Midwest

Lee & Associates: Tariffs Add to Q1 Industrial Challenges; All Sectors See Constrained Development

by Sarah Daniels April 29, 2025

The end of the first quarter of 2025 saw market uncertainty in the face of new U.S. trade and tariff policies combined with an unclear geopolitical outlook, according to Lee & Associates’ 2025 Q1 North America Market Report. The effect of these concerns within the commercial real estate world are most evident in the industrial sector, which is also contending with oversupply and softening rent growth. Development is slow across property types. Retail, despite high-profile store closures in early 2025, remains historically tight on space as years of underbuilding keep availabilities near record lows. Office demand has stabilized in several major metros following years of contraction, though vacancy remains elevated. The pipeline of new construction is both drying up and favoring new types of tenants beyond traditional office spaces. Multifamily is seeing strong tenant demand in certain markets despite a flood of new deliveries. Lee & Associates has made their full market report available here (click through for detailed breakdowns and city-by-city information). The information below for the industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors offers clarity on market-wide demand, rent growth trends and challenges likely to shape trajectories throughout 2025. Industrial Overview: Soft Markets Face Tariff Disruptions North America’s industrial markets …

April 29, 2025

Loans Midwest Multifamily Ohio

Affinius Capital Provides $73.4M Construction Loan for Multifamily Property in Columbus

by Kristin Harlow April 28, 2025

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Affinius Capital LLC has provided a $73.4 million loan to finance the ground-up development of Rockpointe at Quarry Trails, an eight-building multifamily property in Columbus with 486 garden-style units. Thrive Cos. is the developer. The project marks the fourth phase of the Quarry Trails mixed-use development, which is owned by Thrive. Affinius Capital previously provided a bridge loan for the first phase. Amenities at Rockpointe will include a community kitchen, gaming areas, coworking facilities, a pool and cabanas. The 85-acre Quarry Trails will include 1,045 apartment units, 600 for-sale homes, 28,000 square feet of Class A office space and 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Residents will have access to kayaking, rock climbing and mountain biking, as the development is located within a natural, unmanicured 220-acre metro park. Chad Kiner, Conor Lee, Grant Proegler and Brody Hoying of BWE arranged the financing.

April 28, 2025

Acquisitions Midwest Multifamily Ohio Student Housing

JLL Brokers Sale of 756-Bed Student Housing Community at Miami University in Ohio

by Kristin Harlow April 28, 2025

OXFORD, OHIO — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Level 27, a 756-bed student housing community serving Miami University in Oxford. Built in 2006, the 216-unit property features a mix of three- and four-bedroom floor plans with an average unit size of 1,603 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, private movie theater, gaming lounge, outdoor sports courts and clubhouse with study rooms. Teddy Leatherman, Scott Clifton, Kevin Kazlow, Jack Goldberger and Grace Picchiotti of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. Buyer information was also not provided.

April 28, 2025

Loans Midwest Multifamily Wisconsin

MMCC Arranges $10.4M Loan for Refinancing of Apartment Complex in Appleton, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow April 28, 2025

APPLETON, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $10.4 million loan for the refinancing of Urbane115 Apartments, a 46-unit apartment complex in Appleton. The newly built property, located adjacent to Fox Commons, features a mix of studio to two-bedroom units. Robert Bhat of MMCC arranged agency financing on behalf of the private borrower. The five-year, nonrecourse loan features a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio and an interest rate of 6.1 percent.

April 28, 2025

Acquisitions Midwest Multifamily Wisconsin

Greenstone Partners Negotiates Sale of 56-Unit Multifamily Property in Suburban Milwaukee

by Kristin Harlow April 28, 2025

BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Greenstone Partners has negotiated the sale of PrairieWalk, a 56-unit multifamily property in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield, for an undisclosed price. Mandel Group Inc. developed the asset, which was built in 2015. The two-building property features one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include community rooms, outdoor grills and pet stations. Jordan Multack of Greenstone represented the buyer, Breneman Capital, and the seller, Mandel Group.

April 28, 2025

Illinois Industrial Leasing Activity Lee & Associates Midwest

Simoniz USA Renews 18,013 SF Industrial Lease in Romeoville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow April 28, 2025

ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Simoniz USA, a manufacturer of cleaning and maintenance products, has renewed its 18,013-square-foot industrial lease at 1109 Windham Parkway in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville. Jeff Galante of Lee & Associates of Illinois represented the tenant. Prologis, which was self-represented, owns the building.

April 28, 2025

Development Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Bradford Allen, Moceri+Roszak Top Out 301-Unit Apartment Complex in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow April 25, 2025

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Bradford Allen and Moceri+Roszak have topped out the initial phase of Arlington Gateway, a master-planned community in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. The first phase consists of an eight-story, 301-unit multifamily building with 26,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Designed by Thomas Roszak Architecture, the property will offer a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans as well as 17,500 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities. Those include an outdoor pool, fitness center with yoga studio, media rooms, coworking space, a dog walk, golf simulator and grill stations. The exterior of the building will feature green vertical accents that pay homage to the nearby Ned Brown Preserve — also known as Busse Woods — and Illinois prairie aesthetic. The broader development at the 16-acre site also includes a 150,000-square-foot medical office complex that is a conversion of the former Daily Herald offices, and up to two more buildings. Clark Construction is the general contractor. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2026.

April 25, 2025

Development Michigan Midwest Multifamily

Gibbs Planning Group Proposes New Multifamily Development in Pittsfield Township, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow April 25, 2025

PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Gibbs Planning Group has proposed Sutherland Square, a neighborhood multifamily development in Pittsfield Township, just south of Ann Arbor. The walkable community will feature cottages, loft and townhomes, apartments, duplexes and larger family homes with varying price points and amenities as well as shops and offices clustered around a town square. Many of the homes will be designed for the “missing middle,” which refers to affordable housing options for renters and buyers. The proposed community is fully engineered and shovel ready. The neighborhood will be the Ann Arbor area’s first new urban community and one of only 10 built in Michigan in the post-World War II era, according to Gibbs. Sutherland Square is based on the concepts of New Urbanism, a planning movement co-founded by Robert Gibbs to promote traditional neighborhoods as an alternative to suburban sprawl. Traditional neighborhoods offer a variety of housing options all located in a walkable village setting. Sutherland Square will be located along State Road, four miles south of downtown Ann Arbor and nearby to the University of Michigan and Google office. Housing choices will include options for young, first-time renters, families, empty nesters and retired seniors. Sutherland Square will provide …

April 25, 2025

Illinois Leasing Activity Life Sciences Midwest

Grove Biopharma Leases Headquarters, R&D Space at Fulton Labs in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow April 25, 2025

CHICAGO — Grove Biopharma has leased space for its headquarters and research and development (R&D) lab at 400 North Aberdeen in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) owns the property, which is part of the Fulton Labs development. Grove Biopharma is a preclinical biotechnology startup that previously operated out of Portal Innovation’s Fulton Labs location. The startup recently closed a $30 million Series A financing round and is now moving into its own space within a 17,000-square-foot Science-Ready Lab suite. “Grove Biopharma is the perfect example of the thesis we planned our Fulton Labs campus around. It’s a company that spun out of Northwestern, then moved to Portal Innovations for incubation and the support ecosystem and is now moving into a large Science-Ready Lab suite to accommodate further growth,” says Morgan Baer Blaska, vice president with TCC Midwest. “In the past, a company on this growth trajectory would have considered moving to one of the coasts, but both Portal and Fulton Labs have provided an environment where science startups can grow and thrive here in Chicago.” Founded in 2020, Grove Biopharma is pioneering its Bionic Biologics platform to develop therapies targeting previously intractable intracellular disease targets. Dan Lyne …

April 25, 2025

Acquisitions Midwest Missouri Retail

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3.9M Sale-Leaseback of Retail Property in Wentzville, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow April 25, 2025

WENTZVILLE, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.9 million sale-leaseback of a retail property occupied by Dobbs Tire & Auto in Wentzville, a suburb of St. Louis. Built in 2003, the 7,918-square-foot building is located at 1986 Wentzville Parkway. Ken Jacobsmeyer of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer, a Missouri-based limited liability company.

April 25, 2025

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