INDIANA AND MICHIGAN — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $69.9 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of an eight-property hotel portfolio in Indiana and Michigan. The 694-room portfolio consists of four extended-stay Homewood Suites by Hilton hotels and four limited-service Hilton Hampton Inn hotels located in various cities across Indiana and Michigan. Jake Proctor of KeyBank originated the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. HRC Hotels was the borrower.
ROMEO, MICH. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of a 90,000-square-foot industrial build-to-suit land site in Romeo, about 45 miles north of Detroit. The parties closed on the land and signed a construction agreement. The property is located at 100 Peyerk Court. Lanzen, Inc., a defense contractor, will relocate to the property from its current location at 30980 Groesbeck Highway in Roseville in 2018. Lanzen has occupied 34,000 square feet in Roseville since 1966. The company also has manufacturing facilities in Mancelona and Petoskey, which it will continue to occupy. Mike Davidson of NKF represented both the buyer, Lanzen, and the seller, Kemp and Peyerk LLC. Kemp Building & Development began construction on the property in October with completion scheduled for mid-summer 2018.
OMAHA, NEB. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $32 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Broadmoor at Aksarben Village in Omaha. The 258-unit apartment property is located at 2225 South 64th Plaza. Amenities include a fitness center, movie theater, business center, clubhouse and resort-style pools. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the loan.
HOBART, IND. — Franciscan Alliance Inc. has acquired a 35,000-square-foot former hospital in Hobart, about 40 miles southeast of Chicago. The purchase price was not disclosed. Most recently known as Hind General Hospital, the single-story building has been vacant since 2014. The property is situated on 17 acres at the corner of 61st and Lake Park avenues. Michael Siwietz and Jeff Bennett of McColly Bennett and Steve Malley of Lee & Associates brokered the sale on behalf of ownership, Hanmi Bank. Ken Catellier of Tonn and Blank Construction Inc. represented Franciscan Alliance, which is a 14-hospital health system that includes clinics, home health services and doctors serving Indiana and Illinois.
Milwaukee-area communities have woken up and embraced tax-increment financing (TIF) as a way to stimulate retail and commercial development. Unlike our neighboring state of Illinois, Wisconsin is not afforded the same luxury of allowing retail sales taxes to flow to municipalities, which allows for greater financial flexibility and helps offset the cost of infrastructure and municipal services as a result of retail development. Wisconsin municipalities do not impose local sales or use taxes on purchases of goods and services. Based on a 5.6 percent tax rate for average Wisconsin communities, 5 percent flows to the state, 0.5 percent flows to the county and 0.1 percent would flow to a specially created district, such as a stadium or entertainment venue. TIF allows cities or villages to finance commercial development in a designated area, called a tax incremental district (TID), to promote a tax base expansion and economic development. The property taxes within the TID are placed in a special fund and are used to pay for improvements within the district. When the property values rise within the TID, the taxes paid on the increased value can be used to pay back public project costs, which otherwise can’t occur. Developers eye mixed-use …
WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Bridge Development Partners has sold two industrial buildings totaling 1 million square feet in Waukegan for an undisclosed price. An institutional entity represented by Bentall Kennedy purchased the portfolio. The buildings were the first two facilities completed as part of Bridge Point North, a master-planned 225-acre business park. Building I is a 626,848-square-foot facility located at 1750 Bridge Drive. Completed in the fourth quarter of 2016, the building features 36-foot clear heights and is fully leased to an e-commerce tenant. Building II is a 400,758-square-foot facility located at 3900 Bur Wood Drive. Completed in September, the building features 32-foot clear heights. Bridge acquired the master-planned development from Cardinal Health in early 2015.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Baker Technology Plaza in Minnetonka for $18.6 million. The five-building, 254,274-square-foot office property is located at 6121 Baker Road. The property was 74 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Advanced Imaging Solutions, Element Materials Technology and Anchor Wall Systems Inc. Judd Welliver, Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil and Tom Holtz of CBRE represented the seller, the Utah State Retirement Investment Fund. Tryperion Partners, a private real estate investment firm based in Los Angeles, purchased the property. The new owners plan to renovate and reposition the property, originally constructed in 1985, with a new name of Baker Tech. Proposed upgrades and amenities — including an on-site bike loan program, food trucks, brewery taproom and outdoor gathering areas — are slated for completion in spring 2018. Jason Simek, Joe Owen and Peter Mork of Colliers International are marketing the property for lease.
BURR RIDGE, ILL. — Aries Conlon Capital has arranged a $12.5 million bridge loan for the Crowne Plaza hotel near Chicago’s Midway International Airport in Burr Ridge, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The 123-room hotel, located at 300 S. Frontage Road and built in 1969, was previously a Quality Inn & Suites that had been fully renovated and reflagged recently as the IHG Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts brand. Managed by Chesapeake Hospitality, the property features meeting space, an indoor pool, restaurant, fitness center and business center. Rushi Shah of Aries Conlon arranged the 24-month, interest-only loan on behalf of the borrower, Vega Hospitality Group. Access Point Financial Inc. was the lender. Since the property’s cash flow was not yet at sufficient levels to cover the total debt, refinancing was almost impossible. Once the property is stabilized, the bridge loan will be refinanced to non-recourse permanent debt, according to Shah.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Nationwide Realty Investors has unveiled plans for a new 32,000-square-foot mixed-use building at Grandview Yard in Columbus. Located at 1125 Yard St., the building will feature ground-level retail space and medical office space on the second floor. Columbus Obstetricians-Gynecologists Inc. will occupy 10,000 square feet on the second floor. The new Grandview Yard location will replace the company’s Mount Carmel West location when it opens in late 2018. The groundbreaking is slated for January. Owned and developed by Nationwide Realty Investors, Grandview Yard will include 1.2 million square feet of commercial space, several restaurants, grocery and service retail, hospitality and more than 1,300 residential units upon completion.
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Herzing University is relocating its Minneapolis campus from Crystal, Minn., to Metropoint Office Park in St. Louis Park. The 30,000-square-foot campus is slated to open in early 2018. Herzing, an accredited private nonprofit institution, will occupy the top floor of 435 Metropoint, a class A office tower visible from Highway 169 and I-394. The new campus will feature upgraded labs to support Herzing’s dental and nursing programs. Amenities will include an on-site coffee shop and cafeteria as well as covered parking. Dan Buettner and Brian Woolsey of Cushman & Wakefield represented Herzing in the new lease.
