GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. — Malman Real Estate has arranged the acquisition of 1048 Independent Avenue, a 65,568-square-foot flex industrial property in Grand Junction. YuanYuan Li, Fengmei Zou and Independent Estate LLC sold the asset to 1048 Independent LLC for $5.5 million. Michael Kraus and Jake Malman of Malman Real Estate represented the buyer in the off-market transaction.
CHICAGO — USG Corp. has renewed its 165,000-square-foot office headquarters lease at 550 West Adams in downtown Chicago. The tenant manufactures high-quality building materials and has more than 50 manufacturing facilities across North America. Formed in Chicago in 1902, USG is the largest producer of wallboard in the U.S. and the largest manufacturer of gypsum products overall in North America. Chris Wood and David Stefancic of Cushman & Wakefield represented USG, while Mark Bâby and Katie Hull of Stream Realty Partners represented ownership, Manova Partners. Cushman & Wakefield negotiated USG’s original global headquarters lease in 2004 that coincided with the development of 550 West Adams. Cushman & Wakefield will also provide project management services to USG as part of a renovation of the space. Built in 2006 and located in the heart of the West Loop, 550 West Adams rises 18 stories and is LEED Gold certified. Last year, Manova completed a major renovation of the second-floor amenity space, adding a 50-seat conference center, upgrading the tenant lounge and installing a golf simulator and fitness center with showers and locker facilities. Additional amenities include a tenant concierge, a Chase Bank branch and ATM, lobby-level café, bike storage and heated parking …
WHITEHALL, OHIO — Merchants Capital has secured $152.3 million in total financing for The Aries Lofts, a 315-unit affordable housing community in Whitehall developed by LDG Development LLC. Merchants Capital secured a $42.7 million Freddie Mac Forward TEL permanent loan, a $60 million tax-exempt construction loan and an $8 million equity bridge loan provided by Merchants Bank. As the syndicator, Merchants Capital provided $41.6 million in 4 percent low-income housing tax credit equity. LDG Development received Brownfield Remediation Funds from the Ohio Department of Development for environmental remediation of the project site, formerly the Wirthman Brothers Junkyard. The City of Whitehall awarded a 15-year payment in lieu of taxes agreement, granting a Community Reinvestment Area tax exemption. The Franklin County Economic Development & Planning Department also awarded a grant. Additional project financing included a bridge loan from The Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County as well as a partnership through a capital lease with the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority. Upon completion, The Aries Lofts will set aside 66 units for families earning 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), 183 units at 60 percent AMI and 66 units at 70 percent AMI. The project will feature one-, …
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has purchased Summit Fair, a lifestyle center in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit. Totaling roughly 510,000 square feet, the property is approximately 90 percent leased. Tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, H&M, Lululemon, Made in KC Marketplace, Craft Putt, Orangetheory, Pure Barre, Chick-fil-A, DSW, McAlister’s Deli, JC Penney and Missouri Furniture Mart. Sephora and LoveSac are slated to open soon at the center. Block & Co. intends to introduce community-focused events and expand the tenant mix at Summit Fair. The company now leases and manages 10 multi-tenant centers in Lee’s Summit. Zachary Albrecht and David Block of Block & Co. represented the buyers, a group of local investors including Block and Doug Compton of Lawrence, Kan. Ben Wineman and Joe Girardi of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. represented the seller, Arizona-based RED Development. With this sale, RED has exited the Kansas City market.
OAK PARK, ILL. — Draper and Kramer Inc. has acquired Eleven33 in Oak Park, about 10 miles west of downtown Chicago. The luxury apartment community rises 12 stories with 263 units. Draper and Kramer will also assume management of the property, which is located at 1133 South Blvd. across from the CTA’s Harlem/Lake Green Line station as well as Metra’s Oak Park station on the Union Pacific West Line. Completed in 2019, Eleven33 is currently 95 percent leased and has averaged 94.4 percent occupancy since January 2024. Floor plans come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging from 512 to 1,500 square feet. Monthly rents start at $1,945. Amenities include a fitness center, parlor area with billiards table, two conference rooms, a clubroom, bike storage, sun deck, pet washing stations, indoor dog run and parking garage. Newmark represented the undisclosed seller. Draper and Kramer did not have broker representation.
TOPEKA, KAN. — After being closed for three years, the Kansas Museum of History has reopened in Topeka. The $6 million renovation, which marked the first major update of exhibits since the museum’s debut in the 1980s, includes a fully reimagined, 20,000-square-foot gallery. Kansas City-based Dimensional Innovations (DI) served as designer, fabricator and installer for the project. DI worked closely with the Kansas Historical Society, which operates the facility.
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VA. — The LEGO Group has broken ground on its new 2 million-square-foot regional distribution center in Prince George County near Richmond. The $360 million project will complement the LEGO Manufacturing Virginia facility that is underway in nearby Chesterfield County. Both facilities are scheduled to open in 2027 and will allow the company to reduce lead times, respond faster to shifts in demand, shorten the supply chain and slash its environmental impact. The new facility, which marks LEGO’s sixth distribution center worldwide and second in the United States, will feature advanced automation and will use 100 percent renewable energy to power the site to meet LEED Gold certification. The company also aims to achieve WELL Certification, which certifies buildings for improving the health and well-being of its occupants. The LEGO Group previously announced a build-to-suit lease for the new distribution center with Crosspointe Commerce Center, a joint venture between Hillwood Investment Properties and The Silverman Group. A third-party logistics provider will operate the facility, which is expected to create more than 300 jobs once opened, according to company representatives.
CENTREVILLE, VA. AND BRANDYWINE, MD. — Bethesda, Md.-based Finmarc Management has acquired a pair of retail properties leased by national movie operators in Virginia and Maryland for $15.1 million. EPR Properties was the seller. The first property, which spans 72,821 square feet, is located roughly 25 miles west of Washington, D.C., at 6201 Multiplex Drive in Fairfax County, Va. Cinemark Centreville fully leases the building, which features 12 screens. The second property is situated at 7710 Matapeake Business Drive in Brandywine and totals 60,000 square feet. The 14-screen theater is fully leased to Xscape Theatres.
DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 335,613-square-foot industrial facility located at 7555 Wood Road in the Atlanta suburb of Douglasville. The property features modern construction elements, high clear heights, multiple dock positions and functional warehouse space that can accommodate a variety of industrial users. The asset’s location also provides direct access to I-20 and I-285, as well as various regional transportation networks. Approximately 27,917 square feet of the facility is now available for lease. Billy Snowden of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the transaction. Both the buyer and seller requested anonymity.
DURHAM, N.C. — CBRE has arranged the sale of EmergeOrtho Southpoint, a 35,171-square-foot medical outpatient building (MOB) and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) located within the larger Westpoint development in Durham. Chris Bodnar, Brannan Knott, Mindy Berman, Zack Holderman, Cole Reethof, Jesse Greshin, Tom Fritsch and Joe Graham of CBRE represented the seller. Both the buyer and seller requested anonymity. EmergeOrtho Southpoint serves as a comprehensive orthopedic care center and is fully occupied by EmergeOrtho, North Carolina’s largest orthopedic group, and its affiliate Southpoint Surgery Center, which is a joint venture between EmergeOrtho and Surgery Partners. The remaining lease term for the building is more than 13 years. The property, which was constructed in 2020, features two operating rooms and four procedure rooms.
