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Why Invest in Midwest Multifamily in 2025?

by Kristin Harlow

By Lee Kiser, Kiser Group Multifamily real estate investment in the Midwest in 2025 presents a compelling opportunity, driven by strong fundamentals, favorable market dynamics and emerging trends. Here’s an overview of the key trends and outlook. Strong rent growth Midwestern cities are experiencing some of the fastest rent increases in the nation. Cleveland leads with a 5.1 percent year-over-year rent growth, while other metros like Chicago, Kansas City and Detroit rank among the top 10 for rent gains, outperforming the national average. This surge is attributed to steady demand and limited new supply, allowing landlords to continue raising rents.  Much of the rent growth is due to declining construction activity. Nationally, multifamily construction is expected to decline by 11 percent in 2025, with completions projected to fall to 317,000 units. The Midwest has a significantly smaller pipeline than the national statistics, with only 3.4 percent of inventory currently under construction versus 6 percent nationally. Workforce housing stock The Midwest is recognized for its affordability, with monthly multifamily rents averaging $1,405, which is lower than the national average of $1,823 and more than 10 percent less than the Sun Belt average. Midwest transaction velocity is shifting toward Class B and …

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Macerich Acquires Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh for $290M, Plans $60M Capital Improvement Program

by Kristin Harlow

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Macerich Co. (NYSE: MAC) has acquired Crabtree Valley Mall, a Class A retail property totaling approximately 1.3 million square feet in Raleigh, for $290 million. The seller was an entity doing business as CVM Holdings LLC, according to local news outlet WRAL. The largest mall in North Carolina’s Research Triangle area, Crabtree opened in 1972 and is home to more than 200 stores and restaurants. Anchor tenants at the property include Belk and Macy’s. Additional retailers include Apple, Banana Republic, Brahmin, Brooks Brothers, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Chubbies, Coach, H&M, The LEGO Store, Michael Kors, TAG Heuer and Tommy Bahama. Kanki Japanese House of Steaks & Sushi, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, The Cheesecake Factory, Seasons 52, Brio Italian Grill and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar are some of the mall’s restaurant tenants. According to Macerich, Crabtree generates $429 million in annual sales, $951 in sales per square foot and over 8.7 million annual visitors. “Crabtree checks all the boxes for pursuing opportunistic external growth,” says Jack Hsieh, president and CEO of Macerich. Over the course of 2025 through 2028, Macerich plans to invest roughly $60 million of redevelopment and leasing capital to maximize the center’s performance. Enhancements …

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Kroger Plans to Close 60 Stores Over Next 18 Months

by Kristin Harlow

CINCINNATI — In its first-quarter results, The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) unveiled plans to close approximately 60 stores over the next 18 months. The closures represent about 5 percent of the Cincinnati-based grocer’s stores, and come after Kroger’s attempt to acquire Albertsons was blocked. Kroger says it is taking a $100 million impairment charge related to the store closings and is committed to reinvesting the savings back into the customer experience. As a result, Kroger says the closures will not impact full-year guidance. The retailer will offer roles in other stores to all associates currently employed at affected stores. Total company sales were $45.1 billion in the first quarter, compared with $45.3 billion the same period last year. Excluding fuel, Kroger specialty pharmacy and adjustment items, sales increased 3.7 percent compared with the same period last year. Kroger’s first quarter ended on May 24. The grocer maintains roughly 1,200 stores across 16 states. The company’s stock price opened at $72 per share Monday, June 23, up from $50.02 per share one year ago.

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C&S Wholesale Agrees to Acquire SpartanNash in $1.8B Grocery Merger

by Taylor Williams

KEENE, N.H. AND GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — C&S Wholesale Grocers, a New Hampshire-based food supplier whose brands include Piggly Wiggly and Grand Union, has agreed to acquire Michigan-based SpartanNash (NASDAQ: SPTN), owner of brands such as Our Family and Full Circle Market, in a merger valued at nearly $1.8 billion. The figure represents a purchase price of $26.90 per share of SpartanNash common stock in cash and includes the assumption of SpartanNash’s existing debt. The price marks a 52.5 percent premium over the company’s closing price of $17.64 per share on June 20 and a premium of 42 percent over the company’s 30-day volume-weighted average stock price as of that date. The merger, which has been unanimously approved by both companies’ boards of directors, is expected to close before the end of the year. Upon closing, the new company will operate more than 200 corporate-run grocery stores and almost 60 complementary distribution centers throughout the country. The distribution centers will supply more than 10,000 independent retail locations. “For our customers, this transaction creates the necessary scale, efficiency and purchasing power needed to enable independent retailers to compete more effectively with larger big box chains,” says Tony Sarsam, president and CEO …

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AT&T Signs 186,000 SF Office Lease in Richardson, Texas

by John Nelson

RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has signed a 186,000-square-foot lease at The Tower at Lakeside, an office building located within the 807,354-square-foot Lakeside Campus in Richardson. The transaction marks the largest new lease signed in Richardson in seven years and one of the largest leases signed in metro Dallas year-to-date, according to Newmark, which negotiated the deal. Specifically, Nathan Durham of Newmark represented the landlord, Provident Realty Advisors, in the lease transaction. Troy McDonald of CBRE and Lawrence Gardner of OMS Strategic Advisors LLC represented AT&T. Provident acquired Lakeside Campus last fall, a deal in which Newmark was also involved. AT&T, which is headquartered in Dallas, will occupy seven floors of the 16-story, 412,000-square-foot building located at 2221 Lakeside Blvd. The new space will consolidate multiple regional locations for AT&T and is expected to triple the company’s current workforce in Richardson — from approximately 400 to nearly 1,400. The Tower at Lakeside features a full-service café, high-end fitness center and a modern tenant lounge and lobby. Lakeside Campus is situated along North Central Expressway (U.S. Highway 75), near the University of Texas at Dallas and corporate campuses of State Farm, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Raytheon and Texas …

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Metcalf Builders Breaks Ground on 475,880 SF Bulk Industrial Facility in Reno

by Amy Works

RENO, NEV. — Metcalf Builders has broken ground on East Building 6 at Comstock Commerce Center, a logistics property owned by Locus Development Group. Slated for completion in fourth-quarter 2025, East Building 6 will offer 475,880 square feet of bulk industrial space designed to meet the needs of modern logistics and manufacturing space. The $24 million project is located within Tahoe Reno Industrial Center.

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Amazon to Invest Minimum of $20B in AI-Based Data Center Campuses Throughout Pennsylvania

by John Nelson

SEATTLE — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) plans to invest “at least $20 billion” in future cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation campuses in Pennsylvania. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant has identified Salem Township in Luzerne County and Falls Township in Bucks County as the first communities that will host these campuses, with other Pennsylvania communities also under consideration. “I’m proud to announce that we have secured the largest private sector investment in the history of Pennsylvania,” said Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. “Pennsylvania is competing again.” Upon completion, the campuses will house data centers with computer servers, data storage drives, networking equipment and other technology infrastructure used for cloud computing capabilities and generative AI. Specific details about the sites and construction timelines were not released. Last week, Amazon made a similar announcement for a $10 billion data center innovation campus in Richmond County, N.C., which followed an $11 billion investment in Georgia that Amazon announced in January. Amazon stated that the Pennsylvania investment will create at least 1,250 new jobs, as well as thousands of jobs in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center supply chain. The new jobs will range from data center engineers and network specialists, to engineering operations managers, security …

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Greystone Provides $58.6M Loan for Refinancing of Apartment Community in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Greystone has provided a $58.6 million Freddie Mac Workforce Preservation loan to refinance Terraces of Elk Grove, a 427-unit multifamily property in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village. Built in 1968, the garden-style community consists of nine buildings, including a clubhouse. Eric Rosenstock and Dan Sacks of Greystone originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, Bayshore Properties. The nonrecourse, fixed-rate loan, which refinances an existing Greystone bridge loan on the property, features a 10-year term, 35-year amortization and five years of interest-only payments. In accordance with Freddie Mac’s Workforce Preservation program, 30 percent of the units at the property are designated for households earning less than 80 percent of the area median income.

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CBRE Brokers Sale of 234-Unit Multifamily Property in Mishawaka, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow

MISHAWAKA, IND. — CBRE has brokered the sale of River Pointe, a 234-unit multifamily property in Mishawka near South Bend. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 350 Bercado Circle along the St. Joseph River, the community features a range of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,054 square feet. The property was built in 1974 and features amenities such as a pool, dog park, fitness center, newly renovated clubhouse, courtyard and riverfront deck. George Tikijian, Hannah Ott, Cam Benz, Clair Hassfurther, Ryan Stockamp and Sean Pingel of CBRE represented the seller, LV Property Management. Monarch Investment and Management was the buyer.

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Competition for Labor, Land Is Reshaping the I-85 Industrial Corridor, According to InterFace Panelists

by Abby Cox

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stretching from Alabama to Atlanta, through the Carolinas and into Virginia, the I-85 corridor has long been a backbone of industrial growth in the Southeastern United States. Once celebrated as a magnet for logistic hubs, manufacturing plants and warehouse developments, this valuable category of real estate is now showing signs of strain. 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. During the COVID-19 pandemic, industrial real estate, especially warehouses and distribution centers, saw a dramatic surge in demand due to a rise in e-commerce, inventory stockpiling due to supply chain issues and lower interest rates. Fast forward five years later, the industrial market is now experiencing a slowdown due to new pressures that are reversing or slowing down many of those trends. “People are concerned about making a decision today without knowing what’s going to happen tomorrow,” said John Coleman, senior vice president of Graham &. Co. Coleman specializes in representing both tenants and landlords across the Birmingham and Montgomery industrial markets in Alabama. Coleman’s comments came while on stage during the closing panel at InterFace …

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