SOUTH BEND, IND. — A partnership between fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547) and Harrison Street has acquired the Global Access Point Union Station data center in South Bend for an undisclosed price. The data center sits atop the transcontinental fiber system connecting Chicago to the East Coast. Situated in the historic Union Station in northern Indiana, the property is ranked among the top U.S. carrier hotels and critical network hubs, according to 1547. The facility offers access to over 20 telecommunication network service providers. The buyers plan to make facility upgrades.
WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the $7.8 million sale of Sunset Village, an 84-unit multifamily property in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan. Located at 2205-10 N. Butrick St., the community was built over two phases in 1992 and 2001. There are 79 one-bedroom units and five two-bedroom units. Amenities include a secured entrance, lobby and lounge, fitness space, multiple laundry facilities and onsite parking. Patrick Kennelly, Paul Waterloo and Nathan Zito of Interra represented the confidential seller. Waterloo and Zito represented a private local partnership in its acquisition.
CHASKA, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $4.3 million sale of Townsquare Apartments in Chaska, an outer-ring suburb of Minneapolis. Located at 220 N. Walnut St. and built in 1989, the multifamily property features 30 units in two- and three-bedroom layouts. Abe Roberts and Michael Jacobs of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller. Jon Ruzicka, broker of record in Minnesota, assisted in closing the transaction. Nate Schammel of MRG Realty Partners represented the buyer, which completed the sale of a 12-unit apartment building in Minneapolis to exchange into this property.
ST. LOUIS — CBRE has negotiated 15 leases totaling nearly 105,000 square feet at Peabody Plaza, a 400,000-square-foot office tower in St. Louis. Rick Messey and Whitney Allen of CBRE represented ownership, New York-based Briar Meads Capital. The leases were completed within the last 18 months. The tenants include Goldstein and Price LC, Citizens for Modern Transit, Sandberg Phoenix and Von Gontard PC, Gray Ritter Graham, Hinshaw Culbertson LLC, SWMW, Consolidated Grain and Barge, Nahon, Saharovich & Troptz, Mueller Counts LLP, Fernandez Law, Brian Stokes PC and Law Offices O’Driscoll LLC, Vinciguerra Jewelers, UKraft, Keefe and Griffiths PC and Simon Law Group PC. Occupancy at the building has risen from 70 percent in 2020 to over 85 percent in 2024. Located at 701 Market St., Peabody Plaza features a top-floor conference center, 7,000-square-foot fitness center, onsite restaurant, underground parking, 24-hour security and onsite management.
VIRGINIA, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson Duluth has completed construction of North Star Elementary, a $28.5 million school located at 411 S. 5th Ave. in Virginia, a city in northeast Minnesota. The school is part of Rock Ridge Public School’s massive building project following the consolidation of the Eveleth-Gilbert and Virginia school districts. BNDRY Studio designed North Star Elementary, which will serve 600 students annually. Situated on a large city block that formerly housed the district’s elementary and high school, North Star Elementary rises three stories, which minimizes its building footprint and reclaims greenspace. The 79,000-square-foot school serves grades 3-6 and features a variety of collaborative learning spaces and open concept classrooms along with an open-air learning patio on the second floor. Construction began in spring 2022.
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $7.1 million sale of a 24-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. The property, located at 2247-49 W. Lawrence Ave., also features 1,950 square feet of ground-floor live-work space along with a rooftop deck. Jordan Multack of Greenstone represented the buyer, Breneman Capital, and the undisclosed seller.
JANESVILLE, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.4 million sale of a newly constructed retail property occupied by Sherwin-Williams in Janesville, a city in southern Wisconsin. Constructed this year, the building is located at 3301 Deerfield Drive and serves as an outparcel to Pine Tree Plaza, a 184,834-square-foot shopping center. Dominic Sulo of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, neither of which were disclosed. Todd Lindblom, broker of record in Wisconsin, assisted in closing the transaction.
HOPKINS, MINN. — StarCycle, a cycling studio, has signed a lease to open at the new Hallon development in Hopkins, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. The property is located at 8594 Excelsior Blvd. Mary Lindell of Christianson & Co. Commercial Real Estate Services represented the tenant. Jackie Taylor is bringing the StarCycle franchise from Oregon to Minnesota.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 374-unit continuing care retirement community in Grand Rapids for an undisclosed price. Samaritas, a Michigan-based nonprofit owner and operator, selected Blueprint to negotiate the disposition. Since its original construction in 1977, the 40-acre community has grown to include 24 independent living cottages, 148 independent living apartments, 17 assisted living units, a 60-unit memory care community and a 125-bed skilled nursing and long-term care facility. The buyer was Optalis Healthcare, a post-acute rehabilitation and long-term care provider across Michigan and Ohio. StoryPoint Group, another Michigan-based senior living provider, will manage the independent living community on the campus, formerly known as The Terraces.
CHICAGO — Zynga Inc., a global interactive entertainment company known for its social games such as FarmVille and Words With Friends, has signed a 14,000-square-foot office lease at Cumberland Centre in Chicago. The relocation marks an expansion for Zynga, which previously leased 12,448 square feet in a nearby single-story office complex. Cumberland Centre is a three-story office building that has recently undergone significant renovations. The lobby area features modernized lighting, seating areas and pop-culture décor. Amenities under construction include common-area hallway upgrades, a building café and a tenant lounge. These enhancements are slated for completion in 2025. Jason Wurtz and Jack Reardon of NAI Hiffman represented the owner, Integris Ventures. Jim Rose of JLL represented the tenant.