PAINESVILLE, OHIO — The Boulder Group has arranged the $2.6 million sale of a 15,048-square-foot property net leased to Walgreens in Painesville within metro Cleveland. The building is located at 132 Richmond St. Walgreens has nearly eight years remaining on its lease. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Northeast-based private real estate company. A West Coast-based investor purchased the asset.
SHAKER HEIGHTS, OHIO — NAI Pleasant Valley has brokered the sale of a 37,000-square-foot office building located at 20820 Chagrin Blvd. in Shaker Heights, just east of Cleveland. The sales price was undisclosed. Gerilyn Gleason and Jeffrey Kahn of NAI Pleasant Valley represented the seller. The local buyer plans to occupy the property, which is near the Van Aken District, an $18.5 million mixed-use project featuring multiple retailers and apartments.
CINCINNATI — COhatch is expanding its Cincinnati presence to Hyde Park. The coworking startup has purchased a 13,000-square-foot building at 2727 Erie Ave. for $2 million and plans to repurpose the three-story property to house coworking and event space. COhatch will occupy the second and third floors of the building. Italian and Argentine restaurant Alfio’s Buon Cibo will continue to occupy the first floor. North High Brewing Co. will move into an adjacent first-floor space that Keegan’s Seafood Market previously leased. COhatch expects to open the Hyde Park facility in the fall. It will predominantly feature private offices along with a handful of meeting rooms. The company’s Deerfield Towne Center location is slated to open in July. There are currently 15 COhatch locations open or under development in the Midwest.
By Lynette Reichle, Reichle Klein Group On March 12, Ohio’s governor declared a state-wide order closing schools and gatherings of over 100 people. On March 15, he ordered all bars and restaurants to close dining rooms (but could maintain carryout and delivery) with further closings on almost a daily basis. Finally, the stay-at-home order came on the 22nd. As of the writing of this article, it is difficult to estimate the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and what the moves our government has taken to protect us will have on our real estate markets. Prior to the spread of the coronavirus, Toledo’s industrial real estate market had been running at unprecedented high levels in both leasing activity and new development for the past several years. While the beginning of this year was decidedly quiet compared with the fourth quarter of 2019, we had every reason to expect strong demand for industrial properties through the remainder of 2020. In fact, the Toledo market still suffers from an inventory problem; virtually every project that was built last year was a build-to-suit. Local and regional developers have yet to develop enough of an appetite to build speculatively. Further, no one in the …
OHIO — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has formed Congregate Care Unified Response Teams to test residents and staff members for coronavirus within the state’s nursing homes. The teams, which include medically trained members of the Ohio National Guard, will begin testing this week. All nursing home staff will be tested. Testing of residents will be based on a clinically driven strategy that targets those who have likely been exposed to COVID-19. As of Tuesday, May 26, there were 33,006 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ohio and 2,002 deaths.
STREETSBORO, OHIO — NAI Pleasant Valley has arranged the sale of a 31,237-square-foot industrial building in Streetsboro, about 30 miles south of Cleveland. The sales price and seller were undisclosed. Jeffrey Calig and David Hexter of NAI Pleasant Valley represented both parties in the sale. Natural Essentials Inc., a manufacturer of hand sanitizer and various over-the-counter drug products, was the buyer. This is the Aurora, Ohio-based company’s fourth building.
STRONGSVILLE, OHIO — Scannell Properties is underway on the development of an 180,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility at Mills Business Park in Strongsville, a southern suburb of Cleveland. Peak Construction Corp. is the general contractor for the project, which will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 33 dock doors, three drive-in doors and parking for 198 cars. Peak is also completing a 70,000-square-foot interior buildout for an undisclosed e-commerce company. Other project team members include HSB Architects + Engineers and Weber Engineering Services. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Columbus Crew SC, a Major League Soccer organization, has released new renderings for its stadium, which is currently under construction downtown. Completion is slated for summer 2021. Situated in the city’s Arena District, the stadium will feature a beer garden and a “crewhouse.” Premium club members will have access to an exclusive covered entrance. Project costs of the 20,000-seat venue are estimated at $230 million. The larger Confluence Village development will feature nearly 1,000 residential units as well as office and commercial space. The Crew’s current stadium is expected to be repurposed into a community sports park.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Pizzuti Cos. and Capital University have formed a joint venture to redevelop an existing surface parking lot located along South Grant Avenue near the university’s law school in Columbus. Plans call for a six-story building with 145 apartment units, 7,000 square feet of rooftop amenity space and 3,500 square feet of ground-floor restaurant space. The third phase of Library Park, the project will feature a wellness center, cycle studio, coworking spaces and an onsite restaurant and bar serving both residents and the public. The rooftop will feature an outdoor courtyard complete with a pool and clubhouse. Pizzuti recently broke ground on Phases I and II of Library Park. Lupton Rausch Architects Inc. designed Phase III and Corna Kokosing will serve as general contractor. Construction will begin immediately with completion slated for fall 2021. Phase I is currently in lease-up and Phase II is scheduled for completion in October.
CLEVELAND — Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors has unveiled plans to develop INTRO Cleveland, a 298-unit apartment project in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. The nine-story project will also include nearly 40,000 square feet of retail space and 340 parking spaces. TSB Capital Advisors arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing with First National Bank of Omaha, First National Bank of Pennsylvania and Busey Bank. In addition, Ohio’s Development Services Agency provided a $10.8 million loan and the City of Cleveland provided a $2 million loan. Construction of the project is expected to last approximately 22 months with completion slated for the first quarter of 2022. The building is the country’s tallest wooden building, according to the developer.
