SAN ANTONIO — Kansas City-based NorthPoint Development will build Foster Commerce Center, a 2.2 million-square-foot industrial park that will be located about 10 miles east of downtown San Antonio. The six-building development will be constructed in phases, with the initial phase comprising two buildings totaling 650,000 square feet. NorthPoint Development expects the project to entail a total capital investment of $230 million and to create more than 1,000 new permanent jobs in addition to about 950 construction jobs. Construction is scheduled to begin before the end of the summer. Stream Realty Partners has been tapped to lease the development.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Stonemont Financial Group and joint venture partner Geis Cos. have closed on their purchase of 35 acres in Fort Myers for the development of a 500,000-square-foot, Class A industrial park. The project, known as Legacy at Oriole Road, is slated for completion in second-quarter 2023. The development will include two 250,000-square-foot warehouses designed to accommodate users as small as 37,000 square feet. The buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, 72 trailer parking stalls and above-standard bay spacing. The property offers proximity to I-75, Route 41 and other major thoroughfares.
GASTONIA, N.C. — Poettker Construction has broken ground on the second phase of Gateway 85, an industrial park located 22 miles west of Charlotte in Gastonia. NorthPoint Development is the project developer for both tilt-wall facilities. Phase II comprises Building 4, a 241,114-square-foot warehouse located on 15 acres at 3145 Aberdeen Blvd., and Building 7, a 705,234-square-foot warehouse located on 40 acres at 3301 Lineberger Road. Preparation of the 55-acre development will entail the relocation of an existing road that goes through the site and reworking the intersection, as well as site clearing and hauling away excess dirt. No construction timeline was disclosed. Poettker Construction is nearing completion on a similar project for NorthPoint in Salisbury, N.C.
GASTONIA, N.C. — Poettker Construction has broken ground on the second phase of Gateway 85, an industrial park located 22 miles west of Charlotte in Gastonia. NorthPoint Development is the project developer for both tilt-wall facilities. Phase II comprises Building 4, a 241,114-square-foot warehouse located on 15 acres at 3145 Aberdeen Blvd., and Building 7, a 705,234-square-foot warehouse located on 40 acres at 3301 Lineberger Road. Preparation of the 55-acre development will entail the relocation of an existing road that goes through the site and reworking the intersection, as well as site clearing and hauling away excess dirt. No construction timeline was disclosed. Poettker Construction is nearing completion on a similar project for NorthPoint in Salisbury, N.C.
MIAMI — Lotus Capital Partners LLC has arranged a $70 million acquisition and construction financing package for a waterfront condominium project on Bay Harbor Islands in Miami. The sponsor is a partnership between Pearl Property Group and L3C Capital Partners, which is acquiring a one-acre site facing the Bay Harbor waterway that currently consists of 30 condos. Lotus arranged the dual-structure loan through MSD Partners to provide acquisition financing for the borrower to purchase the site and funds to construct a new residential project. The borrower plans to demolish the existing condos and build 46 ground-up condos averaging 2,800 square feet. The development will also include a fitness center, resort-style club pool overlooking the water and a marina.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — AHV Communities will develop a 244-unit single-family rental community on a 48-acre site in North Austin. Homes will come in three- and four-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 1,500 to 1,900 square feet. Residences will also feature two-car garages and private fenced backyards. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, dog park, conference room, outdoor grilling and dining areas, clubhouse lounge and a bocce and outdoor game court. Preliminary sitework will begin in October, and vertical construction is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of next year. Full completion is slated late 2025.
KAPOLEI, HAWAII — Irvine, Calif.-based KZ Cos. has broken ground on Ho’omaka Marketplace, a retail development located at the corner of Kapolei Parkway and Kualakai Parkway in Kapolei. Longs Drugs, HELE Gas, Chick-fil-A and 7-Eleven will anchor the 45,737-square-foot shopping center. The property will feature units ranging from 954 square feet to 4,008 square feet, plus a 15,000-square-foot anchor pad. Ho’omaka Marketplace is designed to provide an economic future for native Hawaiians who live in Kapolei, according to KZ Cos. All money generated through the ground lease proceeds will benefit Kapolei Community Development Corp. (KCDC), a nonprofit that serves Hawaiian homestead areas. KCDC will use the proceeds to support facilities, scholarships, education, childcare, emergency services and job creation for native Hawaiian families. The marketplace is minutes away from University of Hawaii West Oahu, Ka Makana Ali’I and Ho’opili, an 11,750-residence master-planned community. The retail center is also across the street from Ka Makana Alii, a 1.4 million-square-foot regional mall. The development team includes KZ Cos., KCDC and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Architects Hawaii Limited and Wilson Okamoto are designing the project, which is slated for completion by summer 2023.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — AHV Communities will develop a 244-unit single-family rental community on a 48-acre site in North Austin. Homes will come in three- and four-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 1,500 to 1,900 square feet. Residences will also feature two-car garages and private fenced backyards. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, dog park, conference room, outdoor grilling and dining areas, clubhouse lounge and a bocce ball and outdoor game court. Preliminary sitework will begin in October, and vertical construction is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of next year. Full completion is slated late 2025.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Brand Atlantic Real Estate Partners and Wheelock Street Capital have received an $87 million construction loan from ACORE Capital for the development of Banyan & Olive, two Class A office buildings in downtown West Palm Beach. Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub of Newmark arranged the loan, terms of which were not provided. The financing provides funding for the gut renovation of 111 Olive, which includes 27,000 rentable square feet of office space and 11,000 rentable square feet of retail space to be delivered by year-end. The financing also provides funding for the vertical construction of 300 Banyan, a 12-story tower with 115,000 rentable square feet of office space, 6,000 rentable square feet of food and beverage space and roughly 300 parking spaces. Completion of 300 Banyan is slated for early 2024. Banyan & Olive will feature amenities such as 15,000 square feet of private office terraces, a golf simulator lounge and a seventh-floor amenity area with a fitness center and open-air lounge. Set in the heart of the Clematis Waterfront District, the buildings are situated near a variety of restaurants, bars, shops, Flagler Park and the boardwalk. — Kristin Hiller
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Hospitality investment and development firm Driftwood Capital has completed a $31 million hotel in Wilmington that will be operated as a Staybridge Suites, which is part of the InterContinental Hotels Group family of brands. The 11-story, 134-room hotel offers a lounge, fitness center, business center, meeting and event spaces and a convenience mart. Whiting-Turner Contractor Co. handled construction of the project, which was designed by Dever Architects. First International Bank & Trust provided construction financing. Driftwood will manage the property.