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Kiser Group Brokers $17.2M Sale of Multifamily Portfolio in Chicago’s Uptown Neighborhood

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the $17.2 million sale of Ravenswood Gardens, a multifamily portfolio consisting of 151 units across seven buildings in the Sheridan Park Historic District of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Katie LeGrand, Lee Kiser and Jacob Price of Kiser brokered the transaction. Initially marketed in summer 2023, the portfolio went under contract but did not close due to market volatility. The seller, continuing its strategic exit from Chicago, revisited the sale in 2024. The buyer plans to reposition the units and rebrand them as Sheridan Park. The buyer assumed the seller’s existing loan, which features an interest rate below 4 percent for the next five years. The buyer now owns more than 400 units in the Uptown neighborhood.

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Hunt Midwest Sells 58 Acres at Hunt Midwest Business Center in Kansas City to Alterra IOS

by Kristin Harlow

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Hunt Midwest has sold a portion of its industrial outdoor storage portfolio at Hunt Midwest Business Center in Kansas City to national industrial outdoor storage firm Alterra IOS. The Philadelphia-based firm purchased 58 acres at three locations along Parvin Road and Arlington Avenue. The facilities include staging lots leased by Adrian Steel, a manufacturer for commercial van and truck equipment, and Ford Motor Co.’s North American Vehicle Logistics Outbound Shipping Center, the waystation for nearly every Ford Transit built in North America. Austin Baier of CBRE represented Hunt Midwest, while Joe Orscheln of CBRE represented Alterra IOS, which now owns more than 250 properties across 30 states.

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Bucksbaum Properties Acquires River District Retail Center in Naperville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Bucksbaum Properties LLC has acquired River District, a retail and office property in downtown Naperville. Built in 1988, the asset sits on 2.7 acres at the southeast corner of Washington Street and Chicago Avenue. The property totals nearly 59,000 square feet of retail space with tenants such as Rosebud, Fat Rosie’s Taco & Tequila Bar, Chipotle and Five Guys, as well as 12,000 square feet of second-floor office space. The seller and sales price were not provided.

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Sojo Industries Signs 151,950 SF Industrial Lease at Mohr Logistics Park Near Indianapolis

by Kristin Harlow

WHITELAND, IND. — Sojo Industries has signed a 151,950-square-foot industrial lease in Lot 5 of Mohr Logistics Park in Whiteland, a southern suburb of Indianapolis. Mark Writt of CBRE represented ownership, Mohr Capital. Jim Scott and Steve Shaub of Avison Young represented the tenant, which is a technology company engaged in advanced robotics, mobile manufacturing and modular packaging solutions for delivering packaging and assembly services for the food-and-beverage industry. Sojo maintains production facilities in Pennsylvania, California, Texas and Indiana, along with mobile sites throughout the country. All locations utilize high-speed automated lines and robotics to handle packaging materials. Additional tenants at Mohr Logistics Park include Goodyear, DHL and Turn 14. The industrial park totals 475 acres, and Mohr plans to develop more than 7 million square feet of bulk industrial buildings.

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Marcus & Millichap Arranges $2.8M Sale of Five Below-Occupied Property in Hammond, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow

HAMMOND, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.8 million sale of a 10,122-square-foot retail property net leased to Five Below in Hammond near Chicago. Located at 1035 Indianapolis Blvd., the asset was built in 2024 and is situated on a pad site to a Walmart Supercenter and Ross Dress for Less-anchored retail center. Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Indiana-based retail developer and manager, and procured the buyer, a Michigan-based REIT. Josh Caruana, broker of record in Indiana, assisted in closing the transaction.

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Quad Cities Region Expands Beyond its Manufacturing Roots

by Kristin Harlow

By John G. Ruhl, NAI Ruhl Commercial Co. People are always surprised when they learn how many communities are part of the Quad Cities since they think it stops with just four towns. For the record, there are 58. The bi-state region includes Moline, East Moline and Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, as the main core cities. The Quad Cities is the largest metro area between St. Louis and Minneapolis on the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River was the main reason for this region’s initial growth historically since it was an important distribution channel. John Deere moved his base of operation to Moline, Illinois, in 1848 to utilize the river’s power for manufacturing and transportation of goods. The world headquarters of Deere & Co. are still based here, along with many of its factories and distribution centers, making it the region’s largest employer. Several other Fortune 500 companies have a major presence in this region, including Arconic, 3M, Nestle-Purina and Kraft Heinz.   The Quad Cities has always been led by smaller manufacturers, suppliers and service providers supporting our major employers and the regional economy. More than 1,200 manufacturers from all industry sectors are based in the …

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Midway into 2024, Lenders Take Note of Loan Bifurcation, Retail’s Reversal

by Sarah Daniels

For more than seven months in 2024, the commercial real estate investment market remained on a sluggish path. High interest rates continued to not only challenge many asset owners who needed refinancing, but also buyers and sellers looking to make deals. For instance, some $174.7 billion in property investment sales during the first half of the year was 7 percent below a year earlier, according to MSCI Real Assets. In such uncertain times, it’s not unusual for the commercial real estate market to experience bouts of bifurcation. Typically, those are marked by trends such as rising demand for higher quality offices during economic slumps when tenants can fetch discounted rents. Early in the recovery phase, it’s not unusual for investment to flow into tech-oriented metros at the expense of other cities. The Federal Reserve’s aggressive hike of the federal funds rate has created another category of bifurcation, especially as it relates to floating-rate bridge debt and how lenders are managing their loan portfolios. That is, the difference between the performance of assets depending on when owners financed the properties, says Jeff Salladin, a managing director with Dallas-based private debt fund Revere Capital. “It’s a question of vintage,” he explains. “Loans …

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JRK Property Holdings Acquires 288-Unit Multifamily Community in Bolingbrook, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — JRK Property Holdings has acquired Brook on Janes Apartments, a 288-unit multifamily community in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook. The purchase price was undisclosed. JRK utilized its JRK Platform 5 Fund, a $1 billion multifamily value-add and core plus fund that targets higher-quality, well-located multifamily investments built after 1990. The fund’s portfolio is comprised of institutional-quality assets with an average year built of 2019 located in Illinois, Florida, Kansas and California. Built by the undisclosed seller in 2017, Brook on Janes rises three stories at 401 Janes Ave. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, fitness club, cookout area and gated dog park. Kevin Girard, Roberto Casas and Matt Lawton of JLL represented the seller. Annie Rice and Brandon Smith of JLL arranged agency acquisition financing with a 10-year, fixed-rate loan.

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Bernard Financial Group Arranges $11M Loan for Refinancing of Detroit Apartment Building

by Kristin Harlow

DETROIT — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged an $11 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of a 103-unit apartment building in Detroit. The property is located at 40 Davenport St. Joshua Bernard and David Ruff of BFG arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as 40 Davenport LLC.

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Contegra Construction Underway on 75,000 SF Eastport Commerce Center in Collinsville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

COLLINSVILLE, ILL. — Contegra Construction Co. is underway on Eastport Commerce Center, a 75,000-square-foot office and distribution facility in Collinsville, an eastern suburb of St. Louis. BHMG Engineers, a utility engineering firm based in Sunset Hills, Mo., has leased 25,000 square feet at the property. The new office will replace BHMG’s existing 5,000-square-foot office at 1902 Vandalia St. in Collinsville. Located on a 9.5-acre site at the intersection of Eastport Plaza Drive and Fairmont Avenue, the building is near the I-255/I-55 interchange. The property features a clear height of 28 feet, four dock doors, three drive-in doors and 160 parking spaces. A timeline for completion was not provided.

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