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McHugh Construction, Nacional Group Break Ground on $85M Wagner Community Center in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

ELMHURST, ILL. — McHugh Construction and joint venture partner Nacional Group have broken ground on the new Joanne B. Wagner Community Center in the Chicago suburb of Elmhurst. The nearly $85 million project will replace the former 32,000-square-foot Wagner Community Center with a 127,250-square-foot, two-story facility at 615 N. West Ave. A grand opening is planned for fall 2027. The new center will be approximately four times larger than the former facility, enabling expanded programming and the elimination of longstanding waitlists for youth and adult activities. Designed by the Elmhurst office of Dewberry, the Wagner Community Center will feature an indoor artificial turf field, a full-size gymnasium capable of hosting multiple sports, a three-lane elevated walking track, dedicated early childhood and preschool classrooms with a separate entrance, expanded dance and gymnastics studios, an indoor play area, multipurpose community rooms and administrative offices.

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CivicLeasing ActivityTexas

Ivybrook Academy to Open Daycare, Preschool in The Woodlands, Texas

by Taylor Williams

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Ivybrook Academy will open a daycare and preschool facility in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The space, the square footage of which was not disclosed, will feature classrooms, outdoor learning spaces and interactive amenities. Diana Gaines of SVN | J. Beard Real Estate represented the landlord, Celebration Church, in the lease negotiations. Loch Cook and Crystal Allen of Transwestern represented the tenant.

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CivicDevelopmentLoansMultifamilyNew YorkNortheast

CPC Provides $4.5M Construction Loan for Multifamily Conversion Project in Syracuse

by Taylor Williams

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Community Preservation Corp. (CPC) has provided a $4.5 million construction loan for a multifamily conversion project in Syracuse. The project will transform the former William Howard Taft School in the city’s Eastwood neighborhood, which opened in 1907 and closed in 1964, into a 28-unit rental complex. The unit mix will comprise six one-bedroom residences and 22 two-bedroom apartments. The developer is Skinner Properties.

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CivicDevelopmentHealthcareKansasMidwest

Icon Structures Underway on Adaptive Reuse Project for Community Crisis Center in Wichita, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow

WICHITA, KAN. — General contractor Icon Structures is underway on an adaptive reuse project for Sedgwick County Government in Wichita. The project that will convert a 105-year-old building that formerly housed a car dealership into the new COMCARE Community Crisis Center (CCC). The development will expand access to mental health services and consolidate the county’s services into a single building adjacent to the new Wichita Biomedical Campus (WBC). Helix Architecture + Design is leading the transformation. Helix is also part of the architecture and interiors team, along with CO Architects, for the WBC, a joint initiative of the University of Kansas Medical Center, Wichita State University and WSU Tech to establish a regional health sciences educational hub. Once operational, the CCC will offer WBC students hands-on clinical mental health training and possible career internships. The building will transition COMCARE, a certified community behavioral health clinic, from a residential facility to a new level of care as a crisis intervention center (CIC), providing stabilization services to those with more serious mental health needs. The CIC will allow for a centralized 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline call center operations and 24/7 access to medical providers. It will also accommodate mental health services …

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CivicLoansMassachusettsMultifamilyNortheast

Kelleher & Sadowsky Arranges $14.3M in Financing for Multifamily Conversion Project in Worcester

by Taylor Williams

WORCESTER, MASS. — Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates Inc. has arranged $14 million in financing for a multifamily conversion project in downtown Worcester. The borrower, CMK Development Partners, will use the proceeds to acquire and convert a historic three-building complex known as One Exchange Place into 44 apartments and ground-floor retail space. Units will feature a mix of floor plans, and nine residences will be set aside as affordable housing. Amenities will include a fitness center, business center and a revitalized outdoor courtyard. Meghan Liddy and Chris Naff led the debt placement for Kelleher & Sadowsky. The direct lender was not disclosed.

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CivicDevelopmentTexas

Texas State University to Undertake 85,000 SF Stadium Renovation, Expansion Project

by Taylor Williams

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Texas State University will undertake an 85,000-square-foot stadium renovation and expansion project. Bobcat Stadium, located on the university’s San Marcos campus, will receive a new upper-level hospitality and banquet space, as well as new exterior concourses. The project team, which includes Pfluger Architects and White Construction, will also upgrade the field house, including the addition of an 8,000-square-foot weight room and 3,000-square-foot training room. Completion is slated for next fall.

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CivicDevelopmentIndustrialMidwestMissouri

Kansas City Aviation Department Selects Developer for Remaining 20 Acres at Downtown Airport

by Kristin Harlow

KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Kansas City Aviation Department has selected Airside Innovation Missouri LLC, a joint venture between Kansas City natives Kyle Eiserer of Airside FBO and Erik Murray of Eastside Innovation, to develop the last 20 acres of available land at the Kansas City Downtown Airport – Wheeler Field. The $55 million development will include a new fixed base operation (FBO) led by Kansas City-based Apex Aero Center with a 15,000-square-foot terminal building and more than 150,000 square feet of new hangar, office and shop space designed to serve business, government and general aviation users. FBOs are often the first point of contact for visitors arriving by air. Known as Project Lima, the development was selected through a request for proposals process and received unanimous approval from the Kansas City Council in September. The developers executed a long-term lease on the property last month. The project will also include the expansion of Red Tail Academy, a Kansas City-based nonprofit focused on educating and mentoring underrepresented youth in aviation. The broader project team includes Crossroads Real Estate Group, WSKF Architects, TREKK Design Group, Bob D Campbell & Co., FSC Inc., LM2 Construction, McCownGordon Construction and AvAirPros. Completion is slated …

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AcquisitionsCivicTexas

STRIVE Negotiates Sale of 7,682 SF Preschool, Daycare Building in Plano

by Taylor Williams

PLANO, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of a 7,682-square-foot preschool and daycare building in Plano that is occupied by Lightbridge Academy. Jackson Brewer of STRIVE represented the seller, a Houston-based developer, in the deal. Hudson Lambert and Harrison Beethe, also with STRIVE, represented the buyer, a local 1031 exchange investor. Both parties requested anonymity.

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CivicLeasing ActivityNew YorkNortheast

TADA Youth Theater Renews 10,000 SF Lease in Manhattan’s NoMad District

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — TADA Youth Theater has renewed its 10,000-square-foot lease at 15 W. 28th St. in Manhattan’s NoMad district. The community program that produces original musicals for family audiences and hosts musical classes has occupied space at the building since 2002, and the renewal keeps the tenant in place for another five years. Josh Berger of Norman Bobrow & Co. represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. David Eshagpour represented the landlord, East Coast Management, on an internal basis.

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CivicDevelopmentMidwestMinnesota

Kraus-Anderson Completes $24.1M Fire Station in Edina, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow

EDINA, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson Construction has completed a $24.1 million fire station in the Twin Cities suburb of Edina. The two-story project at 4401 W. 76th St. replaces the former facility on York Avenue. Designed by BKV Group, the 35,464-square-foot development also includes space for the Public Health Division. The fire station features an atrium and lobby, administration areas, training rooms, offices, conference rooms and a large apparatus bay for ambulances, fire and rescue vehicles as well as personal protective equipment storage. The building also features a physical conditioning room that is available to all city employees. The second floor houses dormitories, and the training tower rises five stories. Construction began in fall 2023.

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