COLUMBUS, OHIO — Northwest Bank has leased the top floor at 3 Easton Oval in Columbus and will have building signage. The owner of the office building, Alterra Real Estate Advisors, recently completed a renovation with new common areas, LED lighting, HVAC units with improved air quality, a new roof and solar panels. Northwest Bank joins accounting firm Brady Ware, which has leased half of a floor in the building. Alterra acquired the asset in December 2019.
MIDDLETOWN, OHIO — The Opus Group has completed 75 Logistics Center, a 612,589-square-foot speculative warehouse in Middletown, about 32 miles north of Cincinnati. Corporate apparel brand Cintas and global logistics company DHL have fully leased the building. In addition to convenient access to I-75, the project features a clear height of 36 feet, 40 dock doors and 79 trailer positions. Opus served as developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. Opus also served as interior designer for the tenant improvements. The project was a joint venture with Founders Properties.
CINCINNATI — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a 25,600-square-foot retail center located at 7074 Harrison Ave. in Cincinnati for $3 million. The property was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to seven tenants. Constructed in 2006, the two-story building sits on 2.3 acres. Patrick Metz of Stan Johnson represented the seller, a California-based private investor. MAGNA Properties, an Ohio-based individual investor, purchased the asset as part of a 1031 exchange. The sale reflects a cap rate of 9.1 percent.
LEWIS CENTER, OHIO — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a 583,000-square-foot distribution center in Lewis Center within metro Columbus for an undisclosed price. Located at 8355 Highfield Drive, the property is fully leased to a manufacturer of trucks, buses and construction equipment. Constructed in 1988, the building features a clear height of 24 feet, 32 dock-high doors, four drive-in doors and LED lighting. Coler Yokam, Robin Stolberg, Kurt Sarbaugh and Dan Wendorf of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Covington Group and Castlelake. Equity Industrial Partners purchased the asset. Additionally, JLL arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan with an insurance company.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank has secured $18.6 million in financing for the construction of Slavic Village Gateway, an 88-unit affordable housing property in Cleveland. The two-building project will feature 21,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space as well as 10 townhomes. The property will feature 23 units for renters that earn at or below 30 percent of area median income (AMI) and 65 units for those who earn at or below 60 percent of AMI. KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) secured a $12.5 million construction loan, while KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged a $6.1 million forward commitment for a Freddie Mac permanent loan. Additionally, the project will use 9 percent low-income housing tax credit equity from the Ohio Capital Corp. for Housing, $600,000 from the City of Cleveland and $1.5 million from University Settlement, which is a nonprofit social service agency that will occupy some of the project’s retail space. Kyle Kolesar of KeyBank’s CDLI team and Robbie Lyn of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group structured the financing on behalf of the developer, The NRP Group LLC.
MASON, OHIO — NorthMarq has arranged a $10.2 million loan for the acquisition of two industrial flex buildings at Governor’s Pointe in Mason, about 22 miles north of Cincinnati. The two properties span 154,775 square feet and are located at 4900 Parkway Drive and 4700 Duke Drive. They feature both industrial and office space. Noah Juran of NorthMarq arranged the five-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule and a fixed rate. A regional bank provided the loan.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Morgan Properties and Olayan America have acquired a portfolio of 48 apartment communities totaling 14,414 units in 11 states for $1.7 billion. STAR Real Estate Ventures, a joint venture between El-Ad National Properties LLC and Yellowstone Portfolio Trust, was the seller. The portfolio, named the North Star Portfolio, consists of Class B assets in Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Maryland. On average, the communities total 300 units each and date to 1985. “While most of our competitors remain defensive and on the sidelines, Morgan Properties continues to play offense. North Star was right in our wheelhouse given the barriers to entry and we pounced on the opportunity to secure it,” says Jonathan Morgan, president of Morgan Properties. “The North Star investment speaks to the strength of our partnership with Morgan Properties and our continued confidence in the multifamily sector,” says Erik Horvat, managing director and head of real estate at Olayan America. The buyers plan to invest an additional $100 million for enhancements and amenity upgrades at the properties. With the North Star acquisition, Morgan and Olayan entered five new states, including Florida, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana and …
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $30.5 million loan for the acquisition of 65 East State Street in Columbus. Built in 1983, the 26-story office tower comprises 494,487 rentable square feet. Located in the heart of the central business district, the building is across the street from the Ohio State Capitol Building on Capitol Square. Recent capital improvements to the property include an exterior façade renovation, a new conference center and fitness center, updated lobby and elevator cabs, renovated exterior patio space and new monument signage. A Walker & Dunlop team led by Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz and Jonathan Schwartz arranged the loan on behalf of Group RMC. Voya provided the three-year bridge loan, which features a floating rate.
FINDLAY, OHIO — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the $11 million sale of a 180,000-square-foot distribution center in Findlay, about 40 miles south of Toledo. American Plastics, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of plastic-injection molded products, fully occupies the facility. Located on eight acres at 2040 Production Drive, the building is situated near I-75 in Hancock County. The facility has been renovated twice since it was originally constructed in 1992. Rob Gemerchak, Jeff Hughes and Jeff Tracy of Stan Johnson represented the seller, an Ohio-based developer. Gladstone Commercial, an institutional investor based in Virginia, was the buyer. The sales price represented a 5.5 percent increase over the asking price.
CINCINNATI — TradeLane Properties has acquired Capital Center Industrial Park, a 14-building portfolio of light industrial assets in Cincinnati. The purchase price was $51.3 million. Spanning 896,523 square feet, the industrial park is 93.5 percent leased to 65 tenants. Mostly completed in the 1970s, the buildings have received substantial capital improvements over time. John Huguenard, Kurt Sarbaugh and Mark Volkman of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, Dalfen Industrial. Erin Casey and Drew Wall of Colliers International have been selected as the listing agents for the properties.
