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.
KAPOLEI, HAWAII — Irvine, Calif.-based KZ Companies 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 Companies 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 Companies, 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.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Tricera Capital has signed new office and retail tenants to join The Press, a mixed-use redevelopment of the former Palm Beach Post campus in West Palm Beach. The project comprises two components: the 120,000-square-foot Shops at the Press and the 136,000-square-foot Workspaces at the Press. The new tenants, which combined will occupy 68,000 square feet, include Salons by JC, interior design firm Calico, health concept Restore Hyper Wellness, Raw Juice, self-storage investor SROA Capital, coworking concept Knotel and mortgage broker Blue Sky Financial. In addition to the new leases, Miami-based Tricera Capital has upsized its loan with Chicago-based Monroe Capital by $19 million to help fund tenant and site improvements. Jason Krane of Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group arranged the financing on behalf of Tricera Capital.
CALEDONIA, WIS. — Zilber Property Group has acquired a 93-acre land site with plans to build a new industrial park in Caledonia, about 20 miles south of Milwaukee. Named Caledonia Corporate Park, the project will be comprised of up to five speculative industrial buildings totaling approximately 1.6 million square feet. The development will be situated along the I-94 Corridor. Site preparation and infrastructure work will begin shortly, with construction expected to commence in the spring. Chad Navis and Rachel Agba represented Zilber on an internal basis for both the land acquisition and development entitlement process. Michael Kleber of Zilber will oversee lease-up. Pinnacle Engineering Group is the project architect and Riley Construction is the general contractor.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Ryan Cos. and Westcore have broken ground on Hatcher Industrial Park, a two-building industrial campus located along Loop 303 corridor in Glendale. The 906,000-square-foot project will provide Class A industrial space for manufacturing, logistics and supply chain users in the West Valley. Completion of the development is slated for June 2023. Ryan Cos. is serving as builder and Ryan A+E Inc. is serving as architect. Anthony Lydon, Marc Hertberg, Riley Gilbert and Kelly Royle of JLL are marketing the project for lease.
BAY SHORE, N.Y. — New York City-based Rockefeller Group is underway on construction of a 172,622-square-foot speculative distribution center in the Long Island community of Bay Shore. The property at 55 Paradise Lane will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 40 dock doors, 270 car parking spaces, 40 trailer parking stalls and 7,317 square feet of mezzanine-level office space. Manhattan-based KSS Architects designed the project, and Aurora Contractors is handling construction. Completion is slated for the first quarter of next year.
MILTON, FLA. — Branch Properties has signed two restaurants to join the tenant roster at Merganser Commons at Dogwood Estates, a 66,912-square-foot shopping center under construction in Milton, a Florida Panhandle city located about 24 miles east of Pensacola. The Atlanta-based developer plans to open the Publix-anchored center later this summer. The new eateries joining Merganser Commons include RibCrib, a fast-casual barbecue restaurant that will occupy 4,750 square feet, and Teriyaki Madness, an Asian concept. Both restaurants are operated by Panhandle Restaurant Group. The center is currently 92 percent preleased to tenants including Domino’s Pizza, Great Clips, Japanese restaurant Nikko Sushi, nail salon Grand Nail Lounge and ice cream shop Scoops Ice Cream and Sweets. A local medical provider will occupy a 7,500-square-foot outparcel at the center.
AMARILLO, TEXAS — Dallas-based Mycon General Contractors is underway on construction of a 781-unit self-storage facility for U-Haul in Amarillo that will also offer truck and trailer rental services. The four-acre site at 5316 Canyon Drive already houses several U-Haul facilities, and the new three-story building will add 83,000 square feet of net rentable, climate-controlled space and 11,267 square feet of box storage space to the existing complex. Full completion is slated for December. In addition to the construction of the new building, the existing paving, landscaping and onsite ingress/egress points will also be renovated.
GREEN BAY, WIS. — TWG has begun development of The Fort at the Railyard, a $59 million mixed-income apartment community in Green Bay. The project is a redevelopment of the historic Larsen Canning property. The 223-unit apartment community will rise five stories with 1,300 square feet of commercial space. Of the 233 units, 187 will be reserved for residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a workout room, business center, coworking lounge, dog run and pet washing station. Merchants Bank served as the low-income housing tax credit investor and Western Alliance Bank provided construction financing. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2024.
ATLANTA — Toro Development, a newly created development firm headed by former North American Properties lead Mark Toro, has purchased a 1.6-acre site at 952 Memorial Drive SE in Atlanta’s Reynoldstown district for the development of The Reid. The 186-unit apartment community will be situated along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail and popular diner Home Grown. The land was formerly owned by the Reid family and served as the location of Reid’s Body Shop. Construction will begin in the first quarter of 2023, with first units delivering in third-quarter 2024. Toro Development plans to reserve 15 percent of the units for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income.