Development

Alfred Weissman Real Estate Completes Renovation of 298-Room DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Metro D.C.

by Alex Tostado January 19, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Alfred Weissman Real Estate LLC has completed the renovation of DoubleTree by Hilton Washington, D.C. North/ Gaithersburg, a 298-room hotel in Gaithersburg. The renovations included reconfiguring the lobby, introducing farm-to-table restaurant Knife & Fork, adding a Hertz car rental office on the premises and reconfiguring parking to eliminate certain parking restrictions. The developer also upgraded the hotel’s 16,356 square feet of meeting space with new vinyl flooring, carpeting and lighting. The hotel also features a 24/7 fitness center, pool and dry-cleaning services. Marshall Hotels & Resorts manages the property.

January 19, 2021

Acquisitions Development Healthcare Massachusetts Northeast Office

BioMed Realty Acquires 162,000 SF Office Building, 7.5 Acres in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams January 19, 2021

SOMERVILLE, MASS. — BioMed Realty, a subsidiary of Blackstone that focuses on life sciences real estate, has acquired a 162,000-square-foot office building and a 7.5-acre development tract within the Assembly Row mixed-use destination. The property is located in Somerville on the northern fringe of Boston. The site will be developed in phases and ultimately add 1.3 million square feet of life sciences space to the local supply. A construction timeline was not disclosed.

January 19, 2021

Development Loans Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

Parkview Provides $12.5M Construction Loan for Multifamily Project in Orange, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams January 19, 2021

ORANGE, N.J. — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has provided a $12.5 million construction loan for The Legacy, a 51-unit apartment project in the Northern New Jersey community of Orange. The unit mix will include one- and two-bedroom residences that feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and in-unit washers and dryers. Onsite amenities will include a resident lounge area, fitness center and a rooftop terrace. The borrower was an affiliate of New Jersey-based KW Contracting Construction Corp. Construction is underway, and the project is expected to be complete in summer 2022.

January 19, 2021

Affordable Housing California Development Multifamily Western

St. Anton Communities Starts Construction of 196-Unit Affordable Housing Property in Santa Clara

by Amy Works January 19, 2021

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — St. Anton Communities is developing St. Anton Tasman, a $100 million affordable housing community in Santa Clara. Located at 2233 Calle De Mundo, the property will feature 196 affordable units, with nearly 20 percent for very low-income tenants making up to 50 percent area median income (AMI) and the remaining units for low-income tenants making up to 80 percent AMI. The community is regulated to stay as affordable housing for at least 55 years. St. Anton Tasman will offer 153 studio units and 43 one-bedroom apartments, a podium deck, clubroom, fitness center, dog run and classroom/business center. Additionally, the community will offer services including instructor-led educational, health and wellness and skill-building classes. KTGY Architecture + Planning designed the six-story residential community, which is slated to open for occupancy in mid-2022. Bank of America provided primary construction and permanent financing for the project, with The Irvine Co. providing gap funding.

January 19, 2021

Development Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Lendlease, Magellan Top Off Pair of Residential Towers Along Lake Michigan in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow January 19, 2021

CHICAGO — Lendlease and Magellan Development Group have topped off Cirrus and Cascade, a pair of residential towers along Lake Michigan in Chicago’s Lakeshore East. Cirrus is a 47-story, 350-unit condominium tower at 211 N. Harbor Drive, while Cascade is a 37-story, 503-unit apartment tower at 455 E. Waterside Drive. Together, the two luxury properties represent one of the final phases of the Lakeshore East master plan. Cascade Park, a public green space connecting the two towers to the lakefront and Chicago Riverwalk, is slated to open ahead of schedule this summer. The buildings, designed by bKL Architecture, are two of three towers planned on the site. Condo units at Cirrus are priced from mid-$400,000 to more than $4 million. Floor plans range from 650 to 3,000 square feet. There are 15 penthouse residences located on floors 42 through 47 as well as two townhome residences on the ground level. The first units are slated for completion this fall. Apartment units at Cascade will range in size from studios up to three bedrooms. Pre-leasing is scheduled to begin this spring with the first move-ins expected in the summer. Residents of both towers will have shared access to amenities housed in …

January 19, 2021

Development New York Northeast Office Top Stories

L&L Holding Nears Completion of $1B Office Tower at 425 Park Ave. in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams January 19, 2021

NEW YORK CITY — Locally based development and investment firm L&L Holding Co. is nearing completion of 425 Park Avenue, an office tower in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by British architecture firm Foster + Partners, the building rises 47 stories and 897 feet, spanning an entire city block. L&L is co-developing the property with Tokyu Land Corp. and will co-manage it with BentallGreenOak. The development is valued at $1 billion, according to the New York Post. The development team has received a temporary certificate of occupancy, and the exterior tower crane has now been dismantled and removed, signaling that the end of construction is near. The building’s glass and steel façade is now fully enclosed. The initial groundbreaking occurred in 2016, when the anchor tenant initially signed its lease, according to the Post report. That tenant is financial services firm Citadel Enterprises, which has preleased 331,800 square feet. That figure represents approximately half of the building’s total amount of leasable office space. The building also includes 9,552 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and 8,829 square feet of retail space on the mezzanine level. L&L has also begun the interior build-out of the tower’s amenity floor, which will feature …

January 19, 2021

Development Mixed-Use Southeast Virginia

JBG Smith to Break Ground on Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Including Virginia Tech’s $1B Innovation Campus

by Alex Tostado January 18, 2021

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — JBG Smith will break ground on Potomac Yard in Alexandria this month. Phase I of the project will span 1.7 million square feet and include four office towers and two residential buildings with ground-level retail space. Potomac Yard will be situated less than two miles from Amazon’s HQ2 future site. Bethesda, Md.-based JBG Smith is building the property on behalf of Virginia Tech and JPMorgan, which received approval in December from the City of Alexandria to move forward with development. A timeline for construction of Phase I was not disclosed. Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus will anchor the development. Virginia Tech’s portion of the project will include an 11-story, 300,000-square-foot academic building that is expected to deliver in 2024. The university expects to break ground in summer 2022 on the project that SmithGroup designed. Potomac Yard will be situated adjacent to the Potomac Yard Metro Station, which is expected to open in 2022. The project also includes more than 57,000 square feet of planned public and private open space.

January 18, 2021

Development Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast Tennessee

McShane to Build 138-Unit Seniors Housing Property Near Nashville for Avenida Partners

by Alex Tostado January 18, 2021

HENDERSONVILLE, TENN. — Avenida Partners has selected McShane Construction Co. to build Avenida Hendersonville, a 138-unit active adult community in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville. The three-story building will be positioned on a five-acre site. The community will offer 6,000 square feet of amenities. Completion of Avenida Hendersonville is slated for May 2022. This will be Newport Beach, Calif-based Avenida’s third active adult community in Tennessee and seventh overall in five states. The architect of record is Poole & Poole Architecture.

January 18, 2021

Development Hospitality Kansas Midwest

Four-Story Home2 Suites Hotel Opens in Downtown Wichita

by Kristin Harlow January 18, 2021

WICHITA, KAN. — The Home2 Suites by Hilton Wichita Downtown Delano hotel has opened. The new four-story hotel is located at 200 N. Sycamore St. It features 95 suites. Wichita-based TGC Hospitality Management is the property manager and Delano Hotel QOZB LLC is the owner. Amenities include complimentary internet, communal spaces, laundry area, fitness center, pool, grill area and daily breakfast. In response to COVID-19, the property features Hilton’s CleanStay program, which was created in partnership with Lysol maker RB.

January 18, 2021

California Development Industrial Western

CRG, Bird Dog to Develop 5.5 MSF Industrial Park in Glendale, Arizona

by Amy Works January 18, 2021

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — CRG, in a joint venture with Phoenix-based Bird Dog Industrial, is developing The Cubes at Glendale, a 335-acre, up to 5.5 million-square-foot industrial park in at the intersection of Reems Road and Northern Avenue in Glendale. The first phase of the project includes the construction of a 1.2 million-square-foot speculative warehouse with 40-foot clear heights, 213 dock doors, 50-foot by 56-foot column spacing and parking for 740 cars and 470 trailers. Construction is slated to begin on March 1, with the firm having already acquired the first 260-acre parcel of land. Acquisition of the second parcel is expected to close in the second quarter. Chicago-based Clayco, CRG’s parent company, will serve as builder, with Lamar Johnson Collaborative serving as architect for the first warehouse. John Lydon of JLL represented CRG in the land acquisition, while Tony Lydon, also of JLL, represented the undisclosed seller. John Lydon and Bill Honsaker of JLL will handle leasing at The Cubes at Glendale.

January 18, 2021

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