CEDAR HILL, TEXAS — Grimaldi’s Pizzeria will open a 6,500-square-foot location at Hillside Village (formerly Uptown Village at Cedar Hill) in the summer of 2016. Grimaldi’s will be located in the former Patrizio’s space on the north side of the property. This fall, Hillside Village implemented a campaign to court a Grimaldi’s location in the development. More than 220 community members signed an on-property banner calling for Grimaldi’s and more than 600 expressed their support for a Grimaldi’s by posting comments and videos on social media using the hashtag #HVWantsGrimaldis. Hillside Village recently completed a multi-million dollar renovation at the property, which includes a new children’s play area, village green promenade, new property signage, new shaded seating areas, upgraded landscaping and lighting, public art and façade renovations. In April 2015, Trademark Property Co. rebranded the property Hillside Village.
EDINBURG, TEXAS — Domus Development is bringing a $27.7 million, off-campus student housing community to Edinburg in August 2017. The Dallas-based developer will break ground in May 2016 on Legends Edinburg, which will bring 566 beds to the apartments market near The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg. The complex will be located on the corner of Chapin Street and Sugar Road with amenities including a salt water pool, sand volleyball court, study rooms, a clubhouse with game room and a computer lounge. Floorplans will include one-, two- and four-bedroom options. The individual apartments will come fully furnished with granite countertops, ceiling fans and full-size washer and dryer units. The entire property is equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi, and will employ an on-site maintenance and management staff. Legends Edinburg will be the second off-campus purpose-built student housing community in the area.
TROY, N.Y. — Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) has selected Troy-based United Group to develop a student housing community at the corner of Morrison and Vandenburgh avenues in Troy. Located within walking distance to HVCC’s campus, the proposed College Suites at Hudson Valley will house 268 students and feature a fitness center, laundry facilities, bike storage and on-site management offices. Additionally, each of the 72 apartment suites will be fully furnished and include all utilities.
STAFFORD, TEXAS — Dallas-based StreetLevel Investments and joint venture partner Provident Realty Advisors have purchased 192 acres in Stafford, including the former Texas Instruments (TI) campus. The firms plan to create a mixed-use development at the site that will feature 350,000 square feet of destination retail space, 2,400 residential units, Class A office space, two hotels, a health club, entertainment and green space in a walkable urban center. The finished product will include parking garages as well as street parking. Portions of the original TI buildings will be preserved and repurposed. Houston-based Gensler and TBG are project consultants. The first phase of the $500 million, multi-phase project is slated to open summer 2017.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hunt Southwest Real Estate Development has acquired a 16.7-acre site in the Riverbend West Business Park in northeast Fort Worth and will develop a 301,500-square-foot spec warehouse and distribution facility at the site. Construction on Riverbend West Distribution Center, located at 2101 Reeves Place, will commence immediately with completion expected in the third quarter of 2016. The facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, cross-dock configuration, an ESFR sprinkler system and dedicated trailer parking positions. Holt Lunsford Commercial’s Donnie Rohde, Chance Olin and George Jennings will lease the industrial property to prospective tenants.
HOUSTON — SOAP Hand Car Wash has leased a 31,446-square-foot outparcel at Shoppes at Memorial Villages, located at I-10 and Wirt Road in Houston. SOAP Hand Car Wash is a local Houston business owned by J. Ryan Alcorn. SOAP uses as few as 10 gallons of water per wash, while the average tunnel car wash uses between 40 and 55 gallons, and washing a car at home can use 100 gallons or more. SOAP is scheduled to open this summer. The landlord, Weingarten Realty Investors, was self-represented by Brody Farris in the deal. Clay Graham of Fox & Graham Real Estate represented SOAP.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Hines has acquired 105 acres of land located at the intersection of I-295 and J.T. Butler Boulevard in Jacksonville’s Southside submarket. The Houston-based developer and investor will build a master-planned project on the site that will feature residential, office and retail space, as well as a central lake and green space. Along with Hines, the project team includes architect RTKL Associates and engineer ETM. Hines currently has $87 billion of assets under management and 104 developments underway. The firm’s current property and asset management portfolio includes 531 properties, representing more than 186 million square feet.
NEW YORK CITY — Avery Hall Investments, in partnership with Aria Development Group, has topped out 465 Pacific Street, its 30-unit luxury condominium project in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill neighborhood. Designed by Morris Adjmi, the property will feature residential units ranging from one to five bedrooms, a 3,000-square-foot terraced penthouse, a 1,300-square-foot communal rooftop terrace, indoor parking, a fitness center, children’s playroom and doorman service. The property is managed by Stribling Marketing Associates and is already more than 90 percent sold.
WESTERVILLE, OHIO — Doster Construction Co. has been selected to build a 60,000-square-foot hospital in Westerville, approximately 15 miles northeast of Columbus. The new 60-bed hospital will replace an inpatient rehabilitation unit at Mount Carmel West. The hospital will help patients transition from the hospital to home after suffering from a stroke, brain injury, major orthopedic surgery or other major illness or injury. The new facility will be located at the intersection of Polaris Parkway and Cleveland Avenue. Doster Construction Co. is the general contractor. Gresham, Smith and Partners is the architect of record. The hospital will be jointly developed and operated by HealthSouth Corp. and Mount Carmel Health System.
PORTLAND, TEXAS — Oldham Goodwin Group, in conjunction with MGroup, will develop Palm Bluff Place Apartments in Portland. The new development will be a 250-unit, Class A community located at the corner of Cedar Drive and Billy G. Webb Drive. Oldham Goodwin’s development services division will oversee the development of the project, as well as provide construction management services. The project team is working with ARRIVE Architecture Group to design the community. FCI Multi-Family Construction will oversee construction. Construction for Palm Bluff Place is expected to begin Jan. 25, with a projected completion date in the third quarter of 2017.