NEW YORK CITY — New York-based Fleet Financial Group will develop Eastern Mirage Medical Center, a 104,000-square-foot healthcare facility in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. The facility will be located within an 18-story building that will also house a 208-room hotel with amenities including a pool, spa, fitness center and meeting rooms. The healthcare facility is slated to open in the third quarter, the same time that Fleet Financial expects to deliver the building.
MEDWAY, MASS. — Salmon Health & Retirement has started taking reservations at Salmon at Medway, a 57-acre seniors housing campus in the Boston suburb of Medway. The community will offer cottage and apartment-style independent living together with apartment-style assisted living and memory care. The number of units was not disclosed.
ROSLYN, N.Y. — Locally based developer JK Equities has received approval from the Village of Roslyn, located on Long Island, to proceed with construction of a 54-unit apartment project at 281-301 Warner Ave. The site is zoned for commercial use and currently houses vacant retail space; the new building will also feature retail space on the ground floor. Mojo Stumer Associates is the architect for the project, which will also feature 104 parking spaces. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter and to be complete early in the second quarter of 2023.
DENVER — Denver-based Mile High Development and Chicago-based Brinshore Development, as co-developers, have broken ground on Capitol Square Apartments, an affordable multifamily community in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Completion is slated for 2022. Designed by KTGY, the six-story property will feature 103 income-restricted apartments, with 73 one-bedroom units and 30 two-bedroom units. A U-shaped building design opens the interior units and courtyard to views of the Denver Art Museum and mountains. All apartments will be income-restricted to households earning 40 percent to 80 percent of the area median income. Community amenities will include a leasing office, community space, fitness room and a second-floor outdoor terrace. Additionally, the property will feature parking for 68 vehicles at the ground and basement levels. The city and county of Denver provided $1.5 million in financing from the Affordable Housing Fund toward the $33.9 million project. The development also received public finance funds from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Additionally, the Colorado Housing & Finance Authority provided 4 percent federal and state tax credits and is issuing the bonds for the building.
PORTER, TEXAS — Locally based developer The Signorelli Co. is underway on construction of The Gregory Apartments, a 269-unit multifamily community that will be located within the Valley Ranch master-planned community in the northeastern Houston suburb of Porter. The property will feature one- and two-bedroom units averaging 900 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, social lounge areas, a business center and direct access to several acres of open green space. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy later this year. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Berkadia has secured $11 million in financing for the development of Intrada Westside, a 143-unit affordable housing property in Atlanta. Carolyn Whatley, Lloyd Griffin and Frank Brown of Berkadia secured financing on behalf of the developer, Missouri-based Vecino Group. The $11 million forward commitment for permanent financing through Fannie Mae’s MTEB Program features a 15-year term with a 35-year amortization schedule. The property is planned to be constructed over a period of 18 months. Located in Grove Park, the Intrada Westside site offers access to Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway Northwest, which connects the primary area to downtown Atlanta. Amenities will include a leasing center that includes spaces for a fitness and business center, as well as a central laundry room, elevators, a playground, picnic and outdoor seating areas. The development also has 9,000 square feet of retail space. Intrada Westside’s site is in a Qualified Census Tract, Opportunity Zone and the Hollowell Tax Allocation District. The affordable restrictions will accommodate families who earn 50, 60 and 80 percent of area median income (AMI) and 25 units will receive project-based rent subsidy designated for homeless youth between the ages of 18 and 24. Vecino Group helped bring together the …
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — The St. Joe Co., Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Inc. (TMH) and Florida State University College of Medicine have partnered to develop a healthcare campus in Panama City Beach. The campus’ planned location is on an 87-acre parcel near the intersection of State Highway 79 and Phillip Griffitts Sr. Parkway. The property is planned to be close to the Latitude Margaritaville Watersound community, a 55-and-older community that is planned for 3,500 homes. Future development plans of the healthcare campus include the construction of an emergency center and 100-bed inpatient facility offering services such as gastroenterology, urology, gynecology, cardiology and general surgery, among others. The parties intend to create a local fiduciary governance structure for the planned campus. TMH currently serves 17 counties in Florida and Georgia. This would be its first facility in Bay County. The parties intend to break ground on the project as early as 2022.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Florida-based Housing Trust Group (HTG) will develop Park Tower, a 90-unit mixed-income community in Fort Worth that is valued at $22 million. HTG is developing the property in partnership with the Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs. The property’s 78 income-restricted units will be reserved for households earning less than 30, 50, and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), while the other 12 units will be rented at market rental rates. Residences will features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and will be furnished with quartz countertops, wood-style flooring and washer and dryer connections. Communal amenities will include a clubhouse/community room, business center/computer lab, fitness center, a courtyard and onsite laundry facilities. The design team includes San Antonio-based Overland Partners Architecture and Urban Design. Construction is scheduled to begin in February 2022 and to be complete by late 2023. Monthly rents at Park Tower will range from $400 to $2,000.
WEST DUNDEE, ILL. — The Opus Group has completed the headquarters for WEN Power Tools in West Dundee, a far northwest Chicago suburb. The 180,623-square-foot build-to-suit features 4,000 square feet of office space, a 1,900-square-foot showroom, 21 dock doors, two drive-in doors and a clear height of 32 feet. Additionally, there is a 2,000-square-foot office buildout on the north side of the building that WEN will lease out on a short-term basis. WEN consolidated its three local facilities and workforce to streamline warehouse and distribution operations at the new headquarters. Opus provided development services and also served as design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. This is the eighth project that Opus has completed in Oakview Corporate Park.
RANSON, W.VA. — A joint venture between Heidenberg Properties Group and Strategic Real Estate Partners has announced plans to add a mix of uses to Potomac Marketplace in Ranson. In March of this year, the City of Ranson’s Planning Commission approved the rezoning of Potomac Marketplace to allow for the creation of a mixed-use and walkable neighborhood. Potomac Marketplace is located within an opportunity zone and can support up to 50,000 square feet of future development, including complimentary uses such as multifamily, office, medical and/or hospitality. The rezoning allows for higher density development at the site that would accommodate new apartments and offices, according to Heidenberg Properties Group. The shopping center opened in 2006 and is prominently located along Route 9. Current tenants include Marshalls, The Home Depot, Kohl’s, regional grocer Weis Markets, Petco and a variety of fast-casual restaurants such as Panera Bread, Glory Days Grill and Dunkin’.
