FRISCO, TEXAS — The project development team of Dallas-based Henry S. Miller Co. Inc. (HSM) has broken ground on Main Street Crossing, a 24,000-square-foot retail center that will be located in the northern Dallas metro of Frisco. The property is being built on a speculative basis. Phase II of construction may begin once the space delivered in Phase I is 80 to 85 percent leased.
CHICAGO — Skender Construction has completed interior construction of the 176,000-square-foot headquarters for retail real estate company GGP at River North Point in Chicago. GGP has relocated 700 employees to the new headquarters. The three-level space features an abundance of natural light and an open office format with exposed ceilings. The focal point of the space is the café, which opens to a 10,500-square-foot private deck overlooking the Chicago River. Skender worked with Archideas Inc., Environmental Systems Design and JLL to complete the project.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Phillips Development and Realty (PDR) has acquired a 1.5-acre land parcel on Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City. The firm plans to build a 100,000-square-foot, 710-unit self-storage facility on the site. Construction of the Class A development is slated to begin during the third quarter of 2018 and be completed in the third quarter of 2019. Kansas City presents opportunities for development as the population continues to grow and employers expand, according to Donald Phillips, managing director of Tampa, Fla.-based PDR. Kansas City’s metro area population ranks 30th on a list of the 382 metropolitan statistical areas within the United States.
MIAMI — Pinnacle Housing Group has opened Pinnacle Heights, a 109-unit affordable housing community located at 3530 N.W. 36th St. in Miami. The $31.5 million project includes one-, two- and three-bedroom units, the bulk of which are reserved for residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). Four units will be leased at market-rate rents. Monthly rents for affordable units at Pinnacle Heights range from $797 for a one-bedroom apartment to $1,112 for a three-bedroom unit. Market-rate rents begin at $1,450 per month. The 13-story building features a cyber lounge, media room, computer lab, fitness center and a covered playground. In addition, the property includes a four-story parking garage with 173 spaces.
KAPOLEI, HAWAII — DeBartolo Development, in partnership with OPTrust and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), will break ground this month on the next phase of Ka Makana Ali’i, a more than 750,000-square-foot shopping center in Kapolei. Dubbed The Grove, the 109,000-square-foot phase will be home to healthy lifestyle retailers, restaurants and services, including Foodland Farms, Hawai’i Pacific Health and PetSmart. The Grove will be located adjacent to 24 Hour Fitness. The Macy’s-anchored Ka Makana Ali’i opened in 2016 and is home to more than 125 retailers and restaurants, including a Consolidated Theatres. In addition, the center is home to the state’s first Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton. Swinerton Builders Hawai’i is the project’s general contractor, and HTH Architects and Architects Hawai’i Limited are the project architects. JLL will handle leasing assignment for The Grove, which is expected to open in 2019.
CHICAGO — McDonald’s has unveiled exterior and interior designs for the brand’s flagship restaurant at Clark and Ontario streets in Chicago. The former rock ‘n’ roll-themed restaurant closed in late December. The new restaurant will feature self-order kiosks, table service and mobile order and payment. The nearly 19,000-square-foot restaurant, designed by Chicago-based Ross Barney Architects, will be constructed of steel and wood timber. The restaurant will feature green spaces and energy-saving features in efforts to become LEED certified. The redesigned restaurant is slated to reopen this spring. McDonald’s is also in the process of moving its headquarters to Chicago from Oak Brook, Ill.
THE COLONY, TEXAS — Construction has begun on a 331,000-square-foot location for SCHEELS, a sporting goods retailer, in the northern Dallas metro of The Colony. The store will be located within Grandscape, a 433-acre mixed-use property being developed by Nebraska Furniture Mart, a division of Berkshire Hathaway. For North Dakota-based SCHEELS, which operates 27 stores across 12 states, the Grandscape location will be its first in Texas. The store is expected to open by spring 2020.
IRVING, TEXAS — MYCON General Contractors has broken ground on a 58,485-square-foot medical office building in Irving. The property will be leased to healthcare operator Baylor Scott & White and feature 226 surface parking spaces. Developed by Houston-based PMRG and designed by Dallas-based GSR Andrade Architects Inc., the property will be located next to Baylor Scott & White’s full-service hospital. Completion is slated for this summer.
BETHESDA, MD. — Brightview Senior Living has received a $43.6 million construction loan from SunTrust Bank to finance the development of Brightview Bethesda Woodmont, a seniors housing community in Bethesda, roughly seven miles north of Washington, D.C. The community will include 112 private and semi-private apartment units — 91 for assisted living and 21 for Wellspring Village, Brightview’s specialized neighborhood for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. The community will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment homes and feature rooftop dining, a sloped floor theater, fitness area, salon/spa services and an activity room with full-scheduled programming. Bethesda Woodmont, which marks Brightview’s 40th community since 1999, is expected to create more than 100 jobs. The project is slated for completion by summer 2019.
MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA. — Aztec Group Inc. has arranged a $15.2 million construction loan for the development of a new Comfort Inn & Suites hotel located at 665 Mokena Drive in Miami Springs. Aztec Group arranged the loan through TotalBank on behalf of the developer, 665 Mokena Partners LLC, an entity led by Steven Marin and Michael Pfeffer. The eight-story hotel will include 120 guestrooms and will feature complimentary breakfast, a fitness center, outdoor swimming pool and deck, business center, sundries shop, guest laundry and meeting space. Travelers Hotel Group will manage the hotel, which is expected to open mid-2019.
