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SALT Development Completes Two Phases at $100M 4th West Apartments in SLC

by Nellie Day June 8, 2017

SALT LAKE CITY — SALT Development has completed the first two phases of 4th West Apartments in downtown Salt Lake City. The 493-unit community is located at 255 N. 400 W. The two completed phases feature 373 units, common areas and a majority of the community’s amenities, including a sky lounge, health club, business center, bike shop and dog park. Phase III will contain 120 units that should be delivered in the third quarter of 2017. The project is estimated to cost about $100 million. Architecture Belgique designed the property.

June 8, 2017

Massachusetts Northeast Retail

New England Development is Repositioning Galleria Shopping Center in Cambridge

by Amy Works June 8, 2017

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — New England Development is repositioning the Galleria shopping center in East Cambridge as CambridgeSide through a $30 million renovation and rebranding project, which is slated for completion in October. Situated on the original site of New England’s Lechmere department store, the shopping center will be the centerpiece of a 1.2 million-square-foot urban mixed-use development. Tenants at the rebranded retail property will include J.Crew, Club Monaco, A|X Armani Exchange, Abercrombie & Fitch, Banana Republic, Macy’s, H&M, Express, Forever 21, Sephora, The Cheesecake Factory and World of Beer.

June 8, 2017

Florida Industrial Southeast

Amazon to Open Tenth Florida Fulfillment Center in Miami

by John Nelson June 8, 2017

MIAMI — Amazon plans to expand its Florida presence with a new 800,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Miami. Situated within Carrie Meek International Business Park, a speculative industrial development at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, the project will be Amazon’s 10th facility in Florida. Foundry Commercial and Clarion Partners executed the lease with Amazon, which expects to employ more than 1,000 workers at the new facility. Carrie Meek International Business Park is a public-private partnership between the Carrie Meek Foundation, Foundry Commercial and Miami Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s office. The property will utilize automated processes supported by Amazon Robotics, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of robotic fulfillment systems. The new fulfillment center will bring Amazon’s workforce in Florida to more than 7,500.

June 8, 2017

Illinois Industrial Midwest

Opus Builds Two Headquarters Facilities at Oakview Corporate Park in West Dundee, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow June 8, 2017

WEST DUNDEE, ILL. — The Opus Group has built two warehouse headquarters facilities for Renishaw Inc. and oelheld U.S. Inc. in the Oakview Corporate Park in West Dundee, a western suburb of Chicago. A new 134,000-square-foot facility will serve as the North American headquarters for Renishaw. The two-story building will allow the measurement and motion control company to consolidate and house all of its divisions in one location. The facility consists of approximately 69,000 square feet of office space, 38,000 square feet of warehouse space and 27,000 square feet of space designed for fabrication, demonstrations and trainings. The building also features custom areas for the company’s 3D metal printing. The new 23,400-square-foot headquarters for oelheld U.S., a machine-based lubricants and packaged oil products producer, consists of 7,600 square feet of office space and 15,800 square feet of warehouse space. Unique features of the building include a recessed warehouse floor and drainage barriers designed to contain spilled lubricants during the loading and unloading process in the warehouse. Opus Design Build was the design-builder and Opus AE Group was the architect and structural engineer of record, as well as the interior designer for both projects.

June 8, 2017

Industrial Midwest Ohio

Meridian Completes Construction of 185,210 SF Industrial Building in Strongsville, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow June 8, 2017

STRONGSVILLE, OHIO — Meridian Design Build has completed construction of a 185,210-square-foot industrial building for developer Scannell Properties in Strongsville, a suburb of Cleveland. The property is situated on a 21.8-acre site at 14700 Foltz Parkway. The multi-tenant building features 28 loading docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 164 cars. The design of the building incorporates a thermoplastic polyolefin roof and LED lighting. Precept Design provided architectural services, while Weber Engineering Services completed civil engineering work.

June 8, 2017

Hospitality Texas

New 83-Room Arrive Hotel to Open in Austin in 2019

by Taylor Williams June 8, 2017

AUSTIN — Arrive Hotels & Restaurants will open an 83-room hotel at the corner of East Sixth and Chicon streets in Austin, the company’s second location in the state capital. The 58,600-square-foot property will feature 3,500 square feet of event and meeting space, including an outdoor courtyard, as well as restaurant and retail space. Construction is scheduled for an early 2019 completion. Austin-based hospitality firm Alexa Management has been named co-developer of the project. Burton Baldridge Architects, also based in Austin, will serve as project consultant.

June 8, 2017

Mixed-Use Top Stories Washington Western

Gramor Secures Construction Financing for Phase I Component of $1.5B Waterfront Vancouver Project

by John Nelson June 8, 2017

VANCOUVER, WASH. — Gramor Development Inc., a privately held firm based in Oregon, has secured a round of construction financing for Phase I of its $1.5 billion mixed-use project along the Columbia River in Vancouver. Known as The Waterfront Vancouver, the project will span 20 city blocks and 32 acres and feature residential, office, retail and restaurant space, as well as a Hotel Indigo. U.S. Bank provided a $42.5 million construction loan to Gramor Development for Block 6 Office and Block 6 Residential — a seven-story office building and a six-story, 63-unit apartment building. The street level of both assets will house the Shops at Waterfront Way, which will include retail and restaurants. Committed tenants include M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust at Block 6 Office and Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty and MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Co. at Block 6 Residential. The project team for Block 6 includes architect Ankrom Moison and general contractor Robertson & Olson. “Gramor is a driving force in revitalizing Vancouver’s waterfront and the local community,” says Ann Young, senior vice president, and Oregon market manager of U.S. Bank. “U.S. Bank is excited to be part of the project and to help bring this vibrant and unique development …

June 8, 2017

California Retail Western

RedMill Capital Breaks Ground on Shops at Livermore in Metro San Francisco

by Nellie Day June 7, 2017

LIVERMORE, CALIF. — RedMill Capital, alongside financial partner ANICO Eagle LLC, has broken ground on The Shops at Livermore, a 115,000-square-foot mixed-use development located roughly 40 miles outside San Francisco in Livermore. The center will be located adjacent to the San Francisco Premium Outlets, and will be home to discount fashion retailers and a mix of national restaurants. The Was Group LLC has been tapped to assist the joint venture in leasing efforts. A five-person Colliers International team led by Julie Taylor and Stephen Rusher is also marketing the center. A grand opening for the development is set for mid-2018.

June 7, 2017

Texas

McCarthy Breaks Ground on Phase II Construction of Houston Museum of Fine Arts

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2017

HOUSTON — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has broken ground on Phase II of the campus expansion of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Phase II includes the construction of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, a 243,632-square-foot gallery for modern and contemporary art. The building will also feature a 200-seat theater, street-level café, restaurant overlooking the sculpture garden and a 115-space underground parking garage. Completion is slated for late 2019.

June 7, 2017

Hospitality Texas

NewcrestImage Begins Construction of Three-Hotel Campus in Amarillo

by Taylor Williams June 7, 2017

AMARILLO, TEXAS — NewcrestImage has begun construction on a hotel campus at the intersection of Interstate 40 Frontage Road and South Soucy Road in Amarillo. The project will deliver three hotels totaling approximately 300 rooms. The first property, a 94-room Tru by Hilton hotel, is expected to open in mid-2018. Construction of a Hyatt-branded hotel and Marriott-branded hotel is slated to begin by the end of the year.

June 7, 2017

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