PLAINFIELD, ILL. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) has broken ground on Building 2 of Plainfield Business Center in Plainfield, about 40 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The 788,320-square-foot spec warehouse is slated for completion by the third quarter of 2027. Matt Mulvihill and Phil DeBoer of CBRE are marketing the building for sale or lease. Building 2 will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 80 dock doors and 211 trailer parking stalls. The site offers proximity to both I-55 and I-80. At full build-out, Plainfield Business Center will encompass more than 8 million square feet of industrial space across 600 acres. Building 1, which also measures 788,320 square feet, was delivered earlier this year and is fully leased to RJW Logistics Group. Harris Architects and Kimley-Horn and Associates designed Plainfield Business Center, while FCL Builders is the general contractor.
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MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the $23 million sale of 20West, a six-story, 71-unit apartment complex in Mount Prospect. Paul Waterloo, Patrick Kennelly and Nathan Zito of Interra represented the buyer, Wheeling, Ill.-based Anemone Real Estate. The trio also represented the seller, Wingspan Development Group, which opened the property in 2019. The asset was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property features nine studios, 41 one-bedroom and 20 two-bedroom layouts as well as a three-bedroom penthouse. Amenities include a fitness center, yoga studio, lounge and demonstration kitchen. A two-story restaurant space is currently leased to The Prospect.
CHICAGO AND ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — United Properties Corp. has acquired Bishop Plaza, a 76,000-square-foot retail center in Chicago, for $11.5 million. The company also purchased the Shops at Romeoville, an 82,687-square-foot shopping center along the South Weber Road corridor in Romeoville, for $11.1 million. The Shops at Romeoville is home to tenants such as TJ Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Petco and Five Below. Based in East Meadow, N.Y., United Properties owns and operates shopping centers across 22 states.
MILWAUKEE — Dwight Capital has provided a $114 million HUD 221(d)(4) substantial rehabilitation loan for the conversion of 100 East Wisconsin, a 34-story office building in Milwaukee, into a 373-unit luxury apartment community. Positioned at the heart of the city’s central business district along the Milwaukee River, 100 East Wisconsin is currently the state’s third-tallest building and will become the tallest residential building upon completion, according to Dwight. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a fitness center, yoga studio, spa, coworking space, conference room, pet lounge, bike storage, multiple lounge and bar areas, a game room with a sports simulator and a rooftop deck with swimming pool. At 35 years old, 100 East Wisconsin is among the newest buildings ever added to the National Register of Historic Places, having been designated in January 2025 in recognition of its architectural and historic significance. The distinction qualified the project for federal and state historic tax credits. The City of Milwaukee further supported the project with a tax-increment financing package of up to $16.6 million through a newly established tax-increment district. The HUD loan was the largest multifamily HUD loan ever closed in Wisconsin; the largest …
MERRILLVILLE AND WHITESTOWN, IND. — The Missner Group has acquired three Class A industrial properties totaling 843,531 square feet in Indiana. The acquisition includes a two-building, 540,986-square-foot portfolio located at 9401 and 9602 Georgia St. in Merrillville and a newly constructed 302,545-square-foot logistics facility situated within 65 Commerce Park in Whitestown. With the addition of these assets, Missner will nearly double its industrial portfolio from roughly 1.2 million square feet to more than 2.2 million square feet. Built in 2021 and 2022, the Merrillville portfolio is fully leased to four tenants, including NFI Industries, WABTEC and EMCOR-Hyre Electric Co. of Indiana. Located roughly 40 miles from downtown Chicago, the properties provide direct access to I-65, I-80/I-94 and I-90. The Whitestown property, completed in 2023, is fully leased to Style Link Logistics LLC and backed by a corporate guaranty from SHEIN Distribution Corp. The facility features a clear height of 32 feet, ESFR sprinklers, LED lighting, 30 dock doors, trailer parking, multi-tenant flexibility and proximity to the Indianapolis International Airport. Missner will oversee management of the assets. CBRE National Partners represented the sellers in the Whitestown transaction.
MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA — Opus has broken ground on an advanced manufacturing facility for ContiTech, a group sector of Continental, at its existing plant in Mount Pleasant within eastern Iowa. At more than 80,000 square feet, the new compounding center will integrate production, warehouse and office operations to support ContiTech’s hose and belt businesses while optimizing its North American mixing footprint. The project will include a three-story, 17,472-square-foot mixing facility, an automated high-bay warehouse, shipping and receiving, bulk storage and a 4,250-square-foot office and lab space. The three-story mixing facility will support a specialized vertical manufacturing process in which raw materials are introduced on the upper level and move through advanced mixing lines to lower floors. Opus is the design-builder, Martin Gardner Architects is the architect and Raker Rhodes Engineering is the structural engineer. Completion is slated for June 2027.
ALGONQUIN, ILL. — Fromm International LLC has signed a 72,745-square-foot industrial lease at Algonquin Corporate Center in the Chicago suburb of Algonquin. The manufacturer of professional salon tools and accessories is relocating its national distribution operations from the O’Hare submarket. Adam Marshall and Mark Deady of Newmark represented the tenant, with Newmark’s Cooper Weisman and Dylan Weisman providing strategic support. Mike Sedjo and John Hamilton of CBRE and Ben Dickey of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, NorthPoint Development. Fromm International will occupy space within Building 1 of the five-building, 1.7 million-square-foot campus. Constructed in 2022, the facility features a clear height of 36 feet, 130-foot truck courts, ESFR sprinkler systems and spec office space.
BLUE SPRINGS, MO. — A second phase of Blue Springs’ first luxury apartment community, MajorLux Luxury Apartments, is slated to include 123 units and 11,732 square feet of first-floor retail space anchored by Costenio’s Price Chopper. Bill Maas and Daniel Brocato of Block & Co. Inc. Realtors are handling leasing of the retail spaces. According to Block & Co., ideal uses at MajorLux Two include full-service restaurant concepts, Yoga or Pilates studios and service tenants such as dry cleaners, salons and health users. Completion of the project is slated for summer 2027.
FARGO, N.D. — Minnesota-based mechanical contractor Horwitz LLC has signed a 150,000-square-foot industrial lease at Building 4 of the Dakota Commerce Center, a 633,200-square-foot industrial park in Fargo. CBRE’s Chance Lindsey, Kyle Ferderer and Levi Gross represented the owner and development partners, Hyde Development and Gremada Industries. Dakota Commerce Center offers immediate access to I-29 and proximity to Hector International Airport. Construction on the four-building development began in 2021, with the delivery of the final building in first-quarter 2026. The park is now fully leased.
INDIANAPOLIS — MAG Capital Partners has acquired two temperature-controlled properties in Indianapolis from FreshEdge, a distributor of customized fresh food solutions, in a sale-leaseback transaction. Situated along I-70, the company’s 104,114-square-foot headquarters facility at 4501 Massachusetts Ave. features clear heights ranging from 23 to 34 feet, 39 dock doors and one drive-in door. The transaction also includes 5930 W. 82nd St., a 28,800-square-foot warehouse with a clear height of 21 feet and four drive-in doors. Todd Heine, Brendan Keely, Daniel LaPierre and Noah Shutan of Colliers brokered the sale.