Development

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A joint venture between Canadian firm Hopewell Development LP and New York-based GTIS Partners LP has acquired land in the Alliance submarket of Fort Worth for the development of Champions Circle Business Park. The 361,000-square-foot industrial project will consist of three buildings that will offer proximity to Interstates 35 and 820. Construction is scheduled to begin in March and to be complete in the first quarter of next year. Nathan Denton and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented the development team in its acquisition of the land. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey and Wells Waller of JLL arranged the joint venture partnership between Hopewell and GTIS.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Locally based developer Jackson-Shaw has begun construction on Parc 20, a two-building, 154,127-square-foot industrial project in Arlington. Building 1 will span 96,931 square feet and Building 2 will total 57,196 square feet. Each building will feature flexible space designed to accommodate office, showroom, manufacturing, distribution, assembly and other uses. Ridgemont Commercial Construction is the general contractor for the project, with GSR Andrade as the architect. Stream Realty Partners is providing leasing services. Completion is scheduled for the third quarter.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — ACRES Capital Corp. has provided a $32.5 million construction loan for Auden Buffalo, a 481-bed student housing project that will be located a mile from State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo’s campus. The 154-unit property will offer a fitness center, clubroom, study lounges and a pool. Richard Horowitz, Nicholas Barbato and Justin Horowitz of Cooper Horowitz LLC arranged the debt on behalf of the sponsor and developer, New York City-based DMG Investments. An expected completion date was not released.

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NEWTON, MASS. — Dana-Farber has opened a 140,000-square-foot cancer treatment center at the site of the former Atrium Mall, located at 300 Boylston St. in Newton, a western suburb of Boston. The Bulfinch Companies led the redevelopment of the two-story facility, which offers a range of cancer therapy practices, clinical trials and supportive services for adult patients and families throughout the region. Bulfinch acquired the property in 2012 with plans to convert it into a medical and wellness facility.

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PALATINE, ILL. — Midwest Industrial Funds (MIF) and its joint venture partner PCCP have purchased a 25-acre site on Sellstrom Drive in Palatine, a northwestern suburb of Chicago. The developers are building a $50 million speculative industrial project spanning two buildings and 428,000 square feet. It will be branded as Palatine Corporate Center. Demolition of three existing buildings at the site will commence in February. Completion of the new buildings is slated for the fourth quarter of this year. Steve Trapp and Sam Durkin of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. The duo has also been retained by MIF to market the new buildings for lease. MIF’s in-house construction arm, MIF Construction LLC, will serve as the general contractor. Harris Architects and Spaceco provided design services for the project.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Haven Communities and Wheelock Street Capital have purchased a 1.9-acre site at the corner of South Church and West Bland streets in Charlotte’s South End district. The firms were able to buy the property with the assistance of its capital advisor, Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group. Haven and Wheelock are planning to co-develop Haven South End, a 304-unit, Class A multifamily development at the site. The partnership plans to break ground this summer. Haven South End is located near the LYNX Blue Line’s Bland Street Station and the Charlotte Rail Trail and has immediate access across I-277 into Uptown Charlotte. Haven Communities is a developer of multifamily and student housing communities and mixed-use developments across the Southeast, Wheelock is a private real estate investment firm and Patterson is a capital placement and real estate finance advisory firm.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) has financed a 112-unit affordable housing development in Washington, D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood on the city’s southeast side. Mid-Atlantic Realty Partners and Taylor Adams Associates are the borrowers and co-developers of the $52.6 million development. DCHFA financed the project with a $27 million in tax-exempt bond financing and the underwriting of $20.6 million in 4 percent low income housing tax credits (LIHTC). Additionally, the DC Department of Housing and Community Development is providing a $16.5 million loan from its Housing Production Trust Fund for the property. The new community will be located at 2442 Martin Luther King Ave SE, just 500 feet from the Anacostia Metro Station. The apartments will be priced at 30 to 50 percent of area median income relative to Ward 8’s Anacostia neighborhood. The property will consist of 24 one-bedroom, 57 two-bedroom and 31 three-bedroom apartments. Six units will be designated Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units and will be supported by the Local Rent Supplement Program. Community Connections of DC will provide supportive services for the residents of the PSH units. The community’s planned amenities include a business center, community room and a parking garage with …

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NEWNAN, GA. — CA Ventures has entered into a joint venture partnership with AIG to deliver a 215,000-square-foot, Class A light industrial facility in Newnan. The project, known as Coweta Business Center, will feature 32-foot clear heights, 200 auto parking spaces and up to 55 dock doors. The site is located adjacent to Interstate 85, less than one mile from the full diamond interchange at Exit 51. The joint venture partnership is planning to start construction later this year and finish construction in December. Wes Budd and Chris Irby of NAI Brannen Goddard represented CA in the acquisition of the land and will also be leasing the project. Mark Sixour, Dennis Mitchell, Matt Wirth and Britton Burdette of JLL Capital Markets arranged the joint venture partnership. CA Ventures, a Chicago-based firm, is a global real estate development and investment management company. AIG is a global finance and insurance firm based in New York City.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Walker & Dunlop has structured joint venture equity for Myatt Drive Industrial, a 171,000-square-foot facility in Nashville. Heather McClure of Walker & Dunlop’s Capital Markets advised the client, CA South Development, in sourcing a joint venture partner, a Texas-based private equity fund, to fully capitalize the development. The project will be situated on 16 acres two miles south of Interstate 65 and 13 miles of downtown Nashville. The Class A development will have high-end office finishes and consists of 5-10 percent front office and 90 percent warehouse capacity in the rear. The transaction is Walker & Dunlop’s first deal with CA South, a women-owned industrial development firm based in Nashville.

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MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Developer KDC has broken ground on Phase II of the headquarters campus for Independent Bank (NASDAQ: IBTX) in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The project is valued at roughly $59.5 million. The new office building will rise six stories and span 198,000 square feet and will be located within the Craig Ranch master-planned development. Independent Bank’s existing building totals 165,000 square feet. Phase I was completed in 2019, and Phase II is expected to be complete in 2022.

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