OCALA, FLA. — Atlanta-based MDH Partners has acquired 28 acres of industrial land in Ocala, with plans to construct Ocala Logistics Center, a 350,878-square-foot Class-A, cross-dock distribution building. The seller and the sales price for the land were not disclosed. Joe DeHaven served as the deal lead for MDH Partners. Clay Witherspoon with Avison Young represented the seller and will also lease the property on behalf of MDH. Peak Development Co. will act as the development manager for the project. Situated on 27.9 acres of land, Ocala Logistics Center will feature 279 parking spaces, ESFR sprinkler systems and 36-foot clear heights. Located at the corner of NW 35th Street and NW 27th Avenue, the facility is located a half-mile from Interstate 75 and 25 miles north of the Florida Turnpike Junction. The development of Ocala Logistics Center will increase MDH’s Florida footprint to over 1.5 million square feet.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based firm Sabot Development, in partnership with Geyser Group, has broken ground on a 364-unit multifamily redevelopment project in East Austin. The 3.7-acre site, which houses the existing Goodwin Apartment Homes, was rezoned to allow for new commercial space and permanent affordability. To that end, Goodwin Apartments will include 5,000 square feet of commercial space, and 10 percent of the units will be reserved as affordable housing, with leasing priority given to current residents. Davies Collaborative is the project architect, and Cadence McShane is the general contractor. Completion is scheduled for early 2024.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Patrinley Group, in partnership with affiliates of Dune Real Estate Partners, has acquired a fully entitled development site for a 484,000-square-foot office tower in downtown Bellevue. The joint venture purchased the 0.9-acre site with an advanced building design from an affiliate of FANA Group of Cos. Terms of the transaction were not released. Located at the southeast corner of NE Fourth and 106th Avenue NE, the 21-story FOUR106 office building will feature 480,000 square feet of office space and 6,500 square feet of street-level retail space. Additionally, the tower will offer a fully equipped fitness center with shower and locker facilities, tech capabilities, hands-free elevators and hands-free restrooms. The property has also been designed to meet LEED Gold standards. Construction is slated to commence this spring, with delivery scheduled for fourth-quarter 2024. FOUR106’s project team includes CollinsWoerman, Gensler, Mortenson Construction and DCI. Paul Sweeney, Jason Furr and Colin Tanigawa of The Broderick Group will handle leasing for the completed project. Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Tim O’Keefe of Newmark represented the seller in sale of the site. Bill Fishel, Tom Wilson and Rachael Lewis of JLL arranged financing for the project.
LONE TREE, COLO. — Experience Senior Living Development (ESLD), a NexCore-owned company, has unveiled plans for The Reserve at Lone Tree, a 200-unit seniors housing community in Lone Tree, approximately 15 miles south of Denver. Construction is scheduled to begin on the nine-story property in the fourth quarter of this year for completion in 2024. The community will feature 125 independent living units, 60 assisted living units and 24 memory care units. The site is located within RidgeGate, a 3,500-acre mixed-use community. Independent living units will be up to 1,650 square feet on the top floor, with assisted living units ranging from 430 to 1,100 square feet.
OAK PARK, MICH. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 275,401-square-foot industrial building in Oak Park, a northern suburb of Detroit. The speculative project has been preleased to an undisclosed user. Located at 15100 Eight Mile Road, the building will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 44 dock doors, 57 trailer parking stalls and 196 auto parking stalls. Completion is slated for December 2022. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. David MacDonald and Sean Cavanaugh of JLL represented Opus. Paul Hoge and Gary Stephens of Signature Associates represented the seller of the land.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Sarasota, Fla.-based Floridays Development will build a 276-room hotel in East Austin. Designed by FK Architecture, the project will include a pool and an 89,123-square-foot parking garage. Other project partners include landscape architect Blacksmith Collaborative, civil engineer WPI Inc. and structural engineer SCA Consulting. A tentative construction completion date was not released, but demolition work on the site’s existing structures is underway. The hotel operator was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Brookfield Properties has topped out Two Manhattan West, a 58-story office tower located within the eight-acre Manhattan West mixed-use development that opened last fall. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Two Manhattan West will feature more than 2 million square feet of office space upon completion, which is slated for 2023. The building is 25 percent preleased, with law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore committed as an anchor tenant. Brookfield completed the 67-story, 2.1 million-square-foot One Manhattan West in late 2019.
OCOEE, FLA. — A joint venture between PCCP LLC and Fore Property Co. will develop The Alibi at Lake Lilly, a 410-unit apartment community in Ocoee. The construction timeline for the project was not disclosed. Situated on 16.7 acres, The Alibi at Lake Lilly will feature five four-story buildings and seven carriage and townhome buildings with 722 parking spaces. The LEED Silver-designed, garden-style community will offer 24 studios, 156 one-bedroom units, 186 two-bedroom units and 44 three-bedroom units. Interiors will include granite and quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, hardwood style flooring, spa-inspired bathrooms with semi-frameless showers, in-unit washer and dryers and a smart home package. Community amenities will feature a 13,500-square-foot clubhouse with a sports bar area and game area, pool, outdoor lounge area with grills and firepits, 24-hour fitness center, a dog park and walking trails. Located at 2802 Old Winter Garden Road, the property is situated adjacent to the Florida Turnpike. The property is also 3.6 miles from downtown Orlando, eight miles from Orlando Health Central Hospital and 13.3 miles from Winter Garden Village, a shopping mall with tenants such as Best Buy, Chick-fil-A and LongHorn Steakhouse.
NEW YORK CITY — Seton Education Partners, a nonprofit owner-operator of charter schools, has entered into a leasehold condominium agreement with Bolivar Development to open a 73,000-square-foot school at 1936 Jerome Ave. in The Bronx. The structure of the deal allows Seton to own the condo unit that will house the school for 39 years before ownership reverts to the developer. The school will be operated under the Brilla Public Charter School brand and will ultimately serve more than 800 students in grades K-8. Stephen Powers and Lindsay Ornstein of OPEN Impact Real Estate, along with Jake Cinti and Alexander Smith of Transwestern, represented Seton in the deal. Jim Lester and Peter Fine represented Bolivar Development on an internal basis. The new building is expected to open for the 2024-2025 academic year, initially serving students in grades K-4 and expanding through eighth grade by 2028.
PLANO, TEXAS — Ohio-based developer MVAH Partners LLC is underway on construction of K Avenue Lofts, a 226-unit mixed-income housing project in the northern Dallas suburb of Plano. Within the five-story building, 79 percent of the units will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). The remaining residences will be rented at market rates. Amenities will include a leasing office/clubhouse, crafts room, fitness center, business center, media room, pet park, playground and a pool. Completion is slated for summer 2023. David Lacki and Alton Tinker of KeyBank originated a $39.6 million construction loan for the project. The Plano Housing Authority issued $19 million in bonds that were sold by KeyBanc Capital Markets, and $19 million of KeyBank’s construction loan will serve as collateral for the bondholders. In addition, The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs awarded Low Income Housing Tax Credits for the deal.