Midwest

FORISTELL, MO. — Brinkmann Constructors has completed a 127,000-square-foot cold storage distribution center for Coastal Cold Storage in Foristell, about 43 miles west of St. Louis. The facility, the first of three planned phases, was completed in nine months. Coastal Cold Storage owns and operates the property, which is situated along I-70 and features a 55,600-square-foot freezer, 29,300-square-foot cooler with a 42-foot clear height, 23,500-square-foot cold dock spanning 70 feet deep and a total capacity of 16,500 pallet positions. There is also an 8,600-square-foot office and support area.

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WAUWATOSA, WIS. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Tosa Health Center, a 100,977-square-foot Class A medical office building in the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa, for an undisclosed price. The three-story facility at 1155 N. Mayfair Road is fully leased to the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). Originally constructed as a build-to-suit for MCW, the facility was later expanded to accommodate MCW’s growth. A wide range of services are offered from the building, including primary care, urgent care, internal medicine, OB-GYN, mental health services, family medicine, spine care, imaging, laboratory, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational medicine, plastic surgery and a vein center. Chris Bodnar, Brannan Knott, Mindy Berman, Zack Holderman, Cole Reethof, Trent Jemmett, Jesse Greshin and Devin Tessmer of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller. Hammes Partners was the buyer.

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COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $8.2 million sale of two newly constructed retail buildings in the Minneapolis suburb of Coon Rapids. The transaction included a 3,893-square-foot, single-tenant property occupied by Café Zupas and a 6,297-square-foot, two-tenant building home to Dave’s Hot Chicken and Chapter Aesthetic Studio. Both properties feature drive-thrus and are located at the signalized entrance to Riverdale Commons, a shopping center anchored by Target and Home Depot. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group, in association with Robert Wise and Jeff Jiovanazzo of CBRE, represented the seller, TOLD Development Co. Curbline Properties was the buyer.

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CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has negotiated the $3.3 million sale of a 4,747-square-foot retail property in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The asset on North Damen Avenue is fully leased to Chipotle and Playa Bowls and sold for 99 percent of the list price. Chipotle has operated at the property since 2004 and recently exercised its last remaining five-year renewal option. Playa Bowls entered into a new 10-year lease. Danny Spitz and Brewster Hague of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-based investment and development company. Buyer information was not provided.

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NOBLESVILLE, IND. — CBRE has brokered the $59.5 million sale of Autum Breeze, a 280-unit apartment property in the Indianapolis suburb of Noblesville. Built in 2009, the community features a range of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,066 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, pet spa, coffee bar, game room and outdoor pavilion. Autumn Breeze is located at 14901 Beauty Berry Lane proximate to Hamilton Town Center, IU Health Saxony Hospital and Ascension St. Vincent Fishers Hospital and within walking distance of the Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center. Hannah Ott, George Tikijian, Cam Benz, Clair Hassfurther, Ryan Stockamp and Sean Pingel of CBRE represented the seller, Lightstone Group. IRT was the buyer.

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BELLEVUE AND LINCOLN, NEB. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of two multifamily properties in Nebraska totaling 566 units. The sales price was undisclosed. The portfolio includes The Vue in Bellevue and Lakeview Park in Lincoln. Parker Stewart, Anthony Martinez, Dominic Martinez and Alex Malzone of Northmarq represented the seller, a joint venture between Vantage Capital Advisors and Cherry Tree Capital Partners. The buyer was a private Canadian investment firm. Built in 2000, The Vue features 330 units. Lakeview Park is a garden-style community built in 1995 that includes 236 units. Both properties feature recently renovated clubhouses along with pools, fitness centers and package lockers.

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LAKE FOREST, ILL. — The Popcorn Factory has signed industrial lease renewals totaling 149,000 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest. The transactions span two properties — 28160 N. Keith Drive and 13970 W. Laurel Drive — where the tenant’s manufacturing operations have been based for more than 25 years. Corey Chase of Newmark represented Popcorn Factory, which first moved into the 70,000-square-foot facility at Laurel before expanding to the adjacent 78,000-square-foot property at Keith. As part of the expansion, a tunnel connecting the two contiguous properties was built. Today, the facilities require substantial renovations. Seeking to motivate the tenant to stay in place, ownership agreed to implement a seven-figure capital improvement and modernization to meet the requirements. The scope of work includes enhancements to the power system, modernization of dock doors, improvements to the parking lot and a modernized lunchroom.

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INDIANAPOLIS AND HUNTINGTON, IND. — GMF Group has acquired three manufactured housing communities in Indiana for an undisclosed price. The purchases include Brookfield Estates in Indianapolis, East Indy Estates in Indianapolis and Huntington Estates in Huntington. The communities feature a combined 301 lots and offer a range of amenities. Palm Beach, Fla.-based GMF’s portfolio includes approximately 4,300 lots and units across Florida, North Carolina and Indiana.

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KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has negotiated the sale and new lease of the Village West Discount Liquors store in Kansas City. Village West Discount Liquors sold the property at 11010 Parallel Parkway and leased 8,029 square feet to new ownership. Grant Summers of Block & Co. represented the buyer, 110th and Parallel, KC Development LLC. Summers also negotiated the lease of the space to South Hills LLC, which is the new acting operator for Village West Discount Liquors. Daniel Brocato of Block & Co. represented the tenant in the lease.

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Developers identify industrial hot spots as areas with low vacancy rates that justify speculative construction. These centrally located sites offer convenient highway access and proximity to a wide labor pool.  In the Midwest, examples of industrial development hot spots where demand has remained strong include Chicago, Minneapolis, Columbus and Louisville, according to Steve Schnur, chief operating officer with Chicago-based CRG. He cites these markets because of their affordability, business-friendly environment and robust logistics infrastructure. These areas tend to keep a healthy supply-demand balance, he adds. Luckily for those whose livelihood is tied to the industrial property type, 2025 is expected to bring a return to pre-pandemic demand drivers, according to CBRE’s “U.S. Real Estate Market Outlook 2025.” The brokerage firm states that industrial occupiers will focus on longer-term strategies to improve warehouse efficiency, ensure supply chain resiliency and meet the needs of an evolving consumer base.  At the beginning of this year, CRG inked a lease with States Manufacturing for 503,440 square feet at The Cubes at French Lake in metro Minneapolis. The 1 million-square-foot facility, completed in 2024, marked the largest speculative industrial project ever developed in the state, according to the developer.  On the other end of the …

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