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Kraus-Anderson Completes $52M Expansion of Hospital in Mora, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow July 18, 2019

MORA, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. has completed a $52 million expansion of FirstLight Health System in Mora, about 75 miles north of Minneapolis. Designed by DSGW Architects, the renovation includes a new main entry and common area, eye clinic, lab, chemotherapy and radiology spaces, IT facilities, administration offices and gift shop. A two-story addition features a new rehabilitation area with a therapy pool, food-service kitchen, cafeteria and inpatient pharmacy. It also includes new units for births, medical surgeries and ICU. Another two-story addition features a new emergency department, community pharmacy, ambulance garage and fitness center. A separate one-story addition comprises clinical exam rooms. Exterior upgrades include new parking areas, relocation of the helipad and improved access from the highway. All hospital services were in full operation during the entire duration of the multi-phased, 25-month project. The original hospital was built in 1943, with additions completed in 1960, 1970, 1995, 2002 and 2007.

July 18, 2019

California Development Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Canyon Partners Invests $10.9M in West Oaks Seniors Housing Project in California

by Amy Works July 18, 2019

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC has provided $10.9 million of preferred equity to Griffin Living for the construction of a seniors housing community in Thousand Oaks, approximately 40 miles west of Los Angeles. The community is West Oaks, a Class A development featuring 58 assisted living units and 28 memory care units in a 103,704-square-foot, two-story building. Irwin Partners Architects designed the property. “The Thousand Oaks community is an underserved area for seniors housing and memory care with high projections for unmet demand by 2020, yet this project is currently one of only two senior living developments approved in Thousand Oaks,” says Paul Griffin, chief executive officer of Griffin Living. The transaction is Canyon’s fourth investment with Griffin since 2013. The other projects include: The Viano at Riverwalk apartments in Riverside, Calif.; the Georgian Lakeside, a 95-unit assisted living and memory care residence in Roswell, Ga; and VivaBella at Simi Valley, a 101-unit assisted living and memory care community in Simi Valley, Calif.

July 18, 2019

Development Office Retail Texas

Four Rivers Capital Begins Construction of 12-Story Office, Retail Building in Dallas

by Taylor Williams July 17, 2019

DALLAS — Four Rivers Capital has begun construction of Weir’s Plaza, a 12-story office and retail building in the Knox-Henderson neighborhood of Dallas. The project will consist of 250,000 square feet of office space and 40,000 square feet of retail space, about 70 percent of which will be occupied by Weir’s Furniture. International law firm Kirkland & Ellis has signed a 65,986-square-foot office lease to occupy the buildings’ top three floors, and WeWork has signed a 71,598-square-foot lease for coworking space. Tommy Nelson and Dennis Barnes of CBRE represented Four Rivers Capital in the lease negotiations. Kevin Kushner, Phil Puckett, Harlan Davis and Neal Puckett of CBRE, along with Brooke Armstrong of JLL, represented Kirkland & Ellis. Completion of the project is slated for 2021. CBRE represented the landlord in the office lease negotiations. Tim Jordan and Clint Coe of JLL arranged construction financing for the project through PCCP LLC.

July 17, 2019

Arizona Development Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Koelsch Communities Completes $40M Seniors Housing Property in Chandler, Arizona

by Amy Works July 17, 2019

CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Koelsch Communities has completed The Park at Copper Creek, an independent living community in Chandler. The $40 million property features more than 130 apartments. Amenities include a woodworking shop, theatre, veranda, and patio. In addition, there are two interior courtyards, outdoor exercise stations, and fitness center equipped with compressed air workout stations. A classic 1956 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer is also featured near the entrance, a unique feature of many Koelsch communities as an homage to the CEO’s father, who loved cars. Diana Escobedo is executive director of the new community.

July 17, 2019

Development Illinois Midwest Office

Blackstone’s EQ Office Reopens Willis Tower Lobby in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow July 17, 2019

CHICAGO — EQ Office, an office company wholly owned by Blackstone, has reopened the Wacker Drive lobby at Willis Tower. The lobby features a new art installation by artist Jacob Hashimoto that hangs from the ceiling and spans 42 feet. The lobby transformation is part of the office tower’s $500 million renovation project. Now that the Wacker Drive lobby has reopened, the Adams Street lobby will be closing for redevelopment. The Franklin Street lobby will remain open. The renovation project will add more than 300,000 square feet of new retail, dining and entertainment space at the base of the tower as well as 150,000 square feet of new tenant amenity spaces and a 30,000-square-foot outdoor deck. More than 15,000 employees work at the 110-story Willis Tower.

July 17, 2019

Development Illinois Industrial Midwest

PREMIER Breaks Ground on 219,000 SF Spec Industrial Warehouse in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow July 17, 2019

BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — PREMIER Design + Build Group has broken ground on a 219,000-square-foot speculative warehouse in the southwest Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook. Known as Fountain Square Building 5, the facility is the final development within Fountain Square Commerce Center. The developer, Bridge Development Partners LLC, acquired the commerce center in November 2018. Fountain Square Building 5 will include 48 docks, two drive-in doors, a clear height of 32 feet and parking for 30 trailers and 178 cars. Completion is slated for March 2020. The project team includes Cornerstone Architects Ltd., SPACECO and Structural Resources Inc.

July 17, 2019

Development Multifamily Oregon Western

Wood Partners Breaks Ground on 314-Unit Alta Art Tower in Portland, Oregon

by Amy Works July 16, 2019

PORTLAND, ORE. — Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta Art Tower, a Class A multifamily property located at 1516 SW Alder St. in Portland. The high-rise tower will feature 314 units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Units will feature quartz kitchen countertops; stainless steel Energy Star appliances, including gas cooking ranges; vinyl-wood flooring; en-suite master baths with custom-framed mirrors; tile shower surrounds and soaking tubs; walk-in closets; and solar shades. The community is central to a variety of art, cultural and retail in the Portland neighborhoods of Downtown, Pearl District, West End, Goose Hollow and Alphabet District.

July 16, 2019

Development Healthcare Massachusetts Northeast Office

US2 to Develop $160M Lab Building in Somerville, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2019

SOMERVILLE, MASS. — Union Square Station Associates (US2) will build a $160 million lab building in the Union Square area of Somerville, Massachusetts. The property will be a 175,000-square-foot lab building and office space, which will also feature 8,900 square feet of flexible space and ground-floor retail space. SGA is the project designer. Construction is slated to begin in late 2019.

July 15, 2019

California Development Multifamily Seniors Housing Western

Public-Private Partnership Breaks Ground on $36M Alameda Point Senior Apartments in Bay Area

by Amy Works July 15, 2019

ALAMEDA, CALIF. — The City of Alameda, Eden Housing and Alameda Point Partners have broken ground on Alameda Point Senior Apartments, a 60-unit affordable seniors housing community in Alameda, just south of Oakland. Development costs are estimated at $36 million. The community will be located at Alameda Point’s Site A, a $1 billion mixed-use, transit-oriented waterfront development on the site of the former Naval Air Station Alameda, which closed over 20 years ago. Alameda Point Senior Apartments includes 48 one-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom apartments that will be available to seniors with annual incomes from 20 to 60 percent of the Alameda County Area Median Income. Thirty units will serve seniors experiencing homelessness, of which 28 will serve veterans exiting homelessness. “Alameda has stepped up to provide homes for those without housing, most importantly for homeless veterans who have served our county,” said City of Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft. “I can’t think of a better place to do that than at the former Naval Air Station.” Supportive services will be delivered to residents through a collaboration between Operation Dignity, Eden Housing and the VA. This development is being built using green building techniques and materials and incorporates a number of …

July 15, 2019

Development Midwest Minnesota Multifamily

Kraus-Anderson Breaks Ground on 341-Unit Apartment Building With Wells Fargo Bank Branch in Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow July 15, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson has broken ground on a 16-story, 341-unit apartment building in Minneapolis that will house a new Wells Fargo bank branch. The existing bank branch will remain in operation throughout construction, but will eventually be demolished in order to make way for the apartment project, known as The Larking. The new bank, slated for completion in spring 2020, will span 3,500 square feet. The apartments are expected to open in early 2022. Amenities at The Larking will include a fitness center, golf simulator, sauna, game room, rooftop pool, outdoor courtyard, package lockers and work-from-home suites. Plans also call for 12,900 square feet of street-level retail space. Saturday Properties will manage the apartments. ESG Architects designed the project.

July 15, 2019

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