NEW YORK CITY — Home Street Partners, a New York-based developer, has completed construction of Home Street Residences, a 63-unit multifamily building in the Foxhurst neighborhood of The Bronx. The 75,000-square-foot building is located at 1017 Home St., and 30 percent of the units are reserved for homeless seniors. Residences average 550 square feet. Body Lawson Associates designed the property, and Bronx Pro Group is the operator. Approximately 50,000 people have already applied for an apartment, according to Body Lawson Associates.
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PASADENA, CALIF. — Summerhill Apartment Communities, in collaboration with KTGY Architecture + Planning, has completed the development of Theo, a multifamily complex located at 289 N. El Molino Ave. in Pasadena. Construction for the six-story development began in third-quarter 2017, with the first apartments delivered first-quarter this year. The property features 105 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. The units include select ground-floor residences offering separate, townhome-style street entries and 16 penthouse floor plans with enhanced finishes and a private penthouse terrace. The community features rooftop amenity space; ground-floor public spaces; a clubhouse facility with pool, spa and other outdoor amenities; a yoga studio and fitness center; and a pet area. The property also offers 154 parking spaces on two subterranean levels. Summerhill and KTGY worked with Pasadena Heritage and the City of Pasadena Design Commission to develop the structure. The property is adjacent to Theodore Parker Lukens House, which was built in 1887, and a 120-year-old cedar tree.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Charney Cos. and Tavros Holdings has opened The Dime, a 350,000-square-foot mixed-use tower in the South Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 275 S. 5th St., the building features 177 luxury studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as 100,000 square feet of office space and 50,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Multifamily rental prices start at $3,000 per month for studios and more than $7,000 per month for three-bedroom units. The 23-story tower incorporates the Dime Savings Bank building, which was originally constructed in 1908. Amenities include an acre of outdoor space with a community garden and basketball court, a fitness center, resident lounge and business center. MetroRock leases a 10,000-square-foot rock climbing gym on the ground floor. Fogarty Finger Architecture designed the building.
EL PASO, TEXAS — A partnership between locally based developer Hunt Cos. and regional bank WestStar has topped off WestStar Tower, a 264,000-square-foot office tower in downtown El Paso. The latest plans for the building, which represents the largest office project in El Paso in at least 20 years, feature 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 850 parking spaces. Construction began about two years ago and is expected to be complete in early 2021. At 313 feet, WestStar Tower will be the city’s tallest building and will house the headquarters of both Hunt Cos. and its namesake lending tenant. Other project partners include architects Gensler and Duda|Paine, general contractor Moss and leasing agent Sonny Brown & Associates.
TAYLORSVILLE AND SPRINGVILLE, UTAH — St. John Properties | Utah has acquired development land for the construction of business parks in Taylorsville and Springville. Together, the company expects the two projects to total $120 million in new capital. In Taylorsville, the company is developing Beltway West on a 20-acre site. The project will feature five buildings offering a total of 300,000 square feet of office space for approximately 2,000 employees. Situated on 18 acres in Springville, Spring Pointe Exchange will feature six building totaling 225,000 square feet of office space for 750 employees. St. John Properties expects to begin construction this summer for the two new projects. The company’s Valley Grove development in Pleasant Grove, Utah, was started in 2017 and now features 15 buildings totaling 675,000 square feet of Class A office, restaurant and retail space.
Ackerman, MDH Partners to Develop $85M Mixed-Use Expansion at Lee + White Project in Atlanta
by Alex Patton
ATLANTA — A partnership of local developer Ackerman & Co. and MDH Partners will soon begin construction of an $85 million multifamily, office and retail expansion to the Lee + White retail property in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood. The partnership acquired the 11-building, 433,204-square-foot property from Stream Realty Partners in September 2019 and began redeveloping the former industrial property as a mixed-use dining and beverage destination. Atlanta-based Smith Dalia Architects is the master designer of the project. Development plans include the ground-up construction of a two-story glass structure featuring a 17,000-square-foot food and retail “collective” on the first floor and 18,000 square feet of loft offices on the second floor. The team will convert multiple warehouses on the property into 127,000 square feet of modern office space, as well as 250 multifamily units. Monday Night Brewing currently anchors the property with its 22,000-square-foot Monday Night Garage brewery and event space. Other tenants include Wild Heaven Beer, ASW Distillery, Cultured South Fermentation Co. and Hop City Craft Beer & Wine. All current tenants have been implemented into the master plan and will remain in their current spaces. The property is located directly along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail, a 22-mile walking trail …
M Peters to Develop Mass Timber Office Building Within Plush Mills Campus in Downtown Greenville
by Alex Tostado
GREENVILLE, S.C. — M Peters Group will develop a five-story, 73,177-square-foot office building in downtown Greenville. The property will offer 18,823 square feet of ground-level retail space, as well as a rooftop terrace. The developer is using mass timber construction, which marks the first project in South Carolina to do so. M Peters Group expects to deliver the property in 2021. The building will be situated next to the former Plush Mills building, which was originally built in 1925. M Peters Group bought the then-vacant property in 2016 and renovated it before leasing to Venture X, a coworking operator. The architect is Perkins + Will. Shelby Dodson of CBRE is handling leasing efforts on behalf of the owner.
NRP Group, World Premier Investments Begin Construction of 184-Unit Apartment Project Near Boston
by Alex Patton
WAKEFIELD, MASS. — A partnership between NRP Group and World Premier Investments has begun construction of Grayson Lofts at Wakefield Station, a 184-unit apartment community in Wakefield, a northern suburb of Boston. Located at 178 Albion St., the project is a redevelopment of a three-story mill building that was previously used as office space. The west side of the U-shaped building will retain its office space while the east side will be redeveloped for a residential project featuring one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The development team will also construct an additional three stories on top of the existing building that will also feature residential space. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce provided construction financing for the project. Construction is slated to be complete in 2021.
CHICAGO — The Habitat Co., along with James McHugh Construction Co. and Bowa Construction, have topped off a 50,000-square-foot office and retail building that marks Phase I of the $200 million Ogden Commons mixed-use project in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. The building, scheduled for completion in January, will house Steak n’ Shake, Ja’ Grill and Wintrust Bank on its ground floor. The second and third floors will include medical office space leased to Sinai Health System for outpatient services. Cinespace Chicago Film Studios will also lease office space on the second and third floors for its two nonprofit affiliates. Habitat formed a public-private partnership with Sinai Health System, Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and the city of Chicago to develop the 10-acre block along Ogden Avenue. Upon completion, the project will include 120,000 square feet of commercial and retail space and more than 350 mixed-income housing units. The project site was formerly home to the CHA’s Ogden Courts and Lawndale public housing developments. Ogden Commons is being financed through a combination of debt and Opportunity Zone equity. PNC Bank funded $15 million of the $22 million development cost for Phase I. Construction of the residential component …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based student housing developer Aspen Heights Partners has begun construction on a 323-unit apartment community that will be located less than one mile from Oracle’s campus in the East Riverside area of Austin. The four-story property will feature one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as interior courtyards and a rooftop deck with a pool and a fitness center. Select units will also offer private balconies. The developer expects to begin leasing the property in November.