GAHANNA, OHIO — PEBB Enterprises has purchased Hunter’s Ridge, a 93,743-square-foot shopping center in Gahanna, an eastern suburb of Columbus. The purchase price was not disclosed. The property is located at the intersection of South Hamilton and Morrison roads. Kroger and Planet Fitness anchor the center. Other tenants include restaurants, a beauty salon, dance studio and medical office. PEBB now owns and operates four shopping centers in Ohio.
BLUE ASH, OHIO — Colliers International has brokered the $2.9 million sale of the Corporate Centre of Blue Ash, a 57,722-square-foot flex office building in suburban Cincinnati. Built in 1990, the property is located at 11101 Kenwood Road. Tenants include Fastsigns, Handyman Connection, Ohio State Auditor, Parallel Technologies Inc., Sellyourmac.com, Sheppard Insurance and Financial and IT support company 4bis.com. Steve Timmel, Jeff Johnston, Chris Prosser, Will Roberts and Matt Smyth of Colliers brokered the transaction. Midwest Properties Corp. purchased the asset from LNR Partners.
CLEVELAND — Zamir Equities LLC has acquired 1111 Superior Avenue, a 559,299-square-foot office tower in downtown Cleveland. While the purchase price is not available, The Plain Dealer reports that Zamir took out a $46 million mortgage on the property. The property is positioned along the city’s main thoroughfare and overlooks Lake Erie. The 28-story tower was renovated in 2014. Amenities include a conference facility, fitness facility, yoga room and David’s Deli. Anchored by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, the property is 83.4 percent leased to tenants such as Asurint and MetLife Services & Solutions. Jaime Fink, Jeffrey Bramson, John Merrill, Bryan Rosenberg and Patrick Shields of HFF represented the seller, American Landmark Properties Corp. The team also procured the buyer.
CANTON, OHIO — Romans Properties has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot data center in Canton for $9.3 million. The property, located at 4726 Hills and Dales Road, is fully leased to Secure Data 365. Chriss Orr of Romans represented the buyer, an institutional client. The seller was not disclosed.
Columbus is a city on the rise. While that’s not exactly a new development, the fact that the arc of commercial development continues to bend up in Ohio’s capital city is noteworthy — and the pace of growth is impressive, to say the least. Columbus is the gateway market for the state of Ohio, with an impressive civic and economic resume. The counties making up the greater Columbus region have not only added approximately 160,000 jobs since 2010, they have brought in more than $8 billion in capital investments during that time. Columbus is home to The Ohio State University (OSU), one of the largest and most influential public universities in the nation; a long and expanding list of headquarters of national brands and businesses; and Columbus boasts a combination of arts, culture and commercial creativity that has led some to refer to it as the “Austin of the Midwest.” Downtown’s Arena District, home to the city’s professional hockey team the Columbus Blue Jackets, is the standard bearer for large-scale urban infill projects. The new Grandview Yard development brought additional mixed-use horsepower to the city. Retail expansions Easton Town Center is the major retail destination in Columbus, located in the …
CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital and KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment have provided a total of $39.4 million in financing for the redevelopment and preservation of Commodore Apartments in Cleveland. Specifically, KeyBank provided a $16.6 million low-income housing tax credit equity investment, an $11.6 million construction loan and an $11.1 million FHA 221(d)(4) first mortgage loan. The 12-story, high-rise building was originally constructed in 1924 as a hotel and later converted into apartment units in 1964, with renovations in 2008 and 2010. The 198-unit apartment complex features 23 studio, 142 one-bedroom and 33 two-bedroom units. A project-based Section 8 HAP contract will provide rental assistance for 144 units for tenants earning between 30 to 60 percent of the area median income. Rehabilitation plans call for the replacement of the roof, elevator modernization, new fire alarm system installation, replacement of domestic water supply and waste plumbing, accessibility upgrades, and in-unit renovations, including upgrading the kitchens, baths, flooring and interior doors. Jeff Rodman, Kelly Frank and Victoria O’Brien of KeyBank originated the financing. Ohio Housing Finance Agency, the city of Cleveland and The Community Builders were financing partners.
DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, OHIO — Silverman & Co. Inc. has broken ground on Phase I of The District at Deerfield, a $120 million mixed-use project in Deerfield Township near Cincinnati. Phase I includes a 242-unit apartment property known as One Deerfield and a medical office complex to be occupied by Mercy Health. Floor plans at One Deerfield will range from 590 to 1,600 square feet. Community amenities will include a wine and beer garden, fire pit, pool, fitness center, coffee bar, gaming lawn, pet spa and dog parks. Completion is slated for fall 2019. Phase II will encompass a variety of commercial offerings, with an emphasis on premier dining, shopping and entertainment. OnSite Retail Group will oversee the lease-up of the 95,000-square-foot retail and restaurant space. Plans also call for a 150-room hotel and a community park.
POLAND, OHIO AND MADISON, WIS. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the 117-room Red Roof Inn in Poland, Ohio, and the 108-room Red Roof Inn in Madison, Wis. The properties were sold separately to different investors for undisclosed prices. Each hotel will undergo renovations. Herb Warmbrodt, Zane Varvel, Lewis Thompson, Tom Sommer and Jim Merkel of HREC represented the seller.
The Columbus office market continues to be diverse and thriving as the city becomes an economic hub in the Midwest. With a population that has grown to over 2.1 million people, and the eighth largest millennial population, Columbus has developed varied markets including concentrations in automotive, data centers, fashion/apparel, finance/insurance, food, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, R&D, beauty, retail/e-commerce and technology. Columbus boasts 14 Fortune 1000 headquarters and five Fortune 500 companies, including Cardinal Health, Nationwide Insurance, American Electric Power, L Brands and Big Lots. Columbus also hosts a multitude of other large businesses, which are drivers in the market, such as The Ohio State University, JPMorgan Chase and Huntington Bancshares. Having such large employers in the central Ohio region has helped draw other small businesses and given rise to a thriving start-up community, which is supported by Rev1 Ventures (a technology incubator), several community supported incubators and venture capital. A successful Columbus start-up, Cover My Meds, recently sold for $1.3 billion, and the city of Columbus hopes that this is the first of many similar success stories. With its recent sale, Cover My Meds is now planning a new 400,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Columbus. Another notable project in Columbus is Facebook’s …
MEDINA, OHIO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $15.1 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Giant Eagle Supermarket in Medina, about 35 miles south of Cleveland. The 90,346-square-foot property is located at 870 N. Court St. Giant Eagle has operated at the site since 2006. The property underwent an expansion and renovation in 2010. Erin Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of IPA marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a Chicago-based private REIT. A Miami-based private fund purchased the asset.
