ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN — First Citizens Bank’s Healthcare Finance group has provided $44.2 million in acquisition financing for a three-property medical office portfolio in Illinois and Wisconsin. A partnership between Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Remedy Medical Properties was the borrower. The portfolio totals more than 266,000 square feet. The properties include the ProHealth Medical Group urgent care center in Brookfield, Wis.; the Moreland Medical Center in Waukesha, Wis.; and the Silver Cross Health Center urgent care facility in Mokena, Ill.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Colliers has brokered the sale of the Shoppes at Brookfield Commons in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield for $9.2 million. The 42,356-square-foot shopping center is located at the intersection of West Bluemound and North Moorland roads. The property is 40 percent vacant. Some of the tenants include Chipotle, H&R Block and LasikPlus. Adam Connor led a Colliers team that represented the seller and procured the buyer, a private Illinois-based real estate company. The transaction marked the first acquisition in Wisconsin for the buyer.
SUN PRAIRIE, WIS. — Heyday has launched pre-leasing efforts for Heyday Sun Prairie, a 170-unit build-to-rent community in the Madison suburb of Sun Prairie. Completion is slated for later this spring or early summer. The 41-acre, pet-friendly community features activated open spaces and walking paths. Each of the single-family attached rental homes features ample storage, private patios, high-speed electric vehicle charging outlets in garages, multipurpose rooms and built-in desks. Daniel Management Group will serve as the property manager. Heyday has additional projects planned in Wisconsin, such as a 130-unit built-to-rent community in Oak Creek that is slated to open in late 2024.
OCONOMOWOC, WIS. — The Milwaukee office of Kraus-Anderson will build a new VA healthcare clinic at Olympia Fields in Oconomowoc. Designed by Plunkett Raysich Architects, the 9,000-square-foot clinic will be leased by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The facility will feature reception and waiting areas, exam rooms, women’s health exam areas, mental health services, consultation rooms, telehealth services and a conference room. Wangard Partners, a Milwaukee-based real estate investment firm, is the developer and manager. Wangard is the developer behind Olympia Fields, a mixed-use project that includes The Locklyn apartment community and a Sendiks Food Market. The site will also feature a hotel, medical offices, commercial space and a recreational bike trail. Construction on the VA clinic is expected to begin in May and be completed in December.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based International Workplace Group (IWG) has added 34 new flexible workspaces in the Midwest region in the last six months. Including these new locations, IWG has added roughly 150 locations nationwide across the U.S. since October 2022. IWG intends to add 1,000 new locations globally. IWG’s new locations stretch across brands such as Spaces, Regus and HQ, and are situated in both urban and suburban areas across markets such as Chicago; Columbus, Ohio; Jeffersonville, Ind.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Lakeville, Minn.; and De Pere, Wis. The Midwest offices total more than 280,000 square feet. About 76 percent of the new workspaces are located in smaller towns and communities outside of metro areas. IWG is opening the vast majority of its new locations in partnership with commercial real estate owners, developers and franchisee investors.
OSCEOLA, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $1.1 million sale of a 9,026-square-foot retail property occupied by Dollar General in Osceola, about 47 miles northeast of Minneapolis. The net-leased building is located at 928 240th St. Mitch Grant and Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Milwaukee-based limited liability company. The property sold to a 1031 exchange, all-cash buyer. Todd Lindblom assisted in closing the transaction as the Wisconsin broker of record.
STURGEON BAY, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.1 million sale-leaseback of a 1,650-square-foot property occupied by Jimmy John’s in Sturgeon Bay, a city in eastern Wisconsin. The single-tenant, net-leased building is located at 845 Egg Harbor Road. The property was originally built in 1995 and reconfigured for Jimmy John’s in 2017. Damien Yoder and Madison Harman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor. Tom Gommels of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer, an out-of-state private investor. Todd Lindblom assisted in closing the transaction as the Wisconsin broker of record.
JANESVILLE, WIS. — Chase Properties has acquired Pine Tree Plaza in Janesville, about 70 miles southwest of Milwaukee. The purchase price was undisclosed. The 184,834-square-foot shopping center is home to tenants such as TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, Michaels, Old Navy and Petco. The property was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. Ben Snyder and Zack Bates of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services brokered the transaction, which marks Chase’s sixth acquisition within its Chase Properties Retail Opportunities Fund IV. Chase is an Ohio-based owner and operator of shopping centers.
SUN PRAIRIE AND WAUNAKEE, WIS. — Trilogy Health Services has taken over operations at Sun Prairie Senior Living in Sun Prairie and Waunakee Valley Senior Living in Waunakee, the company’s first properties in Wisconsin. The last time Trilogy expanded into a new state was in 2006 when the company added The Oaks at Northpointe Woods in Battle Creek, Mich., to its roster of campuses. Trilogy now operates nearly 130 senior living communities across five states. Waunakee Valley offers residents independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. Sun Prairie offers assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation services.
MILWAUKEE — NewPoint Real Estate Capital has provided $20.6 million in construction financing for Michigan Street Commons, a 99-unit affordable housing community in Milwaukee. Kenosha-based Bear Real Estate Group is developing the project, which is slated for completion in spring 2024. Michigan Street Commons is being built on the western border of a larger redevelopment project spearheaded by Bear Real Estate Group and Kacmarcik Enterprises. Plans call for an 11-acre mixed-use sports and entertainment district, known as Iron District MKE, that will include a hotel, event space and a soccer stadium that will serve the USL Championship League and Marquette University. Michigan Street Commons will rise five stories on a development site that currently contains a parking lot. Of the total units, 30 percent will be reserved for residents who earn up to 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), 40 percent will be designated for those who earn up to 60 percent of AMI and the remaining 30 percent will be reserved for those who earn up to 70 percent of AMI. Amenities will include a community room, fitness center, storage units and underground parking. Cesar Diaz of NewPoint originated the loan, which was structured as NewPoint Impact …