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Midloch, Hempel Acquire 118-Unit Apartment Building in Milwaukee’s Pabst District for $19.2M

by Kristin Harlow

MILWAUKEE — Midloch Investment Partners and Hempel Real Estate have acquired The Malt House, a 118-unit apartment building in Milwaukee’s historic Pabst District, for $19.2 million. The brick building was originally constructed in 1882 as the malt house for the Pabst Brewing Co. The property was extensively redeveloped as a luxury multifamily asset between 2016 and 2021. Amenities include a fitness center, package room, movie screening room, coworking lounge, game room and rooftop deck. Brad Smith, Jack Maloney and Anna Lovell of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. The buyers secured a new mortgage loan from Landmark Credit Union. Harmoniq Residential will handle property management and leasing. The buyers plan to make common area improvements, some unit upgrades and address deferred maintenance. Midloch also owns the Brewery District Parking Garage adjacent to The Malt House.

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Interra Realty Brokers $10.8M Sale of Multifamily Portfolio on Chicago’s North Side

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $10.8 million sale of a seven-building multifamily portfolio in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood. The garden-style properties feature 94 units. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the confidential local buyer as well as the seller, a West Coast-based private investor. As part of the transaction, the buyer assumed the CMBS loan from the seller. Situated on North California Avenue and built in 1961, the properties include 38 studios, 53 one-bedroom units and three two-bedroom floor plans. The buildings present a value-add opportunity through modernization of units and operational enhancements, according to Interra. The seller engaged Pegasus, a commercial real estate advisory firm, to provide strategic oversight throughout the sales process. Katherine Weaver of Pegasus served as the lead advisor. Pegasus conducted a comprehensive broker selection process, ultimately naming Smazal to co-broker the transaction.

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Forman Capital Provides $6.8M Acquisition Loan for Distressed Office Asset in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

OAK BROOK, ILL. — Forman Capital has provided a $6.8 million loan for the acquisition of a distressed office asset in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. Butterfield Office Plaza is a four-building office campus totaling 308,921 rentable square feet. The borrower, 2625 Butterfield LLC, is led by investor and developer Mitch Goltz, who acquired the property in a distressed sale and has a business plan to stabilize, reposition and redevelop key components of the campus. The developer will consolidate all tenants into two buildings totaling 95,511 square feet and redevelop the other two buildings. Once tenant consolidation is completed, the operating buildings are estimated to be around 57 percent leased. Brett Forman, Ben Jacobson, Scott Mehlman, Ty Regnier and Cam Fleury represented Forman Capital on an internal basis.

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Marcus Partners Acquires 100,000 SF Industrial Property in Norwell, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

NORWELL, MASS. — Regional investment firm Marcus Partners has purchased an approximately 100,000-square-foot industrial property in Norwell, about 25 miles southeast of Boston. Built in 1983, the property at 77 Accord Park Drive consists of four light industrial buildings that were 78 percent leased to 13 tenants at the time of sale. Marcus Partners purchased the property in partnership with Boston-based Rhino Capital, with Middlesex Savings Bank financing the acquisition. The seller was the original developer.

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Crunch Fitness Opens 60,000 SF Facility in Des Moines

by Kristin Harlow

DES MOINES, IOWA — Fitness Ventures LLC, the second largest Crunch Fitness franchisee, has opened its 60th Crunch Fitness with a new 60,000-square-foot facility in Des Moines. Located at 1200 E. Army Post Road, the new club is the company’s second Crunch location in Iowa. Built as a 3.0 Crunch model, the Des Moines location represents a $5 million investment. The club features cardio and strength equipment, a group fitness studio, dry saunas, performance turf, HydroMassage, tanning and the HIITZone. Fitness Ventures has partnered with Meaningful Partners, a private equity firm that invested in the company in 2024. The partnership has helped accelerate growth through a mix of new club development, mergers and acquisitions. Fitness Ventures is on pace to reach 75 clubs by the end of the year. The company plans to open 20 new locations annually.

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Mount Vernon Co. Buys Historic Hospitality Property in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Plans Repositioning

by Taylor Williams

PLYMOUTH, MASS. — Boston-based investment firm The Mount Vernon Co. has purchased an 80-room historic hospitality property in Plymouth, located south of the state capital, with plans to implement a repositioning. Opened in 1969 and renovated in 2021, The John Carver Inn & Spa features a full-service spa, indoor pool, meeting and event space, fitness center, game room and onsite dining options. The repositioning will cover the property’s interiors, amenities, and the food-and-beverage program. Alan Suzuki and Matthew Enright of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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Friedman Real Estate Arranges $2.6M Sale of Industrial Property in Farmington Hills, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow

FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Friedman Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 28,640-square-foot industrial property in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills for $2.6 million. The facility is located at 24450 Indoplex Circle. Phil Konopitski of Friedman represented the undisclosed buyer.

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Macerich Signs 12,000 SF Office Lease at 825 Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Macerich (NYSE: MAC) has signed a 12,000-square-foot office lease at 825 Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The Southern California-based retail owner-operator is relocating its New York City office from Fifth Avenue to the 33rd floor of the 40-story building, which recently underwent a $150 million capital improvement program. Gordon Ogden and James Hart of Bradford Allen represented Macerich in the lease negotiations. Tom Bow, Ashlea Aaron, Bailey Caliban and Sayo Kamara represented the landlord, The Durst Organization, on an internal basis.

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Charlotte Reigns Supreme as the ‘Queen of Retail’ in the Carolinas

by John Nelson

Charlotte: “The Queen City” named after Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, has been on a tear post-COVID with new and expanding retail concepts. Vacancy rates have hovered under 4 percent the last few years, with little signs of changing , according to research from Institutional Property Advisors (IPA). Much of that vacancy has occurred in less desirable markets, or in junior and big-box bankruptcies (JOANN, Big Lots, Party City, etc.) that are being snatched up as quickly as they become vacant. Tenants are desperate and clamoring for new locations to keep up with the strong residential growth (24,000+ new residents in the city limits in 2024 and 46,000 in the CSA), making charlotte the 14th largest city in the country, and 19th-largest CSA in terms of overall population. This factor combined with unemployment hovering in the low 4 percent range, plus household income growth has called for desperate measures to ID new space or weakness in the market. We as local experts have seen a slight uptick, over the past 12 months, in some “shadow inventory.” This occurring when an existing retailer or restaurant might be struggling with sales, or in partial default, and the landlord has the opportunity …

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Tutor Perini to Build $220M Expansion of Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville, California

by Hayden Spiess

PORTERVILLE, CALIF. — Tutor Perini Building Corp. — a subsidiary of civil, building and construction company Tutor Perini Corp. — has been awarded a $220 million contract to construct an expansion of the Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville. The casino is located at 1850 West St., which is about 50 miles north of Bakersfield, Calif., and adjacent to the Porterville Fairgrounds. Tutor Perini will build the development on behalf of the Tule River Gaming Authority, which is operated by the Tule River Indian Tribe of California. Eagle Mountain Casino opened in 2023, replacing another casino that the Tule River Tribe had operated on the site since 1996. Dubbed the Eagle Mountain Casino Phase 2 Expansion, the project is scheduled to begin construction this summer. Substantial completion of the development is expected in 2027.  Upon completion, the new phase will feature a 193-room tower with a rooftop restaurant; a central warehouse and offices; expansion of an existing restaurant; a new, 2,000-seat events center with convention space, breakout meeting rooms, pre-function space; and hotel amenities including a new spa, arcade and swimming pool. According to the Eagle Mountain Casino website, the current casino features 1,750 new and classic slot machines and 20 …

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