BETHLEHEM, PA. — Locally based developer J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. has begun construction on a 100,000-square-foot industrial expansion project at the headquarters of Cigars International in the Lehigh Valley city of Bethlehem. The project will increase the total size of the building to 213,500 square feet and will include an interior build-out for advanced material handling equipment. The project is slated for completion by the end of the year.
PLAINFIELD, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer CHA Partners has completed The Randolph, a 120-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Plainfield. Construction of the project, which is located at the site of the former Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, began in late 2019. Units feature one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a fitness center, dog park, multi-purpose event rooms, outdoor lounge areas and an automated package system. CHA Partners developed the property in a public-private partnership with the City of Plainfield.
KENT, WASH. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided $44.5 million in construction financing for Bridge Point Kent 300, a two-building industrial project located in Kent. Situated on 16 acres on the former REI headquarters site, the property will feature 309,028 square feet of Class A warehouse distribution space spread across a 50,529-square-foot building and a 258,480-square-foot building. The buildings will feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights, 42 dock doors, 391 parking spaces and approximately 26,000 square feet of additional yard space. Steve Skok of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage placed the debt on the transaction.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Parkview Financial has provided a $28 million construction loan to Scottsdale-based Verde Gilbert LLC for the development of Verde at Cooley Station, a lifestyle center located at 17201-17361 E. Williams Field Road in Gilbert. Verde Gilbert LLC is a joint venture between three development companies led by SB2 Communities. Upon completion, the 10-building, 96,000-square-foot property will offer 44,000 square feet of retail space, 13,000 square feet of office space, 31,000 square feet of restaurant space and 8,000 square feet of fitness space. Designed to be a restaurant-centric, mixed-used project, Verde at Cooley Station will offer 25 spaces for lease and The Green, a large open outdoor lawn area with a gazebo for musical events, fitness classes, movies in the park and other activities. Loan proceeds enabled the commencement of the first phase, which includes retail and a dozen dining concepts surrounded by The Green. Some of the stores are slated to open for business in late 2021, with a planned grand opening in first-quarter 2022. The second phase will include 24,000 square feet of retail space, 12,000 square feet of office space, 3,000 square feet of restaurant space and 8,000 square feet of fitness space. The second …
KYLE, TEXAS — Texas-based HPI Real Estate Services & Investments and the City of Kyle Economic Development Department will build three new industrial buildings totaling 380,913 square feet within Hays Commerce Center, a development located in the southern Austin suburb of Kyle. Hays Logistics Center 2, the first of the three new buildings that is being developed in partnership with Hillwood Investment Properties, will span 206,000 square feet and will feature a cross-dock configuration and 32-foot clear heights. Hays Logistics Center 3 will total 68,240 square feet and will offer speculative suites ranging from 11,800 to 68,240 square feet. Completion of this building is slated for the end of the year. Hays Logistics Center 4 will total 106,673 square feet and will also feature 32-foot clear heights. HPI also expects to complete this building before the end of the year.
PLANT CITY, FLA. — Foundry Commercial and Stockbridge have broken ground on the second speculative development at Lakeside Logistics, a 1,000-acre industrial park located in Plant City. The park is situated about 1.5 miles south of Interstate 4, 22 miles east of Tampa and 56 miles southwest of Orlando. The first phase of Lakeside Logistics was recently delivered, featuring a 505,160-square-foot, cross-dock warehouse distribution facility with 36-foot clear heights. The second phase of Lakeside Logistics will include two buildings totaling 414,000 square feet. Foundry Commercial plans to develop additional phases at Lakeside Logistics, which when finished will total over 1 million square feet. Lakeside Logistics marks the 10th project developed by Foundry Commercial.
DUNELLEN, N.J. — New Jersey-based Prism Capital Partners has broken ground on a 252-unit, mixed-income community at the site of the former Art Color industrial facility in Dunellen, about 40 miles southwest of New York City. The property will consist of 194 one- and two-bedroom units that will be rented at market rates, as well as 58 units with various income restrictions and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The development will also include 130 for-sale townhomes to be constructed by a national homebuilder. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and meeting rooms. Construction is slated for completion in spring 2022.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Irvine-based Shopoff Realty Investments, in a partnership with Artemis Real Estate Partners, has broken ground for its Interstate-10 Logistics Center project, which is located near the I-10 and Cherry Valley Boulevard interchange in the Inland Empire East. Upon completion, the project will feature more than 1.8 million square feet of industrial space, which is being designed to obtain LEED Silver certification. The development will feature two industrial high-cube warehouses, one offering 811,000 square feet and the second offering 1 million square feet. The project will feature 40-foot clear heights, 300 dock-high roll-up doors and 519 trailer parking spots. The project site totals 240 acres, with approximately 155 acres included within the developed portion of the project, and the remaining 85 acres of land will be donated to the Rivers and Lands Conservancy as permanently conserved open space.
WEST HENDERSON, NEV. — Brass Cap Development has broken ground on Silver and Black, a two-building industrial complex located at the corner of Dale Avenue and Chaparral Road in West Henderson. Each building will offer approximately 75,000 square feet that can be divisible to 7,500 square feet. Both properties will feature 30-foot clear heights; 20 dock doors measuring nine by 10 feet high with dock bumpers installed at each door per building; 10 dock doors measuring 12-foot by 14-foot high per building; ESFR fire suppression systems; and 2,500 amps, 277/480V, three-phase power per building. Las Vegas-based LM Construction Co. is the design-build general contractor for the project. Colliers Las Vegas is handling leasing and sales at the property.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — RocaPoint Partners has broken ground on the next wave of ground-up development at the $370 million, 135-acre mixed-use Halcyon community in Alpharetta that first opened to the public in the fall of 2019. The second phase includes a four-story brick and steel building that will feature 60,000 square feet of creative office space and The Forum Athletic Club, a new two-story fitness center totaling 23,000 square feet with an adjacent outdoor fitness field. Set to open in early 2022, this will be the third location of The Forum Athletic Club. Phase II will also include a 5,000-square-foot Dogtopia dog boarding and grooming studio. AKA Studio designed the interior of Building 1100 to feature open, accessible stairwells with natural light, HVAC systems with UV filtration and hands-free access throughout the building. The development is also located right off of Ga. Highway 400. RocaPoint made a deal with publicly traded pharmaceutical company Alimera Sciences to occupy a full floor totaling 14,900 square feet of Building 1100, which is set to deliver by the fourth quarter of 2021. Newmark is in charge of office leasing for the development. In addition to Alimera Sciences, Halcyon’s roster of office tenants includes JLL, …
