Midwest

BARTLETT, ILL. — Animal Supply Co. has signed a 220,000-square-foot industrial lease in Bartlett, about 35 miles northwest of Chicago. The distributor of wholesale pet products will occupy the space at 1323 Brewster Creek Blvd. within the Brewster Creek Business Park. The property is a 421,401-square-foot warehouse newly constructed in the summer of 2017. The building features a clear height of 32 feet, 48 dock doors and 40 trailer spaces. Animal Supply will relocate from 6450 Muirfield Drive in Hanover Park. Adam Marshall, Brian Carroll and Mark Deady of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Jeffrey Janda and Steve Bass of Lee & Associates represented ownership.

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DUBUQUE, IOWA — Phoenix Theatres has signed a lease to reopen the six movie screens at Kennedy Mall in Dubuque. Moviegoers will get to experience the upgrades to the theater in a grand opening, which is slated for March. Each auditorium will feature fully reclining chairs, premium sound, self-serve drink stations and online ticketing. Opened in 1970 and located at 555 J.F.K. Road, the 700,000-square-foot Kennedy Mall features retailers such as Younkers, Dick’s Sporting Goods, J.C. Penney, Best Buy, Books-A-Million, Planet Fitness and Ulta. Affiliated entities of Cafaro Co. own and manage the property. Michigan-based Phoenix Theatres also operates a location at the Mall of Monroe in Monroe, Mich.

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WYOMING, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Mini Storage Depot in Wyoming, five miles south of Grand Rapids. The sales price was not disclosed. The property, located at 4975 Clyde Park Ave., features 319 non-climate-controlled units and 211 climate-controlled units for a total of 530 units. Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also secured and represented the buyer, an out-of-state limited liability company.

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LISLE, ILL. — A venture between GFH Financial Group BSC, Lincoln Property Co. and Crestlight Capital has acquired Central Park of Lisle I and II in Lisle. The sales price was $129 million, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The two-building office property totals 693,546 square feet. Completed in 1991, Central Park of Lisle I is a seven-story building featuring 381,634 square feet. Central Park of Lisle II, built in 2001, features eight stories of office space totaling 311,912 square feet. Combined, the properties are 86 percent leased to tenants such as Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC, CA Technologies, Millward Brown (Kantar), EMC Corp. and Kone. Amenities include an on-site athletic club, childcare, cafeteria, conference facility and executive parking. The transaction included the 7.5-acre development parcel to the east of the site fronting I-88. Bryan Rosenberg, Patrick Shields, Jaime Fink, Jeff Bramson and Mark Katz of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer. Eric Tupler and Trent Niederberger of HFF arranged financing for the borrower through Citigroup.

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DETROIT — City Club Apartments has broken ground on a 288-unit apartment property in Detroit. Located at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Park Avenue facing Grand Circus Park, the site was once home to the 18-floor, 800-room Statler Hotel, which was built in 1915. In addition to apartments and penthouses, the property, known as City Club Apartments-CBD, will also feature 13,000 square feet of street-level space, including a pet store, restaurant and gourmet market. Amenities will include wellness and exercise rooms, valet parking and concierge services. The first residents are expected to begin moving into the community in November 2018 with project completion set for the second quarter of 2019. Wolverine Building Group is the general contractor, while BKV Group and Damon Farber are providing architectural services. Huntington Bank, Bank of Ann Arbor and Comerica Bank provided construction financing for the $70 million project.

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CHICAGO — Crate & Barrel has signed a 117,000-square-foot lease for office and production space at The Fields in Chicago. Crate & Barrel plans to use the space for photo and video production. The Fields is a 22-acre, 1.5 million-square-foot redevelopment of the former Marshall Field’s campus located at 4000 West Diversey St., and is part of the Logan Square neighborhood. In 1965, Marshall Field and Co. acquired the six-story loft building, which was constructed in 1928. After going vacant in 2008, 4K Diversey Partners LLC, a partnership of Louis Silver, Aaron Paris and Paul Fishbein, acquired the complex. Developer Merit Partners began a mixed-use redevelopment at the site in January 2014. The project now comprises 300,000 square feet of office space; 123 residential rental lofts; 100,000 square feet of retail space, including the flagship Cermak Fresh Market; a 125,000-square-foot Cubesmart Self Storage business; and a 400,000-square-foot warehouse anchored by Studio 41. Cushman & Wakefield’s Barbara Schenberg and Teddy Walsh represented ownership in the lease transaction, while Steve Schneider and Andy Heymann, also of Cushman & Wakefield, represented Crate & Barrel.

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FRIDLEY, MINN. — Resolution Medical has signed a 35,781-square-foot industrial lease at Northern Stacks in Fridley. The Fridley-based medical device engineering and manufacturing firm will occupy the space at the 133,200-square-foot Stacks III, which is now fully leased. Jack Tornquist of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Eric Batiza and John Simek of Colliers International represented ownership, a joint venture between Hyde Development and M.A. Mortenson Co. Upon completion, Northern Stacks will encompass a total of seven buildings. To date, five buildings have been constructed and four are fully leased.

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TROTWOOD, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail building net leased to Walgreens in Trotwood, about 10 miles northwest of Dayton, for $3.8 million. The 14,866-square-foot property is located at 5271 Salem Ave. Walgreens has more than 11 years remaining on its lease. Dan Yozwiak of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Medi Vakili of Investment Property Group represented the buyer, a private trust.

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SWANSEA, ILL. — Southwestern Illinois Development Authority (SWIDA), in partnership with Bywater Development Group and Bi-State Development, has broken ground on Metro Landing of Swansea near St. Louis. The $10.9 million transit-oriented development will feature 62 affordable seniors housing apartment units adjacent to the Swansea MetroLink Station. St. Louis-based Altman Charter is serving as general contractor for the project, which is scheduled for completion in spring 2019.  Chicago-based Worn Jerabek Wiltse Architects is the architect. The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) provided the majority of project financing, with additional construction financing provided by PNC Bank. Additional support comes from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and Ameren, along with the St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department.

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NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. — Keating Resources has purchased the Gateway Computer campus in North Sioux City for $5.7 million. The 750,000-square-foot industrial facility is the largest building in the state of South Dakota, according to Keating. The building was constructed for Gateway in six phases from 1989 to 1997 for an estimated cost of over $70 million. The building, which is 61 percent occupied, will be repainted in the summer of 2018 with a cow pattern paying homage to Gateway’s brand. The building will be rebranded Gateway Business Center, and located within the Gateway Business Park, which was developed by Berkshire Hathaway and is owned by MidAmerican Energy. Chris Bogenrief of NAI United, Jere Hench of Colliers International and Robert Litz of Farmers National Co. were the brokers for the transaction.

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