ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has arranged the sale of a 56,000-square-foot industrial building in Elk Grove Village. Brad Bullington and Ian Pattison of Entre represented the buyer, a machine shop completing its third acquisition within the O’Hare industrial market. Matthews Real Estate Services represented the undisclosed seller. The property features I-90 frontage, outdoor storage capabilities and also includes future parking lot replacement.
PIQUA, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the sale of a newly constructed restaurant property occupied by Chipotle Mexican Grill in Piqua, a suburb of Dayton. The 15-year lease features 10 percent rental increases in years six and 11. The property includes the restaurant’s namesake drive-thru, Chipotlane, as well as patio seating. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, a longtime client. The asset sold to an all-cash 1031 exchange buyer from California at a 5.5 percent cap rate.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Thai Body and Soul, a wellness center, has signed a 1,685-square-foot retail lease at Market Place Plaza in Farmington Hills. Owen Kelly and Michael Murphy of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the undisclosed landlord. Market Place Plaza is situated on Orchard Lake Road, just south of 13 Mile Road.
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Q4 2025 Demand Overview: Industrial and Multifamily Slowed, Office Stabilized, Retail Held Steady
Lee & Associates’ 2025 Q4 North America Market Report looks at diverging market demand across industrial, office, retail and multifamily spaces nationwide in the last quarter. Demand continued to soften for industrial spaces, while multifamily saw a reversal: decreased demand after seven consecutive quarters of strengthening. Office saw a slow increase in net absorption, but only after six years of negative absorption; retail demand was mixed. Industrial and retail spaces contended with tariff concerns, while all four types of commercial real estate saw either decreased or slowed rent growth in the final quarter of 2025. Lee & Associates’ full, detailed market report is available to read here. The overviews for the sectors below illustrate the market landscape through data on net absorption, leasing and development activity, sales transactions and rent growth, in addition to demand. Industrial Overview: Demand Falls Under Tariff Pressure Falling demand for industrial space continued in 2025 under the added strain of the United States’ aggressive trade and tariff policies affecting commercial property markets across North America. In the United States net absorption declined again in 2025 as tenant and rent growth fell to their lowest levels since the aftermath of the financial crisis. Meanwhile, inventory growth has been scaled back …
IOWA, MINNESOTA AND NEBRASKA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $41.6 million sale of the Yellow Brick Road Portfolio, a collection of 18 triple-net-leased early childhood development centers in Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. Spencer Berkley, Mark Ruble, Chris Lind, Zack House, Jon Ruzicka and Adam Lewis of Marcus & Millichap represented the sellers, Ben Ditzer and Bob Carlson of Triple Net Capital, and procured the buyer, a Florida-based real estate investment trust. The portfolio included a range of lease structures and ownership entities. Two additional assets were sold separately to private buyers prior to the sale of the remaining 18 properties.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — RJW Logistics Group has signed a 512,265-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 14908 S. Gougar Road in Lockport. ML Realty Partners owns the property. Woodridge, Ill.-based RJW provides retail logistics solutions.
PONTIAC, ILL. — Cambridge Realty Capital has provided a $6.5 million HUD Section 241(a) loan to finance the new construction of a 20-bed memory care addition to The Pointe at Pontiac, an existing 60-bed supportive living facility in Pontiac. Supportive living is the Illinois version of Medicaid Waiver Assisted Living, whereby the state provides Medicaid funding to seniors 65 and older who would otherwise not have the financial resources necessary to reside in an assisted living facility. Loan proceeds will be used to fund the new construction addition and to complete improvements and repairs to the existing building. Zach Scardina of Cambridge originated the nonrecourse loan, which features a fixed interest rate and interest-only payments and converts upon construction completion to a fixed-rate, 35-year, fully amortizing permanent loan. The borrower was an Illinois-based limited liability company.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged a $3 million permanent loan for a 64,000-square-foot flex industrial property in Auburn Hills. David Ruff of BFG arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, K-S Group LLC. A life insurance company provided the loan.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Powerhouse Gym has opened its largest location totaling 120,000 square feet at The Mall at Partridge Creek, an open-air regional shopping center in Michigan’s Macomb County. The space was formerly home to Carson’s. The gym offers a lap pool, dry sauna, women’s-only space, spa services, a kid’s zone, spin room with nightclub-style lighting, yoga, cycling, a turf, track, massage chairs, a basketball court, personal trainers and fitness classes. The gym also features Italian-imported Panatta equipment and is adding a Detroit Medical Center physical therapy area and Pure Green juice bar in the first quarter. The new Powerhouse Gym location opened this week after the most successful membership pre-sale in the company’s history, according to a release. Spinoso Real Estate Group handles leasing and management of The Mall at Partridge Creek.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Lee & Associates of Illinois has brokered the $3.3 million sale of a 32,120-square-foot industrial building located at 1029-1033 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Bensenville. Michael Plumb, Bradley Simousek and Colin Sons of Lee & Associates represented the private owner. Dustin Albers of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Doctor Rooter 911. The commercial plumbing company maintains two other locations in Bensenville.