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Sterling Bay to Develop 147,500 SF Spec Industrial Facility in Chicago’s Archer Heights

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has purchased 4510 W. Ann Lurie Place, a 7.5-acre parcel in Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood. The developer plans to build a 147,500-square-foot speculative industrial facility. The acquisition was made in partnership with Affinius Capital, along with a construction loan from First National Bank of Omaha. PREMIER Design + Build Group will serve as general contractor. The project will feature 10 loading bays, two drive-in doors and 101 vehicle parking spaces. There will also be electric vehicle charging stations and upgraded steel components for future solar panel integration. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year.

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Peak Realty Chicago Begins Leasing Efforts for 35-Unit Apartment Building in Lincoln Park

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Peak Realty Chicago has begun leasing efforts for a new 35-unit apartment building located at 2317 N. Clark St. in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The boutique development is located on the site of a former Walgreens. So far, 20 percent of the units have been leased in two weeks. The three-story building offers floor plans ranging from one- to three-bedroom units. Greif Properties was the developer.

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Block & Co. Brokers Sale of 12.8-Acre Vacant Site in Overland Park, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow

OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has brokered the sale of 12.8 acres of vacant land located on the southwest corner of 135th Street and Antioch Road in Overland Park. The sales price was undisclosed. Formerly a landscape nursery and greenhouse for over 40 years, the site is positioned at a heavily trafficked intersection and features convenient access to Highway 69. David Block and Mark McConahay of Block & Co. represented the undisclosed seller. The new ownership group has outlined plans to develop an apartment complex on the site. Construction is expected to begin immediately, with completion slated for next year. Block & Co. anticipates marketing the remaining 4.2 acres of ground that runs along the north edge of the property along 135th Street. Four pad sites have been proposed with ground lease or build-to-suit options available.

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Multifamily Owners Navigate Challenges, Opportunities Arising from Capital Markets

by Sarah Daniels

When Zelman & Associates’ 2023 Virtual Housing Summit opens in September, Alex Virtue will take the stage as a newly appointed managing director who has been charged with expanding the firm’s investment banking coverage of multifamily and other commercial real estate property sectors. Virtue joined the institutional research advisory and investment firm in May with over two decades of experience in mergers and acquisition transactions and capital raising across real estate sectors in both the public and private capital markets. His resume includes senior positions with Merrill Lynch, Eastdil Secured/Wells Fargo Securities, CBRE Capital Advisors and Xebec, an industrial developer and asset manager. Zelman & Associates, founded in 2007, was acquired by Bethesda, Md.-based commercial real estate finance and advisory firm Walker & Dunlop in 2021. “My focus at Zelman and Walker & Dunlop is broadening the firm’s reach on entity-level transactions in multifamily and related housing sectors such as single-family rentals, built-for-rent, student housing, affordable housing and manufactured housing communities, as well as other commercial real estate sectors,” says Virtue “I would characterize my concentration as bringing traditional banking investment expertise, knowledge and services across the Walker & Dunlop platform and working with my colleagues to bring these advisory …

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Chicken N Pickle Plans to Open Seven New Locations by Early 2025

by Kristin Harlow

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Kansas City-based Chicken N Pickle, an entertainment concept that features a restaurant, sports bar, pickleball courts and a variety of yard games, is expanding nationwide and plans to nearly double its footprint by the first quarter of 2025. Chicken N Pickle has opened eight locations since 2017, with seven more slated for completion by early 2025. The company says this is its fastest period of growth to date. The first Chicken N Pickle opened in Kansas City in 2017. The other currently operating locations are in Wichita, Kan.; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Overland Park, Kan.; Grand Prairie, Texas; Grapevine, Texas; and Glendale, Ariz. This year, Chicken N Pickle will open a new location in St. Charles, Mo. Then in 2024, the company will debut its locations in Allen, Texas; Fishers, Ind.; Henderson, Nev.; and Webster, Texas. The remaining two planned locations are slated to open in early 2025 in Thornton, Colo.; and Parker, Colo. The average Chicken N Pickle facility is situated on 1.5 acres and totals 32,000 square feet. Menu offerings include rotisserie chicken dishes in four different seasonings, pork and beef sandwiches, hand-cut fries and tater tots.

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Bedrock to Restore Historic National Theatre in Detroit

by Kristin Harlow

DETROIT — As part of its Development at Cadillac Square, Bedrock plans to restore and re-introduce the National Theatre as a music and performance venue. Plans call for the preservation and relocation of the Theatre’s historic façade. The venue originally opened in 1911, but has fallen into disrepair since its closure in 1975. Bedrock is working to restore the National Theatre in consultation with tvg Hospitality, a venue operator based in both the U.S. and U.K. In partnership with locally based promoters, tvg will operate the venue. Development at Cadillac Square is a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use project adjacent to Campus Martius Park and Cadillac Square. Construction of Phase I is slated to begin following the 2024 NFL Draft.

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ESI Arranges Sale of 213-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility in Savoy, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

SAVOY, ILL. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Champaign Urbana Nursing & Rehab in Savoy, located about midway between Chicago and St. Louis. A regional owner-operator sold the asset to Mozart Healthcare, which plans to install Accolade Healthcare as the operator. The sales price was undisclosed. Initially built in 1975, the facility is licensed for 213 skilled nursing beds, and at the time of marketing was 49 percent occupied. The current operator restored the occupancy rate to 67 percent by the time of closing.

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Community of Zanesville Opens The Downtown Exchange in Ohio

by Kristin Harlow

ZANESVILLE, OHIO — The Downtown Exchange, a revitalization project designed to foster small business growth and economic development, has opened in downtown Zanesville, about 55 miles east of Columbus. The Downtown Exchange business owners, in partnership with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development, the Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority and the Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, Aug. 14. Over $1.1 million was invested to redevelop the historic building into a mixed-use marketplace and coworking space. A first-floor food hall features a variety of local eating, drinking and social gathering space, along with a bar and patio at the rear of the building. The second and third floors are coworking spaces featuring small and large conference rooms along with collaborative areas and open desk coworking. Formerly known as The Black-Elliot Block, The Downtown Exchange is a historic commercial building consisting of three contiguous structures on Main Street. The building dates back to 1876. The project was supported by a JobsOhio Vibrant Community grant of over $400,000.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $1.2M Sale of Exxon-Occupied Property in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow

FOND DU LAC, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.2 million sale of a 2,070-square-foot gas station occupied by Exxon in Fond du Lac, a city in eastern Wisconsin along Lake Winnebago. The net-leased property is located at 362 N. Peters Ave. Austin Weisenbeck, Sean Sharko, Nicholas Kanich and Timothy Nichols of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Weisenbeck, Sharko and Nichols secured and represented the buyer, a private investor.

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Woda Cooper Receives LIHTC Financing for Five New Affordable Housing Communities

by Kristin Harlow

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Columbus-based Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. has received Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) financing for the development of five new affordable housing communities in North Carolina, Michigan, Iowa, Virginia and Illinois. The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency allocated $1.2 million for Pender Crossing, a 48-unit community to be built in Wilson, N.C. Plans call for three walkup buildings with amenities such as a fitness center, computer room, playground and covered pavilion. Raleigh-based TightLines Designs is the architect. In Marquette, Mich., Woda Cooper will partner with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to develop Black Rock Crossing, a 50-unit general occupancy multifamily development. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority allocated $1.4 million in tax credits for the project. Grand Rapids-based PCI Design Group is the architect. Construction is expected to begin in April. The Iowa Finance Authority awarded $1.1 million in LIHTC financing for Alley Landing, a 40-unit project in Des Moines. The community will include eight Permanent Supportive Housing homes for veteran households experiencing homelessness. Hooker DeJong is the architect. Virginia Housing allocated $1.4 million in tax credits for Bains Pointe, a 50-unit development in Portsmouth, Va., named after Eliza Bains who was instrumental in helping slaves gain freedom …

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