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TCC Leases Phase I, Plans Phase II of Plainfield Business Center in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

PLAINFIELD, ILL. — Trammell Crow. Co. (TCC) has announced a full-building lease and plans for Phase II of Plainfield Business Center in Plainfield, about 40 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. RJW Logistics Group has leased Building 1, which totals 788,000 square feet. TCC plans to break ground on Building 2 in the second quarter. That building will also total 788,000 square feet. RJW is a retail-focused logistics and supply chain solutions provider. The Woodridge, Ill.-based company operates more than 16 distribution centers across Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania. Dominic Carbonari of JLL represented RJW in its lease negotiations. Matt Mulvihill and Phil DeBoer of CBRE represented the landlord. Building 2, which is being built on a speculative basis, will sit on 46 acres and feature a clear height of 40 feet, 80 dock doors expandable to 156 and 211 trailer parking stalls. The site offers proximity to both I-55 and I-80. At full build-out, Plainfield Business Center will encompass more than 8 million square feet of industrial space. Harris Architects designed Plainfield Business Center, and Krusinski Construction Co. was the general contractor for Phase I. Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer.

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SparrowHawk Acquires 764,735 SF Warehouse in Edgerton, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow

EDGERTON, KAN. — SparrowHawk has completed its first acquisition since securing $300 million in growth capital from Almanac Realty Investors. The company acquired a 764,735-square-foot warehouse in Edgerton near Kansas City that is fully leased. The building is within Logistics Park KC, an industrial park that currently has 17 multi-tenant buildings totaling 10.8 million square feet. Developed in 2016, the property is occupied by two tenants. In mid-2025, Faith Technologies took occupancy of 463,435 square feet at the north end of the building. Smart Warehousing, which occupies 302,492 square feet of space, is an original tenant of the building. The property features 101 dock doors, four drive-in doors, parking for 337 cars and 99 truck trailers and a clear height of 36 feet. Mark Long and John Hassler of Newmark Zimmer represented both SparrowHawk and the seller, a development firm and its institutional capital partner.

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Skender Completes 230,000 SF Interior Construction of Invenergy Headquarters Expansion in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Skender has completed the 230,000-square-foot build-out of Invenergy’s One South Wacker Drive headquarters in Chicago. The developer, owner and operator of power infrastructure originally occupied floors 18, 19 and 20. Skender completed upgrades to those floors in addition to the demolition and full construction of five additional floors (14-17). The project team included Lumen Workplace as owner’s representative, Partners by Design as architect and Syska Hennessy as engineer. Skender completed the build-out and renovation in three phases over the course of 12 months. The open-office concept features a three-floor atrium stair, two roof decks, a large café and an 8,000-square-foot control center for managing global power markets and operations. Floor 15 now serves as the heart of the workplace with a new reception area and boardroom.

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Lockwood Cos. Opens 295-Unit Affordable Housing Community Near Ann Arbor

by Kristin Harlow

PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Lockwood Cos. has opened Haverhill on Clark, a 295-unit affordable housing community located at the southwest corner of Clark and Golfside roads in Pittsfield Township near Ann Arbor. Haverhill on Clark represents a more than $76 million investment in Pittsfield Township and Washtenaw County. The community is located across from Washtenaw Community College and Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, gathering spaces, outdoor play structures, electric vehicle charging stations and pet-friendly accommodations.  

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Davcon Aviation to Build $100M MRO Development at Salina Regional Airport in Kansas

by Kristin Harlow

SALINA, KAN. — Davcon Aviation has unveiled plans for a phased development program at Salina Regional Airport in Kansas. Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent for the project. In collaboration with the Salina Airport Authority, the project will be anchored by a new Class A maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hangar complex. At full build-out, the development will include more than 300,000 square feet of aviation facilities, representing a capital investment of $100 million. The project follows Davcon’s recently announced developments at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport and Topeka Regional Airport. Jerry Noble, Adam Madison, Kyle Stickles, Robb Vallier and Faith Kruckenberg of Cushman & Wakefield will serve as the leasing team. Davcon Aviation Partners LLC is a national airport hangar development company based in Mesa, Ariz.

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Hunt Midwest Forms Build-to-Suit Joint Venture with Prologis at Two Kansas City Industrial Parks

by Kristin Harlow

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Hunt Midwest has formed a build-to-suit joint venture with Prologis at two Hunt Midwest-owned industrial parks in Kansas City. The 3,300-acre KCI 29 Logistics Park, Missouri’s largest industrial megasite under single ownership planned for up to 20 million square feet of industrial development, anchors the new partnership alongside the nearby Five Star Logistics Park, which is capable of supporting up to 800,000 square feet of Class A industrial space. “This partnership is a tremendous opportunity to align Hunt Midwest’s local resources with Prologis’ global user relationships to ensure Kansas City and Missouri are competing for the most impactful logistics projects,” says Ora Reynolds, president and CEO of Hunt Midwest. Hunt Midwest says the new agreement will also bolster the entire Kansas City area’s reach with site selectors, brokers, industry leaders and other clients to drive economic development in the region.

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Bradford Allen Begins Preleasing for 301-Unit Arbor House Apartments in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Bradford Allen has begun preleasing for Arbor House, a 301-unit luxury apartment complex in Arlington Heights. First move-ins are scheduled for this spring. Located at 25 E. Algonquin Road, the eight-story community offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, with monthly rents starting at $1,895. Arbor House features 17,500 square feet of indoor and outdoor shared spaces and amenities, including a pool, resident lounge, coworking spaces, a fitness center, concierge and package services, pet-friendly facilities and covered parking. The property also features 26,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Arbor House will serve as the anchor development of Bradford Allen’s 18-acre mixed-use district known as Arlington Gateway. The concept includes a full renovation of the former Daily Herald building, now branded as Arlington Med, a 150,000-square-foot wellness center.

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Berkadia Brokers Sale of 296-Unit Multifamily Property in Chicago’s Lakeview Neighborhood

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Berkadia has brokered the sale of 3121 N. Sheridan Road, a 296-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. A publicly traded corporation sold the asset to a local investment group and Annenberg Investments Ltd. Peak Properties will manage the community, and Cross Street will handle leasing. The property was originally built in 1950 and updated in the early 1990s. The new ownership plans a comprehensive repositioning, including amenity spaces and units. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Pete Evans and Richard Evans of Berkadia brokered the sale.

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UM-Board of Regents Approves $143M Behavioral Health, Ambulatory Surgery Centers in Lansing

by Kristin Harlow

LANSING, MICH. — The University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved two projects for mental health resources and certain surgical procedures in mid-Michigan. UM Health-Sparrow is building a behavioral health hospital and an ambulatory surgery center in Lansing. Groundbreakings are scheduled this summer, with plans to open each facility in 2028. The behavioral health hospital will be located in a park-like setting. The building is slated for vacant UM Health-Sparrow-owned property behind the Lansing hospital near Pennsylvania Avenue and Jerome Street. The 64-bed, $83 million facility will serve adult, geriatric, child and adolescent patients. UM-Health is collaborating with Sheppard Pratt, the nation’s largest private, nonprofit provider of behavioral health/substance abuse services, to manage the new hospital and behavioral health services. The $60 million UM Health-Sparrow Lansing Ambulatory Surgery Center will be located west of the Lansing hospital near Michigan and Pennsylvania avenues. The outpatient facility will feature four operating rooms at the start, with options to expand. The new surgery center will care for patients currently undergoing procedures at the 100-year-old St. Lawrence campus and will handle some cases currently performed at the Lansing hospital. Cardiac patients will also benefit from a new MRI planned for the facility.

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Maverick, American Mortgage Arrange Construction Financing for $26M Condo Project in Indiana

by Kristin Harlow

BLOOMINGTON, IND. — Maverick Commercial Mortgage and American Mortgage & Realty have arranged construction financing for ONE15 Lofts on Kirkwood, a $26 million condominium project in Bloomington. First Farmers Bank & Trust provided the 36-month loan, which features interest-only payments. Construction is underway on the project, which is developed by Randy Lloyd of Clearpath Services. The development site at 115 E. Kirkwood Ave. was formerly a surface parking lot adjacent to CVS and directly across from the historic Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The five-story project will feature 17 luxury condominiums, 90 percent of which are pre-sold. Units will range from 1,600 to over 4,000 square feet. The first two floors will feature a new restaurant concept by Cassady’s, the owners of Uptown Café. The project team includes Kunkel Design Group, Genesis Build and interior designer Lindsay Taylor Bell. Kerry Feigenbaum of FC Tucker/Bloomington Realtors is handling residential sales. Completion is slated for 2027.

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