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FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Crow Holdings, the industrial development arm of Trammell Crow Co., has broken ground on Crow Holdings at Veronica Ave., a 925,000-square-foot speculative project in Franklin Township. The Class A property will be located between Trenton and Newark and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2020. Building features will include a clear height of 40 feet, 170 trailer parking spaces, 159 dock positions and 394 automobile parking spaces. Cushman & Wakefield will handle leasing of the facility.

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FENTON, MO. — US Capital Development has broken ground on a $20 million industrial build-to-suit for 1st Phorm at Fenton Logistics Park in Missouri. The sports nutrition products manufacturer expects to occupy the 182,400-square-foot facility by early next year. Upon completion, the property will house more than 400 employees and feature an auditorium, gym, podcast room, basketball court, kitchen and media rooms in addition to office and warehousing space. With the addition of the new 1st Phorm facility, US Capital Development will have invested more than $111 million in developing Fenton Logistics Park and delivered 50 percent of the industrial space planned within the park. The developer continues to breathe new life into the site of the former Chrysler Plant, which now features 648,411 square feet of completed space, with 88 percent of those buildings occupied. M+H Architects is serving as the architect on the 1st Phorm project, while Stock & Associates is the consulting engineer and Alper Audi Inc. is the structural engineer. CBRE’s Jon Hinds and Katie Haywood represented US Capital Development while Noel Fehr of NAI Desco represented 1st Phorm.

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CHICAGO — Offshore, a 52,300-square-foot rooftop deck, has opened on the third floor of Chicago’s Navy Pier. The Guinness Book of World Records has named the establishment “the world’s largest rooftop deck.” The deck includes a bar, kitchen, terraces, seven fire pits, an entertainment and gaming area and multiple gathering spaces. Culinary direction for Offshore is led by Executive Chef Michael Shrader. Modern American cuisine is served as small, shareable plates. Clay Livingston, formerly of Red Herring Lounge and Kitchen, curates the beverage program seasonally, with house made craft cocktails, wine, champagne and local craft beer.

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INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson Construction has completed construction of Phase II of the Falls International Airport in International Falls. The $5.3 million Phase II included the full replacement of the 17,894-square-foot terminal building as well as new space for U.S. Customs processing, a National Weather Service office, TSA offices and airport administration. Phase I construction was completed in fall 2017 and included the replacement of approximately two-thirds of the old terminal. The first runways at the airport opened in 1946.

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WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — A joint venture between Prism Capital Partners and Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. has acquired land in Woodbridge, located south of Newark, for the development of a 232-unit apartment project. The transit-served community will also include 12,000 square feet of retail space. Construction will begin in July with the demolition of the former Lucas Chevrolet dealership that is located on the site. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt and Ryan Dowd of Cushman & Wakefield represented the joint venture in the land sale. Northwestern is also providing construction financing for the project, which has a construction schedule of about 20 to 24 months.

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AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and Schostak Brothers & Co. have formed a joint venture to redevelop the Palace of Auburn Hills and its surrounding land. Schostak will serve as the lead partner and manage the future mixed-use development, which is expected to include research & development companies, technology firms, as well as corporate offices. Neither financial terms nor a timeline was disclosed. The Pistons organization is preparing to move its remaining team and business operations from The Palace to the new Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center, which is scheduled to be complete this fall. The Pistons played at The Palace from 1988 until they began playing at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit in 2017.

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CHICAGO — Evergreen Real Estate Group has completed a $4 million renovation of Bethel Terrace Apartments, a 123-unit affordable seniors housing community in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. Evergreen Construction Co., the firm’s full-service construction arm, managed the six-month project. Evergreen also helped secure the renewal of the HUD Section 8 HAP (Housing Assistance Payment) contract, which provides tenant-based assistance, for an additional 20 years. Updates to the residential units at Bethel Terrace included new flooring and paint; new appliances, cabinetry and countertops in kitchens; new vanities and plumbing fixtures in baths; energy-efficient baseboard heaters with programmable thermostats; and LED lighting. Improvements to common areas included new paint, flooring, lighting, elevator upgrades, shared Wi-Fi and an enhanced security system. Outside, Evergreen Construction Co. completed a façade restoration and roof replacement, installed new lighting and landscaping, replaced fencing, repaired sidewalks, repaved the parking lot, and added a new garden patio with accessible seating. The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) provided financing for the rehabilitation. The community’s nonprofit owner is Englewood Cooperative Apartments. Bethel Terrace is connected by a ground-level corridor to the adjacent Sangamon Terrace Apartments, a four-story affordable seniors housing development that Evergreen is currently building.

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SAN ANTONIO — Hines will develop Corner Ridge Crossing, a 577,000-square-foot industrial park that will be situated on 45 acres in northeast San Antonio. Located about a mile from Interstate 10, the development will consist of two rear-load buildings totaling 198,000 square feet, one 127,000-square-foot front-load building and one 252,000-square-foot cross dock building. Building characteristics will include 28- to 32-foot clear heights, ample car and trailer parking and two points of ingress/egress. The groundbreaking is scheduled for July, and the first spaces are expected to be available for occupancy in the first quarter of 2020. JLL will handle leasing of the new spaces, which will be able to accommodate users ranging in size from 19,000 to 252,000 square feet.

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PHILADELPHIA — Southern Land Co., a Nashville-based developer, has broken ground on The Laurel, a 48-story condominium tower in Philadelphia. Located in the Rittenhouse Square area, the property will be the tallest all-residential building in the city upon completion. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in 2021. Solomon Cordwell Buenz is the architect for the project, which will also house 44,000 square feet of retail space. Residents will have access to amenities such as an indoor pool and hot tub, fitness center with a sauna and yoga studio, a bar and catering kitchen and a conference room. Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies provided construction financing totaling $295 million, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal, for the project.  

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LOS ANGELES — Parkview Financial has funded a $16.5 million construction loan to Los Angeles-based 5050 Pico LLC for the development of Kentish Town, a mixed-use project in Los Angeles. Located at 5050 W. Pico Blvd., the 60,110-square-foot property will feature 79 residential units and 2,121 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Additionally, the asset will include one grade-level parking area and one subterranean parking level, totaling 67 spaces. Community amenities will include two rooftop decks, a bike room with storage and a residential lounge. Apartments are available in a mix of studio and one-bedroom floorplans, averaging 601 square feet. Units will feature engineered hardwood/vinyl flooring, a full kitchen with stainless steel appliances and an in-unit washer/dryer, as well as balconies on the majority of the apartments. Eight of the units will offer below-market-rate rents.

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