ATLANTA — Skanska has signed a $56 million contract to construct a build-to-suit corporate office building in Atlanta for an undisclosed company. The office building will span roughly 200,000 square feet and feature a 210,000-square-foot parking deck. Skanska expects to deliver the building in 2018.
ASHLAND, VA. — Devon USA plans to develop a 320,853-square-foot distribution center at 11600 N. Lakeride Parkway in Ashland, roughly 18 miles north of Richmond. Known as Building D, the spec project will be situated within Enterchange at Northlake Industrial Park. Set for completion in summer 2017, the property will feature 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, cross-dock loading, dock-high doors and drive-in doors. The property’s sustainable features will include a white reflective roof, skylights, LED lighting and a R30 insulated roof. Richmond-based Devon USA has selected Evan Magrill and N. Dean Meyer of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer to handle Building D’s leasing responsibilities.
ATLANTA — PGi, an Atlanta-based software provider, has renewed its lease at the company’s corporate headquarters at the Terminus 100 office tower in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The company also renewed and expanded its lease at the GA 400 Center office building in Alpharetta. The two 12-year lease deals total roughly 70,000 square feet. PGi signed its lease renewal at Terminus 100 with Cousins Properties and signed its lease renewal and expansion at GA 400 Center with TPA Group. PGi has also selected architect Gensler to redesign the company’s office space at the two locations. Patrick Duffy and Taylor Senter of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank advised PGi on the lease deals and the redesign project.
MOBILE, ALA. — Wool Finance Partners has arranged a $7.9 million construction loan for the development of a 101,000-square-foot Publix-anchored shopping center in Mobile. The shopping center is a joint venture between Charlotte-based MAB American Retail Partners LLC and Oak Brook, Ill.-based Inland Retail Centers LLC. Publix will occupy a freestanding, 39,000-square-foot store within the development. Matt Lebenson of Wool Finance arranged the two-year construction loan through an unnamed regional bank. The loan features a 55 percent loan-to-cost ratio and an extension option for the joint venture.
PITTSBURGH — Milhaus Development has broken ground on Phase I of a residential and retail development in Lawrenceville, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. The development, called Arsenal 201, will encompass an entire block from 39th to 40th streets. The first phase will contain 243 apartment units and 19,000 square feet of retail. Development costs will total more than $100 million upon completion. Arsenal 201 will be situated on the original site of Allegheny Arsenal, which was the largest arsenal in the Union during the Civil War. The name is in homage to the site’s history, with the numbers being the last three digits in the Lawrenceville zip code. Amenities include Arsenal Alley (a pedestrian walkway), Canteen Resident Lounge, Ammunition Fitness/Wellness Center, a courtyard with hammocks that serves as an outdoor entertainment area called the Fort, and Cannonball Deck and Pool. Arsenal Alley will connect Butler Street to a new one-acre public park and existing riverfront amenities. The first apartments will be available for pre-lease in summer 2017. CBRE’s Jason Cannon, Chad Kosanovic and Carey Miklos are handling the retail leasing. Milhaus Development is an Indianapolis-based developer of multifamily-focused mixed-use properties, specializing in Class A, urban projects. — Nellie Day
Bigger — and strategically located — continues to be better in the Baltimore metropolitan region when it comes to the industrial real estate product sector. Blink your eye these days in Charm City, and you might miss the latest 100,000- to 500,000-square-foot transaction that transpired, fueled by the seemingly insatiable appetite among retailers to warehouse consumer products near large population areas and maintain same-day or next-day delivery models. Companies involved with the production and distribution of food products and home goods are the next most prolific users of warehouse and industrial space. The avalanche of large-scale logistics-related leases first started in 2014 when Amazon.com leased a 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center with Duke Realty in Baltimore City. Recent notable activity includes RPM Warehouse (435,000 square feet at Baltimore Crossroads in White Marsh); Pier 1 Imports (644,000 square feet in Harford County); Ikea (300,000 square feet with Federal Capital Partners in Halethorpe); Canusa Corp. Fiber Group (320,000 square feet in Dundalk); Sephora Americas (320,000 square feet of renewal space in Harford County, plus an additional 620,000 feet of new space); FedEx Ground (300,000 square feet at TradePoint Atlantic); US Lumber (260,000 square feet with MCB Real Estate and One Liberty Properties); Capital …
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Fields Construction Co. has begun work for the second phase of 207 Van Vorst Street in Jersey City. The second phase is the second of two 15-story buildings and will feature 153 luxury apartments and 7,305 square feet of retail space. The first phase, which is also under construction, features 255 residences and 7,237 square feet of retail space. Developed by Fields Development Group and designed by Marchetto Higgins Stieve, the project is situated adjacent to St. Peter’s Prep high school and within walking distance of New Jersey Transit’s PATH and light rail lines. Construction of the first phase is scheduled for completion in fall 2017 and the second phase is slated for completion in winter 2018. McLaren Engineering Group is providing structural engineering design and construction support for the project.
STAMFORD, CONN. — A joint venture between The Davis Companies and Highland Development Ventures has acquired a warehouse property, located at 300 Stillwater Ave. in Stamford, for an undisclosed price. The buyers plan to convert the two-story 152,000-square-foot building from a production studio for reality television shows into a self-storage facility. Construction is slated to begin this quarter with completion scheduled for 2018. Designed by Tao Architecture + Design, the facility will feature a leasing office, state-of-the-art security, a center drive aisle for access to units and drive-up units on sections of the property’s parking surface. The acquisition is the joint venture’s sixth self-storage facility development, including both ground-up and conversion projects.
CANAAN, N.H. — Bedford, N.H.-based Eckman Construction Co. has completed renovations and a large addition at Mascoma Valley Regional High School in Canaan. The new addition features a 500-seat auditorium and performing arts theater, band room, media center and art room. Renovations to the original building, which was built in 1963, included a new handicap-accessible main entrance, classrooms, a new main office and administrative area, and energy-efficient upgrades throughout the facility. New Hampton, N.H.-based Marinace Architects provided architectural services for the project.
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has placed a $4.2 million first mortgage for an office building located at 297 Knollwood Road in Greenburgh, a suburb of White Plains, N.Y. The non-recourse loan features a 4 percent fixed interest rate for 10 years. A 10,000-square-foot branch of the General Services of America – US Social Security Administration occupies the 35,000-square-foot building. Andrew Greenspan of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors closed the loan, while Lee Pollock of Pollock & McGuire LLP represented the undisclosed borrower.