NEW YORK CITY — National investment and development firm Lightstone has topped out Moxy Lower East Side, a 303-room hotel located at the junction of Manhattan’s Little Italy, SoHo and Chinatown neighborhoods. The design team includes master architect Stonehill Taylor, interior design firms Michaelis Boyd and David Rockwell, who designed the restaurant and underground lounge. Other amenities will include a coworking lounge, fitness center and three meeting rooms. Completion is slated for late 2022.
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Gabriel Brothers Inc. (Gabe’s) has unveiled plans to open an 850,000-square-foot distribution center in Springfield, about 45 miles west of Columbus. Located at 1801 Prime Parkway within the PrimeOhioII Industrial Park, the $77.5 million project will be the company’s largest distribution center. Construction at the 114-acre site is set to begin in mid-October. The facility is expected to open in February 2023. The project will create more than 800 full-time and part-time jobs over five years. Positions will include material handlers, packers, sorters, equipment operation, truck drivers, counters, maintenance, administration, supervisors and managers. JLL coordinated site selection, business consulting and project management services on behalf of Gabe’s, which is a discount retailer that offers apparel, footwear and home goods. NorthPoint Development will serve as developer.
BETHESDA, MD. — Cushman & Wakefield has announced an over $10 million capital improvement program for 4800 Hampden Lane, a Class A, 185,000-square-foot office building located in Bethesda. New York-based Anne and Bernard Spitzer Charitable Trust owns the office property. 4800 Hampden Lane is a 12-story building that features terraces exclusive to tenants, six elevators, 24/7 security, onsite garage parking and onsite property management. The property is located close to the Capital Crescent Trail, an off-road trail that runs from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. to Bethesda. The property is currently 95 percent leased to tenants including Boston Consulting Group, Paley Rothman, Salamandra, EYA and Declaration Partners. The redevelopment of 4800 Hampden Lane will include the addition of a new conference center; new fitness center, including private/dedicated workout kiosks and separate locker rooms with towel service; a new bike storage facility; upgraded lobby and enhancements to the façade. Renovations at the property will begin within the next two months and are slated to be complete by fall 2022. Michael Katcher and Katie Datin of Cushman & Wakefield are the exclusive leasing brokers for the property.
FORT PIERCE, FLA. — Miami-based Frontier Cos. has broken ground on a new retail development located in Fort Pierce. Located 5000 Okeechobee Road, the 10,750-square-foot retail center will include a 3,750-square-foot Aspen Dental, a 3,500-square-foot CareNow urgent care clinic and another 3,500-square-foot space for a future tenant. The plaza is being built on a 1.6-acre lot and will include 87 parking spaces. A Cowboys BBQ & Steak restaurant previously occupied the development site.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A joint venture between PCCP and Panattoni Development Co. has unveiled plans to develop Natomas Advanced Logistics Center, a two-building, 185,973-square-foot industrial property located at Duckhorn Drive and Arena Boulevard in Sacramento. The 122,401-square-foot Building A will feature 32-foot clear heights and the 63,572-square-foot Building B will feature 28-foot clear heights. The property is designed for flexibility and is available to accommodate distribution, logistics, light industrial and manufacturing uses for two to seven tenants. The center will include three separate points of access along Duckhorn Road, a semi-truck access aisle that will be gated and separate from employee vehicle parking, ample vehicle parking and a shared truck court totaling 300 feet.
SAN ANTONIO — Cadence McShane Construction Co. has started renovations on the 12-story Granada Homes Senior Living Apartments, an age-restricted, low-income seniors housing property located in San Antonio’s RiverWalk area. The project will involve a complete revitalization of the 249-unit building, which was originally constructed in 1928. Renovations will include a restoration of levels one and 15 per historic guidelines to include updated unit amenities such as countertops and appliances, as well as the addition of 16 new apartment units, and community leasing and amenity space. Exterior improvements will also be made to the ground floor to restore historic features. CREO Architects is the project architect. Merchants Capital and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) are providing financing for the project. Completion of the renovations is slated for late 2022.
WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Nevada-based developer Dermody Properties has broken ground on a LogistiCenter at Woolwich, an approximately 1.1 million-square-foot industrial project in Southern New Jersey’s Gloucester County. The Class A development will consist of three buildings totaling 262,200, 552,585 and 336,700 square feet. Building features will include clear heights of 36 to 40 feet, 50 to 110 dock-high doors, ESFR sprinkler systems and build-to-suit office space. CBRE is the leasing agent for the project. Construction of the first building is slated for a fall 2022 completion.
WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — SCL Health has selected NexCore to develop Clear Creek Crossing Medical Office Building on the Lutheran Medical Campus in Wheat Ridge. The five-story, 130,000-square-foot facility will be the first medical office building on the new 28-acre hospital campus, which will replace SCL Health’s existing Lutheran Medical Center 3.5 miles away. Construction began in June for the new campus, which will be part of the planned 100-acre Clear Creek Crossing mixed-use development at the southwest corner of State Highway 58 and Interstate 70. NexCore plans to break ground on the medical office building in late 2022, with completion slated for early 2024. The new facility will include SCL Health outpatient clinics and services, as well as an ambulatory surgical center.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group has broken ground on Nordeast Business Center, a 130,440-square-foot speculative industrial building in Minneapolis. Located at the corner of University Avenue and 37th Avenue Northeast, the project will feature 136 vehicle parking stalls, 22 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 19 trailer parking stalls and a clear height of 32 feet. Completion is slated for summer 2022. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. John Ryden, Matt Oelschlager and Mike Bowen of CBRE are marketing the property for lease.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Dallas-based Proterra Properties has purchased four acres in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth, for the development of a 110,000-square-foot office and warehouse building. The property will be able to accommodate one or two tenants and will feature 32-foot clear heights, 30 dock doors, 130-foot truck court depths and an ESFR sprinkler system. Completion is slated for 2022.