GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — PREIT has opened the Woodland Mall expansion wing. In 2017, the company purchased the store formerly occupied by Sears at the mall. It was demolished in order to make way for new uses. Von Maur now occupies 90,000 square feet at the new wing and is the department store’s first in the region. Other new retailers slated to open at the property include Urban Outfitters, Sephora, White House Black Market, Tricho Salon, Paddle North, Mobile Station and REI, which opened in May. New dining options include Black Rock Bar & Grill and The Cheesecake Factory, slated to open in November.
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CINCINNATI — NorthMarq has arranged $18.2 million of construction debt and $5.5 million of equity for Airy Hills at North Bend Crossing, a seniors housing property in Cincinnati. The 82-unit community will be located at 5150 N. Bend Crossing. The unit mix will include 31 assisted living units, 32 memory care units and 19 rehabilitation units. Noah Juran of NorthMarq arranged the three-year financing with a regional bank. General contractor The Douglas Co. expects to begin construction immediately. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2020 or early 2021.
WOODBURY, MINN. — Lupe Development Partners has unveiled plans to redevelop a 6.7-acre retail site at the intersection of Valley Creek Road and I-494 in Woodbury. Lupe will tear down an existing Key Inn motel to make way for a new 34,000-square-foot medical office building. There will also be a credit union-anchored retail building and a drive-thru restaurant. Plans also call for the renovation of two small office buildings on Woodlane Drive. Demolition of the motel is expected to begin in early 2020. The first new buildings are slated for completion in September 2020. Aaron Barnard and Anne Stahley of Cushman & Wakefield will market the medical office building for lease. Sara Martin and Molly Townsend of Colliers International will market the retail portion for lease.
WARREN, MICH. — Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. (IIP) has acquired a 156,000-square-foot industrial property in Warren, a northern suburb of Detroit. The purchase price was $19 million. Concurrent with the acquisition, IIP entered into a long-term, triple-net lease agreement with LivWell Michigan LLC, a licensee of LivWell Holdings Inc. The tenant intends to operate the property as a licensed cannabis cultivation and processing facility. LivWell is expected to complete tenant improvements at the property and IIP has agreed to provide reimbursement of up to $23 million.
CHICAGO — J.C. Anderson has completed a 30,824-square-foot office suite build-out on a speculative basis for property owner GlenStar Properties LLC at 55 E. Monroe St. in Chicago. The 1.3 million-square-foot office tower is located one-half block west of Michigan Avenue. The project scope included the addition of open offices, pantries, conference rooms and new lighting fixtures. Nelson provided architectural services.
LA GRANGE, ILL. — JVM Realty Corp. has acquired Uptown La Grange, a 254-unit luxury apartment community in La Grange, about 17 miles west of downtown Chicago. The purchase price and seller were not disclosed. JVM Management Inc. will manage the property, which was built in 2017. Uptown La Grange has a high walk score of 90, as it sits next to a 17-acre public park and is one block away from the LaGrange Road Metra train station. Community amenities at the property include a rooftop terrace, heated pool, bocce ball court, fitness center, yoga studio and clubroom. JVM now owns and operates five multifamily properties in the area.
CHICAGO — Duke Realty Corp. has signed five leases with industrial tenants for four of its properties within metro Chicago. The leases total 860,296 square feet. Susan Bergdoll and Casey Grant of Duke represented the company in all the lease transactions. At Airport Logistics Center in Romeoville, RJW Logistics leased the entire 543,780-square-foot speculative building that delivered in August. Dominic Carbonari and Frank Griffin of JLL represented the tenant and Jason West and Sean Henrick of Cushman & Wakefield marketed the property for lease. Coda Resources leased all of the 183,296-square-foot speculative building known as 990 North Avenue in Glendale Heights. Frank Melchert of Cawley Chicago represented the tenant, while Kelly Disser, Eric Tresslar and Michael Freitag of NAI Hiffman served as listing brokers. At 375 W. South Frontage Road in Bolingbrook, Battery Systems signed a new lease for 17,850 square feet and Corrosion Materials renewed its 17,850-square-foot lease. Brian Kling and John Bolster of Colliers International represented Battery Systems. Ryan Earley and Terry Grapenthin of Lee & Associates were the listing brokers. Lastly, Black Horse Carriers signed a 97,520-square-foot lease at 1835 West Jefferson in Naperville. George Pappas of Hartford Associates represented the tenant and Brian Kling and David …
GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — Pete’s Fresh Market has opened at Baker Hill in Glen Ellyn, about 25 miles west of downtown Chicago. The store occupies 72,397 square feet at the shopping center owned by Phillips Edison & Co. Inc. (PECO). It is the regional grocer’s 15th location in the Chicagoland area. Since 2017, PECO has executed a comprehensive redevelopment at the property in partnership with the village of Glen Ellyn. In addition to the opening of Pete’s, improvements at the property include LED lighting, two electric vehicle charging stations and a new roof. Other tenants at the 135,355-square-foot Baker Hill include Orangetheory Fitness, Learning Express and Massage Envy.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sales of two multifamily properties on Chicago’s North Side for a combined $7.5 million. Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap marketed the properties on behalf of the sellers. The first property, 1044 W. Newport Ave., is a two-story, nine-unit building in the Lakeview neighborhood. It sold for $4 million. Both the buyer and seller were local partnerships. The second property, 3507-3511 N. Elston Ave. in the Avondale neighborhood, is a four-story, 12-unit building. It sold for $3.5 million. Chicago-based Brennan Investments purchased the building from a California-based seller.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has arranged the sale of a 23,900-square-foot retail and office property in Livonia for an undisclosed price. The two-building asset is located on Middlebelt Road between 5 Mile and 6 Mile roads. Larry Siedell, Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom brokered the sale. A local investor purchased the property with plans to complete an exterior renovation. Gerdom will remain as the listing broker.