Ohio

CLEVELAND — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Statler Arms in downtown Cleveland for $40 million. The 295-unit apartment building is located on the corner of East 12th Street and Euclid Avenue in the Theater District. The property was originally built in 1912 as the 700-room Statler Hotel. The building was then expanded in the 1930s, became an office building in the 1980s and was converted into apartments in 2000. Michael Barron, Joshua Wintermute and Daniel Burkons of IPA represented the buyer. According to The Plain Dealer, Millennia Cos. purchased the building from an affiliate of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System.

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CINCINNATI — United Kingdom-based EG Group has agreed to acquire Kroger’s (NYSE: KR) convenience store business for $2.1 billion. Kroger’s convenience store arm employs 11,000 workers in 18 states across 66 franchise operations. The stores operate under the brands Turkey Hill, Loaf ‘N Jug, Kwik Shop, Tom Thumb and Quik Stop. Kroger’s convenience store business generated $4 billion in revenue, including the sale of 1.2 billion gallons of fuel, in 2016. EG Group will establish its North American headquarters in Cincinnati and continue to operate the stores under their established brand names. It is the company’s first venture in the United States. Kroger’s supermarket fuel centers and its Turkey Hill Dairy are not included in the sale. Kroger plans to use net proceeds from the sale to repurchase shares and to lower its ratio of net total debt to adjusted EBITDA. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as exclusive financial advisor to Kroger, with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP acting as legal advisor. Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Barclays are acting as financial advisors to EG Group, while Allen & Overy is acting as legal advisor. EG Group was founded in 2001 by brothers Zuber and …

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KENT, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the Discount Drug Mart Center in Kent, about 40 miles south of Cleveland, for $3.2 million. The 31,762-square-foot retail center is located at 1763 E. Main St. The property is 100 percent occupied by tenants such as Discount Drug Mart and NAPA Auto Parts. Three of the four tenants have resided at the center since its construction in 1999. Scott Wiles, Craig Fuller and Erin Patton of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company based in northeast Ohio. Russ Panowicz, also of Marcus & Millichap, secured and represented the buyer, an Indiana-based private investor.

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CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $161.5 million for the refinancing of a 13-property seniors housing portfolio with approximately 1,500 units in Missouri, Nebraska, New York and New Hampshire. KeyBank provided $113.25 million of debt through the Fannie Mae DUS program and $48.25 million through its balance sheet. Six of the properties were in the process of lease-up and were therefore financed through Fannie Mae’s near-stabilization program. Dirk Falardeau and David Pyc of KeyBank originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Calamar Enterprises Inc.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Hillwood, a Perot company, has purchased TradePort I in Columbus for an undisclosed price. The 1 million-square-foot distribution center, located on 78 acres at 3780 TradePort Court, is expected to be completed soon. The building features a clear height of 36 feet, 185-foot truck courts, 102 dock doors, 400 car parks, 232 trailer spaces, LED lighting and ESFR sprinklers. The site also includes additional acreage for up to 209,188 square feet of building expansion or trailer parking. Hillwood also owns a 450,000-square-foot industrial building in the Groveport area.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged an $8.6 million loan for the refinancing of The Diplomat in Columbus. The property includes 34 apartment units and four retail units. The apartments include stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, gas ranges and washer/dryer hookups. Craig Kegg and Ted Schmidt of Grandbridge arranged the fixed-rate loan through Grandbridge’s proprietary lending platform, BB&T Real Estate Funding. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule.

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CINCINNATI — Rainier Realty Investments LP, along with a fund managed by Continuum Investments Limited and local operator Stark Enterprises, have acquired 32 East in Cincinnati for $29.1 million. The 192,000-square-foot shopping center is 100 percent leased to tenants such as HomeGoods, Burlington, Michaels and Ulta. Florida-based PEBB Enterprises sold the asset. Rainier and Continuum established a joint venture to acquire retail properties throughout the central and southern United States. Cleveland-based Stark Enterprises is a full-service real estate development company with more than 7 million square feet of retail, office, apartment and hotel properties in its portfolio.

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VALLEY PARK, MO. AND LAKEWOOD, OHIO — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of three properties occupied by 7-Eleven for $4.2 million. One of the properties, a 2,193-square-foot building and gas station located in Valley Park, Mo., sold for $1.9 million. The property was built in 1998. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley represented the seller, Equitas Investments. Matt Lemon and Suheil Sahouria of The Trafton Group represented the buyer, a private investor. Built in 1975, the second building features 2,410 square feet and is located in Lakewood, Ohio. The property sold for $885,000. McChesney again represented the seller, Equitas Investments. Matt Waterman of Pegasus Investments represented the buyer, a private investor based in California. The sales transaction also included a third property located in Florida.

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MAUMEE, OHIO — Uber Capital Group LLC has arranged a $15 million loan for the $21 million acquisition of The Shops at Fallen Timbers in Maumee, located about 10 miles southwest of Toledo. A private commercial real estate group purchased the property from GGP Inc. Joel J. Gorjian of Uber sourced the loan with a regional bank based in Ohio. Built in 2007, The Shops at Fallen Timbers is a 1 million-square-foot shopping center located on a 110-acre site at 3100 Main St. Approximately 60 tenants occupy the center, including anchors J.C. Penney, Dillard’s, Barnes & Noble and Rave Cinemas.

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CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $237.1 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a 12-property office portfolio located throughout eight states. The Class A and B properties are located in Arizona, Illinois, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Tennessee. The portfolio, which is 71 percent leased, includes nine multi-tenant buildings and three single-tenant buildings totaling more than 2.2 million square feet. Alex Buecking, Devin Jolley and Josh Berde of Key arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Bridge Investment Group Partners.

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