LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) will open a $140 million distribution center in Longview, located about 120 miles east of Dallas, to meet rising demand for its online shopping business. The new facility will span approximately 850,000 square feet. Construction is set to begin in April with plans for the center to be fully operational by August 2022. The San Francisco-based apparel retailer expects that the move will add about 500 new jobs to the local economy, a figure that could grow to more than 1,000 full-time jobs over the next five years. Additionally, Gap expects to create more than 1,000 part-time and seasonal jobs by 2026. According to local news station KLTV, this will be the first ground-up distribution center that Gap has built in 20 years.
ALLEN, TEXAS — High Street Residential, a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., has broken ground on The Montgomery, a 370-unit apartment community in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. Units will be available in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities will include a pool, fitness center, dog park, business center, micro-market and a resident clubroom, as well as outdoor space for exercise and other activities. High Street is developing the project, completion of which is slated for the fourth quarter of 2022, in a joint venture with Principal Real Estate Investors. JHP Architecture is designing the development. Andres Construction will serve as general contractor.
LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — J.G. Petrucci Co. is underway on construction of Building A at Port Logistics Center at Logan, in Logan Township, located outside of Philadelphia in Gloucester County. The 1 million-square-foot building is part of a larger speculative industrial project that will eventually consist of four buildings totaling 1.9 million square feet across 190 acres. The first and largest building is scheduled to be complete in late 2021. CBRE has been tapped to lease the development.
ELIZABETH AND NEWARK, N.J. — A partnership between two New Jersey-based firms, Elberon Development Group and Fidelco Realty Group, will develop a 140,000-square-foot cold storage facility in Northern New Jersey. The property will be located on a 7.8-acre site within the port submarket on the border of Newark and Elizabeth and will be a build-to-suit for FreezPak Logistics. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula and Max Custer of JLL arranged a $34 million construction loan through a correspondent insurance company on behalf of the development team. A construction timeline was not disclosed. The facility will be FreezPak’s fifth in New Jersey and will feature 10.5 million cubic feet of space, 18 docks and 30,000 pallet positions.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A joint venture between Diversified Properties and North Jersey Builders Group has completed construction of 480 Flatz, a 35-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of East Rutherford. Units feature two- and three-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Project partners included Thomas J. Brennan Architects, MCB Engineering Associates and Morris Construction Management. Kearny Bank provided construction financing.
SPRINGDALE, ARK. — Mia Rose Holdings and ERC Construction Group have formed a joint venture to build Pure Springdale, a 16-building, 234,000-square-foot multifamily community in Springdale. Courtyard Building and Block LLC is the architect, Crafton Tull is the engineer of record and Trinity Multifamily is the property manager. Mia Rose and ERC recently broke ground on the 234-unit property, which is scheduled to be complete in fall 2022. The project includes new construction of one- and two-bedroom apartment units on 13.7 acres. The apartment complex will feature walking trails, three ponds, a resort-inspired pool, 1,300-square-foot fitness center, technology lounge/business center, gated dog park and numerous green spaces with grills and seating. All units will have washers and dryers, Energy Star-rated kitchen appliances, energy-efficient mechanical systems, upgraded interior finishes and window coverings. Single-car garages will be available for 32 residents at an additional fee. Pure Springdale is the first joint venture project between Mia Rose Holdings and ERC Construction Group LLC. Mia Rose Holdings is a St. Louis-based developer, and ERC Construction Group is an Arkansas-based general contractor.
DURHAM, N.C. — Trinity Capital Advisors and SLI Capital have topped out a new Class A office project in downtown Durham called The Roxboro at Venable. The eight-story office and life sciences center is located within the mixed-use Venable Center at 380 East Pettigrew St. Duda|Paine Architects is the designer for the 210,000-square-foot project, which is expected to be opened by 2022. The Roxboro at Venable will feature tall floor-to-floor heights, built-in accommodation for lab infrastructure and dedicated back-up power. The property also will include touchless entry and elevator systems, air purification systems in elevators and open-air sky terraces on the two upper floors. The Roxboro previously was a warehouse for Venable Tobacco Co., a subsidiary of the Dibrell Brothers tobacco business of Danville, Va. Trinity Capital Advisors is a real estate development and investment firm with offices in Charlotte and Raleigh. SLI Capital is a Raleigh-based real estate investment firm.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based developer Crescent Real Estate has revealed plans for a new mixed-use project in Fort Worth’s Cultural District that is valued at $250 million, according to The Dallas Morning News. Current plans call for 175 residential units, a 200-room boutique hotel and a 160,000-square-foot office building that will house the headquarters of tenants such as Goff Capital, Canyon Ranch and Contango Oil & Gas. Crescent Real Estate also plans to move its headquarters into the new office building. Construction is scheduled to begin this summer and to be complete in mid-2023.
WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Nevada-based Dermody Properties will begin construction later this year on LogistiCenter at Woolwich, a 154-acre industrial project in Woolwich Township, located in Gloucester County. The development will consist of three buildings spanning 262,200, 552,585 and 336,700 square feet of Class A space. Building features will include 36- to 40-foot clear heights, build-to-suit office spaces, ESFR fire protection systems, drive-in doors and ample trailer and car parking. CBRE is leasing the project. A completion date was not disclosed.
PERTH AMBOY, N.J. — The Hampshire Cos. has completed a 697-unit self-storage facility at 900 State St. in the Northern New Jersey city of Perth Amboy that will be operated under the Extra Space Storage brand. The 94,600-square-foot facility offers full climate control for interior units and represents the 46th project that Hampshire has developed for Extra Space Storage.