CHESTERTON, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.3 million sale of a 12,400-square-foot retail property in Chesterton, a city in Northwest Indiana. The newly constructed asset is located at 600 Gateway Blvd. and is leased to several local restaurants. Mitchell Kiven of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property for sale on behalf of the seller, a developer. Damien Yoder and Madison Harman of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a Georgia-based limited liability company. The sales price was above the asking price.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Made in KC, a local retailer offering gifts and apparel, has signed a lease to open its 11th brick-and-mortar location at Red Bridge Shopping Center in Kansas City. The roughly 1,000-square-foot space is situated next to China Dragon and Cookies and Creamery. Made in KC expects to open by September. No two Made in KC locations are alike. The Red Bridge location will feature the work of more than 200 local artists. The shopping center owner, LANE4 Property Group, redeveloped the asset in 2016.
KIRKWOOD, MO. — High Street Residential, a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., has unveiled plans to build its first multifamily project in the greater St. Louis area. Located at 416 N. Kirkwood Road in Kirkwood, The James will rise five stories with 152 apartment units and more than 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Completion is slated for early 2024. Amenities will include a clubroom, fitness center, work-from-home center, pet wash and an amenity terrace with a pool and grill stations. The development will offer 285 parking spaces. ESG Architecture & Design is the architect and Brinkmann Constructors is the general contractor.
BUFFALO, MINN. — Contegrity Group has completed construction of the Wright County Government Center in Buffalo, about 42 miles northwest of Minneapolis. BKV Group designed the four-story, 222,538-square-foot building, which is located on the same campus as the county’s law enforcement and justice centers. Parking has been reconfigured to be closer to each building and expanded from 275 to 1,600 total spaces. BKV Group provided planning and pre-development services and led all architecture, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering, interior design and landscape architecture.
CINCINNATI — Northmarq has arranged a $3.2 million loan for the refinancing of Kemper Commerce Park in Cincinnati. The 145,485-square-foot industrial property consists of two buildings. Christina Grimme of Northmarq arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 20-year amortization schedule. A life insurance company provided the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
BARTLETT, ILL. — Brennan Investment Group will develop a 118,800-square-foot industrial build-to-suit for Zippy Shell Inc. in Blue Heron Business Park in Bartlett. Zippy Shell is a portable storage and moving company that delivers storage containers directly to the end user’s home or business. Jack Brennan of CBRE assisted the developer in acquiring a seven-acre site within the industrial park. A construction timeline was not provided.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Club Colors has signed a long-term lease for 52,056 square feet of office space at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates. The branding and marketing company will utilize the space for its national headquarters beginning in May 2023. Club Colors will occupy space on the third floor of the east building as well as a production facility on the first floor with access to a private outdoor patio. The tenant will bring its team of 125 employees from its current home in Schaumburg. Jon Springer of CBRE represented Club Colors, while Steve Kling of Colliers represented ownership, Inspired by Somerset Development. Bell Works Chicagoland is the redevelopment of the former AT&T campus. Club Colors is now the property’s largest tenant to date.
ST. LOUIS — Newmark has arranged a $72 million loan for the refinancing of the Marriott St. Louis Grand hotel in the central business district of St. Louis. The 917-room hotel features 77,000 square feet of meeting space and is situated adjacent to the Americas Center Convention Complex, which is currently undergoing a $210 million renovation. The hotel was originally developed in 1917 as a Statler Hotel. Jordan Roeschlaub, Dustin Stolly, Nick Scribani and Tyler Dumon of Newmark arranged the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower, which acquired the hotel in 2014 and renovated it.
LANSING, MICH. — Greystone has provided a $48 million Fannie Mae green loan for the acquisition of Club Meridian in Okemos, an eastern suburb of Lansing. Constructed in 1989, the 406-unit apartment community consists of 17 garden-style buildings. Richard Kourbage of Greystone originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Gray Capital and LRE Management. The nonrecourse loan features a 10-year term. The financing enables the borrower to make renovations to the property as well as complete the acquisition.
WEST DUNDEE, ILL. — EQT Exeter’s U.S. multifamily team has acquired Reserve Randall Road in West Dundee, a far northwest suburb of Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed. The 380-unit multifamily property, located at 400 Randall Road, comprises 19 buildings. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, grilling station, dog park and entertainment lounges. The seller, Milwaukee-based Fiduciary Real Estate Development, developed the community in two phases. Phase I was completed in 2021 and consists of 300 units, while Phase II was completed earlier this year. EQT Exeter plans to make certain enhancements to the property, including upgrading the outdoor grill area and dog park, the addition of a cabana to the pool area and the implementation of a KeyTrak management system as well as various upgrades to the parking lot, sidewalks and landscaping. EQT Exeter’s property management company, Redwood Residential, will manage the property.