CHICAGO — Velvet Taco, a Texas-based fast casual restaurant, will open its second Chicago location at Lincoln Common, a mixed-use project located in the heart of Chicago’s Lincoln Park. The restaurant will occupy 2,572 square feet beginning in mid- to late-2019. Lincoln Common, currently under development by McCaffery Brokerage and Hines, will feature residential, office, dining, fitness and retail space. Previously announced tenants include Kohler Waters Spa and Equinox Fitness.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Evergreen Real Estate Group has unveiled plans to upgrade and expand Martin Avenue Apartments, a 122-unit affordable seniors housing community in Naperville. The $38.6 million project will be completed in partnership with the community’s owner, Naperville Elderly Homes Inc. The units will be upgraded with new bathrooms, flooring, light fixtures and air-conditioning units. A new five-story wing will add 68 more units. Construction is scheduled to begin late this spring with completion slated for late 2019 for the existing structure and mid-2020 for the new wing. Evergreen Construction Co. and Wight Construction Services are the general contractors for the project. Worn Jerabek Wiltse Architects is the project architect. Evergreen will continue to oversee operations after the renovations are complete. Working in partnership with the Illinois Housing Development Authority, U.S. Bancorp CDC and Wintrust Bank, Evergreen secured nearly $20 million in low-income housing tax credit equity to help finance the project. Other financial partners included the city of Naperville, DuPage County and the DuPage Housing Authority.
TROY, MICH. — The City of Troy Planning Commission has approved the final site plan for a new 9,844-square-foot retail center at the southeast corner of Tower Drive and Crooks Road. Plans call for three fast-casual restaurants and an additional commercial tenant. A new pedestrian path along Crooks Road will connect the retail center to the existing sidewalk and to the 901 Tower office building. Construction is expected to begin as early as this summer. No further site plan approvals, other than building permits, are required. NORR Architects, Engineers and Planners designed the property. Dominion Real Estate Advisors will market the property for lease.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The trustees of California State University have given final approval for a $164 million student housing community to be built on the university’s Sacramento campus. A public-private partnership between the university, Greystar and the university’s nonprofit affiliate, University Enterprises Inc., will develop the community. The 360,000-square-foot development will offer 1,100 beds in studio, two- and four-bedroom, apartment-style units. The property will also feature a clubhouse, café, fitness center, community room, outdoor pool, sand volleyball court, bocce court, barbecues and 546 surface-level parking spaces. The development team is scheduled to break ground on the project in May, with completion set for summer 2021. The first phase of the project, which includes relocating the Dan McAuliffe Memorial Ballparks to a new location, is currently underway. Steinberg Hart architects designed the project, which Sundt Construction will build.
TIFFIN, IOWA — The Ders Group is underway on the development of Park Place in Tiffin, about 10 miles west of Iowa City. The $275 million mixed-use development will be situated on 400 acres. In addition to retail and office space, plans call for approximately 2,000 apartment units and 200 single-family lots. The Ders Group, headquartered in Coralville, Iowa, acquired all of the land in 2016. The developer completed infrastructure construction last fall. Andersen Square, a city center, is the main attraction of Park Place. Phase I includes five buildings with first-floor commercial space and five floors of apartment units above. Completion is slated for summer 2020. Phase II includes six more buildings. The initial phase of commercial space is 75 percent pre-leased. Tenants include fast food retailers, local restaurants, a regional gas station, bank, health club and live entertainment restaurant.
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — Waypoint Residential LLC is developing The Walcott Jeffersonville, a 214-unit apartment project in Jeffersonville, just north of Louisville. The project will be located in the Old Jeffersonville Historic District opportunity zone. The Walcott will include a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool, fitness center, Internet café, rooftop terrace and pet spa. Completion is slated for mid-2020.
POMONA, CALIF. — C.W. Drive Cos. has completed the construction of a new student services building at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The three-story, 138,400-square-foot structure consists of two buildings beneath an undulating roof, which uses solar power to regulate the building’s temperature and energy efficiency. Designed by CO Architects, the curved steel and concrete roof regulates the building’s temperature through its solid and perforated panels. Additionally, the roof shades the exterior glass windows, reducing glare and maximizing natural light. Serving as the new “front door” to the university, the $73 million building plays a critical role in the long-term development of the university, increases operational efficiency and enables growth. The property replaces former student services and administration areas and consolidates key departments located elsewhere on campus. The building will also serve as a one-stop service center to facilitate access, increase visibility and streamline operations for students and staff.
AURORA, COLO. — J.A. Green Development Corp. has acquired approximately 175 acres of land, located at 26100-26120 E. 68th Ave. in Aurora. The property, situated adjacent to the 75-acre parcel that JAG purchased in 2018, will be part of the JAG Logistics Center at DIA (Denver International Airport). ACP DIA 1287 Investors LLC sold the property for an undisclosed price. Situated at the southern border of Denver International Airport, the business park will ultimately contain more than 3 million square feet of Class A warehouse space in two phases. The logistics center will feature flexible build-to-suit sites ranging from 100,000 square feet to 1 million square feet with an available delivery in fourth-quarter 2020. Alec Rhodes, Tyler Smith and Aaron Valdez of Cushman & Wakefield’s Denver Industrial team are the exclusive listing agents for JAG Logistics Center at DIA, which is part of the Porteos master-planned development and located within a confirmed Opportunity Zone.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has broken ground on Grand Lakes | I-30, a 296,615-square-foot industrial project in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. GSR Andrade is the project architect; Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer and The Conlan Co. is the general contractor. The project is expected to be delivered by the third quarter. Heitman, a global real estate investment management firm, will acquire the property upon completion. Stream Realty Partners will also handle leasing and management of the facility.
STURTEVANT, WIS. — Ashley Capital has broken ground on the second industrial building at Enterprise Business Park in Sturtevant. The 438,000-square-foot speculative building will be located at 11201 Enterprise Way. Completion is slated for late this year. John Sharpe and Tom Boyle of Lee & Associates and Terry McMahon and Cody Ziegler of Cushman & Wakefield |Boerkewill market the property for lease. Upon build-out, Enterprise Business Park will span 1.3 million square feet. The first building, totaling 376,000 square feet, is now leased to four tenants.
