BOSTON — Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. has received approval from The Boston Planning & Development Agency for the development of a 650,000-square-foot life sciences project in the city’s Seaport District. The facility, which will be known as Seaport Circle, will sit on 1.9 acres and will feature traditional lab and office space, as well as 5,000 square feet of retail space and a 15,000-square-foot training center. The development team expects that the project will create approximately 2,500 permanent jobs, 1,159 construction jobs and train approximately 2,000 students per year for careers in the life sciences industry. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2023.
Development
Chartwell Hospitality, Rockbridge Underway on 292-Room Hilton Hotel at Nashville International Airport
by John Nelson
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Chartwell Hospitality and partner Rockbridge have been selected by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) to develop a Hilton-branded hotel at Nashville International Airport. The duo began vertical construction earlier this month on the property, which will feature 292 guest rooms, about 16,000 square feet of meeting space and a rooftop pool and bar. Other amenities will include a fitness center on the top floor, as well as a cafe, lobby bar and full-service restaurant on the ground level for guests and travelers. The hotel will be the tallest building at the airport campus. The project team includes locally based general contractor Crain Construction. Targeted completion or opening dates were not disclosed by Chartwell, which is also part of a development team for two hotels underway at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. — BRP Cos. has begun construction of The Arboretum at Farmingville, a 292-unit multifamily project that will be located on Long Island. The development, which will span 62 acres and is set to be complete in spring 2025, will offer apartments, lofts, townhouses and single-family homes. Lastly, the property will include 7,500 square feet of space for amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, yoga rooms, walking trails and picnic areas. BRP Cos. is developing the project in partnership with funds managed by BlackRock Alternative Investors. Rob Hinckley, Geoff Goldstein, Jeffrey Julien and Nicco Lupo of JLL arranged $91 million in floating-rate construction financing through Santander Bank for the project and advised on the equity portion of the capital stack.
PALMETTO, FLA. — Stonemont Financial Group has broken ground on Palmetto Industrial Park, a 427,000-square-foot industrial facility located in the Sarasota suburb of Palmetto. Situated near I-75 and I-275 in Manatee County, the property will feature three rear-load facilities, each spanning more than 100,000 square feet. The speculative buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights and the campus will feature 354 car parking spaces and 127 trailer parking spaces. General contractor Landmark Construction Services plans to deliver Palmetto Industrial Park in the second quarter of 2023.
LA JOLLA, CALIF. — Belmont Village Senior Living has opened Belmont Village Senior Living La Jolla. The property rises 17 stories along the Pacific Coast just north of San Diego, featuring 180 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. It is Belmont’s 15th community in California and 33rd overall. Partners on the project include Greystar, UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging and the Stein Institute for Research on Aging. James Arp is the executive director.
Comunale Properties Nears Completion of Mulberry Connection Spec Industrial Asset in Fort Collins, Colorado
by Amy Works
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Comunale Properties is nearing completion of Mulberry Connection, a two-building industrial facility in Fort Collins. The Class A speculative property is the first of its kind built in Fort Collins since the 1990s, according to the developer. Situated on 13 acres at 4036 and 3874 Redman Drive, Mulberry Connection will offer 164,000 square feet of industrial space upon delivery next month. The buildings feature 22 dock-high and eight drive-in doors, 28- to 32-foot clear heights, ESFR systems, generous power and interstate-fronting signage opportunities. The company has secured two pre-leases from two national credit tenant companies for the properties. Gustave A. Larson, a regional distributor of HVACR equipment, parts and supplies, will occupy 16,500 square feet. The Fort Collins branch of Winlectric, a national full-service electric wholesaler, will occupy 14,900 square feet. The project team includes Alcorn Construction and Grey Wolf Architecture. Travis Ackerman of Cushman & Wakefield is the project’s leasing broker.
MINNEAPOLIS — Lupe Development has broken ground on a 200-unit seniors housing campus in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Minneapolis named Wirth on the Woods. The project will consist of 100 affordable units within a six-story building named The Theodore as well as 100 market-rate units in a separate six-story building named The Eloise. Residents of the buildings will share amenities, including an outdoor courtyard, garden and walking trails. Ecumen will serve as manager. Completion is slated for late summer 2023. The project received funding from the Raymond James Tax Credit Fund and Raymond James Housing Opportunities Fund, the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, the Metropolitan Council, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Great Southern Bank and Minneapolis Public Schools.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has begun construction of Crescent Place, a new $18.2 million affordable housing community in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. The project is a joint venture between HTG and nonprofit developer Turnstone Development Corp. Located on a 2.3-acre lot at 310 W. Rand Road, Crescent Place will be comprised of 40 one- and two-bedroom units and will include amenities such as a resident garden, outdoor patio, community room, library, computer cafe, fitness room, tenant storage compartments, bicycle storage and 80 outdoor parking spaces. Units will be reserved for residents who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Eight units will be reserved for persons with disabilities to live independently. Construction is slated for completion in spring 2023. Monthly rents will range from $524 to $1,258.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — SHL Medical, a manufacturer of medical delivery solutions products, plans to invest $90 million for its new manufacturing facility in North Charleston. The developer, SunCap Property Group, leased the entirety of the 245,000-square-foot Palmetto Trade Center II to SHL Medical. The Charlotte-based developer plans to deliver the shell of the building this month, and SHL Medical plans to upfit the property over the next 18 months. Operations at the automated plant are expected to launch by 2024, at which point the facility is expected to support 165 new jobs. Bob Barrineau and Brendan Redeyoff of CBRE represented SunCap in the lease deal, and Sean McKee of PharmaBioSource represented SHL Medical.
PEABODY, MASS. — Local developer WinnCos. has completed the $49.3 million renovation of The Tannery, a 284-unit affordable housing community in Peabody, a northeastern suburb of Boston. WinnCos. acquired the historic property, which was originally built in the 1800s to house a leather tanning facility prior to its conversion to residential use, in 2019. Today, The Tannery features units that are reserved for households earning 30, 60 or 80 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). Bank of America provided $25 million in low-income housing tax credit equity for the project.