LINCOLN, NEB. — Assemble Lincoln, Lancaster County’s standing committee overseeing the development of Lincoln’s Downtown Convention Center, has selected the Garfield Public/Private site near South 13th and M streets as the location for Lincoln’s convention center. After a process that began in fall 2023 following two feasibility studies in 2022 and 2023 by CSL, commissioned by the Downtown Lincoln Association, Lincoln Downtown Rotary #14 and Visit Lincoln, three sites were shortlisted as finalists in July 2024. The convention center is estimated to come with an investment between $111 million and $120 million and have an impact of $18.5 million in total economic output annually, supporting 230 jobs and generating nearly $1.3 million in tax revenue per year. Next steps in the process to develop the site include beginning outreach and preliminary negotiations with landowners of the parcels being considered for development, submitting Lancaster County’s Turn Back Tax application to the state, understanding the anticipated timeline of approval of the application and when funds would become available if approved, determining a schedule for issuing design, preconstruction and construction management request for proposals and building a master schedule and budget for development of the site. The selected site is situated directly across …
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged limited partner (LP) equity financing for the development of 505 S 5th Street, a Class A student housing project in Champaign serving students attending the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus. The project will be located adjacent to campus and in the heart of Campustown. The development site is fully entitled and shovel-ready, with groundbreaking slated for this month. Completion is anticipated ahead of the 2026-2027 academic school year. The community will feature 241 beds and amenities such as a fitness center, yoga studio, sauna, study rooms, business center, clubroom and outdoor lounge area. Kristian Brown, Travis Prince, Shawn Lubic, Victoria Marks, Susan Tjarksen and Brendon Urban of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the financing on behalf of Hartman Capital, a Champaign-based firm specializing in student housing at the University of Illinois. Quilvest Capital Partners, a global private investment firm, provided the LP equity.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Logistics Property Co. LLC has acquired a nearly 6-acre site at 2700 York Road in Elk Grove Village located just west of the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Construction on the site is expected to commence in May. When complete, the development will feature a 123,000-square-foot rear-load warehouse with 16 dock doors, two drive-in doors and 125 auto parking spaces. Aaron Martell and Ben Fish of Logistics Property Co. worked with Ed Lowenbaum of Cresa on the purchase. Jacob & Hefner Associates is the civil engineer. The project is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2026.
NEW YORK CITY — Local lender and private equity firm Kriss Capital has provided $32 million in financing for an adaptive reuse project in Manhattan’s Tribeca area. The borrower, a partnership between local firms Urban Capital Group and Prosper Property Group, will use the proceeds to acquire and convert a former textile warehouse into a five-unit residential building with ground-floor retail space. The design team includes SOMA and Turett Collaborative. Residences will come in three- and four-bedroom floor plans and have an average size of 3,500 square feet. Andy Iadeluca of New Development Capital arranged the debt. GRA Equities and PZ Realty Investments are also partners on the project, construction of which is underway and slated for a mid-2026 completion.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — National general contractor JT Magen has delivered the 178,107-square-foot global office headquarters for Lord, Abbett & Co. in Jersey City. The private asset management firm relocated and consolidated from a 239,000-square-foot space at 90 Hudson Street to a multi-level space within 30 Hudson Street, a 42-story waterfront building. The new facility features executive offices, open work areas, multipurpose conference rooms, a multimedia production studio, auditorium, game room, fitness lounge and training rooms. HLW served as architect and interior designer for the project, while AMA Group provided engineering services.
HOUSTON — A joint venture between funds backed by Houston-based developer Griffin Partners and Chicago-based investment firm Peakline Partners will develop a 224,700-square-foot industrial project in South Houston. Known as Griffin 288/West Airport, the development will be situated on a 17.8-acre site and will offer parking for 113 cars and 61 trailers (expandable to 81). Construction is slated for a second-quarter 2026 completion. Faron Wiley of CBRE represented the joint venture, which was structured by CBRE’s Nathan Wynne, in its acquisition of the land. Wiley is also the project’s leasing agent along with CBRE colleague Billy Gold.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Locally based development firm Gateway Jax plans to redevelop the historic Ambassador Hotel located at 420 N. Julia St. in downtown Jacksonville. The developer, along with hotelier The Indigo Road Hospitality Group, will restore the 1924-era property into a hotel with at least 100 guestrooms, a high-end restaurant and bar, conference space and other amenities for business and leisure travelers. In addition to the hotel, Gateway Jax purchased an adjacent land parcel where the company plans to deliver a 487-space parking garage, as well as the historic 404 N. Julia St. building that will be redeveloped in the future. The new hotel will be part of Gateway Jax’s eight-block, $2 billion Pearl Square mixed-use development. Gateway Jax, which is sponsored by DLP Capital and JWB Real Estate Capital, manages a private equity fund focused on downtown Jacksonville developments.
PALM DESERT, CALIF. — Omaha, Neb.-based Metonic Real Estate Solutions, as owner, and Irvine, Calif.-based Western National Property Management (WNPM), as property manager, have opened Millennium Apartments at 74699 Technology Drive in Palm Desert. Situated in Coachella Valley, Millennium Apartments offers 330 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with contemporary finishes, smart-phone technology, private patios, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, plush carpeting in bedrooms, open-concept floor plans and direct-access garages. Common area amenities include a clubhouse, saltwater swimming pool, fitness center with private yoga studio and outdoor exercise lawn, an activity park, a pet park, three conference rooms, a business center, coworking spaces, package lockers and electric vehicle charging stations.
PARK CITY, UTAH — New York-based Extell Development and Hilton have announced plans to develop a new Canopy by Hilton hotel at Deer Valley East Village, North America’s first luxury alpine village to be developed since 1981. Slated to open in summer 2026, the 180-key hotel will mark Canopy by Hilton’s first hotel in Utah. Overlooking the Jordanelle Reservoir and Deer Valley Resort, Canopy by Hilton at Deer Valley will offer ski access, an apres-ski experience and access to a variety of restaurants. The hotel design features architecture by The Richardson Design Partnership and interior design by DLR/Brayton Hughes. The hotel will offer a curated suite of onsite amenities including a pool and hot tub, steam room and sauna, fitness room and golf simulator. Additionally, the hotel will offer a dedicated ski reception lobby and ski locker room, meeting and conference facilities and two levels of underground parking accommodating 176 stalls. Canopy at Deer Valley will feature more than 9,600 square feet of food-and-beverage facilities, including a signature restaurant, an apres-ski lounge, a grab-and-go coffee shop and a rooftop lounge with mountain views.
BUENA PARK, CALIF. — Shopoff Realty Investments, in partnership with a national home builder, has acquired a 13.7-acre property in Buena Park, with plans to re-entitle the parcel for residential use. The property currently features two industrial buildings totaling 370,031 square feet that are occupied by Amway Corp. with a corporate sale-leaseback in place. A total of $49 million in acquisition financing for the project was secured with assistance from Jamie Kline and Kyle White of JLL Capital Markets.