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Laramar Group Acquires 656-Unit Apartment Tower in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — The Laramar Group has acquired Eleven Thirty, a 656-unit apartment tower located at 1130 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. The purchase price was $166 million, according to local media reports. Originally constructed in 1967, the property rises 43 stories and provides unobstructed views of Grant Park and Lake Michigan. Amenities include a 75-foot pool, 24-hour concierge, fitness center, conference rooms, an outdoor dog park, dedicated parking garage and 12,053 square feet of fully leased, ground-floor retail space. The building offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Planned improvements include expanding and updating the exercise facility; adding remote working office stations and new entertainment space; and enhancing the common areas and lobby. Stacy Osmond and Sydney Matrisciano of DLA Piper LLP led Laramar Group’s legal team.

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Prologis to Develop 1 MSF Logistics Facility in Minooka, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

MINOOKA, ILL. — Prologis has acquired 69 acres in Minooka within Chicago’s I-80 submarket with plans to develop Minooka Exchange, a 1 million-square-foot logistics facility. The single-story, cross-dock building will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 290 car parking spaces and an 185-foot truck court. The site is adjacent to Canadian National Railway’s Chicago Logistics Hub, which is under construction. Prologis expects to break ground in the coming weeks.

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Draper and Kramer Arranges $93.5M Refinancing for Chicago Multifamily Property

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Draper and Kramer Inc. has arranged a $93.5 million loan for the refinancing of The Elizabeth, a 28-story apartment tower at 225 N. Elizabeth St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Bill Barry and Bill Stewart of Draper and Kramer’s Commercial Finance Group arranged the loan on behalf of Sterling Bay and Ascentris. Completed in 2024, the property features 350 units and 10,000 square feet of street-level retail space.

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Hoefer Welker Designs 192-Unit Apartment Project in Topeka, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow

TOPEKA, KAN. — Hoefer Welker has designed The Hutch, a 192-unit apartment project slated to break ground in October in Topeka. Plans call for 2,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 5,500 square feet of resident amenities, including a rooftop viewing deck overlooking the State Capitol, a courtyard pool, fitness center, speakeasy lounge, dog park and mini-park. The four-story, 400,000-square-foot development will be situated adjacent to a newly renovated public parking structure.

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Cedar Rapids: An Unparalleled Midwest City

by Kristin Harlow

By Scott Olson As I look back over the last 12 months since my August 2025 Cedar Rapids update, the resilience of this city to adapt despite high interest rates, tariffs and a Middle East conflict is second to none. Our city council priorities have remained unchanged: • Housing options and affordability • Strengthen and stabilize neighborhoods • Clean and safe city • Recreational and cultural amenities • Homelessness • Flood control system The economic growth highlighted in this report is matched by city efforts in all the priority areas. Our current national rankings reflect these successes: • No. 3 Best Place to Live in the Midwest (SpaceWise, 2026) • No. 3 City with the Most Affordable Rent (WalletHub, 2026) • No. 5 Midwest City for a Peaceful Retirement (lnvestopedia, 2026)  • No. 11 Most Affordable Small City to Buy a Home (WalletHub, 2026)  • No. 16 Best City to Buy a House in America (Niche.com, 2026) • No. 19 Safest City in Americas (WalletHub, 2026) — ranked across key dimensions, including home and community safety and natural disaster risk and financial safety • No. 22 Best Run City in the U.S. (WalletHub, 2025) • No. 30 City with the …

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JLL Arranges $112M in Acquisition Financing for Two Seniors Housing Communities in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

DEER PARK AND BATAVIA, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $112 million in acquisition financing through a regional bank for a two-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 330 units in metro Chicago. Sam Dylag of JLL represented the borrower, an affiliate of The Inland Real Estate Group LLC. The properties include Deer Park Village, a 188-unit community in Deer Park that opened in 2016, and The Landings, a 142-unit asset in Batavia constructed in 2021. Both offer a continuum of care from independent living, assisted living and memory care. Dial Senior Living will retain management of the properties. Mark Cosenza and Brett Smith represented Inland on an internal basis. With the transaction, Inland has surpassed more than $1 billion in senior living acquisitions.

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Amazon Occupies 312,474 SF Industrial Building in Romulus, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow

ROMULUS, MICH. — Amazon has moved into Building 4 at Romulus Trade Center in Michigan. Contegra Construction completed the 312,474-square-foot industrial building on behalf of NorthPoint Development. The property was completed in June after a seven-month construction process and joins five other buildings in the industrial park, which is located on the other side of I-94 from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Built on a speculative basis, the property features rear-loading and cross-docked options, LED lighting and 45,000-pound dock levelers. Prior to completing Building 4, Contegra began construction on Building 6 in the same development. The 282,909-square-foot, single-load building is slated for completion in November. Romulus Trade Center is slated to total nearly 2 million square feet across six buildings. The development will also include a 27-acre retail corridor, including Michigan’s first Sheetz convenience store and a Tesla Supercharger station. Contegra worked with subcontractors D&R Earth Moving, B&B Concrete Placement, Southern Roots Steel Erectors and Daniel’s Glass.

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Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $7.3M Sale of Cascade Apartments in Rochester, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow

ROCHESTER, MINN. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $7.3 million sale of Cascade Apartments, a 44-unit property in Rochester. Chris Collins, Lance Steiger, Evan Miller and Erin Salway of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Patina Management. The buyer was Black Swan Living. Completed in 2016, the property features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 839 square feet. At the time of sale, the asset was fully leased. The property recently underwent capital improvements, including a new roof in 2023.

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Stone Bridge Investment Group Acquires 135,303 SF Industrial Portfolio Near Akron, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, OHIO — Stone Bridge Investment Group has acquired a two-building industrial portfolio at 7774 and 7810 Whipple Ave. NW in Jackson Township, south of Akron. The properties total 135,303 square feet. Landon Williams and Ryan Thomas of Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Advisors and George Pofok, Eliiot Kijewski and Cole Sorenson of Cushman & Wakefield CRESCO Real Estate represented the seller, Industrial Commercial Properties. Christopher Tichio of Alexander Summer represented the buyer.

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Colliers Arranges Sale of 1.5 MSF Industrial Portfolio in Indianapolis

by Kristin Harlow

INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers has arranged the sale of the Indianapolis West Infill Industrial Portfolio, a 1.5 million-square-foot, 29-building light industrial portfolio located within the Park 100 and Park Fletcher industrial parks in Indianapolis. The portfolio spans the city’s Northwest and Southwest submarkets. Alex Cantu, Alex Davenport, Jeff Devine, Steve Disse, Tyler Ziebel, Tyler Wilson, Jason Speckman and Sydney Gabriel of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller. MLG Capital, on behalf of MLG Legacy Fund and 1031 exchange investors, purchased the portfolio, which is 94 percent leased to 158 tenants. The properties feature an average clear height of 15 feet with a total of 194 dock doors and 155 drive-in doors. The buildings range in size from 16,000 to 157,000 square feet.

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