PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Alabama-based LIV Development has acquired 30 acres in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville for the development of a 463-unit residential project that will include both single-family and multifamily residences. Ben Fuller and John Carr of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Austin-Pecan Ventures LLC, in the sale of the land. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter.
OMAHA, NEB. — R&R Realty Group has unveiled plans to build R&R Commerce Park South, an industrial park that will eventually consist of six buildings totaling more than 1.3 million square feet. The speculative development will be located on the southeastern corner of 156th Street and Schram Road in Omaha’s Sarpy County. The first two buildings are slated for completion by the end of this year. Plans call for a 286,000-square-foot warehouse and a 151,840-square-foot warehouse. Iowa-based R&R has also built R&R Commerce Park, a four-building development in Omaha that broke ground in 2018.
MESA, ARIZ. — Wharton Industrial and Madison Ventures Plus have received $224.1 million in acquisition and construction financing for The HUB @ 202, a master-planned, 1.5-million-square-foot industrial park in Mesa. John Alascio, Dave Karson, Chris Moyer, Will Strong, Kirk Kuller, TJ Sullivan, Chuck Kohaut and Zachary Smolev of Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets arranged the financing. Situated on 101 acres, The HUB @ 202 will feature 11 Class A buildings with 28-foot to 36-foot clear heights, ample truck and car parking, grade- and dock-high loading doors and functional divisibility with a variety of bay sizes. Construction is slated to begin in second-quarter 2022.
ENCINITAS, Calif. — Ware Malcomb has completed construction of Westmont of Encinitas, an assisted living community in the San Diego suburb of Encinitas. Ware Malcomb provided architectural services for the 91,334-square-foot project. The two-story building sits on 3.2 acres and features 93 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom options. Westmont Construction was the general contractor. Westmont Living is the operator.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Charlotte-based Keith Corp. has broken ground on Upstate Trade Center, a 907,444-square-foot speculative industrial development in Greenville. Slated to be completed in January 2023, the project will be made up of two Class A industrial facilities. Building One will span 640,667 square feet with a cross-dock layout and 36-foot clear heights. Building Two will include 266,777 square feet with a rear-loading layout and 32-foot clear heights. Additionally, the two buildings will be constructed with concrete tilt walls and structural steel framing, as well as ESFR sprinklers, energy-efficient LED lighting and TPO membrane roofs. The project’s location is adjacent to U.S. Highway 25 and Donaldson Center Airport, as well as Interstate 85. Frampton Construction is Upstate Trade Center’s general contractor, Merriman-Schmitt Architects is providing design services and Thomas + Hutton will serve as the project’s civil engineer.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Trinity Capital Advisors, in partnership with Iconic Equities, plans to develop Jedburg Tradeport, two Class A industrial buildings totaling nearly 780,000 square feet in Summerville. Construction on the two facilities will begin this summer and are slated for completion in spring 2023. Lee Allen and Kevin Coats of JLL are leading the leasing efforts for the industrial facilities. Located on 115 acres at 239 Jedburg Road, the Jedburg Tradeport project is located off Interstate 26 and will include a 621,000-square-foot cross-dock building and 158,000-square-foot rear-load building.
VALPARAISO, IND. — Evergreen Real Estate Group has secured financing to build Green Oaks of Valparaiso, a 120-unit assisted living community for low-income seniors in Valparaiso. Evergreen Construction Co., a division of Evergreen Real Estate Group, will serve as general contractor and plans to begin preliminary site work this month. Completion is slated for early 2023. The $30 million project will offer 48 studio and 72 one-bedroom units, all of which will be reserved for seniors age 62 or older whose incomes are at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a community room, media room, computer room, fitness center, beauty salon, library, garden and outdoor area. Gardant Management Solutions will manage the property. The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority authorized 4 percent low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) in support of the project. Additionally, the City of Valparaiso issued tax-exempt bonds, which were sold by PiperSandler. PNC Bank provided LIHTC equity.
MESA, ARIZ. — An entity controlled by California-based Contour Real Estate has acquired an approximately 112-acre industrial site at the southwest corner of Warner and Sossaman roads in Mesa. Structures Investment sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Contour plans to develop a master-planned industrial park with eight buildings totaling more than 1.5 million square feet of manufacturing, logistics and e-commerce space. The property will be developed in two phases. Paul Borgesen and Dylan Sproul of SVN Desert Commercial Advisors negotiated the transaction on behalf of the buyer and seller.
PUEBLO, COLO. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of 9.1 acres of vacant land located at the southwest quadrant of US Highway 50 and Interstate 25 in Pueblo. 610 RLLLP sold the property to Conifer, Colo.-based BEP Pueblo LLC, an affiliate of Blueline Equity Partners, for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to develop of the land into a mixed-use project, including residential, hospitality and possibly retail space. Completion is slated for 2023. Rick Egitto of Avison Young’s Denver office represented the seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based firm ABS Partners Real Estate has completed the redevelopment of LX57, a 110,000-square-foot office building located at 695 Lexington Ave. in Manhattan’s Plaza District. The project included a lobby upgrade, renovated elevator cabs that feature touchless technology, a façade restoration and new furnishings of office suites. The 20-story building now also houses interior finishes that are designed for ease of cleaning and disinfection, and each floor now includes a dedicated air filtration system.