EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — KCB Real Estate has acquired a 740,000-square-foot industrial portfolio across two states for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes a flex warehouse facility in Eden Prairie, a suburb of Minneapolis, as well as two distribution facilities in Bowling Green, Ky. The Bowling Green properties were built in 1990 and 2017, while the Eden Prairie facility was constructed in 1982. All the buildings feature multiple loading docks, and the Kentucky properties include automated warehouse management systems. KCB is an investment firm based in Pasadena, Calif.
WATERLOO, IOWA — Through real estate holding company JP Management Corp., Dignity Apparel LLC is purchasing a 77,000-square-foot manufacturing building in Waterloo, just south of Cedar Falls. The transaction, including remodeling space and purchasing equipment and software, represents a capital investment of $4.5 million. Dignity Apparel manufactures garments with domestically sourced fabrics for Image Pointe, its wholly owned subsidiary. The Iowa Economic Development Authority board awarded tax benefits for the acquisition through the High Quality Jobs program. Dignity Apparel plans to create 40 to 55 new jobs in Waterloo.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 1.7-acre retail pad site located at 40 S. Roselle Road in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. The sales price was undisclosed. The transaction marks the final undeveloped site in the Town Square development. Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates represented the seller, the Village of Schaumburg. Simeon Spirrison of Adelphia Properties represented the buyer, SD Construct. The buyer plans to build a two-story, 6,342-square-foot HopScotch pub-themed restaurant.
BROADVIEW, ILL. — Arrow Pneumatics Inc. has signed a renewal for its industrial lease at 2101 W. 21st St. in Broadview, a western suburb of Chicago. The tenant, which manufactures and distributes air preparation products, occupies the entire 43,175-square-foot building. Constructed in 1973, the property features 78 parking spaces and offers convenient access to I-290, I-294 and I-55. Mandy Lewandowski of DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International represented the owners, Welbic III Broadview 21 LLC and Speedwagon Capital Partners. The tenant was self-represented.
NORMAL, ILL. — AXIS 360 Commercial Real Estate Specialists has arranged the $1.1 million sale of a 19,840-square-foot office building in Normal, just north of Bloomington. The two-story property at 1606 Hunt Drive formerly served as the home of Marcfirst, a nonprofit organization that serves to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities. Michael O’Neal and Meghan O’Neal-Rogozinski of AXIS 360 represented the seller, Marcfirst, which outgrew the building and vacated it earlier this year. O’Neal-Rogozinski represented the undisclosed buyer, which plans to fully remodel the building.
SEATTLE — Amazon Web Services (AWS), a division of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) that offers on-demand cloud computing platforms to individuals, companies and governments, plans to make a big investment in Central Ohio. The company, along with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, announced the firm will invest approximately $7.8 billion to expand its data center operations in the region by the end of 2029. AWS is currently undertaking a site selection process across numerous localities in Central Ohio for the new data center campuses, the total number of facilities of which was not disclosed. Final site selections will be decided and announced at a later date. The move is expected to create 230 new jobs and an estimated 1,000 support jobs, according to J.P. Nauseef, president and CEO of JobsOhio, an economic development corporation based in Columbus. The AWS data center project represents the second-largest single private sector company investment in Ohio’s history, according to the governor’s office. The new data centers will contain computer servers, data storage drives, networking equipment and other forms of technology infrastructure used to power cloud computing. “Amazon is already one of the largest private-sector employers in Ohio, and the company’s continued growth …
GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — Holladay Properties has broken ground on Glenwood Station, a $35 million luxury apartment community in the western Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn. The development will include 86 units in a variety of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, electric vehicle charging stations and secure heated parking. There will also be 1,500 square feet of retail space. Completion is slated for 2025. Glenwood Station marks the fourth luxury apartment complex in Chicagoland for Holladay Properties. Holladay Construction Group is the general contractor, and Tandem Architecture designed the project. Wintrust Bank & Trust provided financing.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Kedzie Plaza in Chicago for $5.2 million. The 73,876-square-foot retail property is located at 4725 S. Kedzie Ave. Tenants include Dunkin’, Metro by T-Mobile, Subway, Domino’s and Sally Beauty. Adrian Mendoza, Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a local private investor. Seller information was not provided.
WAYZATA, MINN. — Davis has opened the Wayzata Specialty Center, a 16,147-square-foot medical office building in Wayzata, about 13 miles west of Minneapolis. Tailwind Pediatric Dentistry and Lorenz Clinic are leasing the entire second floor of the two-story building. LAK MedSpa occupies a portion of the first floor. The project replaced an outdated office building. The project team included Synergy Architecture Studio and Timco Construction. In addition to serving as developer, Davis is providing property management and leasing services for the building. Two suites on the first floor remain available for lease.
PERU, ILL. — Cawley Chicago has arranged the sale of a 52-acre truck terminal property in Peru, a city in Central Illinois. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 5005 Plank Road, the property consists of 27 acres of heavy-duty parking, a terminal building with 146 docks, 10,000 square feet of office space and a 9,600-square-foot mechanic’s shop with six drive-through bays. Originally developed by Consolidated Freight, the asset has been in continuous operation by various less-than-truckload (LTL) companies. LTL is a ground transportation method that consolidates multiple shippers’ freight onto single semi-trucks. Jon Chamlin, Joshua Hearne and Reinier Pranger of Cawley Chicago brokered the sale, further details of which were not provided.