Ohio

SEATTLE — Amazon Web Services (AWS), a division of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) that offers on-demand cloud computing platforms to individuals, companies and governments, plans to make a big investment in Central Ohio. The company, along with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, announced the firm will invest approximately $7.8 billion to expand its data center operations in the region by the end of 2029. AWS is currently undertaking a site selection process across numerous localities in Central Ohio for the new data center campuses, the total number of facilities of which was not disclosed. Final site selections will be decided and announced at a later date. The move is expected to create 230 new jobs and an estimated 1,000 support jobs, according to J.P. Nauseef, president and CEO of JobsOhio, an economic development corporation based in Columbus. The AWS data center project represents the second-largest single private sector company investment in Ohio’s history, according to the governor’s office. The new data centers will contain computer servers, data storage drives, networking equipment and other forms of technology infrastructure used to power cloud computing. “Amazon is already one of the largest private-sector employers in Ohio, and the company’s continued growth …

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CLEVELAND — City Club Apartments has topped off construction of City Club Apartments-Cleveland, a 23-story luxury apartment tower located at 776 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland. The development will include 304 apartment units and penthouses as well as street-level retail space, including a restaurant, basement speakeasy, lobby café, Sky Club café and doggie daycare and spa. Dubbed an “apartment hotel,” the property will offer residents the option to rent a furnished suite or an unfurnished apartment or penthouse. Amenities will include indoor and outdoor theaters, a heated rooftop pool and hot tub, outdoor kitchen, coworking spaces, a bark park, Zen garden, fitness center, yoga studio, wellness room, business center and conference room. Occupancy is slated to begin in October.

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SALEM, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the $2 million sale of Salem Market Place in Salem, a city in Northeast Ohio. Tenants at the 16,252-square-foot property include Super Cuts, Sally Beauty Supply, GameStop, Little Caesar’s, Gadget Lab, Alternative Smokes, Hibachi Express and Drayer Physical Therapy. The center is 83 percent occupied. Dan Cooper and Bob Havasi of Cooper Group represented the seller, a West Coast-based investor. The sales price represented a cap rate of 7.73 percent and approximately 98 percent of the list price.

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CINCINNATI — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 14-building industrial portfolio in metro Cincinnati for an undisclosed price. The portfolio is comprised of nine light industrial buildings and five distribution buildings in Cincinnati and Erlanger, Ky. The value-add portfolio was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to 56 tenants across industries that include third-party logistics, air cargo, e-commerce, manufacturing and wholesale trade. John Gartner, Erin Casey and Andrew Jacob of Colliers represented the buyer, TradeLane Properties. Tappan Properties was the seller.

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TOLEDO, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 3,720-square-foot retail building in Toledo for $2.2 million. The property is home to Starbucks and Verizon. Both tenants have occupied the building since it was constructed in 2007. Suzanne Sharbek, Christopher Jackson, Erin Patton, Craig Fuller and Scott Wiles of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The all-cash buyer was a 1031 exchange investor based in California.

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MACEDONIA, OHIO — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $10.6 million sale of a newly developed medical property occupied by Optima Dermatology in Macedonia, a southern suburb of Cleveland. The 15,500-square-foot building is located at 8183 Golden Link Blvd. within The Crossings at Golden Link, a 400,000-square-foot shopping center anchored by Lowe’s. Michael Carter and Frank Rogers of SRS, along with Greg Guyuron of Anchor Cleveland, represented the seller, a private developer. The buyer was a New Jersey-based private investor completing a 1031 exchange. The sales price represented a cap rate of 6.5 percent.

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YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Boardman Center Plaza in Youngstown, a city in Northeast Ohio. The sales price was undisclosed. The 136,500-square-foot shopping center was 52 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Guitar Center, Legends Food + Drink, FastSigns, Factory Boot Outlet and Harbor Pet Center. Included in the sale was a two-tenant building leased to Five Guys and Jimmy John’s. the property is located directly across the street from Southern Park Mall. Scott Wiles, Erin Patton and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Canadian private investor, and procured the buyer, a Texas-based private investor.

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PICKERINGTON, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $8.9 million sale of The Shoppes at Stonecreek in Pickerington, an eastern suburb of Columbus. The 44,874-square-foot retail center is located at 1500 Stonecreek Drive. Built in 2008, the property is fully leased to tenants such as LifeTime Fitness, Roosters, Petland and Vitality Bowls. Scott Wiles, Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Zach Turner of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, neither of which were disclosed.

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TOLEDO, OHIO — Friedman Real Estate has negotiated the sale of a 2,410-square-foot retail property occupied by Minuteman Car Wash in Toledo for an undisclosed price. The car wash, located at 5020 Monroe St., was built in 1971 and renovated in 2022. Marc Hildenbrand and Jordan Friedman of Friedman represented the buyer and seller, neither of which were disclosed.

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CLEVELAND — KeyBank Institutional Advisors and KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) have provided $30 million in financing to The Cleveland Foundation (TCF) for the construction of the 95,000-square-foot Midtown Collaboration Center in Cleveland. The center will be adjacent to TCF headquarters. KeyBank provided a $23.7 million loan, while KeyBank CDLI provided a $6.3 million equity investment in New Market Tax Credits. Partners in the project include Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), University Hospitals (UH), the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA), Hyland Software and the Economic & Community Development Institute (ECDI). The center will house CRWU’s new Center for Population Health Research, UH’s new Diabetes Research and Wellness Center, CIA’s new interactive media lab, Hyland Software’s training center, ECDI’s small business administration lending center and women’s resource center, as well as a brewery and community-led music venue.

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