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WHITELAND, IND. — Hines and Cresset Real Estate Partners have broken ground on Whiteland 65 Logistics Center, a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial project in suburban Indianapolis. The development will feature a cross-dock configuration, a clear height of 40 feet and outdoor amenity areas. Located off I-65 and Whiteland Road, the project is situated within the south submarket of Indianapolis. The site is within a 30-minute drive of the Indianapolis International Airport. Cushman & Wakefield will market the project for lease. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2022. This is the first Indianapolis-area logistics property for Dallas-based Hines.

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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Legacy Partners and Bridge Investment Group have broken ground on Ovation at Galatyn Park, a 361-unit apartment community in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. Designed by WDG, the property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will range in size from 570 to 1,700 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness center, bike storage and repair shop, outdoor kitchen, sky lounge, coworking space and a grab-and-go convenience mart. Completion is slated for spring 2023. Rents will start at $1,400 per month for a one-bedroom unit.

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DETROIT — City Club Apartments has opened its new community in Detroit’s central business district. Located at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Park Avenue facing Grand Circus Park, the site once housed the 18-story, 800-room Statler Hotel, which dates back to 1915. The property was demolished in 2005 after sitting vacant for 30 years. The new project on the site includes 288 apartments and penthouses, 396 underground parking spaces and 13,000 square feet of commercial space. Amenities include a lobby lounge with concierge, clubroom, indoor theater, fitness room, work-from-home business center, pool, outdoor courtyard and bark park. Dubbed an “apartment hotel community,” the property offers both short-term furnished and long-term furnished options. The Joe Vicari Restaurant Group will soon open the Statler Bistro, an American and French bistro and market on the first floor. Michigan-based Premier Pet Supply will open its pet supply store at the property this summer. Huntington Bank, Bank of Ann Arbor, Comerica Bank and Asia Capital Real Estate provided project financing. BKV Group and Damon Farber were the project architects. Monthly rents start at $1,265.

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CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Central Development has broken ground for Encompass 171, the fourth building at its Encompass Business Park in Centennial. Established in 2017, the 62-acre infill industrial park offers last-mile warehousing, industrial and technology uses for tenants. Encompass 171 will feature 171,600 square feet of warehouse space, 28-foot clear heights, a speed bay and a 190-foot-deep truck court. Alcorn Construction is serving as general contractor for the building. Current tenants at Encompass Business Park include Amazon, Room & Board, Brakes Plus, Mygrant Glass, Winn-Marion Cos., Rincon Research and Evoqua Water Technologies.

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DALLAS — A partnership between two Houston-based firms, Hines and McNair Interests, and Mitsui Fudosan America has broken ground on Maple Terrace, a 3.4-acre mixed-use project in Uptown Dallas. The project is being developed at the site of the former Maple Terrace building, which was originally constructed in the 1920s and will be preserved and revamped. Project plans currently call for 157,000 square feet of office space, a 22-story residential tower with 345 luxury apartments and 12,000 square feet of restaurant space, a portion of which is preleased to steakhouse concept Maple & Ash. Residential units will range in size from 601 to 2,879 square feet, and residential amenities will include a fitness center, pool, dog park and a rooftop terrace, while office users will have access to another fitness center, lobby lounge and library bar and a golf simulator. Dallas-based 5G Studio Collaborative is the architect for the preservation of the historic building that will house the office space. Dallas-based GFF is designing the multifamily tower, and international architecture firm Rottet Studio will handle interior design of both the office and residential components. Maple Terrace is slated for completion in the third quarter of 2023.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — General contractor Austin Commercial has completed Q2 Stadium, the new, 20,500-seat soccer stadium for Austin FC, the city’s new Major League Soccer team that will host its first match in the 465,000-square-foot venue on June 19. The Austin City Council originally approved the development of the stadium, which is situated on a 24-acre site on the city’s north side, in August 2018. Designed by Gensler and owned by Precourt Sports Ventures, the stadium features an outdoor amphitheater and stage for live music, a beer hall with local food and beverage options, large video screens for parties and retail merchandise stores. St. David’s Performance Center, the team’s 29,000-square-foot training facility that was also designed by Gensler, opened this spring and features four full-sized and one half-sized fields, including a community field with seating for 1,000 spectators.    

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ATLANTA — Wendover Housing Partners LLC will open in August 2021 Hartland Station, a new mixed-income affordable housing community in Atlanta. Located at 2074 Fleet St. SW in the city’s Sylvan Hills neighborhood, Hartland Station is situated four miles south of downtown Atlanta and 6.8 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The community features 131 one-, two- and three-bedroom units with rents starting at $888 a month. Community amenities include a business center, fitness center, activity room with kitchen, splash pad and a playground for children. The $28 million project was financed in part by nearly $1 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, and Invest Atlanta provided $1.5 million in Housing Opportunity Bonds. Funding was also provided from $18.8 million in tax-exempt bonds and $1.3 million in grant funding from the Metropolitan Parkway Tax Allocation Bond District. Slocum Platts Architects provided design services for the project, and Roger B. Kennedy Construction was the general contractor. Based in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Wendover Housing Partners is a privately held real estate development, investment and management company that specializes in the development of single-family and multifamily homes, apartment communities, seniors housing and transit-oriented …

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WARRENVILLE, ILL. — Northfield, Ill.-based Interforum Holdings has completed development of Arden of Warrenville, a 364-unit luxury apartment complex in Warrenville, a western suburb of Chicago. The project is situated within the larger Cantera community. Units are available in one- to four-bedroom layouts ranging from 833 to 1,201 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, yoga room, business center, resident lounge, sauna, business center, library room, pool, rooftop terrace, dog park, outdoor courtyards, indoor parking and spa services. The project team included general contractor McShane Construction and architect Baranyk Associates. CIBC Bank, Inland Bank, Associated Bank, Great Southern Bank and Arbor Multifamily Lending provided financing for the project. Monthly rents start at $1,713. Residents can now receive up to two months of free rent.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stream Realty Partners and joint venture partner The Durban Group will develop a mixed-use project located at 2833 and 2905 Griffith St. in Charlotte. The 325,000-square-foot development will be situated on 1.7 acres adjacent to Suffolk Punch Brewing in the city’s South End submarket. Construction will start in second quarter 2022. The development will be a high-rise tower with office and retail space, according to Charlotte Business Journal. Located on the Lynx New Bern station, the development will have its retail component anchored by an expansion of Suffolk Punch Brewing. Stream Realty Partners is a Texas-based commercial real estate firm with full-service offerings in leasing, property management, development, construction management and investment sales services across the industry. The Durban Group is a Charlotte-based commercial real estate development firm.

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CLEVELAND — CrossCountry Mortgage LLC has launched construction of its $46 million headquarters campus in Cleveland’s historic Superior Arts District. The 168,000-square-foot project on Superior Avenue is expected to bring more than 600 full-time jobs to the city. Made possible with support from the City of Cleveland, Team NEO, JobsOhio and the Ohio Development Services Agency, the project includes the restoration and renovation of four industrial buildings dating back to as early as 1913. The site formerly housed the headquarters, packaging and warehouse facility for TAP Packaging + Design. The new headquarters will feature a 4,600-square-foot training center and a 7,100-square-foot common area. Amenities will include a conference center, barista, grab-and-go food pantry, commercial kitchen and an 8,600-square-foot gym with a group fitness studio and lockers. Completion of construction is slated for the end of the year. Founded in 2003, CrossCountry is a retail mortgage lender with nearly 6,800 employees. The company, which is currently based in Brecksville, operates in all 50 states through a network of more than 500 offices.

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