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RealtyLink, Branch Properties Complete $60M Retail Development in North Myrtle Beach

by Haisten Willis April 6, 2015

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Greenville, S.C.-based RealtyLink LLC and Atlanta-based Branch Properties LLC have completed Coastal North Town Center, a $60 million retail power center in North Myrtle Beach. The 315,000-square-foot center opened 88 percent leased to tenants such as Publix, Hobby Lobby, TJ Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Dick’s Sporting Goods, PetSmart, Ulta Beauty, Rack Room Shoes, Versona, Edison’s Fitness, Hallmark, Dickey’s BBQ, Coastal North Vision Care, CC Nails, Supercuts, Which Wich, Coastal Olive Oil, McAlister’s Deli, Chipotle, Mattress Firm, Heartland Dental, B Fashion, Menchie’s, Bojangles’ and Bou’Tiki. Coastal North Town Center is the trade area’s largest retail shopping center completed in nearly 15 years. As part of the joint venture agreement, RealtyLink is responsible for development, financing and leasing, while Branch serves as the equity partner and ongoing property manager.

April 6, 2015

Midwest Multifamily Ohio Student Housing

Gilbane Breaks Ground on New Student Housing Development in Cincinnati

by Danielle Everson April 6, 2015

CINCINNATI — Gilbane Development Co. has begun development on The Verge, a student housing project near the University of Cincinnati. Located at the corner of West McMillan St. and West Clifton Ave., The Verge is located one block from the university’s main campus. The 245,000-square-foot building is expected to be completed for August 2016 occupancy, and will feature 495 beds within 178 apartment units and 380 parking spaces. Residents will have access to amenities including a clubhouse, gaming tables, cyber cafe, media room, fitness center with tanning room, seating areas, group study rooms and a private landscaped courtyard featuring a barbecue grill and fire pit with seating areas. High-speed Internet and Wi-Fi will be available throughout the building. The project is eco-friendly, and will attain LEED Silver certification. Additionally, 7,500 square feet of commercial space will be located along the prominent commercial corridor along West McMillan and Clifton.

April 6, 2015

Multifamily Southeast Student Housing Tennessee

Campus Advantage, Pinecrest Partners to Develop Student Housing in Knoxville

by John Nelson April 3, 2015

KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Campus Advantage is currently developing its newest project, The Knox, which will serve students attending the University of Tennessee beginning in fall 2016. Pinecrest Partners is providing equity financing for the 101-unit, 382-bed community. Located at 1505 Clinch Ave., the location puts residents less than 100 feet from the University of Tennessee campus. The Knox will feature three-, four- and five-bedroom apartments. The community consists of two buildings, a five-level building and a six‐level building, and features two levels of gated garage parking and nine floors of residential space. Amenities will include a cyber cafe, computer bar, lounge room with fireplace and large-screen televisions and a fitness center, as well as an outdoor green roof with grills, water features, hammocks and a theater area. Each fully furnished apartment features a 42-inch television in its living room, wood-style flooring in the common areas, an in-unit washer and dryer, high-end finishes, stainless steel appliances and cable and high-speed Internet. Campus Advantage worked closely with the Historic Preservation Office at the city of Knoxville, as well as the Historic Fort Sanders Neighborhood Association, to design The Knox. Ronnie Macejewski, senior vice president of development of Campus Advantage, is leading the …

April 3, 2015

Florida Industrial Southeast

Bristol Group, Butters Acquire 74 Acres in Broward County for 925,000 SF Business Park

by John Nelson April 3, 2015

DEERSFIELD BEACH, FLA. — Bristol Group Inc. and Butters Construction and Development have acquired the former Deerfield Country Club in Deersfield Beach from Gator Development Group LLC. Bristol and Butters will be co-developing a 925,000-square-foot business park at the site known as Hillsboro Technology Center. Plans for the 74-acre campus include a Class A warehouse/distribution center, office space and a limited service hotel. The park will be located adjacent to the four-way interchange of I-95 and Hillsboro Boulevard. Phase I of the park will also include a developer-donated recreation building for the city of Deerfield Beach and a public park with jogging and walking trails. Construction on the development will begin in the second quarter of 2015, and the developers plan to deliver the first two speculative industrial buildings in the first half of 2016. Upon completion in three to five years, Hillsboro Technology Center is expected to host roughly 1,500 permanent jobs, and the project is expected to create roughly 3,500 construction jobs. Tom Viscount and Tom Hotz of Butters Realty & Management have been selected to lease the project.

April 3, 2015

Georgia Seniors Housing Southeast

Seniors Housing Community in Metro Atlanta Breaks Ground

by John Nelson April 3, 2015

ACWORTH, GA. — Construction has begun on Celebration Village Acworth with plans to open the 16.5-acre seniors housing community in May 2016. The community includes 114 independent living apartments, 44 apartment homes, 55 assisted living units and 31 memory care apartments. Active Senior Concepts and AgeWell Living developed the Celebration concept. Active Senior Concepts’s developments are located throughout metro Atlanta. AgeWell, located in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., will operate the community.

April 3, 2015

Industrial Midwest Wisconsin

Zilber Property Group to Break Ground on Industrial Spec Buildings in Wisconsin

by Danielle Everson April 2, 2015

KENOSHA, PEWAUKEE AND MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. — Zilber Property Group will break ground on three industrial spec buildings located throughout southeast Wisconsin this spring. The properties include Zilber Industrial I at Business Park in Kenosha; Zilber Industrial I at RidgeView Corporate Park in Pewaukee; and Zilber Industrial I at Lilly Creek Business Park in Menomonee Falls. The Kenosha property includes 30-foot ceiling heights and will accommodate industrial users ranging from 27,000 to 173,000 square feet. The Pewaukee facility includes 28-foot ceiling heights and will accommodate tenants from 20,000 to 113,000 square feet. Zilber Industrial I at Lilly Creek Business Park in Menomonee Falls will be the first of two industrial facilities to be built at the site. The first facility will include 30-foot ceiling heights and can accommodate users ranging from 22,000 to 146,000 square feet. The second facility will include 30-foot ceiling heights and will be able to accommodate up to 180,000 square feet.

April 2, 2015

Multifamily Student Housing Texas

Balfour Beatty, Wynne/Jackson to Develop Mixed-Use Project for University of Texas at Dallas

by Haisten Willis April 2, 2015

DALLAS — Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions will design, build, finance and operate a $54 million on-campus mixed-use housing and retail development for The University of Texas at Dallas through a public/private partnership. The University town center concept is being developed in partnership with Dallas-based residential and commercial developer Wynne/Jackson. Balfour Beatty Construction, also Dallas-based, will lead the overall design/build team, which also features Jacobs Engineering and Architecture Demarest as the design subcontractors. The new community will include mid-rise apartments and townhomes that will add approximately 600 beds, as well as shops, restaurants and entertainment venues to serve the more than 30,000 students, faculty and staff at the university. The project will be located on a 13-acre tract north and west of the intersection of Synergy Park Boulevard and Floyd Road, adjacent to the proposed site of a future DART rail station. The project will break ground in the coming weeks and will be delivered in August of 2016. Upon completion, Balfour Beatty Communities will operate the housing, and SRS Real Estate Partners will market the retail space.

April 2, 2015

Northeast Pennsylvania Retail

Construction Underway for Hamilton Crossings Shopping Center in Pennsylvania

by Amy Works April 2, 2015

LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP, PA. — The Goldenberg Group and TCH Development have started construction on Hamilton Crossings Shopping Center in Lower Macungie Township. Situated on 70 acres of commercial property, the 565,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center will be anchored by Target, as well as the area’s first Costco Wholesale Club and first Whole Foods Market. Additional retailers will include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Nordstrom Rack, Old Navy, Rally House, Five Below, Designer Shoe Warehouse, Pier 1 Imports and Ulta Cosmetics. The development, which is slated to open in July 2016.

April 2, 2015

Restaurant Retail Texas

Austin-Based Vertskebap Fast Casual Restaurant Expanding to San Antonio

by Haisten Willis April 1, 2015

SAN ANTONIO — Austin-based fast casual restaurant Vertskebap will open two locations in San Antonio, with a third location in the works. This is the chain’s first expansion into San Antonio after successful expansions into Dallas and Houston and growth in Austin in 2014. The first location will open in May in the Park North Shopping Center at the southwest corner of Loop 410 and San Pedro Avenue. The second location will open this fall in Alamo Ranch Culebra Market, located at the intersection of Loop 1604 and Culebra Road. Vertskebap is built around döner kebap, a European street food, and is one of the first restaurants to bring döner kebap to the United States. Vertskebap restaurants are designed by Austin-based architect Michael Hsu. CBRE represented Vertskebap on site selection and lease negotiations in San Antonio. John Heffington of CBRE’s Austin office is the master broker for Vertskebap.

April 1, 2015

Midwest Minnesota

Kraus-Anderson to Begin $8.1M Expansion of Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids

by John Nelson April 1, 2015

GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. (KA) will begin an $8.1 million expansion and renovation of the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project will take place on Monday, April 6 at the arts center, located at 720 N.W. Conifer Drive. The 45,000-square-foot regional arts center was designed by Alliance of Minneapolis and will include the addition of 60 seats in the main theater, a new 200-seat studio theater and an expanded lobby. The Myles Reif Performing Arts Center was built in 1981. The Reif Center also serves as a facility for private events, concerts and conferences. The project is estimated to be completed February 2016.

April 1, 2015

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