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HUMBLE, TEXAS — SurePoint Development, a self-storage owner-operator based in San Antonio, will develop an 687-unit self-storage facility in Humble, a northeastern suburb of Houston. The site is located at the intersection of Sam Houston Tollway and Mesa Drive at the entrance to Johnson Development’s Fall Creek master-planned community. CubeSmart will operate the new facility, which will comprise 120,000 net rentable square feet of climate- and non-climate-controlled space. The facility will also feature boat/RV storage space and 10,000 square feet of mini-offices. Construction is set to begin before the end of the year. A tentative completion date was not announced. SurePoint is also planning a 761-unit facility in Missouri City.

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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer AST has completed a 229,000-square-foot healthcare project in the Central New Jersey community of New Brunswick. The 15-story ambulatory medical pavilion is situated within the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital campus. The facility, construction of which topped out in August 2022, expands outpatient access to care and clinical experts who support existing RWJBarnabas Health hospital services. Project partners included Jarmel Kizel (architect), O’Donnell & Naccarato (structural engineer), Langan (civil engineer) and Torcon Inc. (general contractor and construction manager).

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GAINESVILLE, FLA. — A joint venture between Gilbane Development Co. and CBRE Investment Management has broken ground on Zaya, a 702-bed student housing development located near the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. The community will offer 352 units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include a rooftop deck with a pickleball court, pool, clubhouse and fitness center; study rooms on each floor; a coworking lounge; leasing lobby with a coffee bar; and three courtyards with lawn games, outdoor cooking space and lounges. Site work has commenced for the development with completion scheduled for summer 2027.

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COVINGTON, GA. — Logistics Property Co. LLC has signed three industrial leases totaling 373,000 square feet at Covington Commerce Center, a two-building industrial park in Covington, a city in Atlanta’s I-20 East submarket. The tenants were not disclosed, but Logistics Property Co. says the new users include both manufacturing and assembly tenants. The deals include a full-building lease at Building 100 and two deals at Building 200, where about 97,000 square feet remains available for lease. Myles Thomas of JLL represented the tenant in the Building 100 deal. Nathan Anderson and Matt Bentley of NAI Brannen Goddard represented the landlord in the lease deals. Civic partners at Covington Commerce Center include City of Covington, Newton County Economic Development and the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

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LOS ANGELES — Clearwater Living is currently underway on the development of a new, 100-unit senior living community in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles.  Upon completion, the property will total 100 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments across seven stories, including assisted living, memory care and short-term residences. Amenities at the community, dubbed The Leonard on Beverly, will include a movie theater, rooftop terrace, restaurant, private dining space and exhibition kitchen. The development will also feature 7,000 square feet of medical office space and a 6,000-square-foot synagogue.  The community is scheduled to begin move-ins in fall 2025. This marks Clearwater Living’s 13th community. 

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QUEEN CREEK, ARIZ. — Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Mountainside Fitness has purchased a land parcel at the northwest corner of Combs and Gantzel roads in Queen Creek for the development of a new fitness club location. Slated to open in December 2025, the single-story, 42,000-square-foot Queen Creek Mountainside Fitness offer state-of-the-art equipment and more than 70 daily group fitness classes, as well as locker rooms and a childcare program. Mountainside Fitness currently operates 21 high-end clubs across metro Phoenix. Regan Amato of JLL represented Mountainside Fitness, while Rommie Mojahed of CRE8Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.

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NEW YORK CITY — KS Group and Alma Realty Corp. have received a $300 million construction loan for the development of a mixed-use multifamily project on the East River in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York City.  S3 Capital provided the financing. Henry Bodek of Galaxy Capital secured the loan on behalf of KS Group and Alma Realty, two multifamily developers based in Newark and Long Island City, respectively.  Upon completion, the development will comprise a 26-story tower and three mid-rise buildings totaling 731 residential units. The development will include affordable housing units with the support of a 421a tax abatement, which provides a period of exemption from real estate taxes to projects that meet specific criteria and include a required percentage of affordable housing.  The properties will also feature ground-floor retail space and parking.  Amenities will include a rooftop pool with a landscaped roof deck, fitness center, golf simulator, children’s playroom, indoor and outdoor theaters and a business center.  The development marks Phase I of a larger, multi-phased project dubbed Astoria Cove, which will be located at 8-01, 4-34 and 5-57 26th Ave. in Queens.  YNH Construction will serve as general contractor on the project. Construction is …

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MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — SurePoint Development, a self-storage owner-operator based in San Antonio, will develop an 761-unit self-storage facility in Missouri City, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The site is located along FM 521 just south of Sienna Parkway near Johnson Development’s Sienna master-planned community, where SurePoint opened another self-storage facility in 2021. CubeSmart will operate the new facility, which will comprise 95,000 net rentable square feet, inclusive of climate-controlled space. Construction is set to begin this summer. A tentative completion date was not announced.

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FREDERICKSBURG, MD. — A public-private partnership between Downtown Frederick Partnership, McClintock Distilling and the City of Frederick plans to develop a food hall in downtown Fredericksburg. The 6,000-square-foot space is located on the ground level of a historic commercial building owned by McClintock Distilling, which is situated near attractions including Carroll Creek Linear Park and a new hotel and conference center that is under construction. The food hall will feature four food stalls ranging from 200 to 350 square feet in size, a bar and a market stall. Renovation costs are expected to exceed $1 million, including expenses for architectural design, engineering and food hall consultation. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development provided the project team with a $300,000 grant to help fund the project. Construction is scheduled to begin in late summer, with the food hall expected to be operational within the next year. McClintock Distilling will operate the food hall upon completion and secure vendors during the design and construction phases.

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JACKSON, MISS. — Gulf Coast Housing Partnership (GCHP) and local nonprofit organization Midtown Partners Inc. plan to open Noel Place, a 27-unit affordable housing community located at 144 Noel St. in Jackson. Set to officially open tomorrow in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with partners and local dignitaries, about 60 percent of Noel Place’s apartments will be reserved for special needs residents, including people with disabilities and senior citizens. Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and BankPlus awarded GCHP with a $499,000 grant to help fund construction of Noel Place. Other partners include Mississippi Home Corp. and Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. VI.

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