COLUMBUS AND MACEDONIA, OHIO — National Church Residences has received two 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) awards from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency for two affordable housing projects in Ohio. Divinity Landing is a new 54-unit affordable seniors housing property to be developed in Macedonia, a suburb of Akron. The three-story property will feature a community room, exercise center, multipurpose room, outdoor patio and onsite walking paths. The Commons at Grant, an existing 100-unit permanent supportive housing community in Columbus, was originally constructed in 2002 through the 9 percent LIHTC program. The development provides affordable housing for formerly homeless, veterans and disabled individuals. The planned renovation will include upgrades to apartments and common areas, as well as a new roof and windows. Construction on both projects is slated to begin as early as spring 2025.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Pine Tree, in partnership with a state pension fund, has purchased six open-air shopping centers from SITE Centers Corp. (NYSE: SITC) for $495 million. The portfolio comprises 2.5 million square feet and includes properties in metros such as Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Columbus, Ohio; Cincinnati; Phoenix; and Portland, Oregon. The assets included in the portfolio are: The portfolio’s retail anchors include Kroger, New Seasons Market, The Fresh Market, Target, Ulta Beauty, Nordstrom Rack, Dick’s Sporting Goods and 13 stores leased by TJX Cos. Pine Tree is a retail developer and management company based in Northbrook, Illinois. The deal, which was sourced off-market, brings Pine Tree’s assets under management to a total of approximately $2.5 billion and 20 million square feet. SITE Centers is a retail REIT based in Beachwood, Ohio. The SITC stock price opened at $14.56 on Friday, June 14, up slightly from $13.19 one year prior. — Channing Hamilton
RAVENNA, OHIO — Geis Cos. has completed a 248,000-square-foot manufacturing facility for LG America in Ravenna, about 15 miles east of Akron. The two-building property consists of a three-story, 100,000-square-foot Customer Solutions Building and a single-story, 148,000-square-foot Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Compounding Building. The latter building features a fitness room, employee cafeteria and multiple labs for testing, inspection and weighing ABS compounds. Geis and First Energy worked together to engineer a transmission line and substation that is now owned by LG and will power the facility. The project involved significant coordination with the LG design team in South Korea. Geis Construction provided design-build services.
MASSILLON, OHIO — Axiom Realty has acquired Amherst Shopping Center, a 98,305-square-foot property in Massillon near Canton. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. The center was 64 percent occupied at the time of sale. Jonah Warsaw and Jacob Baruch of Legacy Realty Group Advisors brokered the sale. Axiom is finalizing lease negotiations with a national fitness user that will bring occupancy up to 81 percent. Marc’s, a discount grocery and drug store chain with 60 locations in Ohio, has anchored the property since 1995.
MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO — Accelevation, a data center infrastructure manufacturing company, has signed a 264,000-square-foot industrial lease at First Flight Commerce Center in Miami Township near Dayton. The industrial business park, which is currently under development, will total six buildings and 1.8 million square feet upon full build-out. Acclevation is scheduled to take occupancy in the first quarter of 2025 and will fully occupy Building 1. Doug Whitten of CBRE represented the landlord, Kansas City-based NorthPoint Development. Bill Buntyn and Todd Cochran of Colliers represented the tenant. Building 1 will feature a clear height of 36 feet, eight dock-high doors, four drive-in doors, 267 parking spaces and 66 trailer parking spaces.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality group has brokered the sale of the Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus Easton for an undisclosed price. The 145-room, select-service hotel is situated near I-270, opposite Easton Town Center. The property is located five miles from the Columbus International Airport and 10 miles from the convention center. Buyer and seller information was not released.
CINCINNATI AND BELTON, MO. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of a two-property industrial portfolio in Cincinnati and Belton, Mo., for $11 million. SiteOne occupies the buildings, which total 37,201 square feet. The seller was the founder of Semco Stone, one of the largest natural stone distributors in the Midwest. SiteOne Landscape Supply acquired Semco Stone in 2021. An all-cash buyer purchased the portfolio at a cap rate of 6.55 percent. Taylor Dintzner, Erik Manarino and John Stroud of Matthews brokered the sale.
HAMILTON, OHIO — Miami University of Ohio has purchased a 408,194-square-foot office building in Hamilton, about 20 miles north of Cincinnati, for $11.2 million. The property is located at 101-103 Knightsbridge Drive. Vora Technology Park LLC was the seller.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Lucky’s Market has opened a new 21,000-square-foot grocery store at Thurber Village in Columbus. The store opening marks the completion of the commercial component of the Thurber Village redevelopment project, which began construction in October 2022. The initial stages of the project involved the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a new CVS store. The new Lucky’s Market will feature an extensive range of fresh produce, specialty foods and wellness products as well as a variety of grab-and-go options. CASTO is the project developer.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — 3650 REIT and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have provided a $62 million loan for the refinancing of Columbus Business Park, a 2.2 million-square-foot industrial development located at 4545 Fisher Road in Columbus. The borrowers are Industrial Commercial Properties LLC and Industrial Realty Group. Columbus Business Park features 225 dock doors, seven drive-in doors and clear heights ranging from 25 to 35 feet. The loan term was five years.