UPLAND, CALIF. — Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta Upland, a multifamily property located at 1160 E. 19th St. in Upland. The property is located on the last undeveloped parcel at The Colonies at San Antonio masterplan and is adjacent to The Colonies Crossroads, a retail development. Slated to open in fall 2020, Alta Upland will features 203 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities will include a pool, spa, clubhouse and fitness center.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Wood Partners, a multifamily investment and development firm with offices around the country, has broken ground on Alta Champions Circle, a 285-unit multifamily project in north Fort Worth. The community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 957 square feet. Units will feature custom granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center and outdoor grilling stations. Completion is slated for summer 2020.
DENVER — Confluent Development and Kelmore Development have broken ground on The Boulevard at Lowry, a commercial mixed-use redevelopment project in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood. Situated on 1.5 acres, the infill development will feature 140,000 square feet of restaurant, retail and office space. A 25,000-square-foot Lucky’s Market will anchor the property. Additional tenants will include a 1,750-square-foot Logan House Coffee Co. Completion is slated for fourth-quarter 2020.
MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Rockefeller Group has acquired an 8.8-acre industrial land site in Moreno Valley for the development of Centerpointe Commerce Center, an industrial distribution facility. The company plans to begin construction of a 203,000-square-foot project this fall, with completion expected in summer 2020. Located on Cactus Avenue, the cross-docked building will feature 32-foot clear ceiling heights, 8,000 square feet of speculative office improvements, 109 auto parking stalls and 27 trailer parking stalls. Rockefeller Group acquired the property fully entitled and zoned from Newcastle Partners for $5.9 million.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has provided a $26.1 million construction loan for The Residences at Harbor Town Apartments, a planned 175-unit community in Little Rock. Alan Tapie of Grandbridge’s Atlanta office originated the loan through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program, which is the agency’s flagship loan product for the construction of new market-rate apartments and affordable housing projects. The loan will feature a 40-year term, fixed interest rate and a 40-year amortization schedule. Situated along the Arkansas River, The Residences at Harbor Town will be within walking distance of the Clinton Library and downtown Little Rock. The property will be situated behind the planned Rock City Yacht Club and will add 80 more boat slips to the marina, according to development plans on the yacht club’s website. The borrower/developer and construction timeline were not disclosed.
DENVER — Urban Land Conservancy (ULC) has partnered with Mile High Development and Brinshore Development to develop Sheridan Station Apartments, an affordable rental housing community at Sheridan Station on the Regional Transportation District’s W Line. Located at 5330 W. 11th Ave., the 133-unit property is currently under construction with completion slated for fall 2020. All units will be designated for households earning between 30 percent and 60 percent of area median income. Silva Markham Partners will handle the management and leasing of the property. The project was made financially feasible through use of a 99-year renewable ground lease, which will result in the apartment complex joining ULC’s growing Community Land Trust to ensure permanent affordability.
HOUSTON — Workforce housing developer Dakota Enterprises will build two apartment communities totaling 416 units in Houston. Construction is underway on a 170-unit property within the Oak Forest area and Dakota will break ground on a 246-unit community in the Spring Branch area this fall. Dakota is also handling construction of each project. Iberia Bank provided financing for the Oak Forest property, which will offer a fitness center and a clubhouse and is expected to be complete during the second half of 2020. The Spring Branch property will feature a pool, fitness center and a clubhouse. Mucasey & Associates designed both projects.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Tutera Senior Living & Health Care is nearing completion of the $55 million Tiffany Springs senior living community in Kansas City. Tutera expects the 172 independent living units to be available in June, followed by 89 memory care and assisted living units in July. Community amenities at the 289,000-square-foot property include a spa, pool, outdoor courtyard, yoga studio, art studio, theater room, chapel, dog wash, concierge services and multiple dining venues. The new community will be connected via a breezeway to a rehabilitation and healthcare center that will offer short-term rehabilitation services and extended stays. Nearing Staats Prelogar & Jones Architects, BHC Rhodes and Luke Draily Construction Co. make up the project team.
HOUSTON — GreenSpace Self-Storage LLC has acquired land at 1690 North Loop West in Houston for the development of a 1,050-unit self-storage facility. The Class A, three-story property will feature 24-hour surveillance, electronic access control, climate-controlled units and a customer service office. The facility, which will offer 75,000 square feet of net rentable space, will be situated on two of the parcel’s six acres; plans for the additional acreage have not yet been finalized. Chris Bergmann Jr. of JLL represented GreenSpace in its acquisition of the land. Avison Young represented the seller.
MUSKEGON, MICH. — RD Management LLC has unveiled plans to redevelop Muskegon Shopping Center located at 3530 Henry St. in western Michigan. The project will include removal of the 134,874-square-foot building formerly occupied by Kmart, renovation of the 32,338 square feet of adjacent retail space and the construction of five residential buildings totaling 126 units. Demolition of the Kmart building will begin in late spring. In addition, Mercy Health has agreed to purchase a 6.2-acre parcel of the shopping center in order to construct a new 40,900-square-foot medical office building that will include urgent care, physical therapy, research laboratories, doctor’s offices and a pharmacy.