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MILWAUKEE — Crow Holdings has broken ground on a new air cargo facility at the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE). The project will transform a significant portion of the former 440th Airlift Wing, now known as the MKE Regional Business Park, into a 337,000-square-foot air cargo facility featuring a dedicated air cargo building, a new Milwaukee County highway maintenance facility to support both county and state transportation needs and enhancements to adjacent taxiways to improve accessibility for wide-body cargo aircraft. The facility will have the capacity to accommodate five B747-400 aircraft at the same time and is expected to generate over $1.3 million in annual aircraft landing fees as well as over $1 million in annual ground lease rents and fees. The former 440th campus was turned over to the airport in 2008. Since that time, the underutilized property has been marketed to developers. Some of the buildings are currently used by the airport while others have been leased to a variety of short-term tenants. According to a news release, the public-private project will create new jobs at the airport and has the potential to attract new passenger airlines and destinations, as well as air cargo services, by lowering the …

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AURORA, ILL. — FCL Construction has completed a 210,000-square-foot data center for Edged in Aurora. Ware Malcomb provided architecture and interior design services for the building, which is situated on a 65-acre campus that will ultimately feature 96MW of capacity powered by renewable energy. Seefried Industrial Properties was the developer. Edged is a sustainable infrastructure provider. The new Edged campus was designed to be a model for modern engineering and sustainable infrastructure initiatives and uses significantly less energy than traditional data centers. Among the campus features is a waterless cooling technology that ensures operational efficiency while setting a new industry standard for power usage effectiveness. Other sustainable highlights include onsite solar generation, electric vehicle charge points and alternative fuel-powered backup generators. The building interior can accommodate colocation of multiple tenants and includes 13,000 square feet of office space with a lobby, conference room and break room. The exterior design features a glass façade on the north and south sides, added at the request of the city to enhance visual appeal along the adjacent tollway.

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ATLANTA — Swinerton has obtained a $23 million contract for construction at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on behalf of a partnership between the City of Atlanta and WEBMyers Construction. Swinerton will complete three projects at the airport.   The first project — which is expected to be completed by the end of the year — will include the $21 million renovation of six pairs of restroom facilities located in the North Terminal and Concourses T, C and F, as well as several family restrooms. The second project, designed by Atlanta-based Brink Design, will include a $1 million renovation of the airport’s Security Badging Office, which is slated for completion in early spring. The space will nearly double in size and feature 15 desk-style, seated stations with data ports, card printers and fingerprinting machines. The final project, a $1.2 million expansion of all TSA breakrooms, will total 42,000 square feet of space and comprise 13 breakrooms upon completion in July. These projects follow the recently completed $600,000 renovation of the Department of Aviation Finance Office at Hartsfield-Jackson by Swinerton and WEBMyers.

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WARREN, MICH. — Dominion Real Estate Advisors LLC has arranged the sale of a 15,000-square-foot medical office building in Warren, an inner-ring suburb of Detroit. The multi-tenant property is located at 29431 Ryan Road. Andrew Boncore Sr. of Dominion represented the seller, Summit Ryan Development LLC. Ayman Alamat of Community Choice Realty represented the buyer, Natcoc LLC, an investment firm based out of California.

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PORTAGE, IND. — Greenstone Partners has brokered the sale of Starbucks Center at AmeriPlex at the Port, a two-tenant retail property in Portage, for nearly $2 million. The 5,251-square-foot asset is located just off I-94 at the entrance of AmeriPlex at the Port, a 387-acre mixed-use business park. Tenants include Starbucks, which has occupied space for over 17 years and recently extended its lease through 2033, and El Salto/Fairway Indoor Golf, a regional restaurant group that recently introduced high-tech golf simulators. Jason St. John of Greenstone represented the seller and developer in the transaction. Buyer information was not provided.

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ELLISVILLE, MO. — Starbucks has opened its first location in Ellisville, a western suburb of St. Louis. The standalone property totals 2,300 square feet and serves as the newest amenity for the 227-unit MILA Apartments, which is slated to open in June. The development team for MILA, which includes Midas Hospitality and Balke Brown with its affiliates Double Eagle Development and Diamond Income Fund, also developed the building for Starbucks. The four-story MILA features units that range in size from 552 to 1,363 square feet. Work is currently focused on finalizing interior spaces. Amenities include a courtyard, pool, bocce ball, mini golf, dog park, business center and fitness room. Rosemann & Associates designed the building, and MBG is the general contractor. Leasing will begin in April and is being managed by 2B Residential.

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FREDERICK, MD. — Matan Cos. has signed a 111,368-square-foot industrial lease at Riverside Research Park in Frederick, about 45 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. The research-and-development campus comprises two adjoining properties — 8484 Progress Drive and 8480 Progress Drive — that offer a total of 280,000 rentable square feet. The undisclosed tenant signed the lease at 8484 Progress Drive. Both buildings offer free, surfaced parking, several gazebos and five miles of walking trails. Matan was internally represented by Brad Benna in the lease transaction. Tim Shanklin of Tyler Duncan Real Estate represented the tenant.

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NEW YORK CITY — Northmarq has provided a $12.9 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of a 35-unit apartment building located at 49 Ludlow St. in Manhattan’s Lower East Side that was originally constructed in 2000. According to Apartments.com, the elevator-served building offers two- and three-bedroom units, with private terraces available in select residences, as well as onsite laundry facilities. Tom Peloquin led the Northmarq team that originated the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as The Downtown Apartments LLC.

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ORANGE, N.J. — Local owner-operator PEEK Properties has begun leasing PINNACLE Orange Crossing, a 90-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Orange. The transit-served site is located within an opportunity zone, and the complex represents the third and final phase of a larger development that now totals 239 units. Residences at PINNACLE Orange Crossing come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge and a rooftop terrace. Rents start at approximately $2,200 per month.

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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $7.8 million sale of a multifamily development site in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. The site at 284 4th Ave. can support 33,261 buildable square feet of product, although information on the proposed number of units was not disclosed. Sean Kelly, Stephen Vorvolakos and Nicole Daniggelis of Ariel represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.

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