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Abrams Hall Senior Apartments
Affordable HousingDevelopmentDistrict of ColumbiaLoansMultifamilySeniors HousingSoutheast

DHCD Provides Construction Financing for 54-Unit Affordable Seniors Housing Project in D.C.

by Julia Sanders

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has provided financing from local and federal resources to develop 54 affordable housing units in Wards 4 at the Abrams Hall Senior Apartments in Washington, D.C. Abrams Hall Senior LP, a joint venture between Urban Atlantic and nonprofit organization Housing Up, received $2.4 million from the District’s Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF) to develop the assisted living facility located at 1320 Main Drive NW. The project also received a $1.1 million allocation of 9 percent low income housing tax credits (LIHTC) from DHCD. The project will receive an annual subsidy from the Local Rent Supplement Program, which is administered by the D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA). All units at Abrams Hall Senior Apartments will be available for low-income seniors — those with annual household income at or below $26,500 — who are formerly homeless and have a need for assisted living services. Additionally, the residents will access Medicaid subsidies through the Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF). The Abrams Hall Senior Apartments building will feature studio apartments to accommodate assisted living facilities for seniors who may require medical, dental, rehabilitative and counseling services, along with 24-hour supervision to ensure resident …

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Office-CityLine-Sunnyvale-CA
CaliforniaDevelopmentOfficeRestaurantRetailWestern

STC Ventures to Develop 500,000 SF of Office Space in Downtown Sunnyvale, California

by Amy Works

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — STC Ventures, a joint venture between Sares Regis Group of Northern California and Hunter Properties, received approval from the Sunnyvale Planning Commission to develop two office buildings totaling 500,000 square feet on the former Macy’s parcel in downtown Sunnyvale. Situated between Taaffe and Murphy avenues, the buildings will be separated by a public pedestrian plaza and each offer 250,000 square feet of office space, 25,000 square feet of ground-level retail space for restaurant and entertainment uses and 13,000 square feet of outdoor space, including terraces and step backs. Additionally, the adjacent properties will offer an underground parking structure with 786 spaces. The office buildings are designed for post-COVID work environments and will feature mechanical systems that will provide employees access to fresh air and ample outdoor space. The buildings are also targeting LEED Gold certification. The office project is the latest portion of the second phase of CityLine Sunnyvale, the redevelopment of four parcels in Sunnyvale’s downtown core that will add residences, ground-level retail and office space. The development team recently received approval for a 12-story mixed-use project at 200 S. Taaffe St. that will include 479 residences, 30,000 square feet of retail space and a public …

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AcquisitionsDevelopmentIllinoisIndustrialMidwest

Bridge Development Acquires Site in Downers Grove for Phase III of Industrial Project

by Kristin Harlow

DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Bridge Development Partners LLC has acquired a 9.2-acre site at 5300 Belmont Road in Downers Grove, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Bridge will develop Phase III of Bridge Point Downers Grove at the site. Construction is scheduled to begin this summer following the demolition of an existing building. Plans call for a 126,445-square-foot industrial building with a clear height of 32 feet, 13 exterior dock doors, two drive-in doors, a 130-foot truck court and parking for 137 cars. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter. Sean Henrick and David Friedland of Cushman & Wakefield represented Bridge in the transaction. CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.

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3-Times-Square
DevelopmentNew YorkNortheastOffice

Rudin Family Launches Renovation at 3 Times Square Office Building in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — The Rudin Family, a locally based owner-operator, has launched a multimillion-dollar capital improvement program at 3 Times Square, a 30-story office tower in Midtown Manhattan. The program will include the creation of a new three-story lobby, touchless entry mechanisms, upgraded elevator systems and dedicated amenity space on the 16th floor. The new amenity deck will feature a coffee bar, fitness center with locker rooms, outdoor dining spaces and a conference and event center that can hold up to 220 people. The 885,000-square-foot building was originally completed in 2001 as the North American headquarters of Reuters Group PLC. Rudin has tapped FXCollaborative, which originally designed the building, as the project architect. Cushman & Wakefield will handle leasing of the redeveloped building. An expected completion date was not released.

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CaliforniaCivicDevelopmentLife SciencesOfficeTop StoriesWestern

BioMed Realty Wins Municipal Approval for 910,000 SF Expansion of Life Sciences Campus in Bay Area

by John Nelson

EMERYVILLE, CALIF. — The City of Emeryville in Northern California’s Bay Area has approved BioMed Realty’s proposal to expand its Emeryville Center of Innovation life sciences campus. The 12-acre property is located about four miles north of Oakland and 10 miles east of San Francisco. The expansion will add 910,000 square feet of Class A laboratory and office space to the development. Phase I of the expansion, which BioMed Realty expects to begin in 2022, will span 265,000 square feet. “We are grateful for our partnership with the City of Emeryville to develop purpose-built lab research facilities that support the growth of the industry and help our business partners attract and retain talent,” says Salil Payappilly, vice president of BioMed Realty. BioMed Realty is currently modernizing an existing 303,000-square-foot building at Emeryville Center of Innovation. The building, which is not part of the newly announced expansion, will be fully occupied by Zymergen Inc., a biomanufacturing company and Emeryville’s largest employer. Zymergen signed a lease in 2019 for its new corporate headquarters and to accommodate the expansion of its operations. BioMed Realty expects to complete Zymergen’s building in early 2023. Emeryville Mayor Dianne Martinez says that the origin of the life …

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DevelopmentMarylandMixed-UseMultifamilyRetailSoutheast

Brandywine Realty Trust, Terrapin Development to Build $300M Mixed-Use Neighborhood on UM Campus in College Park

by Julia Sanders

COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Terrapin Development Co. (TDC), in partnership with the University of Maryland (UM) College Park, has entered into an exclusive development agreement with Brandywine Realty Trust for an upcoming mixed-use project on the UM campus. The Philadelphia-based REIT will develop a mixed-use neighborhood spanning five acres in College Park, within UM’s Discovery District. The development project is set to cost over $300 million. The Discovery District’s development will feature 550,000 square feet of Class A workspaces encompassing research, office, collaboration and retail space, as well as 200 to 250 multifamily residential units. The property will be located close to mass transit and major roadways and will serve as a natural extension of UM’s research enterprise. The Discovery District will provide pedestrian movement along the Baltimore Avenue corridor and campus. The project is adjacent to the new Purple Line, offering connections to Metro light rail system. The development has set forth sustainability goals, including LEED classification, to responsibly develop the land. The development plan will be executed over four phases. Baltimore-based Ayers Saint Gross and Michael Vergason Landscape Architects are the development’s architects.

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Yokohama-Tire-Corp.-Wilmer
DevelopmentIndustrialTexas

Duke Realty Completes 431,630 SF Distribution Center in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams

WILMER, TEXAS — Indianapolis-based Duke Realty has completed a 431,630-square-foot distribution center at Intermodal III Industrial Park in Wilmer, a southern suburb of Dallas. Yokohama Tire Corp. has since signed a full-building lease at the property, which sits on 22 acres and features 281 car parking spaces, 114 trailer parking spaces and 7,000 square feet of office and showroom space. Nathan Lawrence, Kacy Jones and Krista Raymond of CBRE represented the tenant, which plans to take occupancy over the summer, in the lease negotiations. Matt Hyman represented Duke Realty on an internal basis.

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DevelopmentIllinoisMidwestMixed-Use

UrbanStreet Group to Develop The District at Veridian in Schaumburg, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — UrbanStreet Group has unveiled plans to develop The District at Veridian in Schaumburg, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The District is part of the larger 225-acre mixed-use campus known as Veridian. The District will comprise 30 acres with 159,000 square feet of retail space and 900 loft-style residences. Additionally, The Cordish Cos. will develop its entertainment concept known as Sports & Social. Completion of The District is slated for spring 2023. Mason Retail Group is handling retail leasing.

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Analog-Tacoma-WA
DevelopmentMultifamilyWashingtonWestern

Ethos Development Breaks Ground on 115-Unit Apartment Project in Tacoma, Washington

by Amy Works

TACOMA, WASH. — Portland, Ore.-based Ethos Development has broken ground on Analog Tacoma, a multifamily property in Tacoma. Totaling 65,000 square feet, Analog Tacoma will feature 115 apartments in an eight-story, mid-rise, podium-style building. The development team includes Works Progressive Architecture as designer and Katerra as general contractor. The development is one of the first in the city to be funded from the outset with a project-specific Opportunity Zone fund.

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Greenville Data Center
Data CentersDevelopmentIndustrialSouth CarolinaSoutheast

DC Blox, Brasfield & Gorrie Break Ground on Data Center in Greenville

by Julia Sanders

GREENVILLE, S.C. — DC Blox, a provider of interconnected multi-tenant data centers, has broken ground on a multi-tenant regional data center in Greenville. With an initial capacity of 1 MW of critical load, the first phase of DC Blox’s new Greenville data center is set to be completed by the third quarter of 2021. The Atlanta-based firm is partnering with Brasfield & Gorrie, a privately held construction firm, on the project. When complete, the data center will offer access to DC Blox’s private and redundant ecosystem, interconnecting the company’s portfolio of data centers throughout the Southeast. The address for the center is 33 Global Drive. DC Blox’s Greenville data center will be located on an 8.5 acre campus in the Global Business Park off Interstate 85. Upon full buildout, the facility will feature six distinct data halls with 54,000 square feet of data center space with a full critical load capable of supporting 18 megawatts of power. The data center will also include approximately 7,000 square feet of secure storage, as well as shared and dedicated office space. The new data center will bring an expected investment of over $200 million combined between DC Blox and their tenant customers over …

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