GRANDVILLE, MICH. — Crumbl Cookies has signed a lease to open a 2,721-square-foot location at Century Center in Grandville, a southern suburb of Grand Rapids. Tjader Gerdom and Michael Murphy of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the tenant in the lease. Dave Denton of DAR Development represented the undisclosed landlord. Crumbl Cookies has more than 700 locations across the country.
ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN — First Citizens Bank’s Healthcare Finance group has provided $44.2 million in acquisition financing for a three-property medical office portfolio in Illinois and Wisconsin. A partnership between Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Remedy Medical Properties was the borrower. The portfolio totals more than 266,000 square feet. The properties include the ProHealth Medical Group urgent care center in Brookfield, Wis.; the Moreland Medical Center in Waukesha, Wis.; and the Silver Cross Health Center urgent care facility in Mokena, Ill.
CHICAGO — McHugh Construction and its joint venture partner Brown & Momen have completed construction of 508 Pershing at Oakwood Shores, a $24.3 million affordable housing development in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The project rises four stories with 53 units. The Community Builders was the developer for the project, which is part of the larger Oakwood Shores. The 55,000-square-foot building was constructed on land formerly occupied by the Chicago Housing Authority’s Ida B. Wells, Madden Park and Clarence Darrow Homes. Of the 53 units, 36 are financed through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and are designated for households earning up to 80 percent of the area median income. The remaining 17 units are market rate. National Affordable Housing Trust provided funding in partnership with UnitedHealth Group. Nia Architects and Antunovich Associates designed the project.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Colliers has brokered the sale of the Shoppes at Brookfield Commons in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield for $9.2 million. The 42,356-square-foot shopping center is located at the intersection of West Bluemound and North Moorland roads. The property is 40 percent vacant. Some of the tenants include Chipotle, H&R Block and LasikPlus. Adam Connor led a Colliers team that represented the seller and procured the buyer, a private Illinois-based real estate company. The transaction marked the first acquisition in Wisconsin for the buyer.
MUNDELEIN, WEST CHICAGO AND ELMHURST, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VI LP, has acquired a three-building industrial portfolio in metro Chicago for an undisclosed price. The 56,128-square-foot portfolio is 90 percent leased to seven tenants. The properties include: a 14,845-square-foot, single-tenant building in Mundelein that was built in 1989; a 21,900-square-foot, multi-tenant building in West Chicago that was constructed in 1988; and a 19,383-square-foot, single-tenant asset in Elmhurst that was built in 1972. Noel Liston and Nick Crejci of Core Industrial Realty represented the undisclosed seller. VK Industrial VI is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
GRAYSLAKE, ILL. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3.7 million sale of a newly constructed retail property occupied by Kiddie Academy in Grayslake, a northern suburb of Chicago. The 9,492-square-foot, net-leased building is located at 807 Barron Blvd. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller and developer, The Woodmont Co. Gordon Nielsen of Summit Commercial Real Estate LLC represented the buyer, a private investor, based in Fairfax, Va. The sales price represented a cap rate of 6.6 percent.
MINNEAPOLIS — Transwestern Real Estate Services has negotiated three office leases totaling 45,242 square feet at SPS Tower in Minneapolis. Jim Montez and Reed Christianson of Transwestern represented the owner, Sumitomo, in the transactions. Kinney & Lange signed a 10-year lease for 13,000 square feet. The intellectual property law firm previously operated out of the Third & Third building. Jaclyn May and Paul Donovan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. Mercer, an international insurance consulting firm, extended its 24,242-square-foot lease for two years. The firm has been a tenant in the building since 2013. Kevin Salmen of Transwestern represented Mercer. Navitaire, an e-commerce platform for airlines and rail systems, signed a five-year lease for 8,000 square feet. Bruce Schuman of Savills represented the company. SPS Tower is a 31-story office building that totals 655,070 square feet. The property features the Turf Club, the largest green space in the central business district of Minneapolis that hosts special events, lawn games, happy hours and live music. Additional amenities include concierge services, a fitness center, conferencing center and onsite parking. The building is currently 90 percent leased.
SUN PRAIRIE, WIS. — Heyday has launched pre-leasing efforts for Heyday Sun Prairie, a 170-unit build-to-rent community in the Madison suburb of Sun Prairie. Completion is slated for later this spring or early summer. The 41-acre, pet-friendly community features activated open spaces and walking paths. Each of the single-family attached rental homes features ample storage, private patios, high-speed electric vehicle charging outlets in garages, multipurpose rooms and built-in desks. Daniel Management Group will serve as the property manager. Heyday has additional projects planned in Wisconsin, such as a 130-unit built-to-rent community in Oak Creek that is slated to open in late 2024.
CREVE COEUR, MO. — Election technology firm KNOWiNK has opened its new office headquarters in the St. Louis suburb of Creve Coeur. The office project was a renovation of the former American Heart Association building at 460 N. Lindbergh Blvd. KNOWiNK employs 154 people, with 60 employees based in St. Louis. The company’s national voting technology currently serves more than 1,700 election jurisdictions in 36 states and Washington, D.C., accounting for more than 50 percent of registered voters in the U.S. Designed by Remiger Design and built by ISC Contracting, the two-story headquarters features a collaborative open office space. The main level features private offices and huddle rooms, as well as space for sales and marketing, product development, quality control and client training. The lower level includes a game room, break room, town hall gathering space for company-wide meetings, a professional services and customer support office and a small warehouse. There is also an outdoor deck for company functions. The new office is triple the size of KNOWiNK’s existing office in St. Louis.
WICHITA, KAN. — FunCity Adventure Park has purchased a 52,259-square-foot building formerly home to a Sports Authority store in North Wichita for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 6959 E. 21st St. FunCity, an indoor adventure park operator, maintains 18 locations and several sites under construction across the country. FunCity is actively seeking to acquire or lease vacant retail buildings. By this summer, the company expects to have 25 locations open and operating. Don Mace of KeyPoint Partners advised FunCity on the acquisition in Wichita.