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Shops at North Bridge Along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile to Undergo $40M Renovation

Kristin Harlow — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:53:32 +0000

CHICAGO — The Shops at North Bridge will undergo a multi-million-dollar reinvestment that will reposition the Michigan Avenue property at the gateway to Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. The multi-phase restoration will introduce a new street presence, hospitality-inspired interiors and a reimagined mix of retail and dining. Construction is scheduled to begin this month, with retailers remaining open throughout the phased redevelopment process. The project cost is $40 million, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. At the center of the project is a transformation of the property’s Michigan Avenue entrance designed by ParkFowler Plus. A new glass façade will feature a large-format, backlit LED archway display with a digital art installation. Updated tenant signage and architectural enhancements will further elevate the property’s street presence, while Nordstrom’s flagship location will remain a central component of the design. The property’s secondary entrance at Grand Avenue and Rush Street will also undergo significant upgrades, including an additional digital display, enhanced lighting, modernized finishes, improved wayfinding and a more visible tenant directory. Inside, the central atrium will be transformed into a hospitality-driven gathering space anchored by a suspended sculptural installation and a future bar and lounge concept. As part of the broader repositioning efforts, a new merchandising…

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NRP Group Breaks Ground on 336-Unit Apartment Development in Columbus, Ohio

Kristin Harlow — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:49:51 +0000

COLUMBUS, OHIO — The NRP Group has broken ground on OSU East, a 336-unit apartment development in Northwest Columbus. The project marks NRP Group’s first market-rate community in Columbus. The 27.5-acre development site on West Dublin Granville Road will also include 138 for-sale townhomes developed by M/I Homes of Central Ohio LLC. OSU East will consist of 11 three-story buildings with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom homes. An 11-foot-wide bike path will be installed along the project’s frontage in coordination with the city. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, business pod with coworking space, volleyball and bocce courts, an outdoor grill area, pool, courtyards and a package delivery room. Carlyle Group provided equity, PNC Bank provided financing and the City of Columbus served as a partner throughout the entitlement and development process.

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American House, Winterpast Capital Acquire 192-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Kansas City

Kristin Harlow — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:49:09 +0000

KANSAS CITY, MO. — American House Senior Living Communities and Winterpast Capital Partners have acquired St. Anthony’s Senior Living, a 192-unit community in Kansas City. Helios Healthcare Advisors brokered the sale. Situated on a 4-acre campus in the Brookside neighborhood, the property consists of independent living units, assisted living units and memory care residences. Originally home to the Highland Tower medical office building, the property underwent a $40 million redevelopment beginning in 2019. The original structure was stripped to its steel and concrete frame and transformed into a nine-story independent living community, while a newly constructed assisted living and memory care building was completed adjacent to the tower in 2020. Following an initial opening during the pandemic and a challenging post-COVD lease-up, the seller retained a regional operator to manage the community in March 2024 with a mandate to improve operations, optimize expenses and accelerate occupancy growth.

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Northmarq Arranges Sale of 190-Unit Multifamily Property in Jeffersonville, Indiana

Kristin Harlow — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:48:20 +0000

JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Jeff on 10th, a 190-unit multifamily property in Jeffersonville, a suburb of Louisville. Bobby Schiavone, Adam Klenk and Jordan Arand of Northmarq represented the seller, a regional multifamily developer. The buyer was S&S Properties Investment. Noah Juran and Brendan Barker of Northmarq arranged permanent fixed-rate financing on behalf of the buyer through the firm’s Fannie Mae DUS platform. The loan features a seven-year term. Built in 2022, Jeff on 10th offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units with amenities such as a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas, fire pits, a conference center and pet spa.

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Related Midwest Begins Leasing for North Tower at 635-Unit Apartment Project in Chicago

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:12:49 +0000

CHICAGO — Related Midwest has begun leasing for the North Tower of 400 Lake Shore Drive, a 72-story apartment tower in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. Once complete in March 2027, the 857-foot high-rise will deliver 635 rental apartments on the waterfront site. The North Tower comprises two distinct rental offerings: The Collection, spanning floors three through 43, and The Residences, occupying floors 46 through 70. Each will feature its own dedicated lobby entrance and design aesthetic while sharing access to the 400 Club, which features more than 30,000 square feet of amenities, including the city’s highest full-floor fitness center in a residential building. The Collection will include 520 units ranging from 520 to 1,240 square feet, while The Residences will encompass 115 floor plans ranging from 1,010 to 3,740 square feet. March and White Design created the building interiors, while David Childs and the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the property. The full plan calls for two high-rises, beginning with the North Tower, which is being co-built by LR Contracting and BOWA Construction.

Gantry Secures $30.5M Permanent Loan for Kansas City Logistics Facility

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:11:49 +0000

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Gantry has secured a $30.5 million permanent loan to refinance maturing debt for a 603,000-square-foot warehouse located in the Skyport Industrial Center in Kansas City’s Northland submarket. The multi-tenant facility underwent a full renovation in 2023 and is now fully leased. The building features a clear height of 32 feet, 22,000-square-foot bay size, 135-foot-deep truck court, cross dock expansion capacity and access to the Kansas City International Airport, I-29 and I-435. Mark Reichter of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. A life insurance company provided the seven-year, fixed-rate nonrecourse loan, which includes one year of interest-only payments transitioning to a 30-year amortization. Gantry will service the loan for the lender.

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Matthews Arranges $16.1M Sale of Veterinary Portfolio in Illinois, Indiana

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:10:58 +0000

ILLINOIS AND INDIANA — Matthews has arranged the $16.1 million sale of a four-hospital veterinary portfolio in Illinois and Indiana. Michael Moreno, Rahul Chhajed and Andrew Evans of Matthews arranged the sale, with Kyle Matthews serving as broker of record. The assets total 37,718 square feet and are leased to two veterinary operators under triple net lease structures. The seller brought the portfolio to market as the down leg of a 1031 exchange, and the buyer was looking to expand its veterinary portfolio.

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Quantum Brokers Sale of 67,000 SF Retail Portfolio Across Three Midwest States

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:10:28 +0000

ILLINOIS, OHIO AND WISCONSIN — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a five-property retail portfolio totaling roughly 67,000 square feet. The centers are located in Aurora, Illinois; Milford and South Lebanon, Ohio; and Appleton and Kenosha, Wis. Dan Waszak and Brett Berlin of Quantum represented the seller, a private syndicator based on the East Coast. The buyer was a global real estate investment manager focused on acquiring niche property types, including essential service retail.

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The Queen City: New Luxury Renters Are Driving Investor Sentiment

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000

By John Schenk and Parker Gilmore, CBRE For two decades, Cincinnati did not see many new apartment projects built compared with its peer cities, with annual deliveries trickling along at roughly 965 units between 2000 and 2020, while merchant builders showed a preference to Columbus or Indianapolis for their predictability. But 2021 marked the beginning of a breakout period as a favorable macroeconomic backdrop, along with surging national and regional appetite, conditioned a thunderstorm of new development at the record-breaking tune of over 3,000 units per year. A combination of economic growth, demographic shifts, refreshed renter expectations and institutional capital interest has positioned Cincinnati as one of the Midwest’s most compelling multifamily investment stories as of late. The numbers tell a story of Midwestern confidence. Cincinnati recorded nearly $943 million in multifamily sales volume for 2025, representing 7,381 units traded — a dramatic increase from 2024’s $517 million and 2023’s $314 million. Blended pricing reached approximately $122,834 per unit with transaction counts on the rise as investors sought exposure to the fundamentals Cincinnati offered so well. Behind the surge in transaction activity is a fundamental shift in how developers, investors and residents are viewing the Queen City’s investment potential. A…

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Lee & Associates’ Q2 Report: Office, Retail Markets Gain Momentum as Industrial, Multifamily Face Headwinds

Sarah Daniels — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

The Lee & Associates’ 2026 Q2 North America Market Report finds that commercial real estate fundamentals are improving, but the pace of recovery varies significantly by property type and market. Office and retail sectors are showing renewed momentum, industrial demand continues to recover unevenly amid trade uncertainty and multifamily fundamentals are stabilizing as new supply begins to moderate. Across all sectors, investors and occupiers remain highly selective in an evolving market. Sponsored: Download Lee & Associates’ 2026 Q2 North America Market Report. Industrial Overview: Recovering Demand Is Uneven Amid Trade Tensions Demand for North American industrial space in the second quarter continued to recover from slowing caused by heightened trade uncertainties that began early last year. Modest tenant expansion in the United States remains well off pre-COVID average growth. In the United States, 44.4 million square feet of net absorption in the second quarter brought the mid-year total to 77.1 million square feet, about 30 percent less than the pre-pandemic five-year average. First-half deliveries fell to 93 million square feet, which included 44.4 million square feet in the first quarter — the least in seven years. Although supply additions have moderated, the pullback in tenant demand over the past three years…

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Cleveland Clinic Breaks Ground on $322M Expansion of Avon Campus

Kristin Harlow — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:30:50 +0000

AVON, OHIO — Cleveland Clinic has broken ground on a $322 million expansion of Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and the Richard E. Jacobs Health Center. The multi-phase project will significantly increase the size of the campus, increase capacity across emergency, inpatient and outpatient services and introduce new capabilities and modernized facilities. Key components of the project include the expansion of the emergency department, expansion of imaging services, an expanded Cancer Center, growth of surgical services, expansion of the Richard E. Jacobs Health Center for increased outpatient care, increased medical-surgical capacity with additional inpatient beds, growth of the Intensive Care Unit and construction of a parking garage. Upon completion, the project will add roughly 250,000 square feet of clinical space across the hospital and health center. Avon Hospital opened in 2016 as a five-story, 126-bed facility. The Richard E. Jacobs Health Center, opened in 2011, currently provides advanced specialty and primary care, an outpatient surgery center, a chemotherapy infusion center, an imaging center and a large physical therapy area with two pools for aquatic therapy. The expansion is slated for completion in 2029. HKS architects designed the buildings in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Buildings + Design and key clinical stakeholders. Gilbane…

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MAG Capital Partners Acquires 240,000 SF Manufacturing Facility in Metro Chicago

Kristin Harlow — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:30:03 +0000

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILL. — MAG Capital Partners has acquired a 240,000-square-foot property that serves as the primary headquarters and manufacturing facility for Applied Acoustics International (AAI), a VisTech Manufacturing Solutions business and portfolio company of Angeles Equity Partners. AAI is a Tier 1 supplier of noise, vibration and harshness solutions to the North American automotive industry, producing damper and barrier products for new automobiles since 1986. Situated on 15.8 acres with onsite rail access, the property is located at 1001 State St. in Chicago Heights. Vishal Vinjani and Ben Markiles of Resolute Structured Capital arranged financing on behalf of MAG Capital Partners. Surmount’s Mark Masino represented the seller, a local family office.

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NAI Ruhl Brokers Sale of Former Quad-City Times Headquarters in Davenport, Iowa

Kristin Harlow — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:28:56 +0000

DAVENPORT, IOWA — NAI Ruhl Commercial Co. has brokered the sale of the former Quad-City Times headquarters facility at 500 E. Third St. in Davenport. Rick Schaefer and Charlie Armstrong of NAI Ruhl brokered the sale. The Geifman Group, a longtime Quad Cities real estate owner and developer, purchased the property with plans to remodel it into a multi-tenant building. Constructed in 1989, the facility totals 122,800 square feet on 6.2 acres overlooking the Mississippi River. The building includes 41,850 square feet of two-story office space and 80,950 square feet of high-bay production and warehouse space. For more than three decades, the property served as the regional headquarters of the Quad-City Times and was home to the newspaper’s editorial, administrative and printing operations.

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MMCC Secures $4.8M Acquisition Loan for Minnesota Industrial Property

Kristin Harlow — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:27:44 +0000

ALBERT LEA, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has secured a $4.8 million loan for the acquisition of a 127,869-square-foot industrial property located at 1851 Margaretha Ave. in southern Minnesota’s Albert Lea. Michael Hughes of MMCC arranged the five-year loan with a national bank on behalf of the buyer. The nonrecourse loan features a 5.3 percent interest rate and 25-year amortization period. The property is currently leased to Green Bay Packaging, a sustainable packaging manufacturer with over 40 locations throughout the United States.

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JLL Secures $213M Refinancing for Chicago Office Tower

Kristin Harlow — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:35:52 +0000

CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $213 million refinancing for 360 North Green, a 500,000-square-foot office tower in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Lucas Borges, Geoff Goldstein, Danny Kaufman, Kelly Gaines, Emma Berner and Ryan Planek of JLL secured the three-year loan through Barings on behalf of the borrower, institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Sterling Bay. Designed by Gensler and delivered in 2024, 360 North Green rises 24 stories and features two outdoor terraces per floor, a 4,000-square-foot roof deck, 6,500-square-foot fitness center, outdoor conference space and the Adalina Prime restaurant. The property is currently 76 percent leased and home to tenants such as Boston Consulting Group and Greenberg Traurig.

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Northmarq Arranges $52.1M in Financing for Maple Knoll Apartments in Westfield, Indiana

Kristin Harlow — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:35:13 +0000

WESTFIELD, IND. — Northmarq has arranged debt and equity capital totaling $52.1 million for Maple Knoll Apartments, a 300-unit, garden-style community in Westfield. Annamarie Bjorklund and Cody Field of Northmarq arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Hudson Investing, through a repeat equity partnership with Torchlight Investment and Freddie Mac. Hudson plans a comprehensive renovation at the property. Built in 2007, Maple Knoll Apartments features 18 three-story buildings situated on nearly 24 acres. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,002 square feet.

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Newmark Brokers Sale of 51,795 SF Retail Condo Along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile

Kristin Harlow — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:34:21 +0000

CHICAGO — Newmark has brokered the sale of a 51,795-square-foot retail condominium at 919 N. Michigan Ave. along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Louis Vuitton is the anchor tenant and has occupied space at the property for more than 20 years. The luxury retailer recently completed a renovation and expansion of its flagship store and extended its lease. Keely Polczynski and Conor Lalor of Newmark represented the buyer, L3 Capital. Joe Girardi of Mid-America Real Estate represented the undisclosed seller. The asset occupies the base of the historic, 37-story Palmolive Building. The four-level property is 68.8 percent leased by luxury retailers. Originally built in 1929 and renovated in 2005, the Palmolive Building features retail, office and residential condominiums.

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Friedman Properties Completes Riverwalk Replacement at Reid Murdoch Building in Chicago

Kristin Harlow — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:33:39 +0000

CHICAGO — Friedman Properties has completed reconstruction of the riverwalk at the Reid Murdoch Building in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Together with renovations at River Roast, the forthcoming opening of The Carlyle Club and prior ground-level improvements, the updates represent approximately $15 million in recent investment at the property, which features a 300-foot riverwalk connecting Clark Street to LaSalle Drive. The latest renovation nearly doubled the width of the previous riverwalk and introduced a series of 10-foot-tall double doors in the south elevation, creating new opportunities for outdoor dining and improving pedestrian circulation. The work also included new precast piers, railings, lighting, integrated planters and improved access from the river level for visitors arriving by boat. Coinciding with the redevelopment of the riverwalk, operator Levy Restaurants has completed renovations of River Roast, the 28,000-square-foot riverfront venue located in the building. The restaurant’s main event space, which has been rebranded RR Events, now features a new riverside entrance with a curved grand staircase, dual-sided bars and upgraded lighting fixtures, furniture, flooring and tableware. The renovation also added Corner Roast, a new coffee concept with its own entrance. Friedman also closed a lease with The Carlyle Club, scheduled to open at the…

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Varcity to Open 239-Unit Retirement Community at Purdue University in West Lafayette

Kristin Harlow — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:39:38 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — Varcity has unveiled plans to open Varcity at Purdue, a 239-unit, university-based retirement community within Purdue University’s Discovery Park District. Developed in partnership with Purdue University and the Purdue for Life Foundation, the property will bring a new generation of residents to campus. Varcity calls the concept “Retirement Renaissance” and says it creates “a lifestyle built around lifelong learning, meaningful relationships, wellness and continued purpose.” The 13.5-acre project will include villas, townhomes, stacked flats and concierge residences. The community will be co-developed with Atlanta-based Carter and professionally managed by Western States Lodging. Reach Architects and Gensler designed the property. The developer also says Varcity at Purdue represents a new model for higher education partnerships. “By activating underutilized university land, campuses gain a sustainable revenue source while creating opportunities for students through internships, mentorship, healthcare experiences, hospitality and daily intergenerational engagement.” Residents of Varcity could attend lectures from faculty, cheer on the Boilermakers, mentor students, take continuing education classes, enjoy concerts and performances or volunteer their time. Varcity at Purdue marks the first in a growing national portfolio. A second community at Texas A&M University is currently in development, with groundbreaking anticipated in early 2027.

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Irgens Breaks Ground on 204-Unit Viridia Apartments in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Kristin Harlow — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:38:23 +0000

WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Irgens has broken ground on Viridia Apartments, the company’s first multifamily development, at 10600 W. Wisconsin Ave. in Wauwatosa. The four-story, 204-unit market-rate community will serve as the final component of a larger, 14-acre mixed-use redevelopment by Irgens in the Milwaukee County Research Park. The name Viridia is derived from the Latin word “viridis,” symbolizing nature, growth, renewal and vitality. The property will include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Planned amenities include a pool, underground heated parking, a clubroom, fitness center, yoga studio, coworking spaces, a pet run and adjacency to walking trails and a public park. Initial occupancy is slated for November 2027. Irgen’s mixed-use development began with the acquisition, redevelopment and repurposing of a former United Healthcare office building in Milwaukee County Research Park. Additional development on the site includes the revitalized office building, a fully leased retail building and a medical office building. When complete, the development is expected to be valued at more than $100 million. Viridia Apartments is financed with lending from Fifth Third Bank, tax-increment financing from the City of Wauwatosa and equity funding from private investors. The project team includes EUA as architect, Greenfire as general…

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