CALEDONIA, MICH. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $25.4 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of River Birch Apartments in Caledonia, a southern suburb of Grand Rapids. The 140-unit apartment community features one- and two-bedroom units. Mary Stuart Hurst and Fletcher Dunn of Walker & Dunlop arranged the 10-year loan through Kari Zapolski of Inner Circle Holdings. The loan features five years of interest-only payments followed by a 35-year amortization schedule.
SKOKIE, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $18 million sale of the WiFi Tech Center, a multi-tenant, flex industrial property totaling 183,000 square feet in Skokie. The historical occupancy for the asset has averaged 95 percent over the past 20 years. The tenant mix is comprised of national and local companies with the typical space ranging from 3,000 to 15,000 square feet. Danny Spitz of Greenstone represented both the seller, a local private investor, and the buyer, a California-based private investor.
AVON, OHIO — Topgolf will open its new venue in Avon, about 20 miles west of downtown Cleveland, on Friday, Sept. 19. The facility is located at 35343 Chester Road and will employ roughly 200 people. Topgolf Avon features 64 outdoor climate-controlled hitting bays spanning two levels. Each bay has lounge-type furniture or high-top tables. The venue is equipped with Toptracer technology, which traces each golf ball’s flight path, distance and other metrics. The venue also features a full-service restaurant and bar, private event space and outdoor patio.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Seefried Industrial Properties has broken ground on a 64,421-square-foot speculative industrial development at 10321 Beaudin Blvd. in Woodridge. The Class A facility is designed to serve a wide range of industrial users and will be available for sale or lease upon completion, which is slated for the first quarter of 2026. Situated on a 3.8-acre site within the International Business Center, the building will include 13 exterior docks, two drive-in doors, a clear height of 32 feet, 68 car parking stalls and office build-to-suit space. Divisible to 25,000 square feet, the building is designed to serve both single and multi-tenant users. The project site provides convenient access to the I-55 and I-355 interchanges. Rowan McDonnell, Traci Payette and Stephanie Park of CBRE are marketing the development for sale or lease. The project team includes Keeley Construction, Harris Architects Inc. and Jacob & Hefner Associates Inc. as civil engineer.
HIBBING, MINN. — The Duluth office of Kraus-Anderson has completed a new manufacturing facility for Advanced Machine Guarding Solutions (AMGS) in Hibbing, a city in northeast Minnesota. The 41,250-square-foot building is owned by the Hibbing Economic Development Authority. Designed by Widseth Architects, the project features a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing area and a 3,750-square-foot office. AMGS manufactures steel perimeter guarding for machines and robotics. Construction began in August 2024.
OMAHA, NEB. — Equity Bancshares Inc. (NYSE: EQBK), the Wichita, Kan.-based holding company of Equity Bank, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Frontier Holdings LLC, the parent company of Frontier Bank in Omaha. The transaction adds seven locations to Equity’s franchise and marks the company’s entrance into Nebraska. Under the terms of the merger agreement, which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Frontier will receive approximately 75 percent of its consideration in EQBK stock and the balance in cash. Subject to receipt of customary regulatory and member approvals and closing conditions, the merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Following completion, Frontier Bank will merge with and into Equity Bank. Established in 1937, Frontier Bank currently operates seven Nebraska locations, with two in Lincoln and one each in Falls City, Madison, Norfolk, Omaha and Pender. As of June 30, Frontier Bank had $1.4 billion in total assets, including $1.3 billion in loans and $1.1 billion in deposits. The combination with Frontier brings Equity’s total strategic transactions to 26 since the company’s founding in 2002, including 14 whole-bank acquisitions since the company’s initial public offering in 2015. Stephens Inc. advised Equity, which …
PORTAGE, IND. — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $16.5 million sale of the Addison and Clark buildings, two multi-tenant industrial properties totaling 166,134 square feet in Portage. The transaction represents the highest price per square foot ever achieved for a multi-tenant industrial investment of 50,000 square feet or larger in the Northwest Indiana region, according to CoStar. Located at 6625 and 6675 Daniel Burnham Drive, the shallow bay buildings are home to a long-term tenant base with an average tenure of 13 years. Flexible suite configurations range from 10,000 to 50,000 square feet. Jason St. John of Greenstone represented the seller, a Florida-based private investor, and procured the buyer, Sperry Equities, a Southern California-based real estate investment group.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $14.6 million sale of a 35-suite retail center in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. Located at 1170 S. Roselle Road, the 114,476-square-foot property was built in 1988 and sits on 12.8 acres. The anchor tenant is KD Market, a Chicagoland grocer that recently signed a 10-year lease extension. Tenants have an average operating history of 12 years, with a mix of medical, wellness, restaurant and service providers. Adrian Mendoza, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an overseas-based family who has owned the property for 32 years. The buyer was a Chicago-based private investment group.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a 73,150-square-foot light industrial property in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills. Built in 1990 on 4.4 acres, the facility features a clear height of 24 feet, three interior recessed loading docks, three drive-in doors and 227 parking stalls. The building is currently fully leased to four tenants with a 5.2-year contractual weighted average lease term. The tenant roster spans home appliance, sports and recreation, and water and wastewater treatment industries. Each user has invested significantly in specialized build-outs for their spaces. The property is situated within Continental Executive Parke, a 600-acre master-planned business park originally developed by Prentiss Properties. Kurt Sarbaugh and Jaime Fink of JLL represented the seller, JMS Capital Group. Wisconsin-based Luther Group was the buyer.
SUMMIT, ILL. — Essex Realty Group LLC has brokered the $1.7 million sale of an apartment building located at 7349 W. 57th St. in Summit, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The property features 17 one-bedroom units, 15 of which have been recently renovated. Anthony Citriglia of Essex brokered the sale.
