MESQUITE, TEXAS — The City Council of Mesquite, located east of Dallas, has approved a zoning change for a 356,000-square-foot industrial project to be developed by Huntington Industrial Partners. The proposed development would consist of a 240,000-square-foot cross-dock building and a 116,600-square-foot front-load building. The proposed site of the project spans 22 acres on Military Parkway, east of Interstate 635.
TEXARKANA, TEXAS — TexAmericas Center (TAC) has broken ground on a 150,000-square-foot speculative industrial building in Texarkana. The multi-tenant building will be situated on 24 acres and will feature 32-foot clear heights, one dock door per 5,000 square feet and two drive-in doors. Completion is scheduled for summer 2021. TAC owns and operates one of the largest mixed-use industrial parks in the United States, with roughly 12,000 development-ready acres and 3 million square feet of commercial and industrial product.
SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. — Houston-based developer Hines, in partnership with MetLife Investment Management, has broken ground on NorthLight at Edge-on-Hudson, a 246-unit multifamily project in Sleepy Hollow. The property will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 565 to 1,406 square feet with high-end finishes. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor kitchens, fire pits, open green spaces and lounge areas for social or coworking use, two penthouse terraces and a roof deck, an indoor clubhouse with coworking space, fitness center, kid’s play area and a communal kitchen and wine lounge. Leasing is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2022, with full completion slated for the third quarter of 2022. Santander Bank provided construction financing.
BOSTON — MassHousing has provided a $36 million construction loan for the development of The Loop at Mattapan Station, a 135-unit affordable housing community located in the Mattapan area on the south side of Boston. Preservation of Affordable Housing, a nonprofit organization, is developing the building, which will house 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and is expected to be complete in June 2022. The unit mix will include six studio apartments, 38 one-bedroom apartments, 81 two-bedroom apartments and 10 three-bedroom apartments. Approximately 30 percent of the units will be designated as workforce housing.
CANTON, MASS. — Mortgage banking firm Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $19.9 million construction loan for Millside at Heritage Park, a 60-unit multifamily project in the southern Boston suburb of Canton. The age-restricted community will offer one- and two-bedroom units averaging 1,076 square feet, with 25 percent of the units reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Casimir Groblewski and Lindsay Feig of Fantini & Gorga arranged the loan through HarborOne Bank and Bristol County Savings Bank on behalf of the borrower, 104 Revere Street LLC.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — JRM Construction Management New Jersey LLC has completed the renovation of a 12,000-square-foot office building located at 371 Hoes Lane in the Northern New Jersey city of Piscataway. The project included a facelift of the lobby and atrium and the addition of new amenities such as a grab-and-go café and a fitness center with locker rooms. Greenway Properties LLC owns the three-story building.
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. has unveiled its plans for Michigan Central Station, a 30-acre redevelopment in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. The project will entail four buildings — Michigan Central Station, the Book Depository, Building West and The Factory — which are slated for completion throughout 2022. In addition, there will be a 1,250-space parking deck dubbed Bagley Parking Hub. The train station was originally built in 1913 and has sat vacant since 2012. Ford acquired the site and initially announced the project in June 2018. Project costs were not disclosed. Ford plans to house 5,000 employees at the site. The campus will serve as a factory to work on autonomous and electric vehicles, as well as design urban mobility services and solutions that includes smart, connected vehicles, roads, parking and public transit. “This project is about preparing Ford for another century of innovation and success,” says Mary Culler, Ford’s Detroit development director and Ford Fund president. “At Michigan Central, we are taking a collaborative approach to innovation, including providing flexible workspaces that attract and engage the best minds to solve complex transportation and related challenges as we shape the future of mobility together.” Practice for Architecture and Urbanism is the …
On Nov. 12, Southeast Real Estate Business hosted “What is the Outlook for the Affordable Housing Sector in the Southeast.” Listen to hear how leaders in the industry are coping with challenges from both a developer/owner/investor perspective and a broker/lender perspective. See below for a brief list of topics covered by each panel. Panel One: Developer/Owner/Investor Rising costs for building affordable housing projects Low interest rates offsetting costs Alternative ways to grow the affordable housing stock Do’s and don’ts for general contractors and developers Capital sources Returns — what can affordable housing developers expect? Panel One: Broker/Lender Pandemic impact on existing affordable housing properties/plans for new development Investor appetite Sellers revise their expectations as new buyers enter market Impact of the election on the sector in 2021 Availability of capital for investments currently Developer/Owner/Investor Panel: Marc Padgett, Summit Contracting Group (moderator) Max Cruz, Housing Trust Group Nick Andersen, Development Dominium H. Granvel Tate, III, The Michaels Organization Ray Kuniansky, Columbia Residential Broker/Lender Panel Kyle Shoemaker, Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage (moderator) Derek DeHay, Newmark Eric Taylor, Greystone Real Estate Advisors Sheri Davis, Highland Commercial Mortgage Jeff Rodman, M&T Realty Capital Kevin Morris, Colliers Affordable Housing Group Webinar sponsors: Summit Contracting …
ATHENS, GA. — Landmark Properties has broken ground on four student housing developments in the Southeast worth $600 million in value. New projects include Phase II of The Mark at Athens near the University of Georgia (UGA); The Standard at College Park near the University of Maryland; Legacy at The Standard near the University of Florida (UF); and The Retreat at Kennesaw near Kennesaw State University (KSU) in metro Atlanta. Phase II of The Mark at Athens is located adjacent to the UGA campus and will offer studio, one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units alongside 19,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The project is set for completion in fall 2022. The Standard at College Park will offer 951 beds in studio, one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a fitness center, sauna, computer lab and study lounge. The development is slated for completion in fall 2023. Legacy at The Standard is located three blocks north of UF’s campus and will offer 155 units totaling 543 beds. The community is scheduled for delivery in fall 2022 and will feature shared amenities including an outdoor pool and grilling area, a study lounge and café, computer lab and …
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Hilco Redevelopment Partners, a division of Hilco Global, has acquired Potomac River Generating Station (PRGS), a 20-acre, shuttered coal power plant in Alexandria. Specific details were not released, but Hilco officials said they intend to redevelop the site into a mixed-use project, featuring housing, office space, retail and public open spaces. The site is situated along the Potomac River at 1400 N. Royal St., seven miles south of downtown Washington, D.C. Potomac Electric Power Co. (Pepco) sold the site for an undisclosed price. Pepco will retain a property interest and will continue to own and operate an electrical substation at the site. PRGS was decommissioned in 2012.
