CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Henry S. Miller’s Bill Bledsoe has represented Pack Properties XI LLC in the purchase of 5.1 acres of land in Carrollton. The Sam Pack Auto Group is expanding its business in Carrollton with the new 5 Star Chevrolet. The parcel, located at 1711 S. Broadway, will accommodate additional vehicle storage and inventory needs. Troy Corman of T2 Real Estate represented the seller, H. Dalton Wallace of Austin, in the transaction.
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Morgan/Harbour Construction has broken ground on a 28,928-square-foot medical office building for Presence Health Group in Romeoville, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. The Presence Senior Healing Arts Pavilion will be located at 500 S. Weber Road. The facility will include a full imaging suite with MRI, CT, X-ray, mammogram, ultrasound and bone density capabilities. The building will also feature 26 exam and procedure rooms, physical therapy training facilities, labs, treatment rooms, private offices and a cafe. Construction is slated for completion in summer 2016. Hammes Co. is the project manager, and Jensen & Halstead Ltd. will provide architectural services.
MELROSE, MASS. — Wood Partners has broken ground for 37 Washington, a residential development in Melrose. The 88-unit property will feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, in-unit laundry and walk-in closets. Additionally, on-site amenities will include a courtyard with fire pit, and outdoor grills and seating. Leasing is expected to begin in November 2016, with the community slated to open in December 2016.
PHILADELPHIA — A partnership between The Goldenberg Group, Hines and ASB Real Estate Investments has broken ground for a residential tower located at 1213 Walnut St. in Philadelphia’s Center City. At 26 stories and 300,000 square feet, 1213 Walnut will feature 332 for-rent studio, one- and two-bedroom residential units. Additionally, the tower will feature more than 7,200 square feet of retail space on Walnut and Sansom streets and more than 11,000 square feet of amenities, including a great room, outdoor terrace, gaming area, entertainment kitchen, private conference area, a 3,000-square-foot fitness center, rooftop deck, an elevated private dog park and bicycle storage. The project team includes Design Collective Inc. as base-building architect, RD Jones & Associates as interior designer and architect, and Hunter Roberts Construction Group as general contractor. Wells Fargo Bank is providing construction financing for the project, which is slated for occupancy in summer 2017. This project is the first joint venture between Goldenberg, Hines and ASB.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Onyx Equities and Rubenstein Partners have completed a $9 million renovation of a 300,000-square-foot office property located at 211 Mount Airy Road in Basking Ridge. The repositioning program included a new multistory lobby with a 15-foot media wall, refurbished common areas, a fitness center with locker rooms, a cafeteria and a 127-seat auditorium. Additionally, the building’s façade was removed and replaced with a glass curtain wall allowing more natural light and views of the 52-acre campus. Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is handling leasing for the property, which is owned by Onyx and Rubenstein.
HOUSTON — Roka Akor Steak, Seafood & Sushi has signed a lease for 6,591 square feet of ground floor space at 2929 Weslayan, a 40-story residential building at the northeast corner of Weslayan and West Alabama streets in Houston. This will be Roka Akor’s first location in Texas. Developed in 2015 by PMRG, 2929 Weslayan features 254 multifamily units and 11,880 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Property amenities include a 20-foot wall fountain in the lobby, stone and wood material palette throughout, a half-acre terrace, pool, fitness center and aqua lounge. Units range in size from 850 to 4,000 square feet. The building offers three penthouse levels, terraces, downtown views and direct-access elevators. James Namken, Kyle Knight and Edward Heap with The Weitzman Group represented PMRG in the lease. Mike Wheeler with Streetwise Retail Advisors represented the restaurant.
BOSTON — The Boston Housing Authority has selected IBA – Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción as the developer for its West Newton/Rutland Streets properties, including the revitalization of 146 units of public housing in Boston’s South End. IBA will lead the redevelopment of 24 historic brick residential buildings, containing existing units of federally subsidized housing, along West Newton and Rutland streets. The two-year project is slated to begin in 2016. As part of the project, IBA will complete the renovation while protecting current residents from displacement and preserving affordability for extremely low-income households over the long term.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based developer Johnson Trube & Associates is moving forward with construction of a Class A student housing development near the University of Texas at Austin campus. Located at 2508 San Gabriel St. in Austin, The Corner will offer 62 units with a mix of two to five bedrooms for a total of 207 beds. The eight-story structure is scheduled to open to students in the fall of 2016. The property is being built using a framing technology developed by Prescient, a Denver-based software design and structural system manufacturing company. The pre-manufactured metal framing system is designed to offer a faster, greener and more cost-effective alternative to conventional structures. The development team includes Johnson Trube & Associates, JE Dunn, Mark Hart Architecture, Prescient, Wuest Group, Austin City Realty and Fairway Properties. Project features and amenities include walking/biking access to campus, secure access, a cyber café, quartz countertops, wood floors and stainless steel appliances.
TWINSBURG, OHIO — Meridian Design Build has completed the construction of two industrial buildings for developer Scannell Properties. The buildings, which total 510,722 square feet, are located in Twinsburg, approximately 20 miles southeast of Cleveland. The new facilities consist of a 303,888-square-foot build-to-suit building and a 207,360-square-foot speculative building. The assets are located on 59 acres of land within the Cornerstone Business Park. The build-to-suit project features 99 loading docks, 236 interior van loading positions, 509 exterior trailer stalls and 15,434 square feet of office space. The multi-tenant speculative building includes 171 auto parking stalls, five tenant entrances and 26 loading docks. Precept Design LLC provided the architectural services for the projects, and Weber Engineering Services provided the civil engineering work.
NEW YORK CITY — H&M, a global fashion retailer, is opening its first location in Lower Manhattan. Situated within Westfield World Trade Center, the 25,000-square-foot store is slated to open in spring 2016. This location will be the first store in the United States to apply for LEED certification. The interior of the store will operate on renewable power sources, use less energy than a conventional office building, utilize LED lighting and Energy Star equipment and implement a recycling program throughout the store. The Westfield World Trade Center location is H&M’s 18th store in New York City.