Roswell, Ga. — Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. plans to break ground in the fourth quarter on Southern Post, a 260,000-square-foot mixed-use development in downtown Roswell, roughly 22 miles north of Atlanta. Construction is slated for initial completion in summer 2023. The development cost for the project is expected to be approximately $110 million. Located at 1023 Alpharetta St., Southern Post will include 128 apartments, nine townhomes, 95,000 square feet of creative loft office space, 40,000 square feet of retail space and 600 parking spaces with a parking deck. Belux Coffee, …
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Merit Commercial Real Estate Breaks Ground on $500 Million Alsatian Oaks Master-Planned Community Near San Antonio
Castroville, Texas — Merit Commercial Real Estate has broken ground on Alsatian Oaks, a 435-acre, master-planned community in Castroville, a town adjacent to San Antonio. The project represents an investment of more than $500 million. When complete, Alsatian Oaks will include 950 homes, an amenity center, parks, bike trails and more than 400,000 square feet of restaurants, retail and medical office space. The first phase of development will consist of 233 homes as well as utility systems and a parkway connecting to Highway 90. A construction timeline was not provided. …
Lowes Foods Signs 52,000-Square-Foot Lease at Christenbury Village in Concord, North Carolina
Concord, N.C. — Lowes Foods has signed a lease to anchor Christenbury Village, a planned mixed-use development in Concord. Christenbury Investors — an entity affiliated with MPV Properties and Mission Properties — is the developer of the 17-acre project. Lowes Foods will occupy a 52,000-square-foot space within the development, which is set to include two mixed-use buildings featuring approximately 150 multifamily units and about 26,000 square feet of retail space, alongside a 24,000-square-foot medical office building. The developer plans to break ground on Phase I of the project in the …
Washington, D.C. — Wegmans Food Markets is set to open its first store in Northwest Washington, D.C. The new location will open within the $640 million City Ridge project by Roadside Development and North America Sekisui House, which includes commercial, residential and retail space. The 84,000-square-foot Wegmans will open in summer 2022 and include a Market Café, coffee shop and a casual restaurant called The Burger Bar. The store site will also offer parking below with residential units above. Wegmans now operates 106 stores in seven states, and is set …
Vero Beach, Fla. — Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Home Furnishings Outlet has opened at Vero Beach Outlets, a 340,000-square-foot outlet center located in Vero Beach. The store opened within an 11,000-square-foot space. Retailers at Vero Beach Outlets include Michael Kors, Coach Outlet, Calvin Klein, Columbia Sportswear, Tommy Hilfiger, Gap Factory, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store, Design Within Reach Outlet, Williams-Sonoma Outlet and RH Outlet.
Columbus, Ohio — Center Square, a company specializing in community events and entertainment centers, has leased a 33,000-square-foot warehouse at 225 Neilston St. in the historic Warehouse District of Columbus. The company plans to transform the building into The Kee, a community center with an indoor-outdoor event venue and a restaurant and bar. The landlord, Hackman Capital Partners, owns the majority of the real estate in the Warehouse District. Clayton Davis and Alex Ashworth of JLL represented both the landlord and the tenant in the lease transaction. Center Square plans …
Chicago — McHugh Construction has begun the renovation of the historic Ramova Theater in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. The scope of the project involves restoring the theater and building out adjacent space for a new brewery and restaurant. Originally constructed in 1929, the theater has been vacant since 1985. Completion is slated for late 2022. The project is a public-private partnership with the City of Chicago and co-developers Our Revival Chicago and Baum Revision. Upon completion, the 22,000-square-foot Ramova Theater will include a 1,600-seat auditorium and a separate balcony-level theater that …
Waco, Texas — Cinemark has opened a 14-screen movie theater at Cottonwood Creek Market, a 285,000-square-foot shopping center in Waco that is owned by NewQuest Properties. Other anchors at the shopping, dining and entertainment destination, which is located within the 143-acre Cottonwood Creek mixed-use development, include Main Event and Topgolf.
Queen Creek and Peoria, Ariz. — Vestar has unveiled plans to develop three speculative retail projects, totaling 465,000 square feet in Queen Creek and Peoria. With a combined construction cost of nearly $90 million, construction is slated to begin in late 2021 through early 2022. Queen Creek Crossing in Queen Creek is a planned 31-acre property featuring 300,000 square feet of retail space. Groundbreaking is scheduled for June 2022, with opening planned in March 2023. Costco will anchor the property, located at the northwest corner of Ellsworth and Queen Creek …
Nashville, Tenn. — MRP Realty and Creek Lane Capital have broken ground on Phase I of River North, a 1.3 million-square-foot, master-planned, mixed-use project located along the Cumberland River in Nashville. The development cost is $260 million, according to the Nashville Business Journal. Phase I will feature 817,070 square feet of development, including 651 apartment units, 78,000 square feet of office space and approximately 80,000 square feet of retail space spread across four buildings on the riverfront site. Phase I is slated for completion by 2023. River North is being …