Development

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ONTARIO, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $210 million in construction financing for the development of the first phase of Ontario Ranch Business Park, a Class A industrial project currently under construction in Ontario. A joint venture between Newport Beach-based Real Estate Development Associates (REDA) and an industrial fund managed by Clarion Partners is building the asset. Once complete, Ontario Ranch Business Park will feature seven buildings totaling 1.7 million square feet with 30- to 40-foot clear heights, 287 loading positions and 775 parking stalls. The Home Depot hasp preleased the largest building, totaling 1.1 million square feet. Located at the intersection of Euclid and Eucalyptus avenues, the project offers direct access to Interstate 15, State Route 71 and California 60. Brian Top, Peter Thompson, Samuel Godfrey and Jordan Leake of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team secured the three-year, floating-rate, interest-only, nonrecourse loan with a national bank for the borrower.

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HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Halstatt Real Estate Partners and CaliforniaSouth Co. (CA South) are co-developing a light industrial project on Bibb Garrett Road in Huntsville. The project will span 306,380 square feet across two facilities. The buildings, which will be divisible to seven units spanning 43,000 square feet each, will feature 32-foot clear heights, 60-foot speed bays, 130-foot truck courts, 390 car parking spaces and 30 trailer spaces. The construction timeline and project team members were not disclosed.

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VANCOUVER, WASH. — Bridge Industrial has acquired a 77-acre land parcel located at 5500 Northeast 162nd Ave. in Vancouver, a suburb of Portland, Ore. The buyer plans to develop Bridge Point Vancouver 600, an industrial facility, on the property. Private sellers sold the land site for an undisclosed price. Bridge expects to break ground on the project in late third-quarter 2022. Upon completion, the 646,274-square-foot Bridge Point Vancouver 600 will feature 40-foot clear heights, 110 docks, eight drive-in doors, 413 parking stalls and 166 trailer stalls. Zach Francis and Karla Hansen of Kidder Mathews represented Bridge, while Matt Lyman and Greg Nesting of North Stevens represented the sellers in the deal. Both teams will serve as leasing agents for the project.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Miller Construction has broken ground on Tampa Commerce Center, an industrial park in Tampa whose first phase will comprise two speculative warehouses spanning approximately 400,000 square feet. Building 100 will have 32-foot clear heights and 52-foot column spacing with 146,188 square feet of storage and office space. The 252,250-square-foot Building 400 will have 36-foot clear heights with 52-foot columns. The developer, Houston-based Hines, plans to deliver the two single-story, tilt-wall buildings by the end of the year. The company also plans to develop two more logistics facilities in Phase II. Tampa Commerce Center is situated on 46 acres at 7918 Harney Road, near the intersection of I-4 and I-75. The project team includes Randall-Paulson Architects, Hibbard Engineering, Clear Engineering, Pinnacle Structural Engineers and civil engineer Genesis Halff.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Metro Federal Credit Union (CMCU) plans to develop a new primary office building on the corner of Central Avenue and Piedmont Street in Charlotte’s Elizabeth neighborhood for its new headquarters. The two-story, 48,000 square-foot property will house the credit union’s operations and administration staff who currently deliver financial services for over 92,000 members. Designed by Liquid Design & Architecture, the building will have a large terrace on the second floor facing Uptown Charlotte, as well as a two-story atrium space and two underground levels of parking. The building will be directly adjacent to the new CMCU Central Avenue branch that broke ground in March and is expected to be open later this fall. Construction for the new headquarters will begin in the first quarter of 2023 with an expected completion date in the second quarter of 2024. Upon completion of the new headquarters facility, CMCU plans to sell its existing headquarters building at 718 Central Ave. in Charlotte but retain its operations offices in Matthews and Greensboro.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based developer OHT Partners has broken ground on Phase I of a 750-unit multifamily development in South Austin. The first phase of the development, which will be branded Lenox Woods, will total 402 units and is scheduled for a late 2023 completion. The second phase, which will comprise 348 units in a yet-to-be-named community, is slated to be delivered in 2024. The site spans 37 acres and includes a 7.5-acre parcel that will function as parkland. Lenox Woods will feature one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as two pools, a fitness center, dog park, pickleball courts and a business center. Meeks + Partners is designing the community.

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MINOOKA AND ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Molto Properties has unveiled plans to build two logistics parks totaling more than 2 million square feet in Minooka and Romeoville. Construction is scheduled to begin this month, with completion of both projects slated for the second quarter of 2023. Jim Estus and Matthew Stauber of Colliers will market the developments for lease. Minooka Ridge Business Park will span 110 acres and accommodate up to 1.7 million square feet of new distribution space. Phase I will consist of a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution facility featuring a clear height of 40 feet, 156 truck docks and parking for 264 trailers and 541 cars. Weber55 Logistics Park will be a two-building logistics park situated on 60 acres in Romeoville. Building I will span 627,840 square feet and feature a clear height of 40 feet, 114 exterior truck docks, 128 trailer stalls and 376 car parking spaces. Building II will total 270,000 square feet and feature a clear height of 36 feet, 56 exterior truck docks, 72 trailer stalls and parking for 258 cars.

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SAYREVILLE, N.J. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and CBRE Investment Management will develop Arsenal Trade Center, a roughly 1 million-square-foot industrial project in the Central New Jersey community of Sayreville. The site spans 74 acres and is located four miles from the New Jersey Turnpike. Arsenal Trade Center will consist of three rear-load buildings spanning 284,341, 341,833 and 451,602 square feet. Each building will feature clear heights of 40 feet and ample car and trailer parking. KSS Architects is designing the project, and RC Anderson is the general contractor. Construction is slated to begin later this summer and to be complete in late 2023.

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WOODLAND, CALIF. — Arriba Capital has closed a $40.5 million ground-up construction loan for two adjacent hotel properties in Woodland. The three-year loan was features an 80 percent loan-to-cost ratio. The two hotel developments include a four-story, 95-room, extended-stay Home2 Suites by Hilton and a five-story, 109-room Courtyard by Marriott. Details of the financing, including the borrower’s name, were not released.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Propst Development and Chartwell Hospitality have completed construction of the Conrad Nashville, Hilton International’s first luxury hotel in the city. Located at 1620 West End Ave. in the Midtown neighborhood, the 234-room property is slated to open to the public at the end of June. In addition to completing the hotel, the co-developers sold the asset to Northwood Investors, a Denver-based private equity investor with $8 billion in assets under management. The price was not disclosed. The Conrad Nashville features more than 11,000 square feet of meeting space, an outdoor terrace pool on the third floor, the Blue Aster restaurant and Thistle and Rye whiskey bar. Other amenities include a fitness center, business center, pet-friendly rooms, a concierge and complimentary Wi-Fi. According to the property website, prices for a suite with one king bed range from $285 per night during the week to $529 on the weekends. Prices for a suite with two queen beds range from $285 during the week to $636 on the weekends. The Conrad Nashville will employ more than 200 people once it’s fully operational, according to Bill Propst, chairman of Propst Development’s parent company, Propst Cos. The hotel anchors the $540 million …

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