“We are excited to bring forward a project that directly addresses the housing needs of Lincoln Charter Township and the broader region,” said Jeff Smoke, Managing Director at Great Lakes Capital. “This development is designed to provide high-quality, attainable housing while enhancing the character of the community. We look forward to working with local leaders and residents to create a project that benefits everyone.”
Hotel Vin Pinnacle Hills is a development of Indiana-based Great Lakes Capital, a real estate development and private equity firm, and Dallas-based Coury Hospitality, a hotel management company.
The unprecedented growth in Northwest Arkansas continues to excite. Our upscale mixed-use and hospitality projects in the region will deliver for occupancy in 2025/2026”.
The Kazanowskis, owners and founders of High Five Spirits and Gypsy Vodka, sought approval for a tasting room license and entertainment and Sunday sales permits. According to the duo’s application, High Five Spirits “is set to add to Traverse City’s spirits scene with the opening of a sleek tasting room on Front Street.
Our board and leadership affirmed our commitment to a partnership and project that will be positive for the future vitality of downtown South Bend. We transferred ownership of 13 parcels of land south of the Memorial Hospital campus to enable the city and Great Lakes Capital to build a mixed-use development that complements our Memorial Hospital campus reinvestment.
The recent downtown South Bend land deals between Beacon Health, Great Lakes Capital and the city have given the city a unique building that sits on a prime piece of real estate.
”Maple Block Flats will supply much-needed housing for Petoskey and the Northern Michigan region as a whole,” said Jeff Smoke, managing director and principal for developer Great Lakes Capital. “This is the definition of a true public/private partnership with a multitude of workforce housing incentives being utilized for a project that would otherwise not be developable.
Developer Great Lakes Capital plans to invest $49 million to turn the former Michigan Maple Block factory, located about a mile south of downtown Petoskey, into eight buildings with 204 housing units. Vacant since 2020, the manufacturing site will be demolished to clear the way for housing.
According to the nonprofit Housing North, Great Lakes Capital completed the sale of the Michigan Maple Block parcel in Petoskey and will be moving forward with “Maple Block Flats,” a 204-unit apartment complex.
Looking southeast, this photo rendering shows plans for the new $102 million Madison Lifestyle District that will replace two parking lots south of Memorial Hospital with 240 apartment units, a 100-room hotel and 925 enclosed parking spaces in downtown South Bend.
Over the coming weeks, South Bend’s Board of Public Works and Redevelopment Commission will consider a series of development deals with Beacon Health Systems and Great Lakes Capital which could revitalize that whole area. Plans that were first announced in 2021 are nearing fruition in a project that is poised to bring in 200 apartments, a 100-bed hotel, retail and office space and more parking.
“We’re obviously trying to capture companies leaving Illinois,” said Kelly, whose firm, Hammond-based Kelly Construction, partnered with Great Lakes Capital of South Bend on the project. Mike Kelly, managing partner of Park Development Partners, said his firm is aiming to entice companies leaving Illinois to its 23-acre industrial development at 24 Marble St. in Hammond.
Development Manager
Leveraging 17 years of relationships and extensive background in the commercial real estate industry, Martin provides direct strategic and analytical support as part of the Great Lakes Capital development team. Since joining the firm in 2017 he has performed a hybrid role in asset management and brokerage services within the GLC portfolio. Martin earned a BA in Political Science from the University of Missouri/Columbia and an MBA from Roosevelt University in Chicago.
