SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A public-private partnership between Sacramento State University and Greystar has opened Hornet Commons, a 1,100-bed residence hall on the university’s campus in Sacramento. The community offers apartment-style, fully furnished units for upper-division and graduate students. Shared amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, volleyball and bocce ball courts, retail space leased to Einstein Bros. Bagels, fire pits, a clubhouse and yoga lawn. “We are excited to welcome Sacramento State’s students to Hornet Commons,” says Julie Skolnicki, senior managing director of Greystar university partnerships. “This project was conceived with lofty goals of supporting academic outcomes, strengthening the sense of community, and providing a long-term partnership. This vision has never been more significant as we welcome students back to Sacramento State and support the campus mission of transforming lives by preparing students for leadership, service, and success.”
ST. LOUIS — Clayco and its joint venture partner TW Constructors have broken ground on a 659,000-square-foot ambulatory care center for Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Completion is slated for summer 2024. The university and BJC HealthCare are leading development of the nine-story building, which will be located on the corner of Forest Park and Taylor avenues. The building will feature 238,560 square feet of occupied medical space, as well as a 243,250-square-foot parking garage with 430 parking spaces located above the main lobby on the second through fourth floors. Connected to the Washington University Medical Campus by a pedestrian link, the ambulatory care center will feature 96 exam rooms, 88 infusion bays, radiology, breast imaging and chemistry laboratory departments. Additionally, the project will include a three-bay loading dock on the lower level. Lawrence Group and Perkins Eastman are the project architects. An ambulatory care center is also known as an outpatient care center, which provides same-day medical procedures in an outpatient environment. The project is the latest addition to the medical campus that continues to expand east into St. Louis’ Central West End. The Barnes-Jewish Hospital is where the …
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) plans to develop a 383,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Alexandria. Located at 765 John Carlyle St., the Class A project will include a 268,000-square-foot seniors housing property and a 115,000-square-foot medical office building. The buildings will be constructed above a common podium offering a mix of retail uses and a 440-space parking garage. Construction is slated to begin in the third quarter of 2022 and will be completed by the end of 2024. The 18-story seniors housing building will include approximately 215 residences that will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care options. The medical office building will rise 10 stories and include 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The project will be located about 9.5 miles from downtown Washington, D.C., and 4.4 miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. JM Zell Partners and CBRE Global Investors will be co-developers on the project. The majority investor, TCC will team up with Senior Resource Group, a luxury senior living operator and developer, on the senior living component of the project. Remedy Medical Properties, a medical office real estate investment firm, will be a partner on the medical office component. Perkins Eastman is the …
AMARILLO, TEXAS — Texas Oncology will open a 50,000-square-foot cancer care center in Amarillo. The freestanding facility will offer medical oncology, hematology, gynecologic oncology, radiation oncology, breast radiology, surgical oncology and colon and rectal surgery services. Denver-based NexCore Group is the developer of the project, which will be situated on 4.8 acres. Construction will begin later this year. Once open, specialists at Texas Oncology’s other Amarillo offices will move to this location.
LEBANON, PA. — Logistics firm DHL Supply Chain has begun construction on a 970,000- square-foot warehouse in Lebanon, a suburb of Harrisburg. The project will house manufacturing, storage and distribution space that will serve the healthcare and life sciences industries. DHL Supply Chain is constructing another building at the site as part of an initiative to invest $88 million in the regional economy and create about 200 new jobs. The first building is scheduled to be complete in the first quarter of next year.
DUBLIN, OHIO AND MIAMI — The Wendy’s Co. and REEF have unveiled plans to open and operate 700 delivery kitchens over the next five years across the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. Miami-based REEF is a mobility, logistics hubs and kitchen operator. The development commitment builds upon the successful test of eight delivery kitchens in Canada beginning in late 2020, according to a news release. Through this commitment, REEF will become the first Wendy’s franchisee in the United Kingdom. Dublin-based Wendy’s and REEF expect to open roughly 50 delivery kitchens this year, with the remainder to be launched by 2025. “The demand for convenient delivery solutions means we must look for opportunities beyond our traditional restaurant formats, especially in dense urban areas,” says Abigail Pringle, president, international and chief development officer with Wendy’s. With 5,000 locations across 30 cities, REEF is the largest operator of parking real estate and delivery kitchens in North America. Wendy’s and its franchisees employ hundreds of thousands of people across more than 6,800 restaurants worldwide.
RARITAN, N.J. — New Jersey-based Accurate Builders & Developers has completed Crossings at Raritan Station, a 256-unit apartment complex in Raritan, located in the northern-central part of the Garden State. Designed by Devereaux and Associates, the transit-oriented property features studio, one- and two-bedroom units with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes and modern espresso cabinets. Private balconies are also available in select residences. Amenities include a coffee bar, fitness center, tennis court, basketball court, dog park, meditation garden, outdoor grilling areas and Amazon package lockers. Monthly rental rates start at $1,892 for a studio unit. Leasing of the initial 113-unit phase began in May.
BONDURANT, IOWA — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 195,500-square-foot speculative industrial development in Bondurant, about 14 miles northeast of Des Moines. Known as Commerce Crossings, the project will have convenient access to I-80 and I-35. The building will feature a clear height of 28 feet, 16 drive-in doors, 18 dock doors and 165 vehicle parking stalls. Completion is scheduled for November. The developer and owner, Signature Commercial Real Estate, plans to also build an adjacent building. Opus is serving as design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Shive Hattery is the civil engineer.
HANOVER COUNTY, VA. — Wegmans Food Markets Inc., an upscale supermarket chain based in Rochester, N.Y., has purchased nearly 221 acres in Hanover County for $4 million. The grocer plans to build a $175 million distribution facility on the site, which is located along Sliding Hill and Ashcake roads and is accessible by Interstate 95. The 1 million-square-foot center will support Wegmans’ Mid-Atlantic stores and will include 30,000 square feet of office space. Wegmans has a total of 106 stores across seven states, including 13 stores in Virginia. J.R. Burdette and Donny Self with Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite represented Wegmans in the land transaction. The seller was Air Park Associates LP, according to Richmond Biz Sense. The news outlet also reported that the facility will support 700 new jobs.
WACO, TEXAS — Developer SRH Hospitality Holdings LLC and SkyWalker Property Partners will develop a 182-room hotel in Waco that will be operated under the AC Hotels by Marriott brand. The five-story building will be located within a Qualified Opportunity Zone in the downtown area. Amenities will include a 16,900-square-foot conference center with breakout rooms and an adjoining 4,000-square-foot poolside terrace, as well as a 7,700-square-foot ballroom. Rogers O’Brien Construction Co. is the general contractor for the project, construction of which is scheduled to begin this month and to be complete in June 2023. Other project partners include NORR (architect of record), Design Force Corp. and Wild Muse Interiors (interior designers) and Happy State Bank and Petros PACE Finance (construction lenders).