CINCINNATI — AWH Partners LLC and Opterra Capital LLC have acquired the Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter for an undisclosed price. The 321-room hotel is connected to the Northern Kentucky Convention Center and includes 30 event rooms. Amenities include a fitness center, indoor pool and the 10 West restaurant. Spire Hospitality manages the hotel.
MONROE, OHIO — The Kroger Co. and Ocado, an online grocery retailer, have selected Monroe, Ohio, for the partnership’s first customer fulfillment center in the U.S. Subject to securing state and local incentives, Kroger’s first customer fulfillment center will consist of an automated warehouse facility with digital and robotic capabilities. Kroger is investing $55 million to build the first facility, which will span 335,000 square feet and is expected to generate more than 410 jobs. The company plans to open 20 such developments.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank Community Development Lending & Investment has provided $15.5 million for the development of Glenville Circle North in Cleveland. KeyBank provided $5 million in New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) equity in addition to a $10 million leverage loan and a $456,000 project loan. Cleveland Development Advisors and Enterprise Community Investments supplied the NMTC allocation. Glenville Circle North will offer 63 mixed-income units as well as 13,950 square feet of retail and commercial space. Sixteen of the units will be set aside as affordable housing, while the remaining units will be rented at market rate. The Cleveland Citywide Development Corp. plans to lease approximately 4,275 square feet of the commercial space to minority-owned startups at little or no fixed rent to help spur additional investment in the surrounding community. The developer, The Finch Group, will use the remaining 9,675 square feet to launch an “accelerator” space for small business incubation. Kyle Kolesar and Ryan Olman of KeyBank originated the financing.
FORT LORAMIE, OHIO — Industrial Property Brokers (IPB) has negotiated the sale of a 56,710-square-foot industrial facility in Fort Loramie in western Ohio. The sales price was not disclosed. The buyer, St. Marys Iron Works, plans to begin occupying the facility in the spring of 2019 and will relocate from St. Marys. The property includes 2,850 square feet of office space, four drive-in doors and five docks. The building formerly served as the Marwill manufacturing plant. Tim Echemann of IPB represented the Ohio-based seller.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Cronheim Hotel Capital (CHC) has arranged a $14.7 million loan for the refinancing of an Embassy Suites hotel property in Columbus. A national lender provided the loan, which features a locked rate of 4.44 percent, a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Kana Hotel Group, the borrower, acquired the 224-room property in 2015 and extensively renovated it.
OHIO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $36.3 million FHA 232/223(f) loan for the acquisition of a four-property skilled nursing portfolio in Ohio. Built between 1961 and 1984, the properties contain a total of 442 beds. Property names were not disclosed. John Randolph, Henry Alonso and Brandon Taseff of KeyBank originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Foundations Health Solutions. The loan proceeds were used to pay down part of an existing $87.5 million bridge loan that KeyBank previously provided the borrower for the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities.
CLEVELAND — Arcapita and Weston have acquired a seven-property industrial portfolio spanning 655,000 square feet in Cleveland. The purchase price was not disclosed. Logistics, technology and assembly space tenants occupy the properties. Weston will serve as the leasing and managing agent.
JOHNSTOWN, OHIO — Alterra Real Estate Advisors has purchased Johnstown Village Square for $3 million. The 82,946-square-foot shopping center is located at 633-759 W. Coshocton St. in Johnstown, about 25 miles northeast of Columbus. The property sits on 10.7 acres and is currently 67 percent occupied. Tenants include Tractor Supply, Goodwill, Dollar Tree and H&R Block. Alterra plans to make improvements to the property. The firm will lease and manage the property.
CHARDON, OHIO — Montecito Medical Real Estate has acquired Chardon Surgery Center in Chardon, about 30 miles northeast of downtown Cleveland. The purchase price was not disclosed. Built in 1998, the nearly 24,000-square-foot medical office and surgery center features three operating rooms, a laser surgery center and a newly built MRI center. Precision Orthopedic Specialties and Kellis Eye Center jointly own the ambulatory center, which occupies one-third of the overall space in the building. The transaction marks Montecito’s 19th acquisition this year.
AKRON, OHIO — Off-price department store Ross Dress for Less has signed a 25,200-square-foot lease to open its first store in Ohio. The retailer will occupy space within The Plaza at Chapel Hill shopping center. The company expects the store to open in summer 2019. The Plaza at Chapel Hill is a 456,055-square-foot shopping center anchored by Giant Eagle. Other tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Shoe Carnival, Great Clips, Ideal Image and El Papas Mexican Restaurant. ShopOne Centers REIT Inc. is the property landlord. California-based Ross operates more than 1,600 stores in 37 states. The retailer sells women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, as well as shoes and home décor.