ONTARIO, CALIF. — Majestic Realty Co. has broken ground on a 239,400-square-foot, build-to-suit warehouse and manufacturing/production facility in Ontario. The site, which was the former home of the Sunkist factory, is located at 752 Campus Ave. Melmarc will occupy the property. The screen printing package company will consolidate its multiple Orange County operations and headquarters into this single facility. The building is scheduled for completion and occupancy in early 2017.
MCALLEN, TEXAS — Hilton Worldwide has opened the Embassy Suites by Hilton McAllen Convention Center, the brand’s first hotel in south Texas. The property features Design Option III, which emphasizes space efficiency. The hotel is located three miles from McAllen Miller International Airport and near several manufacturing facilities in Mexico. The hotel includes 12,000 square feet of event space for conferences, weddings and holiday parties. The main ballroom may accommodate as many as 600 guests and can also be divided into five smaller spaces.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Realtex Development Corp., in conjunction with Generation Housing Development, has opened Windy Ridge Apartments in Austin. The complex is a 120-unit affordable housing community. Situated on 11.9 acres at 10910 Ranch Road 620, the development consists of six residential buildings spanning two and three stories, as well as a community/leasing clubhouse. Windy Ridge Apartments offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units, and each unit comes with a covered entry, coat closet and a covered patio or balcony. Each bedroom includes a walk-in closet. Community amenities include a full perimeter fence and controlled access gates, swimming pool, picnic areas with barbeque grills, fitness center, business/computer center, furnished community room and on-site property management staff.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — GBT Realty Corp. has recently purchased a 10.5-acre site in Summerville for South Carolina’s first BJ’s Wholesale Club, a membership warehouse retailer that will also include a BJ’s Gas Station. The Brentwood, Tenn.-based developer purchased the site for nearly $1.9 million. The project will span 87,800 square feet and will be situated at the southeastern quadrant of I-26 and North Main Street (U.S. 17). GBT expects to deliver the Summerville BJ’s Wholesale Club in 2017. BJ’s operates more than 200 locations in 15 states.
NEW YORK CITY — CBCS Equities and Barone Management have developed EVEN Hotel Brooklyn, a 13-story hotel located at 46 Nevins St. in downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect, the 83,000-square-foot hotel features 202 rooms, a 1,300-square-foot fitness center, in-room fitness zones with cork flooring and personal exercise equipment, and Cork & Kale Market and Bar. The project team included HVS Design, Andrew Myers Interior Design and Ambius. EVEN Hotel Brooklyn is an IHG hotel.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Allied Orion Group has been selected to manage Provenza at Windhaven in Lewisville, adding a 324-unit, Class A community to its Dallas area portfolio. Located at 4900 Windhaven Parkway in the Castle Hills master-planned area, Provenza at Windhaven offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Owned by Momentum Real Estate Partners, the apartment homes feature granite countertops and prep islands, stainless steel appliances, wood-style flooring and wood cabinetry. Amenities include a swimming pool and cabanas, grilling stations, fitness center, private courtyards, club lounge, game room, dog park and dog wash stations. Situated off the Sam Rayburn Tollway near the North Dallas Tollway, Provenza at Windhaven is located near employers like Toyota, FedEx, JPMorgan Chase and Fannie Mae.
DES MOINES, IOWA — Hubbell Realty Co. will break ground July 28 on Edencrest at Beaverdale, an assisted living and memory care community in Des Moines. The community will feature 30 units each of assisted living and memory care. Development costs are estimated at $12 million. When completed, Senior Housing Management will operate the community. Edencrest at Beaverdale will be Hubbell’s third community, all located within the greater Des Moines area. The company is also planning to build two more Edencrest communities in the region.
HOLIDAY, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has broken ground on Phase I of Park at Wellington, a $37.9 million affordable housing community located at 4369 Sunray Drive in Holiday, roughly 30 miles north of Tampa. Phase I of the 220-unit property will span 110 units, and HTG plans to open the complex in late 2017. The units will be reserved for renters earning at or below 40 percent to 60 percent of area median income (AMI). Rents will range from $367 to $783 per month. Construction of Phase II is expected to start in November 2016. Phase I development funding sources include $16 million in 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit Equity provided by Indianapolis-based City Real Estate Advisors and a $15.5 million construction loan provided by KeyBank, which converts to a $3.5 million permanent loan after completion. HTG has five affordable housing communities currently under construction in Florida. The project team for Park at Wellington includes architect Fugleberg Koch PLLC; civil engineer High Point Engineering Inc.; and general contractor HTG Hennessy LLC.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tishman Speyer has purchased a two-acre site near Nationals Ballpark in Washington, D.C., with plans to develop a multifamily community. The property will feature 800 residential units, 44,000 square feet of retail space and below-grade parking. The site occupies a full city block bounded by Eye, K, First and Half streets in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Riverfront submarket. Tishman Speyer will develop the project to LEED certification.
CAMDEN, N.J. — Liberty Property Trust has signed an agreement with American Water to develop the company’s new corporate headquarters at One Water Street in Camden. The project is the inaugural commercial development at Liberty’s The Camden Waterfront, a 20-acre, $1 billion mixed-use development master planned by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification, the five-story One Water Street will feature 222,376 square feet of office space. Construction of the building and an adjacent parking garage is slated to begin this fall subject to the completion of Liberty’s due diligence, and acquisition of the site. The new building is expected to be completed in the second half of 2018.