EL MIRAGE, ARIZ. — Dermody Properties has purchased 961 acres of land in El Mirage, a suburb of Phoenix. The company plans to develop Copperwing Logistics Center, an industrial park with approximately 10 million square feet of speculative space over the next 10 years. Additionally, the company will develop approximately 300 acres for other third-party owners/users and build-to-suit customers. Initial development is slated to begin in 2022. Novo Development, which has been involved with the project since its inception, will continue to assist with the new venture. The land is being purchased from John F. Long Family Trust, known for developing more than 30,000 homes over four decades, including Arizona’s first master-planned community, before focusing efforts on retail and commercial projects in the West Valley Arizona market. Industrial zoning was already in place for the land. In addition, the property is within an approved Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), meaning companies within the park that are active uses of FTZ can receive up to a 75 percent reduction in real estate and personal property taxes. Dermody Properties also intends to bring new water and sewer sources to the site along with new roads and park amenities. Pat Feeney, Rusty Kennedy and …
MIAMI — Related Group and Miami-based Integra Investments have plans to develop St. Regis Residences, Miami, a two-tower condominium project in Miami’s Brickell district. New York City-based Robert A.M Stern Architects and New York-based Rockwell Group will oversee architecture and interior design, respectively. ONE Sotheby’s International Realty will be the project’s sales and marketing partner. St. Regis Residences, Miami will offer 354 residential units across both towers. The units will range in size from a 1,300-square-foot one-bedroom to a 7,000-square-foot duplex. The prices will start at $2 million per unit and go up to over $40 million, according to Bloomberg. Condo reservations for St. Regis Residences, Miami will begin this January, with the official sales slated to begin shortly thereafter. The property will also include over 55,000 square feet in amenity areas, including an indoor lap pool, St. Regis Tea Room and butler service. The amenities and features are similar to the original St. Regis, a hotel property in New York City dating back to 1904. Located at 1809 Brickell Ave., the project will be located 12 miles from Miami Beach, about 11 miles from Miami International Airport and 6.6 miles from the University of Miami. The property will also …
HOUSTON — GID Development Group has completed The Sterling, a 590-unit apartment community that represents Phase II of the Regent Square mixed-use project near Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston. Units feature studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a pool, dog park, fitness center, demonstration kitchen and a lounge. The midrise building also houses retail space and connects to multiple parks and open green spaces. Project partners included general contractor Arch-Con Corp. and design firms CBT and OJB Landscape Architecture. Rents start at approximately $1,400 per month for a studio unit.
HOUSTON — A partnership between Denver-based developer NexCore Group and North Cypress Land Ventures (NCLV), a group of physician investors, has opened Doctors’ Pavilion, a 112,505-square-foot medical office building in Houston. The four-story building is situated on a 4.7-acre site within the HCA Houston Healthcare campus on the city’s northwest side and will house an array of specialty medical practices. Construction began in summer 2020. In addition to retaining ownership, NCLV physicians will occupy space within the property.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer L&L Holding Co. has received $911.4 million in financing for 425 Park Avenue, a 47-story office building that is nearing completion in Midtown Manhattan. L&L Holding, which is developing the building in partnership with BentallGreenOak and Tokyu Land Corp., will use the proceeds to retire existing construction debt and fund the final stages of development, including lease-up costs. Global asset management firm Citadel has already committed to roughly half of the space as the 670,000-square-foot building’s anchor tenant. Additional tenants include Wafra Capital Partners, Hellman & Friedman and Medical Properties Trust. Michael Tepedino and Michael Gigliotti of JLL arranged the financing through a consortium of lenders led by Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies.
PORTAGE, IND. — Dayton Street Partners LLC has purchased 42 acres in the Northwest Indiana town of Portage. The developer plans to build a 538,000-square-foot speculative industrial development known as DSP Crossroads Portage. Corey Chase and Chris Hill of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller, which sold three assembled land sites. Chase and Hill will also be retained to market the project for sale or lease.
PHILADELPHIA — Spark Therapeutics, a locally based firm that devises and delivers gene therapy solutions, will open a 500,000-square-foot life sciences facility in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood, a project that represents a $575 million capital investment. The facility will be part of a 1 million-square-foot campus at the intersection of 30th and Chestnut streets. Spark Therapeutics has entered into a 99-year ground lease with Drexel University to develop the project. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2022.
CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. — A joint venture between two locally based firms, Cammeby’s International Group and Rybak Development, will build a 499-unit multifamily property on Coney Island. The property, which will house 40,368 square feet of commercial space, will be developed as part of the Neptune/Sixth mixed-use redevelopment. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, with 30 percent of the residences to be designated as affordable housing. Demolition work is underway at the site, and vertical construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2022.
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A partnership between two New Jersey-based firms, KRE Group and Russo Development, has begun leasing Rock Pointe, a 345-unit apartment community in Rockaway Township, located west of New York City in Morris County. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and feature stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, tot lot, walking trails, outdoor grilling areas, fitness center, conference facility, game room, package lockers and a dog park. Rents start at $2,100 per month for a one-bedroom unit. Move-ins are slated to begin in mid-January.
PHILADELPHIA — Operators in the seniors housing industry have long been awaiting the incoming demographic wave of baby boomers reaching retirement age. Every day in the U.S., 10,000 people turn 65, and the number of older adults will more than double over the next several decades to top 88 million people and represent over 20 percent of the population by 2050. The oldest boomers are now 76. But this wave of customers will have very different desires than existing seniors housing residents, according to Tod Petty, chief operations officer at Lloyd Jones Senior Living. “We know demographics and psychographics are rapidly changing. Think of the success of The Villages [a famous retirement community in Florida]. They’re drawn to live their best life. It is the last hurrah for many people to be relevant.” Petty’s comments came during a panel titled “The Development Outlook: Experts Analyze the Smartest Plays for Developers in 2022” during France Media’s InterFace Seniors Housing Northeast conference. The event was held in Philadelphia on Dec. 2. Petty moderated the panel, which also included Stephen Bailey, senior vice president of new business development, Kendal Corp.; Michael Gordon, senior vice president of acquisitions and development, EPOCH Senior Living; Scott …