CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a four-story apartment building in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for $12.2 million. Located at 1345 W. Estes Ave., the property includes 81 units with a mix of floor plans. The building was originally constructed in 1930. James Ziegler of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the private seller. Ziegler, along with Keith Zelenika, secured and represented the buyer, an out-of-state investor.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — The Opus Group has completed an 86,632-square-foot industrial building located within the St. Paul Port Authority’s Beacon Bluff Business Center. Terracon Consultants Inc., a multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm, will occupy 15,300 square feet of the building. The facility features a clear height of 24 feet and both warehouse and office space. Todd Hanson and Jason Sell of Cushman & Wakefield are marketing the property for lease. The Beacon Bluff Business Center is an office and industrial development situated on nearly 40 acres.
BURR RIDGE, ILL. — Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc. (NYSE: PLYM) has acquired a multi-tenant industrial building in Burr Ridge near Chicago for $5 million. Known as 44 Tower Road, the facility spans 73,785 square feet. World PAC, a distributor of automotive parts, and Hydra Stop, a water control solutions provider. The seller was not disclosed.
LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILL. — Brookline Real Estate & Investments has brokered the $2.6 million sale of a 6,584-square-foot retail building in Lake in the Hills, about 45 miles northwest of Chicago. The property, located at 280 N. Randall Road, is fully leased by Dunkin’ Donuts and Athletico. Brookline represented the buyer, while RN Realty represented the seller.
Once referred to by developers as a “well-kept secret,” the Kansas City metro area is quickly developing a global reputation for skilled workforce, strong infrastructure, affordable housing and competitive overhead costs like transportation and utilities. “Kansas City is a region rising. We are dispelling the notion that Kansas City is a well-kept secret,” says Tim Cowden, president and CEO of Kansas City Area Development Council. “There is growing recognition among site locators and corporate executives that the Kansas City region is an excellent option for any number of business types, including financial services, technology centers, animal health, e-commerce or industrial.” I-35 corridor As one of the most populous counties in the metro area, Johnson County, Kansas, appeals particularly to business and industry seeking to locate outside the downtown Kansas City core. The county has added an average of 6,500 residents each year for the past decade, and private development is keeping pace. Residential and retail projects dot the I-35 corridor northeast of Olathe, Kansas, the Johnson County seat. Southwest Johnson County, meanwhile, has become an industrial heavyweight with two parks located just off the interstate. “Johnson County has a formula for success with the quality of the workforce, infrastructure that’s …
To ring in the New Year, Student Housing Business — sister publication to REBusinessOnline — sat down with Ryan Lang, executive managing director and head of Newmark Knight Frank’s student housing division, to discuss his outlook for the year ahead. SHB: What challenges will your market face in 2019? Where are the opportunities within these challenges? Lang: It appears volatility on the capital markets side will continue to be closely monitored heading into 2019 and beyond. There remains great opportunity as the student market, as a whole, is fundamentally sound and viewed as a risk averse asset class within the larger investment community. SHB: Which submarkets will surprise people in 2019? Lang: While average occupancy at major Tier I universities continues to be stable near 95 percent, we believe several markets that have been supply constrained over the past few academic year cycles will begin making noticeable recoveries. Of note, we believe Texas Tech (Lubbock), Ole Miss (Oxford), and Michigan State (Lansing) have the potential to outperform investor expectations. SHB: What market shifts are you noticing that others haven’t? What would you whisper to clients and prospects? Lang: Along with newer construction product, there are clearly more opportunistic assets hitting the market and more yield driven …
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Former Sears CEO Edward Lampert has won a bankruptcy auction for Sears Holdings Corp., according to The Wall Street Journal and other media reports. The billionaire hedge-fund manager upped his offer to about $5.3 billion from $4.4 billion. The offer, which will keep roughly 400 stores open, beat out a bid to close all the stores and sell the inventory. The plan must still be approved by the bankruptcy judge at a sale hearing set for Friday, Feb. 1. Last week, REBusinessOnline reported on Sears’ temporary deal to avoid liquidation.
TOWN AND COUNTRY, MO. — Ten Capital Management (TCM) has acquired 575 Maryville, a Class A office building in Town and Country, a suburb of St. Louis. The 258,441-square-foot building includes a fitness center, two conference rooms, on-site dining and parking. The property is currently 97 percent leased to four tenants, including anchor Cushman & Wakefield. Neither the seller nor the sales price was disclosed.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Berkadia has arranged $30 million in acquisition financing for 909 Walnut, a high-rise apartment building in Kansas City. Located at 909 Walnut St., the property includes 152 apartment units. The bottom four floors consist of office space. Amenities include a rooftop garden and fitness center. The purchase included both the office and apartment portions of the property as well as the parking garage. John Schorgl of Berkadia arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Worcester Investments. Fannie Mae provided the 12-year permanent financing, which features an interest-only period and a 30-year amortization schedule. Daniel Burkons, Michael Barron, Joshua Wintermute and Max Helgeson of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors represented the seller, a Dallas-based private investor.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — The LCP Group LP and Blue Vista Capital Management have acquired the Hilton Kansas City Airport hotel for an undisclosed price. The 347-room hotel is located less than three miles from the Kansas City International Airport. The hotel recently underwent renovations to its guest rooms, public spaces and meeting rooms. In addition to a fitness center and pool, the property features an on-site restaurant, Asado Urban Grill. HEI Hotels & Resorts will manage the hotel.
