ROSEMOUNT, MINN. — Opus has completed a 90,000-square-foot recycling facility expansion for Spectro Alloys in Rosemount, a southern suburb of St. Paul. Spectro Alloys is a secondary foundry alloy producer in the Midwest. The addition enables the company to expand its product offering into billet from post-consumer scrap aluminum. Equipment will be assembled and calibrated in the facility over the next several months. With first production expected during the second half of 2025, the new facility creates an estimated 50 new jobs and adds nearly 120 million pounds per year of additional recycling capacity. Full production ramp-up is expected in the first quarter of 2026. Opus was the design-builder and architect.
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CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has negotiated the $5.3 million sale of a creative loft office building located at 405 W. Superior St. in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The value-add property features a diverse tenant mix, including one retail tenant as well as full-floor occupants spanning a variety of technology, energy and marketing companies. There are also more than two dozen tenants operating under short-term coworking agreements with the Expansive shared office brand. The floor plates are 7,200 square feet. Jason St. John and Danny Spitz of Greenstone represented the seller, Expansive. Mitchell Loveman and Jimena Sayavedra of Newmark represented the buyer, Self-Help Ventures Fund.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Tierra Encantada, a Spanish immersion early education company, has signed a 14,440-square-foot retail lease at 114 W. Gregory Blvd. in Kansas City. The former home of Reece Nichols, the Brookside location offers a newly remodeled roof, mechanical equipment and interior. Tierra Encantada currently has 17 locations in the U.S., and the new lease marks its second in the greater Kansas City area. Marshal Blount of Block & Co. Inc. Realtors represented the undisclosed landlord, while CBRE represented the tenant.
Boulder Group Brokers $4.2M Sale of Restaurant Property Leased to Uncle Julio’s in Lombard, Illinois
LOMBARD, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $4.2 million sale of a 10,682-square-foot restaurant property occupied by Uncle Julio’s in the Chicago suburb of Lombard. The single-tenant building is located at 2360 Fountain Square Drive. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a Midwest-based developer. The buyer was a private investor from Illinois. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Uncle Julio’s is a chain of Mexican restaurants.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Anduril, a defense and aerospace contractor, has selected a site in Columbus for Arsenal-1, the company’s first hyperscale weapons manufacturing facility. The Southern California-based firm plans to invest approximately $1 billion of its own capital into the development. Anduril expects the new Arsenal plant to create more than 4,000 direct jobs in Pickaway County and the surrounding areas, as well as 8,500 indirect jobs from suppliers, construction and other sectors. The company says the project represents the largest single job-creation development in the history of Ohio. At full scale, the facility will span 5 million square feet and produce tens of thousands of military systems annually, according to Anduril. The firm will produce most of its suite of autonomous weapons, sensors and systems at the facility. “Today is a proud day for Ohio as we welcome Anduril and celebrate the creation of thousands of new jobs in cutting-edge defense manufacturing,” said Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted. “This investment reinforces Ohio’s position as a leader in advanced technology and national security.” The site is located near Rickenbacker Airport and features two 12,000-foot runways and a 75-acre private apron that will accommodate military-scale aircraft for delivery purposes. The site …
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Affinius Capital has provided an $81.3 million loan for the refinancing of Belt & Main, a 350-unit apartment community located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. Belt & Main houses 269 one-bedroom residences and 81 two-bedroom apartments, as well as 17,000 square feet of retail space. Units feature quartz countertops, wood-style flooring, stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry, floor-to-ceiling windows and full-size washers and dryers. Select units also offer patios and balconies. Amenities include a pool, grilling stations with open-air dining areas, coffee and coworking spaces with Wi-Fi connectivity, onsite storage units and a fitness center. Jeremy Sain of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Catalyst Urban Development.
SPRING, TEXAS — Locally based developer Sueba USA has completed Imperial Oaks Square, a 269-unit apartment community in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. The site is located within Falls at Imperial Oaks, a 686-acre master-planned development by Holcomb Properties, and is adjacent to the 100-acre Lake Holcomb. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 496 to 1,594 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a dog park, business center and a catering kitchen. Rents start at approximately $1,200 per month for a studio apartment. Construction began in spring 2023.
HOUSTON — CBRE has brokered the sale of Woodlake Square, a 157,465-square-foot shopping center in Houston’s Westchase District. Woodlake Square was 80 percent leased to 21 tenants at the time of sale. Grocer Randalls and Walgreens have jointly anchored the center, which was redeveloped in 2010, since the 1970s. Mark Witcher, Jolie Duhon, Chris Cozby, Jim Batjer and Harrison Tye of CBRE represented the seller, Edens, in the transaction. Houston-based investment firm Wu Properties purchased the center for an undisclosed price.
HOUSTON — Provident Industrial, a division of Dallas-based developer Provident, has sold Hall Road Distribution Center, a 139,000-square-foot building in southeast Houston. The newly constructed building is located about 20 miles from both of Port Houston’s main shipping terminals and features 32-foot clear heights, 32 dock doors and two ramps. Provident developed Hall Road Distribution Center in partnership with Junction Commercial Real Estate and Singerman Real Estate. The buyer, local seafood logistics company Ocean Kingdom, will also occupy the property.
SELMA, TEXAS — Construction contractor Southland Industries has signed a 62,400-square-foot industrial lease in Selma, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. The space is located within Corporate Drive Industrial Complex, a newly constructed development that consists of two buildings totaling 511,000 square feet. John Colglazier, Kyle Kennan and Lindsey Tucker of Partners Real Estate represented the landlord, Atlanta-based developer Ackerman & Co., in the lease negotiations. Davis Bass of HPI Real Estate Services & Investments represented the tenant.