BROOMFIELD, COLO. — St. John Properties has started construction of Simms Technology Park, an 81-acre mixed-use business community in Broomfield. Upon completion, the project will feature nearly 600,000 square feet of single-story and multi-story office and flex/research-and-development (R&D) space, as well as complementary retail amenities. The first phase of the park includes a single-story 41,000-square-foot office building and two flex/R&D buildings offering a total of nearly 70,000 square feet of space. Totaling just over 110,000 square feet, the three buildings are designed to achieve LEED certification. Completion of the three buildings is slated for summer 2024. In summer 2022, Broomfield City Council granted approval for St. John Properties to begin development activities on Simms Technology Park, a $125 million project at the intersection of North Simms Street and West 112th Avenue in Broomfield County, approximately 20 miles northwest of Denver. The Baltimore-based developer acquired the development site from Brocade Communications Systems LLC in 2020. In addition to the initial three buildings, St. John Properties is currently marketing the sale or ground lease of four pad sites, ranging from 1.5 acres to two acres, that can support various uses, including restaurants, convenient stores/gas stations and fast food. The final development is expected …
ROSENBERG, TEXAS — The Signorelli Co. has announced plans for Phase I of Austin Point, a 4,700-acre master-planned community located roughly 30 miles southwest of Houston in Rosenberg. Upon completion, the development will feature 14,000 homes and 15 million square feet of multifamily, office, medical, retail and hospitality space. The project will also include the extension of Fort Bend Parkway and Grand Parkway at the development site for more convenient access to downtown Houston. Phase I of Austin Point is set to break ground in 2024 and will include the construction of 400 homes. These residences will be built on smaller lots in an alley-loaded format, in sizes ranging from 1,300 to 4,500 square feet. The project team for Phase I includes Ashton Woods, Beazer Homes, Drees Homes, Castlerock, David Weekley Homes, Newmark Homes, Perry Homes, William David Homes and Westin Homes. Sales of homes in Phase I are expected to begin in spring 2025. Plans for Austin Point also include a community event space dubbed The 1824 — a nod to the year that the original landowner received the title to the development site. The space will include a café and wine bar with an open front porch, outdoor …
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — The first round of retail and restaurant tenants have signed leases to join the commercial district at Nora, a mixed-use development underway in downtown West Palm Beach. A partnership between West Palm Beach-based NDT Development, Miami-based Place Projects and Greenwich, Conn.-based Wheelock Street Capital is developing Nora. The lineup of new tenants includes three food-and-beverage concepts: Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar, H&H Bagels and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream. The roster will also include two fitness concepts: [solidcore] and Rumble Boxing. The first phase of Nora will comprise 25 eateries and several shops and wellness concepts along North Railroad Avenue. Nora will also include boutique and creative offices and a 201-room hotel that will be developed by a partnership between BD Hotels and Sean MacPherson.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Gateway Jax has acquired 22 acres within Jacksonville’s downtown area to develop a $2 billion mixed-use project aimed at revitalizing the city’s urban core. The first phase of the project is called the Pearl Street District. Plans for Pearl Street District include three buildings in the North Core area of Jacksonville’s downtown, which will offer more than 1,000 multifamily units and 120,000 square feet of grocery-anchored retail space. The cost of Phase I is expected to be approximately $500 million. The Jacksonville Downtown Development Review Board has approved the conceptual plan for Pearl Street District, and Gateway Jax plans to break ground midway through 2024. The developer expects that construction on the full project will continue over the next decade. At full build-out, the project will span 20 city blocks and offer public spaces, courtyards and sidewalk cafes, according to the developer. In addition to multifamily and retail space, Gateway Jax plans to include office, hotel and green corridors complementing the city’s 30-mile Emerald Trail in future phases of the project’s development. “We plan to create thriving, walkable neighborhoods that create a sense of place, attracting residents and workers who’ll be able to find everything they need …
MIAMI — Dadeland Greenery LP, an entity sponsored by Orion Capital Partners, has purchased a mixed-use project located on an 8.4-acre site at 7700 N. Kendall Drive in Miami. The property, known as both Greenery Mall and Dadeland Square, features 129,585 square feet of street-level retail space attached to an eight-story, 84,913-square-foot office building. Major retail tenants include T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, Guitar Center, JoAnn Fabric, Mattress Firm, Starbucks, Don Pan, The UPS Store and Jamba Juice. The buyer purchased the development from an entity doing business as Cofe ZM Dadeland LLC for $58 million, a price that is subject to an assumption of an existing $39 million mortgage. Orion Real Estate Group will manage the property and lease the retail space in cooperation with other brokers and tenant representatives. Fairchild Partners will continue to lease the office building. Danny Finkle, Eric Williams, Jorge Portela, Ike Ojala and Kim Flores of JLL’s Miami office represented the seller in the transaction. John Crotty and Michael Fay of Avison Young’s Miami office consulted with both parties.
Tampa Bay Rays to Build $1.3B Ballpark, Surrounding Mixed-Use Development in St. Petersburg, Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — The Tampa Bay Rays, a Major League Baseball team, have reached an agreement with the City of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County to move forward with a new ballpark and surrounding development. The Hines Historic Gas Plant Partnership will lead the project on the 86-acre site where the team’s current stadium sits. The project will include nearly 8 million square feet of mixed-use space along with the new ballpark to ensure the team stays in St. Petersburg for years to come. The team has played at Tropicana Field since 1998. The project is slated to invest more than $6.5 billion in St. Petersburg over 20 years and be the largest mixed-use development in Tampa Bay history, according to a news release from the team. The agreed-upon plan includes the key aspects of the original proposal submitted by the Hines Historic Gas Plant Partnership in response to St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch’s request for proposals in 2022. The latest agreement increases the number of affordable and workforce housing units to be built by the partnership to 1,200, with at least half of that amount to be built on the historic Gas Plant District site. It also adds …
BOSTON — The Boston Planning & Development Agency has approved the master plan of Dorchester Bay City, a mixed-use project on the city’s south side, according to a host of local media sources. The Boston Globe reports that the waterfront project, which is a redevelopment of the former site of the Bayside Expo Center, carries a price tag of roughly $5 billion. Accordia Partners, which is a partnership between Boston developers Kirk Sykes and Dick Galvin, and New York-based Ares Capital Corp. lead the development team. According to The Dorchester Reporter, the latest plans for the development call for 21 buildings totaling roughly 6.1 million square feet across a total acreage of 36.2 acres. The buildings will house office, life sciences, residential, retail, restaurant and office uses, and most will include underground parking, per the media outlet. According to the project webpage, Dorchester Bay City will feature a 2.7-acre park at the water’s edge; a 6,300-square-foot pavilion with various amenities; and an 8,000-square-foot learning and innovation center. Approximately 20 percent of the residential inventory to be designated as affordable housing, specifically for households earning 70 percent or less of the area median income. The development team plans to make $36.8 …
MENLO PARK, CALIF. — Presidio Bay Ventures, a San Francisco-based developer and investment firm, has officially opened Springline, a 6.4-acre mixed-use development near downtown Menlo Park in Silicon Valley. Situated adjacent to the Cal Train Station, the development features 200,000 square feet of office space, The Residences at Springline apartment community, a central plaza, two underground parking garages and 29,000 square feet of retail space. “We have delivered a magnetic destination in the heart of Silicon Valley that attracts the Bay area’s best to live, work and play,” says K. Cyrus Sanandaji, managing principal of Presidio Bay. “Over the past three years, we have created a destination with thoughtfully designed spaces that allow for tenants, residents and the local community to interact.” The Offices at Springline spans two buildings and features coworking space in the south building, as well as a golf simulator, entertainment lounge, fitness center, locker rooms, showers, outdoor fitness spaces, bicycle parking, electric vehicle charging stations and The Glade, an onsite dog park. Office tenants also have access to the Springline App that allows remote entry, direct access to property management, amenities, bookings and other services. The Offices are fully leased to global and regional tenants, including STG, Menlo Ventures, …
MIAMI — L&L Holding Co. and Oak Row Equities, with project partner Shorenstein Properties and co-investor Claure Group, have completed the vertical construction of a 12-story office tower situated within The Wynwood Plaza, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use campus underway in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami. Upon completion, the office development will total 266,000 square feet and will feature touchless entry and elevator systems, a dedicated parking garage, fitness club, bar lounge, conference and collaboration spaces and an expansive rooftop. Tenants will include Claure Group and law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, which will occupy 25,400 and 18,000 square feet, respectively. Located at 95 N.W. 29th St., the Wynwood Plaza is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2025 and will feature 509 residential units, as well as 32,000 square feet of shops, cafes and restaurants.
SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. — A partnership between Biddle Real Estate Ventures and PCD Development has provided updates on Edge-on-Hudson, a 70-acre mixed-use project in Sleepy Hollow, about 30 miles north of New York City. The latest and second phase of the waterfront development will include a 100-unit condo building that will be known as The Daymark, a 90-unit townhome complex by Sun Homes and a new 30,000-square-foot retail space that is preleased to DeCicco & Sons Market. The development team is also working on plans for a medical office building as well as additional parkland and open green space. The first phase of Edge-on-Hudson delivered a mix of condos, townhomes and apartments, the overwhelming majority of which have now been sold or leased.