MANOR, TEXAS — The Manor Independent School District is underway on construction of an 85,000-square-foot high school campus in the state capital’s northwestern suburb. The campus will feature a commons area, coffee shop and a buffet-style café and will be able to support about 800 students. Construction of the project, which is part of larger $174 million academic development initiative, is expected to be complete in time for the 2023-2024 school year. Birmingham-based HPM is providing project management, quality control and preconstruction services for the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Ireland House, a civic body that represents the Irish government in the United States, has signed a 43,108-square-foot office lease at 200 Park Avenue in Manhattan. David Goldstein, Jim Wenk, Sam Mann and Allison Buck of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Megan Sheehan, Gus Field and Sam Brodsky internally represented the landlord, Tishman Speyer.
IRVING, TEXAS — The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) has opened a 55,050-square-foot academic and office facility in Irving’s Las Colinas district. The space is located within the former Zale Corp. headquarters building. William Quinby of Savills represented USAHS, which is also planning a 20,979-square-foot expansion in Irving, in its site selection and lease negotiations. Classes at the new facility began in early January, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 25.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Ryan Cos. US Inc. will build the new Lee and Penny Anderson Arena at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Ryan A+E Inc., Ryan’s design studio, is collaborating with Crawford Architects on the design of the multi-purpose arena and practice facilities, which will serve as the new home for the men’s and women’s hockey and basketball programs. The private university is transitioning to NCAA Division I athletics from Division III. The arena will also host commencement ceremonies, academic convocations, conferences, career fairs and other events for the university and broader community. Meyer Borgman Johnson will provide structural engineering services and IMEG Engineers will provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2024 and be completed in fall 2025. The university received a $75 million gift from Lee and Penny Anderson for the project. Lee Anderson sold APi Group, a conglomerate of construction and fire-protection businesses, for $3.5 billion in 2019, according to the Star Tribune.
NORRISTOWN, PA. — Colliers has brokered the $22.5 million sale of a 262,000-square-foot community service center located at 1430 Dekalb Ave. in Norristown, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. The 3.1-acre site of the five-story building was formerly home to Sacred Heart Hospital and includes a parking deck. Eric Grad of Colliers, in conjunction with CBRE and local brokerage firm Flynn Co., represented the seller in the transaction. Both parties involved requested anonymity.
YONKERS, N.Y. — Locally based brokerage firm OPEN Impact Real Estate has arranged the $52.6 million sale of a 265,000-square-foot campus in Yonkers. The campus, a portion of which extends into The Bronx, consists of 25 buildings on a 28-acre site. The property, which serves as the headquarters of social services agency Rising Ground, houses several recreational amenities, including indoor and outdoor pools, a baseball field and an indoor basketball court. Lindsay Ornstein, Stephen Powers, Arthur Skelskie and Alexander Smith of OPEN Impact represented Rising Ground in the transaction. The buyer, National Resources, plans to take occupancy of the campus at a future date, with Rising Ground retaining three acres for various programs.
ELY, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed a $21.4 million renovation and expansion project for Ely Public Schools in Ely, a city in Northwest Minnesota. The district is comprised of Ely Memorial High School and Washington Elementary and serves approximately 550 students. Designed by Architectural Resources Inc., the project consisted of a renovation of the two existing schools. Kraus-Anderson added a 39,000-square-foot common area that connects both the schools. The addition houses new classrooms, a gymnasium, media center, music room, metals shop, wood shop and a cafeteria with commercial kitchen equipment. Both schools now feature upgraded HVAC systems. New locker rooms were added to the high school and an early family childhood education area was added to the elementary school.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Clayco will renovate and expand the East Terminal at Fort Wayne International Airport in Indiana. Construction is scheduled to begin in May and includes the renovation of approximately 10,500 square feet of concourse area as well as the expansion of roughly 5,000 square feet of space designated for airport operations. Mead & Hunt is the project architect. Plans also call for relocating all airline gates and passenger boarding bridges to the second level, expanding the TSA security checkpoint area, relocating the airport restaurant, and creating a new frequent flyer lounge. Clayco will demolish existing interior and structural components to expand the building outward and vertically over the first floor. Completion of the project is slated for June 2025.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — The Dallas Cowboys are planning approximately $295 million in renovations to AT&T Stadium, according to reports from multiple sports media outlets, including Sports Business Journal (SBJ), which originally broke the news. Nicknamed “Jerry World” after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, the complex originally opened in 2009 and seats approximately 100,000 fans. SBJ reports that the project is designed to enhance certain seating areas and upgrade select pieces of technological infrastructure. In addition to Cowboys games, AT&T Stadium annually hosts college football’s Big 12 Championship and Cotton Bowl and will also be one of the North American host venues for the 2026 World Cup.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Choyce Peterson has negotiated the sale of a 30,000-square-foot office building in Bridgeport, located in the southern coastal part of the state. An entity doing business as Courtland Street Partners LLC sold the freestanding building to an affiliate of Adam J. Lewis Academy for an undisclosed price. Scott Peterson and Charlene O’Connell of Choyce Peterson brokered the deal. The new ownership plans to convert the building into an expansionary facility for its main school.