KANSAS CITY, MO. — The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has renewed its office lease at Eleven Eleven Main in Kansas City. The tenant plans to renovate its space, which totals about 109,000 rentable square feet across the fourth floor and floors eight through 11. Owner Copaken Brooks is involved in the property and construction management for the renovation project. Ryan Biery of Copaken Brooks represented ownership alongside CBRE’s Rollie Fors and Brice Shamberger. Sven Sykes, Tom Volini and Bryan Johnson of Colliers represented NAIC.
LE SUEUR, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has broken ground on a new $40.4 million elementary school for Le Sueur-Henderson Public Schools. In August 2022, voters approved a $39.9 million referendum to fund the new school. The project will be built adjacent to the high school and will be located at 901 Ferry St. in Le Sueur, about 57 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Designed by ATS&R Planners, Architects and Engineers, the two-story, 113,090-square-foot school will serve grades K-5. Plans call for classrooms, labs, a music room, kid’s club, cafeteria, administrative offices, nurse’s area, 30,000-square-foot field house, three-court gymnasium and 6,000-square-foot storm shelter. There will also be secure entry, a parking lot, bus drop-off and two playgrounds. Completion is slated for August 2024.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $8.6 million sale of the Best Western Premier Nicollet Inn, a 131-room hotel in the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville. Located at 14201 Nicollet Ave., the property features a full-service restaurant. With an occupancy rate of 42.3 percent and an average daily rate of $119.62, the hotel’s revenue per available room was $50.60 as of year-end 2022. Jake Erickson, Joseph Ferguson, Jared Plamann and Jon Ruzicka of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The team also secured and represented the buyer, a fund manager.
MAPLE GROVE, MINN. — Davis has opened Maple Grove Specialty Center, a 44,000-square-foot medical office building in the Minneapolis suburb of Maple Grove. MNGI Digestive is the anchor tenant and occupies the 22,000-square-foot second floor. The property will also be home to Minnesota Oncology, which leased the entire first floor. In addition to serving as developer, Davis owns the building and provides property management and leasing services. The project team included Minneapolis-based Synergy Architecture Studio and Plymouth, Minn.-based Timco Construction Inc.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Locally based IAS Partners has begun development of a 15,000-square-foot, multi-tenant retail and restaurant building at Metro North Crossing, a mixed-use project in Kansas City. The facility is located along Highway 169 adjacent to the newly opened Hawaiian Bros Island Grill and Whataburger. Construction of the shell building is slated for December, with tenants expected to open in spring 2024. The building is located alongside Woodstone, a $60 million luxury apartment complex with 249 apartment and townhome-style units that opened in fall 2022. Metro North Crossing is also home to T-Shotz, a 52,000-square-foot golf entertainment venue.
DETROIT — Developer Bedrock and hospitality company Method Co. are set to open the ROOST apartment hotel at Book Tower in Detroit on Thursday, June 1. The extended-stay hotel concept is now accepting reservations. The development team is also unveiling Anthology, a special events platform with several different event venues. Anthology is accepting inquiries for events beginning in September. Book Tower has undergone a seven-year restoration project totaling nearly $400 million. ROOST Detroit features 117 furnished studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment hotel units. Blending the comfort and practicality of apartment living with the amenities of a boutique hotel, all the units feature full-sized kitchens, stainless steel appliances, hardwood flooring and curated finishings. ROOST guests have access to a bike share program, fitness center and 3,000 square feet of coworking space. Anthology’s event spaces include: the Conservatory Ballroom, a 2,800-square-foot space capped by a glass skylight; the Linden Room, which holds 150 people and can be utilized for pre-function space or cocktail hours; and Graystone Lane, an alleyway with food and beverage spaces on the main level and rooftop. Anthology can host personal celebrations, weddings and corporate events. Book Tower also features 229 apartment units and 52,000 square feet of office …
ONALASKA, WIS. — CORTA Development has acquired a building formerly occupied by Shopko in Onalaska, a city in western Wisconsin. The firm has begun a redevelopment of the property, which is part of East Towne Plaza. New retailers joining the center include TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, Sierra, Ulta Beauty and Five Below. CORTA expects to complete the project prior to the end of the year. Mid-America Real Estate-WI LLC brokered the sale of the Shopko building. Mid-America has also represented CORTA in the previous acquisitions of vacant Shopko stores in Fond du Lac, Sheboygan and West Bend over the past 18 months.
BEDFORD PARK, ILL. — Atlanta-based MDH Partners has completed the lease-up of 7447 S. Central Ave., a 118,218-square-foot industrial facility in the Chicago suburb of Bedford Park. Better Earth, a sustainable food service packaging company, has leased 55,718 square feet. Calvin Gunn of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, while Steve Connolly and Chris Gary of NAI Hiffman represented MDH. The property features four interior truck docks, 1,517 square feet of office space and a clear height of 21 feet. The building is one of six in the Chicago Infill Net Lease Portfolio, which MDH purchased in October 2021.
GLENDALE, WIS. — Founders 3 Real Estate Services has negotiated the $5.4 million sale of an 86,750-square-foot industrial building in the Milwaukee suburb of Glendale. The property sits on 3.5 acres at 6100 N. Baker Road. Scott Revolinski and Brett Deter of Founders 3 represented the seller, Grandview Park Partners LLC. The buyer was an entity doing business as 2022 Florist LLC.
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Schwab Paper Products has renewed its 55,000-square-foot industrial lease at 636 Schwab Circle in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville. The manufacturer and converter of packaging materials previously owned the building, so the new five-year lease was structured in a sale-leaseback transaction. Terri Alexander of Transwestern Real Estate Services represented Schwab. Ryan Earley of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Link Logistics.