DETROIT — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $4 million Freddie Mac small-balance loan for the refinancing of Van Dyke Apartments located at 1780 Van Dyke St. in Detroit. The 40-unit multifamily property was built in 1928 and renovated in 2018. Michael Jehle of Arbor originated the 20-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule.
GRAND RAPIDS AND GRANDVILLE, MICH. — The Donut Conspiracy is opening two new locations in Grand Rapids and Grandville in western Michigan. The Grand Rapids store will span 1,500 square feet and include an industrial kitchen for production. The Grandville store, formerly home to Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, spans 1,800 square feet. The Donut Conspiracy was founded in 2017. Each location features vintage décor and themes around historic conspiracy theories.
LINCOLNSHIRE, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Culver’s in Lincolnshire for $1.7 million. The building is situated on three acres at 401 Milwaukee Ave. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder brokered the transaction. A Chicago-based real estate company sold the asset to a private investor. Culver’s is a fast-casual restaurant chain that operates primarily in the Midwest and is known for its frozen custards and burgers.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — CA Senior Living LLC, the senior housing investment and development division of Chicago-based CA Ventures, has completed the development of Atria at River Trail, a 128-unit seniors housing community in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook. The Chicago office of Harley Ellis Devereaux designed the property. Located on 5.8 acres, the two-story community offers 86 assisted living units and 42 memory care units in a 123,482-square-foot building. Louisville, Ky.-based Atria Senior Living will operate the community. Atria operates approximately 200 communities across the United States and Canada.
KANSAS CITY AND RIVERSIDE, MO. — NorthMarq’s investment sales division has arranged the sale of three multifamily properties in Missouri for $10.4 million. Northcrest Apartments is a 151-unit community in Riverside. A Midwest-based buyer purchased the asset. Rock Ridge Ranch and Belton Heights are both located in south Kansas City and total 119 units. A California-based buyer purchased the properties. Jeff Lamott of NorthMarq represented the seller, Worcester Investments, in each transaction.
LINCOLN, NEB. — Petros PACE Finance LLC has provided a $1.7 million commercial property-assessed clean energy (CPACE) loan for the construction of the Lincoln Sports Facility, a 92,000-square-foot project in Lincoln. Manzitto is the developer. The project, which will incorporate energy-saving measures in the construction, will include eight basketball courts that can be converted into volleyball courts as well as a 5,000-square-foot athletic training center. The facility will host practice games and regional tournaments for area youth. Energy-efficient features include lighting, roofing, windows and heating and cooling systems. CPACE is a financing structure in which building owners borrow money for energy efficiency, renewable energy, or other projects and make repayments via an assessment on their property tax bill, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
CHICAGO — Podolsky Circle CORFAC International has brokered the sale of an 8,258-square-foot industrial building in Chicago for $1.4 million. Located at 215 N. Laflin St., the vacant, single-story property is situated in the West Loop. Adam Tarantur and Austin Vanderstappen of Podolsky Circle represented the seller, a family trust. An undisclosed buyer plans to use the property for an adaptive reuse project that is in line with other Fulton Market projects.
SUSSEX, WIS. — Ascension Medical Group of Southeast Wisconsin has signed a 5,586-square-foot office lease in Sussex, about 19 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The property is situated on Main Street. Jenna Maguire and Hakan Hare of Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented the landlord, Sawall Office Building LLC. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization.
DETROIT — LinkedIn has opened its new Detroit office on Woodward Avenue. The company occupies 75,000 square feet split between the Albert Kahn-designed Sanders and Grinnell buildings, which are located next to each other. The office represents a huge expansion within the market for LinkedIn, which began its operations in the city in 2017 with 15 team members in a WeWork space. Bedrock owns the buildings, which are located at 1523 Woodward Ave. Earlier this week, global wealth management firm UBS opened a new office blocks away from LinkedIn. Across the street is the newly opened Shinola Hotel and the Hudson’s Site project.
CHICAGO — Englewood Construction has been named general contractor for two Chicago-area projects. The first is the conversion of a former meatpacking building in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood for commercial use. Construction on the 19,000-square-foot, four-story building will begin this summer. Entrepreneur Aiman Humadieh is the developer. The second project is the construction of a new 6,000-square-foot retail building on the border of Chicago’s Uptown and Buena Park neighborhoods. The project, which is part of the development plans for the neighboring Eight Eleven Uptown residential tower, is a joint venture between Harlem Irving Co. and JDL Development. OKW Architects Inc. is the architect. Completion is slated for late this summer.