Development

Knighthead Funding Provides $42M Construction Loan for Medical Office Building in Queens

by Taylor Williams January 25, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Knighthead Funding, a direct lender with offices in Connecticut and South Florida, has provided a $42 million construction loan for an 84,746-square-foot medical office building that will be located in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. The borrower was a local partnership doing business as Astoria Crescent Owner LLC. Mount Sinai Health System, which has a hospital across the street, has signed a 30-year lease as the building’s anchor tenant, which brings its preleased occupancy rate to 65 percent. An expected completion date was not disclosed.

January 25, 2021

Development Florida Multifamily Southeast

Klotz, KABR Near Completion of $95M Multifamily Community, The Reef, Near Jacksonville

by John Nelson January 25, 2021

ATLANTIC BEACH, FLA. — The Klotz Group of Cos. and KABR Group are nearing completion for The Reef, a $95 million apartment community underway in Atlantic Beach, one of metro Jacksonville’s beaches. The 456-unit community will span 530,000 square feet across two five-story buildings and a two-story, 13,500-square-foot clubhouse. Rooftop amenities will include a bar, lounge and a resort-style pool. Other amenities will include party patios, a yoga lawn, fitness center, game room, car wash center, dog park and access to nearby Hanna Park. Tierra Linda Development LLC, a subsidiary of Klotz, is the developer of the community and expects to deliver The Reef’s clubhouse in October, with apartments opening in phases afterward. The design team includes architect Dwell Design Studio, civil engineer Connelly & Wicker Inc. and general contractor Live Oak Contracting LLC.

January 25, 2021

Development Industrial Southeast Virginia

Merritt Buys Land in Northern Virginia, Plans Spec Industrial Development

by John Nelson January 25, 2021

STAFFORD, VA. — Merritt Properties has purchased 28 acres in Stafford with plans to develop Merritt at Austin Ridge, an industrial campus featuring five light industrial buildings spanning 54,500 to 113,775 square feet each. The Ashburn, Va.-based developer expects to break ground on the project in the third quarter as site plans are still being finalized. The park is expected to offer clear heights from 18 to 32 feet, as well as rear-loaded docks, drive-in capabilities, Interstate 95 visibility and free surface parking. Preleasing is underway, and Merritt expects to deliver the property during the second quarter of 2022. Merritt Construction Services, the construction division of Merritt Cos., will manage the project’s construction. Merritt at Austin Ridge will be the developer’s second spec project in Stafford County, joining Merritt Business Park at Quantico Corporate Center that broke ground in October 2020.

January 25, 2021

Affordable Housing Development Florida Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast

Wendover Breaks Ground on $27.6M Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Orlando

by John Nelson January 25, 2021

ORLANDO, FLA. — Wendover Housing Partners has broken ground on Hawthorne Park, an affordable seniors housing community in Orlando’s Pine Hills neighborhood. The 120-unit development will replace a former shopping center and become the new anchor for the neighborhood’s town center. Designed for senior residents 55 and older, rents for Hawthorne Park apartments are expected to start at approximately $740 per month for one-bedroom units and $880 per month for two-bedroom units. Hawthorne Park will cost an estimated $27.6 million to develop. Financing includes a $250,000 grant from Orange County, a $317,500 loan from Orange County and $2.3 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) from Florida Housing Finance Corp. Slocum Platts Architects is designing the complex, and Roger B. Kennedy Inc. is the general contractor. Construction is expected to take 11 months to complete, with rental applications starting in June 2021. Hawthorne Park will serve as one of the key projects in the Pine Hills Neighborhood Improvement District — an initiative to revitalize the area and its working-class community of more than 60,000 residents.

January 25, 2021

CapRock-Riley-St-Hacienda-Ave-Las-Vegas-NV

Development Industrial Nevada Western

CapRock Partners to Develop Three-Building, 230,262 SF Industrial Park in Southwest Las Vegas

by Amy Works January 25, 2021

LAS VEGAS — CapRock Partners has completed the acquisition of a 12.9-acre parcel at the junction of South Riley Street and West Hacienda Avenue in Southwest Las Vegas. Additionally, the company has successfully petitioned to rezone of the site to allow for the development of a three-building industrial park. The speculative industrial park will include: A 132,450-square-foot facility with 28-foot clear heights, five grade-level doors and 26 dock-high doors A 75,836-square-foot building with 24-foot clear heights, five grade-level doors and 22 dock-high doors A 21,976-square-foot property with 24-foot clear heights, one grade-level door and two dock-high doors The industrial park will also feature a 180-foot shared truck court, more than 200 parking spaces and ESFR sprinklers. Each building is also divisible down to approximately 10,000-square-foot units. Constructed is slated to begin in early summer, with completion scheduled for early spring 2022. The project team includes Lee & Sakahara as architect, Fulcrum Construction as general contractor and Kimley Horn as civil engineer. Brendan Keating and Amy Ogden of Logic Commercial Real Estate represented the undisclosed seller, while Rob Lujan, Xavier Wasiak and Jason Simon of JLL represented CapRock in the land acquisition. Additionally, JLL is overseeing leasing of the property.

January 25, 2021

Development Mixed-Use North Carolina Southeast

ATCO, Shorenstein Break Ground on Phase II of Camp North End Mixed-Use Project in Charlotte

by John Nelson January 22, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ATCO Properties & Management and Shorenstein Properties LLC have broken ground on Phase II of Camp North End, which will include retail, office and multifamily spaces, as well as a parking garage. The mixed-used development is located on a former industrial site spanning 76 acres in Charlotte’s Druid Hills South district. S9 Architecture is the designer and BB+M Architecture is the architect of record for Camp North End’s second phase, which will include two office buildings totaling 120,000 square feet, 15,000 to 20,000 square feet of retail space and a multifamily community with a parking garage. ATCO and Shorenstein expect to deliver the second phase of construction in early 2022. Phase I was delivered in summer 2020 and includes 70,000 square feet of office and retail space and four food stalls within the Gama Goat building. Office tenants at the project include solar energy company Pine Gate Renewables, tech firm CloudGenera Inc. and Ally Bank. Retail tenants include restaurant Leah & Louise, bakery Wentworth & Fenn, Free Range Brewing, That’s Novel Books and boutique fitness center bloc. The project team is also in the preliminary planning stages for several other buildings onsite, including the renovation of the …

January 22, 2021

Development Illinois Midwest Office

Peppercorn Capital Unveils Renovation Plans for 80,000 SF Office Building in Chicago’s Fulton Market

by Kristin Harlow January 22, 2021

CHICAGO — Peppercorn Capital has unveiled renovation plans for 240 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Plans call for lighted metal canopies and uniform signage. The west side of the office building will feature a new tenant entrance and lighting, along with a repaved parking lot and green space. Originally built in 1926, the adaptive reuse property formerly served as the headquarters for furnishings and décor company CB2. The building rises three stories and spans 80,000 square feet. Peppercorn is a commercial real estate development company strictly focused on the West Loop and Fulton Market neighborhood of Chicago.

January 22, 2021

Development Features Multifamily Seniors Housing

InterFace Panel: Seniors Housing Development Pushes Forward Despite Many COVID Delays

by Jeff Shaw January 22, 2021

Seniors housing construction has continued during the COVID-19 pandemic — but perhaps not on the developers’ original timelines. “We have seen just about every obstacle thrown at us, from government shutdowns to disruptions in the supply chain to subcontractors contracting COVID to inspectors not showing up,” said Charlie Jennings, chief development officer, Harbor Retirement Associates. “Every time I start to think the worst is behind us, there’s something waiting around the corner. Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ve gotten past that hump yet.” Harbor’s current seniors project under construction is now scheduled for completion about six months late due to COVID-19 complications, Jennings added. The comments came during a panel titled “The Development Outlook: Experts Analyze The Smartest Plays For Developers in 2021” during France Media’s InterFace Seniors Housing Investment, Development & Operations conference, held virtually in early December. Other panelists included Bryan Schachter, chief investment officer, Watermark Retirement Communities; Frank Muraca, president and senior planner, ARCH Consultants; Adam Kaplan, founder and CEO, Solera Senior Living; Chuck Hastings, vice president of finance and business development, Juniper Communities; and moderator Ryan Frederick, founder and CEO, SmartLiving 360. Schachter said that Watermark has seen development delays of four to six months for its …

January 22, 2021

Development Florida Multifamily Single-Family Rental Southeast

North American Development Group to Construct 252 Single-Family Rental Homes in Boca Raton

by Alex Tostado January 21, 2021

BOCA RATON, FLA. — North American Development Group will construct 252 for-rent single-family homes at the former site of Mizner Trail Golf Course in Boca Raton. The West Palm Beach, Fla.-based developer acquired the 127 acres from residential and resort developer Concord Wilshire Capital for $33.2 million. Concord Wilshire will have a participation interest in the development, which will be located on the west and east sides of Camino Del Mar between Camino Real and SW 18th Street. The single-family homes and townhomes will be divided into seven gated communities supported by one common amenity center. Kevin O’Grady of Concord Summit Capital advised Concord Wilshire in the land sale. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.

January 21, 2021

Development Industrial Texas

Longpoint Realty Partners Breaks Ground on 178,000 SF Industrial Project in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams January 21, 2021

CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Boston-based Longpoint Realty Partners has broken ground on Point 35/190, a 178,000-square-foot industrial project located at the northwest corner of Interstate 35 and George Bush Freeway in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. The building is designed for one to four tenants and features 32-foot clear heights, 44 dock-high doors, two drive-in ramps and a 142-foot truck court. Additionally, the project has four acres of extra land that can provide trailer parking vehicle parking spaces for a tenant’s requirements. Completion is scheduled for June. Dallas-based Proterra Properties is leasing the project.

January 21, 2021

Newer Posts

Older Posts