WILMINGTON, MASS. — Locally based developer The Procopio Cos. has topped off Lume, a 49-unit multifamily project in Wilmington, a northern suburb of Boston. The 74,000-square-foot, transit-served development carries a price tag of $20 million. Upon completion this fall, Lume will consist of 39 garden-style apartments and 10 townhomes. Amenities will include a fitness center, clubroom, coworking space and a pet spa. DMS Design is the project architect, with interiors by Conant Design Group. Boston-based Charlesgate is the leasing and management agency.
PHOENIX — Triumph Properties has closed an $82.5 million total capitalization for Aileron, a multifamily project located in North Phoenix. The company acquired the 9.8-acre land parcel from Moderne Capital Partners, which will partner with Triumph on the project. Aileron will feature 286 apartments in a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units averaging 842 square feet. Units will feature vinyl plank and carpet flooring, quartz countertops, tile backsplashes, wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances, in-unit laundry and air conditioning. Community amenities will include a pool, spa, clubhouse, fitness center, barbecue area, secured access and a package center.
DENVER — Legacy Partners and Pacific Life have purchased Araceli DTC, a to-be-developed residential tower in Denver. Situated on 1.3 acres at 4552 S. Ulster, the property will feature 236 apartments spread across 10 levels and a three-level garage podium. The property will feature panoramic views and an average unit size of 896 square feet. Community amenities will include a pool amenity deck, a protected Uber/Lyft pickup/drop-off area and electric car charging stations. Completion is slated for 2024. Mark Erland, Matthew Benson and Kevin Barron of JLL Capital Markets arranged $106 million in joint-venture equity and construction financing for Legacy Partners. The financing is a four-year, floating-rate senior construction loan, which an investment manager provided.
TACOMA, WASH. — Portland, Ore.-based Ethos Development has broken ground on The Moraine, a multifamily property in Tacoma. The eight-story, 115,000-square-foot podium building will include 160 apartments, a fitness center, media room, roof deck with communal kitchen and billiards room. The project has a voluntary target of 25 percent minority and disadvantaged business participation during construction, a target to recycle 70 percent of the construction waste stream, and the building will have both onsite solar panels and a green roof. The units are designed to provide market-rate affordability by way of efficient floor plans, and 20 percent of the units will be available to those earning no more than 80 percent of area median income as part of the tax exemption program of Pierce County. The project team includes Portland-based Works Progress Architecture, Walsh Construction Co. and Ethos Commercial Advisors.
GAINESVILLE, GA. — Farming and construction machinery producer Kubota North America Corp. has opened a 280-acre research and development (R&D) center in Gainesville, approximately 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. The firm invested more than $85 million to build the new facility. The center houses engineering offices, workshops and testing labs. Outside of the facility, there are tracks for testing turf, utility vehicles, tractors and construction equipment. Kubota is opening the facility with 70 engineering and technical employees and plans to grow to nearly 200 employees over the next five years. According to Phil Sutton, vice president for Kubota Manufacturing of America, the firm already employs more than 3,000 team members in the state of Georgia across manufacturing, sales, distribution and engineering operations. The new R&D center is fully powered by renewable energy and built on the sustainable principles. The center is powered in part by solar panels and the parking lot features a solar-powered roof to support electric vehicle charging stations. Kubota North America Corp. is the parent company for Grapevine, Texas-based Kubota Tractor Corp. and Gainesville-based Kubota Manufacturing of America. “This new R&D center here in Georgia is going to allow us to continue to innovate products and solution …
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Titan Development has broken ground on Building 5 at NorthPark 35 Industrial Park, a project that will add 297,057 square feet of industrial space to the local supply. The building will serve as the new headquarters for the Greater Austin Merchant’s Cooperative Association, a trade organization for convenience stores and gas stations. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter. NorthPark35 is funded by Titan’s Development Real Estate Fund II, which focuses on industrial and multifamily projects in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and California.
Aspen Square Purchases Student Housing Property in Carrollton, Georgia, Plans Multifamily Conversion
CARROLLTON, GA. — Aspen Square Management has purchased Timbercrest at Carrollton, a 240-unit, 792-bed student housing community in Carrollton. Sean Baird of Colliers arranged the transaction. DoubleLine Capital sold the property for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to convert the student housing community into a multifamily property. Since 2019, the community has undergone capital improvements totaling nearly $1.1 million, which included upgrades to the pool, basketball courts, courtyard and technology package. The property was 87 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 316 Columbia Drive, the property is situated about one mile from the University of West Georgia and 46.2 miles from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
CHICAGO — Allsteel Inc., an Iowa-based furniture manufacturer, has unveiled plans to open a new 24,000-square-foot showroom in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The company plans to relocate from its current space at Merchandise Mart to 345 N. Morgan St. in the first quarter of 2023. Owner and developer Sterling Bay recently topped out the office and retail building, which is slated for completion later this summer. Chicago-based Partners by Design is the architect for Allsteel’s space.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based firm Ekstein Tolbert Development is underway on construction of a $76 million multifamily project located at 1333 Broadway in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. The 20-story, 107-unit building will ultimately house three levels of commercial space and a unit mix that comprises 30 percent affordable units and 70 percent market-rate apartments. Amenities will include a gym, package handling room and onsite laundry facilities. JLL arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing through Santander Bank on behalf of Ekstein Tolbert. In addition, JLL negotiated the sale of a majority equity stake in the project to private equity firm Standard Real Estate Investments.
MESA, ARIZ. — Dallas-based Stillwater Capital Investments has purchased a 16.6-acre multifamily development site in Mesa from Lamar Cos. and Utah-based GFI-Mesa Investments for $11.1 million. The company plans to develop a Class A apartment community on the site. Located at 1445 S. Power Road and 1455 S. Clearview Ave., the development will feature 373 apartments. The site currently houses vacant retail structures that will be demolished prior to construction of the new community. The project team includes Omniplan, Brennan Ray of Burch & Crach, Ali Fakih of SEG and Andy Baron of ABLA. David Fogler and Steven Nicoluzakis of Cushman & Wakefield’s Multifamily Advisory Group in Phoenix represented the buyer in the deal.