MILWAUKEE — Bell Ambulance Inc. has signed a 10-year, 25,000-square-foot industrial lease at 2842 S. 5th Court in Milwaukee. Bell will primarily use the space as a central location for the servicing of its fleet of vehicles, as well as office and storage use. The company, which began operations in 1973 with three ambulances in one location, has grown to over 65 ambulances in multiple locations. David Ferron of Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke negotiated the lease, which fills the remaining vacancy at the 48,862-square-foot property. ATWU LLC is the landlord. Mercy Hill Church is the other tenant.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Ryan Cos. has broken ground on the redevelopment of a 122-acre former Ford plant in St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood. Named Highland Bridge, the project has a focus on residential, featuring seniors housing, market-rate multifamily housing and 760 units of affordable housing, as well as for-sale row homes. In addition to the project’s 3,800 housing units, Highland Bridge is slated to include 150,000 square feet of retail space, 265,000 square feet of office space and 50,000 square feet of civic or institutional spaces. More than 55 acres of public space will include four new parks, biking and walking paths and two little league fields. Ryan Cos. completed the purchase of the former Ford plant in December 2019. Ford began production of the Model T at the site in 1925, but the plant closed in 2011. Total project costs for the redevelopment were not disclosed. An estimated 14,500 construction jobs will be created for the project. Once complete, an estimated 1,000 employees will be employed at the site. “We’ve paid particular attention to what makes Highland Park special, and our goal is to uphold those unique qualities, to expand upon them, and to create a place where …
DETROIT — Two construction cranes now occupy the site that eventually will be home to the highly anticipated Hudson Tower project in downtown Detroit. The cranes signal that vertical construction can begin and Bedrock is able to bring the project into the next phase of development. Plans call for a 680-foot-tall mixed-use tower that will include 1.3 million square feet of retail, office, hotel, residential and public space. Bedrock, the real estate arm of billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans, initially broke ground on the project in December 2017. It is now slated for completion in 2024. Southfield-based Barton Malow Co. is the general contractor. The project is a redevelopment of the former J.L. Hudson department store, which closed in 1984 and was imploded in 1998.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Arnold Development Group and Yarco Development are nearing completion of Second + Delaware, a 276-unit apartment community in Kansas City’s River Market district. The project will be the largest Passive House development in the world, according to the developers. Passive House means that the building uses 80 to 90 percent less energy than conventional buildings with a focus on indoor air quality. The Passive House Institute in Darmstadt, Germany, developed Passive House best practices. Whereas most multifamily buildings have double-glazed windows, Second + Delaware features triple-glazed windows. The extra glass layer, combined with a highly insulated frame, keeps the interior of the window within two degrees of the interior air temperature. In addition, a dedicated outside air system draws fresh air from outside and circulates it into living spaces. A ventilation system ensures air quality. The first residents are set to move into the units in October. Amenities include a saltwater pool, fitness and yoga room, conference room, bike storage and rooftop garden beds. Yarco will serve as property manager. Monthly rents range from $1,300 to $3,500 with water, trash and sewer included. As the name suggests, Second + Delaware is located at the intersection of …
CHICAGO — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $4.9 million loan for the acquisition of an 85-unit multifamily building in Chicago’s Marquette Park neighborhood. Constructed in 1928, the three-story building was renovated in 2019. The property features 74 one-bedroom units and 11 two-bedroom units. The asset was 92 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the 20-year agency loan, which features five years fixed and 15 years floating with one year of interest-only payments.
FISHERS, IND. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of the Bonn Building in Fishers within suburban Indianapolis. Although the sales price was undisclosed, the transaction marks the third for Hanley in the state of Indiana in the last five months for a total consideration of $12.2 million. Dylan Mallory and Corey Olson of Hanley represented the Toledo-based seller and developer, Republic Development. A Bloomington, Ind.-based private investor purchased the asset. Built in 2007, the Bonn Building sits on 2.3 acres at E. 131st St. within Saxony, a 3.5 million-square-foot office and industrial development. The Bonn Building was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to a mix of retail, food service, healthcare and office tenants.
HUNTLEY, ILL. — Premier Commercial Realty has brokered the sale of a 45,000-square-foot industrial building located at 11253-11299 Kiley Drive in Huntley, about 50 miles northwest of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The multi-tenant building was fully leased at the time of sale. Bruce Kaplan and Kevin Kaplan of Premier brokered the transaction. A private investor purchased the asset from Blackhawk Huntley LP.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis-based Cornerstone Cos. Inc. has acquired nine healthcare real estate properties in six states totaling more than 300,000 square feet for $59.9 million. Cornerstone MOB Fund V, a private equity fund focused solely on medical real estate, was used to acquire the assets. The properties include: Northwest Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo.; Danville Polyclinic in Danville, Ill.; PACE of Southeast Michigan Center in Eastpointe, Mich.; The Eye Institute of Paducah in Paducah, Ky.; The Surgery Center of Columbus in Columbus, Ga.; and The Jervey Eye Group portfolio, which is a four-property portfolio in Greenville, S.C. All of the assets are supported by net leases and the tenants are a mix of health systems and specialty physician groups.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Milliman Inc., an international actuarial and consulting firm, has unveiled plans to move its Brookfield office to Golf Parkway Corporate Center, which is currently in the pre-development phase. The company will occupy 118,300 square feet within a six-story, 186,000-square-foot building. Milliman’s space will feature flexible floor plates, floor-to-ceiling windows, healthy design and exclusive amenities, according to the developer, Irgens. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall with initial occupancy slated for summer 2022. Golf Parkway Corporate Center will consist of two Class A office buildings totaling 231,000 rentable square feet. Common areas will include a conference room, tenant lounge, outdoor patio, bike storage and fitness center. Kahler Slater is the architect and CG Schmidt is the general contractor. William Bonifas of CBRE represented Milliman in the lease transaction.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 38,747-square-foot office property occupied by the Illinois Department of Human Services in Chicago for $3.4 million. The single-tenant building is located at 1642 W. 59th St. Adrian Mendoza, Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a fund manager. A Chicago-based private investor purchased the asset. The Illinois Department of Human Services is one of the state’s largest agencies with more than 13,000 employees.