Hines and the Tampa Bay Rays announced an agreement with the City of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Pinellas County to develop a new ballpark and mixed-use development by the Hines Historic Gas Plant Partnership on the 86-acre site where the team’s current stadium sits. The project includes nearly 8 million sq ft of mixed-use development and a new $1.3-billion ballpark for the Major League Baseball team.

Overall, Hines estimates the project will invest more than $6.5 billion in St. Petersburg over 20 years and be the largest mixed-use development project in Tampa Bay history.

The project is expected to include 4,800 residential units; 1,200 affordable and workforce residential units; 600 senior living units; 1.4 million sq ft of office, medical and commercial space; 750,000 sq ft of retail; 750 hotel rooms; 100,000 sq ft of entertainment space; 50,000 sq ft of civic space; up to 100,000 sq ft of conference, ballroom and meeting space; and 14 acres of public open space. Construction is expected to begin in late 2024 on the first of two phases. Phase 1 of the development and the new ballpark are projected to be ready by opening day 2028.

Rockefeller Group

Mixed-use Atlanta Tower

Rockefeller Group broke ground in July on 1072 West Peachtree in Atlanta. The 60-story mixed-use project in Midtown is expected to be the tallest residential building in Atlanta. At 730 ft high, it would become the fifth-tallest building in the city and the tallest tower built in more than three decades. Designed by TVS of Atlanta, 1072 West Peachtree is planned to feature more than 350 apartments, 224,000 sq ft of class-A office space and 6,300 sq ft of street-level retail. A completion date has not been announced.

Gensler

Manhattan Studio Campus

Rendering courtesy Sunset Studios

Vornado broke ground on its $350-million Sunset Pier 94 Studios project, slated to be the first purpose-built studio campus in Manhattan when completed in late 2025. The 266,000-sq-ft project includes six soundstages with production facilities and 145,000 sq ft of production support space and offices. The Gensler-designed project will target LEED Gold and Fitwell certifications. The project is expected to be powered by 100% renewable energy.