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RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a former bank property located at 6876 Magnolia St. in Riverside. Dream Big Children’s Center acquired the asset for $1.5 million. The property consists of four one-story buildings totaling 8,633 square feet, a courtyard and dedicated parking. Dream Big offers early intervention services and therapy for children with autism using a focus on structured teaching and natural play. Slated to open in early 2021, the Riverside location will be the company’s fourth play center. Greg Bedell and Roxy Klein of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, Financial Partners Credit Union, in the deal.

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1501-Academy-Ct-Fort-Collins-CO

FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Vintage City Church has acquired 1501 Academy Court in Fort Collins for a total consideration of $4.1 million. The four-unit asset, totaling 31,650 square feet, was purchased in two separate transactions. The 19,177-square-foot Unit 1 was acquired from 1501 Academy LLC, while Units 2, 3 and 4, totaling 12,473 square feet, were purchased from Life Church. Relocating from 1825 Sharp Point in Fort Collins, Vintage City Church will utilize Unit 1 to serve as the church’s main gathering space and offices and Units 2, 3 and 4 as the church’s kids wing. The property is a two-story building with high visibility and monument signage along Prospect Road. Annah Moore of CBRE’s Fort Collins represented the buyer, while Matt Patyk represented 1501 Academy LLC in the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) has unveiled plans for a $1.4 billion multifamily project in Manhattan’s Seaport District. The proposal calls for the transformation of a full-block surface parking lot along the boundary of the South Street Seaport Historic District into a mixed-income development that would include some of the area’s first new affordable housing in decades. The development would ultimately feature 360 apartments, about 25 percent of which would be affordable, as well as 260 condominium units. In terms of the multifamily component, the centerpiece is 250 Water Street, where Dallas-based HHC plans to develop at least 100 affordable apartments that would be reserved for households earning 40 percent or less of the area median income. Only 2.5 percent of all housing in the Seaport District qualifies as affordable, and the median household income is more than $150,000. The project would also rehabilitate the historic South Street Seaport Museum, which has faced numerous obstacles over the past two decades, including a two-year closure following 9/11, flooding from Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and an existential threat to attendance from COVID-19. In addition, HHC would develop a new museum building on an adjacent vacant lot. The …

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URBANDALE, IOWA — Stahl is underway on the construction of the Millard A. Olmsted Elementary School within the Urbandale Community School District near Des Moines. The two-story, 118,000-square-foot elementary school will feature classrooms, auxiliary spaces, a kitchen and cafeteria, gymnasium and administration area. The $28 million building, located at 7110 Prairie Ave., will replace the previous Olmsted Elementary School. Demolition of the old school began in July 2019. The new school is expected to house up to 650 students with future expansion capabilities. It is slated for completion in May 2021.

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ROCHESTER, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed the adaptive reuse and construction of the Development Services and Infrastructure Center and the North Station for the Rochester Police Department (RPD) in southern Minnesota. The total project investment was $18.4 million. As space became limited at City Hall, the City of Rochester bought the former Think Bank building and land in 2016 in order to relocate the RPD and the city’s newly formed Development Services and Infrastructure team, which includes the Community Development Department, Building Safety and Public Works. Designed by BKV Group, the 47,000-square-foot transformation of the Think Bank building began in July 2019.

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HIGHLAND, ILL. —The City of Highland has selected S.M. Wilson & Co. to build a new $6.5 million public safety building. The 27,930-square-foot facility will house the city’s police, fire and EMS departments under one roof. A committee of public safety employees worked alongside the project architect, Loyet Architects. Completion is slated for summer 2021. Highland is located about 35 miles east of St. Louis.

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SAN DIEGO — C.W. Driver Cos. has started construction of a $55 million San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) elementary school located at 7900 Civita Blvd. in San Diego’s Mission Valley. Serving students in kindergarten through fifth grade, the 77,250-square-foot school will be technology-oriented and accommodate up to 500 students and supporting staff members. Construction is slated for completion in summer 2022 in time for the 2022-2023 school year. Comprising four buildings, the school project will feature a two-story administration, flex-classroom, makerspace and library building; one-story multipurpose building with a foodservice facility; and two classroom buildings featuring a total of 24 spaces and variety of indoor/outdoor learning areas with roll-up doors for maximum flexibility. Additionally, the campus will feature a dedicated play area for students. Domus Studio is providing architectural services for the project.

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MAPLETON, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has begun construction of a new $63 million K-12 school for the Maple River School District, located on the south side of Mapleton near County Highway 7 in southern Minnesota. Designed by ISG Architects, the two-story, 185,000-square-foot school will feature new classrooms, administration offices, three gymnasiums, playgrounds, a kitchen, café and 500-seat auditorium. The learning spaces will be organized via an elementary wing and a middle/high school wing. Outdoor spaces will include new parking lots, retention ponds, walking paths and playfields. Construction is slated for completion in fall 2022. Neither the name of the school nor the predicted number of students was released.

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MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS — Adolfson & Peterson Construction has begun a $53 million expansion project at Heritage High School, part of the Independent School District of Midlothian. Located about 30 miles south of Dallas, the project will add a second-level classroom wing, two gymnasiums, a fine arts complex, an expanded cafeteria and four new athletic facilities. Existing academic and athletic spaces will also be renovated. VLK Architects is handling design of the project, which is expected to be complete in summer 2022.

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CARSON, CALIF. — C.W. Driver Cos. has completed the construction of California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Science & Innovation Building in Carson. The 87,000-square-foot facility features state-of-the-art laboratories, faculty offices and classrooms that will help prepare students for careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The $71.5 million building features sophisticated mechanical and plumbing systems, including special supply and return air ducting, more than 60 fume hoods, and extensive laboratory waste disposal systems. Additionally, electrical systems line every classroom, consisting of medium- and low-voltage utilities, data ports and audio-visual features. Toyota USA Foundation provided a $4 million grant to CSUDH that was used in part to fund the project. In recognition of the grant, the Toyota Center for Innovation in STEM Education was established in the building. The center features a fabrication lab, spaces for K-12 teaching demonstrations and training, SMART classrooms, collaborative workstations and an outdoor workspace. HGA Architects & Engineers served as architect for the project.

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