DAYTON, OHIO — Sealy & Co. has acquired a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Dayton for $53.2 million. Known as the Mid States Industrial Portfolio, the portfolio contains 10 buildings that are home to 22 tenants. The assets are concentrated in two submarkets, Moraine and Airport/Vandalia, both of which are located along I-75. Jason Gandy and Davis Gibbs led the transaction for Sealy on an internal basis. Steve Timmel, Jeff Johnston and Will Roberts of CBRE represented the seller, Culmen Real Estate Services. Sealy maintains corporate offices in Dallas and Shreveport, La.
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NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO. — Milhaus has broken ground on a $58 million apartment development in North Kansas City. The project is the 10th in the Kansas City market for the Indianapolis-based developer. Plans call for 275 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a bark park, coffee bar, fitness and yoga centers, grills and fire pits, pool, bike parking and charging ports for electric vehicles. Great Southern Bank provided a construction loan. The project team includes Rosemann & Associates as architect, BASI Collective as interior designer and Renaissance Infrastructure as civil engineer. Completion is slated for October 2024.
MAPLE GROVE, MINN. — A partnership between PCCP, Sotarra and The Excelsior Group is underway on the development of Edgewater on Cook Lake in the Minneapolis suburb of Maple Grove. The project will consist of 58 single-family build-to-rent units averaging 2,277 square feet each. Residents will have access to a clubhouse, business center, pool and grilling station. Each of the homes will have an attached two-car garage. Completion is slated for February 2023. Sotarra is a full-service real estate investment firm specializing in the acquisition, development and redevelopment of land, office and residential properties throughout the Midwest. Sotarra will co-develop the project with The Excelsior Group, a Twin Cities-based multifamily developer. PCCP is a real estate finance and investment management firm. RT Residential is the general contractor and Lincoln Property Co. will manage the property.
FRIDLEY, MINN. — Northmarq has provided a $45 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Axle Apartments in the Minneapolis suburb of Fridley. The 262-unit apartment complex is located at 6530 University Ave. NE. Andy Finn and Dan Trebil of Northmarq arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features seven years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Roers Cos. was the borrower.
APPLETON, WIS. — Colliers Wisconsin has brokered the sale of a 70,414-square-foot shopping center in Appleton for $12.9 million. The fully leased property is situated adjacent to the Fox River Mall near Highway 41. Some of the tenants include JoAnn Fabrics, Dollar Tree, Kirkland’s and Chili’s. Adam Connor, Mark Pucci and Heather Dorfler of Colliers represented the seller, an Appleton-based investor group. Prairie Hill Holdings, a Chicago-based private real estate investment firm, was the buyer.
LENEXA, KAN. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Park Edge in Lenexa for an undisclosed price. Located at 8201 Renner Road, the apartment community consists of 260 units across 29 buildings. Units average 1,131 square feet each. Completed in 1999, Park Edge features amenities such as a fitness center, clubhouse and indoor and outdoor pools. Jeff Stingley and Max Helgeson of CBRE represented the seller, Maxus Realty Trust Inc. Kansas City-based Cohen-Esrey was the buyer.
VIRGINIA, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson Duluth has broken ground on a new elementary school for Rock Ridge Public Schools in Virginia, a city in Northeast Minnesota. Named North Star Elementary School, the property will be located at 411 S. 5th Ave. The $33.7 million project will rise three stories and serve students in grades 3-6. Cuningham Group designed the school in collaboration with local design firm ARI. Special features will include a second-floor outdoor learning patio and collaborative learning spaces. An existing gymnasium at the property will be rebranded. Completion is slated for the end of 2024.
ALGONQUIN, ILL. — FunCity Adventure Park has signed a 35,549-square-foot retail lease to open at River Pointe in the northwest Chicago suburb of Algonquin. The location will be FunCity’s 25th nationwide. FunCity is an indoor entertainment concept that offers activities such as trampolines, laser tag, foam pits, bumper cars, arcades and party rooms. River Pointe is a shopping center anchored by Jewel-Osco. KeyPoint Partners represented FunCity, which currently operates in eight states.
MARINETTE, WIS. — Newcap Inc. has completed Trolley Station Terrace in Marinette, about 55 miles north of Green Bay. The mixed-income housing development features 38 units for residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income and seven market-rate units. The property also offers social services for veterans and persons with disabilities. Nine of the units are designated for veterans and individuals who have permanent developmental, physical, sensory, medical or mental health disabilities. Amenities include a community room, computer lab, reading room, storage units, dog wash and internet. The development team included Crown Court Properties Ltd. as co-developer, McGann Construction Inc. as general contractor, Dimension IV Madison Design Group as project architect and Lutheran Social Services as property manager. The total project cost was $10.2 million. Hunt Capital Partners provided $6.3 million in federal low-income housing tax credit equity through its multi-investor fund, Hunt Capital Partners Tax Credit Fund 37. The fund includes eight investors, including CVS Health. Trolley Station Terrace also benefits from funds from the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which is a federal block grant to state and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households. Additionally, Merchants Capital Corp. provided a $1.8 …
CHICAGO — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has negotiated the sale of a 12-unit multifamily building located at 3137 W. Wellington Ave. in Chicago for $2.8 million. Clay Maxfield of Quantum represented the seller, which purchased the asset in 2018. The property sold to a California-based buyer completing a 1031 exchange.