Midwest

ST. CHARLES, ILL. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $21.9 million Fannie Mae loan to refinance a 228-unit apartment property in St. Charles, approximately 40 miles west of Chicago. Prairie Point was built in two phases in 1972 and 1976. Prairie Point features amenities such as a clubhouse, fitness center, pool with sundeck and playground. Located at 1820 Wessel Court, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units. Todd Linehan of KeyBank arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower.

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BROWN DEER, WIS. — New Perspective Senior Living has opened New Perspective | Beaver Creek, a 158,712-square-foot seniors housing community in the Milwaukee suburb of Brown Deer. The community features 87 independent and assisted living units, and 48 memory care apartments, as well as a warm-water pool, fitness center, multiple dining options, computer labs and more. Other partners on the project included Harrison Street, RNT LLC, Tushie Montgomery and Design 2 Construct.

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TOLEDO, OHIO — Reichle Klein Group has brokered the $6.3 million sale of a 278,000-square-foot office building in Toledo. The 16-story Edison Plaza is located at 300 Madison Ave. Toledo Edison Co. sold the building to 300 Madison LLC. Peter Shawaker of Reichle Klein Group represented the seller in the transaction.

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CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group Inc. has arranged the sale of a 12-unit apartment property for $3.2 million. Located at 3507-11 N. Elston Ave., the property consists of three contiguous buildings, which contain a mix of two-bedroom and three-bedroom units. The buildings were completed in 2015 and include 12 parking spaces. Matt Welke of Essex Realty Group brokered the transaction. Neither the buyer nor the seller was disclosed.

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Chances are you have read the stories in the news lately about the challenges facing Michigan, the City of Detroit, or more recently the state’s seventh largest city, Flint. Between the chronicles of a once ailing automotive industry, the Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing by the City of Detroit in 2013 — the largest municipal bankruptcy in history — and most recently lead-tainted city water in Flint, there have been dozens of national headlines, sharp sound bites, and a litany of negative press coverage over the past few years. In short, over the past decade we have witnessed a roller coaster of economic events that have created a rather palpable investor stigma for Detroit and the State of Michigan as a whole. Despite the negative tone surrounding investment opportunities in Michigan, the state’s strong commercial real estate market is creating value for investors acquiring retail assets. Historically, Michigan shopping centers have traded at cap rates 50 to 100 basis below their national peers. Is this discount still warranted? Tide turns in Great Lakes As a brokerage firm dedicated to the sale of investment properties and retail tenant representation, Landmark Investment Sales and its parent company, Landmark Commercial Real Estate Services Inc., …

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CHICAGO — A joint venture between M&R Development and Bucksbaum Retail Properties LLC has broken ground on Addison & Clark, a mixed-use development situated on 2.3 acres across the street from Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The transit-oriented development will include 148 luxury apartments and 150,000 square feet of retail space. A 10-screen, 30,959-square-foot CMX movie theater will anchor the property, and the remaining space will also contain a health club and dining options. The project will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units that will feature hardwood floors, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets and in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities will include a 5,715-square-foot clubhouse; 8,746 square feet of outdoor space; a pool and spa; cyber café; business and conference center; community kitchen and event room; fitness center with sauna and steam room; and a dry cleaning service. The development will also include a 341-space parking garage for public use with an additional 64 spots reserved for residents. Chicago-based Solomon Cordwell Buenz is the project architect, and Chicago-based Power Construction will serve as the general contractor.

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KANSAS CITY, OVERLAND PARK AND LENEXA, KAN. — CBRE Group has brokered the sale of three apartment properties totaling 741 units in metro Kansas City for a total of $60 million. Bicycle Club Apartments, located in Kansas City, offers 312 one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities at the complex, built in 1987, include a business center, dog park, movie and DVD rentals, a clubhouse with pool, volleyball court, fitness center, tennis court and a grill and picnic area. The 149-unit Treetop Lodge Apartments in Overland Park, Kan. offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a tanning bed, pool with sundeck, playground and fitness center. Lenexa Crossing Apartments in Lenexa, Kan. features 280 units, a clubhouse, fitness center, pool with hot tub, business center and walking trail. Jeff Stingley of CBRE represented the undisclosed sellers in the transactions. The buyers were also undisclosed.

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HOMEWOOD, ILL. — A joint venture between Besyata Investment Group and ALTO Real Estate Funds has acquired a 235,000-square-foot retail center in Homewood, approximately 30 miles south of Chicago, for $32 million. Washington Park Plaza is 95 percent leased to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, T.J. Maxx, Best Buy, Jo-Ann Fabric, Petco, Famous Footwear, Dressbarn, Lane Bryant, AT&T, Great Clips, Chili’s and Starbucks. The center is comprised of seven buildings. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed, and Mid-America Asset Management will market the property for lease and oversee the management of the center.

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MARQUETTE, MICH. — EdR has broken ground on a multiple-building living-learning community at Northern Michigan University (NMU) in Marquette. More than 1,200 beds will be delivered in multiple phases during the second half of 2017 and 2018. The community will feature classrooms, study rooms, TV lounges and laundry facilities with Internet and Wi-Fi throughout. The property will also include a large patio and lobbies designed to accommodate art shows, student events, university functions and various types of entertainment. EdR was chosen by NMU to develop, finance, construct and manage the property through its ONE Plan, which uses the company’s equity and financial stability to fund projects on university land. Upon completion, EdR will operate the residence halls under a 75-year lease with NMU and will manage the facility, while NMU will provide residence life services.

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IOWA CITY, IOWA — The University of Iowa and Miron Construction have topped out Madison Street Residence Hall, a 12-story on-campus living and dining facility. The 311,000-square-foot development will deliver 1,049 new beds to the university in summer 2017. The property will also feature recreational and gaming space; multipurpose space; flexible study lounges; administrative offices and living units; a fitness center; community lounges; a full-scale dining facility; and future capability for an elevated courtyard. Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) is the design architect, and Rohrbach Associates is the architect of record for the project.

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