KANSAS CITY, MO. — EHP Capital and Aspen Funds have purchased Hunters Glen Apartments in Kansas City for $27 million. The partnership will launch a comprehensive renovation plan to modernize interiors and upgrade amenities at the 253-unit multifamily community. The property was built in 1975 and includes studio through three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 506 to 1,127 square feet, according to Apartments.com.
WAUKESHA, WIS. — Associated Bank has provided a $6.5 million loan for the acquisition of Ridgeview Industrial Center IV in Waukesha. The 89,405-square-foot building, constructed in 2003 and remodeled in 2023, is fully leased to two tenants. The property is located just off the intersection of I-94 and Redford Boulevard, with logistics access to I-41 and I-43. The borrower, Capital Partners, currently manages 16.2 million square feet of industrial properties. Randy Stille of Associated Bank handled the loan arrangements and closing.
CHICAGO — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the $1.4 million sale of an apartment building located at 1329 W. 18th St. in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. The asset features five recently rehabbed apartment units, rear garage parking and a newly signed retail lease with a five-year term. SVN’s Cawthon-Labriola Group represented both the out-of-state buyer and the seller.
MILFORD, MASS. — Realterm, a Maryland-based investment manager focused on the transportation industry, has acquired a 7.2-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in Milford, a southwestern suburb of Boston. The facility features a 14,240-square-foot maintenance building with nine drive-in shop doors, including four drive-through bays, a drive-through wash bay and a fueling station. At the time of sale, the facility was leased to moving company Ryder and trailer rental service PLM Fleet. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
ELMHURST, ILL. — Related Products, a packaging company, has signed a 4,800-square-foot industrial lease at 736-778 Industrial Drive in the Chicago suburb of Elmhurst. Dustin Albers of Lee & Associates represented the tenant. The property owner, Value Industrial Partners LLC, was self-represented.
By Kenneth Katz, principal at Baker Katz Growth and innovation opportunities remain strong in Texas, despite ongoing changes in the retail sector. True potential often emerges not just from redeveloping individual buildings, but also from reimagining the future of entire communities. Identifying underutilized retail assets where others see stagnation — and meticulously transforming them into vibrant, value-generating destinations — is key to successful retail redevelopment projects. At its core, redevelopment is a response to change. When commercial properties are first built, they are typically developed to meet a market’s needs in terms of an appropriate tenant mix, functional layouts, attractive aesthetics and other key attributes. Over time, however, as communities evolve, populations shift, infrastructure expands and tenant preferences and tastes change, previously optimized projects can gradually underperform. These shifts create opportunities for thoughtful redevelopment. Identifying Strong Candidates Properties that no longer meet the desires or needs of a community are often the strongest candidates for redevelopment. These can include projects with outdated configurations, limited accessibility due to changes in roadways or high vacancy rates from tenant relocations or bankruptcies. Other high-potential properties may suffer from deferred maintenance that has reduced occupancy and rents or from aesthetic obsolescence that discourages both …
MESA, ARIZ. — Vestar, a shopping center and mixed-use developer based in Phoenix, has partnered with Pacific Proving LLC, a landowning entity that controls 1,805 acres in the state capital’s East Valley, to co-develop a $2 billion mixed-use project. Legacy Park will span 200 acres at Pacific Proving’s site in Mesa near the confluence of Gilbert and Queen Creek. The groundbreaking is set for 2027. “As someone who has believed in the potential of this area and land for decades, we are thrilled to partner with Vestar to bring this phase of our property Legacy Park to life,” says Andrew Cohn, principal of Pacific Proving. “Legacy Park is not just another development. It is a thoughtfully designed community that will bring lasting value and lifestyle to the East Valley. We have waited for the right timing, the right opportunity and the right partners, and that moment is now.” Vestar expects Legacy Park to generate $56 billion in economic output over the next 20 years and to create more than 20,000 jobs. Located adjacent to Mesa Gateway Airport and easily accessible via the new State Route 24 at Williams Field Road, Legacy Park at full build-out will feature: “Legacy Park is a …
DEARBORN, MICH. — Ford Motor Co. has unveiled plans to open a new Ford World Headquarters at its Dearborn product development campus, the new Henry Ford II World Center. The 2.1 million-square-foot property will house thousands of engineering, design and technology team members together in one collaborative space that is twice the size of the company’s current headquarters and built to accommodate double the employees. Construction is underway, and hundreds of employees are working in the building already. The majority of the facility will be complete this year, but work will continue through 2027 on a final section of the site. Upon completion, up to 4,000 people can work from the headquarters with a total of 14,000 employees within a 15-minute walk of the new World Headquarters building. Once Ford has vacated the former headquarters, dubbed the Glass House, the facility will be demolished over the course of 18 months. Ford plans to “repurpose the site as an asset to its teams and community.” Ford is working with the City of Dearborn on a plan for how the site can best serve employees and neighbors. Glass House, which totals 950,000 square feet, has housed Ford’s headquarters since 1956. Ford will …
HONOLULU — A public-private partnership between Greystar and the University of Hawaii at Mānoa has completed Hale Haukani, a two-tower development on the university’s campus in Honolulu. The community offers 558 beds across 316 fully furnished units in studio, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include study rooms, community lounges and an amenity deck on the 12th floor. An onsite daycare operated by the university is also available to support students with families.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Avera Cos. has broken ground on Baywood Logistics, a 374,297-square-foot industrial project in southeast Houston. Baywood Logistics will be a front-load building that will be situated on a 34-acre site south of the Houston Ship Channel. Building features will include 36-foot clear heights, 235-foot truck court depths, 62 dock-high doors, ample car and trailer parking space, 4,197 square feet of office space and an ESFR sprinkler system. Completion is slated for mid-2026. CBRE has been named the leasing agent.