KINGSTON, OKLA. — Pointe Vista Holding Co. and Hard Rock International have unveiled plans for Hard Rock Hotel & Residences Lake Texoma, a hospitality project that will be located near the Oklahoma-Texas border in Kingston. The development represents the first hospitality component within the 2,700-acre Pointe Vista master-planned community, which fronts Lake Texoma, and will have 189 hotel rooms (including 25 dedicated suites), an 18,000-square-foot conference center and an event lawn. The property’s residential component will entail 306 residences. Pointe Vista will ultimately comprise more than 2,000 lakefront homes, three destination resort hotels, an 11-acre Caribbean Bay, indoor waterpark, adventure park, family entertainment center and a waterfront town center.
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FRISCO, TEXAS — Balcones Recycling will open a 134,905-square-foot materials recovery facility in Frisco. Located on PGA Parkway between Dallas North Tollway and Preston Road, the facility will integrate modern recycling technology with employee wellness features and community engagement programs. Houston-based design-build firm KDW is handling the architectural and general contracting aspects of the project, construction of which began recently and is expected to be complete in spring 2026. Balcones Recycling first opened in the metroplex in 1995 with a facility in Farmers Branch.
FREEHOLD, N.J. — Locally based developer Denholtz Properties has completed a 100,771-square-foot industrial flex project at 245 Willow Brook Road in Freehold, about 50 miles south of New York City. The single-story building offers units that range in size from 4,072 to 100,771 square feet, as well as 18 tailboard dock doors, a clear height of 28 feet and 165 onsite parking spaces. Zimmel Associates is marketing the property for lease.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — The Annex Group has broken ground on Union at Bluffs Run, a $58.2 million affordable housing community in Council Bluffs. The 192-unit property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units for households whose income level is at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Plans call for four three-story buildings and an additional single building that will house a community room, fitness center and leasing office. Additional amenities will include a playground, dog walking area and picnic area. Partners on the project include: RQAW; Snyder and Associates; the City of Council Bluffs; Merchants Capital, which provided more than $22 million in total equity and over $24 million in permanent debt financing; Merchants Bank, which provided more than $40 million in construction financing; and Fannie Mae. The Iowa Finance Authority issued 4 percent tax credits and tax-exempt bonds. Union at Bluffs Run is expected to open in fall 2026. The project marks the fourth affordable housing community in Iowa for The Annex Group.
RICHMOND, VA. — Newmark has arranged $600 million in construction financing for a data center project in Richmond. The borrower and developer is a partnership between local developer PowerHouse Data Centers, New York City-based Blue Owl Real Estate and Chirisa, a firm that invests in digital and telecommunications infrastructure and real estate. The square footage of the development was not announced, but the facility will have a critical capacity of 50 megawatts (MWs).According to recent data, PowerHouse is developing its hyperscale data centers at a ratio of 0.2 MW per square foot, giving the Richmond project an estimated square footage of 250,000 square feet of critical data center space. The project will be a build-to-suit for CoreWeave, a New Jersey-based company that provides cloud-based graphics processing infrastructure. Construction began earlier this year, and operations are expected to begin sometime in 2025. A syndicate of lenders led by European giant Societè Generale provided the debt, which was arranged by Newmark’s Jordan Roeschlaub, Jonathan Firestone, Clint Frease, Nick Scribani, Ben Kroll, John Caraviello and Brent Mayo. “This transaction reflects the continued appetite for innovative, large-scale digital infrastructure solutions in key markets,” says Roeschlaub. With more than 30 million square feet of physical …
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — NexCore Group and Experience Senior Living (ESL) have broken ground on The Reserve at Falls Church, a 215-unit seniors housing community in Falls Church, roughly 10 miles outside Washington, D.C. Upon completion, the property will feature independent living, assisted living and memory care units across 15 stories. Amenities at the community will include multiple restaurants, an indoor saltwater pool, spa, fitness center and a “maker space” for creative endeavors. Nuveen Real Estate is providing an undisclosed amount of capital for the project. This marks the 18th seniors housing development between NexCore and ESL. Scheduled to open in spring 2027, The Reserve at Falls Church will be situated within the 1.2 million-square-foot West Falls mixed-use community. In addition to residential units, West Falls comprises retail and restaurant space, a hotel, medical office building and central outdoor gathering space. Hoffman & Associates is the master developer of the community.
MIAMI — The City of Miami’s Urban Design Review Board (UDRB) has approved the design of a new 12-story mixed-use tower in the city’s Little River neighborhood. The project team includes locally based developer B Developments and Stantec, which is serving as architect, MEP engineer and structural engineer for the development. The tower will be located on a 3.5-acre site at 79th Street and Biscayne Boulevard and feature 355 apartments, 589 parking spots and 35,500 square feet of retail space on the ground level. Set to break ground next year, the property will feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a beach entry pool, fitness center, outdoor dining terrace and a shaded pet area.
MIAMI — A partnership between DXD Capital and Olympus Ventures has completed a 774-unit, three-story self-storage facility located at 11210 N.W. 105th St. in Miami. Extra Space Storage manages the facility, which spans 74,388 net rentable square feet. ARCO was the general contractor for the climate-controlled storage property, and TBK Bank provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing.
WILMER, TEXAS — Logistics Property Co. has landed a full-building tenant at Building 1 of Southport Logistics Park, the Chicago-based developer’s 1 million-square-foot warehouse in the southern Dallas suburb of Wilmer. The tenant is CJ Logistics America, the supply chain subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate CJ Group. Rob Wheeler, Trevor Ragsdale, Melissa Holland and J.M. Priddy of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Kacy Jones and John Hendricks of CBRE, along with internal agents Max Mueller, Daniel Davidson, Jonathan Snow and J.C. Hay, represented the landlord. Southport Logistics Park comprises three buildings on a 252-acre site.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Dallas-based Carbon Shepherd Development has completed an 60-unit multifamily project in College Station. The property, which is operated under the company’s Woodland Cottages brand, offers one- and two-bedroom units, with private balconies/patios and attached garages available in select residences. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and a clubhouse with a game room. Rents start at $2,600 per month for a one-bedroom unit.