Midwest

Merchants Capital Provides $25M Construction Loan for Multifamily Project in Elkhart, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow October 23, 2020

ELKHART, IND. — Mortgage banking company Merchants Capital has provided $25 million in financing for River Point West, a 173-unit apartment project under construction in Elkhart. The development includes 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a separate 42,000-square-foot Martin’s Supermarket. Roughly $20 million is dedicated to the apartments, while $5 million is for the Martin’s. Merchants financed the new construction loan through Merchants Bank of Indiana on behalf of the borrower, Great Lakes Capital. The project is a public-private partnership between the City of Elkhart, CRG Residential, the Regional Cities Initiative and Great Lakes Capital. Under the Land Use Restriction Agreement, 10 percent of River Point West’s apartment units are restricted to residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. The first of three apartment buildings is on track to begin leasing this year. Full completion is slated for spring 2021.

October 23, 2020

Acquisitions Midwest Missouri

Green Street St. Louis Acquires HDA Architects

by Kristin Harlow October 23, 2020

ST. LOUIS — Green Street St. Louis has acquired HDA Architects. The companies are joining forces to create a fully integrated development company. HDA will assimilate under Green Street Building Group’s umbrella of services, led by Paul Giacoletto, to provide a full spectrum of design-related opportunities for Green Street’s development and construction teams. HDA will continue to provide design services for its platform of clients in the office, industrial, beverage, multifamily, mixed-use and craft brewery sectors. Green Street says that the acquisition is a natural step in being able to offer a larger platform of real estate and construction services. Green Street, founded in 2008, focuses on the redevelopment of underutilized properties within urban cores. HDA was founded in 1986 and has designed projects across the country totaling more than 100 million square feet.

October 23, 2020

Illinois Industrial Leasing Activity Midwest

Bestway Transport Signs 67,932 SF Industrial Lease in Wood Dale, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow October 23, 2020

WOOD DALE, ILL. — Bestway Transport Inc. has signed a 67,932-square-foot industrial lease at 888 Central Ave. in Wood Dale. The property is situated near Chicago O’Hare International Airport as well as I-290. Chris Nelson of Lee & Associates represented Bestway Transport, which is a Chicagoland freight shipping and trucking company. Tom Rodeno, Matthew Stauber and Pat Turner of Colliers International represented the landlord, ML Realty Partners.

October 23, 2020

Acquisitions Healthcare Midwest Wisconsin

IRA Capital Acquires North Hills Health Center in Suburban Milwaukee for $60M

by Kristin Harlow October 22, 2020

MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. — IRA Capital has acquired North Hills Health Center in Menomonee Falls, located about 20 miles northwest of Milwaukee, for $60 million. The medical campus comprises two Class A buildings totaling 119,000 square feet that are fully leased to Froedtert Health, a five-hospital system and the primary teaching affiliate of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Froedtert provides a range of outpatient services at the North Hills facility, including an imaging center, fertility clinic, sleep center, women’s health center, pulmonary rehab facility, occupational medicine clinic and walk-in urgent care. The buildings also house two of the health system’s subsidiaries, Inception Health and Exceedent. The seller was undisclosed. The acquisition marks IRA’s 17th healthcare real estate purchase in the past six months totaling over $350 million.

October 22, 2020

Midwest Minnesota Retail

Target Introduces More Safety Measures Ahead of Holiday Season

by Kristin Harlow October 22, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS — Ahead of the holiday shopping season, Minneapolis-based Target Corp. is adding more safety measures for shoppers in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Customers can download the Target app to utilize contactless payment options and employees throughout the store will have handheld checkout devices to make purchases more convenient. Shoppers can even reserve a spot in line by checking on their specific Target store on the website. Target is also doubling the number of curbside pickup parking spaces. Customers can show their barcode through the car window and maintain social distance. Target also announced that it would award more than 350,000 team members another $200 bonus. This includes hourly team members in stores, distribution centers and contact centers. It also includes seasonal hires.

October 22, 2020

Acquisitions Iowa Midwest Multifamily Seniors Housing

Essex Purchases 121-Unit Active Adult Community Near Des Moines

by Kristin Harlow October 22, 2020

URBANDALE, IOWA — Essex Communities has purchased The Reserve on Walnut Creek in Urbandale near Des Moines. The 121-unit active adult community is reserved for residents age 55 and older. Essex plans to convert the community from an entrance-fee model to a rental model. It will be rebranded as The Arbordale and undergo a multimillion-dollar renovation. Essex will update apartment interiors and community spaces as well as expand services and amenities. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.

October 22, 2020

Acquisitions Iowa Midwest Retail

Matthews Brokers $9.8M Sale of Walgreens Portfolio in Iowa

by Kristin Harlow October 22, 2020

JOHNSTON, WATERLOO AND URBANDALE, IOWA — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of three standalone properties, each occupied by Walgreens, in Iowa for $9.8 million. The assets are located at 6200 Merle Hay Road in Johnston, 3910 University Ave. in Waterloo and 4600 86th St. in Urbandale. Robert Goldberg, Ben Snyder and Bill Pedersen of Matthews brokered the transaction. The portfolio traded at a cap rate of 6.9 percent, but buyer and seller information was not disclosed.

October 22, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial Midwest Wisconsin

Zilber Acquires 165,000 SF Industrial Building in Metro Milwaukee

by Kristin Harlow October 22, 2020

PEWAUKEE, WIS. — Zilber Property Group has acquired a 165,000-square-foot industrial building in Pewaukee, located about 18 miles west of Milwaukee. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property is situated within a business park less than two miles north of I-94. It is currently vacant. Zilber plans to make various interior and exterior improvements to the building over the coming weeks. Scott Furmanski of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller. He will also market the property for lease on behalf of Zilber.

October 22, 2020

Development Illinois Loans Midwest Multifamily Top Stories

JLL Arranges More Than $100M in Financing for Multifamily Tower Under Construction in Chicago

by Alex Tostado October 22, 2020

CHICAGO — JLL has arranged more than $100 million in financing for a 278-unit multifamily community in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. The developer broke ground on the community in late September and expects to deliver it in spring 2022. JLL worked on behalf of developer Marquette Cos. to secure a $65 million construction loan through Bank OZK. Further details of the financing were not disclosed. Power Construction is the general contractor and Chicago-based Brininstool + Lynch is the architect. The 25-story property, located at 1400 Randolph St., will feature coworking spaces, a fitness center, club room and a pool on the 18th floor. Amenities in the surrounding neighborhood include the 13-acre Union Park; the L Train Ashland Station; and “Restaurant Row,” which features restaurants such as Au Cheval, Bad Hunter, Bandit, Girl & the Goat, Haymarket Tavern, La Josie, Lena Brava and Rooh. Matthew Schoenfeldt of JLL represented the Naperville-based developer in securing the construction financing. “Marquette, their institutional partner and Bank OZK have been steadfast in their commitment to 1400 Randolph, which is a testament to the fundamentally compelling concept,” says Schoenfeldt. According to research from CBRE, there were 2,500 multifamily units delivered in the Chicago area in the …

October 22, 2020

Industrial Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Missouri

Kansas City Is Key Location for Warehousing, Distribution

by Kristin Harlow October 22, 2020

By Ora Reynolds and Mike Bell, Hunt Midwest Kansas City industrial real estate is trending upward with no shortage of leasing activity. The city’s location in the heart of America, with 30 percent more interstate miles per capita running through it than any other city, offers efficiency and redundancy for global e-commerce and distribution operations. With over 270 million square feet of existing industrial space in both surface and underground business parks, ample land for new buildings, a skilled logistics workforce and robust power and fiber infrastructure, Kansas City is one of the preferred geographic locations for distribution centers and is poised for continued growth based on these strong fundamentals. The nation’s transition to online purchasing at an unprecedented pace has created ripples of change. The increase in e-commerce is driving demand for more distribution space at a rate of 1.25 million square feet for each $1 billion increase in online sales, and this demand puts an increasing pressure on the supply chain for resiliency. Americans are purchasing everything online, from food and essential supplies to clothing and gifts. In the second quarter of 2020, Americans increased their online purchasing by $211.5 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. …

October 22, 2020

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