DES PLAINES, ILL. — Seefried Industrial Properties has completed demolition and is underway on a three-building, 520,000-square-foot industrial development in Des Plaines. The project is a redevelopment of approximately 35 acres at the Northeast corner of Algonquin and Mount Prospect roads in the O’Hare submarket. It will transform three functionally obsolete office buildings into a modern industrial park. The three buildings, totaling 106,000, 152,000 and 260,000 square feet, are being built on a speculative basis. Premier Design + Build Group is the general contractor, SPACECO is the civil engineer and Harris Architects is the architect. Jason Lev, Jimmy Kowalczyk and John Suerth of CBRE are marketing the property for lease. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2027.
JOLIET, ILL. — Cullinan Properties has secured more than 500,000 square feet of executed deals current or coming to Rock Run Collection, including naming five additional national and regional retail tenants alongside the previously announced Dick’s House of Sport. The announcement was made as the developer broke ground for the retail components at the 310-acre, 1.3 million-square-foot project in Joliet. The newly named retail tenants to open in 2027 include Five Below, Maurices, Spencer’s, Buckle and Milano Nail Salon. Additional tenants will be released soon. The retail portion is adjacent to the new Hollywood Casino Joliet and The View apartment complex. The 120,000-square-foot Dick’s House of Sport is the first to be built from the ground up in the Chicagoland area.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a 200,696-square-foot food production facility located within LakeView Corporate Park in Pleasant Prairie. Royal Oak Realty Trust, a New York-based real estate investment trust, acquired the property. Erik Foster and Mike Wilson of Avison Young represented the seller, EQT Real Estate. Constructed in 2017, the facility is fully leased to a national bakery products supplier.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has selected River Park Plaza in St. Paul for its new headquarters. The organization has signed a lease for 109,228 square feet across three floors plus space in the basement for a total of 124,520 rentable square feet. DNR will be relocating its headquarters from 500 Lafayette Road in St. Paul, where it has been based since 1985. The transaction represents one of the largest office leases completed in the Twin Cities in recent years. SARA Investment Real Estate owns River Park Plaza, which totals 330,000 square feet. Suntide Commercial Realty handles management and leasing for the property. Jeff Hart, Kevin Peck and Jim Kenney of Suntide represented the landlord in the lease with DNR, which expects to take occupancy in June 2027. At that point, the building will be 94 percent occupied.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Locally based developer Advance Realty Investors has completed Willow House, a 52-unit apartment building in Hoboken. Designed by locally based MVMK Architects and Living Systems, the eight-story building houses studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units in addition to 6,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a lobby lounge, fitness center, coworking space, package room and a rooftop deck. Leasing began in mid-June, at which point rents started in the mid-$4000s per month for a studio apartment. Construction began in winter 2024.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a portfolio of three mixed-use properties in Poughkeepsie, located north of New York City. The 28,990-square-foot portfolio consists of a mixed-use building with four commercial spaces and eight residential units, a 15-unit residential building with a commercial space and a five-unit residential structure. Brian Kaplan and John Horowitz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity doing business as GSP One LLC, in the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cuadra Capital, a Charlotte-based real estate investment and operating firm, has acquired multiple retail and mixed-use assets totaling 250,000 square feet across North Carolina and Florida. The acquisitions include State Street Station in Greensboro, College Plaza in Winston-Salem and the Bottleworks District in Wilmington, N.C. The lone Florida acquisition was Park & King in Jacksonville. State Street Station is a 60,977-square-foot, eight-building neighborhood retail center that includes a mix of food-and-beverage, service, medical and wellness retail tenants. The firm also acquired four adjacent parcels from a local owner to expand parking capacity and improve accessibility surrounding State Street Station. College Plaza is a 50,000-square-foot shopping center located across from The Grounds, a 100-acre mixed-use district under construction. The center is home to local tenants such as Jimmy the Greek and Elizabeth’s Pizza. As part of the acquisition, Cuadra also purchased the adjacent parcel situated at 2730 University Parkway, with plans to implement capital improvements at the property. The Bottleworks District is a four-property, 100,000-square-foot mixed-use portfolio that spans three contiguous blocks. The portfolio is home to a mix of food-and-beverage, office and light industrial tenants, including Hi-Wire Brewing, The Ibis, Cugina Forno and the YMCA. Park & King …
OVIEDO, FLA. — CrossMarc Capital LP has acquired The Food Factory at Oviedo on the Park, a 14,000-square-foot, open-air dining and entertainment venue in the northeast Orlando suburb of Oviedo, for $8.3 million. The acquisition includes the Food Factory building, as well as an adjacent parcel where CrossMarc plans to develop a 3,894-square-foot, multi-tenant retail building. Construction is expected to begin in November. Approximately 1,200 square feet has already been preleased to Kilwins, an American confectionary franchise. Winter Park, Fla.-based Michael Collard Properties sourced the off-market transaction.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Brennan Investment Group has broken ground on a 210,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility in the historic Whites Creek neighborhood of Nashville. The building is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2027. Situated on 17 acres, the rear-load building will feature 260-foot depths, ample trailer and car parking spaces, 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, concrete tilt-wall construction and the ability to accommodate up to five tenants.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the auction sale of a 25,274-square-foot office property located at 3621 Fern Valley Road in Louisville. Chewy Inc., the online retailer for pet food and medications, occupies the building on a corporate-guaranteed lease with a little more than three years remaining on the initial term and two five-year renewal options. The property serves as the brand’s national call center and training hub that supports Chewy’s pharmaceuticals business. Daniel Greenamyre of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the Chicago-based seller. Greenamyre worked with Paul Casella and Derek Schuster of Marcus & Millichap’s Auction Services team to execute the online auction. Michael Glass served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Kentucky for the deal. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.