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R&R Realty Completes Development of 250,000 SF Warehouse in Omaha

by Kristin Harlow

OMAHA, NEB. — R&R Realty Group has completed development of a 250,000-square-foot speculative warehouse in Omaha. Warehouse 1, located at the intersection of Gold Coast Road and Highway 50, is the first warehouse to be completed within R&R Commerce Park. Three more buildings are planned within the park for a total of more than 1 million square feet. Each of the buildings will feature a clear height of 32 feet. R&R will own, manage and complete lease-up of the development. Leuder Construction served as the contractor on the project.

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Subsidiary of Olympus Ventures Receives $13M Loan for Refinancing of Indiana Distribution Center

by Kristin Harlow

CHARLESTOWN, IND. — 1250 Patrol Road LLC, a subsidiary of Olympus Ventures, has received a $13 million loan for the refinancing of a 314,400-square-foot distribution center in Charlestown near Louisville. J. Knipper & Co. Inc., a pharmaceutical supplier, fully occupies the building as its Midwest distribution center. Doug Seylar of CBRE arranged the 10-year loan, which features a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The lender was not disclosed.

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Jameson Brokers $5.4M Sale of Industrial Building in Chicago’s West Loop

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Jameson Commercial has brokered the sale of a 35,000-square-foot industrial building in Chicago’s West Loop for $5.4 million. The buyer, LG Development Group, plans to demolish the building and replace it with a 10-story, 166-unit apartment building. Jameson represented the seller, Fred Baker Trust. The property, located at 1214-1230 W. Jackson Blvd., was formerly home to FredEric’s Frame Studio.

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Three Retailers Join Tenant Lineup at Luxury Apartment Tower in Chicago’s Streeterville

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Three new retailers have joined the tenant lineup at Optima Signature, a 57-story luxury apartment tower in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. GoodVets Streeterville, a full-service veterinarian, has opened its 2,000-square-foot office. RUNAWAY, a run conditioning fitness studio, will occupy 4,200 square feet starting in November. Guidepost Montessori, a California-based school serving toddlers and preschoolers, is scheduled to open an 11,500-square-foot school later this year. Located at 220 E. Illinois St., Optima Signature features 490 apartment units and 58,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. Developer Optima Inc. completed the LEED Silver-certified property in 2017. Monthly rents start at $2,265.

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Chicago’s Office Market: the Dichotomy Between Large and Small Law Firms

by Kristin Harlow

Over the past four years, Chicago’s legal sector has accounted for almost 750,000 square feet of negative net absorption despite a robust economy keeping demand for legal services of all types strong. While much has been written about large law firms shedding space as they reconfigure their offices with open floor plans that appeal to millennial and Generation Z talent, not all are following the same course of action. Finding the right size At one end of the spectrum, many large law firms are electing to relocate to ultra-efficient trophy towers, justifying the exorbitant construction costs and rent increases associated with building out new space in Class A+ towers  by shedding enormous amounts of space from their footprints. Of the four firms larger than 100,000 square feet that have elected to reduce their space when relocating to newly constructed towers since 2015, all have been able to shed roughly 35.5 percent of their prior footprints on average, with some firms achieving even greater reductions. For example, Holland & Knight attained a 45 percent space reduction in its recently announced move from 105,000 square feet at Citadel Center to 57,000 square feet at 150 North Riverside. There are also many large …

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Lutheran Senior Services Begins $70M Independent Living Expansion in Missouri

by Kristin Harlow

TOWN AND COUNTRY, MO. — Lutheran Senior Services has started construction of an independent living expansion of Mason Point, a seniors housing community in the St. Louis suburb of Town and Country. The $70 million expansion will add 156 new units to the community, as well as new amenities. The project will include a three-story, 390,000-square-foot building with underground parking, a wellness center and an indoor pool. The new property will connect to an adjacent building that will be renovated to become a community center featuring dining venues, a media room, theater, game room, chapel, art studio, health clinic and meeting rooms. Nearly half of the new apartments have already been reserved, according to Lutheran Senior Services. BSI Constructors is the general contractor, and the project architect is Grubbs and Associates. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2020. Lutheran Senior Services acquired the community, formerly known as Cedars of Town & Country, in February 2016. The new independent living units will convert the property into a continuing care retirement community, offering all levels of care. The additional 156 new beds will bring Mason Pointe’s total to 408 beds. This includes the existing 164 long-term care beds along with 43 …

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Capital One Provides $17.1M Refinancing for Skilled Nursing Facility in Romeo, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow

ROMEO, MICH. — Capital One has provided a $17.1 million HUD 232/223(f) loan for the refinancing of a 104-unit skilled nursing facility in Romeo, a northern suburb of Detroit. Built in 2014, the facility features large therapy areas catering to Medicare and managed care residents and includes common areas such as a bistro. Joshua Rosen of Capital One originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The loan will enable the borrower to refinance existing bank debt as well as partnership debt.

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$7M Restoration of Detroit’s Old Wayne County Building Complete

by Kristin Harlow

DETROIT — The Christman Company has completed the restoration of the Old Wayne County Building located at 600 Randolph St. in Detroit. The scope of the project included improvements to the exterior façade and lighting as well as the removal of old furniture. Since March 2016, the building’s ownership group has invested $7 million in restoring the property. Quinn Evans Architects served as the project architect. The 250,000-square-foot building has been vacant since Wayne County government left the property in 2009 and moved to the Guardian Building on Griswold Street. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Contegra Completes $3.2M Retail Center in Edwardsville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Contegra Construction Co. has completed a $3.2 million retail center known as Timberlake Village in Edwardsville, about 28 miles northeast of St. Louis. Developed by Kamadulski Crays Fischer LLC, property spans 10,000 square feet. Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse is the anchor tenant. An additional 3,000 square feet is available for lease. The 1.5-acre site includes 70 car parking spaces.

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