Midwest

Exterior of 508 Pershing in Chicago

CHICAGO — Locally based McHugh Construction and its partner Brown & Momen, a general contractor also based in Chicago, have completed construction of the $24.3 million 508 Pershing at Oakwood Shores in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The 53-unit mixed-use, mixed-income project was developed by The Community Builders (TCB). Construction began in April 2021. The project is part of a larger Oakwood Shores revitalization plan. Oakwood Shores is about 3.5 miles south of downtown Chicago and part of an area called Near South Side. TCB’s partners in the project include Granite Development, …

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Coastal Ridge Real Estate has appointed Mark Yale as chief financial officer (CFO). Yale will work at Coastal Ridge’s headquarters in Columbus and will be responsible for guiding the overall financial performance of the company. Yale previously served as Washington Prime Group’s Executive Vice President and CFO. In this role, he was responsible for financial management and oversaw accounting, finance, investor relations, treasury, tax and information services. Yale additionally served as the CFO of Glimcher Realty Trust prior to its acquisition by Washington Prime Group in 2015.

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A 3D render of Three Light, an urban contemporary style high-rise building.

KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Cordish Cos., along with JE Dunn Construction Co., has placed the final support beam in the Three Light Luxury Apartments development, a $140 million complex in Kansas City’s Power & Light District. The building rises 25 stories with 288 units. Twenty percent of units are already leased. Three Light offers a seven-story parking garage with 472 spaces, as well as 7,600 square feet of ground level retail space. Twenty percent of units will be set aside for residents earning at or below 80 percent of …

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MINNEAPOLIS — Anne Olson will replace Mark Decker as chief executive officer of Centerspace (NYSE:CSR). Decker has been CEO since 2017. The board of directors appointed Olson, who is the company’s executive vice president, chief operating officer and general counsel. With Olson’s title change, she will also become a member of the Centerspace board. Decker will continue to serve on the board through the end of his current term in May and will remain an advisor to the company. Olson’s position will become official on March 31. Olson joined Centerspace …

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A 3D render of Woodlawn Central, a mixed-use project in Chicago.

CHICAGO —Transwestern Real Estate Services has been selected to lead the multi-phase South Side Chicago Woodlawn Central development project. J.C. Griffin of Transwestern will act as developer, doing business as Woodlawn Central LLC, throughout the project, which has been in various planning phases since at least 2009. Woodlawn Central is an eight-acre, $895 million development project in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Plans for Woodlawn Central call for 870 residential units, ranging from affordable to market-rate, luxury and seniors housing. Requirements for the affordable housing component were not disclosed. The development will …

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MINOT, N.D. — Minot-based developer Centerspace (NYSE: CSR) has sold nine properties in Minnesota and Nebraska to an undisclosed buyer for a total $144.3 million. The transaction included four communities (692 units) in St. Cloud, Minnesota, two communities (498 units) in the Omaha-Lincoln market in Nebraska and three communities (377 units) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market. CBRE brokered the sale of the Minnesota communities, while MMG Real Estate Advisors brokered the sale of the communities in Nebraska.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Thompson Thrift has sold The Grove, a 320-unit Class A community in Grand Rapids. A private real estate investment firm purchased the community for an undisclosed amount. Jason Krug with Berkadia brokered the sale for Thompson Thrift. Completed in August 2022, the 24-acre community offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts that average 1,200 square feet. Amenities include a resident social lounge, 24/7 fitness center, heated pool and spa, community grilling areas, pickleball courts, dog park and pet spa.

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MILWAUKEE — NewPoint Real Estate Capital has provided $20.6 million in construction financing for the development of Michigan Street Commons, a 99-unit affordable housing community in Milwaukee. Kenosha-based developer Bear Real Estate Group is developing the project, which is scheduled for completion in spring 2024. The loan was arranged by Cesar Diaz, a managing director at NewPoint, and structured as a NewPoint Impact 4 percent tax-exempt bond financing. Three series of bonds were issued by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. Raymond James was the LIHTC equity syndicator. Launched …

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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of 456-unit Timberlane Village in Kansas City. Gabe Tovar, Jeff Lamott, Parker Stewart and Dominic Martinez of Northmarq’s Midwest investment sales team arranged the sale on behalf of the original developer. The sale price was undisclosed. Daniel Stickane, senior vice president of debt and equity at Northmarq, secured acquisition financing for the buyer, Houston-based Venterra Realty, with a fixed-rate loan through Northmarq’s in-house Fannie Mae team. Built in 1987, Timberlane Village features 456 one-, two- and three-bedroom units across 40 two- …

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CHICAGO — Los Angeles-based investment firm ShainRealty Capital has sold an eight-building, 200-unit portfolio located in Kenwood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago for $28.5 million. The eight-building, value-add portfolio was sold to a locally based syndicate led by Eagle Infinite Investments. Lucas Fryman and Ted Stratman of Interra Realty arranged the transaction. The properties within the portfolio are all within a two-mile radius of each other and are within walking distance from the University of Chicago. Units across the properties consist of primarily two- and three-bedroom units approximately …

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