JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Kansas City-based VanTrust Real Estate LLC has broken ground on three industrial buildings at its Imeson Park South property in Jacksonville totaling approximately 1.7 million square feet. The three projects currently underway include a 200,000-square-foot build-to-suit building, one 547,200-square-foot speculative building on approximately 33 acres and a 1 million-square-foot building on about 63 acres. Building amenities at both speculative buildings include ample automobile, dock and trailer parking. Construction on all three buildings is expected to be complete by the second quarter of 2023. Located at 1511 Zoo Parkway, the property is situated 10.5 miles from Jacksonville International Airport and 3.1 miles from the Jacksonville Zoo. VanTrust purchased the 196-acre Imeson Park South property in October 2021.
SHORELINE, WASH. — CBRE has secured an $85.5 million construction loan for the development of Ion, a 252-unit apartment community in Shoreline. Bill Chiles, Scott Peterson and Morgon Fraser of CBRE’s Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance team arranged the loan for AAA Management, the developer. Located at 345 NE 149th St., Ion will feature seven stories of residential space above three levels of subterranean parking with 241 parking spaces. Tenant amenities will include a fitness facility, rooftop deck and bike storage. Completion is slated for April 2024, with an opening scheduled for July 15, 2024.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based developer HAP Investments is nearing completion of a 112-unit multifamily project located at 225 W. 28th St. in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The 20-story building’s one- and two-bedroom units and three penthouses feature custom white oak cabinetry and marble countertops, and amenities include a pool, fitness center with a sauna and steam room, children’s play area and a rooftop deck with grilling areas. HAP Investments has received a temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO), allowing the first move-ins to commence, and expects to receive a permanent certificate this fall. More than 60 percent of the units were preleased at the time of the TCO issuance.
FENTON, MO. — U.S. Capital Development has selected IMPACT Strategies to build two new speculative industrial buildings at Fenton Logistics Park in Fenton, a southwest suburb of St. Louis. Building 6A will span 125,000 square feet, while Building 6B will total 160,000 square feet. Completion of both buildings is slated for the fourth quarter of this year. IMPACT is also handling site development for earthwork, utilities, parking lots and landscaping. Fenton Logistics Park is the redevelopment of a former Chrysler plant that will span more than 2.5 million square feet upon full buildout.
SEVILLE, OHIO — Sheetz Inc., a gasoline station, convenience store and coffee shop chain owned by the Sheetz family, has purchased a vacant lot at 350 Center St. in Seville, about 40 miles south of Cleveland. The nearly 12-acre site sold for $1.2 million and will be custom-built for Sheetz. Jerry Fiume and Aaron Davis of SVN Summit Commercial Real Estate Advisors brokered the sale. The seller was undisclosed.
COLUMBUS, IND. — Flaherty & Collins Properties is scheduled to break ground this Thursday on The Taylor, a $41 million luxury apartment project in Columbus, about 45 miles south of Indianapolis. The Taylor will include 200 apartment units, space for a 10,000-square-foot grocery store and 400 parking spaces. Amenities will include a community lounge, tech lounge, fitness center, bike station, dog spa, bark park, pool and pickleball court. Flaherty & Collins Construction will serve as general contractor and American Structurepoint will serve as the architect and civil engineer. Lynch, Harrison & Brumleve is the structural engineer. Busey Bank is providing project financing. The first residents are slated to take occupancy in summer 2023, with full completion estimated for fall 2023.
BRISTOL, WIS. — Peak Construction Corp. is underway on a 1 million-square-foot speculative industrial building at Bristol Business Park in Bristol, about 40 miles south of Milwaukee. NorthPoint Development is the developer. Completion is slated for this November. The building will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 105 dock doors and four drive-in doors. The project team includes studioNorth Architecture and Manhard Consulting Ltd.
SAN ANTONIO — Kansas City-based VanTrust Real Estate will develop Cornerstone Commerce Park, a 60-acre speculative industrial project in northeast San Antonio. Phase I of the project, construction of which is slated to begin in July and to last about 12 months, will consist of two buildings totaling 413,173 square feet. VanTrust has also acquired land for the second phase, which could comprise up to four additional buildings totaling over 600,000 square feet. CBRE has been tapped to lease the development.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer MetroNational is underway on construction of a 190,000-square-foot office project at 9753 Katy Freeway in Houston’s Memorial City District. Designed by Kirksey Architecture, the nine-story building marks the latest addition to the 10 million-square-foot mixed-use campus and will be situated adjacent to The McKinley, a newly built high-rise apartment tower. Completion is scheduled for the second quarter of 2023.
BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. — A joint venture between locally based developer AVR Realty Co. and Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties will develop Precision Innovation Park, a 400,000-square-foot speculative logistics center that will be located in the Long Island community of Brookhaven. The 150,000-square-foot Building 1 at Precision Innovation Park will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 28 dock doors, 28 trailer stalls and parking for 150 cars. The 250,000-square-foot Building 2 will have a clear height of 40 feet, 42 loading doors, 52 trailer stalls and parking for 250 vehicles. Both buildings will be outfitted with LED lighting with motion sensors and ESFR sprinkler systems. JLL has been tapped as the leasing agent. Completion is slated for early 2023.