ILLINOIS, IOWA, MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN — TPG Angelo Gordon has acquired a 780,000-square-foot, seven-building manufacturing portfolio in a sale-leaseback transaction with Douglas Dynamics Inc., a manufacturer and upfitter of commercial work truck attachments and equipment. The transaction involves the company’s facilities in Huntley, Ill.; Manchester, Iowa; Madison Heights, Mich.; Milwaukee; and Rockland, Maine. The transaction is valued at $64.2 million, and Douglas Dynamics is expected to receive net proceeds of approximately $50 million. The company intends to use the net proceeds to pay down its term loan debt and for other corporate purposes. The initial lease for the assets is 15 years, with two 10-year options to renew.
LISLE, ILL. — Waterton has acquired Avant at the Arboretum, a 310-unit apartment complex in the Chicago suburb of Lisle. The purchase price was undisclosed. Located at 450 Warrenville Road, the property is situated steps from the 1,700-acre Morton Arboretum and proximate to I-88 and I-355. Built in 2013, the four-story community features a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include an outdoor pool, grilling stations, a fitness center, clubroom, theater room, game lounge and dog park. Avant at the Arboretum includes a structured parking garage with 314 spaces as well as a surface lot to accommodate 193 vehicles. Waterton plans to make renovations to the kitchen countertops as well as add vinyl plank flooring and Nest thermostats in all units. There will also be enhancements to the amenity spaces, common areas and building exterior. The acquisition brings Waterton’s owned and managed multifamily portfolio to over 7,000 units in metro Chicago.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Five new tenants have opened or are coming soon to Eden Prairie Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Eden Prairie. Wonders Ice Cream, Reborn Salon and Virtual Realms Adventures are now open. Costumes & Toys and Cielito Lindo are slated to open this fall. Wonders Ice Cream is a family-owned and operated rolled ice cream shop in Minnesota by Julio and Michael Soriano. The 293-square-foot ice cream shop is located on the lower level in Center Court. Reborn Salon offers a full range of professional services, including haircuts, color, treatments, special occasion styling and makeup application. The 1,190-square-foot salon, located on the upper level near Target, is owned and operated by stylist Bella Roberts. Virtual Realms Adventures offers an entertainment experience for guests to enjoy a variety of games through virtual reality goggles. The tenant is located on the lower level near Kohl’s. Costumes & Toys offers children’s superhero costumes, accessories and 3D posters along with kids’ toys and pet accessories. The 1,020-square-foot store will be located on the lower level near Kohl’s. Cielito Lindo, founded in 2016, offers authentic Mexican cuisine. The restaurant’s Eden Prairie location marks its fourth in Minnesota and will be situated …
ALSIP, ILL. — Bossard, a fastener distributor, has renewed its 68,310-square-foot industrial lease at 11800 S. Austin Ave. in Alsip. The 162,000-square-foot warehouse was constructed in 2005. Brian Vanosky, Michael O’Leary and Dylan Maher of Lee & Associates represented the owner, Cabot Properties. Ken Franzese, John Cassidy and Jim Martin of Lee & Associates represented the tenant.
By Mary Lamie, Bi-State Development, St. Louis Regional Freightway The St. Louis regional industrial market continues to be a magnet for investment, with significant capital investment dollars flowing into four target industry sectors that remain key drivers of the bi-state economy. These sectors include metals, advanced manufacturing, food and AgTech, and chemicals. They are legacy industry sectors poised for continued innovation, job creation and economic diversification, in part due to the region’s exceptional logistics and transportation assets and established talent pipelines. Metals The St. Louis metropolitan area ranks second in the United States for mineral and ore exports. With more than $2.9 billion exported in 2022, the figures prove the market is well established for metals manufacturing, processing and shipping. The metals market is expected to grow with nearly 17,000 metals industry workers already in the region, and with copper supplier Wieland making a $500 million investment at its East Alton, Illinois, facility — a move that will retain 800 jobs in the region. “Wieland is committed to a sustainable future and is taking significant steps to modernize its East Alton facility,” says Greg Keown, president of Wieland Rolled Products North America. “This effort solidifies our ability to supply the …
CHICAGO — The Michaels Organization and Brinshore Development have received approval from the Chicago Plan Commission for the sixth phase of the Legends South master-planned community in Chicago’s Grand Boulevard neighborhood. Located at 4520 S. State St., the development is a revitalization of the former site of the Robert Taylor Homes public housing towers. Designed by LBBA and Brook Architecture, the new apartment community will offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units across two separate buildings. The project will also include 3,600 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and various community amenities. Complementing the apartments will be a small plaza at the intersection of State and 45th streets designed to foster community gatherings and enhance the neighborhood’s public space. The development also includes 47 parking spaces. The $40 million project is being funded through a combination of tax credit equity, City of Chicago soft funds, private loans, Chicago Housing Authority loans and tax-increment financing. The other phases of Legends South, which Brinshore and Michaels began developing in 2005, include more than 600 mixed-income rental units.
WATERLOO, IOWA — National Cattle Congress has unveiled plans to redevelop the historic National Cattle Congress grounds, a 50-plus acre site with over 228,000 square feet of event space in Waterloo, a city in central Iowa. Plans call for modernizing the existing fairgrounds and facilities while also offering new construction and land development opportunities throughout the site. CBRE’s Mike Macri III has been appointed the exclusive development consultant and sales and leasing agent. The National Cattle Congress provides year-round events and activities for the Cedar Valley region at the grounds, which feature a mix of 10 indoor and outdoor buildings, including the Electric Park Ballroom and the Hippodrome, an indoor sports and concert venue built in 1936.
JOLIET, ILL. — RJW Logistics Group has signed a 639,917-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at 275 W. Laraway Road in Joliet. Jeffrey Galante and Jeffrey Janda of Lee & Associates represented the owner, Pritzker Realty Group. Dominic Carbonari of JLL represented the tenant. PRG recently completed the property.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Hawthorne Commons in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills for $18.7 million. Northwestern Medicine anchors the 48,942-square-foot retail and medical property. Completed in 2016, the two-story building is 88 percent leased to eight tenants and is located at 850 N. Milwaukee Ave. Alex Sharrin, Keely Polcyznski and Michael Nieder of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Centrum Realty and Hubbard Street Group. Elliott Bay Capital Trust, in a joint venture with Pantheon, purchased the asset.
PETOSKEY, MICH. — Hunt Capital Partners has provided $13 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) financing for Victories Square, a 50-unit tribal housing development in Petoskey, a city on Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Victories Square will provide a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units for households earning up to 80 percent of the area median income. Eight of the residences will be set aside for tribal members and supported by a 45-year project-based rental assistance contract from the tribe. Amenities will include a community room, bike racks, onsite management and Wi-Fi in all common areas. Community Housing Network Inc. is the project developer. MI-Oaks Construction LLC, a joint venture between Miller Diversified Construction and Oakwood Construction Co., is the general contractor. Dimension IV Madison Design Group is the architect, and KMG Prestige will provide property management services. Odawa Economic Development Management Inc., the economic development arm of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, provided a $5 million soft loan comprised of funds from the tribe, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis provided a $448,000 Affordable Housing Program grant. A timeline for construction was not …