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Capstone Breaks Ground on 256-Unit Multifamily Development in Centerton, Arkansas

by Abby Cox

CENTERTON, ARK. — Capstone Building Corp. has broken ground on The Emerald, a 256-unit multifamily development located in the northwest Arkansas city of Centerton. The $45 million apartment complex is slated for completion in October 2028. Situated at the intersection of East Centerton Boulevard and Womack Road, The Emerald will encompass 312,414 square feet across nine residential buildings. Amenities at the complex will include a resort-style swimming pool, pickleball courts, fire pits and gathering areas, as well as retail spaces integrated within the apartment buildings. Capstone Building Corp. is serving as the general contractor for The Emerald, with The Kalikow Group and EYC Cos. serving as developers. S. Robert Andron is the project architect, and Chris Bakunas is the civil engineer. 

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MMCC Arranges $53M Refinancing for Build-to-Rent Property in Rogers, Arkansas

by John Nelson

ROGERS, ARK. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $53 million loan for the refinancing of The Grove, a 235-unit build-to-rent (BTR) residential community in Rogers. John Brickson of MMCC’s Dallas office arranged the three-year, nonrecourse loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Brittenum Group and Realty Capital Partners. The direct lender was not disclosed. Built in 2024, The Grove was 94.5 percent occupied at the time of financing and comprises 123 detached, two-story cottages and 112 attached townhome-style residences. Amenities include a resort-style pool, 24-hour fitness center, golf simulator, package lockers, coworking offices, a community kitchen and a pickleball court.

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Landes Group Acquires Healthcare Center in Central Arkansas, Signs UAMS as Operator

by John Nelson

BRYANT, ARK. — The Landes Group has acquired Encore Medical Center, a 108,055-square-foot healthcare property in Bryant, about 19 miles southwest of Little Rock. The Dallas-based owner also finalized a long-term lease agreement with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), which will operate the facility that formerly operated as the Arkansas Heart Hospital. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. CGA Capital provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for Landes Group.

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Planet Fitness Opens 20,000 SF Gym in Rogers, Arkansas

by John Nelson

ROGERS, ARK. — Planet Fitness has opened a 20,000-square-foot gym at Pleasant Crossing Commons, a shopping center located at 4319 S. Pleasant Crossing Blvd. in Rogers. The 24/7 gym offers strength and cardio equipment, a turf for agility training, mobility and stretching space and the members-only Black Card Spa that features massage chairs, tanning beds and recovery loungers. The new gym is the seventh location in Northwest Arkansas for Excel Fitness, one of the largest franchisees of Planet Fitness. According to LoopNet Inc., Pleasant Crossing Commons’ tenant roster includes Walmart, Walgreens, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Famous Footwear, Ross Dress for Less, Pet Supplies Plus and Starbucks Coffee. The landlord was not disclosed.

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Endeavor Breaks Ground on 1,009-Bed Student Housing Development Near University of Arkansas

by John Nelson

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Endeavor Real Estate Group has begun construction on Juniper, a 1,009-bed student housing development located at 77 S. Duncan Ave. near the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. The community will offer 294 units upon completion, which is scheduled for summer 2028. Shared amenities are set to include hospitality-themed gathering spaces; a rooftop pool and sky lounge; sauna and cold plunge; cabanas and grilling areas; a Jumbotron; fitness enter; yoga and Pilates studio; spin room; golf simulator; private courtyards; secured garage parking and bicycle storage; and 3,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. The project team for Juniper includes Endeavor Opportunity Partners III, Marble Capital, Kennedy Wilson, JLL, FaverGray, Modus Studios and Ecological Design Group.

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By Flipping the Script on Value Engineering, AI ‘Saves’ Arkansas Hotel Project

by John Nelson

How did The Fay hotel in Fayetteville, Ark., save $500,000 mid-construction? How are other apartment, office and mixed-use developments doing the same, across the construction cycle? Developers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to flip the script on the challenge of value engineering that often dumbs-down original design plans. Value engineering is almost a constant in the business: A project is designed and priced during the feasibility and entitlement stage but three, four or five years later when construction starts, prices have jumped while the budget is the same. And prices go up for many reasons, such as materials costs, labor costs or regulatory issues — even for import tariffs, as we’ve seen the past year. But maybe we’re blaming the wrong culprit in giving “value engineering” a negative connotation.Now it’s time for the procurement process to take its turn in preserving value and design. Saving despite tariffsProactive procurement led to a half-million-dollar savings for real estate investor/developer Dwellist at its Fayetteville project. Dwellist is transforming a decades-old motel near the University of Arkansas into The Fay, its first Motelier-branded property, a full adaptive-reuse. Recently, materials ordering was running into cost-overruns that risked putting the overall project over budget. …

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Whole Foods to Open 39,500 SF Grocery Store in Rogers, Arkansas

by John Nelson

ROGERS, ARK. — Whole Foods Market plans to open a new 39,500-square-foot grocery store in Rogers on Feb. 18. The store will be located at 1801 S. 46th St. and will represent the third Arkansas location for the Austin-based grocer. The new Whole Foods will offer more than 120 different products sourced from Arkansas and its surrounding states, including coffee from Onyx Coffee Lab and craft beer from Ozark Beer Co. The Whole Foods will anchor Summit Marketplace, a mixed-use development by Atlanta-based SJC Ventures that also features the Vista at Summit apartments. Other tenants at Summit Marketplace include Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Serotonin, Veterinary Emergency Group, Chase Bank, E’lan Nails and PJ’s Coffee.

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Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Negotiates Sale of Two Warehouses Totaling 160,000 SF in Maumelle, Arkansas 

by Abby Cox

MAUMELLE, ARK. — Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Advisors has negotiated the sale of two industrial warehouses located in the Little Rock suburb of Maumelle. The transaction included a 100,000-square-foot warehouse at 700 Burkhalter Commercial Drive and a 60,000-square-foot building at 400 Sharkey Drive. The two-building portfolio is currently 84 percent leased to tenants including United States Postal Service (USPS), Scholastic, Greentech Renewables and REM Plastic. Amazon was a tenant until its lease expired last month. Landon Williams and Katie Hargett of Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Advisors represented the seller, Burkhalter Property Group LLC, in the transaction. Box Acquisitions acquired the warehouses for an undisclosed price.

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DWG Capital Acquires 256,314 SF Industrial Facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas Leased to Stryten Energy

by Abby Cox

FORT SMITH, ARK. — DWG Capital Partners has acquired a 256,314-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility located at 4115 S. Zero St. in Fort Smith, a city on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border. Stryten Energy, a U.S.-based energy storage solutions provider, has occupied the industrial property since its construction in 1975. Atlas Holdings, which recently announced plans in April 2025 to expand its domestic manufacturing footprint, owns and operates Stryten Energy. Mike Salmen and Andrew Watson of Transwestern represented the seller, a private ownership group, in the off-market transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 88-Room Homewood Suites Hotel in Fort Smith, Arkansas

by John Nelson

FORT SMITH, ARK. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an 88-room Homewood Suites hotel located at 7300 Phoenix Ave. in Fort Smith. The sales price was not disclosed for the transaction, which is part of a two-property portfolio deal that included a Home2 Suites in Fort Smith. Chris Gomes and Steve Greer of Marcus & Millichap, along with Allan Miller of the firm’s Miller-Gomes Hotel Team, represented the seller, an entity doing business as Heritage Hotel Group LLC, and procured the buyer, a Texas-based entity doing business as FortSmith RA HS Hotel LLC.

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