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SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Granite Properties has broken ground on the second phase of Granite Place at Southlake Town Square, a project that will add 143,500 square feet of office space to the supply of Tarrant County. Designed by Corgan Associates, the five-story building will complement Granite Place I, which was completed in 2017 and is now fully leased. Granite Place II will feature a touchless path from the parking garage to the office, as well as touch-free entry doors and bathroom fixtures and clean air technology in the HVAC system. Additional amenities will include outdoor working and meeting space, a corporate living room, fitness center and grab-and-go food service. DPR Construction is the general contractor for the project, completion of which is slated for February 2023.

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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer Janus Property Co., in partnership with J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has completed the Taystee Lab Building, a $700 million life sciences project in Harlem. The 11-story, 350,000-square-foot building anchors the Manhattanville Factory District, Janus Property’s 1 million-square-foot life sciences campus that stretches from West 125th to West 128th streets. The property, which is a redevelopment of the former Taystee bread bakery, features traditional office, lab, manufacturing and retail space, as well as 20,000 square feet of outdoor amenity space. Construction began in May 2019.

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PHOENIX — ViiaWest Group and Stevens-Leinweber Construction, as general contractor, have broken ground for the development of Airport 48 Industrial, a Class A industrial building situated on one of the last infill parcels in Central Phoenix. Located on nearly 10 acres at 3232 S. 48th St., Airport 48 will offer 146,526 square feet of industrial space. Delivery is slated for fourth-quarter 2022. McCall & Associates is serving as project architect and Kimley-Horn is civil engineer. Isy Sonabend and Drew Eisen of NAI Horizon are handling leasing for the property.

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DURANT, OKLA. — SG Blocks Inc. (NASDAQ: SGBX), a New York City-based developer of modular construction, has acquired 114 acres in Durant, located near the Texas-Oklahoma border, for the development of a $200 million industrial and multifamily project. Current plans call for 300 residential units in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats that range in size from 1,000 to 1,500 square feet, as well as 680,000 square feet of industrial space across eight 60,000-square-foot facilities. The Durant Industrial Authority sold the land. The groundbreaking is slated for the fourth quarter.

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Savona Mill

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atlanta-based Portman Holdings has broken ground on Savona Mill, an adaptive reuse of a 105-year-old textile mill in Charlotte’s West End that is being converted into a mixed-use community. The project’s first phase is expected to open next spring and will feature office and retail elements, as well as an outdoor amphitheater, green spaces, rooftop deck and a community-centric plaza. The outdoor amphitheater will host live music and public events for the community. At full buildout, Savona Mill will offer office tenants a rooftop deck with views of downtown Charlotte, fitness amenities and an outdoor promenade. The property will also include up to 650 residential units in an adjacent multifamily community, which is going to be developed by the affiliate of Portman Holdings Atlanta-based Portman Residential. Sitework is already underway on the residential component of the project, and vertical construction is expected to begin later this year. Institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives have signed on as equity partners in the reconstruction of Savona Mill, joining investment partner Argos and construction lender Synovus Bank. The project team for the office and retail components of Savona Mill also includes Durham-based Alliance Architecture as lead designer, Charlotte-based …

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DALLAS — Orlando-based developer ZOM Living has completed Mezzo Dallas, a 378-unit multifamily project located on the city’s north side. The 15-acre garden-style community features 13 buildings that house, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 700 to 1,560 square feet. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, walk-in closets and private yards in select units. Amenities include a pool, lounge, coworking office space, outdoor kitchen and dining area, game room, fitness center with a yoga studio, dog park and a pet spa. JHP Architecture designed the project, and Stanford Construction served as the general contractor. Synovus Bank provided construction financing. ZRS Management will oversee daily operations of the property. Rents start at $1,380 per month for a one-bedroom unit.

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SCHERTZ, TEXAS — Atlanta-based developer Ackerman & Co. has broken ground on Doerr Lane Logistics Center, a 307,000-square-foot industrial project in Schertz, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. The Class A distribution center will feature 32-foot clear heights, 318 automobile parking spaces, 96 trailer parking spaces, an ESFR sprinkler system and two undeveloped acres for additional storage usage. Completion is slated for February 2023. NAI Partners has been tapped to lease the development.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson has completed construction of The Larking, a $100 million apartment complex located at 615 S. 8th St. in downtown Minneapolis. Designed by ESG Architects, the project rises 16 stories with 341 market-rate units. The development also includes three levels of underground parking, a Wells Fargo bank branch an additional 9,100 square feet of street-level retail space. Amenities include a sky lounge, pool deck, fitness center, sauna, golf simulator, pet spa, work-from-home suites and a conference room. Monthly rents start at $1,315 for studios.

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CONROE, TEXAS — SurePoint Self Storage will develop a 744-unit facility that will be located within Johnson Development’s Grand Central Park master-planned community in the northern Houston suburb of Conroe. CubeSmart will operate the facility, which will feature approximately 94,000 square feet of net rentable, climate-controlled space. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall and to be complete in May 2023. The facility will be SurePoint’s 14th self-storage development in the greater Houston area.

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PHOENIX — GO Industrial has purchased land parcels on the east and west sides of Phoenix for the development of approximately 1.3 million square feet of space in two speculative industrial projects: GO | 99 North and GO | AZ Ave. Located on the west side of Phoenix, GO | 99 North will be a 1.1 million-square-foot facility situated on 70 acres. The building will feature 40-foot clear heights, concrete truck courts, and 217 trailer and 1,315 auto parking stalls. Groundbreaking is slated for third-quarter 2022. The building is the continuation of GO Industrial’s 1.3 million-square-foot GO | 99 industrial project, which is now under construction. Together, the two projects will bring a total of 2.4 million square feet to the area. Located on the East Valley, GO | AZ Ave. will be a 181,655-square-foot building on 10 acres. The facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, concrete truck courts, and 53 trailer and 212 auto parking stalls. Construction is scheduled to begin during the second quarter of 2022. DLR Group is serving as architect for both projects. General contractors have not yet been selected. Andy Markham, Mike Haenel and Phil Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield represented GO Industrial in the …

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