ORANGE VILLAGE, OHIO — AC Hotel Cleveland Beachwood will open at the new Pinecrest development in Orange Village, a suburb of Cleveland, this August. The 145-room hotel, designed by Meyers + Associates Architecture, will be owned and operated by DelMonte Hotel Group. The hotel will include a cocktail bar, library, business center, fitness center and ballroom. Pinecrest is an 80-acre, mixed-use project that includes apartment and office space.
CRIDERSVILLE, OHIO — Industrial Property Brokers (IPB) has arranged the sale of the former Endless Endeavors Antiques & Collectibles building in Cridersville in northwest Ohio. The sales price was not disclosed. The buyers, a group of local investors, plan to build a $5 million facility for sports shooting known as Black Rifle Shooting Center. Originally built in 1997 as an entertainment site with a car museum, restaurant and merchandising space, the 63,742-square-foot building sits on nine acres and is currently vacant. The property features 200 car parking spaces, five drive-in doors and 3,450 square feet of office space. Tim Echemann of IPB represented the buyer, M&S Land Development Group LLC, as well as the sellers, Don and Mona Miller.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties LLC has begun development of a new headquarters and distribution center for ComDoc in Jackson Township, about 12 miles south of Akron. ComDoc is a subsidiary of Global Imaging Systems, a Xerox company. The 107,500-square-foot facility will be located on 12 acres on Pittsburg Avenue. The property will feature 32,500 square feet of office space and 75,000 square feet of distribution space. ComDoc plans to consolidate four northeast Ohio facilities at the new headquarters, which is slated for completion in the spring of 2019. M.E. Osborne Building Co. is the general contractor for the project.
MIDDLETOWN, OHIO — The Opus Group has unveiled plans to construct a 612,730-square-foot, speculative warehouse in Middletown, about 38 miles north of Cincinnati. The property will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 40 dock doors, 79 trailer positions and 410 car parking spaces. Construction is expected to begin in June with completion slated for May 2019. Opus Development Co. is the developer and Opus Design Build is the design-builder. Opus AE Group is the architect of record and structural engineer. The project is a joint venture with Founders Properties LLC. Norm Khoury and John Gartner of Colliers International will market the property for lease.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — The 125-room DoubleTree by Hilton Youngstown Downtown has opened in northeastern Ohio. Marshall Hotels & Resorts manages the 12-story hotel, while Pan Brothers Associates Inc. owns the property. Located at 44 E. Federal Plaza, the property was formerly known as the Stambaugh Building, an office building that opened in 1907. Hotel amenities include a business center, fitness center, Hilton’s Made Market and 5,300 square feet of meeting and event space. Guests can also dine at the Bistro 1907 restaurant.
TOLEDO, OHIO — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $9.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Jamestown of Toledo Apartments. Constructed in 1965, the 204-unit multifamily property comprises 19 buildings. The property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Jamestown Apartments 17 LLC, an entity fully owned by Watermark Partners Fund IV LLC, was the borrower. Watermark is a Michigan-based firm that owns and operates multifamily properties throughout the Midwest.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has originated a $125 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II, a four-property commercial real estate portfolio. The properties total 2.7 million square feet and include two industrial buildings and two office buildings. The properties are located in Columbus, Ohio; Chicago; Las Vegas; and Birmingham, Ala. Randy Martin of Cleveland-based KeyBank originated the 10-year loan. In addition to KeyBank’s loan, Bank of America NA provided $125 million in CMBS financing.
MICHIGAN, INDIANA AND OHIO — Global Net Lease Inc., a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition of net lease industrial properties, has acquired five industrial assets representing approximately 1.4 million square feet for $83 million. Three of the buildings are located in Michigan with one in Indiana and one in Ohio. The properties are leased to Contractors Steel Co., a steel service supplier. The industrial buildings included in this transaction comprise all of Contractors Steel Co.’s facilities and also house the company’s offices, central inventory and processing depot.
DUBLIN, OHIO — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Stoneridge Medical Center in Dublin for $2.3 million. The 46,500-square-foot medical office building is located at 4015-4059 W. Dublin Granville Road. Current tenants include OSU Obstetrics and Gynecology and OSU Radiology. Jaimine Johnson, Christopher Potts, George Stecz and John Underman of Colliers represented the seller, LNR Partners. A Columbus, Ohio-based real estate investor was the buyer.
LONDON, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.1 million sale of a 6,790-square-foot property net leased to Advance Auto Parts in London, about 25 miles southwest of Columbus. The property is located at 246 Lafayette St. The tenant recently exercised an early lease extension. Nathan Coe and Dan Yozwiak of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The buyer was not disclosed.