WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Dominion Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of the former Summit Place Mall in Waterford Township near Pontiac. Southfield, Mich.-based commercial real estate development and investment company Ari-El Enterprises acquired the property from California-based SD Capital LLC, which has owned the asset since 2008. The 1.4 million-square-foot mall is situated on 73 acres. It opened in 1962 as the first enclosed mall in Michigan. At its peak, Summit Place Mall was home to more than 200 stores. The Sears store was the last to close in 2014. DTE Energy plans to break ground this fall on a 50,000-square-foot facility at the site. Redevelopment of the full property could include more than 1 million square feet of mixed uses, including industrial, office, hospitality and fast casual restaurants, according to Arie Leibovitz, owner of Ari-El Enterprises. Dominion represented the seller in the transaction. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. A demolition is in the works for the property.
MORTON GROVE, ILL. — Kensington Development Partners and IM Properties have acquired Prairie View Plaza, a 310,000-square-foot retail center in Morton Grove. Edgemark Properties arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Federal Construction Inc. The asset sold for $11.3 million, according to local media reports. Kensington Development and IM Partners plan to reposition and redevelop the 26-acre property, located 16 miles northwest of Chicago, with new retail, restaurant and entertainment options. The site also has development potential for residential, hotel and medical office uses, according to the project developers. Kensington and IM plan to maintain the existing 3,120-square-foot Bank of America outparcel, as well as the 10,500-square-foot strip center currently anchored by Starbucks Coffee. Additional tenants at the center include LA Fitness, Dollar Tree and The Room Place. A development timeline for the project was not disclosed.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has completed Parkview Apartments in downtown Arlington Heights, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The seven-story, 45-unit apartment project is situated at the southwest corner of Dunton Avenue and Eastman Street. Residences are located on the upper five floors of the property, while the second floor and a portion of the first floor consist of secured parking for 58 vehicles. The remaining 1,314 square feet on the first floor serve as retail space. Tinaglia Architects designed the property and UP Development was the developer.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Med Park in Grand Forks for $5.7 million. Altru Health System anchors the 59,117-square-foot retail property, which is located at 1375 S. Columbia Road. Other tenants include a floral shop, pharmacy and UPS store. Adam Prins, Cory Villaume, Matthew Hazelton and Sean Doyle of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company.
MILWAUKEE — Core Creative has renewed its 14,408-square-foot office lease at the Tannery Business Center in Milwaukee. The marketing agency occupies the space at 600 W. Virginia St. Ned Purtell and Scott Revolinski of Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented the landlord, SARA Investment Real Estate LLC.
ST. LOUIS — Select Strategies Retail Holdings V LLC, an affiliate of privately held real estate investment firm Select Strategies Realty, has purchased a seven-property shopping center portfolio in metro St. Louis for $78.4 million. The 1.1 million-square-foot portfolio is 91 percent leased to tenants such as Aldi, Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, Burlington and Planet Fitness. The properties include Creve Coeur, Kings Highway, LeMay Shopping Center, Gravois Plaza, Kirkwood Crossing, Overland Crossing and Fairview City Centre. Jeremy Sain of HFF represented Select Strategies. The seller was not disclosed.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — Bridge Investment Group’s office division has acquired O’Hare International Center, a pair of nine-story office buildings adjacent to O’Hare International Airport in Rosemont. The purchase price was not disclosed. The buildings total 517,640 square feet. Bridge plans more than $5 million in capital improvements, including the renovation of both lobbies, a new tenant lounge and conference center. Renovations are expected to begin in mid-October. Originally built between 1984 and 1987, O’Hare International Center is currently 83 percent occupied. Rob Lundin, John Clark and John Norris of Newmark Knight Frank will market the property for lease. The seller was not disclosed.
ST. LOUIS — Developer Propper Construction Services has completed the 1400 Russell Apartments in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis. The 130-unit apartment property is located on the site of a former warehouse. Amenities include a rooftop pool, lounge, courtyard, fitness center, business center and concierge services. Monthly rents range from $965 to $3,070. More than 40 percent of the units are leased. Trivers Associates Architects designed the property and Paric Corp. was the general contractor.
MILWAUKEE — Colliers International has arranged the $5.7 million sale of the historic Pabst Boiler House No. 10, a retrofitted office building in Milwaukee’s Brewery District. The 40,744-square-foot, brick-and-timber loft office building is fully occupied by seven tenants, including law firms Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen SC and Ogletree Deakins. Tom Shepherd, Scott Welsh, Lyle Landowski and Jennifer Huber-Bullock of Colliers represented the seller, Milwaukee-based developer PBH Redevelopment LLC. The team will continue to manage and lease the building on behalf of the new owner, J. Vollrath LLC. Built in the 1870s and shuttered in 1996, the Pabst Brewery sat vacant for more than 10 years before it was purchased in 2006 by late real estate developer and philanthropist Joe Zilber. In 2007, a team of investors led by Max Dermond and Charlie Trainer purchased Pabst Boiler House No. 10 with plans to convert the building into a boutique office property.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group has brokered the sale of a 32-unit apartment building in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood for $3 million. The property, located at 2349 W. Devon Ave., also features 8,097 square feet of street-level commercial space that is fully leased. Abe Eilian and Doug Fisher of Essex represented the seller, while Brian Kochendorfer, Brian Karmowski and Troy Beebe represented the buyer.