Real Estate

An affiliate of Midwest Engineering Systems Inc., an automation systems manufacturer, recently purchased the 100,000-square-foot industrial building at W238 N1800 Rockwood Dr. in Pewaukee for $4.35 million, according to state records.

Issaquah, Wash.-based Costco Wholesale Corp. recently purchased a 17.5-acre site in Pleasant Prairie, where it plans to build a 153,962-squasre-foot store.

The First Financial Centre, a 14-story office building located at the northeast corner of Water Street and Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Milwaukee, was sold recently for $3.28 million, according to state records.

An affiliate of New York-based Gramercy Property Trust Inc. recently purchased the 160,000-square-foot building in Kenosha that will be occupied by an InSinkErator plant.

Neenah-based Menasha Packaging Co. LLC is planning a $5 million expansion of its production capacity in Hartford.

Boutique Larrieux, a plus-sized clothing store for women located at 315 N. Broadway in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, will close.

A job fair will be held on Monday, Oct. 20, to provide information to workers about construction job opportunities available for the $450 million, 32-story, Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons office building project.

Commercial Horizons Inc., a commercial real estate development firm with offices in Green Bay and Appleton, is working on plans to develop an office building in Milwaukee.

A team of students from Milwaukee School of Engineering captured first place at the National Design-Build Student Competition during the 2014 Design-Build Conference and Expo held in Dallas, Texas, the first week of October.

The Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin recently announced its 2015 Board of Directors, which was officially installed on Oct. 1.