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200-S-Taafee-St-Sunnyvale-CA

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — STC Ventures, a joint venture between Sares Regis Group of Northern California and Hunter Properties, has received approval from Sunnyvale Planning Commission to develop a 12-story, mixed-use project at 200 S. Taafee St. within CityLine Sunnyvale. Situated in downtown Sunnyvale, the two-building property will feature 479 apartments, 30,000 square feet of retail space and a new public open area at Redwood Square. The public space will function as a “living room” for downtown Sunnyvale, which is anchored by the just-approved mixed-use development and recently opened Whole Foods Market and AMC Theaters. Fifty-three of the apartments will be offered at below-market rate, providing housing for qualifying households with income levels ranging from approximately $55,000 per year up to $130,000 per year. The 200 S. Taafee Street project is the first of four upcoming developments slated for the second phase of CityLine Sunnyvale. The overall project will redevelop four parcels in Sunnyvale’s downtown core into residences, ground-level retail space and office space. Last year, STC Ventures received approval of its Downtown Specific Plan that allows for a buildout of an additional 817 residences and 709,000 square feet of office space above 642,000 square feet of ground-level retail.

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85-Fairless-Drive-Bucks-County

FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. — A partnership between New Jersey-based developer J.G. Petrucci Co. and Boston-based Cabot Properties will develop a 225,000-square-foot industrial project in Fairless Hills, about 25 miles north of Philadelphia. The property will be situated on 18.3 acres and will feature 36-foot clear heights, 50 trailer parking spaces and 172 parking stalls. Jon Mikula and John Plower of JLL arranged the partnership between the co-developers. The project is expected to be complete by the end of the year. Jeffrey Licht, Adam Lashner and Jared Licht of NAI Mertz represented the seller, Hiossen, a supplier of implants and prosthetics, in the disposition of the land.

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LYNCHBURG, VA. — Liberty University will redevelop the west end of River Ridge, a regional mall in Lynchburg that the university owns. The enclosed shopping mall is located less than one mile from campus. The university will demolish the Macy’s building in the first quarter of this year and plans to turn the area into an open-air shopping center with a food hall. The renovated shopping area will feature higher store elevations and urban-esque storefront designs, as well as an outdoor venue for family-themed community events. Liberty University plans to deliver the food hall in late 2021 and the rest of the project in 2022. JLL manages the mall on behalf of the owner.

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NAPERVILLE, ILL. — MZ Capital Partners has begun pre-leasing efforts for Vantage Naperville Apartments. The 112-unit apartment community, located at 1350 E. Ogden Ave. in Naperville, is slated to open in April. To commemorate the opening of the property, MZ donated a gift to the Northern Illinois Food Bank that will feed a local family of four for an entire year. Vantage Naperville Apartments features small studio and one-bedroom units with monthly rents as low as $950. Residents who pre-lease units are eligible to receive one month of free rent. Amenities include a fitness center, package pickup, common areas and private work suites.

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Core5-Logistics-Center-at-Park-31

SOUDERTON, PA. — Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners has begun construction on Core5 Logistics Center at Park 31, a 591,360-square-foot speculative industrial project that will be situated on 74.4 acres in Souderton, about 35 miles north of Philadelphia. The first phase of the development will consist of two buildings totaling approximately 400,000 square feet that are expected to be complete in the third quarter. Michael Golarz and Tom Golarz of Colliers International are handling leasing of the project.

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Wilton-Court-Palo-Alto-CA

PALO ALTO, CALIF. — Alta Housing (formerly Palo Alto Housing), a nonprofit affordable housing developer, has broken ground on Wilton Court, a 100 percent affordable housing community in Palo Alto. Located at 3705 El Camino Real, the four-story property will feature 59 units offering independent living for a mix of single- and two-person households earning between 30 percent and 60 percent of the area median income. Twenty-one of the units are reserved for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The property is within walking distance of a grocery store, retail, restaurants, parks and public transportation. The project team includes L&D Construction Co. as general contractor and PYATOK as designer. Completion is scheduled for summer 2022. The City of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Wells Fargo Bank, Enterprise Community Partners California Community Reinvestment Corp., California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, California Department of Housing and Community Development, and California Municipal Finance Authority are providing financing for the $46.3 million project.

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CLAYTON, N.C. — Ardmore Residential has purchased 20 acres in Clayton to develop Ardmore at Flowers, a planned 396-unit apartment community in the Raleigh-Durham area. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with modern kitchens, designer cabinetry and wood-style vinyl flooring. Communal amenities will include a cyber café, two fitness centers, two pools, several grilling areas, a clubhouse and a dog park. The developer expects to break ground on the community in the spring. Greensboro, N.C.-based Ardmore acquired the land from Southwest Crossroads Holdings LLC for $6.5 million. Sarah Godwin and John Mikels of JLL worked in partnership with John Koonce of York Properties to represent the seller in the transaction.

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Escape-Stamford

STAMFORD, CONN. — Developer Building & Land Technology (BLT) has opened Escape, a 435-unit waterfront apartment community located in the Harbor Point district in Stamford. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units as well as four-bedroom penthouses that range in size from 701 to 4,445 square feet and that feature floor-to-ceiling windows and stainless steel appliances. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, lounges, a café and a wine tasting room, as well as courts for basketball, pickleball and shuffleboard. Rents start at approximately $2,500 per month for a one-bedroom unit, according to Apartments.com.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Skanska USA will construct Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, a two-building, 371,000-square-foot healthcare facility in downtown Orlando that will include a medical pavilion and outpatient surgery center. Construction is expected to cost $187 million., The development will feature an eight-story building with 75 in-patient rooms and 10 operating rooms, as well as an adjoining six-story medical office building with another 12 operating rooms and two floors of ambulatory services. EYP Architecture & Engineering designed the facility. The medical pavilion and outpatient surgery center are expected to deliver in 2022 and the rest of the center will open in 2023. The facility will be part of the OrlandoHealth network.

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Element-by-Westin-Richardson

RICHARDSON, TEXAS —3D Development Partners, which has offices in Georgia, Tennessee and Texas, will build a 123-room hotel in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson that will be operated under the Element by Westin brand. The hotel’s suites will feature full kitchens and spa-inspired bathrooms. Amenities will include a fitness center, pool and bike rental program. 3D Development is partnering with Missouri-based management firm Midas Hospitality on the project, which is expected to open this summer.

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