Midwest

Kansas City Symphony to Develop New Live Music Venue in South Plaza District

by Kristin Harlow March 31, 2026

KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Kansas City Symphony has unveiled plans to develop a new live music venue in the city’s South Plaza district. The indoor venue, designed for audiences of up to 4,600 guests and targeted to open in 2028, will host touring artists across genres and support a limited number of Symphony performances that benefit from amplified or enhanced production formats. The project will also be designed to support the live performance of films with orchestra, which regularly rank among the Symphony’s most in-demand offerings. Populous and McCownGordon are the project’s design and construction build teams, respectively. The development at 4901 Main St. will be walkable to the Country Club Plaza. While Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center will remain the definitive orchestral home of the Symphony, the new venue will expand its reach. Managed by Music and Event Management Inc. (MEMI), the property will host over 100 annual events. The Symphony will wholly own the new venue and will contract with MEMI to operate it. MEMI, a subsidiary of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, has measured a growing demand from artists and audiences for 4,000 to 6,000-seat venues that hit a “sweet spot” between intimate experience and major …

March 31, 2026

Loans Midwest Minnesota Multifamily Seniors Housing

Greystone Provides $46.7M Refinancing for Minnesota Seniors Housing Portfolio

by Kristin Harlow March 31, 2026

MINNESOTA — Greystone has provided a $46.7 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the refinancing of a five-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 153 beds in Minnesota. David Young of Greystone originated the financing with assistance from colleagues Chris Clare, Ryan Harkins, Ben Rubin, Parker Nielsen and Liam Gallagher. The properties, consisting of 97 assisted living and 56 memory care beds, are located throughout the metro Twin Cities and are managed by a regional seniors housing provider. Structured as a 24-month, interest-only bridge loan with two six-month extension options, the financing enables the borrower to refinance existing bond debt and positions the portfolio for permanent HUD financing, according to Greystone.

March 31, 2026

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Interra Realty Brokers $10.5M Sale of Apartment Building in Chicago’s Logan Square

by Kristin Harlow March 31, 2026

CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $10.5 million sale of Logan Station, a 24-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. Built in 2007, the property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Units average 1,500 square feet. Joe Smazal and Mark Dykstra of Interra represented the confidential seller and procured the buyer, Breneman Capital, which plans to implement a light value-add program to interiors.

March 31, 2026

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Retail

Transwestern Negotiates $2.3M Sale of Vacant Building in Chicago’s River North

by Kristin Harlow March 31, 2026

CHICAGO — Transwestern has negotiated the sale of a vacant, single-story building totaling 5,370 square feet in Chicago’s River North. The property at 625 N. Kingsbury St. sold for $2.3 million. David Kimball of Transwestern represented the seller, an entity controlled by Urban Innovations. Mark Kishtow of Jameson Commercial represented the buyer, a local private investor who plans to convert the property into a Top Dog Daycare & Hotel opening this summer. The transaction also includes an adjacent 24-space surface parking lot. Originally designed and developed in 1997 by Chicago architect Stanley Tigerman, the building features a column-free interior, exposed timber truss construction and ceiling heights exceeding 21 feet at the center.

March 31, 2026

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Eastham Capital, Bender Cos. Buy Multifamily Community in Metro Chicago for $24.1M

by Kristin Harlow March 30, 2026

GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILL. — Eastham Capital has acquired The Flats at Gladstone in the Chicago suburb of Glendale Heights with its operating partner Bender Cos. The purchase price was $24.1 million. The 168-unit, garden-style community was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Rents average $1,690 per month. Built in 1977, The Flats at Gladstone consists of 31 buildings. A renovation plan calls for more than $2.5 million in exterior building improvements and interior unit upgrades, complemented by the construction of a new clubhouse with a fitness center, leasing office and maintenance shop. To date, Eastham and Bender have co-invested in 12 projects.

March 30, 2026

Acquisitions Midwest Missouri

TopSide Marinas Acquires Campbell Point Marina in Shell Knob, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow March 30, 2026

SHELL KNOB, MO. — TopSide Marinas has acquired Campbell Point Marina on Table Rock Lake in Shell Knob within southwest Missouri. The transaction marks the third for TopSide Marinas in Missouri and the Ozarks, after the acquisition of Cape Fair Marina and Hideaway Marina in 2023. Campbell Point Marina features more than 280 wet slips ranging in length from 24 to 80 feet. Amenities include wet storage, fuel, boat rentals, retail and an ice cream shop. This spring, TopSide Marinas will expand the capacity with the addition of 50 new wet slips, constructed by its in-house dock building partner James River Dock Services.

March 30, 2026

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Retail

Boulder Group Arranges $5.3M Sale of CVS-Occupied Retail Property in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow March 30, 2026

CHICAGO — The Boulder Group has arranged the $5.3 million sale of a single-tenant retail property net leased to CVS in Chicago. Constructed in 2002, the 15,414-square-foot building is located at 3951 W. 103rd St. CVS recently executed a long-term lease extension through January 2039. The lease features 10 five-year renewal options with 5 percent rental escalations in each option period. Portions of the property are master leased by CVS to Subway and CD One Price Cleaners, both of which have been operating at the location since 2002 and 2003, respectively. Randy Blankstein, Jimmy Goodman and John Feeney of Boulder Group represented the seller, a Northeast-based real estate investment company. The buyer was a self-represented real estate trust.

March 30, 2026

Leasing Activity Midwest Office Wisconsin

Astec Industries Signs 8,353 SF Office Lease in Mequon, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow March 30, 2026

MEQUON, WIS. — Kolberg-Pioneer Inc., a division of Astec Industries, has signed a lease with St. John Properties Inc. for 8,353 square feet at Donges Bay Office Center in the Milwaukee suburb of Mequon. The two-story office building totals nearly 36,000 square feet. The company, which provides equipment servicing the infrastructure, aggregates and mining industries, plans to relocate approximately 20 employees to the building at 10375 N. Baldev Court later this year. Greg Fax represented the landlord on an internal basis, while Brett Garceau of Colliers represented the tenant. St. John Properties acquired the building in 2022.

March 30, 2026

Acquisitions Industrial Midwest Missouri

SparrowHawk, Almanac Realty Acquire Distribution Center in Metro St. Louis for $28.5M

by Kristin Harlow March 27, 2026

ST. PETERS, MO. — SparrowHawk, through a joint venture partnership with Almanac Realty Investors, has acquired Premier 370 DC II, a 366,900-square-foot distribution center on 20 acres in the Premier 370 Business Park in St. Peters near St. Louis. The purchase price was $28.5 million. Panattoni developed the property in 2023. Reaction Auto Parts occupies 265,393 square feet, while the remaining 101,000 square feet has been leased by Crown Packaging Corp. The building features a clear height of 36 feet, 60-foot loading bays, parking for 100 cars and 27 trailers, 13 dock-high doors, one drive-in door, an ESFR sprinkler system and LED lighting. Premier 370 Business Park is located at Highway 370 near I-70. Tenants include Amazon, Reckitt Benckiser and Medline. In late 2025, Almanac committed $300 million in growth capital to SparrowHawk, which utilized some of that capital for the acquisition of a 764,735-square-foot warehouse in Edgerton, Kan.

March 27, 2026

Acquisitions Industrial Midwest Minnesota

Founders Properties Buys Two-Building Industrial Portfolio Near Minneapolis for $26.4M

by Kristin Harlow March 27, 2026

EAGAN, MINN. — Founders Properties has acquired Gateway I & II, a fully leased, two-building industrial portfolio totaling 169,656 square feet on Lone Oak Road in Eagan, for $26.4 million. The properties, built in 2016 to 2018, feature a clear height of 24 feet, ample dock doors and fenced trailer parking. Judd Welliver and Bentley Smith of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.

March 27, 2026

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