INDIANAPOLIS — Local healthcare provider Adult & Child Health, Colliers, healthcare real estate company Innovcare and national development firm TWG have unveiled a master plan for the redevelopment of Meridian Street in Indianapolis. Project costs are estimated at $65 million. Plans call for the redevelopment of six buildings along the North Meridian Corridor. The development team plans to convert the properties into new uses such as primary care services, mental health services and affordable housing. All of the buildings are located within a federal Opportunity Zone and near the IndyGo Red Line. The project is made possible through support from the City of Indianapolis. Innovcare will pay real estate property taxes to further the redevelopment and investment of the Meridian corridor. Adult & Child Health signed a long-term lease to relocate to 1840 N. Meridian St. upon completion of the redevelopment project. The 40,000-square-foot building and parking area, previously owned by Indianapolis Public Schools, has sat vacant for seven years. Colliers assisted Adult & Child Health in its new lease as well as the sale of two existing assets at 603 E. Washington St. and 222 E. Ohio St. Indianapolis-based TWG has acquired four vacant buildings and plans to redevelop …
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CHICAGO — Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago (CZ Biohub Chicago), a new biomedical research institute that brings together scientists from Northwestern University, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has signed a 25,698-square-foot lease at Fulton Labs. Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) owns the two-building, 725,000-square-foot campus, which is situated in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. CZ Biohub Chicago researchers will engineer technologies to make precise, molecular-level measurements of biological processes within human tissues, with an ultimate goal of understanding and treating the inflammatory states that underlie many diseases. Dan Lyne of CBRE represented TCC in the lease. Other tenants at Fulton Labs include Dimension Inx, Celadyne Technologies, Portal Innovations, Charles River Laboratories, Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Vanqua Bio and Talis Biomedical. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are the co-founders and co-CEOs of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
DES MOINES, IOWA — Area Commercial Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a CubeSmart Self Storage facility in Des Moines for an undisclosed price. The property was formerly a Gordmans department store that was converted into self-storage space in November 2021. The facility features roughly 68,000 rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Tom Flannigan, Alex Ihrke and Matt Haugen of Area brokered the sale and serve as the Minnesota, Iowa and North and South Dakota broker affiliates for Argus Self Storage Advisors. U-Haul was the buyer.
MINNEAPOLIS — Husch Blackwell has signed a 9,300-square-foot office lease at IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis. The office marks the law firm’s first Twin Cities location. Adam Barrett and Sven Sykes of Colliers represented the tenant. Accesso owns the property, which totals 1.4 million square feet and rises 57 stories.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Developer Michael Zeller and his project team are underway on the redevelopment of Rock Island Bridge in Kansas City. The bridge is a historical landmark dating back to 1906 that is being transformed into a recreational space. Plans call for 11,000 square feet of multipurpose space for open-air food courts, a food hall with industrial kitchens, office, retail and 8,000 square feet of event space with a removable cover and open-air veranda. Construction began in February and is slated for completion in spring 2024. MultiStudio, formerly known as Gould Evans, is the project architect. Thornton Tomasetti and TranSystems are the engineers. L.G. Barcus & Sons Construction Co. is building the lower and upper decks, while Centric Construction Co. is working on the buildings and finishes. HNTB is working on the design of the levee frontage and surrounding land. Stinson LLP assisted the development team in navigating legal issues concerning ownership rights of the bridge over a state-owned waterway. These issues included federal railroad law, state and federal highway/transportation laws, Kansas water law and general Kansas property law.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Co-developers Hunt Midwest and LANE4 Property Group are set to break ground later this month on The Hudson, a 228-unit luxury apartment complex in Kansas City’s Rosedale neighborhood. The project will be situated adjacent to The University of Kansas Health System campus at the corner of 36th Street and Rainbow Boulevard. The community will be built in partnership with KU Endowment. The Hudson’s name is a nod to historic Kansas City, where Rainbow Boulevard was once known as Hudson Road until it was renamed in 1919. Amenities will include a hotel-style lobby, fitness center, garage parking, pet-friendly spaces, a business center and fifth-floor clubroom with an outdoor terrace. Demolition of the former Cambridge West apartments on the project site wrapped up last summer. The Hudson is slated for completion in summer 2025. Security Bank provided financing. BRR Architecture is the architect, MW Builders is the general contractor and Olsson is the civil engineer.
RUSH CENTER, LA CROSSE AND LIBERAL, KAN. — In a sale-leaseback transaction, MAG Capital Partners LLC has acquired a 325,295-square-foot industrial portfolio in Kansas for an undisclosed price. KBK Industries, a manufacturer of standard and customized fiberglass tanks and steel products, was the seller and will continue to occupy the facilities. The three-property portfolio includes 2537 E. Highway 96 in Rush Center, 1914 Highway 183 in La Crosse and 2201 N. Country Estates Road in Liberal. Jeff Jackson and Reed Hudson of CBRE represented KBK, which is headquartered in Rush Center. Led by Dax Mitchell and Andrew Gi, MAG Capital Partners is a Dallas-based investment firm.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Red Oak Capital Holdings has provided an $8.3 million bridge loan for Prairie Stone Commons in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates. The Class B office property consists of two buildings totaling 101,981 square feet. The funds will be used to refurbish, re-tenant and increase occupancy and rental rates at the property. Built in 1996 and 2000, the buildings are situated within Prairie Stone Business Park. The borrower, YP Trillium LLC, is managed by Zaya Younan, president and CEO of investment and brokerage firm Younan Properties Inc. The loan features a loan-to-value ratio of 92.2 percent based on the property’s current valuation as well as a 24-month term with two six-month renewal options. The borrower originally acquired the property in March 2005 for $16.3 million.
MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson has begun a $2 million renovation project for Modist Brewing Co. in Minneapolis. Designed by Perkins & Will, the 7,000-square-foot renovation of Modist’s existing North Loop building will add new offices, a brewing lab and event space. There will be a two-story event space along with a pre-function bar and waiting area. Kraus-Anderson is working in partnership with J. Benson, a minority business enterprise contractor. Completion is slated for mid-July. Modist Brewing is located at 505 N. 3rd St. within the city’s warehouse district.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — The Finger Cos. has opened The Quin, a luxury apartment complex rising four stories with 373 units in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. Located at 2450 Plum Grove Road, the property offers floor plans ranging from 691 to 1,394 square feet. All floor plans include private balconies, with some offering dens for home offices or storage. Monthly rents start at $1,950. Amenities include resident lounges, a golf simulator room, fitness center, business center, pet grooming room, package room, landscaped green space and two outdoor pools.