Midwest

136,000-SQUARE-FOOT LAW SCHOOL FACILITY COMPLETE

by admin August 26, 2009

AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Thomas M. Cooley Law School has completed the development of a 136,000-square-foot complex located on the school’s 67-acre campus in Auburn Hills. The complex will be the first LEED certified law school in Michigan. The project included the renovation of an existing 68,000-square-foot corporate training facility and a 68,000-square-foot new addition. The complex features wireless Internet access, two computer labs, a fully functional courtroom, a law library, a bookstore with Internet café and classrooms equipped with videoconferencing and digital-sound recording systems. Berkley, Mich.-based SHW Group designed the project; Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Rockford Construction served as general contractor.

August 26, 2009

50,486-SQUARE-FOOT WAREHOUSE FACILITY TRADES HANDS

by admin August 26, 2009

EAST LANSING, MICH. — Chicago-based Best Food Services Inc. has acquired a 50,486-square-foot industrial building, which is located at 5615 Enterprise Dr. within Midwest Industrial Park in East Lansing. The buyer, an Asian restaurant food and supply distributor, plans to use the warehouse/distribution facility to serve its Michigan clients. Blair Moore of CB Richard Ellis|Martin represented the buyer, Kuang M. Kwok of Best Food Services; Van Martin, also of CBRE|Martin, represented the seller, GTB Properties, in the transaction. The acquisition price was not disclosed.

August 26, 2009

Midwest Office

43,000-SQUARE-FOOT BUSINESS CENTER PLANNED

by admin August 26, 2009

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Murphy Tractor & Equipment Company Inc. has purchased 9.5 acres of land at the Hunt Midwest Business Center in Kansas City. The Wichita, Kan.-based company plans to build a 43,000-square-foot sales and service center on the site on NE Parvin Road. Hunt Midwest Business Center is located in a 2,500-acre commercial/industrial development, and is adjacent to Hunt Midwest SubTropolis.

August 26, 2009

Midwest Multifamily

MCSHANE CONSTRUCTION COMPLETES 294-UNIT LUXURY MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITY

by admin August 25, 2009

DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has completed the development of The Residences at the Grove, a 294-unit luxury multifamily community located at the intersection of Interstate 355 and Butterfield Road in Downers Grove. The 433,932-square-foot property was developed by M&R Development. The property consists of three eight-story apartment buildings featuring 270 residential units and 24 townhomes. The community also features a clubhouse with a reception area, a business center, a kitchen, a fitness center and an outdoor swimming pool. Cordogan Clark & Associates provided architectural services for the project.

August 25, 2009

Industrial Midwest

119,250-SQUARE-FOOT INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY SELLS

by admin August 25, 2009

MASON, OHIO — Rhinestahl Corp., dba Mason Imagination, has acquired a 119,250-square-foot industrial building, which is located at 7687 Innovation Way in Mason. The buyer plans to relocate its operations from Blue Ash, Ohio, to Mason later this year. Chuck Ackerman and Bill Keefer of Grubb & Ellis|West Shell Commercial represented the buyer; Si Pitstick and Josh Young of Cincinnati Commercial Realtors, a member of the Cushman & Wakefield alliance, represented the seller, Werthbaier Properties, in the transaction. The acquisition price was not disclosed.

August 25, 2009

Midwest Retail

OPEN-AIR RETAIL CENTER PLANNED

by admin August 25, 2009

LIVONIA, MICH. — Livonia Phoenix LLC, an entity consisting of Grand/Sakwa Properties, Lormax Stern Development and Konover South, is developing Livonia Marketplace, a new 40-acre retail center located at the corner of 7 Mile Road and Middlebelt in Livonia. The Wal-Mart Supercenter-anchored center will offer 325,000 square feet of retail space. Groundbreaking is scheduled for late August, with completion expected within 12 to 18 months.

August 25, 2009

Midwest Office

150,000-SQUARE-FOOT OFFICE PROPERTY SELLS FOR $17 MILLION

by admin August 25, 2009

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati-based Al. Neyer Inc. and an entity affiliated with Dayton, Ohio-based Dayton Hydraulic Company have completed the disposition of The Office at 444 West Third Street in downtown Cincinnati. The three-story, 150,000-square-foot property sold to dunnhumbyUSA for $17 million. The buyer currently is the building’s principal lessee. Mike Hartmann of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker represented the buyer in the lease and acquisition.

August 25, 2009

Industrial Midwest

452,000-SQUARE-FOOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER COMPLETE

by admin August 24, 2009

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — Butler, Wis.-based Berghammer Construction Corp., serving as general contractor, has completed the construction of a 452,000-square-foot distribution facility in Pleasant Prairie. The cross-dock building features 50 dock locations, load-bearing exterior pre-cast wall panels and 32-foot clear ceiling heights. Partners in Design provided architectural services for the project.

August 24, 2009

Civic Midwest

$20 MILLION COMMUNITY CENTER PLANNED

by admin August 24, 2009

QUINCY, ILL. — Site work is under way for the development of the Salvation Army’s Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, which will be located at Fourth and Broadway in downtown Quincy. The $20 million, 80,000-square-foot facility will feature a 500-seat worship center; an aquatics center with water slide, lazy river, water vortex, zero-entry wading area, lap lanes and family spa; a rock climbing wall; a fitness center; a walking track; a 500-seat gymnasium with regulation basketball court and retractable batting cages; a game room; a child watch area; an outdoor play area; a community room; two party rooms; a café/snack bar; an arts and crafts room; various classroom space and a commercial/teaching kitchen. S.M. Wilson is the construction management company; Quincy-based Rees Construction is completing the majority of the site prep work.

August 24, 2009

Hospitality Midwest

100-ROOM WINGATE BY WYNDHAM HOTEL OPENS

by admin August 24, 2009

WELDON SPRINGS, MO. — A 100-room Wingate by Wyndman hotel has opened at the University of Missouri’s Missouri Research Park in Weldon Springs. The $8 million hotel features an outdoor pool and patio, wired and wireless high-speed Internet access, a 24-hour business center, continental breakfast, an indoor pool, a whirlpool and a fitness center.

August 24, 2009

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