HUMBLE, TEXAS — General contractor Cadence McShane has broken ground on Parc Air 59, a 279,632-square-foot industrial project in Humble, a northern suburb of Houston. Jackson-Shaw is developing the two-building project, which will consist of an 83,436-square-foot building with 28-foot clear heights and a 196,196-square-foot building with 32-foot clear heights. The buildings will also feature 150 and 245 parking spaces, respectively. Completion is slated for April 2020.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Charney Construction & Development and Tavros Holdings is nearing completion of The Dime, a 350,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Brooklyn. The tower incorporates the Dime Savings Bank building, originally constructed in 1908, into a mixed-use development featuring 177 residential units, more than 100,000 square feet of office space and 50,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities include an acre of outdoor space, a basketball court and a 10,000-square-foot rock climbing gym recently leased by MetroRock. Fogarty Finger is the architect of the project.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — The Opus Group has completed construction of Ellison Apartments, a 113-unit apartment complex in Des Plaines. The project, which includes 1,349 square feet of street-level retail space, was a joint venture with Berkshire Residential Investments. Amenities include a fitness center, clubroom, pet spa, game lounge and outdoor amenity deck. A grand opening event is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26. Opus served as developer, design-builder and structural engineer. ESG Architects designed the property.
CLINTONVILLE, OHIO — Casto and its nonprofit partner, Homeport, have unveiled plans to develop Graceland Flats, a workforce housing community in Clintonville near Columbus. Of the property’s 180 units, 50 percent will be designated for renters who earn between 80 and 100 percent of the area median income. Project financing comes from the Federal Housing Administration’s construction loan program and the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County. Amenities at the property will include a pool, outdoor fireplace and bike storage. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
ELWOOD, ILL. — Premier Design + Build Group has delivered a new warehouse for Midwest Warehouse & Distribution System in Will County’s Elwood. This is the second project Premier has completed for Midwest Warehouse, a full-service logistics company based in Woodridge. Built on a 24-acre site, the new 407,338-square-foot warehouse features a clear height of 36 feet, 70 exterior truck docks, three drive-in doors, 104 trailer parking stalls and 95 car parking stalls. It also includes offices, a conference room, training room and lounge. The build-to-suit project is located at 21157 Walter Strawn Drive, south of Joliet. The project team included Cornerstone Architects Ltd., Manhard Consulting Ltd. and Structures Unlimited.
MESA, ARIZ. — CCR North LLC has started construction on Phase II of Crismon Gateway Village, an approximately $40 million mixed-use project situated at the northeast corner of Crismon and Baseline roads in Mesa. The second phase will bring a mix of tenants, including Martin Dental, Vantage West and Sassy’s Café & Bakery. Current tenants include Black Rock Coffee, Bella Nail Bar, Filiberto’s, Radius Fitness and Doc’s Artisan Ice Cream. Upon completion, the master-planned community will include 22,040 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space and a 128-unit multifamily property with individual suite patios. Mary Nollenberger and Nicole Ridberg of SVN/Desert Commercial Advisors are handling leasing efforts for the development.
MIAMI — A development partnership between New York City-based Property Markets Group (PMG) and Toronto-based Greybrook Realty Partners are currently developing 400 Biscayne, a mixed-use project offering 646 rental apartments in Miami. Slated for completion in 2021, the 49-story building will include 51,000 square feet of commercial space and a 22,000-square-foot redesigned First United Methodist Church of Miami. PMG originally bought the development site from the church in 2018 for $55 million, and the developers broke ground on 400 Biscayne in June of this year. The church will incorporate a chapel, fellowship hall, basketball court, classrooms and offices spanning the bottom 10 floors of the building, and will have its own separate entrance and parking. “We are working hand-in-hand with First United Methodist Church and Greybrook Realty Partners to create something special for the neighborhood, which will continue to foster growth and connection in this city we love,” says Ryan Shear, managing partner of PMG. Additional amenities of the building will include a public lobby lounge and restaurant, co-working spaces, a gym and fitness studio with frequent group classes, bike storage facilities, and a massive pool. The Miami Herald reports that a portion of the units at the 400 Biscayne project …
IRVING — Developer KDC, in partnership with Verizon, is nearing completion of the new 1.2 million-square-foot headquarters campus in Irving for energy firm Pioneer Natural Resources. Situated on 150 acres within the Hidden Ridge development in the city’s Las Colinas district, the headquarters building stands 10 stories, overlooks a pond and includes a seven-story parking garage. Amenities include a daycare, wellness center and a food hall. Cushman & Wakefield will manage the property. Move-ins are scheduled to begin in November.
HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. — Erickson Living has unveiled plans for a two-building residential expansion at Wind Crest, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Highlands Ranch, about 15 miles south of Denver. The property already opened an expansion in 2019, an independent living building named Prospect Crossing. The two new buildings, named Summit Square and Quincy Point, will add more than 200 independent living units. They are both scheduled to open in 2020. The expansion will also include 18,000 square feet of amenity space, including outdoor space, multiple new restaurants, a second fitness center and other shared spaces.
CHICAGO — The Concord at Sheridan, a 111-unit mixed-income development, has opened in Chicago’s Rogers Park community. Located at 6438 N. Sheridan Road, the site was formerly a surface parking lot. Of the 111 apartments, 65 are designated as affordable for low-income residents and will be leased to renters from the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) wait list. The other 46 units will be leased as market rate. The project includes 29,400 square feet of retail space, including a 23,200-square-foot Target. Common area amenities include a lounge, game area, fitness center, conference room, amenity terrace and coworking space. The development has a walk score of 92. The seven-story project is the result of a public-private partnership including the CHA and co-developers Three Corners Development, Iceberg Development, Lightengale Group and Cubit Development Group. Market-rate rents begin at $1,041 while the affordable rents are based on a resident’s income. Renters must earn up to 60 percent of the area median income to qualify. Architecture firm GREC designed the project, while Riteway Madison LLC served as the general contractor.
