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SAVANNAH, GA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged $47 million in financing for the development of The Line, a 219-unit multifamily project that is within the bounds of a designated opportunity zone in downtown Savannah. Walker & Dunlop arranged construction financing on behalf of the developer, Standard Communities. Financing was sourced from a regional life insurance company and includes both construction and permanent financing within a single loan. Situated just three blocks from the Savannah River, The Line will include two buildings and will feature a full upscale amenity package, including a terrace level with a pool, sundeck, fitness center and grill area. The Class A project will also include onsite parking, a clubroom with views of downtown Savannah and the Savannah River and resident storage.

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LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — Kadean Construction has broken ground on Lee’s Summit Commerce Center, a three-building speculative industrial development totaling 781,000 square feet. Located in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit, the 75-acre project will feature clear heights ranging from 32 to 36 feet. Scannell Properties is the developer and Newmark Zimmer is marketing the project for lease. An undisclosed tenant has preleased 215,730 square feet of Building A, which will span 430,000 square feet and is slated for completion by the end of this year. Building B will total 238,000 square feet, while Building C will span 113,000 square feet. Completion of all buildings is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Skender, working with Meyer Najem Construction, has begun structural construction of the new Indiana University Health (IU Health) Capitol View medical office building and parking garage in downtown Indianapolis. The project consists of a 250,000-square-foot medical office building and a 310,000-square-foot parking structure with 939 parking spaces. A pedestrian bridge connects the building to the parking structure. The project has been under construction since November and is now entering the structural phase of construction. Structural construction refers to components of the building that are essential to its stability such as foundations, floors, walls or beams. Completion is slated for summer 2023. The project team includes architect atelierRISTING, civil engineer Circle Design and structural engineer Lynch, Harrison & Brumleve. The team is pursuing LEED Silver certification for the property.

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AURORA, COLO. — JAGreen Development (JAG), in partnership with an affiliate of New York-based Raith Capital Partners, has acquired 157 acres in Aurora for the development of AEROS Logistics Center, a Class A industrial park. AEROS Logistics Center will feature 2 million square feet of logistics, distribution, manufacturing, construction and data center space. Tenants will have the option to buy or lease from the property. The park could accommodate two 1 million-square-foot, east/west-facing, cross-dock buildings, or it could be divided into smaller parcels. Aaron Valdez, Alec Rhodes and Tyler Smith of Cushman & Wakefield represented JAG in the acquisition and will handle the marketing for AEROS.

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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Chicago-based general contractor Summit Design + Build has kicked off construction on Stadium Lofts South, a 69,000-square-foot multifamily project in the Charlotte suburb of Kannapolis. Once complete, the project will overlook the baseball stadium of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, a Minor League Baseball team and Class A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. The seven-story building will have two floors of retail/office space and five floors of apartments totaling 43 units. The building will feature a lobby, fitness center, club room, balconies and a parking garage. The project is expected to wrap up in spring 2023. The project team includes developer Lansing Melbourne Group and architect Built Form. Stadium Lofts South marks the first construction project for Summit Design + Build in North Carolina.

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SIDNEY, OHIO — SEMCORP Advanced Materials Group has unveiled plans to invest $916 million for a new manufacturing facility in Sidney, about 35 miles north of Dayton. The facility, which is expected to create nearly 1,200 jobs, will be utilized to make separator film, a key component in batteries for electric vehicles. SEMCORP’s products will be used by electric vehicle battery makers across North America. The Sidney project will be located at Sidney Ohio Industrial Park and will span 850,000 square feet. A timeline for completion was not released. The City of Sidney provided incentives for the project, but specific details were not provided. According to a news release, China-based SEMCORP is currently the largest lithium-ion battery separator film producer in the world with six manufacturing facilities.

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — J.P. Morgan has provided a $96.4 million construction loan for the development of a 22-story apartment tower in downtown West Palm Beach. The borrower is a joint venture between the developer, Hyperion, and affiliates of Starwood Capital Group and Winter Properties. Located at 201 Clearwater Drive, the unnamed tower will include 457 apartments, 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a 628-space parking garage and more than 34,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities. Hyperion is expected to begin construction soon, and the development is slated to be open to renters in early 2024.

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HOUSTON — Locally based developer Avera Cos. has broken ground on a 120,022-square-foot industrial project that will be located on an 8.2-acre site in north Houston. The building will be the fourth within Avera’s Century Plaza Distribution Center and will feature 32-foot clear heights, 195-foot truck court depths and an ESFR sprinkler system. Construction is scheduled for a second-quarter 2023 completion. CBRE will lease the building.

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ELIZABETH, N.J. — Elberon Development Group has completed a 140,000-square-foot cold storage facility in the Northern New Jersey city of Elizabeth that is a build-to-suit for New Jersey-based FreezPak Logistics. The facility features clear heights of 66 to 80 feet, 18 loading docks and 30,000 pallet positions. Trailer parking is available both on site and across the street. California-based Ware Malcomb designed the project, with Industrial Building Group serving as the general contractor.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Amazon plans to invest a total of $10.6 million to help build and renovate more than 130 affordable housing units in Nashville. The investment is in partnership with the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) and supports the social work of the local nonprofit CrossBridge Inc., which provides housing and supportive services to adults overcoming addiction. The investment is part of the Amazon Housing Equity Fund, which has earmarked more than $2 billion to create and preserve 20,000 affordable homes in Nashville, Washington state’s Puget Sound region and the Arlington, Va., region, which is home to Amazon’s HQ2 campus. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant has committed more than $94 million over the past two years to affordable housing efforts in Nashville. Amazon’s commitment to MDHA consists of a $7.1 million low-rate loan to support the construction of Cherry Oak Apartments, a mixed-income residential development in the Cayce Place neighborhood of east Nashville. Cherry Oak will feature 96 apartments, including 53 that are affordable at or below 80 percent of area medium income (AMI). MDHA has a 99-year ground lease at the site. Amazon is also providing a $3.5 million grant to support CrossBridge’s housing projects on Lindsley Avenue …

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