DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — P&S Paving has commenced construction on the early site work for ONE DAYTONA, a premier mixed-use and entertainment development across from Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach. P&S Paving was awarded the contract for infrastructure improvements for Phase I, which includes site development, drainage and underground utility work. ONE DAYTONA is a joint venture between Jacoby Development and International Speedway Corp. (ISC). P&S Paving is also the subcontractor for ISC’s $400 million DAYTONA Rising project underway at Daytona International Speedway.
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HOUSTON — The third Verizon Destination Store in the United States has opened at BLVD Place in Houston. The store is four times the size of a typical Verizon store and is designed to showcase Verizon’s newest devices. The two-story Houston store spans 12,224 square feet, with consumer products on the first floor and business products located on the second floor. BLVD Place is a mixed-use project under development in Houston’s uptown district. The project includes a Whole Foods Market, Frost Bank’s Houston headquarters, shops and restaurants, office space and high-rise residences.
EAST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, N.Y. — Hillwood Investment Properties, a Perot company, has acquired a 95-acre tract in East Manchester Township for an undisclosed price. The site is approved for a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial building that Hillwood Investment Properties plans to build on a speculative basis. Located along I-83 in Northern York County, Trade Center-83 will feature 36-food clear heights, a cross-dock configuration, 190-foot truck court depth, dual driveway access for multiple tenants and an ESFR sprinkler system. Additionally, the project benefits from a LERTA Tax Abatement providing tenants with an incentive equating to $0.48 per square foot over the 10-year LERTA term. Construction is scheduled to begin this year with delivery slated for fourth-quarter 2015. Michael Hess of CBRE served as broker for the acquisition and has been retained to market Trade Center-83 for lease.
ATLANTA — Paces Properties has opened its Krog Street Market (KSM), a 30,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood. KSM is located at 99 Krog St. at the southeast corner of the intersection between Krog and Irwin streets. The property is structured as a food hall and urban market with 16 food and retail market stalls, five chef-driven restaurants and two freestanding retail buildings. Retailers currently open for business include The Collective, a co-op local artist establishment; French Market Flowers; Krog Street Pet Works; Mama Bath + Body; The Spotted Trotter Charcuterie, a butcher and cheese shop; and Small Batch Chocolate. The food stalls include Grand Champion BBQ; Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams; Little Tart Bakeshop, which serves coffee from Octane; Fred’s Meat & Bread; and Yalla. Craft Izakaya and The Luminary, two chef-driven restaurants, have been open since August. Additional restaurants and food stalls are slated to open in the coming months. KSM also features bike racks, electric car charging stations, water stations for dogs and a communal dining area. Lily Heimburger of SRS Real Estate Partners handles KSM’s leasing responsibilities on behalf of Paces Properties.
CELEBRATION, FLA. — Big Rock Partners has purchased a nine-acre land parcel from The Celebration Co. in Celebration. The land will be the site of a $60 million, Class A seniors housing development, which is slated to break ground in the first quarter of 2015. Sabra Health Care REIT provided $4.5 million in financing for Big Rock’s purchase and plans to provide additional construction financing for the project, according to Big Rock. The 255-unit rental residence will feature independent living, assisted living and memory care components. The project team includes architect Perkins Eastman, management company Life Care Services and financial advisor Walker & Dunlop. The community of Celebration, located near Orlando, was established by The Walt Disney Co. in the mid-1990s.
ATLANTA — Brasfield & Gorrie has completed vertical construction on Cyan on Peachtree, a luxury multifamily development in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The 23-story high-rise will offer 329 rental units with high-end finishes and amenities. Located on Peachtree Road, the community will also feature a seven-level parking structure with controlled access. Brasfield & Gorrie plans to deliver the property in 2015. The project team includes owner Monogram Residential Trust, developer Atlantic Realty Partners and architect Rafael A. Garcia and Associates.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Building and Land Technology (BLT) has unveiled its plans for Davenport Landing, a mixed-use redevelopment project located on 14 acres along the West Branch of Stamford Harbor. The plans will unify 28 Southfield Avenue and Stamford Landing to create a mixed-use destination. BLT’s existing mixed-use development, Stamford Landing, features a 600-foot boardwalk, 70-slip marina, 175,419 square feet of office space and 12,621 square feet of restaurant space, which will expand under the new plan with the development of 108 residential units. The second parcel at 28 Southfield Ave. will offer 167 residential units and a new boatyard, including deep-water slips, winter storage, year-round repair facilities and other boating facilities.
Chesapeake Real Estate Group Breaks Ground on Warehouse/Distribution Center in Baltimore County
by John Nelson
WHITE MARSH, MD. — Chesapeake Real Estate Group LLC has begun construction on a speculative 100,685-square-foot warehouse/distribution center located at 11501 Pocomoke Court in White Marsh, an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, roughly 12 miles northeast of Baltimore. The property will be located in the Baltimore Crossroads @95 business community, a 1,000-acre mixed-use business park. Carpet Consultants, a provider of residential and commercial flooring products, signed a lease with Chesapeake for roughly 18,000 square feet of space, or 20 percent of the building. The company will relocate its entire operation to the project upon completion. The property will feature 28-foot clear heights, 21 rear-loading docks, two drive-in doors, a 125-foot truck court and a surface parking lot. Chesapeake plans to deliver the property in the first quarter of 2015.
SAN FRANCISCO — Oyster Development Corp. and Tricon Capital have broken ground on Rockwell, a 260-unit condominium development in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. The twin, 13-story towers will be located at 1634-1690 Pine Street. The development will include a 4,000-square-foot, ground-floor retail component and one level of below-grade parking for 201 cars. The first tower is scheduled for completion in July 2016. Sales will commence next April. JLL’s John Manning and Alex Witt secured $143.5 million in construction financing for the project. It was provided by National Real Estate Advisors.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Embrey Partners has begun construction on The Carillon, a 306-unit apartment community in Nashville’s Germantown neighborhood. The project will be located adjacent to First Tennessee Park, the new home of the Nashville Sounds, as well as a future library and archive campus. The four-story property will feature one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 599 to 1,704 square feet with rental rates ranging from $1,378 to $3,300 per month. The property will feature a 7,500-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center, yoga studio, gaming center, presentation kitchen, private dining area, resort-style pool, grilling station, outdoor fireplace and a concierge system. The design team includes general contractor Embrey Builders, property manager Embrey Management Services, architect BGO Architects and engineer Littlejohn Engineering. Embrey Partners plans to deliver The Carillon in spring 2016.