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Saint-Gobain Plans $235M Expansion to CertainTeed Gypsum Facility in Palatka, Florida

by Jeff Shaw July 7, 2023

PALATKA, FLA. — Saint-Gobain North America has announced plans to invest $235 million to expand manufacturing space at its CertainTeed gypsum facility in Palatka, near the Port of Jacksonville on the St. Johns River in northern Florida. The Palatka facility, which currently employs more than 150 people, began operations in 2001. According to Saint-Gobain, the facility is one of the largest gypsum plants in the Southeast. The firm’s expansion project received more than $7 million in cash benefits and high-impact investment tax credits, including a State of Florida Capital Investment Tax Credit, a Career Source Florida Quick Response Training Grant, a grant from Putnam County and a Clay Cooperative Economic Development Rate. According to Saint-Gobain, the expansion will more than double the production capacity of the existing manufacturing plant, as well as create more than 100 new jobs. The investment will be made over the next two years through the firm’s building products subsidiary, CertainTeed Interior Products Group. In line with Saint-Gobain’s goal for carbon neutrality by 2050, the firm plans for sustainability to be an essential aspect of the project. The development will include the installation of new energy-saving equipment and automation technologies, including an energy board dryer that …

July 7, 2023

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Mosaic Acquires Land for $250M Mixed-Use Development in Metro Orlando

by Jeff Shaw July 6, 2023

DEBARY, FLA. — Mosaic Development LLC has purchased 13.1 acres of land in Debary, roughly 23 miles north of Orlando, for the development of the first phase of a mixed-use project to be located immediately north of the city’s SunRail station. Upon completion, the “Main Street-style” development will feature 500 apartment units, 40,000 square feet of retail space and a central park and community plaza. Construction on the project is scheduled to begin early next year. Mosaic purchased the land parcels, which are zoned as a transit-oriented development (TOD) district, from private landowners as well as the City of DeBary for a total $4.2 million. Mosaic is currently under contract to purchase an additional 5.7 acres within three years for the second phase of the development. Colliers worked to bring the private owners into a joint marketing agreement with the city. Ken Krasnow, Brooke Mosier and David Calcanis of Colliers represented the sellers, which included Miller Land Trust, Ray Sands/Frank Slabodnik, Empire Cattle and DeBary Central LLC, in addition to the city. Casey Babb of Colliers represented Mosaic in the transaction. “I envision a main street that serves as the vibrant heart of our community — a place where neighbors …

July 6, 2023

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CIM Group Breaks Ground on 168-Unit Mixed-Income Development on Former West Angeles Church Site

by Kristin Harlow July 5, 2023

LOS ANGELES — CIM Group has broken ground on a 168-unit mixed-income multifamily development with 40,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space in Los Angeles. The project at 3045 Crenshaw Blvd. is located on the former north campus of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ. The six-story apartment community will offer 17 affordable housing units. Floor plans will consist of studios, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a courtyard, pool, fitness center, clubroom and two outdoor sky decks on the fifth level. The development offers convenient access to the Metro E Line light rail station on Crenshaw Boulevard, which connects east to downtown Los Angeles and west to Santa Monica. After 43 years at its north campus location, West Angeles Church has consolidated its facilities and now operates from its south campus location at 3600 Crenshaw Blvd. West Angeles Church’s sale of the property at 3045 Crenshaw Blvd. to CIM Group took place in March and was part of the church’s long-planned property dispositions announced in 2019 to bring new community-serving developments to the neighborhood. The church used the sale proceeds to fund various church programs and initiatives, including the construction of a Family Life Center that …

July 5, 2023

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Indicap, Colmena Group, Langley Properties Receive Town Approval for $1B Mixed-Use Project in Gilbert, Arizona

by Jeff Shaw June 30, 2023

GILBERT, ARIZ. — The Town of Gilbert, a suburb southeast of Phoenix, has approved the zoning request for a 311-acre mixed-use development called The Ranch. Indicap, Colmena Group and Langley Properties are leading the project and estimate that development costs exceed $1 billion. Upon completion, The Ranch will offer 221 acres of light industrial space, 39 acres of commercial space, 39 acres of multifamily space and 16 acres of public green space. The industrial portion could total up to 3 million square feet of mid-bay and cross-dock buildings. The commercial space is slated to include restaurants, storage, convenience stores, office space, a fitness center, small grocer and dental office, among other uses. Plans for Residences at the Ranch, the multifamily component of the project, including two- and three-story rental homes with ground-floor retail. The 16-acre green space will include trails and landscaping for the community to use. The developers also plan to make $20 million in offsite improvements. The zoning approval marks the conclusion of 18 months of negotiations between the developers and the town government. A timeline for construction was not disclosed. — Channing Hamilton

June 30, 2023

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Cordish Plans Adaptive Reuse Project for Historic George Jones Building in Downtown Nashville

by Katie Sloan June 29, 2023

NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Cordish Cos. has revealed plans for Nashville Live!, an adaptive reuse of the historic George Jones building in downtown Nashville. Upon completion, the property will offer 50,000 square feet of dining and entertainment space. Nashville Live! will feature a different concept on each of its five floors, including a DraftKings Sports & Social restaurant and bar, a flagship location for PBR Cowboy Bar and concert hall, an elevated rooftop venue, a 10,000-square-foot private event space with room to host up to 450 people, and an exclusive speakeasy bar. Plans for DraftKings Sports & Social include several state-of-the-art LED media walls; a number of signature bars offering specialty cocktails; restaurant space featuring a full menu developed by James Beard Award nominee John Suley; and guest-friendly mobile platforms that will allow patrons to place bets using the DraftKings Sportsbook application. PBR Cowboy Bar is partnering with the Nashville Stampede, one of eight teams in a new bull riding league, for its location at Nashville Live! The space will feature a professionally endorsed mechanical bull, multiple bars, private VIP booths and a DJ and live music venue. The development’s rooftop concept, AVA Rooftop Bar, will include an oversized central …

June 29, 2023

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Alexandria Sells 268,000 SF Portion of Life Sciences Development to Boston Children’s Hospital

by Kristin Harlow June 28, 2023

BOSTON — Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (NYSE: ARE) has sold 268,000 rentable square feet within 421 Park Drive, a 660,034-square-foot life sciences development to be built in Boston. An affiliate of Boston Children’s Hospital was the buyer. Upon completion, 421 Park Drive will be part of the larger Alexandria Center for Life Science-Fenway mega campus, which will total more than 2 million square feet at full build-out. The campus, developed in partnership with Samuels & Associates, boasts numerous amenities, proximity to both Cambridge and the Longwood Medical Area, and convenient transportation access. Alexandria will develop and operate 421 Park Drive, which will feature open space, direct connections to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Fenway station, bicycle and pedestrian paths, and retail space on the ground floor. The price of the portion sold to Boston Children’s Hospital is approximately $155 million, along with development fees to be earned by Alexandria over the next three years. Boston Children’s Hospital will continue to fund its pro rata share of the costs to develop 421 Park Drive. Vertical construction is scheduled to begin later this year and to be substantially completed in 2026. The transaction with Boston Children’s Hospital results in 48.5 …

June 28, 2023

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Amazon Web Services to Invest $7.8B for Data Center Expansion in Central Ohio

by John Nelson June 27, 2023

SEATTLE — Amazon Web Services (AWS), a division of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) that offers on-demand cloud computing platforms to individuals, companies and governments, plans to make a big investment in Central Ohio. The company, along with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, announced the firm will invest approximately $7.8 billion to expand its data center operations in the region by the end of 2029. AWS is currently undertaking a site selection process across numerous localities in Central Ohio for the new data center campuses, the total number of facilities of which was not disclosed. Final site selections will be decided and announced at a later date. The move is expected to create 230 new jobs and an estimated 1,000 support jobs, according to J.P. Nauseef, president and CEO of JobsOhio, an economic development corporation based in Columbus. The AWS data center project represents the second-largest single private sector company investment in Ohio’s history, according to the governor’s office. The new data centers will contain computer servers, data storage drives, networking equipment and other forms of technology infrastructure used to power cloud computing. “Amazon is already one of the largest private-sector employers in Ohio, and the company’s continued growth …

June 27, 2023

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Prologis Agrees to Acquire 14 MSF Industrial Portfolio from Blackstone for $3.1B

by Taylor Williams June 26, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK CITY — Prologis Inc. (NYSE: PLD) has agreed to acquire a 14 million-square-foot industrial portfolio from Blackstone (NYSE: BX) for $3.1 billion. The all-cash deal is expected to close in the coming days. The names and locations of the properties were not disclosed, but The Wall Street Journal reports that the portfolio encompasses about 70 assets in gateway markets such as Atlanta, Dallas and Washington, D.C., as well as in areas of New York, California and South Florida. The portfolio is collectively leased to 127 different tenants. Of those, 50 have preexisting relationships with Prologis, and 77 are effectively new customers. San Francisco-based Prologis now owns about 1.2 billion square feet of industrial assets across 19 countries. Over the past 11 years, Prologis and New York-based Blackstone have collaborated on more than a dozen transactions. With this deal, the price translates to a capitalization rate of approximately 4 percent based on net operating income in the first year and a 5.75 percent cap rate when adjusting to today’s market rents. “Where you invest matters, and this transaction demonstrates the exceptional demand for high-quality warehouses,” says Nadeem Meghji, head of Blackstone Real Estate Americas. Blackstone retained …

June 26, 2023

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Crescent Heights Buys North Water Apartments in Downtown Chicago for $173M

by Jeff Shaw June 23, 2023

CHICAGO — Crescent Heights has acquired North Water Apartments, a 398-unit multifamily property in downtown Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. Invesco Real Estate sold the asset for $173 million, according to real estate data firm CoStar. North Water Apartments is the multifamily portion of a 50-story building located at 340 E. North Water St. Built in 2015, the community offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. According to the property website, amenities include electric vehicle charging stations, a rooftop lounge with a pool, outdoor plaza, fitness center, business center with a conference room, onsite dry cleaning, pet spa, package lockers and bike storage. Monthly rents range from $2,705 for a studio up to $8,379 for a three-bedroom, according to Apartments.com. North Water Apartments is situated atop the Loews Chicago Hotel, which was not included in the sale. The Loews Chicago hotel offers 400 rooms and suites, and includes a restaurant, rooftop bar, lobby lounge and coffee shop, as well as 31,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space. The building is located less than a mile from Chicago’s Magnificent Mile commercial district, the lakefront Navy Pier and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Grand Avenue Station on Chicago’s Red Line is located …

June 23, 2023

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BLDG Receives $425M Construction Financing for 69-Story Apartment Tower in Queens

by Katie Sloan June 22, 2023

NEW YORK CITY — BLDG Management Co. has received $425 million in construction financing for The Orchard, a multifamily project located in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. The 69-story development will be the tallest residential tower in Long Island City, according to Greystone, which arranged the financing. Plans for the development include 824 residential units, including a penthouse with a rooftop deck; 207 parking spaces; and 13,000 square feet of above-grade retail. The development’s 100,000 square feet of amenity space will include a fitness center; indoor and outdoor swimming pools; a spa with a steam room and sauna; basketball court; multi-sport simulator; lounge areas; a children’s playroom; game room; movie screening rooms; work pods; a dog spa; bike room; package room with refrigerated storage; on-site laundry; and self-storage space. The Orchard will also feature a landscaped rooftop deck offering panoramic views of the New York City skyline. The space will include a pickleball court, barbecue area, yoga and fitness space, a lawn for movie screenings and a running track. A timeline for the project was not announced. M&T Bank acted as administrative agent for the $425 million construction financing, with U.S. Bank and the Bank of China acting …

June 22, 2023

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