By Louis Suarez, Misty Bowe and Brian Bruggeman, Colliers The Twin Cities medical real estate market has experienced many different phases over the last few years, reflecting the region’s journey toward post-pandemic recovery. Currently, this sector is experiencing a notable shift that is fueled by rising vacancy rates for on-campus hospital properties contrasted with a low vacancy rate of 4.9 percent for off-campus medical buildings. This shift is significantly influenced by the push to outpatient surgery centers, ongoing financial pressures and consolidation trends. Additionally, experts in this region are predicting a scarcity of new medical building supply in 2024, which is expected to exert ongoing pressure on rental rates for existing medical office space, despite the stabilization of interest rates that is anticipated to come later this year. As of the fourth quarter of 2023, the current construction pipeline consists of a mere 84,000 square feet, all of which is spoken for with no additional supply projected to come to market in the next year, which is a nearly 80 percent decrease year-over-year. The dramatic increase in interest rates, rising construction costs and capital constraints have pushed asking rents for new proposed projects to well above $30 per square foot …
MICHIGAN CITY, IND. — Flaherty & Collins Properties is scheduled to break ground on The Franklin at 11th Street Station, a $101 million apartment project in northern Indiana’s Michigan City. A groundbreaking ceremony will take place Thursday, March 14. The luxury apartment tower will include 220 units and 5,600 square feet of commercial space. The 1.5-acre project site is located at 1010 Franklin St. Amenities will include a heated swim spa, outdoor movie space, coworking cafe, conference facilities, fitness center and sky lounge. Completion is slated for fall 2025. Flaherty & Collins currently manages 85 properties and more than 15,000 units in nine states.
Douglas Capital Partners Acquires 385,000 SF Office, Industrial Portfolio in Metro Columbus for $25M
GROVE CITY AND DUBLIN, OHIO — Michigan-based real estate investment firm Douglas Capital Partners has acquired three Columbus-area properties from American National Insurance Co. and Brookfield for $25 million. The three-property portfolio totals 385,000 square feet and is comprised of SouthPark XX, a Class A industrial asset in Grove City, and two office buildings in Dublin. The office assets include the Emerald Professional Building and Upper Metro Place. The acquisitions mark the first investments outside of Michigan for Douglas Capital Partners.
NEW HOLSTEIN, WIS. — Greywolf Brokerage LLC, a division of Greywolf Partners Inc., has arranged the $3.7 million sale of a 122,500-square-foot industrial building in New Holstein, about 43 miles south of Green Bay. The property sits on six acres at 2221 Calumet Drive. The fully leased building features 10 loading docks, five drive-in doors and a clear height of 20 feet. Buyer and seller information was not provided.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Mosaic Construction LLC has completed a K-12 STEM learning facility for Noggin Builders at 4165 Dundee Road in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook. The 3,750-square-foot project consisted of the renovation of three existing vacant spaces that were combined into one large space for Noggin, which relocated from a smaller location in Northbrook. The new location is aimed at reinforcing the importance of STEM studies outside the traditional school setting. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Established in 2013, Noggin provides afterschool and summertime learning programs. The new facility includes four classrooms, an accordion door for flexible learning spaces, a refrigerator for science experiments and a built-in cage that houses a bearded dragon. A large storage room houses art supplies and tools. MDT provided architectural services.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a 13-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood for $1.3 million. Built in 1923, the property at 1858 S. Springfield Ave. was completely renovated in 2022 with new roofing, porches and windows. There are nine two-bedroom units and four three-bedroom residences, which were also upgraded but had not yet been leased. An empty side lot will be used for onsite parking. Lucas Fryman of Interra represented the buyer, a local owner who has a portfolio of multifamily properties in the immediate area. Ted Stratman of Interra represented the seller, Brilliant Future LLC. The asset sold for 96 percent of the list price.
ORLAND PARK, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Orland Park Place, a 649,668-square-foot shopping center in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park. The sales price was undisclosed. The open-air property was 87 percent occupied at the time of sale by tenants such as Nordstrom Rack, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Hobby Lobby, Old Navy, Barnes & Noble, DSW, Ashley Furniture and Steinhafels. Ben Wineman, Rick Drogosz and Joe Girardi of Mid-America represented the seller, IRC Retail Centers/DRA Advisors. PMAT Real Estate Investments was the buyer. Pine Tree served as the property manager.
ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged $65.7 million in 232/223(f) and 241(a) HUD loans for seven skilled nursing facilities in Illinois and Wisconsin over the course of four months. Joshua Rosen, Brad Annis and Johnny Rice of Walker & Dunlop arranged the construction loans and refinancings on behalf of five clients. The properties, which total 376 units, include Elevate Care Waukegan, Asbury of Kankakee, Allure of Galesburg, Allure of Moline, Crossroads Care Center of Sun Prairie, Aperion Care St. Elmo and Crossroads Care Center of Fond Du Lac.
ZANESVILLE, OHIO — Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. has broken ground on Munson Crossing, a 43-unit affordable housing community in Zanesville, about 50 miles east of Columbus. The co-developer for the $13.8 million project is Housing Services Alliance. Munson Crossing is located in the West Main Street Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) on the site of the former Munson Elementary School building, which was demolished last year. Munson Crossing will provide 14 one-bedroom units that offer 663 square feet, 23 two-bedroom apartments with 858 square feet and six three-bedroom units totaling 1,105 square feet each. Projected rental rates will range from $330 to $1,025 per month, depending on unit size and the resident’s income. All units are reserved for tenants whose income is 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a multipurpose room with kitchenette, package room, laundry room and dedicated supportive service space. The project received housing tax credits allocated by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, which also provided an equity bridge loan and will provide a second permanent mortgage. PNC Bank provided $6.1 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity. RiverHills Bank is the construction lender, providing a loan of $7.8 million. Cedar Rapids Bank …
CHICAGO — ShainRealty Capital has sold Madison Terrace, a 96-unit apartment building in Chicago, for $11 million. The transaction marks the company’s last holding in the Chicago multifamily market. ShainRealty purchased the asset for $8.2 million shortly after the pandemic began. The disposition marks a 34 percent increase in value. Additionally, ShainRealty had acquired the asset in a low interest rate environment with a 2.83 percent, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan with a term of seven years. ShainRealty says that the loan assumption enticed the buyer, David Pezzola of Icarus Investments. The property, built in 1986, consists of two-, three- and four-bedroom units averaging 1,275 square feet in size. Lucas Fryman and Ted Stratman of Interra Realty represented both the buyer and seller.