FRANKLIN, TENN. — A joint venture between Boyle Investment Co., Northwood Investors and Northwood Ravin has opened Block E, a new 300,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Franklin, a city in Nashville’s Cool Springs district. The nine-story, $125 million property is one of the anchors of the McEwen Northside mixed-use development. Block E features a modern training room, full-service fitness center, offices, ground-level retail space and a parking garage. Office tenants include TMPartners PLLC, also the project’s architect, and Designed Conveyor Systems, a supply chain company. Retail tenants include Culinary Dropout, Oak Hall and Hawkers Asian Street Food. In addition to TMPartners, the design-build team includes civil engineer Kimley-Horn and general contractor Hoar Construction. Northwestern Mutual partnered with Boyle Investment, Northwood Investors and Northwood Ravin on the project.
GARNER, N.C. — Beacon Partners and HM Partners have broken ground on the third and final phase of Beacon Commerce Park, a 924,691-square-foot industrial development located in the Raleigh suburb of Garner along the I-40 corridor. Jeff Stephens, Jackson Rives and Jordan Rives of Foundry Commercial are leading leasing efforts for Phase III. The project team includes general contractor Myers & Chapman, architect HagerSmith and Advanced Civil Design. CIBC Bank USA is providing construction financing. Situated immediately north of three existing buildings at Beacon Commerce Park, Phase III will add 294,000 square feet of industrial space across two buildings, which total 156,033 square feet and 138,625 square feet, respectively. The facilities will feature 32-foot clear heights, build-to-suit office space, full concrete truck courts and ESFR sprinkler systems. Shell completion is slated for September 2026.
SHAWNEE, KAN. — Material Capital Partners (MCP) has received $77.8 million in financing and broken ground on Harmony at Clear Creek, a 188-unit build-to-rent (BTR) community in Shawnee near Kansas City. The project marks the final investment within MCP’s BTR Development Fund I and its third collaboration with financial partner Bluerock. Bank OZK provided construction financing, and Winchester Commercial Group is leading the construction. Harmony at Clear Creek will span 40 acres with a mix of three- and four-bedroom floor plans ranging from 1,600 to 2,400 square feet. Each residence will include a two-car garage, private patio, fenced backyard and mudroom. Amenities will include a clubhouse with a fitness center and coworking spaces, a resort-style pool, dog park, pocket parks and walking trails. The first units are expected to be available for rent in October 2026, with the full project slated for completion in February 2028.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has opened its new 75,000-square-foot outpatient center in Schaumburg. The project consolidates services from former locations in Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates and Huntley into one facility. The center will offer a range of specialties and an ambulatory infusion center. The project team included HKS as architect, Skender as general contractor, IMEG Corp. as structural and mechanical engineer and V3 Cos. as civil engineer. In addition to its main hospital in downtown Chicago, Lurie Children’s now offers care through 17 outpatient centers, six primary care locations and 10 partner hospitals across Chicagoland.
MADISON, WIS. — McShane Construction Co. will build The Conway at Huxley Yards in Madison for developer Lincoln Avenue Communities. The affordable housing development will feature 50 units in a five-story building with four residential floors atop a precast parking garage. Amenities will include a fitness room, community room, mail room and leasing area. The project was designed to achieve Wisconsin Green Built Homes Gold Certification and Energy Star Multifamily Certification and is part of the EPA Indoor AirPlus program. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2026. Knothe & Bruce Architects is the project architect.
EDGEWATER, N.J. — S3 Capital has provided a $255 million construction loan to finance the first phase of a $1 billion mixed-use development located on the Hudson River in the Northern New Jersey city of Edgewater. Galaxy Capital arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower and developer, New York City-based The Maxal Group. The initial phase of the project, dubbed 615 River Road, will be the first building in the planned development, which will ultimately comprise 1,200 residential units and more than 1,000 parking spaces, along with a 2.5-acre public waterfront park to link up with the 18.5-mile Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. A timeline for construction has not been announced. “We are thrilled to partner with The Maxal Group as they develop a transformative project that will bring much-needed state-of-the art housing and transit access to the Edgewater waterfront,” says Shawn Safdie of S3 Capital. “This transaction reflects our commitment to supporting best-in-class developers delivering new product to undersupplied markets.” 615 River Road will include a 25-story luxury apartment building featuring 381 units, ground-floor retail space and parking for roughly 500 vehicles. The property will also include a new public ferry terminal that will provide direct service to Manhattan’s west side. …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas-based developer Presidium has completed Presidium Waterford, a 283-unit multifamily project in North Austin. Designed by Dallas-based O’Brien Architects and Atlanta-based Dwell Design Studio, the six-story building offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fire pits, fitness center, office lounges and a bocce ball court. The property also features a courtyard with an outdoor kitchen and multiple social spaces. Rents start at $1,450 per month for a studio apartment. When construction began in spring 2021, the project was planned as Phase I of a larger development. Phase II is now known as Presidium 183 and has 374 units that are currently in lease-up.
HOUSTON — A partnership between Rice Real Estate Co., the property investment arm of Rice University, and Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) will develop The Arc at The Ion District, a 200,000-square-foot office and life sciences property in Houston. The Ion District is a 16-acre academic, research and development and innovation hub in Midtown Houston. Amenities at the new building will include a gym, lounge, conference and meeting spaces and outdoor event plazas. Rice University has committed to occupying 30,000 square feet of office and lab space at The Arc, construction of which is expected to begin in the second quarter of next year and to be complete in early 2028.
ATLANTA — Burger chain Shake Shack has signed a long-term lease for a new 3,010-square-foot restaurant at Centennial Yards, a $5 billion mixed-use development underway in downtown Atlanta. CIM Group and affiliate Centennial Yards Co. are transforming the 50-acre site that was locally known as the Gulch into a high-end entertainment and hospitality destination near Mercedes-Benz Stadium (home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United) and State Farm Arena (home of the Atlanta Hawks). The restaurant will be Shake Shack’s first location in downtown Atlanta and is expected to open next year. Other previously announced tenants joining Centennial Yards include a 5,300-square-foot Live Nation entertainment venue and Cosm, an immersive experiential sports and entertainment operator. Other food-and-beverage options include the Wild Leap brewery and Khao Thai Isan, a Thai tapas concept within The Mitchell residential tower. Shake Shack has previously announced plans to open a restaurant in another sports and entertainment district in Atlanta: The Battery, where it will backfill Wahlburger’s.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between LMXD, an affiliate of New York City-based L&M Development Partners, as well as MSquared and Taconic Partners, has begun leasing Miramar, a $416 million apartment complex located at 405-407 W. 206th St. in the Inwood area of Upper Manhattan. The development offers 698 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, with private balconies and terraces available in select residences. About half the units are subject to income restrictions, with 40 percent (281 units) reserved as affordable housing for renters earning between 40 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), and another 10 percent set aside as workforce housing for households earning up to 120 percent of AMI. Indoor amenities include a fitness center with a yoga studio, coworking lounge with conference space, gaming and media lounges, two private party rooms with wet bars, a multi-sport simulator and a music studio. Outside, residents have access to terraces on both the rooftop and 11th floor that have grilling stations and private dining areas, as well as two landscaped courtyards and an indoor meditation garden on the ground floor. Of the 698 units, 417 are available for immediate occupancy, with market-rate rents starting at …