BOSTON — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged $38.5 million in financing for Mount Vernon Co.’s development of a mixed-use building, located at the intersection of Western Avenue and Leo M Birmingham Parkway in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood. Cornerstone secured the fixed-rate financing structure, including an interest-only period during construction followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The six-story building will feature parking for 108 vehicles; three on-street retail spaces totaling 4,578 square feet; residential amenity space, including a rooftop multipurpose room and fitness center; storage for 132 bicycles; 115 market-rate apartments; and 17 affordable apartments. The unit mix includes 53 studios, 43 one-bedroom/one-bath units, 16 one-bedroom/one-bath units with a den and 20 two-bedroom/two-bath units. Ranging from 520 square feet to 906 square feet, the units will feature vinyl plank and tile flooring, Silestone countertops, tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances and in-unit washers and dryers.
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Rockefeller Group Starts Construction of 2 MSF of Inland Empire Industrial Developments
by Nellie Day
SAN BERNARDINO AND PERRIS, CALIF. — Rockefeller Group has commenced construction on two industrial projects totaling 2 million square feet in the Inland Empire. The projects include Tri-City Industrial Complex, a 19-acre site at 1333 S. Tippecanoe Ave. in San Bernardino, and Optimus Logistics Center, a 68-acre site along the I-215 corridor in Perris. Tri-City will include two speculative industrial distribution buildings totaling 425,535 square feet, while Optimus will feature two speculative buildings totaling approximately 1.4 million square feet. The projects are slated for completion in the third and fourth quarters of 2018. HPA Architects is designing both developments. JLL’s Mike McCrary and Peter McWilliams are the exclusive leasing agents for Optimus. Fullmer Construction is building the project. Chuck Belden, Kyle Kehner, Milo Lipson, Tim Pimentel and Ryan Velasquez of Cushman & Wakefield are the exclusive leasing agents for Tri-City. Millie & Severson is building the project.
DAVIS, CALIF. — The University of California, Davis has opened Tercero 4, an on-campus development consisting of three residence halls and a community building. The residence halls — Cottonwood Hall, Redwood Hall and Madrone Hall — will be home to about 200 students each and offer single-, double- and triple-occupancy rooms. Cottonwood Hall features a music room with sound attenuation and a piano for practicing music; a wellness and meditation room; and a large recreation room with a television, game tables and three video-gaming stations for use by all Tercero residents. Olive Hall, the new community building, includes a large main lounge with a community demonstration kitchen. The $59.1 million project is part of a long-term development plan that aims to increase student beds on campus from about 9,400 in 2015 to 15,600. In the next two years, the university plans to open a new 500-seat dining hall and a 400-bed residence hall, replacing the existing Webster Hall.
PHOENIX — Spectrum Retirement Communities has opened The Enclave at Anthem Senior Living, a 159-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Phoenix’s North Black Canyon Corridor. The 160,000-square-foot community is located on 6.5 acres. It is Spectrum’s fourth in the Phoenix metro area, with four more currently under construction. Spectrum both owns and operates the community. Denver-based Spectrum Retirement Communities LLC operates 36 senior living communities in 12 states from New York to Oregon totaling more than 4,200 units. The company has an additional 16 communities currently under construction.
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J. — Key Properties has opened Hanover Crossroads, a 170,000-square-foot shopping center located in Cedar Knolls. The retail property is situated on a 43-acre former Berlex Laboratories campus, which became a vacant brownfield in 1995. The property’s in-line retail building, which is nearing completion, houses a newly opened T.J.Maxx, HomeGoods, Five Below and Ulta Beauty. Additionally, interior fit-out work is underway for Old Navy and Famous Footwear. Auto Zone, QuickChek and MedExpress Urgent Care occupy the three pad sites. Key Properties plans to break ground this fall on the property’s final pad, which will be occupied by IHOP and an Italian restaurant with catering services. The project team includes Phelps Construction as construction manager, The Dietz Partnership as architect, Bowman Consulting Group as site engineer and TRC as environmental consultant.
FLORENCE ALA. AND CONWAY, S.C. — Mallory & Evans Development has broken ground on two student housing communities in Alabama and South Carolina. The projects include Bellamy Florence, a $24 million, 420-bed community located near the University of North Alabama in Florence, and Bellamy Coastal, a $32 million, 480-bed community located adjacent to Coastal Carolina University in Conway. Both developments will offer fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include a pool, sundeck, 24-hour fitness center, study areas, covered outdoor patios with TVs, tanning beds, a clubhouse, fire pits and grills. Caliber Living, a subsidiary of Mallory & Evans, will lease and manage both communities, which are slated for completion next fall.
LEBANON, TENN. — Ridgeline Property Group (RPG), in a joint venture with USAA Real Estate Co., has unveiled plans to develop Park 840 East Building 100, a 558,600-square-foot distribution and logistics facility in Lebanon, roughly 30 miles east of Nashville. The Class A property will be developed on a 29-acre site at the southeast corner of Central Pike and Interstate 840. Steve Preston and Hayes McWilliams of CBRE will handle the building’s leasing assignment. The project will feature concrete-tilt panel construction, 36-foot clear heights, 56- by 50-foot column spacing, 62.5-foot speed bays, 96 dock doors and 113 trailer stalls. Construction is slated to begin in the fourth quarter, with completion estimated for the second quarter of 2018.
HOUSTON — Houston-based retail developer Greatland Investments Inc. will develop a 4,000-square-foot, Class A retail property at 3215 White Oak Drive in Houston’s The Heights neighborhood. The property currently houses a car wash, the lease of which will expire at year’s end, as well as a multifamily rental complex and a single-family home. NewQuest Properties is handling leasing of the development, construction of which is slated to begin during the first quarter of 2018.
NEW YORK CITY — CNY Construction, as general contractor, has topped out 21 East 12th, a 22-story apartment building being developed by William Macklowe Co. and Goldman Sachs. Located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, the building will feature 51 one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units, a residents’ lounge, fitness room and garden. Additionally, the property will feature 19,487 square feet of retail space. The project team consists of SLCE Architects and Selldorf Architects. Completion is slated for fourth quarter 2018.
OXNARD, CALIF. — Clearwater Living is preparing to open Clearwater at RiverPark, a 136-unit independent living community in Oxnard. Presales are currently underway, with a planned opening of January 2018. Residents who pre-select an apartment and move in within 30 days of the grand opening will pay less in “community fees” and also receive a discount on the first month’s rent. Apartments range in size from 610 to 1,040 square feet. The property is located near malls, art museums and beaches.