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.
WYOMING, MICH. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has secured a $24.8 million loan for the construction of Traditions at Rivertown, a seniors housing complex in Wyoming, just south of Grand Rapids. The 150-unit property will include independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Slated for completion in November, the property will feature a library, bar, theater, fitness center, coffee bar, lounge and underground parking. Benjamin Krosin, Jeff Schmidt, Tim Cotter and Russell Dey of Walker & Dunlop partnered with Kari Zapolski of Inner Circle Holdings to structure the five-year loan with three years of interest-only payments. A regional bank provided the loan on behalf of the borrower, Redstone Group Management Inc.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Granger Construction and architect Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) have completed the renovation of the Robert H. and Judy Dow Alexander Cancer Center at the St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor’s hospital campus. The $24 million project involved the expansion of the cancer center to 66,000 square feet in order to provide space for the hospital’s growth and to enhance the facility’s cancer research and treatment facilities. Home to 38 exam rooms, the expanded facility offers a separate entrance and exit for patients. The existing building’s main atrium was also replaced, and significant exterior improvements were added. A new infusion center overlooks a healing garden. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital owns the facility and served as project developer.
WEST ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $20.9 million HUD-insured loan for the construction of Darts Senior Apartments, a 172-unit affordable seniors housing property in West St. Paul. All units will be restricted to persons age 62 and older who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Dougherty arranged the 40-year loan on behalf of the borrower, WSP Senior Housing I LLLP. In addition to the HUD-insured first mortgage, the project will receive equity from the sale of low-income housing tax credits and funds from the Dakota County Community Development Agency Housing Opportunities Enhancement program. Dougherty & Co. LLC also underwrote tax-exempt bonds for the development, which is expected to open in summer 2020.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $12 million loan for the refinancing of River Square in Naperville. The 58,677-square-foot retail property, located at 22 E. Chicago Ave., is 96 percent leased. Jeffrey Cohen of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the fixed-rate loan on behalf of Clarion Partners and a large overseas pension fund. Voya Investment Management provided the loan. NARE, a local real estate investor, sold the property to Clarion in October 2018.
COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a new single-tenant building occupied by Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers in Coon Rapids for $5 million. The 2,780-square-foot building is located at 13001 Round Lake Blvd. Raising Cane’s has a new 15-year lease term. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley represented the seller, OneCore Global. Mehdi Star of Colliers International represented the buyer, a San Francisco-based private investor. The sales price represents a cap rate of 6 percent. This was the highest-priced Raising Cane’s to trade in the Midwest, according to Hanley.
LIBERTY, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has negotiated the sale of a 19,900-square-foot retail building in Liberty, a northeastern suburb of Kansas City. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located on a one-acre pad site in front of Liberty Commons shopping center. The building is fully leased to Blaze Pizza, Phone Medic, Evolve Juicery & Paleo Kitchen, Chic Nails & Spa, Orange Theory Fitness, Joplimo Mattress and McAlister’s Deli. David Block and Alex Block of Block & Co. represented the buyer, Liberty Commons 2018 LLC. Legacy Liberty LLC was the seller. Block & Co. will handle leasing and property management for the building.