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Kettler to Begin Construction on High-Rise Apartment Community in Arlington

by John Nelson October 9, 2014

ARLINGTON, VA. — Kettler is planning to develop an 11-story, 198-unit high-rise apartment community in Arlington’s Crystal City neighborhood known as m.flats Crystal City. Capital One is providing construction financing for the project. KTGY Group Inc. has designed m.flats Crystal City to meet LEED Silver certification. The transit-oriented development will be located one block from the Crystal City Metro station and will feature a resident lounge with a gaming area, fitness center, street-entry bike room, landscaped courtyard with fire and water features, outdoor seating and dining areas, outdoor kitchens and a swimming pool with a sundeck and cabanas. The project team includes civil engineer Bohler Engineering and general contractor John Moriarty & Associates. The property will be Kettler’s sixth multifamily project in the Crystal City/Pentagon City market. Kettler is expecting to break ground this month and wrap up in October 2016.

October 9, 2014

Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Batson-Cook Breaks Ground on $25M Apartment Community in Charlotte

by John Nelson October 9, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Batson-Cook Construction breaks ground on The Gibson, a 250-unit apartment community located at 1000 Central Ave. in Charlotte. The developer on the $25 million project is Pollack Shores Real Estate Group and the architect is Poole and Poole Architects. The apartment development will neighbor the historic Plaza Midwood and Elizabeth neighborhoods. Batson-Cook expects to deliver the mid-rise, infill apartment community in the fourth quarter of 2015.

October 9, 2014

Civic Texas

Construction Begins on New High School in Metro Houston

by Haisten Willis October 8, 2014

ALVIN, TEXAS — The Alvin Independent School District has begun construction on Shadow Creek High School. Stantec designed the school, which will span 500,000 square feet when completed. According to Stantec, the school’s design “removes physical barriers, incorporates collaboration space and has an abundance of technology, transparency and natural light.” The school’s 2,500 students will be grouped into five learning houses, each with two learning hubs. Each hub will have 240 students and 10 teachers. The school, located 30 miles southeast of Houston, will be completed in 2016.

October 8, 2014

Illinois Midwest Multifamily Seniors Housing

Ryan Cos., Providence Life Services to Develop $20.6M Senior Living Facility

by Danielle Everson October 8, 2014

LISLE, ILL. — Ryan Cos. and Providence Life Services will develop an 80-unit, senior apartment community in Lisle, a western suburb of Chicago. Arbor Place of Lisle, an affordable, age-restricted community will be situated on an approximately 3.3-acre site at the northeast corner of Karns Road and Ogden Avenue. The development will comprise 60 one-bedroom, one-bathroom and 20 two-bedroom, one-bathroom units. The $20.6 million development was designed and is being constructed according to Enterprise Green Communities specifications. Construction is set for completion in summer 2015. Arbor Place of Lisle is the second project for the Ryan-Providence partnership. Arbor Place of Lisle is being financed under the Section 42 affordable housing program administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority.

October 8, 2014

Illinois Midwest Multifamily

REVA Development Partners Breaks Ground on Luxury Apartments in Wheeling

by Danielle Everson October 8, 2014

WHEELING, ILL. — Chicago-based REVA Development Partners has broken ground on a 288-unit luxury rental community in Wheeling, a northern suburban of Chicago. Northgate Crossing is located at 250 Northgate Parkway. The 20-acre Northgate Crossing development will feature nine three-story apartment buildings. The apartments will include one- and two-bedroom plans ranging from approximately 700 to 1,200 square feet. The development is part of the village’s Town Center district, which is anchored by the municipal campus, fitness and aquatic centers, large-scale Heritage Park redevelopment and an existing Metra Station. The village also recently signed an agreement for the additional development of future residential and retail on an existing 17-acre parcel owned by the village. REVA is partnering with Chicago-based Blue Vista Capital Management on the development. Kinzie Builders, a division of Kinzie Real Estate Group, is serving as the general contractor and construction project manager. Kinzie Real Estate Group will also oversee the leasing and management of the property. Fifth Third Bank provided financing for the development.

October 8, 2014

Industrial South Carolina Southeast

Pattillo Breaks Ground on Spec Industrial Building in South Carolina

by John Nelson October 8, 2014

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. — Pattillo Industrial Real Estate has broken ground on a 205,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility, located on a 40-acre site at 141 Southchase Blvd. in Fountain Inn, roughly 20 miles southeast of Greenville. The Class A asset will be located in SouthChase Industrial Park and will be expandable up to 330,000 square feet. SouthChase Industrial Park is currently leased to 14 tenants, including Bosch Rexroth, W.W. Grainger, AVX Corp., Southeastern Products and Stueken. The new building will feature 30-foot clear heights, a 180-foot truck court, 45 dock positions, T5 lighting and an ESFR sprinkler system. Pattillo expects to deliver the facility in mid-2015. The developer has tapped NAI Earle Furman to lease and market the property.

October 8, 2014

Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast Seniors Housing

Congress Building Corp., LCB Senior Living Break Ground on Assisted Living Facility in Easton

by Amy Works October 8, 2014

EASTON, MASS. — Peabody, Mass.-based Congress Building Corp., serving as construction manager, has broken ground for the construction of The Residence at Five Corners, a senior housing community being developed in Easton. The 84-unit assisted care facility will be owned and operated by Norwood, Mass.-based LCB Senior Living. Located at 678 Depot St., the facility will offer a mix of assisted living, independent living and memory care residences for seniors. The property is slated to open in late 2015.

October 8, 2014

Colorado Office Western

Charles Schwab Opens New 650,000 SF Campus in Lone Tree

by Nellie Day October 8, 2014

LONE TREE, COLO. – Charles Schwab has opened its 650,000-square-foot office campus in Lone Tree. The property will serve as the brokerage and banking company’s corporate campus. The campus is located at 9800 Schwab Way within the RidgeGate community. The new property will also house Schwab’s retail building that’s on the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Park Meadows Boulevard. It is one of four branches in the Denver area. The campus contains three five-story office buildings, a two-story retail branch, two parking garages and an amenities building that features a 15,000-square-foot employee dining facility. So far, about 70 percent of the campus has been completed. Two of the three office buildings are ready for occupancy. The third is scheduled for completion next summer. Schwab plans to move about 2,000 employees to its campus over the next year and a half. Construction on the campus began in March 2013. It was built by Mortenson Construction and designed by Fentress Architects. Schwab is pursuing LEED-Platinum certification on the campus. Sustainability features include a two-acre green roof, green materials, daylighting, water-saving devices and an optimized HVAC system.

October 8, 2014

Restaurant Retail Texas

New VERTSKEBAP Fast Casual Restaurants to Open in Dallas, Austin

by Haisten Willis October 7, 2014

DALLAS AND AUSTIN — Four new locations of the Austin-based fast casual restaurant VERTSKEBAP, including three in the Dallas area and one in Austin, are set to open by the end of the year. The new locations will be at 5100 Beltline Road in Addison, 859 State Highway 21 in Lewisville, the corner of Highway 75 and Walnut Hill Road in Dallas and in the South Shore District in Austin. The new stores will bring VERTSKEBAP’s storefront count to 20. Earlier this year, the company opened three new locations in Austin and six in Houston. VERTSKEBAP plans to continue expansions in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio in 2015. The restaurants are built around Doner Kebap, a popular street food in Germany.

October 7, 2014

Midwest Missouri

Byrne & Jones Completes $24M Athletic Field Improvements at Missouri State University

by Danielle Everson October 7, 2014

SPRINGFIELD, MO. — Byrne & Jones Sports has completed $24 million in new construction of several new athletic and recreation facilities at Missouri State University. The St. Louis-based company relocated the school’s track and built a new artificial turf football field closer to the west bleachers. A new NCAA-regulation, eight-lane track was also built as part of the new synthetic turf soccer field. The new track incudes steeple chase, long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault and a warm up running area. Byrne & Jones also installed a shock pad to improve safety, play and the durability for a new field hockey surface installed by SportsTurf. Springfield, Mo.-based general contractor DeWitt and Associates Inc. managed the overall improvements. Hastings + Chivetta Architects Inc. was the architect for the project.

October 7, 2014

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