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CREA Breaks Ground on 172,000 SF Eastlake at Tillery Office Project in Austin

by Taylor Williams December 9, 2019

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Cypress Real Estate Advisors (CREA) has broken ground on Eastlake at Tillery, a 172,000-square-foot office project in East Austin. The development will consist of two three-story buildings and an adjacent parking structure. Amenities will include a fitness center, bike storage and rental space, a prep kitchen and rotating art installations. Delineate Studio is the project architect, and Harvey Cleary is the general contractor. Aquila Commercial will handle leasing of the project. CREA expects to begin tenant improvement work at Eastlake at Tillery in December 2020.

December 9, 2019

Development New Jersey Northeast Retail

Triple Five Group Launches 180,000 SF Big Snow Slope at American Dream in New Jersey

by Alex Patton December 9, 2019

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Triple Five Group has opened Big Snow, a 180,000-square-foot indoor snow slope within its American Dream entertainment and retail destination in East Rutherford, a western suburb of New York City. The 16-story vertical slope offers indoor skiing, snowboarding, sledding and other snow activities year-round. The facility will produce 4.4 tons of snow per hour, which will be kept at a constant temperature of 28 degrees with an average depth at 2 feet. Triple Five opened American Dream in late October with a Nickelodeon Universe theme park and an ice skating rink. The Dreamworks Water Park opened at American dream in late November, and future openings include a Legoland Discover Center, a Sea Life Aquarium and more than 100 retailers and restaurants.

December 9, 2019

Development Industrial Northeast Rhode Island

Gotham Greens Opens 100,000 SF Greenhouse in Providence, Rhode Island

by Alex Patton December 9, 2019

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brooklyn-based agricultural company Gotham Greens has opened a 100,000-square-foot greenhouse in Providence. The project is located along the Woonasquatucket River, at the site of a former General Electric lighting factory. The new urban farm will provide fresh produce to local restaurants and grocery stores, including Whole Foods Market, and will host educational programming about sustainable agriculture. Gotham Greens expects to create approximately 60 full-time jobs in Rhode Island and has committed to donating more than 5,000 pounds of fresh produce to the Rhode Island Food Bank during the winter season.

December 9, 2019

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Desert Land, Civitas Senior Living Break Ground on 210,572 SF Bluffs of Flagstaff in Arizona

by Amy Works December 9, 2019

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Arizona real estate developer Desert Land Group and Texas-based senior living management company Civitas Senior Living have started construction on their newest senior living boutique project, The Bluffs of Flagstaff. Totaling approximately 210,572 square feet, the community will feature 120 independent living, 66 assisted living and 18 memory care apartments. The Bluffs of Flagstaff is scheduled for completion in fall 2021. The architect for the project is Kaas Wilson, with Greenberg Construction as general contractor. Senior By Design is providing additional design services.

December 9, 2019

Development Life Sciences New York Northeast Office

King Street Properties Begins Construction of 266,800 Innolabs Life Sciences Project in Long Island City

by Alex Patton December 6, 2019

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — King Street Properties has begun construction of Innolabs, a 266,800-square-foot life sciences project in Long Island City. Located at 45-18 Court Square, the project involves the redevelopment and expansion of a 160,000-square-foot, Class B office building that will anchor the life sciences sector on Long Island. The building will be completely gutted and renovated to allow for multi-tenant floors and will be expanded with a four-story addition and two six-story additions. The project is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2021.

December 6, 2019

Development Multifamily New Jersey Northeast Seniors Housing

Capitol Seniors Housing Completes New Clubhouse, Residences at Community in Cinnaminson, New Jersey

by Alex Patton December 6, 2019

CINNAMINSON, N.J. — Capitol Seniors Housing has completed construction of a new clubhouse and two of the remaining five residential buildings at Siena, an active adult community in Cinnaminson, an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. The owner is currently working to complete the community’s master plan that will consist of 12 buildings and 204 units upon full build-out. The new residences range from 1,114 to 1,873 square feet. Capitol Seniors Housing acquired Siena in 2018, and Cove Property Management operates the community.

December 6, 2019

Development Northeast Pennsylvania Retail

Cliffs Climbing + Fitness to Open 40,000 SF Facility in Philadelphia on Dec. 7

by Alex Patton December 6, 2019

PHILADELPHIA — Cliffs Climbing + Fitness will open a 40,000-square-foot climbing and fitness facility called in Philadelphia on Saturday, Dec. 7. The Cliffs at Callow Hill will be located in a single-tenant warehouse at 1010 Callowhill St. and will offer climbing walls with classes and clinics for all skill levels, plus a private yoga studio and a full-scale fitness center. The facility was built by Caledonia Builders Inc. and the climbing walls were built by Walltopia. Michael Gorman and Stephen Carrozza of Metro Commercial Real Estate represented Cliffs in the lease negotiations.

December 6, 2019

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C.W. Driver Breaks Ground on $50M Language Arts, Social Science Building at Orange County College in California

by Amy Works December 6, 2019

COSTA MESA, CALIF. — C.W. Driver Cos. has broken ground on Orange Coast College’s new $50 million Language Arts and Social Science Building in Costa Mesa. Slated for completion in summer 2021, the three-story, 107,760-square-foot building is part of a larger initiative to modernize the campus and accommodate its expanding enrollment. The building’s first floor will house classrooms, labs, an English as a Second Language computer lab, facilities for the Speech, Debate and Theater Team and a journalism newsroom. The second floor will feature classrooms and connect to the existing Mathematics Business and Computer Center Building, while the third floor will encompass division and faculty offices. Additionally, the building will include two elevators, a lactation room and gender-neutral restrooms on every floor. tBP Architecture is serving as architect on the project. The building is being financed through a combination of funding from California Proposition 51 and Measure M, a $698 million general obligation bond provided to construct education facilities for Coast Community College District.

December 6, 2019

Development Hospitality Midwest Missouri

Chesapeake Hospitality Opens 88-Room Hotel Indigo in Downtown St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow December 6, 2019

ST. LOUIS — Chesapeake Hospitality has opened an 88-room Hotel Indigo in downtown St. Louis. Located at 501 Olive St., the boutique hotel property features a restaurant, rooftop bar and event spaces. The project involved the redevelopment of the former LaSalle Building, an office building dating back to the early 1900s. Each guest room pays homage to the building’s history and location within its décor. Guests have access to mini-refrigerators, complimentary Wi-Fi and USB charging ports.

December 6, 2019

Development Industrial Midwest Ohio

GM, LG Chem to Invest $2.3B for Electric Vehicle Battery Production, Build Assembly Plant in Northeast Ohio

by Kristin Harlow December 5, 2019

LORDSTOWN, OHIO — General Motors and LG Chem have teamed up to invest up to $2.3 billion through a new, equally owned joint venture company. The partnership plans to establish a battery cell assembly plant for electric vehicles on a greenfield manufacturing site in northeast Ohio’s Lordstown. The plant is expected to create more than 1,100 new jobs. Groundbreaking is slated for mid-2020. Coinciding with the news is GM’s sale of its manufacturing complex in Lordstown to Lordstown Motors Corp. for the production of battery-electric trucks. This investment builds on GM’s previously announced $28 million investment in its Warren, Mich. battery lab.

December 5, 2019

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