres with 2,600 acres dedicated as preserved land. The three facilities at Camp Hall will total 940,000 square feet and will be located on the park’s 77-acre Campus 4A site. Portman Industrial, an Atlanta-based logistics developer, recently purchased Campus 4A from EQT Exeter for an undisclosed price. John Gaskin of Portman Industrial is leading the project. The Campus 4A project is located adjacent to Volvo Cars’ manufacturing facility at the intersection of Fish Road and Volvo Cars Drive. The three facilities will be constructed of tilt-up concrete wall panels with structural steel frames. Buildings A and B will span approximately 220,000 square feet each with a rear-loading layout, 32-foot clear heights, 36 dock doors and two drive-in doors. Building C will span approximately 500,000 square feet and feature a cross-dock layout, 36-foot clear heights, 116 dock doors and four drive-in doors. Located at 114 Three Point Drive, Camp Hall has direct access to Interstate 26. The property is also situated 33.7 miles from the Port of Charleston, 27 miles from Charleston …

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JOLIET, ILL. — Principle Construction Corp. has broken ground on an $11 million service center in Joliet for Highway Transport, a company that transports liquid chemicals. The 17,730-square-foot service center, located on nearly 23 acres, will double the size of Highway Transport’s current facility in Joliet where it has operated for two decades. The new facility will feature a tank wash, maintenance shop, conference room, multiple offices and amenities for drivers such as a break room, Wi-Fi access and showers. The property will include parking for tanker trucks from the company’s fleet of more than 400 trucks. Partners in Design Architects is the project architect. Completion is slated for spring 2022.

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SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Toll Brothers, through its Toll Brothers Apartment Living rental subsidiary, has partnered with EJF Capital to develop Rafferty, a multifamily property in Santa Ana. Chinmay Bhatt, Noam Franklin and Cody Kirkpatrick of Berkadia JV Equity & Structured Capital identified the joint venture partner and helped structure the deal. The project is being financed through $31.7 million in joint venture equity from EJF Capital, along with a $66 million loan facility from Santander Bank. Toll Brothers’ in-house finance department arranged the financing. Rafferty will feature 218 apartments in two five-story and seven-story buildings with 328 parking spaces. The community will offer a fitness center, resident lounge, maker’s room, jam room, speakeasy, co-working space and sky lounge with an outdoor terrace. Additional amenities will include a swimming pool, seating with grills and fire pit and outdoor fitness equipment. The property will also feature 12,350 square feet of ground-floor commercial space along Main and Fourth streets. Completion is slated for 2024.

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Stella

HYATTSVILLE, MD. — Urban Atlantic has opened Stella, a 282-unit apartment community located at 3950 Garden City Drive in Hyattsville, about 11.2 miles from Washington, D.C. The property’s monthly rent ranges from $1,865 to $4,004, according to Apartments.com. Stella offers studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom and penthouse units ranging in size from about 500 square feet to more than 1,200 square feet. Unit features include oversized windows, wood-style plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, keyless entry and contemporary cabinetry. Select units also feature large balconies and terraces. Community amenities include a 2,000-square-foot fitness center, dedicated exercise studio for yoga and other classes, front desk concierge and an onsite pet grooming station. Located in Prince George’s County, Stella was developed near New Carrollton, a transit-focused community where the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and Kaiser Permanente have committed to new office space. In 2019, Urban Atlantic delivered the first phase of the New Carrollton office complex, which was a 176,000-square-foot administrative building for anchor tenant Kaiser Permanente. Stella is located right on the Metro line at New Carrollton Station.

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KATY, TEXAS — Locally based developer Sueba USA has completed Boardwalk Lofts, a 319-unit apartment community located in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, range in size from 480 to 2,087 square feet and feature tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances and custom granite countertops. Amenities include a pool, spa, fitness center, business center, catering kitchen, coffee bar and lounge areas. Rents start at approximately $1,200 per month for a one-bedroom unit.

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ISELIN, N.J. — Opal Holdings LLC will renovate Metropark194, a 452,133-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Iselin. Capital improvements to the nine-story, transit-served building will include an upgraded lobby, renovations to the café and the addition of a new fitness center. Avison Young will provide construction management services for the project. Construction is scheduled to begin before the end of November and to last about five months.

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SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — Stream Realty Partners and QuadReal Property Group, in a joint venture, have broken ground on Tapo Canyon Commerce Center, a five-building industrial complex in Simi Valley. Located at 1800 Tapo Canyon Drive, the property will feature 344,056 square feet of Class A industrial space. Tapo Canyon Commerce Center will offer buildings ranging from 25,786 square feet to 135,579 square feet with leasing options from 19,239 square feet to the entire 344,056-square-foot campus. The buildings will feature 28-foot to 36-foot clear heights, window-lined office space, above-regional-standard dock-high loading, five different access points and immediate 118 freeway access. The project team includes HPA Architects, Kimley-Horn and KRPS as general contractor. John DeGrinis, Patrick DuRoss and Jeff Abraham of Newmark are handling leasing for the property.

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MISSOURI CITY, SPRING AND SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Lovett Industrial has completed construction of three warehouses totaling approximately 1.6 million square feet in the Houston area. The properties include a 1 million-square-foot building in the southwestern suburb of Missouri City; a 220,000-square-foot facility within 99 North Logistics Park in the northern suburb of Spring; and a 326,000-square-foot asset located within Sugar Land Business Park, also on the city’s southwestern outskirts. The first two projects were executed as build-to-suits for an undisclosed, global e-commerce firm. The third building is 50 percent leased to Boise Cascade Building Materials Distribution. Lovett Industrial delivered the buildings with 95 percent of the total space preleased.

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