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Marx Realty Breaks Ground on 130,000 SF Retail Project for Target in Yonkers

by Taylor Williams March 8, 2021

YONKERS, N .Y. — Marx Realty, a division of Merchants National Properties, has broken ground on a 130,000-square-foot project for Target in the New York City suburb of Yonkers. The store will be located at the site of a former Sears that closed in 2019 within Cross County Center, a 1.1 million-square-foot open-air shopping and dining destination. In addition to Target, H&M recently signed a long-term renewal for its 28,000-square-foot space that is currently undergoing a $5 million remodeling. Target, which has committed to a 40-year lease, expects to open its new store in 2022.

March 8, 2021

Development Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Summit Design + Build Completes Adaptive Reuse of Former Sears Store in Chicago into Apartments

by Kristin Harlow March 8, 2021

CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build has completed the adaptive reuse of a former Sears department store in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. The Sears store opened in 1925 and permanently closed in 2016. Summit transformed the property into 59 apartment units with first-floor commercial space. DeVry University occupies 90 percent of the available commercial space. Floor plans range from one- to three-bedroom units. CA Ventures and Springbank Capital Advisors served as developers. Gillespie Design Group was the project architect.

March 8, 2021

Development Office Texas

Harwood International Begins Construction on 27-Story Office Tower in Dallas

by Taylor Williams March 5, 2021

DALLAS — Harwood International has begun construction on Harwood No. 14, a 27-story office tower in Dallas. The building will span approximately 360,000 square feet and will feature a 17,000-square-foot rooftop terrace and sky garden, as well as a fitness center with locker rooms and a multi-purpose flex space. The development team includes Manhattan Construction Co. (general contractor), Dallas-based HDF (architect of record), Dallas-based Corgan (associate architect) and Tokyo-based Kengo Kuma & Associates (design architect). Law firm Haynes & Boone LP has committed to 125,000 square feet at the building upon completion, which is scheduled for 2023.

March 5, 2021

Development Michigan Midwest Multifamily

LIFTbuild to Construct 16-Story Residential Tower in Detroit’s Greektown Neighborhood

by Kristin Harlow March 5, 2021

DETROIT — LIFTbuild will construct The Exchange, a 16-story residential tower in Detroit’s Greektown neighborhood. The project will include 153 apartment units and 12 for-sale condominiums. There will also be ground-level rental office suites and retail space totaling 166,742 square feet. Amenities will include a valet and concierge, fitness and yoga studio and an outdoor terrace. LIFTbuild expects to break ground later this year with completion slated for 2022. LIFTbuild is a subsidiary of Southfield-based general contractor Barton Malow.

March 5, 2021

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Parkview Financial Provides $100M Loan for Conversion of Harrah’s Hotel Casino to Mixed-Use Project in Downtown Reno

by Amy Works March 5, 2021

RENO, NEV. — Parkview Financial has provided a $100 million loan to Reno City Center, an affiliate of Las Vegas-based CAI Investments. The funds will be used for the renovation and redevelopment of Harrah’s Reno Hotel and Casino into Reno City Center, a mixed-use project. Gryphon Private Wealth Management’s opportunity zone fund provided the equity. Located at 219 N. Center St. in downtown Reno, the development will include 538 apartments and more than 250,000 square feet of office and retail space. The existing 6.3-acre, 15-building property comprises approximately 1.4 million square feet of gross building area, including three hotel towers rising 17, 24 and 26 stories; a seven-story parking garage with additional parking on the top of the structure; casino and sports book; convention and meeting areas; multiple restaurants and coffee shops; retail sales areas; administrative offices; back-of-house support areas; and maintenance and storage areas. Luxe General Consulting is performing the renovation, which is slated for completion by summer 2022. Upon completion, the residential component will feature a rooftop pool, amenity deck, outdoor plaza, fountain, fitness center, theater room, bar and game room. The 538 units will feature a home office alcove, full kitchen with stainless steel appliances and quartz …

March 5, 2021

Development Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast

Procopio Cos. Begins Leasing 259-Unit Caldwell Apartments in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams March 4, 2021

LYNN, MASS. — Locally based developer The Procopio Cos. has begun leasing Caldwell, a 259-unit apartment complex in the northern Boston suburb of Lynn. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units with quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, rooftop terrace and a lounge area with a bar. Rents start at roughly $1,600 per month for a studio unit.

March 4, 2021

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Trammell Crow, Clarion Partners Acquire 25-Acre Site for Tolleson 107 Logistics Center in Arizona

by Amy Works March 4, 2021

TOLLESON, ARIZ. — The Phoenix business unit of Trammel Crow, in partnership with Clarion Partners, has purchased a 25-acre site for the development of Tolleson 107 Logistics Center. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Located in Tolleson, the 332,075-square-foot logistics facility will include 4.6 acres dedicated to retail space. Butler Design Group designed the asset, which will feature 36-foot clear heights, concrete truck courts, four point of access, 52-foot by 52-foot column spacing with 60-foot speed bays, 266 car parking stalls, 54 trailer parking stalls and an ESFR sprinkler system. Groundbreaking is slated for April, with tenancy ready by year-end. Phil Haenel, Andy Markham and Mike Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield are handling leasing of the project.

March 4, 2021

Development Mixed-Use Texas

De La Vega Provides Updates on The Central Mixed-Use Project in Dallas

by Taylor Williams March 3, 2021

DALLAS — Dallas-based De La Vega Development has provided updates on Phase I of The Central, a 27-acre mixed-use project located at the former site of the Leaning Tower of Dallas. In February 2020, the building at the site, an 11-story office tower that was constructed in 1971 for Southland Corp., was demolished but did not entirely collapse, earning it the name Leaning Tower of Dallas. Phase I of The Central currently includes 350,000 square feet of office space, a 350-unit apartment community by local developer StreetLights Residential, 29,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and a four-acre centerpiece park. Complementing this first phase, JPI is currently constructing a multifamily community, bringing an additional 430 residences to the development that are expected to be complete in the fourth quarter of 2022. The other components of Phase I are expected to be complete in early 2024. Falcon Realty Advisors has been tapped to lease the retail and restaurant space.

March 3, 2021

California Development Industrial Western

CT Realty, Clarion Partners Break Ground on 145,840 SF South Bay Logistics Center in Carson, California

by Amy Works March 3, 2021

CARSON, CALIF. — CT Realty and Clarion Partners have commenced construction of South Bay Logistics Center, a Class A industrial facility in Carson. Located at 333 W. Gardena Blvd., the single-tenant, 145,840-square-foot building will feature 25 dock-high positions, 36-foot clear heights, a 144-foot secure truck yard, an ESFR K-25 sprinkler system, 5,500 square feet of modern two-story office space and ample parking. Completion is slated for this fall. Danny Williams, Barry Hill and John McMillan of Newmark are listing agents for the project.

March 3, 2021

Development Georgia Hospitality Southeast

CGI Merchant Group Invests $30M to Develop New Hotel, Training Center at Morris Brown College in Atlanta

by Julia Sanders March 3, 2021

ATLANTA — CGI Merchant Group LLC (CGI), a global investment management firm, will invest $30 million to convert existing facilities at Morris Brown College in Atlanta into an upscale, 150-room hotel and hospitality management training complex. Construction of the 90,000-square-foot facility is expected to begin later this year. The investment was made through CGI’s new $650 million Hospitality Opportunity Fund, whose goal is to acquire 20 hotels in North America and the Caribbean over the next three years. Morris Brown was founded in 1881 and is the first college in Georgia to be owned and operated by African Americans. The college is located within a one-mile radius from other Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University. The campus sits next to Mercedes Benz Stadium, home arena of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United. The hotel, which will be branded under the Tapestry Collection by Hilton, will feature two food and beverage outlets, an outdoor terrace and instructional space for the school’s hospitality students. With this investment, Morris Brown is the only HBCU nationwide with both a flagged hotel and a hospitality management training program on its campus. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. will serve …

March 3, 2021

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