WASHINGTON, D.C. — Akridge and National Real Estate Development have opened Colette and Everly, two luxury apartment buildings within The Stacks in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C. With these openings, the mixed-use project’s first phase is now complete. Phase I of The Stacks totals nearly 1 million square feet and includes 1,116 multifamily units, more than 90,000 square feet of amenity spaces across three apartment buildings, roughly 22,000 square feet of public parks, approximately 40,000 square feet of retail space and 11,000 square feet of coworking space. First move-ins at Colette and Everly are slated for this month. The two buildings total 732 units. “Everly and Colette provide residents with some of the best water views in the region, as well as convenient access to the best of D.C., including The Wharf, Navy Yard and downtown,” says Adam Gooch, managing principal and chief development officer at Akridge. “Between these two new residential towers and their sister building, The Byron, which opened earlier this year, The Stacks offers three distinctive luxury living options to match residents’ needs.” Architecture firm Gensler designed Everly and was the broader design coordinator of The Stacks. Everly features 413 apartment units within a 14-story …
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By Taylor Williams So much for “survive ’til ’25.” Until a couple months ago, industrial owners in the markets of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania had good reason to believe that 2025 would be a year in which ground-up development got back on track. And in those markets, which are defined by their density and sticky tenant demand, new supply is rarely a bad thing. According to the latest data available from Colliers, industrial vacancy rates in Philadelphia County, Southern New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley all rose in the fourth quarter by anywhere from 80 to 150 basis points. The regionwide vacancy rate stood at roughly 7 percent at the end of 2024, up from 6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Colliers report also noted that while more than 6 million square feet of predominantly speculative product came on line in the first quarter of 2025, subsequent deliveries were forecast to decline by 40 to 50 percent in each ensuing quarter, “signaling a slowdown in supply for the remainder of the year.” Demand in the region remains healthy but has undoubtedly moderated from record levels that prevailed several years ago, according to Scott Mertz, SIOR, president …
BENTONVILLE, ARK. — Sam’s Club, a division of Bentonville-based Walmart, has announced plans to remodel all 600 of its existing membership-based stores (called “clubs”) nationwide. The stores will be modeled after the Grapevine, Texas, location, which opened in December 2024. The new locations will span 160,000 square feet and include a seafood/sushi island, full-service floral station, walk-in dairy and fresh coolers and a larger healthcare space featuring a patient waiting area, health services suites, private consultation rooms and dedicated hearing and optical centers. As part of its previously announced long-term strategy, Sam’s Club will also open 30 new locations over the next several years while building a pipeline to begin opening 15 new clubs annually. This marks the first expansion since 2017 after Sam’s Club closed 62 locations in 2018. By the end of fiscal 2025, Sam’s Club plans to open two more new locations in Tempe, Ariz., and Lebanon, Tenn., with further plans to begin construction on seven additional locations, according to CNBC.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 396-Unit Averly at Flowers Apartments in Clayton, North Carolina
by John Nelson
CLAYTON, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of The Averly at Flowers, a 396-unit apartment community located at 380 Topwater Drive in Clayton, about 24 miles southeast of Raleigh. Alex McDermott, Hunter Bowling, Charlie Gravina, Rhodes Marley and Paul Marley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Ardmore Residential Inc., in the transaction. ECI Group purchased the community for an undisclosed price in partnership with Almanac Realty Investors, a division of Neuberger-Berman. Built in 2023 and formerly known as Adrmore at Flowers Apartments, The Averly at Flowers features 11 residential buildings, as well as amenities including resort-style swimming pools, grilling pavilions, business centers, fitness centers, a pet play area and walking/biking trails. The property is part of the 3,000-acre Flowers Plantation master-planned community.
BWE Secures $22.3M Construction Financing for Mixed-Income Housing Project in Cary, North Carolina
by John Nelson
CARY, N.C. — BWE has secured a $22.3 million construction loan for Marigold Apartments, a mixed-income housing development located on Maynard Road in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. The property will include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Of the total 126 units, seven will be designated as accessible units, and three will be designated as hearing impaired accessible. Sixty-four units will be designated as affordable and workforce housing for residents earning at or below 30, 50 and 80 percent of the area median income, while the remaining 62 units are set to be available at market rates. Amenities will include elevators, EV charging stations, coworking spaces, an outdoor kitchen with gaming area, business center, clubhouse/community room, courtyard, exercise facility, onsite management, controlled access, video surveillance and onsite parking. Victor Agusta Jr. of BWE’s Raleigh office originated the HUD-insured loan on behalf of the borrower, Charlotte-based Laurel Street Residential. The City of Cary provided a ground lease for the Marigold development, and Wake County provided an additional $1.7 million in financing.
Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $12.9M Sale of AVID Hotel in Summerville, South Carolina
by John Nelson
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $12.9 million sale of AVID Summerville, a 95-room hotel located at 301 Holiday Drive in Summerville, roughly 23 miles from Charleston. The AVID hotel, which opened in 2021 off I-26, includes a 24-hour gym, 24-hour market with grab-and-go breakfast items and complimentary Wi-Fi. Jack Davis, Sam Gardner, Chase Dewese, Chris Gomes, Skyler Cooper, Joce Messinger and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Davis, Messinger and Dewese also procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
Hoffman & Associates Signs Four New Restaurants to Join West Falls Mixed-Use Project in Metro D.C.
by John Nelson
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Hoffman & Associates has signed four new restaurant concepts to join the tenant roster at West Falls, a 10-acre mixed-use development in Falls Church, roughly 10 miles west of Washington, D.C. The new eateries include Ice Cream Jubilee, BurgerFi, Honoo Ramen Bar and Dok Khao. These restaurants will join other West Falls tenants that are now open, including Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls, Chase Bank, Tierra Encantada, Perspire Sauna Studios, CityDance Studios and Levine Music. In addition to shops and restaurants, West Falls will include The Oaks (condominiums), The Reserve at Falls Church (seniors housing) and The Alder (market-rate apartments), as well as a central greenspace called The Commons.
DALLAS — De La Vega Development is nearing completion of Phase I of The Central, a 27-acre mixed-use project located at the corner of North Haskell Avenue and the North Central Expressway in Dallas. Phase I of the project features a central communal park known as The Pavilions at The Central that can also support retail and restaurant uses. Designed in collaboration with local architecture firms GFF and Bud Creative, The Pavilions features four interconnected structures with outdoor seating that are surrounded by various biophilic elements and spaces that promote communal gathering. In addition, the space is located across from The Oliver, a 19-story apartment building that developer StreetLights Residential recently began leasing. Full completion of the park and pavilions is slated for the summer.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Fein has broken ground on Echo Lake, a 326-unit apartment community that will be located in North Houston. The site spans 21.4 acres within the CityPlace mixed-use development, and the property is named after the 1.2-acre lake and trail system that will serve as a focal point of the project. Designed by Steinberg Dickey Collaborative and financed by Comerica Bank, Echo Lake will have two- and three-story buildings that will house one-, two- and three-bedroom units and Class A amenities. About 40 percent of units will be townhouse-style residences with attached garages. Fein is developing Echo Lake in partnership with Open House Group, an equity investment that was arranged by John Fenoglio of CBRE. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in the second quarter of 2026, with full completion slated for mid-2027.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of Blackline Cold Storage, a 297,640-square-foot facility located in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. Built in 2022 within the Cedar Port Industrial Park master-planned development, the facility features 45-foot clear heights, 22 dock doors, over 36,000 pallet positions and an ESFR sprinkler system. Trent Agnew, Will Mogk, Keenan Ryan and Clay Anderson of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Atlanta-based cold storage owner-operator Americold Realty Trust.