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Summit Design + Build Completes Adaptive Reuse of Former Sears Store in Chicago into Apartments

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build has completed the adaptive reuse of a former Sears department store in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. The Sears store opened in 1925 and permanently closed in 2016. Summit transformed the property into 59 apartment units with first-floor commercial space. DeVry University occupies 90 percent of the available commercial space. Floor plans range from one- to three-bedroom units. CA Ventures and Springbank Capital Advisors served as developers. Gillespie Design Group was the project architect.

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Hudson Equities Acquires 301-Unit Apartment Community in Kansas City

by Kristin Harlow

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Hudson Equities Management Corp. has acquired The Reserve at South Pointe in Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The 301-unit apartment community is located at 8900 Old Santa Fe Road. The property is spread across 17 buildings and floor plans vary from one- to three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center and dog park. Built in 1972, the community has undergone substantial capital improvements over the past four years. All units have received new appliances, countertops, flooring, lighting, hardware and paint. Max Helgeson, Michael Spero and Jeff Stingley of CBRE’s Kansas City multifamily team represented the private seller. The sale represents New Jersey-based Hudson’s first acquisition in the Kansas City area.

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Chicken Salad Chick Makes Debut in Central Indiana

by Kristin Harlow

INDIANAPOLIS — Chicken Salad Chick is slated to open at Pyramid Place Shopping Center in Indianapolis on Tuesday, March 16. This is the first of four company-owned restaurants to open in central Indiana. Additional locations are scheduled to open in Fishers, Glendale and Greenwood. The Indianapolis restaurant will feature a drive-thru in addition to dine-in, carryout, delivery and curbside pickup options. In addition to its various chicken salad flavors, Chicken Salad Chick serves salads, sides and soups. The company was founded in Auburn, Ala. in 2008.

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Coach to Open at Outlets of Des Moines This Fall

by Kristin Harlow

ALTOONA, IOWA — Coach will open an outlet store at the Outlets of Des Moines this fall. The retailer will offer both women’s and men’s apparel in addition to accessories, handbags and fragrances. Outlets of Des Moines is an open-air shopping destination located in Altoona. It is home to Polo Ralph Lauren, Nike Factory Store, Tommy Hilfiger, Under Armour Factory House, Eddie Bauer Outlet, American Eagle Outfitters and more. New England Development is the developer and owner for the 300,000-square-foot outlet mall, which opened in 2017.

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Pinnacle Systems Relocates from Saint Charles to Batavia, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

BATAVIA, ILL. — Pinnacle Systems Inc. has sold its 33,113-square-foot industrial facility located at 3715 Swenson Ave. in Saint Charles for $2.3 million. The safety equipment supplier then purchased a 16,095-square-foot industrial building located at 1510 Hubbard Ave. in Batavia for $915,000. David Friedland, Michael Magliano and Michael Manna of Cushman & Wakefield represented Pinnacle in both transactions. The new building is better suited to the current needs of Pinnacle, according to Manna.

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LIFTbuild to Construct 16-Story Residential Tower in Detroit’s Greektown Neighborhood

by Kristin Harlow

DETROIT — LIFTbuild will construct The Exchange, a 16-story residential tower in Detroit’s Greektown neighborhood. The project will include 153 apartment units and 12 for-sale condominiums. There will also be ground-level rental office suites and retail space totaling 166,742 square feet. Amenities will include a valet and concierge, fitness and yoga studio and an outdoor terrace. LIFTbuild expects to break ground later this year with completion slated for 2022. LIFTbuild is a subsidiary of Southfield-based general contractor Barton Malow.

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JLL Brokers Sale of 525-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

ST. LOUIS — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a two-property, 525-unit multifamily portfolio in St. Louis for an undisclosed price. The properties include Cortona at Forest Park and Encore at Forest Park. Completed in 2014, Cortona offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a dog park, courtyard, outdoor grill area and a clubhouse with a fitness center, coffee bar, pool table, shuffleboard and business center. Encore at Forest Park, completed in 2018, consists of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, grilling area, dog park, pet spa and fitness center. Kevin Girard and Matthew Lawton of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. Mike Donovan of Balke Brown Transwestern led the local team that co-brokered the sale. The portfolio sold to an institutional buyer.

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Radial Signs Lease Extension for 421,361 SF Distribution Center in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Radial Inc. has signed a long-term lease extension for its distribution center in Romeoville. The commerce technology and operations company occupies 421,361 square feet at 715 Theodore Court near I-55. Paul Diederich, Todd Lippman, Traci Payette and Stephanie Park of CBRE represented Radial in the lease. The landlord was undisclosed. Building improvements were negotiated as part of the lease transaction, according to Diederich.

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Interra Arranges $4.5M Sale of Multifamily Property in Westmont, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

WESTMONT, ILL. — Interra Realty has arranged the $4.5 million sale of Warwick Apartments in Westmont, a western suburb of Chicago. The 32-unit multifamily property is located at 312-316 N. Warwick Ave. The seller, Chicago-based 29th Street Capital, made significant capital improvements to the property in 2018. It was originally built in 1973 and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Brian DiBasilio and Craig Martin of Interra represented the seller. The buyer was not disclosed.

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Lee & Associates Negotiates $1.8M Sale of Development Site in Fitchburg, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow

FITCHBURG, WIS. — Lee & Associates has negotiated the $1.8 million sale of a 3.7-acre development site in Fitchburg, a suburb of Madison. Blake George and Chris Etmanczyk of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Orchard Pointe Development Co. Inc. JTK Limestone Ridge LLC was the buyer. Plans for the site include the construction of apartments, both market-rate and workforce housing.

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