Ohio

SOUTH LEBANON, OHIO — Hall Structured Finance (HSF) has provided a $21.9 million construction loan for River Creek Lofts, a 120-unit apartment development in South Lebanon, about 30 miles northeast of Cincinnati. Dayton-based VCARVE Constructions is the developer. The four-story project will feature amenities such as a clubhouse, outdoor pool, fitness and yoga center, dog wash station, banquet area, kitchen and coffee station. Residents will have access to multiple pickleball courts and a basketball court as well as 236 miles of walking and biking trails along the Little Miami River to Lake Erie via a pedestrian bridge. Amir Giryes of Giryes Capital Group arranged the loan.

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CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Children’s has acquired a recently constructed office building in the Cincinnati Innovation District that will be home to over 200 employees who focus on non-laboratory research. The health system will occupy the top two floors of the six-story, 180,000-square-foot building at 3090 Exploration Ave. The purchase price was undisclosed. JobsOhio provided a $32 million low-interest loan to help Children’s acquire the property, which was built by Terrex Development & Construction. As part of the agreement with JobsOhio, Children’s committed to creating 100 new research jobs with a payroll of at least $10 million. The health system also committed to increasing research that relies on federal funding. The two floors to be occupied by Children’s encompass a total of 60,000 square feet. The four lower levels will be leased to other organizations. Cushman & Wakefield will market those spaces for lease. The building will also include a breakfast and lunch dining concept, details of which will be announced in the coming months. Build-out of the interior space for Children’s is expected to take nine to 12 months and will be overseen by TriVersity Construction. BHDP Architecture will lead the design. Motz Engineering will handle mechanical, electrical and plumbing, …

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SHALERSVILLE, OHIO — Geis Development is underway on the construction of a new 220,000-square-foot manufacturing facility for Viega in Shalersville, about 40 miles southeast of Cleveland. Viega works in press technology for metal pipe fittings and valves. The project is situated within Geis’ Turnpike Commerce Center. Construction began in November and is slated for completion in early 2025. The 80-acre parcel and construction of the new plant represent an investment of approximately $200 million in Ohio. Geis is collaborating with Viega’s design team to ensure that the project aligns with Viega’s sustainability goals, which include reducing the carbon emissions associated with importing products by manufacturing more items in the U.S. The new facility will be completely carbon neutral from the start, supporting the company’s long-term goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions for all its plants by 2035.

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FAIRLAWN, OHIO — BWE has arranged a $31.8 million loan for the refinancing of Market Square at Montrose, a Home Depot-anchored shopping center in Fairlawn near Akron. Built in the 1990s and located at 4020 Medina Road, the 506,870-square-foot property is currently 88 percent leased. Tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Staples, Cost Plus, Steak N Shake and Golf Galaxy. A new lease with Tesla has recently been executed. Brian Bruening of BWE arranged the floating-rate loan with no interest rate caps on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was also undisclosed.

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SPRINGDALE, OHIO — A group of investors operating as AV Cincinnati Acquisition LLC is set to transform the former Tri-County Mall site in Springdale, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, into a mixed-use destination named City Center Springdale. Plans call for roughly 600,000 square feet of retail, entertainment and restaurant space, 750,000 square feet of office space, 2,600 multifamily units, 200,000 square feet of fitness facilities and 400 hotel rooms. The new ownership group, which is led by MarketSpace Capital, purchased the property earlier this year. Lee & Associates is handling leasing and management for the project. The mall closed in 2022.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $8.6 million sale of a 125,357-square-foot retail property occupied by Lowe’s Home Improvement in Columbus. Situated on 12.8 acres, the building at 2888 Brice Road features a corporate-guaranteed lease that was recently extended for 10 more years. The property is adjacent to Brice Park, a 158,000-square-foot shopping center. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the undisclosed seller. A West Coast-based private investor purchased the asset at a cap rate of 6.4 percent.

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WESTLAKE, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.2 million sale of a 7,187-square-foot property net leased to Charles Schwab in Westlake, about 12 miles west of downtown Cleveland. Built in 2020, the asset is located across from the Crocker Park retail center. Scott Wiles, Craig Fuller and Erin Patton of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Cleveland-based family office. A California-based 1031 exchange investor was the buyer. Michael Glass, broker of record in Ohio, assisted in closing the transaction.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — NewcrestImage has acquired the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Columbus Downtown in Ohio for an undisclosed price. The 15-floor hotel features 194 rooms, all of which are suites. The property is convenient to the Ohio State Capital complex and the Greater Columbus Convention Center as well as two miles from the Ohio State University. Amenities include nearly 7,000 square feet of conference space, concierge services, a business center, fitness center, lounge and full-service restaurant, The Presidents Dining room. Tim Osborne and Spencer Davidson of Hunter Hotel Advisors represented the institutional seller in the transaction.

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BEAVERCREEK, OHIO — Easterly Government Properties Inc. (NYSE: DEA) has acquired a 99,246-square-foot facility fully leased to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. in Beavercreek, a suburb of Dayton. The purchase price was undisclosed. Northrop Grumman, a multinational aerospace and defense company, has occupied the build-to-suit facility since 2012. The property sits adjacent to Gate 22B at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the main access point for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s headquarters and the Air Force Institute of Technology. With this acquisition, Easterly owns 95 properties totaling 9.3 million square feet. The Washington, D.C.-based firm focuses on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to the U.S. Government.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and has entered into a sale agreement with Los Angeles-based private equity firm Nexus Capital Management, a deal that would take the Ohio-based discount retailer private. Under the terms of the agreement, Nexus will serve as the “stalking horse bidder” (the approved investor that sets the low-end bar for a bankrupt company) in a court-supervised auction to acquire “substantially all” of Big Lots’ physical assets and ongoing business operations. Big Lots expects to keep the majority of its stores and online platform open and operational during the reorganization process as well as to be able to pay its employees and “certain critical vendors in the ordinary course of business.” The sale is expected to close during the fourth quarter, assuming Nexus is the winning bidder. In connection with this court-supervised process, Big Lots has secured commitments for $707.5 million in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing, including $35 million in new financing from certain current lenders. Coupled with cash from ongoing operations, the financing is expected to provide sufficient liquidity for the sale process. The announcement comes after multiple reports of an imminent bankruptcy filing for Big Lots, …

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