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ST. PAUL, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of The Hill Apartments, a 162-unit luxury apartment building in St. Paul’s historic Cathedral Hill neighborhood. Josh Talberg, Joseph Peris and Eli Smith of JLL represented the seller, Wolverton Capital. The Hill is the only modern apartment community at scale delivered to the neighborhood, according to JLL.

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NORTH AURORA, ILL. — Opus has completed the lease-up of Building C at Tollway Corporate Center in North Aurora. US Elogistics Service Corp. (CIRRO Fulfillment | Global Fulfillment Solution) has leased the entire building. With this commitment, the three-building, 1.1 million-square-foot speculative development is now fully leased. The tenant, a global e-commerce logistics and fulfillment provider, took occupancy late last month. Developed and built by Opus in a joint venture with Principal Asset Management, Tollway Corporate Center was delivered in phases. The first two buildings were preleased prior to their completion in December 2022. Soligent Distribution and Karat Packaging occupy Building A, while Ryder Integrated Logistics occupies Building B. Building C, which was completed in December 2023, features a clear height of 36 feet, 55 dock doors, four drive-in doors, trailer parking and a 3,000-square-fot speculative office. Opus served as developer, design-builder and architect. Brian Kling and Reed Adler of Colliers, along with Dan Leahy and Packy Doyle of NAI Hiffman, marketed and leased the development.

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WESTFIELD, IND. — The Nicholas Family of Cos. will develop, build and operate Westfield Ice Facility, a new multi-sheet indoor ice facility in the northern Indianapolis suburb of Westfield. The project will serve as a catalyst for further growth of the Grand Park District, a mixed-use development near the Grand Sports Campus, a major youth sports destination. Westfield Ice Facility will feature three NHL-sized stadium-style rinks, with a potential fourth rink for future expansion. Tiered seating will host up to 3,500 spectators. The project will also include a full-service restaurant, retail spaces, an academic lounge and outdoor activity areas. Westfield Ice Facility marks the fourth indoor ice arena to be developed or acquired by Nicholas in the past two years and its first outside the Chicago area. The firm’s Nicholas & Associates division will serve as general contractor for the Westfield project. Its Spectate Group will manage and program the facility, and its Big Fish Hospitality Group will oversee food-and-beverage offerings. The property is expected to open in 2028.  

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PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — Zilber Property Group has acquired approximately 97 acres spanning four parcels within LakeView Corporate Park in Pleasant Prairie. The land sites are capable of accommodating five projects totaling roughly 875,000 square feet. The parcels are some of the last remaining available M-2 zoned (manufacturing and distribution) undeveloped lots within the park. Zilber says it plans to pursue phased development to meet continued demand from manufacturing, distribution and e-commerce users seeking modern, flexible industrial space in Southeast Wisconsin. LakeView Corporate Park, the largest industrial park in Wisconsin, is located directly off I-94 at Highway 165 and spans more than 2,000 acres. The park encompasses more than 10 million square feet of development and is home to nearly 100 companies. Amenities include a recreation center, public lake and park, dedicated nature conservancy, onsite daycare facility and a trail system. The Forest County Potawatomi Community sold the land.

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NEW CENTURY, KAN. — Newmark Zimmer has brokered the sale of a corporate campus with two buildings totaling 468,255 square feet in New Century. New Century 202 LLC, an entity affiliated with Sky Real Estate, was the buyer. Tommy Gentry and Trey DeRousse of Newmark Zimmer represented the Johnson County Government in the transaction. Located within the New Century AirCenter business park, the campus was originally developed in the early 1980s as a headquarters facility. The property most recently served as a regional headquarters for CenturyLink before becoming vacant. The larger building totals 455,098 square feet, while the smaller building spans 13,157 square feet. Situated on 36 acres, the campus features a traditional corporate headquarters layout with expansive floor plates designed to support a large employee base. The property also includes extensive surface parking and infrastructure that historically supported telecommunications and data center operations. The buyer plans to evaluate a range of potential uses for the property and will conduct a comprehensive review of the campus to determine the highest and best use moving forward.

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MT. PROSPECT, ILL. — Monument Capital Management, an A-Rod Corp. company, has sold Eclipse at 1450 for $30 million to Vladimir Novakic. The 222-unit workforce housing community is located at 1450 Busse Road in Mt. Prospect. During the hold period, Monument executed a comprehensive value-add program, renovating approximately 75 percent of unit interiors and upgrading key amenities. The sale follows the December disposition of sister property The Element.

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CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has agreed to sell 8.2 acres of vacant land in the Stockyards Industrial Corridor to a joint venture between The Missner Group and Cabrera Capital, which will develop the property into a $23.7 million industrial building. The 126,360-square-foot project at 1924 W. 46th St. is expected to create up to 120 permanent jobs when fully leased. Potential tenants include restaurant suppliers, distribution companies, building material suppliers, event production firms and downtown service providers. The city acquired the site in 2008 for $2.2 million. It was primarily used for outdoor industrial storage since the early 1980s. The proposed purchase price is the property’s market value of $3.3 million. The proposed project was one of three responses to the request for qualifications from the DPD. A public meeting will be scheduled as part of the project’s formal review and approval process.

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MILWAUKEE — CBRE has arranged the sale of Sage on Prospect, a 34-unit multifamily property in Milwaukee’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Three Sixty Real Estate Solutions LLC purchased the asset from Dominion Properties. CBRE’s Sean Beuche, Matson Holbrook, Gretchen Richards and Patrick Gallagher represented the seller, which recently renovated the former assisted living facility. The project included the addition of two floors with balconies overlooking Lake Michigan. The property is the only in the market to receive LEED Platinum certification. Built in 2016, the property features a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans.

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By Aghfar Arun, Bradford Allen Indianapolis has a reputation as a convention town, but its hotel story has moved well beyond lanyards and name badges. A growing mix of sports, healthcare, corporate and leisure demand is now filling rooms year‑round — downtown and across the suburbs — turning the market into one of the Midwest’s most reliable hospitality overachievers. Event boom downtown Indianapolis experienced 8.1 million room nights of demand in the 12-month period ending at mid-year 2025, according to CoStar data. This is over 580,000 more than the market’s pre-COVID peak.  To meet this demand, the construction pipeline at mid-year included more than 1,500 hotel rooms, with another 3,402 rooms in the final planning stages and 3,220 rooms proposed.  According to Visit Indy, new projects slated for delivery in 2026 include a pair of adaptive reuse projects: The Kimpton will transform the historic Odd Fellows Building into a 167-key luxury hotel and the Motto Hotel will bring 116 rooms to the King Cole Building. The most notable project is Signia by Hilton, a 38-story hotel with 800 guest rooms developed alongside a 143,500-square-foot expansion of the Indiana Convention Center.   A snapshot of downtown Indianapolis, prepared last year by …

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GENEVA, ILL. — Octave Holdings has acquired Randall Square, a 171,860-square-foot shopping center in the western Chicago suburb of Geneva. Tenants include Nordstrom Rack, Marshalls, Ulta, PetSmart, Skechers, Five Below, Uncharted and Old Navy. Joe Girardi and Emily Gadomski of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. represented the seller, Viking Partners. The sales price was $29 million, according to public records.

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