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Abode
DevelopmentMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSoutheast

PCCP, Abode to Develop Three Built-to-Rent Residential Communities Near Downtown Raleigh

by Julia Sanders

RALEIGH, N.C. — PCCP LLC, in a joint venture with Abode Communities LLC, plans to develop three build-to-rent (BTR) communities near downtown Raleigh totaling 73 detached homes. The three infill communities will include a mix of single-family homes and townhomes, complete with a variety of neighborhood amenities. The three properties will be located within a half-mile from Raleigh’s central business district. The joint venture closed on its first site, Abode at Hargett, in August of this year. The two companies expect to acquire the remaining two sites — Abode at Courtland in Raleigh’s Mordecai District and Abode at North State in the city’s historic Oakwood district — by the beginning of 2022. Abode Communities is an operator of BTR and SFR communities and is based in Raleigh. PCCP is a real estate finance and investment management firm based in Los Angeles.

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMichiganMidwestMultifamily

Woda Cooper Opens $11M Affordable Housing Project in Grand Rapids

by Kristin Harlow

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. has opened an $11 million affordable housing project named Seven45 Stocking Apartments at 745 Stocking Ave. in Grand Rapids. Residents must earn between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income to qualify for the development. The 50-unit property includes three first-floor units that offer an office suite or retail storefront for residents to utilize for their work. Those spaces were leased to three entrepreneurs, including one resident that operates a beauty bar and two others that work in digital marketing and business services. Amenities include a playground, fitness center, community room and laundry facilities. There are five units with features for those with disabilities. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority provided affordable housing tax credits to support financing for the project. Affordable housing investor CREA provided equity financing. Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust provided the first mortgage and Wells Fargo provided a construction loan. PCI Design Group was the project architect and Sol Consulting + Design served as sustainability consultant. Woda Cooper’s construction division served as the general contractor and the company’s management division will oversee leasing and day-to-day operations.

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Virginia-Tech-Innovation-Campus
DevelopmentMixed-UseSoutheastTop StoriesVirginia

JBG Smith Breaks Ground on $1B Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Virginia

by Taylor Williams

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — JBG Smith (NYSE: JBGS), a Maryland-based developer and REIT, has broken ground on the first building within the $1 billion Virginia Tech Innovation Campus at the university’s satellite campus in the Washington, D.C. area. The development is located about 275 miles from Virginia Tech’s main campus in Blacksburg. The 300,000-square-foot building will be situated on a 3.5-acre site within the Potomac Yard development. Construction of the first building is scheduled to be complete in advance of the fall 2024 academic semester. Plans for the campus call for the construction of two more academic buildings spanning 150,000 square feet each. When completed, the new academic building will provide instruction, research, office and support spaces for graduate-level programs in computer science and computer engineering, as well as other select programs. The building will also house experiential learning spaces, including flexible multipurpose areas and research and testing labs. Sasaki and SmithGroup led the design of the academic structure. JBG Smith is the master developer of the Innovation Campus and will also serve as the property manager and leasing agent for subsequent commercial and residential buildings within Potomac Yard. “This is a vibrant district, anchored by a new Virginia Tech campus, …

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Valentine 85 Logistics
DevelopmentGeorgiaIndustrialSoutheast

Seefried Breaks Ground on 800,590 SF Spec Industrial Development in Pendergrass, Georgia

by Julia Sanders

PENDERGRASS, GA. — Seefried Industrial Properties has broken ground on Valentine 85 Logistics Center Building 2, an 800,590-square-foot speculative industrial building within Valentine Farms in Pendergrass. Located at 500 Valentine Industrial Parkway about 58.5 miles north of Atlanta, the Valentine 85 Logistics Center Building 2 is situated off Interstate 85 between two interchanges at GA Highways 82 and 11, which offers direct access to the building. FCL Builders is the general contractor of the modern bulk distribution center that will feature 40-foot clear heights, 134 trailer spaces expandable to 197, 336 car parking spaces, 153 dock doors and four drive-in doors. The building is slated to open for occupancy in September 2022. Seefried completed Phase I of Valentine 85 Logistics Center, which included an approximately 1 million-square-foot spec building, in August 2018. Hillwood Investment Properties purchased the building in 2018 for an undisclosed price. Doug Smith and Joseph Kriss of Seefried, as well as Scott Plomgren and Harrison Marsteller of Colliers International, will lead marketing efforts of Valentine 85 Logistics Center Building 2.

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMichiganMidwestMultifamily

Woda Cooper Breaks Ground on $14.3M Affordable Housing Project in Traverse City, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. — Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. has broken ground on Ruth Park, a $14.3 million affordable housing project in downtown Traverse City. The property will provide 58 units for singles, families and seniors who earn 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. Amenities include two community rooms, a fourth-floor outdoor terrace, fitness room, playground and laundry. There are six units with features for those with disabilities. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority provided affordable housing tax credits to support financing for the new development. Affordable housing investor Marble Cliff Capital is providing equity financing and Bellwether Enterprise is providing the first mortgage. Traverse City-based Independent Bank contributed a construction loan. The project team includes architect PCI Design Group, civil engineer Mansfield Land Use Consultants and sustainability consultant Sol Consulting + Design. Woda Cooper’s construction division is the general contractor and the company’s management division will oversee leasing and day-to-day operations. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.

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Jackson 85 North
AcquisitionsDevelopmentGeorgiaIndustrialSoutheast

Trammell Crow Co., CBRE Global Acquire Land in Pendergrass, Georgia for 2.3 MSF Logistics Development

by Julia Sanders

PENDERGRASS, GA. — Trammell Crow Co., in a partnership with CBRE Global Investors on behalf of one of its investment funds, has acquired a 287-acre development site in Pendergrass. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. At the site, the firms plan to build a 2.3 million-square-foot, Class A logistics center known as Jackson 85 North Business Park. Located in the metro Atlanta area along Interstate 85 in Jackson County, Jackson 85 North Business Park is located approximately 60 miles northeast of Atlanta and will be developed in two phases. Wilson Hull & Neal Real Estate will handle leasing for the project. Construction on Phase I is expected to begin in December with completion during the second half of 2022. Phase I will include a 538,450-square-foot cross-dock facility and a 1 million-square-foot cross-dock facility. Phase II will include a single 713,050-square-foot cross-dock facility. The construction timeline for Phase II was not disclosed. All three buildings will feature 185- to 190-foot deep concrete exterior truck courts, 40-foot clear heights and ESFR fire sprinklers.

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Weiser-Business-Park-Houston
DevelopmentIndustrialTexas

Trammell Crow Breaks Ground on Phase I of 130-Acre Weiser Business Park in Northwest Houston

by Taylor Williams

HOUSTON — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) has broken ground on Phase I of Weiser Business Park, a speculative industrial redevelopment project located at the site of a former airport in northwest Houston. The first phase of the 130-acre development will center on the delivery of three buildings totaling 557,490 square feet. The first and smallest building will feature 28-foot clear heights and 128 vehicle parking spaces. The second and third buildings will both span more than 200,000 square feet and offer 32-foot clear heights while also having nearly 500 combined parking spaces. Completion of Phase I is scheduled for the second quarter of 2022. TCC has tapped Lee & Associates to lease the buildings. Construction of a fourth building that will span approximately 520,000 square feet and have 36-foot clear heights is set to begin early next year.

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Aventon Belle Isle
DevelopmentFloridaMultifamilySoutheast

Aventon, CrossHarbor Capital Break Ground on 348-Unit Apartment Community in Orlando

by Julia Sanders

ORLANDO, FLA. — Aventon Cos. and co-developer CrossHarbor Capital Partners has broken ground on Aventon Belle Isle, a 348-unit apartment community in Orlando, about 8.8 miles south of downtown Orlando. The property will include 12 garden-style buildings on 24 acres with one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities will include a fitness center, yoga studio, remote work offices, automated package delivery, coffee bar, pet spa and a poolside social lounge. Outdoor spaces will include a private pool, cabanas with day beds, hammock garden, outdoor kitchen with grills and dining spaces, walking trails and a dog park. Located at 5051 Hoffner Ave., the property is located two miles from Orlando International Airport and about 18.7 miles from Walt Disney World Resort. Maitland, Fla.-based Scott + Cormia Architects is designing Aventon Belle Isle, and Marietta, Ga.-based Design Environments Inc. will designing the interiors. Construction is slated to be complete in the spring of 2023. With the addition of Aventon Belle Isle, Aventon Cos. now has 891 apartment units under construction in the metro Orlando area. Aventon Alaira, just east of Disney, will deliver 296 units and recently opened its clubhouse, while Aventon Gem Lake will deliver 247 units to the Winter Park …

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DevelopmentIndustrialNevadaSelf-StorageWestern

DXD Capital Breaks Ground on 1,100-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Las Vegas

by Amy Works

LAS VEGAS — DXD Capital has broken ground on a self-storage facility located on a 1.7-acre parcel at the corner of West Sahara Avenue and South Monte Cristo Way in Las Vegas. Designed by Studio Level I with Arco Murray serving as general contractor, the new property will feature 1,100 units, plus two interior loading bays with room for three trucks in a fully climate-controlled building with two freight elevators and a storefront with moving supplies. Public Storage will operate the facility, which is slated to open in third-quarter 2022. DXD acquired the property in January 2021 through its DXD Self Storage Fund I, which was launched in November 2020. The fund is raising $50 million to invest in ground-up development of Class A, multi-story, climate-controlled self-storage facilities.

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100-Kimball-Parsippany-New-Jersey
DevelopmentNew JerseyNortheastOffice

Signature Acquisitions Begins Renovation of 175,000 SF Office Building in Parsippany, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Regional office owner and manager Signature Acquisitions has begun the renovation of 100 Kimball, a 175,000-square-foot office building in Parsippany, located in the northern part of the Garden State. The building is currently leased to accounting giant Deloitte, which will be vacating the premises next year. Designed by Studio 1200, the project will include a revitalization of the lobby, a redesign of the café to feature more culinary options and upgrades to the fitness center and conference facilities. Avison Young has been tapped to lease the building following completion of the project, which is scheduled for August 2022.

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