The James of Irvine, a luxury senior living community, recently celebrated its groundbreaking, marking a milestone for what’s reportedly the area’s first upscale rental-based senior community. The event, held at the 3.03-acre site on Gates Avenue, drew more than 80 attendees, including city officials, developers and industry leaders.

Designed for baby boomer renters, The James will feature 350 studio, one- and two-bedroom residences for independent living, assisted living and memory care. The eight-story community, set to open in summer 2027, will offer modern amenities, holistic care and a walkable lifestyle in Orange County, with convenient access to Santa Ana, Costa Mesa and Tustin.

Owned by the P3 Foundation, The James is being developed by Harbert South Bay Partners and will be managed by Momentum Senior Living. Additional project partners include Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh, Rodrigo Vargas Design and W.E. O’Neil Construction.

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Next month, construction on The District, a 66-acre project near I-35 and State Highway 45 Toll Road in Round Rock, will get underway. The project is slated to total nearly 4 million square feet, including 2 million square feet of office space, 150,000 square feet of retail space, several apartment phases totaling about 1.4 million square feet and 300,000 square feet of hotel space. Investment is expected to exceed $500 million. It’s expected to bring 5,000 jobs at full buildout in 2039.

The Austin Business Journal reports that it’s been a long time coming. The original plans were approved six years ago. Mark IV Capital is helming the project.

The March groundbreaking for The District will kick off a 12-month infrastructure construction phase for the entirety of the project, led by general contractor W.E. O’Neil Construction.

The developers then plan to launch construction of the first vertical elements and have indicated that they should be finished by early 2027.

Chicago-based healthcare real estate developer Remedy Medical Properties, Kayne Anderson Real Estate and UCHealth recently broke ground on two new medical office buildings in the Denver area.

In addition to Remedy, the other members of the project team are Davis Partnership Architects, civil engineer Kimley-Horn and general contractor Howell Construction.

“Remedy Medical Properties is pleased to partner with UCHealth on these important new facilities that will greatly expand vital healthcare services in two of metro Denver’s fastest growing communities,” said Remedy Founder Peter Westmeyer.

The two new properties include the Highlands Ranch Pavilion 2, a four-story, 119,000-square-foot medical office building situated to provide maximum flexibility for future expansion, including multiple levels that align with the main hospital.

The second facility, an approximately 12,000-square-foot medical office building, is located at 5589 N. Argonne Street in the northeast Denver neighborhood of Gateway-Green Valley Ranch, a master-planned community just minutes from Denver International Airport.

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The first Midwest location of Andretti Indoor Karting & Games could break ground within the next few months.

Schaumberg officials anticipate a summer groundbreaking for the 89,300-square-foot entertainment venue, according to the Daily Herald. It will feature a multilevel indoor electric go-kart track as well as a restaurant, bowling alley, laser tag room, ride simulator room and a variety of games.

The Andretti Indoor Karting location will be built in conjunction with a six-level public parking deck that would anchor the first phase of an entertainment district around the Schaumburg Convention Center and Renaissance Hotel.

A 7,800-square-foot mezzanine area on the second floor is planned to include private rooms for parties and events. The first phase of the entertainment district on the west side of the Renaissance Hotel includes designated space for two future restaurants north of Andretti Karting.

Don’t miss the Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation and Keynote Interview with G. Joseph Cosenza, Vice Chairman of The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC and President of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, LLC at Connect Midwest: Multifamily, Affordable, Student & Senior Housing Trends on June 4, 2024, at the W-Chicago, City Center Hotel, Chicago, IL. Register Today to network with your peers!

To be called Nissan Stadium, The Tennessee Titans have broken ground on the $2.1 billion facility.

The 1.8 million-square-foot stadium will have 60,000 seats, with better sightlines than the current stadium, a stage as large as Ryman Auditorium’s and will be the first NFL stadium with a 12,000-square-foot community space. 

An alliance made up of several experienced contractors will build the project. It will include Nashville-based ICF Builders, Brentwood-based Polk & Associates, Turner Construction Company and AECOM Hunt. Collectively, the team has more than 55 years of NFL stadium construction experience and a long history of building iconic sports facilities. Turner and AECOM Hunt have successfully worked on 17 of the 30 most recently completed NFL stadium projects.

Over the next three years — the stadium is expected to be complete in 2027 — construction will generate over 19,000 full- and part-time jobs, have a direct spending impact of $1.9 billion and a total economic impact of $3 billion.