FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hillwood will develop Alliance Center North 8 and 9, two speculative industrial buildings totaling approximately 1 million square feet within the firm’s 27,000-acre AllianceTexas master-planned development in Fort Worth. The cross-dock buildings will be marketed to e-commerce, logistics and manufacturing users and will feature 36-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck court depths, office space and LED warehouse lighting. In addition, Alliance Center North 8 will offer 140 car parking spaces (expandable to 260) with 116 trailer parking spaces, and Alliance Center North 9 will provide 150 car parking spaces with 221 trailer parking spaces. The groundbreaking is set for December, and completion is slated for the third quarter of 2022.
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WACO, TEXAS — Cinemark has opened a 14-screen movie theater at Cottonwood Creek Market, a 285,000-square-foot shopping center in Waco that is owned by Houston-based NewQuest Properties. Other anchors at the shopping, dining and entertainment destination, which is located within the 143-acre Cottonwood Creek mixed-use development, include Main Event and Topgolf.
CHICAGO — McHugh Construction has begun the renovation of the historic Ramova Theater in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. The scope of the project involves restoring the theater and building out adjacent space for a new brewery and restaurant. Originally constructed in 1929, the theater has been vacant since 1985. Completion is slated for late 2022. The project is a public-private partnership with the City of Chicago and co-developers Our Revival Chicago and Baum Revision. Upon completion, the 22,000-square-foot Ramova Theater will include a 1,600-seat auditorium and a separate balcony-level theater that can accommodate 200 people. The venue will host bands as well as events for local schools and community groups. The project will restore the theater’s existing marquis, lobby, auditorium, plaster ceiling and vintage ticket booth. Adjacent to the theater, a separate entrance will lead patrons to a 4,000-square-foot brewery and tap room fronting Halsted Street. A 200-person space on the second floor will host private events and intimate music performances. The project will also include the revived Ramova Grill restaurant. The 30-seat eatery will be run by The Duck Inn chef and owner Kevin Hickey, a Bridgeport native who used to frequent the Ramova Grill as a child. The original …
BLAINE, MINN. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 137,178-square-foot speculative industrial building known as Sanctuary Business Center in Blaine, a northern suburb of Minneapolis. The property will feature two drive-in doors, 32 dock positions, parking for 160 vehicles, trailer parking and LED lighting. Completion is slated for July 2022. Opus is the developer, design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Stantec is the civil engineer. Danny McNamara of Cushman & Wakefield is the listing broker for the property.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based construction firm Omnibuild has delivered the Hyatt Place New York Chelsea Hotel, a 510-room property located at 140 W. 24th St. in Manhattan. Developed by Magna Hospitality Group and designed by Gene Kaufman Architects, the hotel rises 45 stories and spans 173,000 square feet. The hotel also features a glass staircase to the hotel’s mezzanine space, a second-floor terrace bar area and a guest breakfast pantry. The second-floor terrace area includes a wall opening/glass hanger door leading to the bar, which includes a retractable enclosure system to ensure year-round use.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based landlord SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) has completed the redevelopment of 410 10th Avenue, a 640,000-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan. The 20-story building was originally constructed in 1927 as the Master Printer’s Building, named for its ability to support printing presses. New York-based MdeAS led the design of the redevelopment, including a lobby relocation, addition of an adjacent garden and new windows, updating of retail storefronts, a full façade restoration and a refresh of office space. During construction, the building was purchased by The 601W Cos., but SL Green continued to oversee the redevelopment.
COHOES, N.Y. — KeyBank has provided $18.7 million in financing for Erie Point, a 40-unit affordable housing project in Cohoes, a suburb of Albany. The financing consists of $8.3 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity and a $10.4 million construction loan. Half the units will be supported by an Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative to provide supportive housing for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). Eight units will be rented to households earning 30 percent or less of AMI, and the remaining units will be restricted to renters who make 60 percent or less of AMI. The borrower and developer of the eight-building project is The Community Builders. Kelly Frank and Ryan Olman of KeyBank structured the financing. The capital stack also includes a $2.3 million permanent loan from Community Preservation Corp.
ATLANTA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a construction loan for the development of Phase I of High Street, a $2 billion, 36-acre mixed-use development along Perimeter Center Parkway in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. Ed Coco and Matt Casey of JLL arranged the loan through Bank OZK on behalf of the developer, owner and operator of the project, GID Development Group. The loan amount was not disclosed. High Street will feature approximately 150,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, 600 luxury apartments, 90,000 square feet of loft offices and 222,000 square feet of existing office space. In September, Puttshack, an entertainment-driven mini golf retailer, signed a 26,000-square-foot lease at High Street to be the first anchor tenant at the development. High Street is situated across from the Dunwoody MARTA station and is close to Ga. Highway 400 and the Interstate 285 perimeter loop. GID will break ground on the first phase of High Street this year, with completion slated for 2024. Molly Morgan, Allie Spangler, Jeff Bellamy and Claire Ross of JLL represents GID in the retail and office leasing at High Street.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — General contractor Skanska is underway on the 445,000-square-foot renovation and expansion of the Tarrant County College Northwest Campus in Fort Worth. Huckabee is the architect of record for the project, and Gensler is providing additional design services. Design work consists of “re-skinning” three existing buildings and constructing four new ones. This approach will expand campus programs to incorporate an early college high school, classrooms and specialty labs, visitor welcome and administration, onboarding, and fine arts, learning commons, theater, music and multifunctional spaces. Completion is slated for 2025.
KYLE, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based Banyan Residential has broken ground on Banyan Bunton Creek, a 163-unit single-family rental (SFR) community in Kyle, located in between Austin and San Antonio. Residences will feature two-car garages, fully landscaped backyards and modern interiors, and renters will have access to a pool with a splash pad and cabanas. Leasing is scheduled to begin early next year. An affiliate of Walton Street Capital is financing the project, which will be Banyan Residential’s second SFR community following the July opening of the 96-unit Banyan Kingsland Heights in Houston.