FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — CenterPoint Properties has broken ground on CenterPoint Logistics Center – O’Hare in Franklin Park, about 17 miles west of Chicago. The property, located on Seymour Avenue, will feature two speculative warehouses totaling 560,000 square feet. CenterPoint O’Hare 1 will consist of 225,891 square feet with 32-foot clear heights, 50 exterior docks and parking for 68 trailers. CenterPoint O’Hare 2 will total 333,696 square feet with 36-foot clear heights, 92 exterior docks and parking for 76 trailers. Jim Estus of Colliers International will market the property for lease.
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WICHITA, KAN. — The Opus Group has begun construction on a new headquarters for Cargill’s North America protein business in Wichita. The 190,000-square-foot build-to-suit is slated for completion in October 2018. The property will feature four stories of office space with a technology center, presentation kitchen, sensory center kitchen and testing booths. Up to 950 employees will work at the office. Opus Design Build is constructing the project in collaboration with Key Construction. HOK is the project architect. Cargill Protein produces, distributes and markets beef, turkey, chicken and egg products.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Ashford at St. Charles in suburban Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The 208-unit apartment property is located at 1690 Covington Court. The property features one- and two-bedroom units with a newly renovated clubhouse, fitness center and pool. Approximately 40 percent of the apartment units recently received upgrades. Ralph DePasquale and Alex Blagojevich of Berkadia arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, The Radco Cos. An affiliate of Chicago-based Ansonia Properties LLC purchased the asset.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — MCR has acquired the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton in Mount Prospect, a northwest suburb of Chicago, for $12.7 million. The 120-room hotel is located in Randhurst Village, a 1 million-square-foot, open-air lifestyle center. Opened in 2012, the property features an indoor pool, fitness center, business center and meeting space.
DETROIT — Love Funding has provided a $6.6 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Greenhouse Apartments in Detroit. The affordable seniors housing property consists of 208 one-bedroom units. Built in 1981, the 10-story building was renovated in 2008. KMG Prestige will continue to manage the property. Bruce Gerhart of Love Funding secured the loan.
MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson Construction Co., a general contractor based in Minneapolis, plans to break ground this coming Monday, Oct. 23 on Ironclad, a $100 million mixed-use development in downtown Minneapolis. The site, currently a parking lot, is located within the historic Mills District near U.S. Bank Stadium, the newly opened home of the Minnesota Vikings NFL team. Designed by St. Paul-based Collage Architects, Ironclad will include a 14-story, 172-unit apartment building and an eight-story, 139-room, Moxy-branded hotel. The plans also call for a 3,300-square-foot restaurant; 10,000 square feet of retail space on the first floor of the hotel; and a four-story, 65,318-square-foot underground parking garage with room for 411 cars. The apartments will feature private outdoor terraces, a sky lounge and a large amenity deck with green space. The property will also feature a swimming pool, hot tubs, fire pits, cloister garden and insider amenities including electric vehicle charging stations, bike repair facility and rider lounge, sauna, theater and media center, pool table and gaming and an on-site property manager. Ironclad is owned by 811 Washington LLC, a wholly owned entity controlled by the Kharbanda family, which owns and operates multiple properties in downtown Minneapolis. The developer of the hotel …
In today’s world, nearly every company is a technology company. That trend is changing the way we do business and interact with one another. Ted Anglyn, president of the Parking Property Advisors, summarizes how these changes are impacting space utilization, which in turn affects parking needs: The space per square foot per employee in newly leased office space decreased from a range of 300 to 350 square feet per person in 2005 to 150 to 200 square feet in 2010. Some of this space reduction is linked to the recession, but much of it is because of open office design and the predominance of electronic storage, which reduces the need for physical file storage. This change has the potential to increase the typical office parking ratios that range from three to four spaces per 1,000 square feet to five to six spaces per 1,000 square feet. This begs the question of how we, as commercial real estate experts, address this gap. Parking, access and location are not new issues, but they are still major factors in today’s real estate environment. Landlords and economic development directors are all striving to address the needs of business today while also looking to future …
MILWAUKEE — Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has acquired The Marq, a 600-bed student housing property at Marquette University in Milwaukee. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 231-unit property also includes over 2,450 square feet of retail space. Capstone On-Campus Management will manage the property in a shared governance arrangement with Marquette University. As part of the acquisition, the Marq will undergo a $1.5 million renovation to be completed in time for the fall 2018 academic year. The seller was not disclosed.
LIMA, OHIO — The Woda Group Inc., in partnership with the city of Lima, has unveiled plans to convert the historic Lima Trust Co. building into 43 Towne Square, a $16.7 million mixed-use development featuring housing and office space. Built in 1926, the former First National Bank & Trust building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 12-story building will be converted into 47 apartment units, 37 of which will be designated as affordable housing. The property will also feature 9,000 square feet of first-floor office space. Completion is slated for early 2019. Financing for the project is made possible through federal and state historic tax credits as well as the Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) program. The Ohio Housing Finance Agency provided a $1.5 million bridge loan and RiverHills Bank provided a $1.7 million permanent loan. CREA LLC is investing in the LIHTC program and federal historic tax credits.
GOLDEN VALLEY, MINN. — AtWater Group LLC has purchased Valley Square Corporate Center in Golden Valley, a western suburb of Minneapolis, for an undisclosed price. The 81,932-square-foot office building is located at 7500 Olson Memorial Highway. Amenities include a three-story atrium, training room, recently renovated common areas and heated underground parking. AtWater will act as asset manager on behalf of Concorde Properties Group, an affiliate of AtWater Group. Cushman & Wakefield Minneapolis will handle the leasing and property management efforts.