BATTLE GROUND, WASH. — The Gold Medal Group is developing Battle Ground Village, a 21-acre, 140,000-square-foot mixed-use retail project in Battle Ground. Located at 199th Street and Commerce Avenue, the $60 million development will feature a mixture of small and large retail stores, professional offices, restaurants and cafes. Designed by Myhre Group Architects to resemble a small European village, the center also features a 13,000-square-foot library, a seasonal farmers market, a central park pavilion, an urban trail system surrounding the development and a children’s nature park. The village is part of the master-planned Battle Ground Center, a 108-acre, mixed-use community that includes Battle Ground Village, the 38-acre Battle Ground Corporate Center, the Commerce East Industrial Park and Sixth Street Station, a community of 167 single-family homes.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Construction is underway on Midtown Commons at Crestview Station, a mixed-use, transit-oriented development (TOD) located in the northwest quadrant of Lamar and Airport boulevards in Austin. The 73-acre site, which will comprise office, retail and a variety of Class A luxury residential units, will be directly adjacent to a Cap Metro commuter rail station that opens this fall. The project’s first phase will be oriented around the transit station and will include 316 residential units, 30,300 square feet of retail space and 30,300 square feet of office space. Additional phases will follow in the near term. Midtown Commons at Crestview Station has received a 3-star rating from ENERGY STAR, a program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. USAA Real Estate Co. is the capital partner on the project. High Street Residential, Trammell Crow Co.’s wholly owned subsidiary, is the developer.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — The Wolff Company has partnered with The Barker Pacific Group to develop South Bank, a 3.6 million-square-foot mixed-use district in Tempe. Located along Rio Salado Parkway between Rural Road and McClintock Drive, the 27.3-acre project will feature interconnected retail, office, hotel and residential space. The master-planned district features waterfront accessibility, a central plaza, a lakeside boardwalk, an iconic pier and a continuous linear park connecting the district to Mill Avenue and downtown Tempe. Construction on the $25 million infrastructure began in February and vertical construction is expected to begin in 2009.
ADDISON, TEXAS — UDR has broken ground on its $1 billion dollar Vitruvian Park, a 99-acre mixed-use development located approximately 1 mile north of Interstate 635/LBJ Freeway between Midway Road and Marsh Lane in Addison. Featuring multifamily, retail and commercial components, the project is introducing a new green initiative program created by the Town of Addison. The program, which is a combination of Energy Star and LEED standards, will be included in all 5,500 residential units and 300,000 square feet of office and retail space. The first phase will feature 667 multifamily units and a 12-acre public park, and leasing is scheduled to begin by the end of next year. Occupancy is expected to be ready at the beginning of 2010. All phases of Vitruvian Park are projected for completion in 2017.
JOLIET, ILL. — Los Angeles-based O&S Holdings and Hollywood, Fla.-based Strategic Retail Development have received unanimous approval from the Joliet City Council for the development of Bridge Street Town Centre, a 314-acre, 3.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development to be located at the intersection of interstates 55 and 80, and Route 59. The nearly $1 billion project, which is scheduled to break ground in early 2009, will comprise approximately 1.7 million square feet of retail and restaurant space; 96,000 square feet of Class A office space, including some offices above retail; a 66,000-square-foot upscale movie theater; at least two hotels and a variety of residential units. O&S will be handling retail leasing for the project, along with Strategic Retail and the Chicago office of CB Richard Ellis. Baltimore-based Development Design Group is designing the project, with Chicago-based OWP/P serving as the architect and engineer of record. Completion is scheduled for 2010.
JOLIET, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based O&S Holdings LLC has partnered with Hollywood, Fla.-based Strategic Retail Development to develop Bridge Street Town Centre, a 314-acre, 3.5 million-square-foot mixed-use project in Joliet. Located at the intersection of Interstates 55, Interstate 80 and Route 59, the approximately $1 billion project will feature 1.7 million square feet of upscale small shops, big-box retail stores and a variety of restaurants; a 60,000-square-foot upscale movie theatre; 96,000 square feet of office space, which includes office space above retail space; at least two hotels and a variety of residential units. Groundbreaking is slated for early 2009, with completion scheduled for 2010. Baltimore-based Development Design Group and Chicago-based OWP/P are providing design and architectural services for the project.
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Laguna Hills, Calif.-based DBN Development LLC has received approval to develop Radio Square, a mixed-use project located at 210 W. Carrillo St. in downtown Santa Barbara. The project will involve the demolition of an old strip center and the clean up of an environmentally impacted site. Environmental clean up is slated to begin late this year, with project completion scheduled for late 2010. The two- and three-story development will feature 32 residential units built over and around 16,000 square feet of commercial space and a subterranean parking area. Additionally, the project will incorporate the city’s sustainable design and green building practices with features such as tankless water heaters, accommodations for alternative transportation, renewable energy, water efficient landscaping and storm water management, as well as the storage and collection of recyclables. Santa Barbara-based The Conceptual Motion Company is providing architectural services for the project.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Toll Brothers City Living is set to begin construction on Provost Square within the Powerhouse Arts District in Jersey City. Bordered by Warren Street and Marin Boulevard, the mixed-use project will feature condominiums that will contain 32 units of workforce housing; a performing arts center with a 550-seat theater, exhibition space and 16,000 square feet of classrooms, studios and rehearsal space; a 25,000-square-foot arts-oriented public plaza; and 50,000 square feet of retail space that will include shops, cafes, galleries, other art-oriented uses and the entrance to the Performing Arts Center. Provost Square was designed by Carol R. Johnson Associates.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Houston-based RIDA Development Corp. has purchased the 5.6-acre Plaza site in downtown Orlando, from Weston, Fla.-based Downtown Plaza, for $15 million. The site will be redeveloped as a $250 million mixed-use project. The property is located at 400 N. Orange Ave. on a city block bordered by Orange Avenue, Amelia Street, Livingston Street and the Linx bus station near Interstate 4.
MESA, ARIZ. — DeBartolo Development has broken ground for the construction of Mountain Vista Marketplace in Mesa. The 114-acre, 1.3 million-square-foot mixed-use project will feature 700,000 square feet of retail space, 384 upscale apartment residences and two national-brand hotels. The more than 300,000-square-foot first phase is slated for completion in spring 2009. Currently signed tenants include SuperTarget, Marshalls, Petco, Bank of America, Dick’s Clothing and Sporting Goods, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® restaurant and Shoe Carnival. CLC Associates provided architectural services for the project, while VCC USA served as general contractor.