ABJ adds Erin Edgemon to cover real estate

Erin Edgemon has been hired to cover real estate at Austin Business Journal. Most recently, she spent six years as a reporter in Birmingham, Ala., for Alabama Media Group, which owns The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and other media outlets. She also spent about a decade as a journalist in Tennessee, including as the … Read more

The Fine Print: Manufacturer leases in Moorestown, N.J.

Here are several briefs covering recent real estates transactions. 29,000SF Novacart, a manufacturer of paper baking products, leased 29,000 square feet at 540 Glen Ave. in Moorestown, N.J. The company plans to use the space as a warehouse-distribution center. Sean Durkin of Roddy Inc. represented the tenant while Fred Meyer of NAI Mertz represented the … Read more

Here are our 2019 real estate predictions

We left off in late 2018 looking back at the predictions we’d made for that year, and giving ourself a pretty well-reasoned four out of five correct. That’s only a B- in school, but a heck of a batting night for a Major League Baseball player, and who doesn’t like baseball better than school? Those … Read more

Austin FC names president; partnerships sought

Andy Loughnane will be a paramount contact for the business community and decision maker as the team makes inroads with companies that may want to help build a stadium, strike alliances with the team, or sponsor jerseys and the stadium itself.

Project to watch in 2019: Fairgrounds redevelopment

Heading into 2019, it might not look like a lot is happening at the corner of Main and Stewart streets at the former Montgomery County Fairgrounds. But Premier Health and University of Dayton will be securing financing in 2019 for the massive project, known as “onMain: Dayton’s Imagination District.” Infrastructure investments alone will need $17 million … Read more

Bham contractor completes VA project

A Birmingham-based contractor completed work on a large health care project in Florida. Doster Construction said it finished South Hillsborough VA Primary Care Clinic in Riverview, Florida, which will serve approximately 10,000 veterans. “We were excited to be a part of this team and deliver a state-of-the-art health care facility for veterans in the South … Read more

City Council considers rezoning for two big projects

The Birmingham City Council this week considered resolutions relating to two big real estate developments. A public hearing on Jan. 29 will include changing zoning for the site tapped to become a large student housing development near Bakers Row on the west side of Railroad Park. Birmingham’s Corporate Realty gained Design Review Committee approval for … Read more

Site plan for Apple campus reveals who's working on $1B project

There are some familiar names in the site plan application, which was submitted Dec. 19 to the city of Austin. Of course, the application for the 126.7-acre site has no mention of Apple, but that’s standard operating procedure for the technology giant, which likes to keep a low profile with its real estate deals.

Dallas Housing Authority taps developers to reinvigorate properties across the city

A dozen developers have been chosen by the Dallas Housing Authority to help reinvigorate residential properties across the city. As reported by the Dallas Morning News, the city’s public housing authority announced in June that it was seeking proposals from developers for new uses for seven mixed-use and multifamily properties, located mainly in South and … Read more

World Market closing local store

World Market is closing one of its Nashville-area locations. The Tennessean reports that the retailer, which focuses on home goods and international food, will close its Hendersonville location on Jan. 26. The store is located at 1006 Andrews Run. A spokesperson told The Tennessean that the chain’s location in the Nashville West shopping center will … Read more

Anchor store closing at RiverGate Mall

Goodlettsville’s RiverGate Mall is losing one of its anchor stores. Nashville Post reports that Sears will close in March. It is currently the storied chain’s last full-service store in Davidson County, the Post notes. Sears filed for bankruptcy in October. The mall’s remaining anchor stores are Dillard’s, Macy’s and J.C. Penney.

Matchbox coming to Bethesda Row

D.C.-based restaurant chain Matchbox will open in Bethesda Row this summer. The chain said Wednesday it is moving into a 3,000-square-foot space in the Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) development that was formerly home to American Tap Room, a Thompson Hospitality Corp. concept. Reston-based Thompson acquired a stake in Matchbox Food Group in July, … Read more

Landlord Stephen Frenz charged with perjury over 2016 lawsuit

Stephen Frenz, the Minneapolis landlord who has clashed repeatedly with tenants and local officials over conditions at his apartments, is now facing a criminal criminal charge of perjury related to one of those earlier legal battles. The Star Tribune reports on the criminal complaint filed Wednesday by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman that claimed that … Read more

How chef Greg Baker, owner of The Refinery in Seminole Heights, changed Tampa's restaurant culture

The vegetarian customer at The Refinery had an unusual request: a side of ranch dressing to go with the steak they ate once a year. It was about six months after the Seminole Heights restaurant had opened, and “substitutions will be politely declined” was printed on its ever-changing menus. But the customer persisted, arguing with … Read more