Midwest

Caton Commercial Completes Retail Lease-Up of Central Park Place in Naperville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow February 18, 2022

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Caton Commercial Real Estate Group has completed the retail lease-up of Central Park Place in downtown Naperville. Pizza chain Gia Mia has leased the historic Old Nichols Library that anchors the four-story residential and retail development. The 4,433-square-foot space features a restored fireplace and a 1,412-square-foot patio. Christina Caton Kitchel and Steve Caton of Caton Commercial negotiated the lease. Beyond the first-floor retail space, Central Park Place is comprised of 17 luxury condos. Other retail tenants at the property include Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, The NOW Massage and James & Sons Fine Jewelers. Barbara Montes of Caton Commercial oversees the property’s management.

February 18, 2022

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Factors Compressing Affordable Housing Pipeline in 2021 Likely to Resolve in 2022

by Sarah Daniels February 18, 2022

In 2021, supply chain issues, increased costs, wage inflation and the logistical challenges of completing projects compounded to negatively impact the affordable housing pipeline. According to Gregg Gerken, head of U.S. Commercial Real Estate with TD Bank, 2022 looks fantastic for the affordable housing sector as those issues are beginning to resolve. However, he notes that the affordable housing sector is still challenged by delays related to financing challenges, among other factors. Demand for affordable housing, federal level commitments to the sector and the continued involvement of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are all positive factors for the outlook of affordable housing. However, Gerken notes, “Financing is somewhat challenged by gaps in funding. With pricing and costs going up, there’s a gap between how much a project might support from a loan side versus how much in tax credits are allocated to that project during the last round of allocations. Some of that gap between overall costs and the funding sources is being made up as local agencies put in additional money in order to get affordable housing done.” Hear what Gerken has to say about the development of workforce and affordable housing and the involvement of government-sponsored …

February 18, 2022

Acquisitions Illinois Industrial Midwest

Clear Height Properties, Buligo Capital Acquire 265,000 SF Industrial Portfolio in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow February 17, 2022

ILLINOIS — A joint venture between Clear Height Properties and Buligo Capital Partners has acquired a five-building industrial portfolio spanning 265,000 square feet in metro Chicago for an undisclosed price. The properties, built between 1982 and 2009, are located in Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Aurora and Bloomingdale. The portfolio is fully leased to Honda, Novaspect, BERNINA of America and Abrasive Form. The buyers plan to implement a capital improvement program to upgrade the HVAC and other interior systems, lighting, the roof and the general building envelope. Kurt Sarbaugh and John Huguenard of JLL represented the seller, Chicago-based Green Door Capital Investments LLC. Christopher Carroll and Lucas Borges of JLL arranged a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Bank Leumi USA.

February 17, 2022

Acquisitions Industrial Midwest Ohio

Industrial Commercial Properties, Jade-Sterling Steel Buy 200,000 SF Manufacturing Facility Near Cleveland

by Kristin Harlow February 17, 2022

BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP), in a joint venture with Jade-Sterling Steel Co. Inc., has purchased a 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Bedford Heights, a southeast suburb of Cleveland. The purchase price was undisclosed. Jade-Sterling plans to consolidate several locations into a new corporate headquarters at the property, which is located at 26400 Richmond Road. The company employs approximately 100 people, with 50 moving from Twinsburg to Bedford Heights. The facility will undergo an interior and exterior renovation to improve crane capacity and truck access and add office space. Jeffrey Calig and David Hexter of NAI Pleasant Valley represented Jade-Sterling and the seller. Denise Hahn of Weber Wood Medinger represented ICP.

February 17, 2022

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Pensam Purchases 336-Unit Multifamily Community in Aurora, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow February 17, 2022

AURORA, ILL. — Multifamily real estate investment firm Pensam has purchased Butterfield Oaks, a 336-unit multifamily community in Aurora. Built in 2001, the property consists of 21 two-story buildings. Penam plans to upgrade unit interiors and common areas and utilize rent optimization software to help increase revenue. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, outdoor pool, outdoor lounge and dog park. The seller and sales price were not provided.

February 17, 2022

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NAI Wisinski of West Michigan Brokers Sale of 19,972 SF Industrial Building in Grand Rapids

by Kristin Harlow February 17, 2022

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has brokered the sale of a 19,972-square-foot industrial building in Grand Rapids for an undisclosed price. The property is situated at 2882 Northridge Drive NW. Andrew Kapanowski and Doug Taatjes of NAI Wisinski represented the seller, Unisource Office Furniture Parts. Max Grover of Moxie represented the buyer, Lumber2Love, a manufacturer of high-quality wood furniture.

February 17, 2022

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MedTec Signs 12,994 SF Office Lease in Wheeling, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow February 17, 2022

WHEELING, ILL. — MedTec Healthcare & Private Duty LLC has signed a 12,994-square-foot office lease at WiFi Corporate Center in Wheeling, a suburb of Chicago. The single-story, 51,305-square-foot property is located at 1400 S. Wolf Road. WiFi Wheeling Dealing LLC owns the building, which was constructed in 1970 and renovated in 2001. Juliette Lane of Cresa represented MedTec, which provides in-home care and adult day care to support independent living for seniors in their homes. The space will serve as the company’s second location in Wheeling.

February 17, 2022

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Web-Based Appraisal Tool Supports Massive Increase in Demand for Multifamily Valuations

by Sarah Daniels February 17, 2022

Multifamily appraisers are extremely busy as investor interest in the sector is at an all-time high. “In terms of appraisal professionals, there is a supply and demand issue,” explains Meghan Czechowski, managing director and valuation lead for Apprise by Walker & Dunlop. She notes that the industry has greater demand for valuation than it has qualified appraisers. “Apprise is ensuring that we can support our appraisal staff and our local market experts with a tech-enabled process so that they can do their jobs more efficiently and get the values (and market information in general) into our clients’ hands as quickly as possible,” she adds. Czechowski focuses on the ways that web-based multifamily valuations can be streamlined to create a faster and more complete picture of properties. Multifamily experts need information on properties/parcels that comes from “multiple industry-standard resources such as Yardi, REIS, RCA and public record aggregators.” Parcel-level information, unit mix metrics, sale leads, land records and site assessment information are all available through Apprise’s platform via a single sign on to a dashboard that reflects information that is constantly being updated. This means that when an expert uses this platform and picks up the phone to confirm about …

February 17, 2022

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Detroit Retail Market Running Strong as New Year Begins

by Kristin Harlow February 17, 2022

The “retail apocalypse” predicated on the pandemic never really materialized. Instead, we’ve seen retail do what it always does: evolve. Much as the rest of the country, metro Detroit’s retail real estate market has evolved and come back in a big way. Tenants on the move As vaccines were adopted and the economy allowed to reopen, the economic rubber band snapped back quickly and stronger than many of us could have predicted. Retailers were dusting off pre-pandemic expansion plans and back to signing leases in 2021. We saw new openings and new market searches from BJ’s Wholesale Club, Burlington, Carvana, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Starbucks, Crunch Fitness, Edge Fitness, Gabe’s, iFly, Jollibee, Meijer, Portillo’s, Ross, Shake Shack, Smoothie King, T.J. Maxx, Total Wine & More and Tropical Smoothie Café. 2021 also presented a big void in the Michigan furniture market following the bankruptcy of Art Van (which controlled 30 to 35 percent of the market). Numerous players including Gardner White Furniture, Ashley Furniture and Value City Furniture all quickly snapped up this real estate, immediately increasing their market share. Other categories that continue to seek space include car washes (which has to be one of the most active categories out there …

February 17, 2022

Development Industrial Michigan Midwest

Innovo Breaks Ground on 425,000 SF Spec Industrial Project in Detroit

by Kristin Harlow February 16, 2022

DETROIT — Innovo has broken ground on a 425,000-square-foot speculative industrial project at Gateway Industrial Center in Detroit. The new building will offer 62 docks, 317 vehicle parking spaces, 100 trailer parking spaces and a clear height of 36 feet. Innovo is also completing improvements to the existing buildings within the 1 million-square-foot business park, which is fully occupied. Sean Cavanaugh and Colin McCausland of JLL will market the new building for lease.

February 16, 2022

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