OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Quilters HQ, a family-owned and operated quilt shop, has relocated from Olathe to 9012 Metcalf Ave. in Overland Park. Daniel Brocato of Block & Co. Inc. Realtors represented Quilters HQ in the sale of its original location at 16175 W. 13 5th St. in Olathe as well as the lease for its new 10,000-square-foot building in the Block & Co.-managed Glenwood Plaza Shopping Center in Overland Park. The store is now open. Starfish Project Foundation, a local aid organization, will soon occupy Quilters HQ’s previous location in Olathe. To facilitate the successful completion of the transaction, Brocato and Starfish Project representative Karla Johnson of Keller Williams both donated a portion of their commissions. Due to tight timeline restrictions, Starfish Project will reside in a temporary location within Block & Co.-managed Blackbob Corners Shopping Center in Olathe provided by Brocato and David Block. The nonprofit is expected to move into its permanent location within the next few months.
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MO. — Life Time is expanding its presence in the St. Louis market with plans to introduce Life Time Living, its wellness-centered luxury residential concept, through a new partnership with Midas Hospitality. The seven-story development in Richmond Heights will combine upscale residences with Life Time’s signature athletic club. Plans call for 263 apartment units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Residents will benefit from direct access to a 110,000-square-foot Life Time athletic club. Amenities will include a 30,000-square-foot rooftop pool and outdoor amenity deck; fitness, training and recovery spaces; dedicated group fitness studios and personal coaching services; and indoor and outdoor gathering spaces. There will also be 6,000 square feet of retail space. The project will be part of the broader Boulevard South mixed-use development along Brentwood Boulevard.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Milhaus has received approval from the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to advance Linwood & Troost Apartments in Kansas City. The project will convert two vacant lots at 2300 Troost Ave. into an affordable housing development featuring two four-story buildings with 194 units. The project marks the first LIHTC development in Kansas City for Milhaus. Funding for the development includes 4 percent federal tax credits through the MHDC LIHTC program, a tax abatement from Kansas City’s Planned Industrial Expansion Authority and $1.5 million awarded from the Kansas City Housing Trust Fund. All units will serve households at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Construction is expected to begin by the end of 2026, with completion anticipated in 2028. Milhaus is serving as both developer and general contractor.
CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Clybourn Center, a 33,140-square-foot unanchored strip center in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The retail property is located on North Clybourn Avenue across from Foundry Park, a $1 billion mixed-use redevelopment project. When complete, Foundry Park will deliver roughly 3,700 residential units, 350,000 square feet of office space, 420,000 square feet of retail, 250,000 square feet of hospitality and 12 acres of open space. Clybourn Center was 91.2 percent occupied at the time of sale, with 38 percent of the gross leasable area occupied by medical tenants including Physicians Immediate Care, Premier Allergy and Metro Infusion. The property features 86 surface-level parking spaces. Michael Nieder and Brian Page of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. Curbline Properties was the buyer. JLL took on the leasing of Clybourn Center in 2009, with Steve Schwartz leading efforts.
LEAVENWORTH, KAN. — Northmarq has arranged a $14.3 million acquisition loan for Station Lofts, a 148-unit multifamily community in Leavenworth. Daniel Trebil and Logan McCarthy of Northmarq arranged the Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the borrower, Partner Apartments. The 10-year loan features a fixed interest rate. Originally built in 1926, Station Lofts has been repositioned to serve today’s renters. The loft-style units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts.
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILL. — Prologis has acquired 26.2 acres of land in Glendale Heights with plans to build a speculative industrial development consisting of two Class A logistics facilities totaling 454,000 square feet. Each building will feature a clear height of 36 feet, more than 200 car parking spaces and a shared 200-foot truck court. The project site is adjacent to the High Grove Business Park to the east and a commercial and retail development to the west. It also features direct access to I-355 and proximity to the Chicago O’Hare airport. Plans call for significant infrastructure improvements, including construction of a new connector drive and upgrades to nearby intersections and stormwater management facilities.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Gantry has arranged a $32.5 million permanent loan as construction takeout financing for the Edison at Tiffany Springs, a multifamily community delivered in 2022 in Kansas City’s Tiffany Springs/Northland area. The property features seven three-story buildings offering 243 units in a variety of floor plans. Amenities include a clubhouse, pool, pickleball court, golf simulator, walking paths and a mix of 72 garages and 337 surface parking spots. Joe Monteleone and Bonnie Monteleone of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. The Freddie Mac loan features a 10-year, fixed interest rate with partial-term interest-only payments followed by a 35-year amortization.
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINN. — Standard Real Estate Investments LP and Endeavor Development have completed Cobalt Business Center, a 174,288-square-foot industrial facility in the Minneapolis suburb of Mendota Heights. The project was fully preleased prior to completion to a single tenant. Located on a 10-acre infill site, Cobalt Business Center is situated near the airport and features a clear height of 32 feet, 15 dock positions, motion-sensing LED light fixtures, ESFR fire protection and 4,000 amps of power. CBRE’s Jeff Przytarski, Bryan Van Hoof, James DePietro and Sam Manke represented ownership. Brian Netz and Eric Tomchik of Newmark represented the tenant.
PARK RIDGE, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of The Shops of Uptown, a 70,144-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge. Anchored by Trader Joe’s, The Shops of Uptown is part of the larger Uptown mixed-use development. Joe Girardi and Patrick Corrigan of Mid-America represented the seller, Phillips Edison Co. An institutional investment manager was the buyer.
By Ben Azulay, Bradford Allen Downtown Chicago’s office market is entering a period defined less by the disruptions of recent years and more by the opportunities taking shape in their wake. Tenants are committing or recommitting to quality space, investors are acquiring assets at more compelling valuations and office-to-residential conversions are removing obsolete supply. Leasing activity pulled back in the first quarter of 2026, with approximately 1.6 million square feet of direct deals completed, according to Bradford Allen’s first-quarter downtown Chicago office market report. That is down from just over 2 million square feet in fourth-quarter 2025. Several notable transactions reflect a market increasingly defined by location and building quality. Global food brand Mars Snacking made the quarter’s most significant commitment, signing a new 169,816-square-foot headquarters lease at Fulton Labs, 400 N. Aberdeen St. in Fulton Market, while also absorbing the 37,672-square-foot former Kellanova space in River North as part of a broader expansion that will bring more than 600 new jobs and $100 million in investment to the city. In its second expansion in the building in four years, IMC Financial Markets leased an additional 104,000 square feet at Willis Tower, bringing its total footprint there to approximately 250,000 …