New and Noteworthy Projects

817,500 sq. ft.
Brinkmann Constructors, in partnership with United Properties, broke ground on Aero 70, two speculative warehouses on a 169-acre site in Aurora, Colorado. Spanning 817,500 square feet total, the project also includes over-lot grading and pad preparation for two future buildings, as well as associated private site civil infrastructure. Additionally, Brinkmann will build nearly two miles of public off-site infrastructure, including roads and utilities, to connect the site to the city’s existing systems.

 575,900 sq. ft.
CRG, in a joint venture with PCCP, is developing The Cubes at Alpha, a Class A industrial park in Alpha, New Jersey, comprising two warehouses totaling 575,900 square feet. The 37-acre site offers immediate access to Interstate 78 and will accommodate a variety of users, including e-commerce, distribution, third-party logistics and manufacturing companies. The two single-side-load buildings will be 270,900 square feet and 305,000 square feet, respectively. Each will offer 36-foot clear heights, wide column spacing, ESFR sprinkler systems, deep truck courts, and extensive trailer stalls and storage. Clayco is the design-builder for the project, and Lamar Johnson Collaborative is the architect.

519,792 sq. ft.
Red Rock Developments recently completed construction of its second speculative distribution facility in Sandy Run Industrial Park. The 519,792-square-foot, cross-dock warehouse is located along Interstate 26 in Calhoun County, a rapidly growing industrial submarket of Columbia, South Carolina. The building is expandable to 1,161,888 square feet and is the only available building in the central South Carolina region with a 40-foot clear height. The site allows for multiple building configurations for future expansion. The Class A building is located near an Amazon distribution center, Nephron Pharmaceuticals, a UPS air and ground hub, and Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

312 units
Greystar Real Estate Partners opened its first modular apartment complex in the United States in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, outside of Pittsburgh. The six-building complex, Ltd. Findlay, contains 312 apartment units with features such as smart thermostats and keyless entry. Amenities include a gym, amphitheater, bocce ball court and electric vehicle charging. Floor plans include one-, two- and three-bedroom units measuring up to 1,373 square feet. Greystar developed Ltd. Findlay at the company’s modular factory in Knox, Pennsylvania. According to The Wall Street Journal, the developer has six additional modular projects in its U.S. pipeline. Greystar

270,738 sq. ft.
Construction was recently completed on Meadowvale South, a 270,738-square-foot industrial building located on a redeveloped 14-acre site in Mississauga, Ontario. CanFirst Capital Management developed the project, with Ware Malcomb providing architectural design services. The building features a 40-foot clear height, 42 dock-level doors, two grade-level doors, 50-by-54-foot-deep bays and a 60-foot staging bay. The site accommodates parking for 226 cars, 12 EV charging stations and 37 trailer parking stalls. The project is pursuing LEED Gold certification and is considered zero-carbon ready, meaning the building can operate with net-zero carbon emissions in the future without requiring significant retrofits. Philip Castleton Photography

300 units
Alliance Residential Company opened Prose Gainesville, a 300-unit multifamily complex in Gainesville, Georgia, outside of Atlanta. It offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 810 to 1,182 square feet. Private outdoor space and Juliet balconies are available in select floor plans. Community amenities include a resident lounge with entertainment kitchen, co-working areas, a 24-hour fitness center, a saltwater pool, a fenced dog park and smart package lockers. Alliance Residential is focusing on rapidly expanding job corridors and lighter-density communities with its Prose multifamily residential concept.

200,000 sq. ft.
ValueRock Realty announced the grand opening of The Commons, a 21-acre mixed-use project in Aliso Viejo, California. It was redeveloped by transforming a vacant Lowe’s Home Improvement warehouse into a multitenant community center that includes Tesla, 99 Ranch Market, Daiso, Philz Coffee and Bowlero. The Commons brings nearly 200,000 square feet of retail along with a proposed 343-unit luxury residential project. ValueRock purchased the first parcel in 2015 and began conceptualizing the reimagined project in 2017 as big-box stores started closing nationwide. ValueRock entirely self-funded the approximately $53 million redevelopment, which has a current estimated value of over $115 million.

200,000 sq. ft.
KDC completed the $114 million Port Freeport facility in Freeport, Texas, for Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA). Situated on 120 acres, the Gulf Coast hub will import and process up to 140,000 Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche vehicles annually. The campus encompasses service buildings totaling more than 200,000 square feet, with asphalt parking for more than 16,000 vehicles, trucks and railcars. KDC partnered with PRP Real Estate, VWGoA and Port Freeport on the project. The facility creates 110 direct jobs and numerous indirect jobs in trucking, rail and vessel operations. Stewart Development & Construction served as general contractor.

153 units
Redwood Living, Inc. started construction on Redwood Amherst, a new neighborhood of single-story apartment homes that will add a residential rental option to Sandstone Development, a Planned Development District in Amherst Township, Ohio. Seven floor plans range from 896 to 1,620 square feet. Phase I of the neighborhood will include 153 apartment homes, with the first residents moving in this year. Phase II will include approximately 52 units, with timing to be announced. Unlike traditional apartment complexes, apartment homes by Redwood feature single-story open floor plans, attached two-car garages, and private entrances with individual street addresses.

159,305 sq. ft.
GO Industrial, in partnership with Clarion Partners, acquired a 9.4-acre infill parcel for the development of Three Five Logistics, a state-of-the-art, 159,305-square-foot Class A industrial facility on the southern border of Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The project will feature 32-foot clear heights, 27 dock-high doors, four drive-in loading doors, 47 trailer stalls and 164 auto parking spots. DLR Group will lead design of the facility. GO Industrial planned to demolish the existing single-story office/light industrial building on the site by the end of the year’s first quarter.

75,000 sq. ft.
Emergent Properties and RNGD broke ground on the Lewter District, a 1.5-acre mixed-use community involving adaptive reuse in Huntsville, Alabama’s historic downtown core. The $50 million project will be completed in three phases: construction of the Lewter District Townhomes, a community of 14 luxury residences; restoration and renovation of the former Lewter Hardware Company into a 5,500-square-foot restaurant, bar and bakery, as well as a 2,400-square-foot office for RNGD; and construction of a new five-story, 75,000-square-foot Class A office building with 4,500 square feet of ground-floor retail and a front porch opening onto a reimagined Lewter Way.

73 units
Maddd Equities is developing an affordable mixed-use condominium community in Harlem, New York. Designed by Aufgang Architects, the 13-story building will include 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 45,000 square feet of medical offices on the second through fifth floors. Of the 73 condo units, 31 will be one-bedroom, 38 will be two-bedroom, and four will be three-bedroom units. The condominium will feature apartments approximately 100 square feet larger than those usually found in new affordable residential construction in Manhattan. The building will be all electric and will feature outdoor recreation space, a fitness center and a co-working space/lounge. Aufgang Architects