Ohio

CLEVELAND — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided $11.3 million in 9 percent tax credit equity to finance the new construction of Garrett Square Apartments in Cleveland. The 49-unit affordable seniors housing community will be situated in the city’s Glenville neighborhood. The four-story building will be reserved for seniors age 55 and older. The project will be partially subsidized with 19 units supported by 20-year project-based vouchers through Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority. The project site is currently home to a parking lot and vacant retail building, which will be razed prior to development. The borrower and developer is Volker Development Inc., and Marous Brothers Construction is the general contractor. The Famicos Foundation will serve as the property manager. Famicos will also offer supportive services such as financial literacy, cooking classes, gardening programs, emergency preparedness workshops, food delivery and distributions, neighborhood events, healthcare referrals, tax preparation and access to its legal clinic, Famicos CARES. Derek Reed and Greg Kiger of KeyBank CDLI structured the tax credit equity and debt financing. KeyBank is providing a $9 million construction loan and a $2.3 million permanent loan. Additional permanent financing sources include secondary soft loans of $1.7 million provided through the …

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FAIRFIELD, OHIO — NorthPoint Development is underway on Fairfield Trade Center in Fairfield, about 25 miles north of Cincinnati. The project comprises two buildings totaling 304,364 square feet and 313,833 square feet, respectively. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2024. Doug Whitten of CBRE is handling leasing of the development, which is situated in proximity to major transportation arteries.

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SIDNEY, OHIO — NK Parts has acquired the former Norcold headquarters facility at 600 Kuther Road in Sidney, about 40 miles north of Dayton. The purchase price was $6.5 million. Sidney-based NK Parts currently occupies a 785,000-square-foot facility at 777 Kuther Road. Specializing in logistics and supply chain management, NK caters specifically to the automotive industry. The additional 205,000 square feet from the Norcold building will alleviate some of NK’s space constraints and enable them to better serve their clients, according to Industrial Property Brokers, which brokered the deal. NK plans to make improvements to the electrical system and parts of the roof that require replacement. The tenant expects to take occupancy in November. Tim Echemann and Conrad Echemann of Industrial Property Brokers represented NK in the transaction. “The opportunity for NK to acquire a 205,000-square-foot building right across the street from its existing operations is nothing short of incredible,” says Tim Echemann. “This expansion couldn’t have come at a better time, especially considering the escalating demands from NK’s customers for more space.”  

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CINCINNATI — A joint venture between affiliates of Midland Atlantic Properties and Next Realty has acquired Waterstone Center, a 160,000-square-foot shopping center in Cincinnati. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. The fully leased property is home to Best Buy, Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, Old Navy, Petco and Verizon. BWE arranged acquisition financing through Goldman Sachs.

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PATASKALA, OHIO — Red Rock Developments is underway on a 946,400-square-foot speculative industrial building in Pataskala, about 19 miles east of Columbus. The project is situated on 83 acres at 7409 Mink St. within Red Chip Farms industrial park. Completion is slated for May 2024. The facility will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 156 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 210 trailer parking spaces, office space and 200-foot truck courts. Shane Woloshan of Colliers is leading leasing efforts for the new building as well as build-to-suit opportunities within Red Chip Farms.

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CINCINNATI, KANSAS CITY, ST. LOUIS AND KENOSHA, WIS. — BGO Industrial Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (BGO IREIT) has acquired an indirect 34.2 percent ownership interest in a portfolio of Midwest industrial assets valued at approximately $948 million in exchange for 13 million units of its operating partnership. The purchase price of the portfolio was approximately $130 million. The portfolio consists of 29 industrial buildings totaling more than 9.4 million square feet in Cincinnati, Kansas City, St. Louis and Kenosha, Wis. Developed between 2012 and 2023, the portfolio is 90 percent leased to multiple tenants with a weighted average remaining lease term of approximately five years.

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CINCINNATI — Advertising agency Curiosity has purchased a historic building near Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood for an undisclosed price. The company plans to update the building, relocate its headquarters and add 32 new jobs. Founded in Cincinnati in 2012, Curiosity employs 68 full-time staff members. The building formerly served as the home of Chatfield College on Central Parkway. Cincinnati-based SHP will oversee architecture and design for the 16,200-square-foot project, which includes an expanded in-house content production studio. The Ohio Department of Development’s Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved a tax credit for the project. JobsOhio plans to provide assistance for the project after a final agreement is executed.

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SPRINGDALE, OHIO — Ditsch USA has unveiled plans to expand its operations in the Cincinnati area. The expansion includes a building purchase and renovation, adding fully automated bakery production lines and increasing industrial freezer storage capacity. The pretzel manufacturer has made a commitment to bring 150 new jobs over the next three years to the area. The expansion comes nine years after Ditsch selected Springdale, Ohio, as its first location outside of Germany for its U.S. headquarters. Ditsch is converting a former Costco site in Springdale, offering future employment opportunities for production associates, maintenance technicians and line supervisors. JobsOhio, a private nonprofit economic development corporation, is planning to assist the project with talent acquisition services. The expansion was also made possible with support from REDI Cincinnati, the first point of contact for companies locating or growing in the 16-county region at the heart of southwest Ohio, northern Kentucky and southeast Indiana.  

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — The NRP Group has opened The Sinclair Apartment Homes, a $40 million affordable housing community in Columbus. The 180-unit property is located at 5075 Sinclair Ave. and features units for those who earn 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. The project site was the former home of live music venue Alrosa Villa, which closed in early 2020. The community consists of three four-story buildings with one, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority helped fund the development by issuing $27.7 million in tax-exempt and taxable bonds. Tax-credit funding support from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and Huntington National Bank also helped fund the transit-oriented project.

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