MESQUITE, TEXAS — The Mesquite City Council has approved plans for the development of Spradley Farms, a 652-acre mixed-use project that will feature more than 2,500 single-family homes and commercial components. The government body also approved Urban District 30, an 80-acre industrial development. Urban Logistics Realty is developing the $71 million industrial project, which will include five buildings spanning 979,000 square feet and is expected to generate between 500 and 1,000 new jobs. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, and completion of the project is scheduled for the third quarter of 2020. Stream Realty Partners will handle leasing of Urban District 30. Other project partners include MYCON General Contractors and GSR Andrade Architects.
HOUSTON — GID Development Group has broken ground on Phase II of Regent Square, a mixed-use project located at West Dallas and Dunlavy streets near Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston. Designed by Boston-based architecture firm CBT, Phase II will consist of 50,000 square feet of retail space, a 600-unit apartment building and activated community space. The retail space is expected to be available for occupancy by the first quarter of 2021, and the residential component is slated to be complete by the third quarter of 2021. Phase I of the project was completed in 2014. Arch-Con is the general contractor, and JLL is handling leasing of the retail space.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Churchill Downs Inc. will invest $300 million to add 5,500 reserved seats, a 156-room hotel and 900 historical racing machines at Churchill Downs, home of the annual Kentucky Derby horse race in Louisville. A historical racing machine is an electronic gambling system that allows players to bet on horse races or dog races that have already been run. The seven-story hotel will include 900 historical racing machines, a 27,000-square-foot ballroom, dining room overlooking the track, 92 trackside suites, four trackside presidential suites and multiple dining options. The project is expected to create 600 construction jobs and 300 permanent jobs upon completion. Churchill Downs Inc. expects the expansion to be complete in November 2021.
CUTLER BAY, FLA. — Avison Young has negotiated the $16 million sale of Centre at Cutler Bay, a 127,072-square-foot office and retail property in Cutler Bay. The fully occupied asset is situated at 18901 SW 106th Ave., 20 miles southwest of downtown Miami. The Centre at Cutler Bay’s tenant base consists of child and adult daycare centers, a career counseling center and offices for accountants, insurance agents and real estate brokers. MMG Centre at Cutler Bay LLC, an affiliate of Miami-based MMG Equity Partners, acquired the property and has the option to develop a standalone building on the east side of the site ideal for up to seven tenants. Rosendo Caveiro, John Crotty, Michael Fay, David Duckworth, Brian de la Fe, Berkley Bloodworth and Emily Brais of Avison Young represented the seller, Cutler Center Holdings LLC, in the transaction.
PARK CITY, UTAH — Crandall Capital has started construction of The Commons, a mixed-use development in Park City. The project is scheduled for completion in October 2020. Located in the Newpark Towncenter at Kimball Junction, The Commons is the final component of the larger development’s master plan. Totaling, 37,659 square feet, The Commons will feature 38 affordable apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and 12,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, as well as outdoor patio and dining areas overlooking Newpark Amphitheater and the 1,200-acre Swaner Nature Preserve. Zwick Construction is serving as general contractor and Stearns Bank provided financing for the project.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A joint venture between Kairoi Residential, Lincoln Property Co. and DivcoWest has secured an undisclosed amount of construction financing for 6xGuadalupe, a 66-story mixed-use tower in downtown Austin. According to the property website, 6xGuadalupe will feature ground-floor retail space, 349 multifamily units and roughly 588,000 square feet of office space. The office component also includes a 35,000-square-foot terrace and 11,500 square feet of amenities including a conference room, tenant lounge and fitness center. Construction is underway with the demolition of the existing Extended Stay hotel on the site set for Tuesday, Oct. 29. Gensler is the project architect.
MENLO PARK, CALIF. — Palo Alto, Calif.-based Greenheart Land Co. has topped off Station 1300, a three-story, transit-oriented development in downtown Menlo Park. The development is located less than one block from the Menlo Park Caltrain station San Francisco-based BAR Architects designed the project, which will feature two Class A office buildings totaling 200,000 square feet; a 20,000-square-foot public plaza; 183 multifamily units; and approximately 28,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. JETT Landscape Architecture & Design is serving as landscape architect. Todd Husak and Jon Moeller of CBRE’s Palo Alto office are the leasing agents for the office portion of the property.
ATLANTA — Selig Enterprises has secured $340 million in construction financing for 1105 West Peachtree, its three-tower, mixed-use development in Midtown Atlanta. The project will feature a 675,000-square-foot office tower, a 64-unit condominium tower, and a 178-room Epicurean Hotel. The towers will also house 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The Blackstone Group Inc. provided the construction loan, partially financing the $530 million project. “We have been fortunate enough to already garner the attention of some prominent tenants in the market including the signing of Smith, Gambrell & Russell for five floors [of the office tower],” says Chris Ahrenkiel, executive vice president of Selig Development. “The preleasing activity allowed for strong finance and equity options and also warranted an increase in the building size to over 675,000 square feet — the single largest tower to start construction in Atlanta in more than a decade.” Selig is partnering with Mainsail Lodging & Development to build The Epicurean Atlanta hotel, which will operate under the Marriott Autograph Collection banner. The hotel will offer 178 rooms, a full-service culinary program, conference and event facilities, and an outdoor terrace on the ninth floor. 40 West 12th will offer condos ranging from $600,000 to $2.2 million, in …
HOUSTON — A partnership led by Senterra Real Estate Group has acquired four acres at 3440 Richmond Ave. in Houston for the development of a mixed-use project, specific elements and construction schedules of which were not released. The site is located at the northwest corner of Buffalo Speedway across from the eastern edge of the Greenway Plaza campus and includes a pad site currently occupied by BB&T Bank. David Hightower of Midway and Davis Adams of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Midway and Cathexis RE Holdings, in the deal. Senterra was self-represented.
DALLAS — The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC), a mixed-use and residential real estate developer and operator with projects across the country, has announced a series of changes for the nine-year-old company. The Dallas-based firm plans to focus on its master-planned communities in Texas, Hawaii, New York, Maryland and Nevada and sell its non-core assets valued at roughly $2 billion over the next 12 to 18 months. HHC expects to net $600 million in cash proceeds from the sales. The Dallas Morning News reports that HHC will put several high-profile projects up for sale, including the Outlet Collection at Riverwalk in New Orleans, the Bridges of Mint Hill in Charlotte, Elk Grove in Sacramento and 110 North Wacker, a 56-story office tower under construction in Chicago. HHC says the office tower will deliver in October 2020 and is 69 percent preleased. HHC recently sold Cottonwood Mall in Salt Lake City for $56 million and plans to shop Monarch City, a 261-acre mixed-use project that the Allen City Council approved earlier this summer. Leadership change, HQ move Paul Layne, president of HHC’s Central region, is taking over as CEO effective immediately as David Weinreb and Grant Herlitz are stepping down from …