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BW Development, Skender to Break Ground on $105 Million Mixed-Use Project in Westfield, Indiana

by Lynn Peisner

WESTFIELD, IND. — BW Development will break ground later this year on The Grand on Main, a $105 million mixed-use development formerly dubbed Jersey 32. The builder is Chicago-based construction firm Skender, and the architect is Studio M Architecture and Planning. Completion is slated for 2027. The project, located in Westfield 20 miles north of Indianapolis, will include 216 multifamily units, 51,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and 15,000 square feet of office space. The plan to build a mixed-use site at the intersection of State Road 32 and Poplar …

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Joint Venture to Break Ground on DuPage County Project

by Lynn Peisner

DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Co-developers Conor Commercial Real Estate and LCI Development Partners, along with investment partner Bailard, will develop 138 units at 750 Curtiss St. in Downers Grove, 30 miles west of Chicago. The development team also includes SGW Architecture & Design and McShane Construction Co. Completion is slated for spring 2027. The six-story residence will be comprised of studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom units as well as five two-bedroom, direct-entry townhomes. Amenities will include a coffee bar, pool, firepits, a dog park, a fitness center, coworking space …

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M&R, Campbell Capital Break Ground on Milwaukee Project

by Lynn Peisner

ST. FRANCIS, WIS. — M&R Development and Campbell Capital Group LLC have begun construction of a 278-unit luxury apartment community situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan in St. Francis, five miles south of downtown Milwaukee. The Bluffs on Lake will offer units ranging from studios to three-bedroom designs. M&R and Campbell Capital also teamed up to develop 42 Hundred on the Lake, a 236-unit project just south of The Bluffs on Lake that opened in 2021.  Located on a 21-acre site at 3700 S. Lake Drive, The Bluffs on …

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Interra Brokers $3.15 Million Sale in Chicago’s West Ridge Neighborhood

by Lynn Peisner

CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $3.15 million sale of 6254 N. Whipple St. in Chicago. The 16-unit apartment building, which was fully occupied at the time of the sale, was developed in 1931 and renovated in 2023. The $3.15 million sales price equated to $196,875 per unit. Interra Senior Managing Partner Brad Feldman represented the buyer and seller, both of whom are Chicago-based private investors. The seller acquired the asset in 2023 for $1.8 million, and, at that time, the property had not traded in more than 50 years. …

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Scalable Solutions for Multifamily’s Growing Package Problem

by Sarah Daniels

At too many multifamily communities today, managers spend much of their time receiving, safeguarding, retrieving and tripping over a rising tide of parcels awaiting pickup by residents. A range of cages, lockers and other systems promise to ease the package management burden, but most still require staff oversight and may not securely accommodate bulky items or seasonal surges in deliveries. “The sheer volume of packages residents are getting has increased, and that has driven a lot of frustration with package management,” says Shelly Peterson of Smart Package Room, which makes …

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The Annex Group Opens $52.7 Million Nebraska Affordable Housing

by Lynn Peisner

LINCOLN, NEB. — The Annex Group has completed development of and begun leasing at Union at Antelope Valley, an affordable housing community in Lincoln offering 187 one-, two- and three-bedroom units to households whose income level is at or below 60 percent of the area median income. The $52.7 million community is situated on 1.7 acres on the east side of downtown Lincoln. It offers amenities such as a community and fitness center, a dog park and a courtyard. The ground floor of the building houses a parking garage with …

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EPM Breaks Ground on Whitman Villas

by Lynn Peisner

GREENFIELD, IND. — Locally based developer Equity Property Management (EPM) has broken ground on Whitman Villas, the second residential development in Hancock Gateway Park, a 200-acre, $460 million master-planned, mixed-use development in Greenfield, 25 miles west of Indianapolis. The project is named in honor of poet Walt Whitman and will consist of 108 rental townhomes offered in two- or three-bedroom floor plans. Completion is slated for spring 2026. Whitman Villas amenities will include a pickleball court, a clubhouse, fitness and business centers, a resort-style pool, grilling and gathering areas and …

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Venture Development Buys Minnesota Active Adult Property

by Lynn Peisner

WAITE PARK, MINN. — Podawiltz Development Corp. has sold Park Villa Apartments in Waite Park, about 70 miles northwest of Minneapolis in the St. Cloud metro area. JLL arranged the sale, representing Podawiltz in the deal, and procured the buyers, Noel Johnson and Jamison Kohout of Venture Development Group. The sales price was not disclosed. The 95-unit active adult community features 71 one-story, cottage-style units and 24 two-story townhome apartments with private garages. Park Villa was constructed in 1991 and renovated in 2008. It sits on about 7 acres.

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Grego, Eagle Partners Lock in $56 Million for Second Phase of Minneapolis-Area TOD

by Lynn Peisner

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Greco and Eagle Ridge Partners have secured $55.6 million in debt and equity financing to complete the second phase of The Fox & The Grouse in Eden Prairie, 18 miles southwest of Minneapolis. JLL Capital Markets arranged the package, consisting of a $39.1 million, three-year, floating-rate loan through MidWestOne Bank and $16.5 million in joint venture equity from Amstar Group. The six-story community will offer a mix of studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom units, with a quarter of the units designated as affordable with rents …

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Cullinan Breaks Ground on Multifamily Portion of Chicago Mixed-Use Project Rock Run Collection

by Lynn Peisner

JOLIET, ILL. — Cullinan Properties has broken ground on the first phase of The View at Rock Run, a 573-unit apartment community set on 30 acres within the larger 310-acre Rock Run Collection mixed-use development in Joliet. PREMIER Design + Build Group and Humphreys & Partners Architects are, respectively, constructing and designing the community that will consist of fourteen three-story, garden-style apartment buildings. Amenities will include a pool, volleyball and bocce ball courts and a fitness center with a separate yoga area. Phase I of The View includes three residential …

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