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MDH Partners Purchases 2.2 MSF Industrial Portfolio in Minooka, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

MINOOKA, ILL. — MDH Partners has purchased Minooka Interstate Logistics Portfolio, a 2.2 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Minooka, about 60 miles outside Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed. The portfolio is comprised of three Class A facilities that are fully leased. Houston Hawley of MDH Partners sourced the deal. Adam Tyler, Jim Carpenter and Mike Tenteris of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller. The building at 200 International Parkway South totals 473,280 square feet and is fully leased to BMW of North America, which utilizes the facility to service hundreds of dealerships located between Colorado and Michigan. The building at 1460 Cargo Court is 705,661 square feet and is fully leased to Kellanova, which distributes Kellogg’s global snacks and international cereals. The 1 million-square-foot facility at 6225 E. Minnoka Road is fully leased by WK Kellogg, which distributes Kellogg’s U.S. breakfast cereals and is the largest distribution center for WK Kellogg in the Midwest. The buildings were constructed in 2002 and 2008.

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Continental Realty Corp. Sells Oakland Plaza Shopping Center in Troy, Michigan for $25.6M

by Kristin Harlow

TROY, MICH. — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has sold Oakland Plaza, a nearly 167,000-square-foot shopping center in Troy, for $25.6 million. Atlanta-based RCG Ventures LLC was the buyer. CRC acquired the asset as part of a two-property portfolio in 2021, signaling its entry into the Michigan real estate market and its first acquisition on behalf of Continental Realty Opportunistic Retail Fund I LP. Ben Wineman, Daniel Stern and Patrick Corrigan of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. represented CRC in the disposition. During its hold period, CRC improved occupancy of the center from 71 percent to 97 percent. New leases with DSW, Kids Empire, Rally House, Paris Banh Mi, Mochinut and Witch Topokki total 53,000 square feet. CRC also repainted the entire center, resurfaced columns, repaved the surface parking lot and replaced common area light fixtures. Completed in 1979 and renovated by the previous ownership group in 1994 and 2014, Oakland Plaza consists of two buildings anchored by TJ Maxx, Michaels and Planet Fitness. The asset is across the street from the 1.5 million-square-foot Oakland Mall.

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Marquette Cos. Acquires 400-Unit Apartment Community in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Marquette Cos. has acquired Ascend St. Charles, a 400-unit apartment community in the western Chicago suburb of St. Charles. The seller and sales price were undisclosed. Located at 100 Lakeside Drive, the property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with monthly rents starting around $1,600. Amenities include a 4,838-square-foot clubhouse that was recently renovated and includes remote workspaces, an upgraded fitness center, a residents’ lounge and game room, swimming pool and sundeck. Marquette plans to reposition the property by renovating residences with modern finishes and adding upgrades to the clubhouse and amenities.

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Thompson Thrift Opens $200M Event Center at Fishers District in Suburban Indianapolis

by Kristin Harlow

FISHERS, IND. — Thompson Thrift has opened Fishers Event Center, a 7,500-seat arena within The Crossing at Fishers District in the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers. The venue will serve as a home to three professional sports teams — Indy Fuel Hockey Club of the ECHL, Indy Ignite of the Professional Volleyball Federation and Fishers Freight of the Indoor Football League. The arena will also host a variety of community events and concerts. The event center marks a $200 million investment by the city within Thompson Thrift’s $750 million Fishers District mixed-use development. Once completed, the 123-acre project will incorporate multifamily, townhome, hotel, office, dining, shopping and entertainment offerings. Thompson Thrift is actively leasing space for The Union at Fishers District, another phase expected to break ground in the first quarter of 2025. The Union will feature 57,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space, 251 luxury apartment homes, 135 luxury boutique hotel rooms and 70,000 square feet of Class A office space. Thompson Thrift first began work on the Fishers District development in 2015.

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Berkadia Arranges Sale of Three-Property Senior Living Portfolio in Metro Chicago, Milwaukee

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE — Berkadia has arranged the sale of three upscale senior living communities offering assisted living and memory care services in the Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas. Heartis of Orland Park in suburban Chicago features 96 assisted living and memory care units. Opened in 2018, the property is the newest majority assisted living community in the Southwest Cook County submarket. Heartis Village Brookfield and Heartis Village North Shore, located in Brookfield and Glendale, Wis., opened in 2019 and total 210 assisted living and memory care units. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Dallas-based Caddis Partners and a private equity real estate fund. A publicly traded REIT was the buyer.

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Summit Design + Build Breaks Ground on 84-Unit Apartment Building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build has broken ground on 537 W. Drummond, a seven-story apartment building with 84 market-rate units in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The 80-foot-tall development will feature a fitness room, conference and coworking spaces, 84 bike parking spaces and 52 car parking spaces. The project site is the historic Covent Theater, which was situated behind the Covent Hotel. Moyer Properties is the developer, ParkFowler Plus is the architect, Catapult Real Estate Solutions is the owner’s representative, Cross Street is the broker and Principal Asset Management provided construction financing. A timeline for completion was not provided.

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Quantum Brokers Sale of 57,832 SF Retail Center in DeKalb, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

DEKALB, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a 57,832-square-foot retail center in DeKalb for an undisclosed price. The center was 63 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ollie’s, GNC and Little Caesars. Dan Waszak, Zack Hilgendorf and Nick Hilgendorf of Quantum represented the seller, GW Properties. The buyer was a private group based out of Miami.

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Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $2.3M Sale of Self-Storage Facility in Janesville, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow

JANESVILLE, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.3 million sale of Interstate Secure Storage, a 233-unit self-storage facility in the Milwaukee suburb of Janesville. Built in 2015, the property totals 44,250 rentable square feet. There are expansion plans for two additional buildings totaling 25,950 square feet. Dan Bowar of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, Hastings Property Group LLC. The seller was undisclosed.

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CBRE Arranges Sale of 552-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of Missouri

by Kristin Harlow

COLUMBIA, MO.— CBRE has arranged the sale of The Den, a 552-bed student housing community located near the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. A joint venture between The Michaels Organization and Capital Solutions Inc. purchased the property from Hamilton Point Investments for an undisclosed price. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht and Casey Schaefer with CBRE National Student Housing represented the seller in partnership with Matt Bukhshtaber of CBRE’s St. Louis office. The Den offers two- and four-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a swimming pool and sundeck, fitness center, clubhouse, community lounge, game room, tanning booth, dog park, conference rooms, basketball courts, fire pits and an outdoor kitchen and grilling station. 

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Laramar Group Sells Two Multifamily Properties in Metro Chicago Totaling 414 Units

by Kristin Harlow

AURORA AND GURNEE, ILL. — The Laramar Group has sold two multifamily properties in metro Chicago totaling 414 units. The sales prices and buyers were undisclosed. Laramar completed comprehensive renovation programs on each property, including a condo deconversion of one. Covey at Fox Valley in Aurora is a 216-unit asset adjacent to Rush Copley Medical Center. Laramar completed an extensive renovation program to improve the common areas and exterior, along with unit upgrades. The property includes an expanded fitness center, a dog park and an exterior seating and grilling area. Laramar also installed professional management and leasing staff to oversee the property. Luna Park Apartments is a three-building, 198-unit development in Gurnee that Laramar purchased in 2019 as a condo deconversion project. Laramar’s property repositioning plan included significant interior and exterior renovations, including adding an expansive barbecue and outdoor amenity area, updating the fitness center and improving the garage and mechanical systems. Laramar also completed common area improvements and unit renovations.

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