WILMER, TEXAS — Liberty Multifamily LLC will break ground on the residential portion of EMLI at Liberty Crossing, a 100-acre mixed-use development in Wilmer, a southern suburb of Dallas. This phase of development will deliver 240 residential units across 10 buildings. Amenities will include a pool, playground, fitness center, pet park and an internet café. The mixed-use project will eventually incorporate retail and healthcare components as well. The groundbreaking is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20.
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BELLEVUE, WASH. — Koelsch Communities has announced plans for Belle Harbour Senior Community, a 140-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue. Groundbreaking is scheduled for October 2018 for a June 2020 opening. Development costs are estimated at $70 million. The campus will total 142,000 square feet on a 2.9-acre site. The two buildings will include The Inn Memory Care Community and The Park Assisted Living Community. Koelsch will operate the community upon completion. Partners include RJ Development. Koelsch Construction will act as general contractor, and Judy Koelsch and David Goularte of JSK Design will provide interior design services. Koelsch Communities operates 28 communities in eight states, with nine new communities in development.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Skanska USA has topped out RESA, a 12-story, 326-unit apartment community located at 22 M St. in Washington, D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood. Situated 1.5 blocks from the NoMa/Gallaudet U Metro station, the apartment tower is the multifamily portion of Tyber Place, a three-building mixed-use development that will also feature 585,000 square feet of office space, 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurants and an open-air courtyard. RESA’s amenity package will include a rooftop “plunge” pool and lounge; rooftop penthouse with a catering kitchen; second-floor courtyard with grills, TV, bar and outdoor fireplace; 24-hour concierge services; resident lounges; fitness center; pet spa; bike storage; and a three-level, underground parking garage. RESA is Skanska USA’s first multifamily development in Washington, D.C.
HOUSTON — Right Move Storage LLC, a Houston-based self-storage firm, is developing a 345-unit self-storage facility at 12121 Westheimer Road in west Houston. The property will span 44,000 square feet and consist entirely of climate-controlled units. The project involves converting an unfinished, two-story medical office building into a self-storage facility, which is scheduled to open this summer. Construction is slated to begin in April.
PLANO, TEXAS — MYCON General Contractors has completed the $7.2 million renovation and expansion of the natatorium (a room that houses a pool) of Carpenter Park Recreation Center in Plano. The project, which began in August 2016, added 14,864 square feet to the natatorium. Dallas-based SmithGroupJJR served as project architect.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Contegra Construction Co. has broken ground on a 486-bed student housing property to serve Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE). Richland Residential is developing the project, known as The Reserve. The property will comprise nine buildings with two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Amenities will include a workout room, study area, gaming room and a pool. Completion is slated for summer 2019.
BELTON, MO. — Salina Hotel Group has begun construction of an 83-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Belton, about 20 miles south of Kansas City. The four-story, 48,000-square-foot hotel will be located just north of Highway 58 between Mullen Road and Interstate 49. Completion is slated for early 2019. Additional project partners include the City of Belton and Belton Economic Development.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters in Sandy Springs on Thursday. The 200,000-square-foot office building is located on a 12-acre campus near Ga. 400 in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter office submarket, roughly 14 miles north of downtown Atlanta. This move was years in the making, as MBUSA announced in January 2015 that it was moving its headquarters from Montvale, N.J., to Atlanta. Since that time the German automaker also won the naming rights for the new home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which opened in 2017. MBUSA’s new office building, made entirely of glass and supported by steel beams, was designed with a one-to-one ratio of collaborative seats to individual workstations in order to encourage interaction and creativity among MBUSA staffers. Amenities include a conference center, coffee bar with a barista, café, 5,000-square-foot fitness center with trainers, an on-site childcare facility, outdoor playground and a furnished rooftop deck. The building is LEED-Silver certified and uses drip irrigation and energy efficient mechanical systems to reduce water usage. To reduce food waste, the company is partnering with Second Helpings Atlanta Inc., which takes surplus food from metro Atlanta organizations and delivers …
RIDGELAND, MISS. — Southern California-based Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) has broken ground on the redevelopment of Northpark, a 958,000-square-foot enclosed mall in Ridgeland, about 11 miles north of Jackson. Plans for the first phase of the project include new public entrances, corridors, amenities, public restrooms and common-area gathering spaces. The renovation will include new interior and exterior landscaping and a complete resurfacing of the parking lot, public art from local artists, a new children’s play area and a new family lounge with private nursing stations, baby-changing stations and a family restroom. In addition, the redevelopment will transform the mall’s current food court into The Eatery, an open, café-style dining area that will feature interactive digital displays and new dining options. The first phase of the project is slated for completion this November.
Fremont Hills Development Receives $65M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Project in Fremont, California
by Amy Works
FREMONT, CALIF. — Fremont Hills Development Corp. has received a $65 million construction loan for the development of a mixed-use project in Fremont. Parkview Financial provided the loan. Designed by Hoover Associates Architects and situated on 12.9 acres, the development will feature 158 multifamily units and 53,900 square feet of retail space. Community amenities will include a private second-floor courtyard, and a landscaped playground and park area with trails. Each unit will feature central air, in-unit laundry facilities, stainless appliances, quartz countertops, engineered hardwood floors and a private deck.