OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Developer and manager Midas Hospitality Group has broken ground on a 123-room Home2 Suites by Hilton in Overland Park. The 65,000-square-foot extended-stay hotel will be located at 7121 W. 135th St. Completion of the $16.5 million project is slated for late 2018. Home2 Suites will offer fully equipped kitchens, a fitness center, business center, indoor pool, outdoor living area and pet-friendly environment. Thomas Construction is the general contractor, while Gray Design is the architect.
DUBUQUE, IOWA — SVN has brokered the sale of Hillcrest Apartments in Dubuque for $5 million. The 108-unit affordable housing property is located at 3290 Hillcrest Road in eastern Iowa. Reid Bennett and Cody Doran of SVN | Chicago Commercial represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was an affordable housing developer and owner.
CHICAGO — PREMIER Design + Build Group LLC has completed the construction of a 40,750-square-foot speculative distribution facility in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood. PREMIER built the property, located at 4150 N. Knox Ave., on behalf of Dayton Street Partners and WBS Equities. Situated on a 1.6-acre lot, the warehouse features 30-foot clear heights, two parking lots, four covered dock positions, two drive-in doors and two entrances. The adaptable warehouse space can accommodate multiple tenants. Chris Kiziak and Scott Lebak led the project team on behalf of PREMIER. Kimley-Horn provided engineering services, while Cornerstone Architects Ltd. provided architectural services. Mike Senner and Steve Kohn of Colliers are marketing the building for lease.
URBANDALE, IOWA — CBRE has arranged the sale of the Interstate Distribution Center in Urbandale, about eight miles northwest of Des Moines, for $16.7 million. The 518,161-square-foot distribution center is fully occupied by two undisclosed tenants. Built in 1968, the property is situated on a 42-acre parcel near the junction of I-35, I-80 and I-235. Judd Welliver, Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil, Tom Holtz and Chris Pendroy of CBRE represented the seller, Investors Real Estate Trust. Bell Avenue Properties Inc. purchased the property.
ELGIN, ROCKFORD AND DIXON, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a three-property multifamily portfolio in Illinois for $4 million. James Clough of Interra represented the buyer, Vijulima LLC, and the undisclosed seller. The historic buildings include: Center City Apartments in Elgin; Old City Hall in Rockford; and Nachusa House in Dixon. Located at 156 Division St., Center City Apartments consists of 45 units designated for seniors. Built in 1925 as the Douglas Hotel, the property was later abandoned and left vacant in 1982. It was saved from demolition when the property was redeveloped as senior housing in 1993. Old City Hall in Rockford consists of 31 apartment units. Built in 1904 as Rockford’s City Hall, the property later housed the Rockford Police Department and two jails and was redeveloped in 1994. Nachusa House is a 36-unit affordable seniors housing property. Built in 1853, the property was continuously operated as a hotel until 1988 and later redeveloped in 1998. Throughout its history, the hotel hosted notable guests such as Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt.
HOLT, MICH. — Greystone has provided a $2.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Whispering Pines in Holt, 10 miles south of Lansing. The property features 104 apartment units. Cary Belovicz, Austin Hull and John Marr of Greystone originated the 10-year loan, which features a fixed rate.
POYNETTE, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 17,873-square-foot retail property net leased to Piggly Wiggly in Poynette, about 27 miles north of Madison, for $2 million. The property, located along Highway 51, was built in 1998 as a build-to-suit for Piggly Wiggly. The grocery store’s lease was recently extended for 10 years through February 2028. Jeff Rowlette of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller and secured the buyer. Both were limited liability companies.
MILWAUKEE — Homewood Suites by Hilton has opened in downtown Milwaukee. The 94-suite hotel is located at 500 N. Water St. The hotel occupies a completely renovated historic building in downtown Milwaukee close to area attractions and convention space, the Wisconsin Center and the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Developed and owned by Button Block Holdings LLC and managed by Kinseth Hospitality Cos., the hotel features complimentary breakfast, Wi-Fi, a fitness center and indoor pool.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Metropolitan Capital Advisors Ltd. (MCA) has arranged a $39.7 million bridge loan for East 9 Pickwick Plaza Apartments in Kansas City. The property, formerly home to the Pickwick Hotel, was converted into 260 apartment units and 35,000 square feet of commercial space in July of this year. Amenities include a community room, business center, swimming pool, fitness center and outdoor decks. Charley Babb and Todd McNeill of MCA arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership sponsored by Kansas-based Gold Crown Properties. The bridge loan was used to refinance a construction and mezzanine loan in order to help stabilize lease-up prior to permanent financing, according to Babb.
OMAHA, NEB. — Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. has brokered the sale of a 295-unit multifamily portfolio in metro Omaha for $19.9 million. Fireside Village is a 180-unit property located at 8214 Wilson Drive in Ralston. Chateau Apartments is a 115-unit property located at 401 Cheateau Drive in Bellevue. Although the portfolio was marketed as a whole, two separate buyers purchased the buildings. Vukota Capital purchased Fireside Village, while Strategic Funding Partnership acquired Chateau Apartments. Scott Koethe of Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. represented the seller, Hudson Equities Management Corp.