DURHAM, N.C. — High Street Residential (HSR) has formed a collaboration with Camden Property Trust to advance the development of a 400-unit apartment community along Hopson Road in Durham. HSR, a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., had previously guided the project through design, rezoning and site plan approvals before collaborating with Camden, which will now lead the development. Camden expects to break ground on the unnamed development later this summer.
WEST KENDALL, FLA. — MMG Equity Partners is under contract to acquire a 5.1-acre site within Kendall Town Center, a 70-acre master-planned community in West Kendall. The project, called The Shops at Kendall Town Center, will feature 35,810 square feet of restaurants and shops and 4,321 square feet of outdoor terrace space. The developer has submitted plans to Miami-Dade County and is currently seeking administrative site plan approval. The site is located at the intersection of North Kendall Drive (SW 88th Street) and Southwest 158th Avenue. MMG has selected Ed Schmidt and Robert Eckstein of NAI Miami/Fort Lauderdale to lead leasing at The Shops at Kendall Town Center, with half of the space reserved for restaurant tenants.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Cold-Link Logistics, a South Florida-based operator of cold storage facilities, is underway on construction of a 65,000-square-foot expansion project at its facility in North Kingstown, located south of Providence. The expansion will add freezer space and will increase the building’s total footprint to 129,000 square feet. In addition, the project will add 13,500 pallet positions, three new loading docks and a new fire protection system. Completion is scheduled for early 2027.
HOUSTON — Local developer PAGEWOOD has broken ground on Phase I of East Blocks, an adaptive reuse project in Houston’s East Downtown neighborhood. Designed by Gensler and developed in partnership with Wile Interests, the project will transform a 10-block stretch of mid-20th century warehouses into a district of walkable restaurants, shops, offices and green spaces. Phase I involves the conversion of two 15,000-square-foot warehouses at 1107 Hutchins St. and 2202 Dallas St. Delivery of Phase I is slated for August.Phase I
ARDMORE, PA. — An affiliate of Piazza Auto Group has broken ground on a 270-unit multifamily project in Ardmore, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. The Plaza at Ardmore will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a fitness center and dedicated coworking and private study spaces. The development will also feature 30,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 19,000 square feet of outdoor courtyard space. Piazza is partnering with Radnor Property Group on the project, which is being financed by Bank OZK (senior lender) and Affinius Capital (mezzanine lender). Completion is slated for early 2028.
NEW YORK CITY — Merchants Capital has provided $26.3 million in financing for the rehabilitation and conversion (to affordable seniors housing) of Three Arts Club, a 62-unit historic multifamily property on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Three Arts Club was originally built in the 1920s as dormitory-style housing for aspiring female artists. Upon completion of the rehabilitation and conversion, the property will offer housing for residents age 62 and above who earn 50 percent or less of the area median income. In addition, 25 units will be set aside for formerly homeless individuals. The financing consists of an $18.4 million Freddie Mac Unfunded Forward permanent loan and a $7.9 million construction loan from Merchants Bank. The owner is nonprofit organization West Side Federation for Senior & Supportive Housing Inc.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Skender has broken ground on Mt. Pisgah Apartments, a 33-unit affordable housing development in Evanston. The project, led by Housing Opportunity Development Corp. (HODC) in partnership with Skender, Mt. Pisgah Ministries and the City of Evanston, will transform the current church site at 1813 Church St. The one-, two- and three-bedroom units will be reserved for households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. The development will also include 2,250 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, shared community amenities and energy-efficient building features. Mt. Pisgah Apartments will remain under the long-term ownership and management of HODC. Cordogan, Clark & Associates Inc. is the architect. Financing partners include the Illinois Housing Development Authority, City of Evanston, Clocktower Tax Credits, Housing Authority of Cook County, National Equity Fund, Wintrust Village Bank & Trust and ComEd.
NEW PORT RICHEY, FLA. — Dobbins Group, alongside general contractor Capstone Building Corp., has broken ground on Charleston Ridge Apartments, a 230-unit community located at 9949 Elyton Loop in New Port Richey, a northwest suburb of Tampa in Pasco County. The property will comprise four four-story apartment buildings housing 224 units and six two-bedroom townhomes atop 10,000 square feet of commercial space. Amenities will include a fitness center, clubroom, lounge, tenant market, swimming pool, electric vehicle charging stations and smart vehicular and pedestrian access controls. Dobbins Group plans to deliver Charleston Ridge in 2027.
FAIRFAX, VA. — Insight Property Group has broken ground on the redevelopment of the Hunters Branch office property in Fairfax within Northern Virginia. Brian Crivella, Brian Gould, Patrick McGlohn, Bill Gribbin, Yalda Ghamarian, Hunter Wood, Patrick Cunningham and Natalie Hershey of Berkadia arranged equity and construction financing for the $174.6 million project. The lenders, CIBC and Citizens Bank, jointly provided a $107.7 million nonrecourse construction loan. In March, Insight sold a portion of the Hunters Branch property, consisting of two vacant office buildings totaling 400,000 square feet, to Toll Brothers for $17 million. The national homebuilder will develop 76 stacked townhomes on the parcel. Insight will develop the balance of the site into a 452-unit apartment community while preserving 656 parking spaces in the existing garage. Resident amenities will include a fitness center, clubroom, coworking library, private dining space, a pool, outdoor grilling areas, a pet spa and dog park, along with expanded outdoor recreation space tied to the adjacent Hunters Branch Park. The project site is situated a quarter-mile from the Vienna Metro Station. Acquired for $28.9 million in a direct REO (Real Estate-Owned) transaction in November 2024, the original office property was not zoned at the time and …
MANVEL, TEXAS — Malabar Hill Capital, a locally based developer, has broken ground on The Market at Meridiana, a 27,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center that will be located in Manvel, roughly 25 miles south of Houston. Situated at the entrance of the Meridiana master-planned community, The Market at Meridiana is 54 percent preleased to tenants including La Dolce Nail Salon, Select Physical Therapy and Twisted Egg Shack. A tentative completion date was not announced.