ADDISON, TEXAS — New York Life Real Estate Investors has begun the renovation of One Hanover, an eight-story, 196,656-square-foot office building located in the northern Dallas metro of Addison. Renovations will entail a reimagining of the lobby and upgrades to amenity spaces, including the fitness center, tenant lounge and boardroom. New York Life took ownership of One Hanover in late 2023 and subsequently built out and leased several speculative suites. The company has tapped Stream Realty Partners as the leasing agent.
Development
TUXEDO, N.Y. — White Oak Real Estate Capital has provided a $46.2 million construction loan for a build-to-rent residential project in Tuxedo, located along the New York-New Jersey border. The project, which represents Phase I of The Village at Tuxedo Reserve, will add 93 rental units within the 1,200-acre Tuxedo Reserve master-planned development. Phase I is slated for a fall 2026 completion. Max Ralby led the Newmark team that arranged the debt through White Oak. Related Cos. is developing The Village at Tuxedo Reserve, and Lennar Corp. is the master developer of the larger Tuxedo Reserve community, which is planned to ultimately feature about 1,300 residences.
RANDOLPH, N.J. — Woodmont Properties and Canoe Brook Development have begun leasing WoodBrook at Randolph, a 199-unit apartment complex located about 40 miles west of Manhattan in Northern New Jersey. WoodBrook at Randolph consists of a four-story, mid-rise building that houses 97 traditional flats and seven townhome-style buildings that house the remaining 102 residences. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking spaces and a game den with a sports simulator. Construction began in spring 2024. Information on starting rents was not announced.
SKOKIE, ILL. — A joint venture between Wingspan Development Group and Tucker Development has delivered the first rental townhomes at The Henry at Harms Woods, a 294-unit multifamily property in Skokie. Located next to Life Time Fitness and near Westfield Old Orchard mall just west of I-94, the 11-acre development will include 245 apartment units, 49 rental townhomes and approximately 13,000 square feet of commercial space. First move-ins for the townhomes start this month, with the balance slated for this fall. Designed by HKM Architects + Planners and built by Nicholas & Associates, The Henry at Harms Woods will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom luxury apartment units and three- and four-bedroom townhomes. The four-bedroom Maple and Oak floor plans, which span approximately 2,500 square feet, start at $6,800 per month. Amenities include expansive courtyards, an outdoor pool, fitness center and work-from-home stations.
Miami-Dade County Approves $880M Mixed-Use Development in Miami’s West Little River District
by John Nelson
MIAMI — Miami-Dade County has approved the development of The HueHub, an $880 million mixed-use development in Miami’s West Little River district. Spanish-based developer Pablo Castro is teaming up with locally based Laura Tauber to lead the development. Situated on 12 acres at 8395 N.W. 27th Ave., The HueHub is slated to add more than 4,000 “attainably priced” apartments across seven 35-story towers. Residences will be fully furnished, with monthly rents starting at approximately $1,300 for a studio, $1,600 for a one-bedroom unit and $1,900 for two-bedroom units. The project will also feature nearly 200,000 square feet of interior amenities such as a learning center, communal areas, dedicated workspaces, laundry services and an urgent care facility, as well as a two-acre park. The design-build team includes Arquitectonica, Coastal Construction, Bilzin, Greenberg Traurig LLP and Franyie Engineers. The development team plans to break ground on The HueHub by the end of the year. According to multiple media outlets, the development is one of the largest to utilize Florida’s Live Local Act, which is legislation passed in 2023 to support the development of affordable and workforce housing.
Deven Group, Kayne Anderson Break Ground on 755-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of Mississippi
by John Nelson
OXFORD, MISS. — Development Ventures Group (Deven Group) and Kayne Anderson Real Estate have broken ground on a 755-bed student housing community located within a half-mile of the University of Mississippi’s (Ole Miss) campus. Situated on Anderson Road, the 243-unit property represents the first large-scale student housing project to be built within a mile of the Ole Miss campus since 2018. The design-build team includes BirdDog/Christa Development, Baker Barrios Architects and Montgomery Martin Contractors. BMO Bank is providing an undisclosed amount of construction financing. Set for completion in summer 2027, the unnamed community will span 370,000 square feet and offer one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Amenities will include a resort-style pool with cabanas, jumbotron, beach volleyball court, pickleball court, indoor/outdoor fitness center, sauna, cold plunge, private study areas, sport simulator, a yoga/spin studio, food truck court and a 3,000-square-foot events venue.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — McShane Construction Co.’s Nashville office has begun construction on Declan Hermitage, a 315-unit apartment development located in Nashville ’s Hermitage neighborhood. Flournoy Development Group is developing the community, which will comprise six garden-style apartment buildings on a 15-acre site. Units at Declan Hermitage will be offered in one- to three-bedroom layouts. Designed by Dynamik Design, Declan Hermitage’s amenities will include a clubhouse, pool and sun deck, grill stations, fire pits, a dog park and a car wash. Flournoy and McShane expect to complete the community by June 2027. The duo are developing three other properties in the Southeast: Ellison Cool Springs in Franklin, Tenn., and District Eastside and District South in Greenville, S.C.
SOCORRO, TEXAS — A partnership between Trammell Crow Co. and Barings has broken ground on Speedway Logistics, an 804,283-square-foot industrial project in Socorro, a border city located just southeast of El Paso. The two-building development will sit on a 60-acre site and will be constructed on a speculative basis. The buildings will total 426,868 and 377,415 square feet and will both feature cross-dock configurations and 36-foot clear heights. Powers Brown Architecture designed Speedway Logistics, and Catamount Constructors is serving as the general contractor. CBRE is the leasing agent. Bank OZK is financing construction of the project, which is expected to be complete next summer.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Southern California-based Thorofare Capital has provided $36 million in financing for a three-building, 343,728-square-foot industrial project in the Central Texas city of San Marcos. The loan carries a floating interest rate, and the project is expected to be complete in September. The Thorofare team behind the transaction included Scott Sumida, Andrew Kim, Paul Hachigian, Paul Kim and Jason Campbell. The names of the direct lender and borrower were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Weitzman has arranged the sale of a 6.5-acre multifamily development site in southwest Dallas. The site is located at the corner of Illinois Avenue and Knoxville Street, across from the Dallas College Mountain View campus. Scott Smith and Corbin Tanenbaum of Weitzman represented the seller and occupant, the Templo De Alabanza Church, in the transaction. The buyer, Generation Housing Partners LLC, in partnership with the City of Dallas, will develop a mixed-income project on the site that will be known as HiLine Illinois.