RAPID CITY, S.D. — Home2 Suites by Hilton Rapid City has opened near Interstate 90 at 621 WaTiki Way. The hotel features 107 suites with fully equipped kitchens. Amenities include complimentary Internet, laundry, fitness area and daily breakfast. Liv Hospitality LLC owns and manages the hotel.
JOLIET, ILL. — Peak Construction has broken ground on Building 14 in IDI Gazeley’s Rock Run Business Park in Joliet. The 291,728-square-foot speculative building will feature 36-foot clear heights, 38 dock doors, 234 parking spots and 88 trailer stalls. Completion is slated for this November. Peak teamed up with Sparks Architects Inc. and Jacob & Hefner Associates for civil engineering services on the project.
PERRYSBURG, OHIO — Reichle Klein Group has brokered the sale of a medical office building in Perrysburg, 11 miles south of Toledo, for $3.9 million. The 27,672-square-foot building is located at 1103 Village Square Drive. Marty Gallagher of Reichle Klein Group represented the seller, Walbridge Investors LLC. Silvana Graff of Sperry Van Ness represented the buyer, CHCT Ohio LLC.
FAIRFIELD, OHIO — Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the sale of a net leased Starbucks property in Fairfield, a suburb of Cincinnati, for $1.7 million. The property was newly constructed in 2017 and includes an initial lease term of 10 years. Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial represented the undisclosed seller. The buyer was based in Michigan.
CHICAGO — Regency Centers Corp. has unveiled plans to develop Mellody Farm, a new mixed-use property in Vernon Hills, located 37 miles northwest of Chicago. The development will consist of nearly 270,000 square feet of retail space anchored by Whole Foods Market, Nordstrom Rack and REI. The project will also include 260 luxury apartment units. Focus Development and Atlantic Realty Partners will develop and own the apartment units. The project is slated for completion in late 2018.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Brennan Investment Group LLC has acquired a nine-building industrial portfolio in Kansas City. The portfolio spans 559,367 square feet within the Jackson County submarket. Neither the sales price nor the seller were disclosed. “Our new investment in Kansas City exhibits the key elements of our value-add investment criteria: an infill location, with modern functional attributes priced below replacement cost,” says Scott McKibben, chief investment officer and managing principal of Brennan Investment Group.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Developer High Street Residential and general contractor Carlson Construction have broken ground on Maple&Main, a 115-unit luxury apartment community in Downers Grove, a western suburb of Chicago. The six-story building will include 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pet spa, bike lounge, coffee station, fitness center, yoga studio, pool and sky deck. Maple&Main is slated to open for occupancy in the second quarter of 2018. ESG Architects is the project architect. David Paino and Jerry Ebert of High Street Residential are overseeing project development. Jacob Dell of CBRE is handling retail leasing.
MINNEAPOLIS — Catholic Eldercare has unveiled plans to develop a 65-unit seniors housing property in Minneapolis. Construction will begin this August with occupancy slated for summer 2018. In addition to one- and two-bedroom units, the community will feature food and concierge services. Apartment sizes will range from 800 to1,300 square feet. Catholic Eldercare has owned the land site, located at 2nd Street and Broadway Avenue, since 1994. Miller Hansen Partners is designing the new building, while Frana Cos. Inc. is serving as contractor.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — InvenTrust Properties Corp. has signed a 22,000-square-foot office lease at the Highland Landmark II building in Downers Grove, a suburb of Chicago. The real estate investment trust will occupy the space at 3025 Highland Parkway. InvenTrust is moving its corporate headquarters currently located at 2809 Butterfield Road in Oak Brook, Ill. The company expects to complete the move this summer. Jon Springer and Gary Fazzio of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease transaction.
PALOS HILLS, ILL. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $5.2 million Fannie Mae supplemental loan for Green Oaks Apartments in Palos Hills, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The property consists of 384 apartment units. The 7.9-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule, and was a supplemental loan for a previously closed refinancing. Dougherty’s Brentwood, Tenn. office arranged the loan for the borrower, Green Oaks at Palos Hills LP.