RICHARDSON, TEXAS — A joint venture between 3D Development, which has offices in Georgia, Texas and Tennessee, and St. Louis-based hotel investment and management firm Midas has opened a 123-rom Element by Westin hotel in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The four-story hotel, which is located within a 5.2-acre mixed-use development, features suites with fully equipped kitchens. Gray Design Group served as the project architect, and MW Builders was the general contractor. Commerce Bank provided construction financing.
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ATLANTA — GID Development Group, a real estate developer, owner and operator, has broken ground on the first phase of High Street, a $2 billion, 36-acre mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. Phase I of High Street will deliver 150,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, approximately 600 apartments, 90,000 square feet of new office space, 222,000 square feet of existing office and an approximately 7,500-square-foot lawn. Located at the intersection of Perimeter Center Parkway and Hammond Drive, High Street will be situated close to the Dunwoody MARTA Station and surrounded by the largest office submarket in the Southeast, according to GID. Upon completion of all phases, High Street will encompass 672,000 square feet of Class A office space; a 400-key hotel; 400,000 square feet of shopping, dining, fitness and entertainment; and 3,000 residential units. In September, Puttshack, a mini-golf bar and restaurant destination, was the first anchor tenant to be announced for the project, and will open as part of the first phase of High Street. The retailer will occupy a 26,000-square-foot space and feature four tech-driven, mini golf courses. Molly Morgan and Allie Spangler of JLL are leading leasing efforts for the retail portion of High Street. …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Miami- and New York-based Property Markets Group (PMG) has purchased land at 915 Division St. in Nashville’s Gulch district. The firm plans to develop the site into Society Nashville, a 471-unit, 16-story mixed-use apartment project. Market Street sold the property for $22 million. Tarek El Gammal of Newmark’s Nashville office brokered the land transaction. Society Nashville will feature 7,500 square feet of retail space and 463 parking spaces. Slated for delivery in early 2024, the development will include a mix of traditional units and co-living options. Community amenities will include a pool deck, fitness center and coworking facilities. Baker Barrios Architects Inc., an Orlando-based architectural firm, is the designer for the project. The development is a joint venture between PMG, New York and Miami-based New Valley Realty and New York-based RMWC. Society Nashville will be part of PMG’s Society Living brand, which was created to offer reasonable rents near urban areas. The brand has a focus on mostly market-rate apartments but offers to make co-living easier by eliminating shared bathrooms, splitting up the bills and helping residents to find roommates. In May 2020, Society Las Olas opened in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Additionally, Society Biscayne in downtown …
HOUSTON — Florida-based AHS Residential will develop a 576-unit multifamily community within Ten Oaks, an 83-acre master-planned development located within the Energy Corridor in West Houston. AHS Residential’s in-house architecture team is designing the project, which will consist of three 12-story buildings on a 6.6-acre site that will house one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center and a resident clubhouse. Construction is expected to begin in April. Wolff Cos. is the master developer of Ten Oaks that sold the land to AHS Residential.
DALLAS — General contractor Cadence McShane has broken ground on a 121-unit seniors housing community located in the Highland Park area of Dallas. Developed by Anthology Senior Living and designed by PRDG, the 11-story, 130,000-square-foot building will consist of 24 memory care units and 97 assisted living units. Amenities will include a salon, theater, fitness center, library, a pub with a fireplace and elevated terraces. Completion is slated for June 2023.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Callahan Construction Managers has broken ground on Residence at Basking Ridge, a 90-unit seniors housing project that will be located about 40 miles west of New York City. Developed by LCB Senior Living and designed by The Architectural Team, the property will offer assisted living, memory care and respite care services. Amenities will include common living rooms, a bistro, salon and a fitness area. The development team expects to begin welcoming residents in early 2023.
Legacy Partners, Lionstone Investments Break Ground on 623-Unit Mixed-Use Redevelopment in Downtown Redmond, Washington
by Amy Works
REDMOND, WASH. — A joint venture between Legacy Partners and Lionstone Investments has broken ground for the redevelopment of the Redmond Square shopping center in downtown Redmond. When completed, the mixed-use development will feature 623 apartments spread across six buildings on 3.5 acres. The first phase of the development, located at 16595 Redmond Way, will offer 311 apartments and nearly 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Residences will feature built-in closets, Bertazzoni Italian appliances, kitchen range hoods, built-in microwaves, Carrera quartz countertops, floating bathroom vanities with framed mirrors, Latch smart home devices and air conditioning. The second phase, located at 16502 Cleveland St., will consist of 312 apartments and 13,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. Construction of the second phase is slated to begin in 2022. Tiscareno Associates is architect of record for both buildings, which will open in phases from winter 2023 to summer 2024.
Prime West Receives $71.8M in Financing for Alloy Sunnyside Multifamily Development in Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — Prime West has obtained $71.8 million in combined joint venture equity and construction financing for the development of Alloy Sunnyside, an apartment community at 4120-4158 N. Jason St. in Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood. JLL Capital Markets arranged co-general partner capital with Angelo Gordon, limited partnership joint venture equity through a REIT and construction financing from a national money center bank for the borrower. Leon McBroom, Mark Erland and Will Haass of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team secured the financing for the borrower. Slated for completion in early 2023, Alloy Sunnyside will feature 209 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts averaging 731 square feet. Units will offer in-unit washer/dryers, luxury vinyl tile hardwood flooring, walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances and private balconies. The community will feature 2,400-square-foot of ground-floor retail space, structured parking, a community entertainment room, fitness center, outdoor pool and sundeck, terrace lounge, dog wash station and parcel lockers. The project team includes Catamount Constructors as general contractor and RATIO Architects as architect.
CA Industrial, DWS/RREEF Break Ground on 1.5 MSF Luke Logistics Center in Glendale, Arizona
by Amy Works
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — CA Industrial, in joint venture partnership with DWS/RREEF, has broken ground for the first phase of Luke Logistics Center at the northwest corner of Loop 303 and Glendale Avenue in Glendale. Situated on 90 acres, the four-building project features a total of 1.5 million square feet of industrial space. Each building will feature 32-foot to 40-foot clear heights, cross-dock and rear loading with 185-foot-deep gated truck courts, trailer storage, ample car parking, ESFR sprinkler systems and 60-foot speed bays. LGE Design Build is serving as the project’s designer and builder. John Lydon and Hagen Hyatt of JLL will handle leasing of the property.
CREST HILL, ILL. — Summit Design + Build has completed construction of a 55,012-square-foot expansion for TLC Ingredients in Crest Hill near Joliet. The warehouse for the food ingredients and industrial products distributor previously spanned 44,000 square feet. The expansion includes new warehouse and cold storage space along with four new loading docks, a breakroom and additional parking stalls. Harris Architects Inc. was the project architect.