CHICAGO — Kiser Group has negotiated the $2.1 million sale of a portfolio of multifamily properties in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood. The newly renovated units were fully occupied at the time of sale. Jack Petrando and Noah Clark of Kiser brokered the transaction. Buyer and seller information was not provided.
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CLAWSON, MICH. — Dominion Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a 14,350-square-foot industrial building located at 850 N. Rochester Road in Clawson, a northern suburb of Detroit. The sales price was undisclosed. Barry Landau of Dominion represented the seller, LT Property Holdings LLC. Ernie Dearman of CLG Realty Advisory represented the buyer, OM3 LLC.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Mosaic Construction LLC has completed a renovation of FEW Distillery, a craft distillery located at 918 Chicago Ave. in Evanston — the birthplace of Prohibition. Mosaic conducted a structural renovation to the 3,000-square-foot whiskey production facility. According to Mosaic, FEW became the first maker of whiskey and gin in Evanston since the U.S. Congress ended Prohibition nearly 100 years ago. The company opened at a former automotive shop in 2011 with its entrance hidden in an alley. The renovation included new steel columns, support beams, a concrete floor and electrical work. The project team consisted of Moshe Calamaro and Associates (engineering), Battaglia Electric (electric), Twin Bros. Paving (concrete flooring) and GCS Roman Steel Work (steel).
CHICAGO AND LOS ANGELES — A joint venture between Remedy Medical Properties and Kayne Anderson Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of 37 healthcare properties from Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE: BNL), a diversified real estate investment trust with an industrial focus. The properties traded hands for $252 million. JLL served as the broker for the transaction. The 37 properties were selected from a larger collection of healthcare assets designated for sale by Broadstone Net Lease. The properties are being sold as part of the REIT’s plan to focus on core net lease assets in the industrial, retail and restaurant sectors. As of March 31, industrial properties comprised 54.2 percent of the REIT’s portfolio. The portfolio totals more than 708,000 square feet across 13 states. Each property is fully leased. The assets are situated in prominent markets that include: Chicago; Houston; Charlotte, North Carolina; Indianapolis; Seattle; Milwaukee; Tampa, Florida; and Arlington, Texas. The properties are leased by health systems and physician groups such as Advocate, Emerge Ortho, Froedert Health, IU Health, Tampa General, TGH Imaging and USPI. The largest facility included in the portfolio is Ridgeway Medical Campus in Greece, New York, near Rochester. The multi-specialty outpatient medical center comprises 120,000 …
MINNEAPOLIS — Lupe Development has opened Wirth on the Woods, a $52 million seniors housing campus near Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis. The project includes 100 units of affordable seniors housing in a six-story building named The Theodore and 100 units of market-rate seniors housing in a six-story building named The Eloise. The development also includes a new regional storm pond, outdoor classroom and play area for the adjacent Anwatin Middle and Bryn Mawr Elementary schools. The two seniors housing buildings feature shared amenities such as an outdoor courtyard, garden and greenhouse. The affordable housing component was made possible with the Livable Communities Demonstration funds from Metropolitan Council, as well as loans, grants and funding participation from the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. Investors in the project included Great Southern Bank and Raymond James Investments. The Eloise was privately funded, and Great Southern Bank served as the senior lender. Frana Cos. was the general contractor. Wirth on the Woods is the result of master planning between Lupe Development and Swervo Development Corp. The master plan created more than 200 additional market-rate units in a combination of lofted units and townhomes called the Pennhurst Collective. …
CHICAGO — JT Magen has completed construction of a two-story retail space for Cartier in Chicago. The luxury goods and jewelry company relocated to 15 Oak St. JT Magen served as construction manager for the retail build-out, overseeing all aspects of budgeting, procurement of materials, managing subcontractors and conducting the final handover of the completed project. The firm also spearheaded the structural design for the base building requirements and those of the storefront. JT Magen collaborated with the Cartier team as well as Atmosphere Design Group, Henderson Engineering and Turner Townsend. The new Cartier boutique features a white oak staircase and a custom internal elevator cab.
BLAINE, MINN. — Transwestern Real Estate Services has brokered the $4 million sale of a 46,800-square-foot office building in Blaine, a northern suburb of Minneapolis. Located at 3680 Pheasant Ridge Drive NE, the property was vacant at the time of sale but formerly housed the Minnesota School of Business. Eric Rapp of Transwestern represented the seller, M5 Built Holdings-Blaine LLC. The buyer, East Blaine Community Center, plans to fully renovate the building. The owner will utilize the building’s classrooms and large gathering spaces as a religious community center.
MILWAUKEE — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.6 million sale of Grand Riverside Residences in Milwaukee’s Third Ward. The building features 16 apartment units and two retail spaces. Located at 225-229 N. Water St., the property was originally constructed in 1900 and renovated in 2006. The retail spaces are home to Sevva Salon and fitness studio Barre3. Matthew Whiteside of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, neither of which were disclosed.
LAWRENCEVILLE, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $1.1 million sale of a 10,093-square-foot retail property net leased to CVS in Lawrenceville, a city in southeast Illinois. The building is located at 1421 State St. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, an Illinois-based partnership. The buyer was a West Coast-based individual investor. CVS has occupied the property since 2005.
Lionheart Capital Plans $1B Lakeside Mall Redevelopment in Sterling Heights, Michigan
by Katie Sloan
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — Lionheart Capital has unveiled plans for the $1 billion mixed-use redevelopment of Lakeside Mall in the Detroit suburb of Sterling Heights. The redevelopment process will begin with the demolition of the enclosed regional mall following its closure on July 1. The new development will be anchored by a mixed-use town center and central park featuring shops, offices, coffee houses, restaurants, an area for community gatherings and events, and a two-story community center with recreational amenities including swimming pools, fitness facilities and libraries. The project is also set to include a hotel and residential space, details of which were not disclosed, as well as 30 acres of public space, parks and infrastructure. Plans include the addition of walking, biking and hiking trails that connect to local trail networks including the Iron Belle Trail, Freedom Trail and Dodge Park Trail. Groundbreaking on the town center is scheduled for late 2025. The development team includes master architect CallisonRTKL, landscape designer SWA and civil engineer Giffels Webster. A completion timeline was not disclosed. Lakeside Mall originally opened in 1976. The site spans 110 acres and the existing buildings total 1.5 million square feet. Miami-based Lionheart Capital is an investment firm …