ORTONVILLE AND FLUSHING, MICH. — SPERRY Property Investment Counselors, an affiliate of SPERRY, has negotiated the sale of two grocery-anchored shopping centers in southeast Michigan. One property totals 73,253 square feet in Ortonville while the other spans 67,248 square feet in Flushing. Robert Pliska of SPERRY represented the seller, the Bueche family, who will continue to operate the grocery stores while selling the real estate. Laurencelle Properties was the buyer.
VALPARAISO, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12.4 million sale of Coolwood Plaza in Valparaiso. Anchored by a Strack & Van Til grocery store, the property is home to 11 tenants. The center is also home to a separately leased commissary space operated by Strack & Van Til that supports food preparation and distribution for 21 regional locations. Mitchell Kiven and Nicolas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity affiliated with Chicago-based developer Weiss Entities LLC. Kiven procured the buyer, BC Wood Properties.
By Lee Kiser, Kiser Group Multifamily real estate investment in the Midwest in 2025 presents a compelling opportunity, driven by strong fundamentals, favorable market dynamics and emerging trends. Here’s an overview of the key trends and outlook. Strong rent growth Midwestern cities are experiencing some of the fastest rent increases in the nation. Cleveland leads with a 5.1 percent year-over-year rent growth, while other metros like Chicago, Kansas City and Detroit rank among the top 10 for rent gains, outperforming the national average. This surge is attributed to steady demand and limited new supply, allowing landlords to continue raising rents. Much of the rent growth is due to declining construction activity. Nationally, multifamily construction is expected to decline by 11 percent in 2025, with completions projected to fall to 317,000 units. The Midwest has a significantly smaller pipeline than the national statistics, with only 3.4 percent of inventory currently under construction versus 6 percent nationally. Workforce housing stock The Midwest is recognized for its affordability, with monthly multifamily rents averaging $1,405, which is lower than the national average of $1,823 and more than 10 percent less than the Sun Belt average. Midwest transaction velocity is shifting toward Class B and …
SAN DIEGO — Locally based health system Scripps Health has completed the development of a new hospital located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego. Construction costs totaled $664 million. Dubbed Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla North Tower, the building totals 420,000 square feet across eight floors. The property is situated on the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus, about 15 miles north of downtown San Diego. Designed by HGA Architects, the hospital building features 188 inpatient beds, a rooftop helistop, nine operating rooms, three interventional radiology suites, expanded imaging capabilities, a NICU (neonatal intensive care unit), labor and delivery section and postpartum services. McCarthy Building Cos. served as the general contractor for the tower, which is directly connected to the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, also constructed by McCarthy. According to Scripps Health, the tower was planned and constructed over eight years. Financing for the project included a $2.5 million gift from philanthropist Barbara Smith. Scripps Health, a $5 billion not-for-profit health system, operates four hospitals on five campuses. — Hayden Spiess
OKLAHOMA CITY — A partnership between Boston-based Bain Capital Real Estate and New York City-based 11North Partners has purchased three open-air shopping centers in the Nichols Hills submarket of Oklahoma City for $212 million. Nichols Hills Plaza, The Triangle at Classen Curve and Classen Curve collectively comprise nearly 40 acres and have a combined occupancy rate of approximately 97 percent. Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s anchor the centers, which are also home to tenants such as Lululemon, Warby Parker, West Elm, Anthropologie, Sephora and Kendra Scott. The seller was not disclosed. The new ownership has tapped JLL to manage the properties.
DALLAS — Driftwood Capital, a Miami-based lender, has provided new mezzanine financing for the 1,841-room Sheraton Dallas Hotel. Built in 1959, the hotel is located at 400 Olive St. in the downtown area and features 230,000 square feet of meeting and event space and five onsite restaurants, in addition to standard hospitality amenities. The transaction includes the full replacement of a $270 million CMBS loan that was originated in 2024 with a new $300 million senior loan originated by Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase Bank. In tandem, Driftwood upsized its original $30 million mezzanine loan to $35 million. The two-year, floating-rate loan includes three one-year extension options. The sponsor is San Francisco-based Chartres Lodging Group.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — San Antonio-based multifamily owner-operator EMBREY has broken ground on Flats at The Hatchery (formerly known as The Hatchery), a 344-unit lakefront apartment community located just east of downtown Austin. Designed by San Antonio-based Lake | Flato Architects and Dallas-based GFF, the property will be situated on a 3.1-acre site and will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and clubhouse, fitness center, a residential lounge with coworking space, game room, grab-and-go market, central courtyard and outdoor kitchens and gaming lawns. Frost Bank is financing construction of the project, the first units of which are expected to be available by the third quarter of 2027. Full completion is slated for mid-2028.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Mapletree Investments has signed LifeScience Logistics, a healthcare supply chain firm, to a 625,000-square-foot industrial lease in Memphis. The facility is located at 5200 Tradeport Drive within Chickasaw Distribution Center on the city’s south side. Kemp Conrad of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors represented the landlord in the lease negotiations, while Brian Monaghan and Bob Robers of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. The property comprises 605,510 square feet of warehouse space and 19,490 square feet of office space, including a 13,475-square-foot main office and 6,015 square feet of space for shipping, receiving and satellite offices. The facility is situated within proximity to I-22, U.S. Route 78, the BNSF Intermodal and Memphis International Airport. The lease marks the entry into Tennessee for LifeScience Logistics, which is investing $23.2 million into the project and expects to create 101 new jobs. The tenant received a 10-year Fast Track PILOT from the City of Memphis and Shelby County’s Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) for the project.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — National Distribution Centers (dba NFI) has signed a 129,143-square-foot industrial lease at Fort Worth South Business Park. The provider of third-party logistics services will occupy about half the space at Building 5 within the 320-acre, master-planned development, which is located 2.5 miles south of the I-20 and I-35 interchange. Will Carney, Nathan Lawrence and Krista Raymond of KBC Advisors represented NFI in the lease negotiations. Kyle Valley, Cameron Pybus and Nada Leanndra internally represented the landlord, California-based Majestic Realty Co., which owns the property in a joint venture with Hickman Cos.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Dallas-based EōS Fitness will open a 40,000-square-foot gym in Texas City, located southeast of Houston in Galveston County. The space is located adjacent to I-45 within a site that will be anchored by an H-E-B grocery store in the near future. NewQuest represented EōS Fitness in the lease negotiations. The landlord, First Hartford Realty Corp., was self-represented. The opening is scheduled for 2027.