WISCONSIN AND NORTH DAKOTA — BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Group has provided a $70 million bridge loan on behalf of a joint venture between New Perspective Senior Living, Boldt Capital and Fengate Asset Management. The financing is for three senior living communities totaling 435 units. Two of the properties are in suburban Milwaukee and the third is in West Fargo, N.D. Loan proceeds include capital for future improvements and value enhancement.
MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. — Microsoft has unveiled plans to invest $3.3 billion between now and the end of 2026 in the development of a data center campus in Mount Pleasant, about 28 miles south of Milwaukee. The tech giant plans to expand its national cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure capacity. The project is expected to bring 2,300 unionized construction jobs to the area by 2025, as well as to provide long-term employment opportunities over the next several years. Along with building a physical data center, Microsoft will partner with Gateway Technical College to construct a data center academy. This facility will serve to train and certify more than 1,000 students over the course of five years to work in the new data center and IT sector. U.S. President Joe Biden joined Microsoft President Brad Smith and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers at Gateway Technical College on Wednesday for the announcement. “This is a watershed moment for Wisconsin and a critical part of our work to build a 21st-century workforce and economy in the Badger State,” says Evers. Microsoft’s data center is being built where former President Donald Trump had previously announced a $10 billion investment from Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn. …
By Matt Hock, NAI Greywolf In the active landscape of Milwaukee’s commercial real estate market, several trends are reshaping the way businesses, both tenants and landlords, approach office spaces. From the enduring impact of remote work to the changing preferences of tenants, the market is currently witnessing a focus on quality, adaptability and talent retention. Flight to quality persists While the market continues to see the flight to quality we have experienced for the past few years, the Milwaukee office sector is now also experiencing what has been termed as “competing with the couch.” Companies are battling the challenge of bringing employees back to the office and with that they are looking to solve this issue with providing spaces that offer more than your standard office setup. Basically, they are looking for amenities and features within the office that entice workers to come back, compared with what remote workers have with their home office setup. So, competing with the comforts of home, or the couch, in these cases. This has catalyzed a “flight to quality,” where businesses are investing in premium office spaces designed to enhance the overall employee experience. In effort to attract and retain top talent, companies are …
FRANKLIN AND WAUKESHA, WIS. — BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Group has provided a $70.6 million bridge loan for the recapitalization of two senior living communities totaling 290 units in Franklin and Waukesha. The borrower is a joint venture between New Perspective Senior Living, Boldt Capital and Fengate Asset Management. Loan proceeds include capital allocated for future improvements and value enhancement.
OAK CREEK, WIS. — Illinois-based developer Heyday has opened Heyday Oak Creek, a 130-unit build-to-rent community in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek. The property consists of single-family attached rental homes averaging 1,350 square feet. High-speed electric vehicle charging outlets are installed in every garage. Residents have access to outdoor spaces. Daniel Management Group will manage and market the property for lease.
MILWAUKEE — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.6 million sale of Grand Riverside Residences in Milwaukee’s Third Ward. The building features 16 apartment units and two retail spaces. Located at 225-229 N. Water St., the property was originally constructed in 1900 and renovated in 2006. The retail spaces are home to Sevva Salon and fitness studio Barre3. Matthew Whiteside of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, neither of which were disclosed.
KENOSHA, WIS. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors LLC has arranged the $27.6 million sale of Plaza 50, a 199,217-square-foot shopping center in Kenosha. The property is home to tenants such as Burlington, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less and Pick ‘n Save. Jacob Baruch, Daniel Baruch and Jonah Warshaw of Legacy represented the buyer and seller, neither of which were disclosed.
MADISON, WIS. — Planet Fitness has signed a 37,121-square-foot retail lease at West Towne Mall in Madison. Tony Colvin and Adam Dreier of Mid-America Real Estate-Wisconsin LLC represented the tenant. The landlord was an entity doing business as Madison/West Towne LLC.
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN — Transwestern Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a three-property medical office portfolio totaling 50,853 square feet in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The sales price was undisclosed. The first building is 2380 Rosemary Way in Lino Lakes, Minn. The property totals 12,411 square feet. The second asset is 525 N. Knowles Ave. in New Richmond, Wis. The building totals 19,537 square feet. Also in the portfolio is 2950 Curve Crest Blvd. in Stillwater, Minn. The property totals 18,905 square feet. All of the buildings are fully leased. Frank Richie, Mike Salmen and Erik Coglianese of Transwestern represented the buyer, Hammes Partners. Dean Williamson and Ross Hedlund of Frauenshuh Inc. represented the seller on an internal basis.
MADISON, WIS. — McShane Construction Co. will build Canyons, a 60-unit affordable housing community in Madison. Lincoln Avenue Communities is the developer. The four-story project will be constructed atop a concrete parking garage. The property will feature 3,750 square feet of amenity space, including a fitness center, laundry room, mail room and clubroom. The project is designed to achieve Wisconsin Green Built Homes Gold Certification and EnergyStar Multifamily Certification with a solar panel system on the roof to offset electricity costs for the common areas. Completion is slated for June 2025. Knothe & Bruce Architects is the project architect.