Associated Bank Finalizes Loan for Twelve-Acre Retail Project in OH
Associated Bank announced the completion of a $9 million loan to GTZ Properties for development of Trailhead Crossing, a multi-building retail project at 1135-1131 US-36 in Delaware, Ohio, a suburb of
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Connect CRE reports that Associated Bank has closed a $9 million construction loan to GTZ Properties for Trailhead Crossing, a twelve-acre retail development in Delaware, Ohio. The project will bring three freestanding buildings to a Columbus suburb, anchored by Chik-Fil-A, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Take 5 Oil Change, with additional tenants in a second multi-tenant structure. Suburban retail construction of this scale signals continued investor confidence in bedroom communities where population growth is outpacing housing supply.
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