Development

Superblock-Denver-CO

DENVER — Evergreen Devco has broken ground on Superblock, a two-building industrial project located at 4439 N. Telluride St. and 17688 E. 45th Ave. in Denver’s Airport submarket. The speculative development is slated for completion in first-quarter 2026. Situated on 16.5 acres, Superblock will feature a 154,702-square-foot building and a 124,672-square-foot building, designed for flexibility to accommodate a variety of tenants from distribution to manufacturing operations. Additionally, Superblock will offer 39 trailer parking stalls. The site offers connectivity with direct access to Peña Boulevard, Interstate 70 and E-470, as well as immediate proximity to Denver International Airport. Keiffer Garton, Tyler Carner and Jeremy Ballenger of CBRE are handling leasing for the properties.

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MILWAUKEE — Crow Holdings has broken ground on a new air cargo facility at the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE). The project will transform a significant portion of the former 440th Airlift Wing, now known as the MKE Regional Business Park, into a 337,000-square-foot air cargo facility featuring a dedicated air cargo building, a new Milwaukee County highway maintenance facility to support both county and state transportation needs and enhancements to adjacent taxiways to improve accessibility for wide-body cargo aircraft. The facility will have the capacity to accommodate five B747-400 aircraft at the same time and is expected to generate over $1.3 million in annual aircraft landing fees as well as over $1 million in annual ground lease rents and fees. The former 440th campus was turned over to the airport in 2008. Since that time, the underutilized property has been marketed to developers. Some of the buildings are currently used by the airport while others have been leased to a variety of short-term tenants. According to a news release, the public-private project will create new jobs at the airport and has the potential to attract new passenger airlines and destinations, as well as air cargo services, by lowering the …

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AURORA, ILL. — FCL Construction has completed a 210,000-square-foot data center for Edged in Aurora. Ware Malcomb provided architecture and interior design services for the building, which is situated on a 65-acre campus that will ultimately feature 96MW of capacity powered by renewable energy. Seefried Industrial Properties was the developer. Edged is a sustainable infrastructure provider. The new Edged campus was designed to be a model for modern engineering and sustainable infrastructure initiatives and uses significantly less energy than traditional data centers. Among the campus features is a waterless cooling technology that ensures operational efficiency while setting a new industry standard for power usage effectiveness. Other sustainable highlights include onsite solar generation, electric vehicle charge points and alternative fuel-powered backup generators. The building interior can accommodate colocation of multiple tenants and includes 13,000 square feet of office space with a lobby, conference room and break room. The exterior design features a glass façade on the north and south sides, added at the request of the city to enhance visual appeal along the adjacent tollway.

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ATLANTA — Swinerton has obtained a $23 million contract for construction at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on behalf of a partnership between the City of Atlanta and WEBMyers Construction. Swinerton will complete three projects at the airport.   The first project — which is expected to be completed by the end of the year — will include the $21 million renovation of six pairs of restroom facilities located in the North Terminal and Concourses T, C and F, as well as several family restrooms. The second project, designed by Atlanta-based Brink Design, will include a $1 million renovation of the airport’s Security Badging Office, which is slated for completion in early spring. The space will nearly double in size and feature 15 desk-style, seated stations with data ports, card printers and fingerprinting machines. The final project, a $1.2 million expansion of all TSA breakrooms, will total 42,000 square feet of space and comprise 13 breakrooms upon completion in July. These projects follow the recently completed $600,000 renovation of the Department of Aviation Finance Office at Hartsfield-Jackson by Swinerton and WEBMyers.

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ELLISVILLE, MO. — Starbucks has opened its first location in Ellisville, a western suburb of St. Louis. The standalone property totals 2,300 square feet and serves as the newest amenity for the 227-unit MILA Apartments, which is slated to open in June. The development team for MILA, which includes Midas Hospitality and Balke Brown with its affiliates Double Eagle Development and Diamond Income Fund, also developed the building for Starbucks. The four-story MILA features units that range in size from 552 to 1,363 square feet. Work is currently focused on finalizing interior spaces. Amenities include a courtyard, pool, bocce ball, mini golf, dog park, business center and fitness room. Rosemann & Associates designed the building, and MBG is the general contractor. Leasing will begin in April and is being managed by 2B Residential.

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ORANGE, N.J. — Local owner-operator PEEK Properties has begun leasing PINNACLE Orange Crossing, a 90-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Orange. The transit-served site is located within an opportunity zone, and the complex represents the third and final phase of a larger development that now totals 239 units. Residences at PINNACLE Orange Crossing come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge and a rooftop terrace. Rents start at approximately $2,200 per month.

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HOUSTON — CDC Houston, a subsidiary of Coventry Development Corp., has begun the renovation of the 125-room Courtyard Houston City Place hotel. The four-story hotel was built in 2016 on a 2.9-acre site within the 2,000-acre City Place master-planned community on the city’s north side. Amenities include an outdoor pool, fitness center and meeting and event space. Arkansas-based Julian Builders is leading design and construction of the project, which is expected to be complete in the second quarter.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Orlando-based development and investment firm Foundry Commercial has purchased an industrial outdoor storage (IOS) site in Fort Worth. Located on the city’s south side, the site at 8800 S. Freeway spans 6 acres upon which Foundry plans to construct a 5,200-square-foot service building. Foundry is partnering with Manulife Investment Management on the purchase and development of the property, which will be known as Freeway Yards.

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HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Doster Construction Co. has completed Attain at Bradford Creek, a $90 million, Class A multifamily development in Huntsville. Alexandria, Va.-based Bonaventure is the developer and property manager for the project. Located at 556 Martin Road, Attain at Bradford Creek comprises 350 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 839 square feet to 1,375 square feet in size. Monthly rental rates begin at $1,134, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a resort-style pool, fitness center, clubhouse, Amazon package lockers, dog park and a pond.

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GRESHAM, ORE. — PH Development has obtained $15.9 million in financing for Woodland Flats, a hotel-to-multifamily conversion project in Gresham. Tom Wilson, Steve Petrie and Jake Davidson of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory secured the two-year bridge loan through AGP Capital for the borrower. PH Development plans to convert an existing hotel, located at 2752 NE Hogan Drive, into Woodland Flats, a 120-unit multifamily property with 6,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The community will offer a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units, with rents ranging from $1,200 to $1,600 per month. Community amenities will include a swimming pool, fitness center and exterior courtyard. The project will require $6.1 million in capital improvements and is slated to take 10 months to complete.

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