DALLAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 15-acre multifamily development site in Dallas. The site at 1200 N. Walton Walker Blvd. is located on the city’s west side and is approved for the development of 300 units, construction of which is now underway. Alex Wilson and Jarrett Huge of Lee & Associates represented the seller, England Products, in the land deal. Local broker David Cook represented the buyer, Kentucky-based LDG Development.
ROANOKE, VA. — Alabama-based Graham & Co. has broken ground on a 200,000-square-foot industrial facility in Roanoke for Munters, a Swedish global climate solutions provider. Graham & Co. is serving as the developer for the build-to-suit project, while ARCO Design/Build will serve as general contractor. Additionally, Graham Capital will provide equity and source financing for the project. The development — dubbed Munters Build-to-Suit Phase II — will act as the sister building to Munters’ existing 365,000-square-foot facility, which was completed in 2020. Munters has signed a long-term lease for the new facility, which will be expandable up to 278,000 square feet.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has broken ground on a 17-acre equipment and warehouse distribution facility in the St. Louis suburb of Maryland Heights. The McCarthy Equipment Operations Hub will span nearly 740,520 square feet and is designed to support the general contractor’s self-perform capabilities. Located in the new 141 Logistics Center, the project will include a 9.5-acre equipment yard and a 66,400-square-foot building that will include a 32,000-square-foot warehouse, 10,000-square-foot equipment maintenance shop and two-story, 24,400-square-foot office space. Completion is scheduled for 2026. The facility is also designed to support workforce development and training. St. Louis-based McCarthy says it has outgrown its current leased property in Ladue, Mo., which has been in use since the mid-1960s.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — A partnership between Foundry Commercial’s Development & Investments platform and Crow Holdings Capital has acquired Festival South, a 10-acre former parking lot site located in Pompano Beach. The site will be redeveloped into a two-building industrial campus that totals 182,000 square feet. The new campus, which will be situated at the corner of NW 33rd Street and NW 27th Avenue near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, marks Foundry’s 21st development in the South Florida market. Further details about Festival South were not released.
NEWTON, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $134.8 million in tax-exempt bond financing for Lasell Village, a seniors housing community located in the western Boston suburb of Newton. The owner, an entity doing business as Lasell Village Inc., will use the proceeds to renovate and expand the property. Regarding the renovation aspect of the deal, ownership plans to revamp its main building by adding seven supported living units and modernizing its skilled nursing program to include all-private rooms. Regarding the expansion, ownership has purchased a 1.4-acre tract with plans to construct a new building with 42 independent living units, a bistro, fitness and wellness centers, a multi-purpose room and common spaces.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between locally based developer Witkoff and an affiliate of global investment firm Apollo Global Management has delivered The Brook, a 52-story apartment building in downtown Brooklyn. The Brook houses 591 apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 21,000 square feet of retail space. Thirty percent of units are reserved as affordable housing. Income restrictions for these units were not disclosed. Amenities include a pool, basketball court, lounge, fitness center, library, communal terraces, playground, dog run and coworking spaces. Beyer Blinder Belle designed the community, and Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture provided interior design services. Suffolk Construction served as the general contractor. Rents start at $3,870 per month for a studio apartment.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — LeFrak has completed Bisby, a 34-story apartment tower in Jersey City that is located within the 600-acre Newport master-planned community in the city’s downtown area. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners with interiors by Woods Bagot, Bisby houses 385 units in studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. Amenities include a coworking lounge, golf simulator, dedicated content studio and a dog spa, as well as a 33,000-square-foot landscaped rooftop terrace with a pickleball court, dog run and an outdoor kitchen. Leasing launched last summer. Rents today start at about $3,400 per month for a studio apartment.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Penzance, a locally based commercial real estate development and management firm, has received approval from Arlington County for a proposed three-tower, luxury mixed-use development in Arlington’s Rosslyn district. Dubbed One Rosslyn, the new development will deliver more than 970,000 square feet of rental apartments, for-sale residential condominiums and retail space along Gateway Park, which will replace the current Rosslyn Gateway office buildings. Upon completion, One Rosslyn will deliver a total of 845 residential units. Penzance is developing the project in partnership with Boston-based investment manager The Baupost Group. STUDIOS Architecture and Hickok Cole collaborated to design the three-tower composition. One Rosslyn’s south tower will stand the tallest at 300 feet, while delivering 461 residences across 434,000 square feet. The northwest apartment tower, which is the second tallest building, will span 356,000 square feet and include 311 rental units. Lastly, the project’s northeast tower will offer 73 for-sale condominiums across 195,000 square feet. Residents will also have access to a private, 30,000-square-foot landscaped terrace overlooking Gateway Park. Additionally, the ground level will provide more than 14,000 square feet of curated retail space along all four blocks of the property. Designed to enhance walkability and encourage multimodal transportation, public spaces …
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Innovative Design Can Promote Positive Outcomes for Continuum of Care Residents
As the demand for senior living communities continues to rise, so does the complexity of designing environments that meet the evolving needs of residents across the entire continuum of care. Facilities that seek to cater to independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation needs must strike a balance: fulfilling stringent functional and regulatory requirements while remaining inviting, promoting connection to nature and others and offering comfort for people of all ages and abilities. The biggest challenge, according to designers and seniors housing experts alike, is “seamlessly weaving protective elements, like perimeter security or grade changes, into a design that feels warm and inclusive, not institutional,” explains Adam Alexander, director of planning, landscape architecture and design at Bohler, a land development design and consulting firm. “Features like fences or bollards don’t need to be emphasized as one-note safety features. They should be invisible contributors to a resident’s experience of comfort and care.” An overall trend toward smaller sites for seniors housing means that continuum of care communities are innovators in inclusive and multi-purpose space use. They may also serve to address increasing calls for solutions to the loneliness epidemic ongoing in the lives of many adults. While less square …
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Hunt Development Group has begun leasing Caroline Eastside, a 384-unit apartment community located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. Caroline Eastside features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with an average size of 812 square feet. Amenities include a two-level fitness center with a yoga room; resort-style pool with an indoor pool house; a game lawn; coworking spaces; a dog park with washing facilities; a rooftop deck with a coffee bar; and access to walking trails and open green spaces. Rents start at approximately $1,500 per month for a studio apartment.