SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — MidPen Housing has completed and opened Jessie Street Terrace, an affordable housing redevelopment in Santa Cruz. Formerly a 14-room hotel, Jessie Street is now comprised of 50 studio and one-bedroom permanent supportive housing units reserved for tenants earning between 20 and 50 percent of the area median income. About half of the apartments are reserved for veterans, while others are set aside for people who have previously experienced homelessness. MidPen Property Management manages the asset. Through partnerships with Palo Alto Veterans Affairs and the County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency, residents have access to on-site services, programs and case management. The architect was The Paul Davis Partnership, and the builder was Devcon Construction.
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PROVO, UTAH — PSRS has arranged $6.3 million in refinancing for a self-storage facility in Provo. The 130,510 rentable square-foot property offers 725 self-storage units that were 65 percent occupied at the time of refinancing. William DeFanti of PSRS secured the financing, which delivers significant cash-out proceeds alongside a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was undisclosed.
CARMEL, IND. AND MIAMI BEACH, FLA.— Starwood Capital Group and Trinitas Ventures have formed a joint venture to develop three student housing communities totaling 2,046 beds. Projects include Atmosphere Pittsburgh, a 672-bed development located at 217 Halket St. near Carnegie Mellon University in the city’s Oakland neighborhood; Atmosphere Norman, a 677-bed project located at 310 East Boyd St. near the University of Oklahoma in Norman; and Atmosphere on Mifflin, a 697-bed development located at 619 West Mifflin St. near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. All three communities are scheduled for completion in summer 2028. Ryan Lang led Newmark’s student housing team in arranging the joint venture. Trinitas Ventures is headquartered in Carmel, and Starwood Capital Group is headquartered in Miami Beach.
CHICAGO — Fengate Asset Management and Mavrek Development have broken ground on Julep West Loop, a 25-story apartment tower in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. The development will include 380 units, including 76 affordable units, alongside more than 21,500 square feet of commercial space to be anchored by an international grocery store. Amenities will include a rooftop pool with cabanas, outdoor fire pits, a fitness center, pickleball court, half-court basketball court, dog run and grooming facilities, resident lounges, 24-hour concierge service, bike storage and electric vehicle charging stations. Skender is serving as general contractor. Construction is expected to take 21 months, with first occupancy anticipated in early 2028.
MONTGOMERY, OHIO — ClarkDietrich, a manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing, will relocate its corporate headquarters to Montgomery Quarter, which is a public-private partnership between the City of Montgomery and developers Brandicorp and Neyer Properties valued at $350 million. ClarkDietrich is expected to take occupancy in fall 2027. The company has outgrown its currently leased space in West Chester, Ohio. ClarkDietrich will occupy the full second and third floors of a new building within Montgomery Quarter. The lease for 32,500 square feet will account for approximately 70 percent of the building. The new 46,500-square-foot building will be constructed above an existing parking garage at the development. ClarkDietrich’s office will feature a large training and meeting center, an outdoor terrace, an open staircase connecting the second and third floors and abundant natural light. ClarkDietrich will bring approximately 80 employees upon relocation. Upon completion, the new building will join Montgomery Quarter’s mixed-use campus, which will now feature 116,000 square feet of Class A office space, 25,000 square feet of retail/restaurants, 387 luxury apartment units between two phases and a 128-room, high-end hotel. The Gateway Partners Montgomery development team, a partnership between Brandicorp and Neyer Properties, has partnered with Jeffery Andereson Real Estate on …
MAPLE GROVE, MINN. — Gantry has arranged a $48.3 million permanent Freddie Mac loan to retire construction financing for The Edison at Maple Grove, a multifamily property in Maple Grove, about 20 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The two-building, five-story asset features 248 units along with two stories of heated underground parking and an additional 149 surface parking spaces. Floor plans include one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a pool, rooftop clubhouse, business center, fitness center, dog park and playground. Joe Monteleone and Bonnie Monteleone of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan features interest-only payments for the full term.
BUFORD, GA. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and a consortium led by CBRE Japan has delivered Buford Creek Business Center, a three-building, 686,400-square-foot speculative industrial park located in Buford, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Building 100 at Buford Creek Business Center is a 349,440-square-foot cross-dock warehouse with 40-foot clear heights and 64 trailer parking spaces. Buildings 200 and 300, which are both rear-load buildings, each total 168,400 square feet and include 36-foot clear heights with 40 and 24 trailer parking spots, respectively. Todd Barton, Mark Hawks, Joanna Blaesing and Matt Higgins of CBRE are leasing the project on behalf of ownership. The project team included architect Atlas Collaborative and general contractor The Conlan Co.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Pattillo Industrial Real Estate has broken ground on Greenbrier Commerce Center, a new 262,880-square-foot industrial development in Huntsville. The Atlanta-based development firm plans to deliver the facility in August 2027. Tripp Alexander, Joe Azar and Miller Conaway of Colliers will lead leasing and marketing efforts for the development. Situated near the Port of Huntsville, Greenbrier Commerce Center will be able to accommodate single or multiple users, with spaces ranging in size from 50,000 to 262,880 square feet. Upon completion, the facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 46 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, 156 car parking spaces and 65 off-dock trailer spaces, along with ESFR fire protection, clerestory windows and concrete tilt-panel construction. The development will also provide an adjacent build-to-suit site of up to 254,200 square feet. Planned to be pad-ready in 2027 as part of the initial development, the site will offer users the flexibility to accommodate future expansion or pursue a facility tailored to their specific operational requirements.
MIAMI — Blanca Commercial Real Estate has signed 15 leases at Waterford Business District, a 250-acre office campus located adjacent to Miami International Airport. Totaling 117,764 square feet, the transactions include 47,851 square feet of new leases and 69,913 square feet of renewals with tenants across a mix of industries such as life sciences, logistics, insurance, maritime, hospitality, professional services and international business operations. New leases at Waterford Business District include Greenvine Insurance (26,014 square feet); Megalabs USA (9,703 square feet); Fresh Dining Concepts (7,944 square); KOTUG Americas (2,673 square feet); and RPL International Group (1,517 square feet). Recent lease renewals include Regus (24,181 square feet); Estee Lauder Travel Retail Services (10,276 square feet); Victor, Shaw & McCue (8,475 square feet); Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (6,897 square feet); Yamaha Motor Distribution LATAM (5,673 square feet); Globant LLC (3,826 square feet); Jamaica Tourist Board (3,664 square feet); First American Services (2,984 square feet); Rolls-Royce Solutions (2,489 square feet); and CargoBot (1,448 square feet). The tenant reps for these deals included CBRE, State Street Realty, Blanca Commercial Real Estate, Lokation Real Estate, Cresa, JLL, Newmark, Cushman & Wakefield, Vitalis Properties, Easton & Associates, Colliers and Brickss Real Estate Co. A joint venture between Nuveen Real …
GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Nordstrom Inc. will open a new 30,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack store at Westpark Shopping Center, a 179,973-square-foot retail power center located at 9645 Broad St. in Glen Allen, a northern Richmond suburb in Henrico County. The new store will backfill the former Painted Tree Boutiques store at the center. Other tenants at Westpark include Planet Fitness, Chicken Salad Chick, GolfTec, The Tile Shop and Crumbl Cookie. James Ashby IV and Annie O’Connor Brosius of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the landlord, InvenTrust Properties, an Illinois-based real estate investment trust (REIT) that purchased the property in 2015.