Pulse for the Week of July 17, 2023
Planning
ARKANSAS
The P3 Group Inc. is planning to develop the Brownstone Estates of Marion subdivision on a 75-acre site west of Interstate 55 in Marion. P3 will construct the public infrastructure and bring each lot to final grade. P3 has entered into a contract with D.R. Horton, who will purchase the completed lots and construct 188 single-family homes. Construction may begin in the third quarter of 2023. The project is valued at $60 million. The P3 Group Inc., 2670 Union Ave. Ext., Memphis, Tenn., 38112. DR#22-00854903.
GEORGIA
Fuqua Development LLC and Northwood Ravin are planning on developing a mixed-use project on a three-acre site at 241 Boulevard NE in Atlanta. It will include a nine-story building containing a 45,000-sq-ft ground-level grocery store (Publix Supermarket) with eight stories of apartments above and 378 below-ground parking spaces. The project is valued at $122 million. Fuqua Development LLC, 3575 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta, 30305. DR#22-00667692.
MISSISSIPPI
Whitestone Transportation and Mid Florida Freezer Ltd. (aka Cold-Link Logistics) are planning to build the Cold-Link Logistics Storage Warehouse and Transportation Hub on a 65-acre site near Ellisville. The project is valued at $64 million. Mid Florida Freezer Ltd., 2560 W. Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, Fla., 32712. DR#23-00209374.
OHIO
Innergex Renewables is planning to construct the Palomino Solar Facility. The 200 MW solar farm will be located on a 2,700-acre site at the intersection of Quarry Road and Anderson Road in Union Township. Construction is expected to begin in June 2024 and be completed by July 2025. The project is valued at $300 million. Innergex Renewables, 3636 Nobel Drive, San Diego, Calif., 92122. DR#23-00016533.
OREGON
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently evaluating submitted bids from firms seeking to carry out the Levee Drainage Pump Replacement Project in Umatilla County. The project entails rehabilitating eleven pump stations in the Tri-cities and Finley, Wash., Area managed by Tri-River Natural Resource Office for the McNary Lock and Dam. The project includes installing ultra-sonic water level sensors at 10 of the pump stations, and converting incoming power supply lines from overhead to underground at seven of the stations. The project is valued at between $25 million and $100 million. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 201 N. Third Ave., Walla Walla, Wash., 99362. DR#22-00726309.
TEXAS
Mission Waco is planning to build Creekside Community Village on a 67-acre tract on South University Parks Drive near Loop 340 in Waco. It will consist of 150 microhomes and small cottages (SRO rental units) clustered around community facilities, such as a commercial kitchen and a gathering space. It will serve the homeless. The microhomes will be between 100 sq ft and 150 sq ft and cluster around a centralized bathroom facility. Hybrid units will contain bathrooms. Cottages will be about 250 sq ft and feature kitchens, bathrooms and wraparound porches. The project is valued at between $8 million and $10 million. Mission Waco, 1315 N. 15th St., Waco, 76707. DR#23-00228158.
VIRGINIA
Black Chamber Real Estate Opportunity Fund is planning to construct the Tech Park at Brambleton Data Center Campus in Ashburn. The complex will include four buildings totaling 1,736,900 sq ft and a substation. The project is valued at $500 million. Black Chamber Real Estate Opportunity Fund, 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20015. DR#22-00777906.
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Bids, Contracts, Proposals
ARIZONA
Stevens Leinweber Construction has started erecting Building 1 in the Goodyear AirPark in Goodyear. The three-story, 767,986-sq-ft warehouse is a precast concrete building. It has been designed by Butler Design Group. The owner is LPC Desert West. Stevens Leinweber Construction, 730 E. Highland Ave., Phoenix, 85014. DR#21-00779881.
WYOMING
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $7.8-million firm-fixed-price contract to Bhate Environmental Associates Inc. to construct a new military working dog kennel facility at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base. It will include office space and a training yard, and deconstruction of the old facility. Bhate Environmental Associates Inc., 1608 13th Ave. South, Birmingham, Ala., 35205.
Bid, Proposal Dates
NEW JERSEY
7/24 The New Jersey Dept. of Transportation is seeking bidders to construct a new Big Timber Creek Bridge in Camden. The new bridge, to carry State Route 47 over Big Timber Creek, will replace the existing bridge with a three-span structure and mitigate frequent flooding by raising the Route 47 profile as much as 5 ft. A new drainage system will also be constructed with emergency overflow outfalls to Big Timber Creek. The project is valued at $47.8 million. New Jersey Dept. of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Ave., Ewing, 08618. DR#232-00638028.
KANSAS
8/3 Nabholz Construction is seeking subcontractor bidders to build a new Hays High School, including a storm shelter. The 230,000-sq-ft building will include two stories above grade and one story below grade. It has been designed by DLR Group. Construction is expected to start in September 2023 and be completed by August 2025. The project is valued at $63 million. Nabholz Construction, 17300 W. 116th St., Lenexa, 66219. DR#15-00657959.
