CHICAGO — J.C. Anderson has completed the interior buildout of Color Factory, an immersive art museum. The venue is now open to the public and is situated within Chicago’s Willis Tower. The 24,000-square-foot space represents Color Factory’s largest venue and flagship location. Color Factory also operates locations in Houston and New York City. The Willis Tower location showcases interactive installations and curated exhibits inspired by the city of Chicago. J.C. Anderson built 10 galleries that incorporate 117 different paint colors. The project team included Shorecrest Project Management, Partners by Design and ESD.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build has broken ground on a 42,000-square-foot addition to the Eli’s Cheesecake facility in Chicago. The industrial building currently spans 62,000 square feet. The addition marks the first expansion to the property since it was built in 1995. The expansion will include interior spaces for general bakery use, storage, bakery processing and a new mezzanine. Michael Aragona is the project architect.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build has broken ground on a 42,000-square-foot addition to the Eli’s Cheesecake facility in Chicago. The industrial building currently spans 62,000 square feet. The addition marks the first expansion to the property since it was built in 1995. The expansion will include interior spaces for general bakery use, storage, bakery processing and a new mezzanine level. Michael Aragona is the project architect.
CINCINNATI — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a 14,490-square-foot retail property in Cincinnati for $5.2 million. The property was originally leased to Walgreens, which closed four years ago. Walgreens sub-let the building to Dollar General, which maintains about seven years on its lease. Daniel Waszak of Quantum represented the seller, a New York City-based private investor. A Texas-based real estate investment fund was the buyer.
CINCINNATI — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a 14,490-square-foot retail property in Cincinnati for $5.2 million. The property was originally leased to Walgreens, which closed four years ago. Walgreens sub-let the building to Dollar General, which maintains about seven years on its lease. Daniel Waszak of Quantum represented the seller, a New York City-based private investor. A Texas-based real estate investment fund was the buyer.
MADISON HEIGHTS, MICH. — Meal kit company Hello Fresh has signed a 28,800-square-foot industrial lease at 32701 Edward Ave. in Madison Heights, a northern suburb of Detroit. Sean Jamian of Dominion Real Estate Advisors LLC represented the undisclosed landlord. Colin McCausland of JLL represented the tenant in the five-year lease.
MADISON HEIGHTS, MICH. — Meal kit company Hello Fresh has signed a 28,800-square-foot industrial lease at 32701 Edward Ave. in Madison Heights, a northern suburb of Detroit. Sean Jamian of Dominion Real Estate Advisors LLC represented the undisclosed landlord. Colin McCausland of JLL represented the tenant in the five-year lease.
SAN ANTONIO — Kansas City-based NorthPoint Development will build Foster Commerce Center, a 2.2 million-square-foot industrial park that will be located about 10 miles east of downtown San Antonio. The six-building development will be constructed in phases, with the initial phase comprising two buildings totaling 650,000 square feet. NorthPoint Development expects the project to entail a total capital investment of $230 million and to create more than 1,000 new permanent jobs in addition to about 950 construction jobs. Construction is scheduled to begin before the end of the summer. Stream Realty Partners has been tapped to lease the development.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Woodland Self Storage, a 952-unit facility located south of downtown Austin along I-35. The 92,288-square-foot, climate-controlled facility was built in 2019 and was 70 percent occupied at the time of sale. Steve Mellon, Brian Somoza, Adam Roossien and Matthew Wheeler of JLL represented the seller, Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group, in the transaction. Utah-based REIT Extra Space Storage purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Global Student Accommodation (GSA) has acquired Waterloo Tower, a 796-bed student housing community located near the University of Texas at Austin. The community offers fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity and private patios overlooking the university’s West Campus area. Shared amenities include a fitness center with a spin studio, onsite coffee shop, pool with a hot tub and sauna and private study rooms. Austin-based LV Collective sold the property for an undisclosed price. GSA will turn management of the community over to its operating partner, Yugo, and rebrand the asset as Yugo Austin Waterloo.