WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO — The Pizzuti Companies and Centerpoint Development LLC have unveiled plans to develop an 848,160-square-foot speculative industrial facility in West Jefferson. The warehouse will be constructed on a 55-acre site near I-70. Construction is expected to begin this spring, with completion slated for the end of the year. The facility will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 300 trailer spaces and LED lighting. Pizzuti will provide property management and leasing services for the new building.
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BEAVERCREEK, OHIO — Project partners Confluent Senior Living and Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) have opened HarborChase of Beavercreek, a 110-unit seniors housing property in Beavercreek, a suburb of Dayton. Located at 4175 Indian Ripple Road, the property includes 64 assisted living units and 46 memory care apartments. Community amenities include a bar and lounge, beauty salon, library, fitness center, game room, putting green and concierge services. The project team included Eppstein Uhen Architects and The Douglas Company as general contractor.
HIGHLAND HILLS, OHIO — Time Equities Inc. (TEI) has purchased a 163,000-square-foot, four-story office building in Highland Hills for $7.5 million. The Class A property is located at 23000 Millcreek Blvd., about 16 miles southeast of Cleveland. PNC Bank, which formerly occupied the building, sold the property. The building, constructed in 1997, is now vacant. Jonathan Dulberg of TEI led the acquisition. Robert Leibold, Steve Ross and Douglas Leary of CBRE represented TEI in the sale. CRESCO Real Estate represented PNC Bank. TEI plans to make upgrades to the property in order to attract new tenants. PNC Bank is consolidating employees to its downtown space.
CAMBRIDGE, OHIO — Mumford Co. has negotiated the sale of the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Cambridge, located in eastern Ohio, for an undisclosed price. Built in 2014, the 77-room property features a business center, fitness facility and indoor pool. David Mumford, Justin Pinkard and George Arvanitis of Mumford represented the seller, Cambridge Lodging LLC. Arvanitis procured the buyer, Jannat Investments Inc.
SOLON, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP) has completed the lease-up of 6680 Parkland Blvd. after acquiring the 82,000-square-foot office and warehouse property in December. Two tenants, King Nut and Loan Protector, will begin occupying the building in the first half of this year. Matthew Beesley of Cushman & Wakefield/Cresco Real Estate represented King Nut, a nut and snacks company, in the lease transaction. Steve Voinovich of CBRE represented Loan Protector, an insurance broker. ICP worked with David Stover of Hanna Commercial Real Estate on the acquisition.
FINDLAY, OHIO — Marathon Petroleum Co. has signed a 37,727-square-foot office lease in Findlay, about 40 miles south of Toledo. The Findlay-based company will fully occupy the building, which is known as the Waterside Building. Lynette Reichle and Todd Dickerson of Reichle Klein Group represented the landlord, Roach Enterprises of Ohio Ltd. Marathon Petroleum signed a three-year lease.
Fairmount, DiGeronimo Refinance Mixed-Use Village in Suburban Cleveland with $171.5M Loan
by John Nelson
ORANGE VILLAGE, OHIO — The developers behind Pinecrest in suburban Cleveland have obtained a $171.5 million loan to refinance the 750,000-square-foot mixed-use project. Square Mile Capital Management LLC provided the loan to a joint venture between Cleveland-based Fairmount Properties and the DiGeronimo Cos., which opened Pinecrest in spring 2018. Situated on 58 acres in Orange Village, Pinecrest features 400,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space that houses Whole Foods Market, REI, Silverspot Cinema, Pinstripes, West Elm, Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Vineyard Vines and Orangetheory Fitness, as well as chef-driven restaurants. About 160,000 square feet of creative office space sits atop the ground-level shops and restaurants. Pinecrest also features 87 high-end apartment residences and a one-acre park, as well as a 145-room AC Hotel by Marriott that wasn’t included in the financing. Trey Morsbach and Jim Curtin of HFF’s Dallas office led the debt placement team to arrange the floating-rate loan, which will be used to refinance a $142 million construction loan that HFF arranged for the developers in spring 2017. HFF also assisted the developer in securing joint venture equity for the project in June 2016. “This refinancing reflects the viability and strength of our asset,” says Eric Louttit, …
EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO — Gorjian Acquisitions has purchased a 25,250-square-foot retail building in East Cleveland for an undisclosed price. Discount retailer Roses Express occupies the single-tenant property, which is located on a 2.3-acre lot at 1450 Hayden Ave. Roses Express is owned by Variety Wholsalers Inc., which operates nearly 400 stores across the Midwest and Southeast. The seller was not disclosed.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of the Extend-A-Suites Columbus for $1.8 million. The 133-room hotel is located at 887 Morse Road. Andrew Bankhurst, Alexandre Duong, Allan Miller and Mark Diebold of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Bankhurst and Duong represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
TravelCenters of America Agrees to Purchase 20 Assets from Hospitality Properties for $308.2M
by Alex Tostado
NEWTON, MASS. AND WESTLAKE, OHIO — TravelCenters of America LLC (NASDAQ: TA) has agreed to purchase 20 truck stop locations from its primary landlord, Hospitality Properties Trust (NASDAQ: HPT), for $308.2 million. The 20 properties span 15 states. HPT will continue to own 179 properties that TA leases. The leases have been amended by both companies, which puts the 179 properties under five leases. The leases have all been extended by three years. Westlake-based TA expects to purchase nine of the travel centers for $140.5 million Jan. 17 and expects to complete the remaining purchases in two closings by the end of January. HPT expects to gain $160 million from the sale, which it plans to use to repay borrowings under its revolving credit facility and for general business purposes. When the sales are finalized, TA’s rent will fall by $243.9 million per year. Under the amended leases, TA’s rent will be reduced by $43.1 million per year. HPT will receive $70.5 million for backlogged payments in 16 quarterly payments from TA beginning April 1. The backlogged rent has been reduced from $150 million due to moving the payments up from June 2024. “As we move into the tenth year …