ST. LOUIS — Locally based Good Developments Group is redeveloping a former industrial manufacturing site in St. Louis into Crunden Martin, a 500,000-square-foot mixed-use project. The property will serve as the initial phase of the 100-acre, $1.2 billion Gateway South Advanced Building Collaboration District, which is scheduled to break ground in the third quarter. Tom Ray of CBRE will market the space for lease. Phase I redevelopment plans include revitalizing the site’s seven conjoined buildings into a mixed-use workspace featuring prototyping spaces, offices, food-and-beverage retail, production facilities and other amenities designed for construction-focused tenants. Gateway South will feature more than 1.5 million square feet of light manufacturing facilities across a mixed-use neighborhood south of the Gateway Arch. Crunden Martin is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2026.
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CHICAGO — Concord Summit Capital LLC has arranged $10 million in mezzanine financing for the construction of a luxury apartment complex in Chicago. Daniel Eidson, David Larson and Keegan Burger of Concord Summit arranged the financing, which included a senior loan with a C-PACE component. The project will feature amenities such as a fitness center, lounge, game room, private event space, outdoor pool and ground-floor coworking spaces. The lender and borrower were not disclosed.
WAUKESHA, WIS. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Silvernail Plaza, a 116,135-square-foot shopping center in the western Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha. The sales price was undisclosed. Major tenants at the property include grocer Metro Market and Dollar Tree. Outlots Wendy’s, Arby’s and Firestone were included in the sale. Rick Drogosz, Dan Rosenfeld and Scott Satula of Mid-America represented the seller, United Properties. Essential Growth Properties was the buyer.
OAK LAWN, ILL. — Interra Realty has arranged the $3.1 million sale of a multifamily portfolio in Oak Lawn, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Each of the three buildings on Mansfield Avenue houses eight units. At the time of sale, the buildings were 96 percent occupied. Michael Duckler of Interra represented the seller, a private investor. The seller replaced water tanks, added new windows, repaired roofs and completed painting and carpeting.
OSCEOLA, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of McKinley Penn Self-Lock Storage in Osceola, a city in northern Indiana. The 33,380-square-foot self-storage facility is located at 10386 McKinley Highway. The 164-unit, two-building property features new roofs, updated security features and a new insomniac kiosk. Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were limited liability companies. Josh Caruana assisted in closing the transaction as the broker of record in Indiana.
BELLEFONT, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.1 million sale of a retail building in Bellefont, about 120 miles northwest of Harrisburg, that is net leased to grocer Giant Food. The building was constructed in 2022 and is part of Paradise Shopping Center. Dean Zang, Brad Nathanson and David Crotts of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Pennsylvania-based developer, in the transaction. JRW Realty represented the buyer, an affiliate of Exchange Right.
Bank OZK Provides $84M Construction Loan for First Phase of Nora District in Downtown West Palm Beach
by John Nelson
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Bank OZK has provided an $84 million construction loan for Phase I of The Nora District, a 40-acre mixed-use redevelopment project in downtown West Palm Beach. Steven Klein, Brian Gaswirth and Mateo Bolivar of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the borrowers, NDT Development, Place Projects and Wheelock Street Capital. Phase I of Nora District, which will include more than 150,000 square feet of adaptive reuse and new development, broke ground in June 2023 and is slated for completion in early 2025. As part of the project, the developers are converting turn-of-the-century railway warehouses into ground-floor shops and restaurants. Phase I will also include more than 55,000 square feet of second-floor showroom space and creative Class A offices. Confirmed retailers in Phase I include Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar, H&H Bagels, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, The Garret Group, Juliana’s Pizza, Celis Juice Bar and Café, Del Mar Mediterranean Restaurant, Sana Skin Studio, Mint, The Spot Barbershop, Rumble and Solidcore. Future phases of Nora District will include The Nora Hotel, a 201-room boutique hotel developed in partnership with BD Hotels and Sean MacPherson.
MELBOURNE, FLA. — Driftwood Capital has delivered Element by Westin Melbourne Oceanfront, a 130-room beachfront hotel located at 2655 N. Highway A1A on Florida’s Space Coast. The hotel represents the first beachfront hotel to open in Brevard County since 2020 and the first beachfront property for the Element by Westin brand. Driftwood Hospitality Management operates the hotel, which features complimentary breakfast for guests, a fitness center, complimentary bike rentals, saline pool and pool deck overlooking the beach and restaurant Ebb & Flow. The hotel is situated within a short drive of Patrick Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the John F. Kennedy Space Center.
CBL Properties Adds New Tenants, Expands Existing Retailers at Mayfaire Town Center in Wilmington, North Carolina
by John Nelson
WILMINGTON, N.C. — CBL Properties has signed female apparel retailers Free People and FP Movement to open new stores at Mayfaire Town Center, a 610,000-square-foot open-air shopping mall in Wilmington. The affiliated brands will open their stores on Main Street totaling 5,500 square feet this fall. Additionally, CBL is set to open a new Claire’s store this month and reopen Chick-fil-A later this summer. Vochos Urban Mexican Kitchen and Potbelly Sandwich Shop are also set to debut their restaurants at Mayfaire soon. CBL is also expanding Reeds Jewelers, which has been a tenant at Mayfaire since the mall opened 20 years ago. The retailer will operate a newly expanded store on Inspiration Drive spanning 9,000 square feet. Set to open in July, the flagship store will carry Rolex and David Yurman brands and feature a bar and lounge. CBL also agreed to relocate and expand lululemon, which has been a tenant since 2021, to a new 5,200-square-foot store on Main Street. Rack Room Shoes also recently relocated to a new 4,000-square-foot store.
Investor Capital Group Divests of 288-Unit The Falls at Canyon Rim Apartments in Ogden, Utah
by Amy Works
OGDEN, UTAH — Investor Capital Group has completed the disposition of The Falls at Canyon Rim, a multifamily property in the Salt Lake City suburb of Ogden. TruAmerica Multifamily purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Built in 2001 on more than 14 acres, the 12-building community features 288 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 937 square feet to 1,420 square feet. Each unit offers full-size washers/dryers, plank flooring and a private patio or balcony. Community amenities include two playground areas, a swimming pool and tennis court. Danny Shin and Brock Zylstra of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.