CHICAGO – August 24, 2026 – 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 Columbus.
The twelve-acre project will consist of three freestanding buildings occupied by Chik-Fil-A, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Take 5 Oil Change; a second three-tenant strip will be occupied by Dunkin Donuts, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Pacific Dental Services. Of two pad-ready sites, one is already pending sale to a national daycare company. All Phase I tenants are expected to be open for business by the spring of 2027. A later Phase II of the development will be anchored by a big-box national retailer.
GTZ Properties is a Highland Park, Illinois, based full-service commercial real estate development and investment company specializing in retail-related properties nationwide that is headed by Mitch Goltz and Jeremy Forman.
Daniel Barrins, a senior vice president with Associated Bank’s Commercial Real Estate division in Chicago, managed the loan arrangements and closing. This is Associated Bank's 18th loan to GTZ Properties principal Mitch Goltz.
Associated Bank’s Commercial Real Estate division is committed to providing commercial real estate developers/owners/operators with an array of financing solutions, in addition to products and services that meet their unique needs The division has offices in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.
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