SIOUX CITY, IOWA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $27.5 million sale of Lakeport Commons in Sioux City, a city in Northwest Iowa. The 202,880-square-foot shopping center is 95 percent leased. Aldi and Ross Dress for Less recently signed 10-year leases to open at the property. Additional tenants include Five Below, Old Navy, PetSmart, Michaels, Boot Barn, Shoe Carnival, Staples and a separately owned Kohl’s. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell, Michael Nieder and Marcus Pitts of JLL represented the seller, The RH Johnson Co. A Midwest-based private investor purchased the asset.
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EAGAN, MINN. — Colliers Minneapolis-St. Paul has brokered the sale of The Waters Business Center, a six-property industrial portfolio totaling 325,947 square feet in the Twin Cities suburb of Eagan. The sales price was undisclosed. Constructed between 1999 and 2007, the buildings feature both office and warehouse space. Mark Kolsrud, John McCarthy, Peter Loehrer, Kyle Delarosby, Pia Robertson and Lydia Turczyn of Colliers represented the seller, B9 Polar Waters LLC. Hyde Development was the buyer.
MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. — In a sale-leaseback transaction, Likewise Partners LLC has acquired a 134,805-square-foot industrial property in the Milwaukee suburb of Mount Pleasant for $6.2 million. Located at 1901 Chicory Road, the building features a clear height of 26 feet. Wrought Washer Manufacturing Inc. was the seller. The company will continue to occupy the entirety of the building for storage and distribution. Travis Tiede and Barry Chavin of Newmark represented Wrought Washer. Raymond Zanca and Scott Modelski of Black Bear Capital arranged acquisition financing. The transaction marks the third acquisition for Likewise in Wisconsin.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — NexCore Group has completed development of a new orthopedic medical office building in Council Bluffs, a suburb of Omaha. OrthoNebraska occupies the 23,000-square-foot, build-to-suit project, which is located at 1260 Valley View Drive. OrthoNebraska offers orthopedic services to those with needs related to arthritis, osteoporosis, fractures, dislocations, torn ligaments, sprains, strains, tendon injuries and pulled muscles. Leo A Daly was the project architect and McCarthy Building Cos. was the general contractor. NexCore owns the property in a joint venture with Harrison Street.
CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has broken ground on 225 N Elizabeth, a $155.6 million apartment development in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The developer received $91.7 million in construction financing from Citizens and Old National Bank. The 28-story building will feature 350 units, 20 percent of which will be designated as affordable housing. Plans also call for roughly 9,000 square feet of retail space, 95 parking spaces and indoor and outdoor amenities on the third and top floors of the building. Sterling Bay is developing the project in partnership with Ascentris, a Denver-based private equity firm. Chicago-based McHugh Construction is the general contractor and Hartshorne Plunkard is the lead architect. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2024.
PEORIA, ILL. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Prairie Vista Apartments in Peoria for $45 million. Built in 2006, the 304-unit multifamily property features 38 buildings as well as a clubhouse, pool house and garages. The units are nearly fully occupied. Parker Stewart, Alex Malzone and Dominic Martinez of Northmarq brokered the sale. Dan Baker of Northmarq originated a $27 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan features five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. California-based Prairie Vista SPE Owner LLC was the buyer.
PLYMOUTH, MINN. — Monument Capital Management, an A-Rod Corp. company, has acquired Talus in Plymouth, just west of Minneapolis. The purchase price was undisclosed. The 192-unit apartment community was built in 1974. Floor plans range from 800 to 1,100 square feet. Amenities include a dog area, walking paths, fitness center, outdoor pool, indoor heated pool, laundry centers, underground heated parking and a newly renovated clubhouse. Monument plans to upgrade units and amenities. Ted Abramson of CBRE represented the seller, Curtis Capital Group. This property is the first acquisition for Monument’s newly launched fund, Monument Opportunity Fund V. Monument now owns or manages eight communities in the Minneapolis market totaling more than 1,000 units.
HARTFORD, WIS. — Blue West Capital has negotiated the $2.9 million sale of Hartford Shops in Hartford, about 37 miles northwest of downtown Milwaukee. The 12,530-square-foot retail center is fully leased and is shadow anchored by Aldi. Some of the tenants include Dunkin’, H&R Block, Shopko Optical and Papa Murphy’s. Carly Kelly and Shawn Dickmann of Blue West Capital represented the seller, a Dallas-based private real estate company. The duo also procured the buyer, a Colorado-based private investor. The property sold at 95 percent of the list price.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a restaurant property net leased to KFC and Taco Bell in the Chicago suburb of Naperville for nearly $2 million. The 2,982-square-foot building is located along Reflection Drive. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the buyer, a Midwest-based real estate investor completing a 1031 exchange. A Southeast-based real estate company was the seller.
As the commercial real estate market adjusts to how much of an effect higher interest rates will have on investment sales and property values, the rental housing sector continues to witness robust resident demand and rent growth as home ownership has become even more difficult for first-time buyers. According to a recent report by the National Multifamily Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA), by 2035 the U.S. needs to build 4.3 million new residential rentals to meet housing needs amid shifting demographics, the existing shortage and the loss of 4.7 million affordable units with monthly rental rates of $1,000 or less, the organizations report. “We’re just not seeing enough new apartments being built, and as a result, we’re seeing significant demand in the rental housing market,” says Hugh Cobb, a principal of Asset Living, one of the nation’s largest property managers of multifamily, affordable, student, active adult, single-family rentals and build-to-rent housing. “Because we’re seeing a decrease in demand in the single-family sales market due to higher mortgage rates, people are staying in apartments longer. And as their families grow, they’re looking for alternative rental housing, such as the build-to-rent space,” says Hugh Cobb. “Through our proprietary data …