ATLANTA — A joint venture between Golub & Co., AB Capital, local entrepreneur Thierry Francois and a client advised by MetLife Investment Management plans to build a two-building apartment community in Atlanta totaling 576 units. The joint venture recently purchased a 5.8-acre development site at 2164 Marietta Blvd. in the city’s Upper West Side submarket for the project. Bruce Armstrong and Joel Sandridge of Chicago-based Golub will oversee the design and construction of the community, along with architectural firm Lord Aeck Sargent. The property will feature an industrial aesthetic, central courtyard and an undisclosed amount of retail space. The joint venture plans to break ground on the unnamed property in the third quarter with delivery of the first phase slated for third-quarter 2023.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Frampton Construction Co. has broken ground on a “transload” industrial facility near the Port of Charleston spanning 89,000 square feet. The Keith Corp. is developing the property in partnership with the South Carolina Ports Authority on behalf of the tenant, TradePort Logistics. The third-party logistics firm handles cargo for retailers like Walmart, which recently opened its 3 million-square-foot distribution hub nearby. TradePort’s concrete, tilt-up building will feature 20-foot clear heights, 130 dock doors, 630 trailer parking spaces and 110 employee parking spaces, as well as approximately 2,000 square feet of office space. The site is located off Clements Ferry Road. An access road is being built to connect the facility to Charleston Regional Parkway, according to Frampton. Other project members include architect Berenyi Inc. and civil engineer Thomas + Hutton. Frampton expects to deliver the facility this summer.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A developer doing business as 400 Claremont LLC has completed 3 Acres, a 629-unit apartment community in Jersey City. Designed by Marchetto Higgins Stieve, the property offers micro studio, studio, one- and two-bedroom units with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Indoor amenities include a fitness center, saunas, conference room, work pods, demonstration kitchen, multi-sport simulator and screening room, resident lounge and a game room with a mini bowling alley. Outside, residents have access to a rooftop terrace with a pool, as well as a dog run and courtyards with dining stations, workout areas and games. The property is roughly 50 percent leased, and rents start at $1,575 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
WHITEHALL, WIS. — Kraus-Anderson will begin construction in March on Gundersen Tri-County Hospital, a new hospital for Gundersen Health System in Whitehall, a city in western Wisconsin. The new facility will replace the current 60-year-old hospital, which serves Whitehall, Blair, Independence and surrounding communities. Completion is slated for fall 2023. Designed by Groth Design Group, the two-story property will span 69,000 square feet and will feature private patient rooms, a trauma center and helipad landing zone. The hospital will offer an ER, imaging, lab, pharmacy, surgical, dietary, rehabilitation and transitional care. A new ambulance and maintenance building will also be constructed on the site.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Matthews Southwest Hospitality (MSWH) has unveiled plans for a United States Air Force Academy Hotel in Colorado Springs. The development site is located at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) campus beneath Pikes Peak and the Rocky Mountains. The 317,000-square-foot resort-style hotel will feature 375 guest rooms with 19 suites; 26,000 square feet of meeting space and flexible banquet space with exterior terraces; a 12,000-square-foot grand ballroom and 6,000-square-foot junior ballroom; a signature rooftop bar and restaurant; six food and beverage outlets; fitness and spa facilities; an elevated pool; event lawn; and numerous outdoor spaces. The hotel will be part of TrueNorth Commons, a mixed-use development at the North Entrance of the U.S. Air Force Academy, which will include a USAFA visitor campus and commercial retail and office space. MSWH is developing the property with owner Provident Group – Falcon Properties. Atlanta-based BLUR Workshop is serving as architect and interior designer and GE Johnson will serve as general contractor. CoralTree Hospitality will manage the hotel. Construction is slated to begin this spring, with completion scheduled for 2024.
Consolidated Contracting Completes 122-Unit WellQuest Seniors Housing Project in Menifee, California
MENIFEE, CALIF. — Consolidated Contracting has completed construction of WellQuest of Menifee Lakes, senior living community in Menifee, located between Los Angeles and San Diego. The 134,641-square-foot, three-story property features 92 independent living and assisted living units ranging from 470 to 1,017 square feet, as well as 30 memory care units ranging from 386 to 578 square feet. Jonetta Eads, executive director of the facility, predicts the community will be fully occupied by mid-summer. Project consultants included Greg Irwin of Irwin Partners Architects as the architect; Conley360, space planner; Nelson Structural Engineers, structural engineer; Bam Consulting Engineers, civil engineer; United Brothers Concrete, sitework contractor; A Good Plumbing, plumbing; Edge Mechanical, mechanical engineer; Cattrac, grading; Hondo Framing, framing; AME Design Group, mechanical engineer; and Wilson Associates Landscape Architecture, landscape architect. FJ Management was the developer.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Kansas City-based developer VanTrust Real Estate has completed Phase I of El Paso Logistics Park, a speculative project that consisted of four industrial buildings totaling 514,135 square feet. VanTrust has also executed three new leases at these buildings totaling roughly 187,000 square feet. David Hingst of PIRES International represented OLA Logistics LLC, which leased 76,848 square feet at Building 3; Steve Berger and Chad McCleskey of CBRE represented Interceramic Inc., which inked a deal for 44,410 square feet at Building 3; and Andres Sandoval of CBRE represented Buckland Global Trade Services Inc, which committed to 66,065 square feet at Building 4. Bill Caparis and Arturo De La Mora of CBRE El Paso represented VanTrust in each of those deals.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between Dallas-based Trammell Crow Co. and New York-based Clarion Partners has broken ground on the final phase of Park 183, a 950,000-square-foot industrial development in southeast Austin. The fourth and final phase of the project will add two buildings totaling 308,484 square feet to the local supply. The buildings will span 160,327 and 148,157 square feet and will feature 32-foot clear heights. STG Design is the architect for Phase IV, and Tribble & Stephens is the general contractor. Comerica Bank provided construction financing. CBRE has been tapped as the leasing agent and recently secured a 154,786-square-foot expansion for American Canning at Park 183. Completion of Phase IV is slated for the fourth quarter.
CHICAGO — The Hearn Co. has unveiled plans to convert four floors of 875 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago into clinical and surgical space named the Mag Mile Medical Pavilion. Hearn has selected Cushman & Wakefield to lease the building-within-a-building concept. Hearn plans to invest more than $10 million into converting floors 28 through 30 and 33, totaling 130,000 square feet, into medical office space. There will be a dedicated valet entrance, patient drop-off and pickup on the north side and a dedicated elevator bank. Completion is slated for the second quarter of this year. The 100-story property was formerly known as the John Hancock Center. Karoline Eigel, Matt Sullivan, Lindsey Groom and Jack Seher of Cushman & Wakefield make up the leasing team.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Keystone Construction Co. has begun work on a 97,000-square-foot indoor volleyball and basketball complex in Chesterfield near St. Louis. Mia Rose Holdings is the developer, MW Weber Architects is the architect and Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers Inc. is the civil engineer. Completion is slated for early 2023. Chesterfield Sports Association (CSA), a nonprofit organization, will own and operate the facility. Nine basketball courts will convert to 18 volleyball courts. Additional features will include a fitness area, spectator seating, lounge areas and multipurpose rooms. CSA plans to host over 40 tournaments each year that will attract out-of-town guests and generate economic activity for local restaurants and hotels.