ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN — BWE has arranged a $5.2 million acquisition loan for a three-property industrial portfolio in Illinois and Wisconsin. Likewise Partners acquired the portfolio. Christopher Carroll and Max Miller of BWE arranged the loan through a Minnesota-based credit union. The three infill properties are located in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Appleton Wis.; and Machesney Park, Ill. The portfolio totals 79,152 square feet and is fully leased, with 92 percent of the space occupied by the Engman-Taylor Co., an industrial distributor.
DULUTH, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $3.6 million sale of Irving School Apartments in Duluth, a city located along Lake Superior. The property was originally built in 1895 as a school and was placed on Minnesota’s National Register of Historic Places and converted into apartments in 1978. The building features 44 units that average 980 square feet. Devon Dvorak, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Adam Haydon of JLL represented the seller, Sherman Associates. The buyer was High Point Holdings LLC.
CHICAGO — Crescent Heights has acquired North Water Apartments, a 398-unit multifamily property in downtown Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. Invesco Real Estate sold the asset for $173 million, according to real estate data firm CoStar. North Water Apartments is the multifamily portion of a 50-story building located at 340 E. North Water St. Built in 2015, the community offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. According to the property website, amenities include electric vehicle charging stations, a rooftop lounge with a pool, outdoor plaza, fitness center, business center with a conference room, onsite dry cleaning, pet spa, package lockers and bike storage. Monthly rents range from $2,705 for a studio up to $8,379 for a three-bedroom, according to Apartments.com. North Water Apartments is situated atop the Loews Chicago Hotel, which was not included in the sale. The Loews Chicago hotel offers 400 rooms and suites, and includes a restaurant, rooftop bar, lobby lounge and coffee shop, as well as 31,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space. The building is located less than a mile from Chicago’s Magnificent Mile commercial district, the lakefront Navy Pier and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Grand Avenue Station on Chicago’s Red Line is located …
MINNEAPOLIS — Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. has broken ground on Shelby Commons in the North Loop neighborhood of downtown Minneapolis. The development will offer 46 affordable and supportive housing units, with 12 units dedicated to those experiencing housing insecurity. Woda Cooper is co-developing the project with Project for Pride in Living. Shelby Commons marks the first community that Woda Cooper has developed in Minnesota. Amenities at the property will include a community room, underground parking, second-floor rooftop terrace, playground and community gardens. There will also be more than 2,000 square feet of public art across two large-scale exterior murals commissioned by Juxtaposition Arts. All of the units will be designated for households earning 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. The Minnesota Public Housing Authority is providing 12 project-based vouchers for rental assistance, and Hennepin County is providing five Housing Supports for subsidizing rents and supportive services. Primary financing for Shelby Commons comes from Low-Income Housing Tax Credits allocated by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and the City of Minneapolis. Merchants Capital is providing equity financing. Security Bank & Trust is providing a first mortgage, and Hennepin County Accelerator is providing a second soft mortgage. Huntington National Bank …
BRISTOL, WIS. — Peak Construction Corp. is underway on Building 8 at Bristol Business Park in Bristol, a city in Southeast Wisconsin. Janko Group is the developer. Peak previously completed Buildings 2 and 3 in 2022 and is continuing with site work and construction for Building 4. The 225-acre business park is fully entitled for up to 3 million square feet of industrial space, of which 2.4 million square feet has already been completed or is under construction. Of the 2.4 million square feet, 1.7 million square feet is currently leased. Building 8 is a 323,970-square-foot speculative facility featuring a clear height of 36 feet, 38 docks, four drive-in doors, 242 car spaces, 55 trailer spaces and build-to-suit office space. Kelly P. Harris is the architect, Manhard Consulting is the civil engineer and Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent. Completion of Building 8 is slated for the fourth quarter.
DULUTH, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $8 million sale of Highland Chateau in Duluth, a Minnesota city located along Lake Superior. The 60-unit multifamily property was built in 1972. Floor plans average 814 square feet. Amenities include garage parking, onsite laundry facilities, a 24-hour fitness center and a courtyard with a grilling and picnic area. Devon Dvorak, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Adam Haydon of JLL represented the seller, Sherman Associates. Encompass Real Estate Investment Services represented the buyer, PLB Highland Chateau LLC.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the $5.4 million sale of a 10-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood near Wrigley Field. The boutique property features nine three-bedroom units and one commercial space that is currently leased to Jennivee’s Bakery. Located at 3301 N. Sheffield Ave., the building was constructed in 2014 and was fully occupied at the time of sale. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the buyer, Chicago-based HP Ventures Group. Smazal also represented the seller, a local private developer.
AVON, IND. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $2.6 million ground lease sale for a 7,000-square-foot restaurant occupied by Bubba’s 33 in Avon, about 13 miles west of Indianapolis. The newly constructed property has a 15-year triple-net lease that is corporate guaranteed by parent company Texas Roadhouse Inc. Founded in 2013, Bubba’s 33 is an expanding sister brand of Texas Roadhouse. Morgan Merrill and Sarah Shanks of SRS represented the seller, Texas Roadhouse Inc. A California-based private investor was the buyer. The sales price represented a cap rate of 5.45 percent.
By Jeremy Spillman and Corey Sedrel, Capstone Commercial In a setting where I-80 and I-35 intersect to make up one of the busiest truck traffic intersections in the Midwest, Des Moines is well positioned to harness the power of manufacturing in Iowa to support several larger Midwest cities such as Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, St. Louis and Omaha. As we see change in our global supply chains, manufacturers and distributors look to states like Iowa to support these changing environments where we see these organizations moving away from the just-in-time model to just-in-case. The transition to a just-in-case supply chain model began to form due to several supply chain-related issues we encountered during the pandemic. This led to higher demand for additional warehousing to be constructed. Availability of large cube warehousing had been historically tight in Iowa since 2012 where most years carried vacancy rates of 2.5 to 4.5 percent annually. During 2022, there was 2.97 million square feet of warehouse/distribution space delivered to meet the increase in demand of rising inventories. “From the construction standpoint, supply chain issues are subsiding, but there are still longer than normal lead times for certain trades and equipment. These lead times are still …
Retailers, developers and leasing agents who attended the ICSC LAS VEGAS 2023 conference in May left the show cautiously upbeat about the state of retail. It was only the second consecutive gathering since the pandemic shut down the annual show in 2020 and 2021, and many brands made known their intent to remain in expansion mode, especially fast-casual restaurants, car washes, coffee shops, auto parts stores, entertainment concepts and medical services. The only obstacle stopping them at this point is the higher rental rates that they may have to pay as a consequence of higher construction costs, says George Macoubray, vice president of retail brokerage for NAI Elliott in Portland, Oregon. “A lot of these concepts are doing well,” declares Macoubray, whose Northwest Retail Advisors team represents landlords and regional and national tenants throughout Oregon and Washington. “We’ll see how far these tenants can go in terms of what they pay to fill new projects, but the enthusiasm and willingness to grow is definitely there.” Practicing Vigilance The same can’t be said for ICSC conference attendees who are on the capital markets side of the business. Higher interest rates have fueled a bid-ask spread between buyers and lenders, while regulatory …