BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — The Opus Group and The McKinney Fund have delivered Ascend Five Points South, a 520-bed student housing community near the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The property offers studio to four-bedroom floor plans with rents starting at $739 per month. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, study rooms and a spa. The asset is situated at 1001 20th St. S., adjacent to the UAB campus. The design team for Ascend Five Points South included Rabren General Contractors, Myefski Architects and Creative License International. Asset Living manages the community.
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MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — Trammell Crow Co. has broken ground on Phase V of Park 8Ninety, a project that will add 676,860 square feet of Class A industrial space across three buildings in Missouri City, a southwestern suburb of Houston. Trammell Crow is co-developing the fifth and final phase of the 129-acre project with Canada-based Artis REIT. Designed by Powers Brown Architecture, the Phase V buildings will offer 28- to 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and ample car and trailer parking. Burton Construction is the general contractor for the project, and Boyd Commercial is the leasing agent. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2021.
MARICOPA, ARIZ. — ACRES Capital has originated a $28 million loan for the construction and stabilization of Bungalows on Bowlin, a single-story multifamily property located at Bowlin Road and John Wayne Parkway in Maricopa. Cavan Cos., a Scottsdale, Arizona-based real estate developer, is the borrower and has developed multiple Bungalow-branded projects across the Phoenix area. Bungalows on Bowlin will feature 196 apartments, a resort-style swimming pool and spa, a farmhouse-style clubhouse and 426 on-site parking spaces. Once completed, the 16-acre property will be one of the only single-story rental communities in the Maricopa submarket. Jeremy Korer of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan.
SOMERVILLE, N.J. — AvalonBay Communities (NYSE: AVB), a Virginia-based multifamily REIT, will develop a 374-unit apartment community in Somerville, about 40 miles west of New York City. The community will be situated on 15 acres and will be part of Somerville Station, a transit-served, mixed-use development in the downtown area. Units will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, courtyards with grilling stations, coworking space and a pet park. Somerset Development, the master developer of Somerville Station, sold the land on which the property will be built. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2023.
DETROIT — NorthPoint Development and Michigan-based LoPatin & Co. have unveiled plans to redevelop the 44.8-acre former Cadillac stamping plant in Detroit. The project scope includes the demolition of an abandoned factory and the construction of a new 684,000-square-foot, Class A industrial building that will be geared toward automotive suppliers, advanced manufacturing and logistics users. The project is expected to generate a total private investment of $47.9 million and create 450 full-time jobs. The city and Michigan Strategic Fund are reimbursing $3.3 million for brownfield remediation work. The property has a history of manufacturing uses dating back to the early 1900s and requires extensive cleanup of the soil and asbestos removal in addition to high demolition costs, according to NorthPoint.
CA Ventures Tops Off 500,000 SF Multifamily Tower in Nashville’s Midtown Neighborhood
by Katie Sloan
NASHVILLE, TENN. — General contractor James McHugh Construction and developer CA Ventures are celebrating the topping off of 2010 West End, a 500,000-square-foot multifamily development located near Vanderbilt University in Nashville’s Midtown neighborhood. Architectural firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz designed the 25-story project, which will include 358 residential units, 420 parking spaces and 5,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Communal amenities are set to include an outdoor deck with a swimming pool, spa, fire pits, grills and picnic areas; a fitness and wellness center with a yoga studio; a music performance lounge; and a dog run with a pet spa and lounge. “We are pleased to reach a key construction milestone with McHugh in the vibrant West End market,” says Matt Booma, president and global head of residential at CA Ventures. “Our contribution to the skyline will continue Nashville’s growth with a development that values individualism and self-expression with an exceptional design.” The development is on schedule to open in summer 2021. The total project cost was not provided. Chicago-based CA Ventures is a global real estate investment management company with over $13 billion of assets across North America, South America and Europe. The firm offers in-house investment, development and …
HOUSTON — Blossom Holding Group is nearing completion of The Blossom Hotel, a 267-room hospitality property that will be located at 7118 Bertner Ave. near the Texas Medical Center in Houston. The 16-story hotel will feature a fitness center, lobby library, outdoor pool, karaoke room and multiple meeting and event spaces. Construction began in August 2018 and is expected to be complete during the first quarter of 2021.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — A partnership between California-based Imprint Property Group and Atlanta-based Batson-Cook Development Co. has broken ground on Larkspur at Creekside, an active adult community in the San Antonio suburb of New Braunfels. The project is being developed within New Braunfels Town Center at Creekside, a 400-acre master-planned community, and will consist of 152 units and 32 cottages for adults age 55 and over. HEDK Architects is the architect for the project, and Godfrey Construction Co. is the general contractor. Completion is scheduled for early 2022.
Joint Venture Breaks Ground on 325-Unit Multifamily Community in Charlotte’s University District
by Alex Tostado
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between The Spectrum Cos., Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) and Heitman has broken ground on a 325-unit multifamily community in Charlotte’s University submarket. The property will comprise four mid-rise buildings with communal amenities such as a saltwater pool, dog park, grilling areas and a courtyard. Unit interiors will feature 10-foot ceilings, stainless steel appliances and tile backsplashes. The yet-to-be-named community will be situated at the intersection of University City Boulevard and North Tryon Street, near Lynx Blue Line’s University Station. It will also be near Centene’s $1 billion office headquarters underway. BB+M Architecture is the designer, Samet Corp. is the general contractor and LandDesign provided landscaping architecture and civil engineering services. The developers expect to deliver the first units in the second quarter of 2022 with full buildout planned for third-quarter 2022.
RICHMOND, VA. — A joint venture between Balboa Real Estate Partners and The Opus Group has broken ground on Ascend Richmond. The 428-bed student housing community will be located near the Virginia Commonwealth University campus. The project will offer a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Communal amenities will include an outdoor terrace, pool, a fitness center and lounge areas. Rabren General Contractors is the general contractor for the project. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.