RICHFIELD, MINN. — The Coven, a network of coworking spaces, has opened its ninth location. The Coven Richfield marks the company’s sixth location in Minnesota and its seventh franchise-owned space. Located at 6440 Nicollet Ave., The Coven Richfield offers a membership-based workspace for entrepreneurs and professionals. The space is designed to support remote and hybrid workers while strengthening local business communities through connection and shared resources. The locally owned location includes community workspace, conference rooms for up to 14 people, private offices for teams of up to six, private phone rooms, bike storage, gender-neutral restrooms, a parent and prayer room, kitchen space, printing and office supplies, coffee and snacks, and a dedicated parking lot with additional free street parking. Members will also have access to The Coven’s digital community and Nice Healthcare telehealth services. Unique to this location are local art installations, event space and onsite storage. The Coven Richfield is owned by Lori Godding, a wealth management expert; Breanne Kennedy, founder and president of Thrive; and Nadia Siddiqui, vice president of advancement at Women’s Foundation of Minnesota.
By Doug Stockman, Helix Architecture + Design Straddling two states, Kansas City is one of the country’s most distinctive real estate markets. Since 1992, our firm has designed workplace, cultural, higher education and multifamily projects of all types in the city, with specialized expertise in adaptive reuse. We see multifamily as the most active segment in 2026. Compared with other states, Missouri’s support for new housing projects is about average. Kansas is near the bottom, because the state lacks the revenue to incentivize housing. Inventory on the Kansas side is also less, with most multifamily housing located outside the city. Looking ahead, low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) incentives will ideally accelerate Kansas City’s biggest market demand — affordable housing. The Kansas City Affordable Housing Set-Aside Ordinance presents some obstacles. To receive city subsidies, multifamily developments must have 12 or more units, 20 percent of which need to be affordable for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). Alternately, developers can pay $100,000 into the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Further, developers must navigate a complex process of zoning approvals and community engagement meetings that culminates with a city council hearing. If approved, developers on the Missouri …
By Ryan McCullough, partner, managing director, Partners Real Estate Over the last decade, medical office buildings (MOBs) have become one of the most in-demand asset classes in commercial real estate. This shift did not happen by chance. Two major changes in the broader real estate market reshaped investors’ priorities and positioned medical office as a durable, long-term investment vehicle. The first was the rise of e-commerce. As consumers moved toward online shopping and same-day delivery, traditional retail properties faced elevated pressure. Investors began searching for asset types with consistent demand and limited exposure to technological disruption. As a result, MOBs, anchored by in-person healthcare delivery, benefited directly from this shift. The second was the COVID-19 pandemic. While retail and hospitality experienced sharp declines, MOBs proved far more resilient. Healthcare services remained essential, patient volumes recovered quickly and medical tenants continued operating. This period reinforced the reputation of MOBs as a defensive investment with stable demand through economic cycles. That surge in investor interest, however, has also led to confusion and, in some cases, unnecessary risk. Understanding the Diversity of Healthcare Assets As a commercial investment, healthcare is not a single, uniform product type. Properties vary widely in use, cost, complexity …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The City of Fort Worth has announced plans for Phase II of the Fort Worth Convention Center overhaul. Totaling $606 million in costs, the project will deliver a new, flexible convention center. The convention building will replace an arena dated back to 1968 and modernize an existing building that has not been significantly renovated since a 2003 expansion. In December of last year, the city cut the ribbon on the $95 million Phase I of the Fort Worth Convention Center. Plans for Phase II were presented to the city council on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Upon completion, Phase II will comprise a four-story structure with a central tower, a plaza with native prairie green space connected to General Worth Square and terraces for outdoor events. The facility will total 257,268 square feet of exhibit hall space; 60,917 square feet of meeting room space; and 74,033 square feet of ballroom space, as well as 16 loading docks. Construction will begin in early 2027, with the demolition of the existing arena. Completion of the project is scheduled for early 2030. The center will remain operational during construction. Atlanta-based firm TVS, in collaboration with Fort Worth-based Bennett Partners, designed the …
HOUSTON — Transwestern has broken ground on an approximately 1.4 million-square-foot industrial project in northwest Houston. The project represents Phase II of a larger development known as Innerbelt Northwest Logistics Park and will consist of four buildings, two of which are fully preleased. The two other buildings will range in size from 183,080 to 428,800 square feet and will feature 32- and 36-foot clear heights, respectively, as well as a combined 168 dock-high doors and eight drive-in doors. Completion is slated for the third quarter. Phase I of Innerbelt Northwest Logistics Park was completed last year and is fully leased.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 120-room hotel in West Houston. The hotel was built in 1995 and is operated under the Red Roof Plus+ brand. Amenities include a breakfast area, fitness center and onsite laundry facilities. Skyler Cooper of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction and procured the buyer. Both parties were limited liability companies. Chris Gomes, Allan Miller and Rajan Patel of Marcus & Millichap provided support for the deal.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Stage Equity Partners, an investment firm based in the Chicago area, has purchased a portfolio of two medical office buildings totaling 40,075 square feet in El Paso. The buildings were fully leased at the time of sale to practices in fields such as neurology, gastroenterology, general surgery, pediatrics, behavioral health, laboratory testing and oral surgery. Jay Miele of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Wintrust Bank provided acquisition financing for the deal.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Topgolf has opened a new venue in Grand Prairie, roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. The square footage was not disclosed, but the two-level venue features 80 climate-controlled hitting bays in addition to a bar and restaurant. Topgolf expects to employ about 300 people at the facility, which is the Dallas-based operator’s 15th in Texas and fifth in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
FORT LEE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged an $85.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of FIAT House, a 309-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Fort Lee. The newly constructed property consists of two buildings that rise 12 and 13 stories and house one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a golf simulator and cinema room, a landscaped rooftop deck with cabanas and fire pits, a library, a gym, coworking areas and private offices. John Alascio, Chuck Kohaut and Chris Meloni of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the 10-year loan through Greystone on behalf of the owner.
NEW YORK CITY — Nuveen Real Estate has provided $47 million in first mortgage financing for Storage Post East Village, a 1,959-unit self-storage facility in Manhattan’s East Village. The landmarked building at 444 E. 10th St. was originally constructed in 1928 as the Wheatsworth Building. Storage Post and its equity partner, Almanac Realty Investors, acquired the building in 2022 and redeveloped it to support storage use. Today, the facility features 78,812 net rentable square feet of entirely climate-controlled space. Steven Klein and Robert Tonnessen of JLL arranged the loan through Nuveen on behalf of ownership.