KEARNEY, NEB. — McCarthy Building Cos. has broken ground on Nebraska Medicine’s Kearney Cancer Center, a $33 million project in Kearney, a city in central Nebraska that is home to the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The 53,000-square-foot project encompasses a two-story outpatient medical facility specializing in cancer care. Nebraska Medicine will offer the services of medical and radiation oncology, infusion, laboratory and pharmacy, survivorship programs, genetics counseling and a healing garden. The cancer center will be part of the mixed-use University Village project. Completion is slated for December 2024. PACT Studios is the architect.
ADDISON, ILL. — UPS has inked a lease for a 34,700-square-foot industrial service facility located at 1404 W. Fullerton Ave. in Addison. The owner, Clear Height Properties, purchased the vacant property in September 2022 and executed a series of capital improvements, including a new roof, mechanical systems, drive-in doors, exterior painting and parking lot replacement. Dominic Carbonari of JLL negotiated the lease. Mary Kay McCreery of Strategic Leasing Law Group served as the attorney on behalf of Clear Height.
By Anthony Armbruster, Colliers Although converting former office buildings to multifamily properties is by no means a new practice, conversions have been on the rise in recent years due to the changing work environment and office landscape. While the COVID-19 pandemic has started to fade away in many peoples’ minds, several of the changes in the work environment during that time have not. Many formerly in-office employees continue to work from home or have hybrid schedules post-pandemic. Additionally, tenants who are moving into new office spaces have shown a preference for smaller, more efficiently laid out, amenity-rich and suburban Class A office spaces. These changing consumer preferences have resulted in higher vacancies and fewer new tenants for older downtown office buildings than before the pandemic. Consequently, many of these older buildings are being converted into residential spaces, exemplifying the trend. An office building may be considered for a residential conversion when it is no longer economically feasible to continue running the building as such. However, not every office building at the end of its economically useful life is a suitable candidate for a residential conversion. Factors such as a building’s layout, location, age and cost of conversion play the most …
Cordish Begins Conversion of Office Building into Apartments in Kansas City’s Power & Light District
KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Cordish Cos. has begun construction on the conversion of the historic Midland Office Building into Midland Lofts, a 135-unit apartment building in Kansas City’s Power & Light District. The project is directly connected to the Midland Theatre. In 2008, Cordish and AMC completed a two-year, multi-million-dollar renovation of the theater, which first opened its doors in 1927. The office building has been vacant for more than 20 years. Midland Lofts will feature studios and one-bedroom units. Amenities will include a coffee bar, entertainment kitchen, fitness center, coworking spaces, billiards room, club lounge, meditation room, business center, conference rooms and package system. Local Kansas City architecture and design firm Helix is the project architect, and RD Jones + Associates is the interior designer for the amenity spaces. Completion is slated for May 2024.
O’FALLON, MO. — Tarlton has topped out construction of a new SSM outpatient center in the St. Louis suburb of O’Fallon. Tarlton broke ground on the two-story, 66,000-square-foot project in December. Completion is slated for mid-2024. SSM Health is partnering with SSM Health Medical Group, SLUCare Physician Group and Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital to provide primary, specialty and pediatric services at the facility, which is situated near the Streets of Caledonia mixed-use project. ACI Boland Architects is the project architect.
CHICAGO — Walker & Dunlop has structured a $30.9 million HUD 232/223(f) loan for the refinancing of Clark Manor, a nursing home in Chicago. Clark Manor provides services such as short-term, post-hospital physical rehabilitation, full-time physical, occupational and speech therapists, and a secure dementia and Alzheimer’s floor. Joshua Rosen and Brad Annis of Walker & Dunlop originated the loan. The borrower was undisclosed.
TOPEKA, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2 million sale of Englewood Apartments, a 27-unit apartment building in Topeka. The property at 5210 SW 10th Ave. has historically been fully occupied. Jacob Carroll and Aaron Kuroiwa of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The duo also secured and represented the buyer, an individual trust. The sale closed at the full list price.
VIRGINIA, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed a $2 million renovation and expansion of the Orthopaedic Associates office in Virginia, about 65 miles north of Duluth. Designed by Cuningham Group Architecture Inc., the 7,500-square-foot project features an orthopedic medical clinic, X-ray suite and physical therapy gym. The property is situated within Rock Ridge District’s administration building. Rock Ridge and Orthopaedic Associates have partnered to provide career academy learning opportunities for students.
CHICAGO — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago has signed a new office lease to occupy 8,587 square feet on the second floor at 130 S. Jefferson St. in Chicago. The new space will accommodate the nonprofit’s hybrid work model and enable the agency to hold programs, board meetings and community and match events. Phil Geiger of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant. Commercial real estate firm Madison Rose represented the landlord, R2 Cos. The Chicago branch of Big Brothers Big Sisters offers mentoring services to 2,000 children and their families in Cook, DuPage and Lake counties. More than 65 staff members work to recruit, match and support mentors, mentees and families. The organization is relocating from a 15,000-square-foot space at 560 W. Lake St. The five-story building at 130 S. Jefferson St. was originally constructed in 1883 and features a newly renovated lobby.
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed an 11,886-square-foot renovation for the University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) in St. Louis Park, a suburb of Minneapolis. The clinic is located on the second floor of the Park Place East building at 5775 Wayzata Blvd. Designed by HDR Architects, the project was completed in two phases in order to keep the clinic open during the remodel. The reimagined clinic features a new waiting area and rooms for consults and exams as well as remodeled conference rooms. Additional upgrades include new light fixtures, carpet, tile, flooring, paint and a new wall layout.