MINNEAPOLIS — Regus, part of International Workplace Group (IWG), will open a new 30,000-square-foot coworking space on the 21st and 22nd floors of SPS Tower in downtown Minneapolis. Patrick Braswell of Record Real Estate Partners and Teresa Borgen of Newmark represented Regus. The new facility will include private offices, meeting rooms, coworking and creative spaces. IWG operates five other locations in the Twin Cities. SPS Tower, a 655,070-square-foot office building, received 66,000 square feet of new and renewed leases in the third quarter. Three businesses signed new leases. Schechter Dokken Kanter, a Twin Cities-based CFO, accounting and tax firm, leased 14,000 square feet and is moving from Washington Square. Steve and Andrew Chirhart of Tatonka Real Estate represented the tenant. Emergent Software is moving into a 6,700-square-foot spec suite. Matt Elder and Amanda Frelita of Newmark represented the tenant. Heritage Wealth Advisors leased a 4,200-square-foot spec suite and is moving from 60 S. 6th St. Additionally, three existing tenants renewed their leases in the building. These include Skolnick, Bardwell and Johnson Law Firm (4,700 square feet), Ryan Garry Law Firm (3,100 square feet) and Stewart Title (4,200 square feet). Josh Johnson of CBRE represented Stewart Title. Owned by Sumitomo Corp., …
COLUMBIA, MO. — Developer Subtext has acquired District Flats, a six-story student housing property serving students at the University of Missouri in Columbia. The asset marks the first deal under Subtext’s acquisitions arm. The 259-bed, 119-unit building offers floor plans of one-, two- and four-bedroom layouts. The property is undergoing a brand repositioning and capital improvement program, including redesigned amenity spaces, an upgraded fitness center and new study areas. Stephen VanLeer and Mike Brady of JLL arranged acquisition financing through Webster Bank.
DECATUR, ILL. — Contegra Construction has completed a 611,000-square-foot warehouse for transportation company McLeod Express in the central Illinois city of Decatur. The project marks the second warehouse for the family-owned company, supplementing its existing warehouse operations from a 100,000-square-foot facility that McLeod has owned and operated since 2001. The new building is located about one mile from the I-72 exchange and three miles from the Midwest Inland Port. Situated on a 37-acre site at 3960 E. Mound Road, the project features a clear height of 36 feet, 56 dock doors, four drive-through doors and parking for 63 cars and 64 trucks. The building also houses a two-story, 6,000-square-foot office space. McLeod manages a fleet of more than 300 trucks and 900 trailers.
ISLAND LAKE, ILL. — Essex Realty Group LLC has brokered the sale of Cotton Creek Apartments, a 32-unit property in the northern Chicago suburb of Island Lake. Brian Karmowski and Anthony Citriglia of Essex represented the seller, while colleague Jimmy Donahue represented the buyer. Cotton Creek Apartments features nine one-bedroom units and 23 two-bedroom residences. The property has received recent capital improvements, including full tear-off roof replacements, new boiler and heating tanks and a partial parking lot replacement.
CARMEL, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 137-room Homewood Suites hotel in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel. Michael Klar and Ebrahim Valliani of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, Schahet Hotels LLC. The transaction received additional support from Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of the Miller-Gomes Hotel Team. Homewood Suites by Hilton Indianapolis Carmel is an extended-stay property located at 11355 N. Meridian St. just off Highway 31. The hotel features indoor and outdoor pools, a business center, fitness facilities and meeting space.
WICHITA, KAN. — General contractor Icon Structures is underway on an adaptive reuse project for Sedgwick County Government in Wichita. The project that will convert a 105-year-old building that formerly housed a car dealership into the new COMCARE Community Crisis Center (CCC). The development will expand access to mental health services and consolidate the county’s services into a single building adjacent to the new Wichita Biomedical Campus (WBC). Helix Architecture + Design is leading the transformation. Helix is also part of the architecture and interiors team, along with CO Architects, for the WBC, a joint initiative of the University of Kansas Medical Center, Wichita State University and WSU Tech to establish a regional health sciences educational hub. Once operational, the CCC will offer WBC students hands-on clinical mental health training and possible career internships. The building will transition COMCARE, a certified community behavioral health clinic, from a residential facility to a new level of care as a crisis intervention center (CIC), providing stabilization services to those with more serious mental health needs. The CIC will allow for a centralized 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline call center operations and 24/7 access to medical providers. It will also accommodate mental health services …
By Matt Hunter, Hunter Real Estate Milwaukee’s office market, like many others across the country, is in flux. Rising costs, shifting tenant demands and looming debt maturities are all testing the market’s strength. But out of that pressure comes reinvention, and Milwaukee is proving it’s up for the challenge. High-quality, well-located, amenity-rich office buildings are more important than ever. They’re essential to attracting and retaining top talent. Office buildings don’t just serve the tenants that occupy them, they grow the tax base, support local businesses, drive housing demand and help build a more vibrant and economically resilient city. One of the most defining features of Milwaukee’s current office market is what’s not happening: there’s virtually no new construction. With high interest rates, continually increasing construction costs and economic uncertainty, ground-up office development has largely stalled. This has created a limited supply of modern, Class A office space, just as tenants are placing greater emphasis on quality. That supply-demand imbalance is driving increased competition for top-tier buildings and putting upward pressure on rents in this high-end segment. Tenants want less space but better-quality space, and they’re willing to pay a premium for it. This is a significant opportunity for landlords of …
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Home furnishings retailer American Signature Inc. (ASI) has filed for Chapter 11 relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Founded in 1948, Columbus-based ASI is the parent company to Value City Furniture and American Signature Furniture, which operate more than 120 stores across 17 states. ASI expects to enter into a stalking horse asset purchase agreement under which, subject to court approval, ASI Purchaser LLC will acquire substantially all of the company’s assets and assume certain related liabilities. As part of the proceedings, the company also plans to lay off roughly 326 employees and close its Columbus headquarters. Value City Furniture and American Signature Furniture stores and websites are expected to remain open and will continue to fulfill customer orders and provide ongoing customer service throughout the court-supervised process. Prior to the Chapter 11 filing, certain Value City Furniture and American Signature Furniture stores commenced store closing sales and are offering deep discounts while merchandise lasts. ASI has secured approximately $50 million in debtor-in-possession financing from Second Avenue Capital Partners LLC. Subject to court approval, this financing will support certain operations and the company’s efforts to maximize value through the Chapter 11 cases …
DETROIT — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $38 million acquisition loan for Infinity Park, a 484-unit multifamily property located at 14075 Riverview St. in Detroit. Kevin Elliott of MMCC arranged the financing with a national bank on behalf of the private borrower. The nonrecourse loan features a five-year term, 70 percent loan-to-value ratio, 5.9 percent interest rate and 30-year amortization period. The gated property features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units.
CINCINNATI — CBRE has negotiated the sale of the Sawyer Point Building, a 182,700-square-foot office building in Cincinnati’s central business district. Matrix Holdings LLC purchased the property from Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. CBRE’s Steve Timmel, Will Roberts, John Eckert and Travis Likes represented the seller. Building amenities include a rooftop deck, two-story atrium, fitness center, conference center, electric vehicle charging stations, a self-service Company Kitchen market and a 100-stall, underground parking garage. Originally built in 1916, the four-story property was converted into office use in 2001 and underwent renovations from 2020 to 2024.