Development

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BOZEMAN, MONT. — Montana-based BlackRidge Cos. has obtained $50.9 million in construction financing for the development of 2131 Graf, a garden-style apartment community in Bozeman. Located at the intersection of Graf Street and South 19th Avenue, 2131 Graf will include 195 residential units, including 72 one-bedroom units, 97 two-bedroom units and 26 three-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a clubhouse with a community room, fitness center, spa, barbecue grilling stations, a firepit, lawn games and an onsite management office. Completion is slated for September 2023. Jennifer Quigley of Berkadia Denver secured the permanent construction financing on behalf of the borrower. The 221(d)(4) construction loan, financed through HUD’s green building program, features a 40-year term and 3.03 percent interest rate.

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ELK GROVE, CALIF. — Kubato Tractor Corp. has closed escrow on a 43.7-acre land parcel located at 10251 E. Grant Line Road in Elk Grove. Terms of the transaction were not released. Kubato plans to develop a 632,000-square-foot Western Regional Distribution Center at the site, which has an additional 12-plus acres of expansion land for future needs. The company will relocate from its 180,000-square-foot facility in Lodi, where it has operated its Western distribution center since 2005. Tim Pryor of Mid Cal Industrial Properties and Ken Noack of Newmark Knight Frank handled the transaction.

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MESQUITE, TEXAS — Phoenix-based developer Creation Equity has broken ground on Mesquite 635, an industrial project that will be located on the eastern outskirts of Dallas and will total roughly 556,000 square feet. Creation Equity is developing the property, which will comprise two rear-load buildings and one front-load building, in partnership with Crow Holdings Capital. Building A will span 159,728 square feet and feature 32-foot clear heights and 37 trailer parking spots. Building B will comprise 156,144 square feet and offer 32-foot clear heights and 27 trailer stalls. Building C will total 239,918 square feet and feature 36-foot clear heights and 46 trailer parks. LGE Design Group is the project architect and general contractor. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2023.

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WILDWOOD, FLA. — Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based BLD Group and JSB Capital Group have broken ground on Wildwood Apartments, a 336-unit garden-style apartment community in Wildwood, about 51.3 miles from Orlando. Construction is slated for completion by fall 2023. Wildwood Apartments will include one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, wood vinyl flooring throughout living areas, tile backsplashes, full-size washers and dryers, walk-in closets, tile shower surrounds and linen closets. Community amenities will include a resort-inspired swimming pool, clubhouse, barbecue area, game room, dog park and private work booths. The community will also have a club-quality fitness studio with a yoga and Pilates studio. The community is immediately adjacent to The Villages, the 55-plus community with a population of over 130,000 residents. The apartment project is also close to a variety of commercial offerings, including Publix, Winn-Dixie and Lowe’s Home Improvement.

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3.0-University-Place-Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — A partnership between developer Silverstein Properties, New York City-based investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald and University Place Associates has topped out 3.0 University Place, a 250,000-square-foot life sciences building in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood. Construction of the eight-story lab and office building began in May 2021. The Sheward Partnership designed the project. Ben Franklin Technology Partners has already signed a lease to open an incubation lab and coworking facility at 3.0 University Place. The opening is scheduled for the fourth quarter.

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PHILADELPHIA — A joint venture between Ensemble Real Estate Investments, Mosaic Development Partners and Oxford Properties Group has broken ground on a 137,000-square-foot life sciences project at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The project is being developed on a speculative basis for cell and gene therapy users and will be able to support tenants with space requirements ranging in size from 5,000 to 35,000 square feet. CRB is designing the project. A completion date was not disclosed.

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O4W

ATLANTA — PCCP LLC and Portman Holdings have formed a joint venture with plans to develop O4W Office, a 143,500-square-foot boutique office building in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward district along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail. Construction is slated to be complete by the summer of 2023. O4W Office will include three stories of offices, 6,900 square feet ground-floor retail space and two levels of parking. Building amenities will feature a coffee bar, bicycle and scooter storage, restrooms with showers, outdoor terraces and 11,000 square feet of outdoor space. Located at 667 Auburn Ave., the office development is situated three miles south of Midtown and two miles east of downtown Atlanta. Nearby retail to the project includes Krog Street Market and Ponce City Market, which both are walkable along the BeltLine and include food halls and shops.

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HOUSTON — Texas-based developer Constellation Real Estate Partners and a fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital will develop Constellation Post Oak, a 426,200-square-foot industrial complex that will be located in Houston. The property will comprise a 304,400-square-foot, cross-dock building with 36-foot clear heights and a 121,800-square-foot front-load building with 32-foot clear heights. Powers Brown Architecture is designing the project with Langan Engineering. Zack Taylor of Colliers represented Constellation in its acquisition of the 33-acre site on which the property will be developed. Colliers has also been retained to lease the development. Construction is set to begin in June 2022 with completion scheduled in the second quarter of 2023.

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DALLAS — Stream Realty Partners has broken ground on The Quad, a 350,000-square-foot project in Uptown Dallas that will consist of a 335,000-square-foot office building and 15,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Office amenities will include a fitness center, rooftop terrace, club lounge, conference center and a full acre of outdoor space. Stream acquired the 3.8-acre site, which also houses a 131,000-square-foot office building, in 2019. Delivery of the new space is slated for early 2024. Colby Mueck, Jim Curtin, De’On Collins, Rex Cruz and Kristi Leonard of JLL arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing through MSD Partners, the investment advisory firm of tech magnate Michael Dell, on behalf of Stream Realty Partners.

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HARPER WOODS, MICH. — NorthPoint Development has unveiled plans to build Eastland Commerce Center in Harper Woods, a northeast suburb of Detroit. The speculative industrial project will consist of three buildings ranging from 200,000 to 536,000 square feet each. The development will be situated on an 80-acre site formerly occupied by Eastland Center shopping mall, which opened in 1957 and closed in late 2021. Joe Hamway and Greg Hudas of Signature Associates will market the project for lease. Pre-leasing is underway for Building 1, which will span up to 297,000 square feet and is slated for completion in early 2023. All three buildings are slated for completion by the end of 2023.

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