ARBOR VITAE, ST. GERMAIN AND EAGLE RIVER, WIS. — EquiCap Commercial and NAI Pfefferle have negotiated the sale of Freedom Storage, a self-storage portfolio located in northern Wisconsin. The portfolio consists of three sites totaling 44,300 net rentable square feet across 12 buildings with 215 drive-up units. The sites are located at 11019 Highway 70 in Arbor Vitae, 5881 Highway 70 in St. Germain and 1878 Collins Court in Eagle River. Scott Rihm and Jesse Luke of EquiCap brokered the transaction along with Jonathan Glassco of NAI Pfefferle.
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MILWAUKEE — Inland Real Estate Investment Corp. has completed Evoni Apartments in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward district. Inland completed the 261-unit luxury apartment project in a joint venture with Kaeding Development Group LLC. Located adjacent to the Henry Maier Festival Park and Lake Michigan, the five-story property features 60 studios, 122 one-bedroom units, 66 two-bedroom units and 13 three-bedroom residences. Amenities include a pool, rooftop lounge, sky deck, outdoor fire pits, a community recreation room, fitness center, yoga room, indoor sauna, dog park, pet washing station and package room. The project marks the fourth investment and second ground-up multifamily development of which Inland Investments has partnered with Kaeding.
BRISTOL, WIS. — Peak Construction Corp. will construct Building 5A within Bristol Business Park in the Milwaukee suburb of Bristol. Janko Group is the developer. The 237,788-square-foot speculative industrial facility will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 20 docks, two drive-in doors and 303 parking spaces. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2026. The project team includes Harris Architects Inc. and Manhard Engineering as civil engineer. Peak has served as general contractor for the 225-acre industrial business park’s infrastructure and multiple tenant improvements as well as Building 1 (1 million square feet), Building 2 (314,505 square feet), Building 3 (396,508 square feet), Building 4 (157,043 square feet) and Building 8 (323,970 square feet).
MADISON, WIS. — Cresa has negotiated a 21,996-square-foot office lease for Recovery.com, which is more than doubling its headquarters space, in Madison. The new office is located at 316 W. Washington Ave. and the lease commences in September. The online provider of educational information about treatment for addiction and mental health will consolidate two existing local offices at 100 State St. and 301 S. Blount St. Matt Apter and Ross Rikkers of Cresa represented the tenant, while Jim Cavanaugh and Katie Brueske of Boerke represented the owner, Hovde Properties. Located two blocks from Capitol Square, the building totals 152,968 square feet and features a fitness center and Red Sushi, a restaurant on the ground floor.
MADISON, WIS. — Volker Development has selected McShane Construction Co. to build Kelly Station, a 76-unit affordable housing community in Madison. The project marks Fond Du Lac, Wis.-based Volker’s first in Dane County and its 27th development in Wisconsin. Kelly Station will feature a five-story, podium-style building with four stories of wood framing atop an above-grade precast parking garage. Amenities will include a second-floor roof amenity plaza, fifth-floor clubroom and rooftop deck, a fitness center, community room and local community service organization suite. The property will also feature an onsite Madison BCycle station. The project was designed to achieve Wisconsin Green Built Homes certification. A rooftop solar array will help offset electricity usage in the building’s common area and a “blue roof” system, an advanced stormwater management solution, will help reduce runoff. Completion is slated for October 2026. Knothe & Bruce Architects is the architect of record.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — NAI Pfefferle has arranged the sale of an 8,500-square-foot retail building in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield. The sales price was undisclosed, but the asking price was just under $3 million. Jan Kadow of NAI Pfefferle brokered the sale of the property, which is located at 200 N. Moorland Road.
MILWAUKEE — Midloch Investment Partners and Hempel Real Estate have acquired The Malt House, a 118-unit apartment building in Milwaukee’s historic Pabst District, for $19.2 million. The brick building was originally constructed in 1882 as the malt house for the Pabst Brewing Co. The property was extensively redeveloped as a luxury multifamily asset between 2016 and 2021. Amenities include a fitness center, package room, movie screening room, coworking lounge, game room and rooftop deck. Brad Smith, Jack Maloney and Anna Lovell of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. The buyers secured a new mortgage loan from Landmark Credit Union. Harmoniq Residential will handle property management and leasing. The buyers plan to make common area improvements, some unit upgrades and address deferred maintenance. Midloch also owns the Brewery District Parking Garage adjacent to The Malt House.
HARTLAND, WIS. — Continental Properties and Three Leaf Partners have opened Westrock Residences, a 267-unit townhome and apartment property in the Milwaukee suburb of Hartland. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom stacked flat apartments as well as two- and three-bedroom, two-story townhome-style residences. Amenities include a resort-style pool, clubhouse, fitness center, golf simulator, dog run, playground and more than two miles of walking paths. Monthly rents start at $1,890, according to the property’s website.
BRISTOL, WIS. — Electric Research and Manufacturing Cooperative Inc. (ERMCO) has acquired a 158,000-square-foot industrial facility at Bristol Business Park in southern Wisconsin. ERMCO began leasing the property in May 2024 to prepare for operational readiness and officially commenced operations in April 2025. The site, located in Building 4, features a clear height of 32 feet, 30 expandable dock doors, 215 parking spaces and 4,000 amps of power. ERMCO continues to invest in advanced manufacturing to support the evolving needs of the energy sector. The Bristol facility will serve as the company’s dedicated amorphous hub, reinforcing its commitment to delivering high-efficiency transformer solutions that support grid modernization and long-term reliability. ERMCO now has two domestic sources of electrical steel (amorphous and grain-oriented). Sean Kropke and Keith Puritz of Cushman & Wakefield represented ERMCO in the sale.
OCONOMOWOC, WIS. — HSA Commercial Real Estate has begun development of a 226,321-square-foot speculative industrial facility at Pabst Farms, a 1,500-acre master-planned community in Oconomowoc, about 35 miles west of Milwaukee. Located one mile southwest of the I-94 and Highway 67 interchange, the Class A warehouse is slated for completion in the fourth quarter. Situated on 17.3 acres, the project will accommodate users seeking as little as 40,800 square feet. The building will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 50-foot-by-50-foot column spacing with a 60-foot speed bay, more than 30 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 342 automobile parking spaces and 140 trailer stalls. Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke is handling leasing for the property. Cornerstone Architects, a Nelson company, is the project architect. Pinnacle Engineering is the civil engineer, and Riley Construction is the general contractor. Nearly 1,000 acres have been developed across the residential, retail, healthcare and education sectors within Pabst Farms, which was created in 2002. The remaining 450 acres will be built under an updated 2024 master plan that further integrates commercial, industrial and innovation uses.