MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — KM Realty Investment Trust Inc., a locally based private investment firm, has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of Township Square, a 67,000-square-foot shopping center located in the southwestern Houston suburb of Missouri City. Houston-based Identity Architects is designing the project, which will upgrade the façade and landscaping of the 1980s-era property. The redevelopment is scheduled to begin in late fall and, tentatively, to be complete in the first quarter of next year. Tenants, which include Old Hickory Inn BBQ, Codemark Financial and Sugar’s Cajun Cuisine & Bar, will remain open during construction.
Development
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, ILL. — CRG, the real estate development and investment arm of Chicago-based Clayco, has broken ground on The Cubes at Country Club Hills. The 1 million-square-foot speculative industrial project is located at the intersection of I-57 and I-80 in Country Club Hills, about 25 miles south of Chicago. Completion of the 70-acre project is slated for the second quarter of 2022. The development is CRG’s first industrial project in the Chicago area and the first under the firm’s new fund, U.S. Logistics Fund II. CRG’s integrated partner and architecture firm Lamar Johnson Collaborative designed The Cubes at Country Club Hills, and Clayco is serving as the general contractor. Larry Goldwasser, Colin Green and Ryan Klink of Cushman & Wakefield will market the project for lease. The property will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 239 trailer parking stalls, 128 exterior docks and 212 car parking spaces. The Cubes is CRG’s national industrial brand. There are roughly 18 million square feet of Cubes projects across the country, more than 10 million square feet of which has already been delivered.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — A joint venture between PCCP and Doran Cos. has unveiled plans to develop a 350-unit apartment project at 5959 Shady Oak Road in Minnetonka, a suburb of the Twin Cities. The developer is scheduled to break ground on the project within the next month and the first units are expected to be ready for occupancy in spring 2023. Of the 350 units, 57 percent will be one-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a dog park, community garden, clubhouse, outdoor patio, pool and garage parking. The project will be situated adjacent to Opus Park.
LAWRENCE, KAN. — The Annex Group has unveiled plans to develop Union at the Loop, a $43 million affordable housing project in Lawrence, about midway between Topeka and Kansas City. Located at 3250 Michigan St., the project will include 248 units for renters earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. In Lawrence, that translates to an income up to $57,300. Amenities will include a community room, exercise room, playground and computer room. The development will be within walking distance of public transportation, grocery stores and restaurants. Completion is slated for October 2022. Partners on the project include Hayes Gibson Property Services, Wallace Architects LLC, Summit LIHTC Consulting and Crocket Engineering. Kansas Housing Resources Corp. provided a 4 percent tax credit allocation alongside a tax-exempt bond issuance by Kansas Development Finance Authority. Merchants Capital provided a $35 million construction loan. Aegon Real Assets provided $16.7 million in tax credit equity.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Cresset Real Estate Partners and Clarius Partners have closed on the land acquisition for 303 Crossroads, a planned 1.7 million-square-foot logistics development in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. The land price was not disclosed. The development will consist of two buildings to be built in two phases on land fronting Loop 303 and Northern Parkway. Building one will be 1 million square feet and is slated for completion in 2022. Building two will be 734,800 square feet and is slated for completion in 2023. The groundbreaking for the project is scheduled for this October. Both buildings will feature cross-dock configurations, a 40-foot clear height and above-market parking ratios. The buyers were represented in the transaction by CBRE.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Milhaus has begun development of a $52 million apartment community within the Homefield sports and entertainment district in Kansas City. Located at 9400 State Ave., the project will include 274 units and 508 parking spaces. Amenities will include a dog park, event space with conference rooms and coworking spaces, resident lounges, a pool and fitness center. Residents will have convenient access to nearby retail and commercial spaces within the overall Homefield development. Davidson Architecture + Engineering is serving as architect. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Echo Development Group Inc. and Synergy Development have acquired a little over eight acres of land at the northeast corner of DuPont and Diebold roads in Fort Wayne. The partnership plans to develop a project with restaurant, retail and healthcare uses that will include a Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers. Jackson Investment Group represented Echo in the purchase of the land. Barry Sturges of Sturges Property Group represented the undisclosed seller. Engineering Resources Inc. is working on the civil infrastructure design for the project. A timeline for completion has not yet been established.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Kansas City-based VanTrust Real Estate LLC will develop Addison Station, a 12-story office building that will be located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. The transit-served building will span between 250,000 and 350,000 square feet and will feature an 8,000-square-foot rooftop amenity deck, an indoor/outdoor tenant lounge, fitness center and a conference center. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year. Colliers International is marketing the project for lease.
SAN ANTONIO — The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has opened the Roadrunner Athletics Center of Excellence, a $40.4 million facility that occupies more than 10 acres on the school’s main campus. The facility, named for the school mascot, features multiple practice fields, academic study spaces, a sports medicine center, strength and conditioning rooms, a lounge and office space for coaches and administrators. Kansas City-based Populous and locally based firm Marmon Mok Architecture led the design of the 95,000-square-foot facility. Joeris General Contractors and Project Control handled construction.
SALT LAKE CITY — Pacific Industrial has broken ground on the Pacific Summit Logistics Center, an 824,000-square-foot industrial building in Salt Lake City. Pacific Industrial purchased the 48-acre property in an off-market transaction and began construction the day after the sale closed. The development will be located at 885 N. John Cannon Drive in the Northwest Quadrant, Salt Lake City’s most sought-after submarket, and adjacent to the Salt Lake City International Airport, with easy access to I-80, I-215 and I-15. The project is being built on a speculative basis. The project will be feature 131 dock-high doors in a cross-dock configuration, oversized truck courts that are up to 213 feet deep, and a minimum clear height of 40 feet. Construction is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2022. Pacific Industrial is a privately held real estate development and acquisition firm based in Southern California.