CHICAGO — Luxury Living Chicago Realty plans to begin pre-leasing The Jax in March. The 10-story apartment building is located at 1220 W. Jackson St. in Chicago’s West Loop. First move-ins are slated for April. The 166-unit apartment building features 7,600 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a rooftop lounge, fitness center, dog area, demonstration kitchen, package receiving room and bike storage. Floor plans range from studios to two-bedroom units. Monthly rents will range from approximately $1,695 to $3,895. LG Development is the project developer.
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CHICAGO — Skender has completed the interior construction of the 85,000-square-foot headquarters for AbelsonTaylor within the 2.8 million-square-foot Old Post Office project in Chicago. AbelsonTaylor is a Chicago-based health and wellness advertising agency. The company will occupy the entire sixth floor of the north building and a portion of the fifth floor of the south building. The new space features private offices, open-office workstations, open collaboration areas, conferencing areas, two cafés, photography rooms and storage rooms. The floors are separated by a few staircases, essentially functioning as a single office space. Serving as general contractor, Skender worked in conjunction with HED, Syska Hennessy Group and Cushman & Wakefield. Skender is currently the contractor for nearly 600,000 square feet of office space under development at the Old Post Office, including projects for Walgreens and PepsiCo.
NEW YORK CITY — Barone Management has completed development of The Woodworks, an 89,024-square-foot industrial property in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. The Woodworks is comprised of 44,950 square feet of office space and 44,391 square feet of warehouse space with 21-foot ceilings. The location offers convenient access to Long Island Expressway and Interstate 278. The property was constructed on a speculative basis and can be leased by one or multiple tenants. Cushman & Wakefield is leading the leasing effort.
HOUSTON — A joint venture between Patrinely Group, USAA Real Estate and CDC Houston has broken ground on the new, 440,000-square-foot headquarters for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The property will be located within CityPlace at Springwoods Village and will span two five-story buildings with a bridge connector at each level and structured parking for 2,055 cars. Amenities will include a fitness center, café, kitchen and pharmacy, laboratory and office space and a large central courtyard with a multi-use basketball pavilion, fitness/yoga lawn, water feature, outdoor tables and green space. Completion is scheduled for spring 2022. Pickard Chilton is the design architect; Kirksey is the executive architect; REES is the interior architect; and D.E. Harvey Builders is the general contractor.
MIAMI — Time Century Holdings LLC has broken ground on its redevelopment of Metro Mall in Miami’s Jewelry District. The $35 million project includes gutting the interior of the 225,000-square-foot building, adding a three-story atrium, security system, valet parking and creating a new façade. Miami-based Kobi Karp is the architect for the 94-year-old building, which Time Century purchased in 2018. Time Century is handling the leasing efforts and has already signed some leases with jewelers, according to Yair Levy of Time Century Holdings. The developer expects to reopen Metro Mall in spring 2021. Metro Mall is situated at 1 NE First St., three blocks from downtown Miami. The Jewelry District is home to more than 500 jewelry stores in a four-block radius.
Moinian Group to Develop Hudson Arts Office Building in Manhattan’s West Chelsea District
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — The Moinian Group will develop The Hudson Arts Building, a ground-up office construction project in the West Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The 200,000-square-foot office tower is expected to rise up to 145 feet and will occupy an entire city block between West 25th and 26th streets at 220 11th Ave. The building is being developed on a speculative basis, with occupancy expected in the third quarter of 2022. JLL’s Peter Riguardi, Frank Doyle, Cynthia Wasserberger and Georgiana Cook are leading the leasing effort. “Office tenants, institutional investors, residents and commuters are recognizing the broader West Side’s vibrancy, distinguished by its industrialized roots and now marked by its unparalleled amenities and new projects across property types,” says Doyle, vice chairman, international director at JLL’s New York City office. “As a result, West Chelsea has emerged as a target destination for progressive companies and talent alike.” Designed by Studios Architecture, Hudson Arts Building will feature a 12,400-square-foot outdoor terrace and a multi-level level retail space totaling approximately 25,000 square feet. It will also include one of the larger newly built rooftop spaces in Manhattan. The site offers convenient access to several transit options, including the Highline, 23rd Street …
GARFIELD, N.J. — StorageBlue, a storage operator serving the New York metropolitan area, has opened a 650-unit self-storage facility in Garfield, a northwestern suburb of New York City. Located at 170 River Drive, the 60,000-square-foot facility was redeveloped from a former macaroni factory. The conversion project began in August 2019 and is valued at $6 million. The facility offers amenities such as outdoor drive-up units, surveillance and U-Haul truck rental.
Shorenstein Properties, Nichols Partnership to Develop One Platte Office/Retail Project in Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — A joint venture between Shorenstein Properties and Nichols Partnership has unveiled plans for One Platte, a five-story office and retail development located at 1701 Platte St. in downtown Denver. Situated on 1.5 acres in the Central Platte Valley neighborhood, One Platte will feature a 250,000-square-foot building offering 240,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The Beck Group is providing design-build services for the development. The building will feature floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the Rocky Mountains and Denver skyline. Amenities include a lounge, rooftop terrace, event spaces, fitness center, bicycle lockers and a secure underground parking facility. Construction started Feb. 11 on the project, with completion slated for early 2022.
WHEELING, ILL. — CMX CinéBistro is set to open at Wheeling Town Center on Friday, Feb. 14 in suburban Chicago. The movie theater anchors the retail portion of the mixed-use project. Spanning 40,000 square feet CMX CinéBistro Wheeling will offer a bar and lounge area, seven screens, reclining seats and tables for food and beverage service. After 8 p.m., movie goers must be 21 years of age or older. Previous tenants who have opened at Wheeling Town Center include Starbucks, Inland Bank, AT&T and City Works. The apartments at the project opened in spring 2019 and are more than 70 percent leased.
TERRELL, TEXAS — Ventures Development Group and Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) have broken ground on a 270-unit multifamily project in Terrell, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The property will be situated on 10.8 acres within the Crossroads at Terrell mixed-use development and will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, playground, dog park, fitness center, demonstration kitchen and multiple lounge areas. Hodges Architecture is designing the project, and Construction Enterprises Inc. is serving as general contractor. The opening is slated for the fourth quarter.