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Office Designs, Layouts Look Different in Post-Pandemic Marketplace

by Kristin Harlow

It’s safe to say office space design has been transformed over the past two years in large part due to COVID-19 and the work-from-home experience. It has changed for now, the foreseeable future and maybe forever.  Though many people are still working from home, others have returned to the office, even if only for a few days a week, and many of the office spaces are looking entirely different. While this may be happening in other markets, it is a trend we are seeing in the Milwaukee office market. The idea of the design and aesthetic of the office has changed. Current trends in office design are focusing on safety and comfort, while also creating a sense of home at the office. Tenants are being more thoughtful about their space layout and design. Instead of trying to fit as many people as possible into the space, tenants are occupying roughly the same size, or even slightly smaller spaces, but focusing on making those spaces more welcoming to help ease those workers coming back into the office, as well as recruiting new employees.  Bring home into the office This design trend has the goal to provide comfort and safety at every …

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NAI Hiffman Negotiates Five Leases at Office Building in Lisle, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

LISLE, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has negotiated five new leases totaling nearly 30,000 square feet at 2200 Cabot Drive, an office building in the Corporate Lakes office park in Lisle, a western suburb of Chicago. Patrick Kiefer and Jim Adler of NAI Hiffman represented ownership, RE Development Solutions. The tenants included CAGE Civil Engineering, Capitas Financial Midwest, NSA Media, TD Synnex and Mathieson, Moyski, Austin & Co. LLP. Brokers representing the tenants included Patrick Elwood of CBRE, William Main of CBIZ Gibraltar, Diana Riekse of CBRE, Kevin Rogers of JLL and Scott Fedyski and Jay Scholten of Capital Real Estate Partners. Built in 1990 and previously renovated in 2002, 2200 Cabot rises five stories and spans 132,000 rentable square feet. RE Development Solutions has been renovating the property since its acquisition in November 2019. Approximately 70,000 square feet of the building remains available for lease.

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Analyzing the Potential of Lincoln’s Commercial Real Estate Market

by Kristin Harlow

What does the Lincoln, Nebraska commercial real estate market have to offer?  Quite simply it has land, room to grow, affordability and a centralized location. Pair these attractive and unique features with an educated workforce in a culturally diverse community and the answer becomes clear. Lincoln’s commercial real estate market has a lot of potential.  Despite Lincoln’s small size of approximately 300,000 people, it is experiencing the same challenges and triumphs as the bigger metropolitan areas. Warehouse space One of the biggest challenges in the Lincoln market is the low supply of industrial space in a high-demand environment. The industrial vacancy rate as of year-end 2021 was 1.6 percent. Any new product that comes on market is leased quickly and the per-square-foot selling price is trending up with a 31 percent increase in just three years. Unfortunately, in the Lincoln market, the value of new industrial construction building permits has been trending down over the last five years. The rising cost of construction makes this trend even more significant; many developers are unwilling to invest in speculative product without the certainty that tenants will pay the rental rate necessary to provide an adequate rate of return.  One local developer, Las …

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NAI Wisinski of West Michigan Arranges Sale of 72,000 SF Shopping Center in Battle Creek

by Kristin Harlow

BATTLE CREEK, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has arranged the sale of Minges Creek Plaza in Battle Creek for an undisclosed price. The 72,000-square-foot shopping center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Jo-Ann, Biggby Coffee, Xfinity, Supercuts, Tropical Smoothie Café, The UPS Store and LA Insurance. Jodi Milks of NAI Wisinski represented the seller, which purchased the center in 2013 following a foreclosure and made property improvements. NAI Wisinski will handle property management and leasing for the new owner.

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The Secret Is Out About Investment in Columbus, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow

There was a time when an investment in the Columbus, Ohio commercial real estate market had to be justified to outsiders and required a higher return to attract investors. After all, it sits squarely in “fly-over country” in the heart of the rust belt.  With the exception of getting a superior return, why would an investor choose Columbus, over say, New York or Chicago? But that’s all changed. Cap rates are now as low as, or lower than, other major markets. Investors have been driven to those markets, despite having a lower cap rate, because they knew rent growth was continuous and the sales price would appreciate over time. For decades, Columbus’ sales prices had remained stagnant due to a lack of increase in lease rates. However, over the past two years, lease rates have been rapidly increasing in the industrial market, and projections expect that trend to continue.  The Columbus office market hasn’t seen the same rental appreciation — yet. But projections indicate that there will be rental appreciation in office as well, mostly due to increased demand and lack of speculative development over the past two years, but also due to rising land and construction costs.  Because of …

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Outdoor Hospitality Properties Draw Greater Investment Interest Following Rapid Growth During the Pandemic

by Sarah Daniels

Where do people go to “get away from it all” — especially when the world shuts down? Many seek relaxation and recreation in the great outdoors. Interest in camping — especially the subset of high-end camping often referred to as “glamorous camping” or “glamping” — grew steadily in the years before the pandemic. The arrival of COVID and the desire for socially distanced vacations created a rapid increase in demand and revenue. The result for commercial real estate has been a large increase in the number of investors interested in outdoor hospitality properties. “Before 2020, the trend was already very strong; the pandemic just accelerated it,” says Sean Wood, associate broker at NAI Outdoor Hospitality Brokers. Wood cites the Kampgrounds of America (KOA) 2021 Annual North American Camping Report: “From 2014 to 2018, there was consistent growth of about 2 million new households per year getting into camping across North America. From 2018 to 2019, we saw a jump from 39.2 million to 41.9 million households that went camping. And then in 2020, we saw an explosion in interest: from 41.9 million households to 48.2 million households camping each year.” The specialists at NAI Outdoor Hospitality Brokers expect this renewed …

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NAI Partners Arranges Sale of 39,445 SF Warehouse in Houston

by Taylor Williams

HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 39,445-square-foot warehouse located at 5606 Harvey Wilson Drive in Houston’s Second Ward. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was originally built in 1955 and features 10- to 14-foot clear heights. Chris Kugle of NAI Partners represented the seller in the deal, and Steven O’Connor of PrinGroup Commercial represented the buyer. Both parties were limited liability companies.

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NAI Hanson Negotiates Sale of 132,135 SF Industrial Flex Complex in Clifton, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

CLIFTON, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 132,135-square-foot industrial flex property in the Northern New Jersey community of Clifton. The property consists of two buildings totaling approximately 57,000 and 68,000 square feet on a 6.2-acre site. Andrew Somple of NAI Hanson represented the seller, an entity doing business as 1913 Realty Associates LLC. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.

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NAI Rio Grande Valley Brokers Sale of 61,000 SF Cold Storage Facility in McAllen, Texas

by Taylor Williams

MCALLEN, TEXAS — NAI Rio Grande Valley has brokered the sale of a 61,000-square-foot cold storage facility in McAllen, located near the Texas-Mexico border. The property features 17 climate-sensitive loading docks and 26,000 square feet of cold storage space, as well as dry storage and office space. Wonderful Citrus Packaging LLC sold the property to Green Light Go, a California-based provider of logistics services to the agriculture sector. The sales price was not disclosed. The property had been vacant for several years at the time of sale.

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Midwest Healthcare/MOB Properties Adapt to Post-COVID Demands, Tenant Expectations

by Sarah Daniels

The famed stability of healthcare and medical office building (MOB) real estate continues in 2022, with the Midwest acting as a microcosm for the sector’s trends and challenges nationwide. Adapting to complement large healthcare system needs, adding urgent care centers and keeping costs low are some of the main concerns for brokers this space. Five healthcare/MOB brokers sat down with REBusinessOnline to discuss what is influencing the sector. Michael Kalil, chief operating officer and director of brokerage, and Jeff Cavazos, senior vice president, NAI Farbman, Southfield, Mich.; Matthew Gregory, senior VP office brokerage, and Michael Simpson, president, NAI Ohio Equities, Columbus, Ohio; and Doug Taatjes, partner/associate broker, NAI Wisinski of West Michigan, Grand Rapids, Mich. weighed in on the present and future of healthcare/MOB real estate. REBusiness: What trends are we going to see in healthcare in 2022? What factors might influence further investment in this field? Matt Gregory: Improvements to building infrastructure will be the most significant trend in 2022. There will be a push toward better HVAC filtration, higher cleaning standards and so forth. Mike Simpson: Yes, I think the healthy building initiative is something that’s going to pick up more momentum this year. Doug Taatjes: In our …

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