COLUMBUS, OHIO — Arden Logistics Parks has purchased the Parkway Columbus portfolio, a three-property industrial portfolio totaling 172,800 square feet in the West Columbus submarket. The purchase price was undisclosed. The buildings, which range in size from 28,000 to 116,000 square feet, are fully occupied by 23 tenants. The seller, Parkway Business Partners LLC, is comprised of a group of local investors. Ross Bratcher and Joe Davis of JLL brokered the transaction.
A recent order from the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals highlights a troubling aspect of real property tax valuation in the Buckeye State, where school districts wield extraordinary authority to influence assessments. In this instance, courts allowed a district to demand a taxpayer’s confidential business data, which it can now use to support its own case for an assessment increase. Ohio is one of the few states that permit school districts to participate in the tax valuation process, allowing a district to file its own complaint to increase the value of a parcel of real estate, and permitting a school district to argue against a property owner that seeks to lower the taxable valuation of a parcel of real estate. Generally, school districts looking to increase tax revenue will review recent property sales for opportunities to seek assessment increases. Likely candidates for an increase complaint include real estate that changed hands at a purchase price or transfer value that exceeds the county assessor’s valuation. That is not always the case, however. In the case that gave rise to this article, there was no recent sale of the subject property, which is a multi-story apartment building. The apartment building owner had …
SPRINGDALE, OHIO — Trez Capital has provided a $37.3 million construction loan for the conversion of two office buildings into multifamily space in Springdale, a northern suburb of Cincinnati. The borrower, Trinity Square Holdings LLC, plans to build 129 apartment units and 97 rental townhomes. The vacant office buildings were constructed in the early 1980s. Brett Forman and Scott Mehlman of Trez Capital originated the loan. The Warren County Port Authority is investing approximately $8 million in the project.
CLEVELAND — Aurora Industrial LLC has acquired a 15-property industrial portfolio spanning approximately 2.9 million square feet in metro Cleveland for an undisclosed price. CBRE represented the seller, Premier Development Partners, which acquired or developed the portfolio over the past 15 years. A key property is 51 East Hines Hills Road in Boston Heights. The building serves as the global headquarters and largest distribution and warehousing hub for home furnishings retailer Arhaus Inc. BTG Pactual Strategic Capital, Morning Calm Management LLC and Grupo Patio launched Aurora Industrial, which targets acquisitions of Midwest industrial real estate. The company owns 25 properties totaling more than 4.5 million square feet.
BLUE ASH, OHIO — Lee & Associates | Cincinnati has signed a 13,904-square-foot office lease to occupy the entire second floor of 10260 Alliance Road in Blue Ash, a southern suburb of Cincinnati. Ohio National owns the property. Todd Pease and Michelle Klingenberg of JLL represented ownership in the lease transaction. Bill Schneller and Dan McDonald of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, which is relocating from 10123 Alliance Road and is expected to take occupancy of the new space in January.
CLEVELAND — City Club Apartments has broken ground on a new 23-story development in downtown Cleveland. Located at 776 Euclid Ave. and dubbed an “apartment hotel,” the project will feature 304 luxury apartment units and penthouses along with street-level retail space, including a restaurant and speakeasy, café and doggie daycare. Guests can rent a furnished or unfurnished unit for a day, week, month or multiple years. The units will come in 22 different floorplans. Amenities will include an entertainment sky club, heated rooftop pool, sky park, fitness center, yoga room, business center and theaters. Construction will begin later this month with pre-leasing scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2022. First move-ins are slated for spring 2023.
BOARDMAN, OHIO — First National Realty Partners has acquired Southland Crossings in Boardman, about 50 miles east of Akron. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. Giant Eagle Supermarket anchors the 245,678-square-foot shopping center, which is located on Doral Drive. The property is 91 percent leased by tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, PetSmart, DSW and Michaels.
BLUE ASH, OHIO — OA Development has sold Hawthorne Center in the Cincinnati suburb of Blue Ash for $26.5 million. Acquired in 2012, Hawthorne Center is a five-story, Class A office building totaling 135,413 square feet. Belcan LLC, a global supplier of engineering, supply chain, technical recruiting and IT services, fully occupies the property. Cushman & Wakefield represented OA in the sale. The buyer was undisclosed.
TROY, OHIO — Plymouth Industrial REIT has purchased a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 396,800 square feet in Troy, about 20 miles north of Dayton. The purchase price was $22.5 million. The portfolio includes: a 160,000-square-foot building at 2180 Corporate Drive that is leased to F&P America; a 160,000-square-foot building at 1520 Experiment Farm Road that is leased to F&P America; and a 76,800-square-foot property at 952 Dorset Road that is home to Remedi SeniorCare and Cox Media Group. Steve Timmel, Jeff Johnston, Will Roberts, Chris Prosser and Doug Whitten of CBRE represented the seller, Culmen Real Estate Services.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Flaherty & Collins Properties (F&C) and co-developer Daimler Group have unveiled plans for The Peninsula’s second phase in downtown Columbus. The $211 million project will include 400 apartment units and 245,000 square feet of office space. Specifically, a four-story parking garage will be topped by a seven-story office building and a 30-story apartment tower with 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Phase I is currently under construction and includes both office and multifamily space along with a 200-room hotel being developed by Rockbridge. F&C says that an application for $21 million in tax credit funding from Ohio’s new Transformational Mixed-Use Development (TMUD) program is key to moving the project forward. Construction of Phase II is expected to begin in 2022 with completion slated for 2025.