Development

MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Seefried Industrial Properties has preleased O’Hare Logistics Center 16, a 190,606-square-foot speculative distribution facility located at 1305 E. Algonquin Road in Mount Prospect. Accelerated Global Solutions, an air cargo and freight forwarding services company, is expanding its operations into the new property upon completion. Situated on a 13-acre site, O’Hare Logistics Center 16 is located six miles north of the Chicago O’Hare International Airport and features immediate access to I-90 and I-294. Jonathan Kohn and John D’Orazio of Colliers represented the tenant, while Jason Lev, John Suerth and Jimmy Kowalczyk of CBRE represented Seefried. FCL Builders is the general contractor, Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer and Harris Architects is the architect of record.

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NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Skender has broken ground on Poupard Place, a 48-unit supportive housing development in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook. Developed by nonprofit Housing Opportunity Development Corp. and designed by Cordogan, Clark & Associates, the project marks the city’s first affordable housing community and is slated for completion in summer 2026. The 1.5-acre project site was donated by the Village of Northbrook. Poupard Place will offer affordable homes for individuals and families where at least one household member is living with a disability. The development is named for Tom Poupard, the retired director of Northbrook’s Development and Planning Services. The four-story building will include a mix of one-, two and three-bedroom apartment units. Plans also call for a children’s play area.

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HOUSTON — Multifamily investment firm The Brem Group has purchased The Milo on Westheimer, a 230-unit apartment complex in West Houston that was built in 2015. According to Apartments.com, the property features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, playground, outdoor grilling and dining stations and package handling services. Brem Group obtained Freddie Mac financing and a $4.5 million preferred equity investment from Chicago-based investment firm 29th Street Capital to secure the acquisition. The seller was not disclosed.

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DALLAS — Charlotte-based developer Asana Partners is underway on a 160,000-square-foot retail redevelopment project in Dallas. The project will convert the former Oak Lawn Design Plaza in the city’s Design District into an upscale shopping and dining destination known as The Seam. The redevelopment will feature updated lighting, modern hardscapes and softscapes, new curb lines and sidewalk upgrades. Asana Partners has tapped Dallas-based GFF and Morris Adjmi Architects to design the project, and Adolfson & Peterson Construction to serve as the general contractor. Completion is slated for next summer.

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DALLAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 15-acre multifamily development site in Dallas. The site at 1200 N. Walton Walker Blvd. is located on the city’s west side and is approved for the development of 300 units, construction of which is now underway. Alex Wilson and Jarrett Huge of Lee & Associates represented the seller, England Products, in the land deal. Local broker David Cook represented the buyer, Kentucky-based LDG Development.

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ROANOKE, VA. — Alabama-based Graham & Co. has broken ground on a 200,000-square-foot industrial facility in Roanoke for Munters, a Swedish global climate solutions provider. Graham & Co. is serving as the developer for the build-to-suit project, while ARCO Design/Build will serve as general contractor. Additionally, Graham Capital will provide equity and source financing for the project. The development — dubbed Munters Build-to-Suit Phase II — will act as the sister building to Munters’ existing 365,000-square-foot facility, which was completed in 2020. Munters has signed a long-term lease for the new facility, which will be expandable up to 278,000 square feet.

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MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has broken ground on a 17-acre equipment and warehouse distribution facility in the St. Louis suburb of Maryland Heights. The McCarthy Equipment Operations Hub will span nearly 740,520 square feet and is designed to support the general contractor’s self-perform capabilities. Located in the new 141 Logistics Center, the project will include a 9.5-acre equipment yard and a 66,400-square-foot building that will include a 32,000-square-foot warehouse, 10,000-square-foot equipment maintenance shop and two-story, 24,400-square-foot office space. Completion is scheduled for 2026. The facility is also designed to support workforce development and training. St. Louis-based McCarthy says it has outgrown its current leased property in Ladue, Mo., which has been in use since the mid-1960s.

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POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — A partnership between Foundry Commercial’s Development & Investments platform and Crow Holdings Capital has acquired Festival South, a 10-acre former parking lot site located in Pompano Beach. The site will be redeveloped into a two-building industrial campus that totals 182,000 square feet. The new campus, which will be situated at the corner of NW 33rd Street and NW 27th Avenue near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, marks Foundry’s 21st development in the South Florida market. Further details about Festival South were not released.

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NEWTON, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $134.8 million in tax-exempt bond financing for Lasell Village, a seniors housing community located in the western Boston suburb of Newton. The owner, an entity doing business as Lasell Village Inc., will use the proceeds to renovate and expand the property. Regarding the renovation aspect of the deal, ownership plans to revamp its main building by adding seven supported living units and modernizing its skilled nursing program to include all-private rooms. Regarding the expansion, ownership has purchased a 1.4-acre tract with plans to construct a new building with 42 independent living units, a bistro, fitness and wellness centers, a multi-purpose room and common spaces.

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NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between locally based developer Witkoff and an affiliate of global investment firm Apollo Global Management has delivered The Brook, a 52-story apartment building in downtown Brooklyn. The Brook houses 591 apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 21,000 square feet of retail space. Thirty percent of units are reserved as affordable housing. Income restrictions for these units were not disclosed. Amenities include a pool, basketball court, lounge, fitness center, library, communal terraces, playground, dog run and coworking spaces. Beyer Blinder Belle designed the community, and Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture provided interior design services. Suffolk Construction served as the general contractor. Rents start at $3,870 per month for a studio apartment.

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