TOLEDO, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has negotiated the $3.1 million sale of Jesse James Plaza, a multi-tenant retail center in Toledo. Dan Cooper represented the seller, a Midwest-based investment group. The asset sold to an all-cash buyer. Jesse James Plaza totals roughly 35,800 square feet and sits on 3.1 acres. FirstCash and Safelite are anchor tenants.
BAY CITY, MICH. — Family Farm & Home will open a new location at 1001 N. Euclid Ave. in Bay City. The 30,000-square-foot space was formerly home to Big Lots. Peter Abro of Keystone Commercial Real Estate arranged the lease. Family Farm & Home is a Michigan-based company that offers farm supplies, home improvement tools and outdoor power equipment.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — The Kansas City Chiefs have unveiled plans for a new football stadium, as well as a new training facility and surrounding mixed-use entertainment districts for both projects, in Kansas. These initiatives represent a combined economic impact of approximately $4.4 billion, according to Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly. Under the terms of an agreement reached with the state, the Chiefs will relocate from Missouri to a new domed stadium in Wyandotte County, which encompasses the Kansas side of the city. The new stadium, which has a projected cost of about $3 billlion, is expected to open in advance of the 2031 NFL season. ESPN reports that the new stadium will have a seating capacity of about 65,000, which is about 10,000 seats fewer than the team’s current home at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri. The team’s lease at Arrowhead expires after the 2030 season. The exact location of the new stadium was not announced. But according to The Topeka Capital-Journal, the site will be “generally located at the intersection of interstates 70 and 435.” In addition, ESPN reports that “the Chiefs are interested in having the stadium built near the Kansas Speedway and a retail and entertainment district known …
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — A joint venture of PCCP, Trinitas Ventures and Peninsula Investments has begun development of Avanza at Hyde Park, a 237-unit build-to-rent (BTR) community in the Indianapolis suburb of Noblesville. Completion is slated for fall 2027. Avanza at Hyde Park is the first BTR development for Trinitas under its Avanza brand. The project will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom villas along with two- and three-bedroom townhomes. An amenity center will include private conference rooms, a resident lounge, open green space, a pool, outdoor lounge areas, a dog park and walking trail. The project is situated across from Noblesville’s Hamilton Town Center, a 950,000-square-foot, open-air retail center.
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Helix Apartments, a 167-unit property in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park. Built in 1985 and extensively renovated between 2020 and 2022, Helix Apartments features units averaging 990 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, community lounge with coffee bar, rooftop terrace, dog park and walking paths. Josh Talberg, Joseph Peris and Jack Graveline of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer, Jason Quilling of QT Holdings.
MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Second + Second, a 158-unit apartment complex in the North Loop of Minneapolis. The property is located at 120 N. Second St., just west of the Mississippi River. Built in 2020, the asset features a range of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 863 square feet. Amenities include underground parking, a sky lounge, fitness center and pet wash station. CBRE’s Ted Abramson, Abe Appert and Keith Collins represented the seller, Solaris Group. Roundhouse was the buyer.
SCHILLER PARK, ILL. — Red Oak Capital Holdings has provided a $10 million loan for the acquisition and refurbishment of the Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O’Hare Airport hotel. Structured under Red Oak’s Core-Plus Bridge Loan program, the nonrecourse loan features an 18-month initial term, interest-only payments and a loan-to-stabilized value of 54.5 percent. The loan proceeds will be used to fund a portion of the $13 million purchase price and support initial capital improvements. Stratos Athanassiades of Red Oak originated the financing, which was underwritten by Thomas Gorski and administered by James Myatt. The borrower was a seasoned hospitality investor with a portfolio of 20 assets worth in excess of $70 million in gross asset value, including 10 hospitality properties across the Midwest. Located at 10249 W. Irving Park Road in Schiller Park, the 295-room, 195,000-square-foot hotel sits on 7.5 acres adjacent to Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Originally built in 1985 and renovated in 2015, the full-service property includes an indoor pool, meeting space, restaurant, gift shop and fitness center. The borrower’s business plan includes a new Marriott franchise agreement, modest room upgrades in the first year and a larger, Marriott-approved property improvement plan (PIP) renovation thereafter. The buyer …
BURLINGTON, IOWA — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has secured $7.6 million in financing for Urbane 424, a 52-unit multifamily property in Burlington, a city in eastern Iowa. The five-story property at 424 N. 3rd St. is situated near the Great River Bridge with views of the Mississippi Riverfront. The asset features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units along with 3,000 square feet of first-floor retail space. Amenities include a rooftop terrace, bike storage and lounge. Robert Bhat of MMCC arranged the financing with a national bank on behalf of a private client. The nonrecourse loan features a five-year term with interest-only payments for the full term and a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Landmark Properties and Manulife Investment Management have broken ground on The Metropolitan on South U, a 259-bed student housing community located adjacent to the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. The project marks the sixth in a build-to-core joint venture executed with the Manulife Infrastructure Fund pool. Landmark Construction is building the project, with Myefski Architects as the architect. Peninsula Investments also partnered on the development. Located at 1208 S. University Ave., The Metropolitan on South U will feature fully furnished residences. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, resort-style pool and rooftop lounge. There will be roughly 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
SELLERSBURG AND JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Kentucky has brokered the sale of the Southern Indiana 3 Portfolio for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes three workforce multifamily communities totaling 312 units. The assets include Ashby Apartments and Lakeview Apartments in Sellersburg and Carrington Place Apartments in Jeffersonville. All three communities are located within a 12-minute drive of downtown Louisville. Craig Collins, Austin English, Mike Kemether and James Wilbur of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Salt Lake City-based Shamrock Communities. The buyer was The Clear Blue Co., a Nashville-based real estate firm.
