BETHESDA, MD. — Foulger-Pratt will develop The Rae at Westlake, a five-story, 343-unit multifamily property in Bethesda. The community will include 299 market-rate apartments and 44 affordable housing units. The developer expects the property to cost $119.5 million to bring on line. Located at 10401 Motor City Drive, Rae at Westlake will be situated across from Westfield Montgomery Mall, which has 750,000 square feet of retail space with more than 40 dining places, theaters and a bowling alley. The mall is currently undergoing renovations. The mixed-income apartment property will be located off Interstate 270 and close to federal government operations, including the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Additionally, the project will be located across from the Montgomery Mall Transit Center, which provides bus access to three Metrorail stations. The Rae will feature 46 studio, 170 one-bedroom and 127 two-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a dedicated dog run and pet spa, 24-hour fitness center, bocce ball courts, pedestrian trail, two courtyards with pool and grilling, coworking space and community event space. The project is slated to be open by the end of 2023. The apartment project was funded by $42.7 million sponsor and investor …
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ORLANDO, FLA. — Jefferson Apartment Group has opened Jefferson Sand Lake, a 264-unit apartment complex in Orlando. The multifamily community was developed in partnership with Germantown, Tenn.-based MAA, a publicly traded REIT and owner-operator of apartments. Jefferson Sand Lake is a lakefront property with views of Mirror Lake and Big Sand Lake. Community amenities include a heated pool, outdoor cabanas and sun shelves, a covered outdoor terrace with lounge seating and entertainment space, two fire pit lounges, grilling areas and a clubroom featuring a poker table and billiards. Additional amenities include a business center, conference room, two micro-offices, fitness center, onsite dog park, pet spa, covered garages, electric vehicle charging stations, 24/7 package locker system and a zen garden. The apartment complex has a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Each unit features stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, ceramic tile backsplash, pantries with adjustable shelving, walk-in closets, a full-size washer and dryer, ceiling fans, screened patios/balconies, linen closets and bathrooms with glass enclosed showers and double vanity options. The gated community is already 30 percent leased.
BUFORD, GA. — Capitol Seniors Housing has broken ground on The Outlook at the Exchange, an active adult community for residents ages 55 and older in Buford. The 200,000-square-foot, four-story community will offer 180 residential units. The Outlook at the Exchange seniors housing community will be part of Fuqua Development’s Exchange at Gwinnett, a $350 million mixed-use development underway near the Mall of Georgia. The 106-acre development will include 460,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, entertainment and about 1,000 units of apartments, townhomes and senior housing for about 3,000 residents. Situated close to Topgolf, Andretti’s, Sprouts Farmers Market and the food hall, The Outlook at the Exchange will feature a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments. The project is scheduled to open in late 2022. Element Architects is the design firm for the project, and Core Construction is the general contractor. Capitol Seniors Housing is a senior housing development and investment firm based in Washington, D.C.
DALLAS — Quiet 3PF, a third-party logistics firm based in Massachusetts, has opened a 550,000-square-foot fulfillment center at 10750 Denton Drive in northwest Dallas. The move added about 400 jobs to the local economy. Greenfield Partners LLC, which acquired Quiet 3PF along with Related Fund Management in 2018, developed the facility.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Oldham Goodwin Group LLC, a development and management firm based in Central Texas, has completed The Huntington at Lago Mar, a 148-unit affordable independent living community in Texas City, located southeast of Houston. Units feature granite countertops, vinyl flooring and individual washer and dryer connections. Communal amenities include a yoga studio, fitness center, community room, theater, pool, outdoor grill area and bocce ball and shuffleboard courts. Construction began in November 2019.
WHITESTOWN, IND. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a speculative industrial building at AllPoints at Anson, an industrial park in Boone County’s Whitestown, about 25 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The 256,000-square-foot building will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 26 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 219 car parking spots, 33 trailer parking spots and office space. Completion of the 16-acre project is slated for March 2022. Opus is serving as developer, design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Luke Wessel of Cushman & Wakefield will market the new building for lease. AllPoints at Anson is a 616-acre industrial park.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Developer DivcoWest has broken ground on a 375,000-square-foot life sciences building at 441 Morgan St. within Cambridge Crossing, a 43-acre mixed-use development located at the junction of Cambridge, Boston and Somerville. Designed by Ennead Architects and Jacobs Consultants, the building will consist of 10 floors of lab space plus two penthouse floors and five outdoor terraces. DivcoWest expects to complete construction of the shell of the building in early 2023 and to subsequently begin interior build-outs of tenant spaces.
SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. — Houston-based Hines has topped off NorthLight at Edge-on-Hudson, a 246-unit multifamily project in Sleepy Hollow, located north of New York City. The property is located within the $1 billion, 70-acre Edge-on-Hudson mixed-use development that includes 16 acres of community parks and a waterfront promenade. Upon completion in the third quarter of next year, NorthLight at Edge-on-Hudson will offer studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 565 to 1,406 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness deck, outdoor kitchens, fire pits, open green spaces, outdoor lounge areas, a clubhouse with coworking space, fitness center, kids’ playroom, communal kitchen and a wine lounge. Hines will begin leasing the property in the first quarter of 2022.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Jonathan Rose Cos., L+M Development Partners and Acacia Network has received $223 million in financing for the second and final phase of Sendero Verde, an affordable housing project in East Harlem that will add 347 units to the local supply. The development team topped off the 360 units that were part of Phase I of the project in November. Construction of Phase II is set to begin in the coming weeks and completion is slated for 2024. Units will serve renters at a variety of income levels, from formerly homeless to those who earn 90 percent of the area median income. The property offers residential amenities such as a community room, fitness center, computer lounge and package lockers. Once both phases are completed, Sendero Verde will feature a senior and youth community center, a school, art room, publicly accessible open space, community gardens and neighborhood retail. Financing for Phase II of Sendero Verde included construction loans from the New York City Housing Development Corp. and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The project is also being funded through a letter of credit from Citibank and a syndication of federal …
Kilroy Realty Buys Downtown San Diego Site for $42M, Plans 275,000 SF Office Development
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Kilroy Realty Corp. has acquired a 1.3-acre development site in downtown San Diego from Pacifica Cos. for $42 million. Kevin Nolen, Mike Novkov, Tim Winslow and Jason Kimmel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Kilroy plans to develop up to 275,000 square feet of Class A office space on the full city-block site, which is located at 2045 Pacific Highway in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood. The site consists of four parcels within walking distance to numerous amenities and the San Diego Bay.