PLAINFIELD, IND. — JLL is the exclusive leasing entity for two new speculative industrial buildings in Plainfield, a southwestern suburb of Indianapolis. Airwest 12 and Airwest 14 are Class A properties that total 924,530 square feet. The two buildings are located at 2301 and 2201 Reeves Road. Airwest 12 is 448,305 square feet, and Airwest 14 is 476,225 square feet. The facilities feature 48-foot-by-50-foot bays, approximately 50 docks with room for expansion and ample delivery and employee parking. Each building is also divisible by 200,000 square feet. Jake Sturman and Chip Barnes of JLL will represent the owner, Northwestern Mutual.
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ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Colliers International has completed a lease in a historic building in downtown Ann Arbor. Danlaw Inc., an engineering firm, will occupy two floors of the building, which will total 4,000 square feet. The property, owned by Dr. Reza Rahmani, is located at 213 S. Main St. and is currently undergoing renovations. Brendan Cavender and Jim Chaconas of Colliers were the sole brokers in the deal.
ELM GROVE, WIS. — Siegel-Gallagher has arranged a 2,232-square-foot office lease in Elm Grove, approximately 10 miles west of Milwaukee. STAFDA Inc. is leasing the space in The Tradesman Building from Building Trades Pension Trust. The property is located at 500 Elm Grove Road. John Dulmes and Dan Walsh of Siegel-Gallagher brokered the transaction.
SCHERERVILLE, IND. — Ryan Cos. has broken ground on a $40 million, 177-unit senior living development in Schererville. Clarendale of Schererville is slated to open in the spring of 2017. The 206,000-square-foot development will be constructed on a nine-acre site and will consist of 85 independent living units, 38 assisted living units and 54 memory care units. Apartments will range from 720 square feet to 1,300 square feet for the independent living units and 300 square feet to 890 square feet for the assisted living and memory care units. Amenities will include a craft room, movie theater room, bistro, pub and billiards room, library, wellness center, salon, fitness room, multipurpose room and a private patio with courtyard.
PLYMOUTH, MINN. — Duke Realty Corp. has agreed to develop a 134,384-square-foot office and warehouse build-to-suit facility for Intereum Inc. in Plymouth, a western suburb of Minneapolis. Intereum supplies commercial office and healthcare furniture, floor coverings and related products to corporations and government entities. As part of the deal, Intereum has entered into a long-term lease agreement with Duke Realty, which will develop the facility on nearly 14 acres that it owns adjacent to Waterford Ponds, an office and retail complex. The building will include nine dock doors, one drive-in door, 152 automobile parking spaces, a 125-foot truck court and a 30,000-square-foot showroom. Construction on the facility is slated to begin in May 2016 and be completed in March 2017. This development marks the fifth time in the last 18 months that Duke Realty has undertaken an industrial build-to-suit project in Minneapolis. Jon Yanta and Brent Erickson of NorthMarq represented Intereum in the build-to-suit transaction. Matt Oelschlager of CBRE represented Duke Realty.
INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 51,974-square-foot retail center in Indianapolis for $6.5 million. Pyramid Place Shops is located at 3450 W. 86th St. at the entrance of College Park Office Park. LNR Property LLC sold the retail center to Ziff Properties Inc. Tenants at the property include Einstein Bros. Bagels, Spherion Staffing, T-Mobile, Qdoba, Firehouse Subs, Skyline Chili and Georgia Reese’s. Alex Cantu of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.
WHEELING, ILL. — CBRE has brokered the sale of an 83,787-square-foot industrial facility in Wheeling, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. Orange Crush LLC purchased the asset from 571 South Wheeling Road LLC for an undisclosed price. The manufacturing building is situated on 4.3 acres and was formerly occupied by Main Steel LLC. Orange Crush plans to reposition the property, located at 571 Wheeling Road, to accommodate its business as a provider of road construction services and materials in metro Chicago. Ryan Bain, Zach Graham and John Maloney of CBRE were the sole brokers in the transaction.
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — Siegel-Gallagher has arranged a 5,362-square-foot office lease for The Benedict Center, an interfaith, nonprofit criminal justice agency in Milwaukee. The Benedict Center will lease space at The Ring Building, located at 1849 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The landlord is 1849 MLK LLC. John Dulmes and Dan Walsh of Siegel-Gallagher represented the tenant in the transaction.
CREST HILL, ILL. — Ridgeline Property Group has unveiled plans to develop a 438,150-square-foot distribution center in Crest Hill, approximately 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Along with capital partner Cabot Properties Inc., Ridgeline will build the Class A facility on a 29-acre site that the two companies acquired in September. Site work will begin in January and completion is slated for August 2016. David Bercu and Jim Estus of Colliers International will market the property for lease. The cross-dock facility, located at 16824 Enterprise Blvd., will feature 32-foot clear heights, four drive-in overhead doors, 36 exterior docks, 319 car parking spaces and 163 trailer parking spaces.
EDINA, MINN. — Brookdale Senior Living has completed a $30 million renovation to Brookdale Edina, formerly Edina Park Plaza. The seniors housing community is located in Edinborough Park in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina. Brookdale remodeled the independent living and assisted living apartments and added 36 memory care units. The project also adds a new main lobby, bistro, library, dining room and activity area to the community. The new and renovated units will be available for residents in January. Based in Brentwood, Tenn., Brookdale Senior Living is the largest owner and operator of seniors housing in the United States, managing more than 110,000 units, according to the American Seniors Housing Association’s ASHA 50 rankings.