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JLL Arranges $290M Construction Loan for Life Sciences Project in Philadelphia’s University City Neighborhood

by Jeff Shaw

PHILADELPHIA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $290 million construction loan for project partners Gattuso Development Partners and Vigilant Holdings of New York to build a new research facility and life sciences development in the heart of Philadelphia’s University City submarket. The development will be the largest life sciences research and lab facility in the city, according to JLL. Located at 3201 Cuthbert St., the 11-story development features 519,647 square feet of wet lab and dry space, 11,908 square feet of street-level retail space and 137 underground parking stalls. SmartLabs and Drexel University have preleased 45 percent of the lab space. This will be SmartLab’s first location in a market outside of San Francisco or Boston. Infrastructure will include lab-friendly column spacing, expanded floor-to-floor heights, an HVAC system designed specifically for lab research, best-practice chemical storage space and ph neutralization capability, and six enclosed loading docks. Robert A.M. Stern Architects designed the property to meet LEED Gold certification. University City spans 2.4 square miles and is home to one of the largest concentrations of health systems, teaching institutions, life sciences, biotech and pharmaceutical companies in the world. “We believe the project validates Philadelphia’s emergence as a global hub for …

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Parkway Corp. Plans 438,000 SF Office Building in Downtown Philadelphia

by Taylor Williams

PHILADELPHIA — Parkway Corp. has announced plans for a 438,000-square-foot office building at 2000 Arch St. in Philadelphia’s Center City district. The locally based developer has also received a commitment from insurance giant Chubb to serve as the anchor tenant of the 18-story building. With an anchor tenant in place, construction is now scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023, with completion slated for the second quarter of 2026. Chubb expects to place approximately 3,000 employees at the new building within three to five years of opening, with about 1,200 of those positions representing newly created jobs. The new office will be the largest in the country for the New Jersey-based insurance giant, which currently employs about 2,000 people throughout Pennsylvania. In addition, Chubb insures approximately $500 billion in property in Pennsylvania, including $70 billion in Philadelphia, that large users in the healthcare, manufacturing, financial services and media industries occupy. Chubb also has historical ties to Philadelphia, having established its oldest subsidiary, The Insurance Co. of North America, at Independence Hall in 1792. Chubb’s current offices in Philadelphia are located at 436 and 510 Walnut St., just steps away from Independence Hall. “Our new building will have a …

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Lendlease, Australian Pension Fund Receive $360M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use High-Rise in Brooklyn

by Jeff Shaw

NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between global real estate and investment management group Lendlease and Australian pension fund Aware Super has secured a $360 million construction loan for the development of 1 Java Street, a 36-story mixed-use development adjacent to the East River in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. Plans call for 834 apartments, 13,000 square feet of retail space and an 18,000-square-foot public waterfront park connecting the property to the India Street Pier, which offers service for the East River Ferry. Thirty percent of apartments at 1 Java Street will be affordable units under the Affordable New York 421(A) Program and Voluntary Inclusionary Housing. Lendlease’s investment management, development and construction business units will serve in 1 Java Street’s development. The property is slated for completion in 2026. Christopher Peck, Alex Staikos, Phil Cadorette and Joy Dracos led a JLL Capital Markets team that represented the joint venture to secure the floating-rate construction loan through a Bank of America-led syndicate. New York City architecture firm Marvel will serve as interior designer for both market-rate and affordable units at 1 Java Street. INC Architecture & Design will design the public areas and Créme Architecture & Design will be the interior designer for …

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Chetrit Group to Build 4 MSF Waterfront Development in Miami

by John Nelson

MIAMI — The Chetrit Group, a privately held New York City-based developer, plans to develop The River District, a 4 million-square-foot mixed-use destination in Miami. The project will span more than six acres along the Miami River waterfront. Total development costs will exceed $1 billion, according to Bloomberg. The Chetrit Group previously secured a $310 million loan from Madison Realty Group to fund the project’s first two phases of construction. Occupying the delta between I-95, Southwest Second Avenue and Jose Marti Park, The River District will feature four ground-up skyscrapers — a condominium tower, office tower and two high-rise apartment buildings — as well as a pair of two-story waterfront retail buildings, a marina and new streetscapes. Overall the project will comprise 1,600 residences, an undisclosed amount of Class A office space, 30,000 square feet of retail space, a boat marina that can accommodate 60-foot vessels, 2,000 covered parking spots and restaurants and nightlife venues. “The River District is going to create a riverwalk experience for the first time in the city, and we expect to completely transform how people in the area live, work and play,” says Michael Chetrit, principal of Chetrit Group. The first building to come to …

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Trinity Health Michigan Unveils Plans for $238.2M Hospital in Metro Detroit

by Kristin Harlow

BRIGHTON, MICH. — Trinity Health Michigan has unveiled plans for a replacement hospital in metro Detroit’s Livingston County that will enhance patient access and create an integrated campus of medical and surgical care at its existing medical center in Brighton. The three-year project has a price tag of $238.2 million. The four-story, 174,000-square-foot hospital will consist of 56 acuity adaptable beds, 18 short-stay beds and eight licensed operating rooms. The existing medical center facility will also undergo renovations. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2023. Acuity adaptable rooms enable patients to stay in one centralized room throughout their entire stay rather than being transferred to other units, while short-stay units are targeted for patients requiring brief hospitalization. The project represents a multi-year effort to relocate inpatient and outpatient services from the aging Trinity Health Livingston hospital in Howell to the campus of Trinity Health Medical Center-Brighton. When complete in 2025, the new hospital will bring together healthcare providers and services to offer a continuum of care in one location for Livingston County and surrounding communities. The new hospital will offer the following medical services: primary care, general medicine, gynecological surgery, urology, cardiology and intensive cardiac rehab, orthopedics, minimally invasive …

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Public-Private Partnership Plans New $1.8B Terminal at Port of New Orleans

by Jeff Shaw

VIOLET, LA. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced a public-private partnership between the State of Louisiana, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and two global maritime industry leaders to build a $1.8 billion container facility on the Lower Mississippi River. The new Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) will be located in Violet, a tiny municipality of fewer than 6,000 residents approximately 10 miles downriver from New Orleans proper. The new facility will be able to serve vessels of all sizes, dramatically increasing Louisiana’s import and export capacity and stimulating the creation of more than 17,000 new jobs statewide by 2050, Port NOLA estimates. New Jersey-based Ports America, one of North America’s largest marine terminal operators, and Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Co., through its terminal development and investment arm Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), have committed $800 million toward the project. In addition to the partners’ investment, the construction of the terminal will be supported by a substantial commitment from Port NOLA, as well as state and federal funding sources. The joint venture will operate the terminal once construction is complete. “This public-private partnership with the Port of New Orleans, TiL and Ports America has the potential to become one of …

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Kontrolmatik Plans $279M Lithium Ion Battery Factory in Colleton County, South Carolina

by Taylor Williams

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. — Kontrolmatik Technologies, a construction and engineering firm based in Istanbul, has unveiled plans for a $279 million plant in coastal South Carolina’s Colleton County that will manufacture lithium ion batteries. Pomega Energy Storage Technologies, a subsidiary of Kontrolmatik, will operate the facility, which is scheduled for completion in 2024. At that time, Kontrolmatik, whose U.S. headquarters are based in Northern Virginia, expects to employ about 575 people at the facility. The exact site was not disclosed, but the southern portion of the county touches the Atlantic Ocean and offers proximity to the Port of Charleston. This aspect of the location, along with access to a qualified workforce, should help address domestic reliance on foreign supply chains for these critical devices, according to the site selection team. Keith Stauber and Meredith O’Connor of JLL led the site selection efforts for Kontrolmatik, a process that involved touring more than 200 locations. The factory will have a three-gigawatt hour capacity, meaning its annual energy consumption is enough to power about 2.3 million American homes. “South Carolina and Colleton County were aggressive in their pursuit of this exciting project and put forth compelling economic, supply chain and workforce reasons why …

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Inspire Development Begins Construction of $2B Mixed-Use Pearson Ranch Property in Austin, Texas

by Jeff Shaw

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based Inspire Development has begun construction of Pearson Ranch, a $2 billion, 156-acre mixed use project located just off State Highway 45 in northwest Austin. The master plan for the project includes 48 acres of land for a corporate campus, including 2.6 million square feet of office space. Upon completion, the mixed-use property will also include approximately 200,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and community/cultural spaces; two hotels; thousands of residential units; and 30 acres of parks and green space. Phase I of Pearson Ranch will center on The Eden, an apartment community that will feature 306 one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will range in size from 672 to 1,511 square feet. Residences will be furnished with technology such as smart locks and thermostats, gas appliances, built-in kitchen islands with quartz countertops and in-unit washers and dryers. Residents will have access to amenities such as a fitness center, rooftop deck, coworking lounge, golf simulator, dog spa, community gardens, a three-acre park and a pool area with barbeque grills, day beds, cabanas and a bocce ball court. The general contractor for The Eden is NRP Group. The project’s architect is Austin-based Davies Collaborative. Vertical construction on The …

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IPA Brokers $116M Sale of Liv Crossroads Apartment Community in Gilbert, Arizona

by Jeff Shaw

GILBERT, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of Liv Crossroads, a multifamily property located in Gilbert, approximately 20 miles southeast of Phoenix. The 356-unit property sold for $116 million, which equates to $325,843 per unit. Completed earlier this year, the property comprises 19 residential buildings, as well as a clubhouse, heated pool and fitness center. Other amenities at the community include a car care center, electric car charging stations, bicycle repair station and community garden. Averaging 876 square feet, the apartments feature walk-in closets, vinyl plank flooring, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops in the kitchens. According to the community’s website, studio rents start at $1,330 per month and one-bedroom units start at $1,603 per month. Located within Gilbert’s central business district, Liv Crossroads is approximately two miles from the 250-acre mixed-use Rivulon development, where office tenants include Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, Merill Lynch, Amerifirst Financial and the headquarters of Isagenix International. The property is also adjacent to the Chandler Airpark area. Gilbert and Chandler are together home to companies including Honeywell, Intel, PayPal, Amazon, Wells Fargo, Dignity Health and Northrop Grumman. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller, Liv Communities. …

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Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturer Announces $28B Expansion at North Phoenix Plant

by John Nelson

PHOENIX — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) has announced plans to build a second plant in North Phoenix. The move will increase the company’s investment at the Arizona manufacturing site from $12 billion to $40 billion and create 4,500 permanent jobs, in addition to 10,000 construction jobs. The expansion represents the largest foreign direct investment in Arizona history and one of the largest foreign direct investments in the history of the United States, according to TSMC. Semiconductors, or computer chips, are an essential element of most all electronic and computing devices, including electric vehicles, phones, tablets, TVs, home appliances, solar panels and gaming consoles. The company is also in the planning stages for an onsite water reclamation plant that, when finished, will allow the TSMC Arizona site to achieve near-zero liquid discharge. The announcement was made yesterday at the opening of TSMC’s first semiconductor factory. President Joe Biden, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Governor-elect Katie Hobbs, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, members of Arizona’s congressional delegation, TSMC chairman Dr. Mark Liu and TSMC founder Dr. Morris Chang attended the ceremony. Also attending and speaking at the event was Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. Cook said the …

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