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HSF Originates $108M Construction Loan for Des Moines Apartment Tower

by Kristin Harlow November 17, 2025

DES MOINES, IOWA — Dallas-based HALL Structured Finance (HSF) has provided a $108 million first lien construction loan for 515 Walnut Tower in downtown Des Moines. St. Joseph Group is the borrower and developer. Richard Price and Jackie Meagher of Berkadia arranged the loan. The project will rise 33 stories with 390 apartment units. A central amenity “lodge” will offer fitness, coworking, lounge and entertainment areas, including a rooftop terrace with hot tubs and cooking space. The second floor will feature a 4,000-square-foot fitness center as well as sky walk connections to an adjacent parking garage.

November 17, 2025

Development Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Hines Breaks Ground on 306-Unit Apartment Complex in Naperville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow November 17, 2025

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Hines has broken ground on 1200 Diehl Road in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The five-story apartment complex will include 306 units and 15,000 square feet of retail space. The development was partially funded through Hines U.S. Direct Investments. Units will range from studios to three-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a pool deck, coworking lounge, clubroom, golf simulator, fitness center and walking path. Freedom Commons, a 160,000-square-foot shopping center, sits adjacent to the property. The submarket has received no new institutional multifamily supply since 2022, according to David Bach, senior managing director at Hines. PNC provided a $66 million construction loan for the development, according to Crain’s Chicago Business.

November 17, 2025

Development Illinois Loans Midwest Retail

Associated Bank Provides $11.7M Construction Loan for Retail Center in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow November 17, 2025

BANNOCKBURN, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided an $11.7 million loan to GTZ Properties for the development of a four-building, multi-tenant retail center on a vacant parcel at 1300 Half Day Road in Bannockburn. The 23,864-square-foot project is situated on a 5.3-acre corner lot adjacent to a Mariano’s grocery store and across the street from a Heinen’s grocery store. The development is 93 percent preleased with one space remaining. Signed leases include Wells Fargo Bank, Chipotle, Heart Certified Auto Care, Just Salad and a nail salon. The Gardner School is purchasing a parcel to develop the fifth building on the property as an early childhood education center. Completion of the retail center is slated for summer 2026. Daniel Barrins of Associated Bank handled the loan arrangements and closing.

November 17, 2025

Civic Development Kansas Midwest

Kansas Children’s Discovery Center Opens $11.6M Addition in Topeka

by Kristin Harlow November 17, 2025

TOPEKA, KAN. — The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center, Topeka’s nonprofit children’s museum, has opened an $11.6 million expansion project that more than doubled the size of the facility from 15,000 to over 30,000 square feet. The expansion includes three large gallery spaces, three learning lab classrooms, a makerspace, café, exhibit construction workshop and other spaces. The Sunflower Gallery is anchored by an indoor climbing structure, the tallest climbable sunflower in the world at two stories tall, according to a release. Surrounding the climber, visitors will find educational exhibits celebrating Kansas symbols. The gallery also features murals by local artist Sarah O’Keefe, Queren King Orozco and children from Shawnee Heights Elementary School. The Hall of Bright Ideas celebrates creative Kansans, including historical inventors and Kansas children. The gallery includes an art installation, hand-cranked generator, illumination station and children’s stage. A 3,000-square-foot traveling exhibit gallery enables the museum to host any traveling exhibit from around the country. The first traveling exhibit is inspired by the art of children’s book author and illustrator Eric Carle. Three new learning lab classrooms create space for STEAM-based childcare for school-age children. STEAM refers to science, technology, engineering, arts and math. These indoor-outdoor learning spaces connect a …

November 17, 2025

Illinois Industrial Leasing Activity Lee & Associates Midwest

Lee & Associates Negotiates 27,149 SF Industrial Lease Renewal in Morton Grove, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow November 17, 2025

MORTON GROVE, ILL. — Lee & Associates of Illinois has negotiated an industrial lease renewal for a 27,149-square-foot building located at 8250 N. Austin Ave. in Morton Grove. Brad Simousek of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Jerry’s Fruit & Garden Center Inc. The landlord, Clear Height Properties, was self-represented.

November 17, 2025

Loans Multifamily Top Stories

Walker & Dunlop Provides $192M Agency Refinancing to Cortland for National Multifamily Portfolio

by Taylor Williams November 17, 2025

ATLANTA — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has provided a $192 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of a national portfolio of four multifamily properties totaling 1,137 units. The borrower was Atlanta-based owner-operator Cortland. The portfolio consists of Cortland at the Hammocks I & II in Miami, which total 720 units, as well as the 224-unit Huntington Glen Apartments in Dallas and the 193-unit Cortland Congress Park in Denver. According to Apartments.com, Cortland at the Hammocks offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 552 to 1,488 square feet. Cortland Congress Park features similar floor plans as well as studio options. Huntington Glen has one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 516 to 937 square feet. Stephen Farnsworth led the Walker & Dunlop team that originated the financing on behalf of Cortland, which previously executed capital improvement programs to unit interiors, building exteriors and amenity spaces at all three properties. “Since acquisition, Cortland has invested meaningfully in these communities, successfully executing its value-add strategy and repositioning the assets within their respective markets,” says Farnsworth. “Our continued partnership reflects a shared commitment to supporting mission-driven communities and delivering lasting value for residents and investors alike.” …

November 17, 2025

Georgia Market Reports Restaurant Retail Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Exhibit on Atlanta Retail: Observations from Intown to the ‘Burbs

by John Nelson November 17, 2025

If you’ve spent any time driving around Atlanta recently, you’ve probably noticed something. More development sites are returning with bulldozers and developers are taking down land parcels in the suburbs the size of small European countries. But this time, the approach is more strategic than ever. Gone are the days when a developer would carve out a shopping center for base rents less than $40 per square foot and call it a day. Today, some metro Atlanta developers are assembling larger tracts and creating hybrid projects that include multifamily housing, storage and even industrial uses in the back of the parcel, saving the front-facing road frontage for ground leases, build-to-suits and limited shop space. Automotive and restaurants concepts are clamoring for pads. The result? Those once-overlooked “front and center” pad sites and strip centers are suddenly the belle of the ball. The downside is paying too much on the buy side for the dirt for aggressively low caps rates. But all I can say for the rental rates that I’m seeing is “Wow.” Restaurants still lead In Atlanta’s retail market, restaurants continue to be the leading driver of leasing activity. According to observations, excluding junior box space, food-and-beverage deals made …

November 17, 2025

Acquisitions Industrial Texas

JLL Brokers Sale of 756,668 SF Distribution Center in Mesquite, Texas

by Taylor Williams November 14, 2025

MESQUITE, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of a 756,668-square-foot distribution center in Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The site at 2800 Skyline Drive spans 40.4 acres. The building was completed earlier this year and features 40-foot clear heights, 96 loading doors with 29 dock levelers, 185-foot truck court depths and 124 trailer parking stalls. Jody Thornton, Trent Agnew, Tom Weber, Pauli Kerr, Ben Pollack and Michael Jankovich of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture that includes Capstar Real Estate Advisors, in the transaction. The buyer was W. P. Carey. The facility was fully leased at the time of sale to Canadian Solar.

November 14, 2025

Affordable Housing Development Multifamily Texas

JPI Breaks Ground on $103M Workforce Housing Community in Denton

by Taylor Williams November 14, 2025

DENTON, TEXAS — JPI has broken ground on Jefferson Quail Creek, a $103 million workforce housing project that will be located in the North Texas city of Denton. Jefferson Quail Creek will offer 415 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Rent restrictions were not disclosed. Amenities will include a pool, courtyard with grilling stations, beer garden with an outdoor kitchen, clubroom with a café, a resident lounge with TVs and gaming stations, an indoor-outdoor fitness center and yoga studio and an enclosed dog park. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in the mid-2027.

November 14, 2025

Industrial Leasing Activity Lee & Associates Texas

Colliers Negotiates 45,700 SF Industrial Lease in East Houston

by Taylor Williams November 14, 2025

HOUSTON — Colliers has negotiated a 45,700-square-foot industrial lease in East Houston. The tenant is Peace Global Logistics, and the space is located within the single-tenant building at 15135 Jacintoport Blvd., which according to LoopNet Inc. was built in 1980 and renovated in 2000. Judy Garza Beebe and Christopher Klein of Colliers represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Andrew McGuire and Mason Alsbrooks of Lee & Associates represented the tenant.

November 14, 2025

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