WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — Brinkmann Constructors and Subtext have broken ground on VERVE, a seven-story student housing property located two blocks from the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette. Completion is slated for fall 2024. Located at 102 W. Wood St., the community will feature 751 beds across 235 units along with 265 parking spaces and 5,516 square feet of retail space. The units are fully furnished. Designed by WDG, the property features amenities such as a coffee bar, private study pods, group study rooms, a market, fitness center, lounge and two courtyards. The pool courtyard is equipped with an outdoor pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen, multi-purpose turf lawn, grill stations and firepits. The Zen courtyard features a dog park and hammocks. This fall, total enrollment at Purdue reached a record high of 50,884 students.
O’FALLON, ILL. — Poettker Construction has completed Revela at O’Fallon, a 92-unit senior living community in O’Fallon, about 20 miles east of St. Louis. A grand opening event is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 18. The 89,000-square-foot property offers independent living, assisted living and memory support. St. Louis Design Alliance was the project architect, and Premier Senior Living is the property manager.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $6.2M Sale of Rasmussen University-Occupied Property in Suburban Chicago
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 25,000-square-foot property occupied by Rasmussen University in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville for $6.2 million. The net-leased asset at 1400 W. Normantown Road was constructed as a build-to-suit for the university in 2009. Peter Doughty and Brent Holder of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a California-based private investor that had purchased the property through a 1031 exchange. The duo also represented the buyer, a New York-based private investor. American Public Education acquired Rasmussen University in 2021.
CHICAGO — Tradewater has signed a 3,565-square-foot office lease at the historic Auxiliary Building in Chicago’s West Fulton Market. The 90,000-square-foot building is located at 1550 W. Carroll Ave. Formerly an industrial building that served as the main factory for H.C. Evans & Co., the 100-year-old property was recently converted into office space. H.C. Evans & Co. was a manufacturer of casino equipment, pinball machines and jukeboxes. Tradewater works to prevent the emission of greenhouse gases. Zach Pruitt and Nicholas Schaefer of Cawley Chicago represented the private landlord. Dan Arends of Colliers represented the tenant.
By Chris Pearson, Industrial Specialist, TOK Commercial Idaho remains a prime area for industrial growth in 2022, with nearly 180 deals completed across Southern Idaho’s top markets. Activity is strongest in the Boise MSA as more than 1.2 million square feet of net absorption has been recorded so far in 2022. This is up from 1.1 million square feet at the end of June 2021. Top deals for the year include Federated Ordinance leasing 265,200 square feet of new construction in Caldwell, as well as Amazon leasing 141,400 square feet in North Meridian. Overall industrial vacancy has remained low across Idaho. Total vacancy in the Boise area has been below 1.5 percent over the past 12 months. It currently sits at 1.2 percent. Vacancy is slightly higher in the Magic Valley & Eastern Idaho MSAs, with total vacancy above 2.5 percent in both markets. However, total vacancy in Idaho Falls, the largest market in Eastern Idaho, hit a historic low of 1.3 percent in June. Vacancy is also at a record low in Twin Falls, the Magic Valley’s main industrial hub, which is currently at just 0.2 percent. Based on vacancy alone, supply appears to lag behind demand. This should not remain the case for …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Foulger-Pratt has broken ground on Paxton, an affordable housing development located at the intersection of Benning Road and 16th Street in northeast Washington, D.C.’s Kingman Park district. The $101 million project will feature eight studio, 87 one-bedroom, 16 two-bedroom and 37 three-bedroom rental apartments upon completion, which is set for April 2024. A majority (133 units) will be reserved for households earning at or below 50 percent of the area median income (AMI). The remaining will be reserved for households earning at or below 30 percent of AMI and are designated as “permanent supportive housing.” All residents will have access to services through Hope Multiplied, a locally based nonprofit providing community development, health-and-wellness and socio-economic programs. Residents in the permanent supportive housing units will receive support services through Community of Hope, a local organization working to end family homelessness and improve health. Financing partners for Paxton include the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, which issued $46.9 million in tax exempt bonds and underwrote $42 million in D.C. and federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity, in addition to a $29 million Housing Production Trust Fund loan from the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development. …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Alliance Residential Co. has opened Broadstone SoBro, a 226-unit apartment community located at 800 4th Ave. S. in Nashville. The property comprises studio, one- and two-bedroom luxury apartment units that are renting at $1,851 per month, according to the community’s website. Designed by Brock Hudgins Architects, Broadstone SoBro’s community amenities include a resort-style saltwater pool; an outdoor courtyard with grilling stations, fire pit, dining and lounge space; a fitness room featuring a local artist-commissioned mural; a terrace-level library featuring private and coworking spaces; dog spa; and a sky lounge wine bar including private seating areas, fireplace, record lounge and oversized balcony. The development is Alliance Residential’s sixth in the Nashville market.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 689,614-square-foot, single-tenant distribution center located at 960 Wauhatchie Pike in Chattanooga. New York-based W. P. Carey purchased the single-tenant property from locally based logistics firm Kenco Group for an undisclosed price. Tyler Ziebel, Jack Rosenberg, Fred Regnery, Todd Steffan and Andy Cates of Colliers brokered the deal. The property is fully leased to Chattem Chemicals Inc., a subsidiary of the French multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi Aventis. The company recently signed a long-term lease extension at the facility, which W. P. Carey plans to expand by 120,000 square feet. The warehouse currently features 79 docks, 30-foot clear height ceiling and 10,000 square feet of office space. Once the $18 million expansion is complete, the facility will be Sanofi Aventis’ largest distribution facility in the world, according to Colliers.
MANASSAS, VA. — First National Realty Partners LLC has acquired Promenade at Manassas, a 287,000-square-foot shopping center that was built in 1995 in Manassas. A 107,000-square-foot Home Depot anchors the property, which is situated 31 miles west of Washington, D.C., at the intersection of I-66 and Sudley Road. Other tenants include a 43,000-square-foot local international grocer, Oh! Market, as well as Ashley Home Furniture, Planet Fitness, The Tile Shop and Sherwin-Williams. Ryan Sciullo of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY. — Fimiani Development Corp. has acquired Pennyrile Marketplace, an 85,000-square-foot shopping center located at 3010 Fort Campbell Blvd. in Hopkinsville. Seritage KMT Finance sold the property to the Boca Raton-based retail investment firm for $3.8 million. Built in 1978, Pennyrile Marketplace sits on 12 acres near Fort Campbell Army base and houses tenants including Harbor Freight Tools, Bargain Hunt and Farmers Home Furniture. Mike Fimiani represented the buyer in the transaction on an internal basis, and Marc Ozburn and Ross Robison of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the seller. Fimiani Development plans to make renovations to Pennyrile Marketplace, including landscaping, improved signage and resurfacing of the parking lot.