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Skender Tops Out Construction of 32-Story Apartment Tower in Chicago’s Fulton Market

by Kristin Harlow March 17, 2026

CHICAGO — General contractor Skender and developer VISTA Property have topped out Pearl Fulton Market, a 32-story apartment tower in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. Located at 370 N. Morgan St. and designed by Antunovich Associates, the Class A luxury building will total 539,000 square feet with 494 units. Floor plans will range from studios to two bedrooms, with 99 affordable units. Amenities will include a 30th-floor deck, yoga terrace, fire pits, outdoor grill kitchens, a fitness center, coworking areas, private event rooms and a golf simulator. A four-story podium will house approximately 190 parking spaces, and the property will feature more than 4,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. Luxury Living is handling marketing and leasing, which is expected to begin in January 2027. First move-ins are anticipated in spring 2027.

March 17, 2026

Acquisitions Affordable Housing Michigan Midwest Multifamily

Standard Communities Acquires 124-Unit Affordable Housing Property in Metro Detroit

by Kristin Harlow March 17, 2026

ROSEVILLE, MICH. — Standard Communities has acquired The Meadows, a 124-unit multifamily property in Roseville, a suburb about 15 miles northeast of downtown Detroit. The transaction marks Standard’s second investment in Michigan. All of the units will be income-restricted and supported by project-based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts. Of the 124 units, 111 are restricted to households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI) and 13 are restricted to those earning up to 40 percent AMI. Affordability has been extended through a 20-year Section 8 renewal via a HAP assignment and assumption and mark-up-to-market structure. The property consists of 21 residential buildings along with a leasing and community building. Financing for the acquisition was completed in partnership with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, which served as tax credit allocator and bond issuer. The City of Roseville provided a new Payment in Lieu of Taxes agreement, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approved the contract renewal. Standard will complete a comprehensive tenant-in-place renovation totaling approximately $10.5 million. Units will be updated with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, luxury vinyl plank flooring, refreshed bathrooms and upgraded lighting. The community building will …

March 17, 2026

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Retail

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $13.7M Sale of Aldi-Anchored Shopping Center in McHenry, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow March 17, 2026

MCHENRY, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $13.7 million sale of McHenry Town Center, an eight-suite, grocery-anchored center in McHenry. Built in 2003, the 94,658-square-foot property is home to Aldi, Petco, Five Below, Bath & Body Works, Michaels and Famous Footwear. Adrian Mendoza, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private family with offices overseas and in Chicago, and procured the 1031 exchange buyer.

March 17, 2026

Healthcare Leasing Activity Midwest Minnesota

Optimize Physical Therapy Signs 60,374 SF, Full-Building Lease Near Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow March 17, 2026

SPRING LAKE PARK, MINN. — Optimize Physical Therapy and Elite Sports Performance has signed a 60,374-square-foot lease for the full building at 8406 Sunset Road in Spring Lake Park, a northern suburb of Minneapolis. Kate Gillette of Transwestern represented the tenant, which will relocate its operations to the facility as part of an expansion. The new location will enable Optimize to add sports such as basketball, volleyball and hockey while providing more space for training and physical therapy. The facility will also support expanding programs, including homeschool co-ops, summer camps and clinics, and provide space for team rentals and batting cage use by youth little league teams, travel ball and high school teams. Owner Buhl Investors acquired the property this year. RISE, a 501(c)(3) organization providing human services programs, previously owned and occupied the building. Optimize expects to open its new space this spring, with full operations starting in the summer.

March 17, 2026

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AH Realty Trust Agrees to Sell 11-Property Multifamily Portfolio to Harbor Group for $562M

by John Nelson March 17, 2026

VIRGINIA BEACH AND NORFOLK, VA. — AH Realty Trust (NYSE: AHRT), a Virginia Beach-based real estate investment trust (REIT) that changed its name from Armada Hoffler two weeks ago, has agreed to sell 11 of its 14 apartment properties to Norfolk-based Harbor Group International LLC for $562 million in an all-cash transaction. The deal marks an effort by AH Realty to pivot away from the multifamily sector. Harbor Group has provided a $15 million nonrefundable deposit for the transaction, which the companies say is not contingent on financing. The portfolio sale is expected to close in mid‑2026, subject to customary closing conditions. “HGI is acquiring a strong, stable portfolio that has served our company well,” says Shawn Tibbetts, chairman, president and CEO of AH Realty Trust. “By realizing the value of these assets, AH Realty Trust is able to simplify our business, strengthen our balance sheet and continue executing our strategy with clarity and purpose.” According to multiple media outlets, including the Baltimore Business Journal, the assets in the portfolio include: AH Realty Trust will retain Smith’s Landing, a five-story, 284-unit property in Blacksburg, Va. The firm will also keep The Everly and Solis Gainesville in Gainesville, Ga., with the intention …

March 17, 2026

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InterFace Panel: Future-Oriented, Suburban Strategies Needed to Crack Austin Retail Market

by Taylor Williams March 17, 2026

By Taylor Williams AUSTIN, TEXAS — A successful real estate strategy for both developers and operators looking to penetrate Austin’s airtight retail market must involve both a long-term growth plan and a site-selection process that primarily targets suburban areas. Austin’s sizzling pace of population growth has slowed in the past year or two, but the state capital remains highly undersupplied in terms of housing. Land and other development costs have become frightfully expensive within the urban core, and like other Texas markets, Austin is emerging from a multifamily building boom within its urban core and first-ring suburbs. In addition, vacant, quality retail space within those areas of Austin is a rare commodity. Earlier this year, the Austin-American Statesman, citing data from Weitzman, reported that Austin had a marketwide retail vacancy rate of just 3 percent at the end of 2025. And according to a first-quarter 2025 report from Partners Real Estate, Austin’s retail occupancy rate has not dipped below 95 percent at any point in the past decade. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. As such, in …

March 17, 2026

Development Mixed-Use Texas

Accesso to Undertake Mixed-Use Redevelopment of 911,574 SF Office Campus in Northwest Austin

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2026

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Accesso, a Florida-based owner-operator, will undertake a mixed-use redevelopment of 7700 Parmer, a 911,574-square-foot office campus in northwest Austin. Plans for the redevelopment call for up to six office building totaling roughly 798,000 square feet, as many as 1,800 multifamily units, approximately 80,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and a boutique hotel that could have as many as 340 rooms. The campus currently consists of four buildings on 129 acres and offers amenities such as an auditorium, café, fitness center, soccer and baseball fields, a volleyball court and a daycare center. Accesso has received the necessary zoning changes for redevelopment and plans to break ground in 2027, with construction expected to last several years.

March 16, 2026

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

JLL Arranges 146,442 SF Industrial Lease in North Houston

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2026

HOUSTON — JLL has arranged a 146,442-square-foot, full-building industrial lease in North Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the four-building manufacturing complex at 12800 Aldine Westfield Road was built in 1979 and features 21- to 25-foot clear heights, eight loading doors, five grade-level doors and 14,153 square feet of office space. The site also has about 10 acres that can potentially be used for industrial outdoor storage, per LoopNet. Jordan Raney and Jarret Venghaus of JLL represented the tenant, Houston-based pipe fabricator Constellation Industries, in the lease negotiations. John Ferruzzo and Jack Ferruzzo of KBC Advisors represented the landlord, GSK Industrial. The deal is expected to double Constellation’s production capacity and to create about 120 new jobs.

March 16, 2026

Acquisitions Hospitality Texas

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 103-Room Hotel in West Dallas

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2026

DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 103-room hotel in West Dallas. The Residence Inn Dallas at The Canyon is an extended-stay hotel that was built in 2018 and offers studio and one-bedroom suites with full kitchens. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center and a convenience store. Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Dallas-based Atlantic Hotel Group, in the transaction. Clayton Hill and Gordon Allred, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer, a private investment group doing business as Jean Valjean LLC.

March 16, 2026

Acquisitions Hospitality Texas

Vital Capital Partners Buys 38,817 SF Rehabilitation Hospital in Temple, Texas

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2026

TEMPLE, TEXAS — California-based investment firm Vital Capital Partners has purchased a 38,817-square-foot rehabilitation hospital in the Central Texas city of Temple. The 36-bed inpatient facility was developed in 2018 on a six-acre site at 23621 SE H K Dodgen Loop as a build-to-suit project for the tenant, LifePoint Health. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

March 16, 2026

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