HINCKLEY, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Days Inn Hinckley for $1.7 million. The 68-room hotel is located at 104 Grindstone Court in eastern Minnesota. Guests have access to complimentary breakfast, free Wi-Fi and an indoor pool. Jon Ruzicka of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company, and secured the buyer, also a limited liability company.
MICHIGAN, INDIANA AND OHIO — Global Net Lease Inc., a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition of net lease industrial properties, has acquired five industrial assets representing approximately 1.4 million square feet for $83 million. Three of the buildings are located in Michigan with one in Indiana and one in Ohio. The properties are leased to Contractors Steel Co., a steel service supplier. The industrial buildings included in this transaction comprise all of Contractors Steel Co.’s facilities and also house the company’s offices, central inventory and processing depot.
BETTENDORF, IOWA — PMZ Realty Capital LLC has arranged a $13 million permanent loan for the Hilton Garden Inn Bettendorf/Quad Cities. The 115-room hotel, built two years ago, includes a fitness center, business center and 2,400 square feet of meeting and event space. The loan will provide the undisclosed borrower with proceeds to start on two new hotel projects, according to Peter Berk, president of PMZ. The lender was not disclosed.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — The Noddle Companies and the Iowa West Foundation hosted a topping out ceremony for River’s Edge, a 21.3-acre mixed-use development in Council Bluffs. The development, master planned by Noddle, is located on the riverfront near downtown Omaha. Construction includes two office buildings, two mid-rise condominium towers as well as apartment and townhouse units and other mixed-use buildings. Completion is slated for December 2018. The Iowa West Foundation is a non-profit organization.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — CBRE Capital Markets has brokered the $11 million sale of City West Business Center North and South in Eden Prairie, 12 miles southwest of Minneapolis. The pair of industrial flex buildings total 172,904 square feet. Constructed in 1984, the properties feature a 67 percent office finish and a clear height of 12 feet. Tenants include Third Wave, InstyMeds, Augustine Biomedical and HRST Inc. Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil, Judd Welliver and Tom Holtz of CBRE represented the seller, Provident Real Estate Ventures LLC. Finke Associates Inc. purchased the assets.
ST. LOUIS — Digital publishing and technology firm Multiply and DNA technology company Orion Genomics have signed office leases at City Foundry in St. Louis. Together, the two companies will occupy 30,000 square feet and add almost 100 employees to the development. Previously announced leases at City Foundry include Alamo Drafthouse Theaters, Punch Bowl Social and Fassler Hall. Construction is expected to begin this summer with completion slated for the second half of 2019. Steve Smith is the developer of the $187 million mixed-use project, which involves the adaptive reuse of the former Century Electric Foundry complex. S.M. Wilson is the construction manager and Lawrence Group is the architect.
ST. LOUIS — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Orion Apartments in St. Louis for an undisclosed price. The 178-unit apartment property features a 40,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market on the first floor. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubroom and electric car charging stations. Ken Aston and Andrea Kendrick of Berkadia represented the seller, Mills Properties Inc. Canada-based Brass Enterprises Inc. was the buyer.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Dayton Street Partners is developing a 116,000-square-foot distribution center in Bensenville near O’Hare International Airport. Black Creek Group LLC owns the property. Construction will involve the demolition of an outdated facility located at 1055 Sesame St. The new building will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 24 exterior dock doors and 137 parking spots. Construction is scheduled to begin in June with completion slated for spring 2019.
DETROIT — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $24 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of Port Atwater parking garage in Detroit. Built in 1989, the seven-level parking garage features 1,086 parking stalls. William Cassidy of KeyBank originated the 10-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule.
DUBLIN, OHIO — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Stoneridge Medical Center in Dublin for $2.3 million. The 46,500-square-foot medical office building is located at 4015-4059 W. Dublin Granville Road. Current tenants include OSU Obstetrics and Gynecology and OSU Radiology. Jaimine Johnson, Christopher Potts, George Stecz and John Underman of Colliers represented the seller, LNR Partners. A Columbus, Ohio-based real estate investor was the buyer.
