MILWAUKEE — HSA Bank, a division of Webster Bank NA and provider of consumer-directed health accounts, has extended the lease on its 57,517-square-foot office space in Milwaukee. The bank is also expanding by 10,725 square feet. HSA Bank is located on the second floor of Schlitz Park’s RiverCenter building at 1515 N. RiverCenter Drive. The office is home to 335 employees. Ned Purtell and Jenna Maguire of Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented Schlitz Park in the lease transaction. Drew Saunders and Dan Jessup of JLL represented the tenant. The expansion is expected to be complete this summer.
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ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $5.6 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Thomas Avenue Flats in St. Paul. The 40-year loan is fully amortized. The 51-unit affordable housing property is slated to open in spring 2019. All units are restricted to residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The project will also receive equity from the sale of low-income housing tax credits and funds from the St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority. Thomas Avenue Flats LP was the borrower.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Toshiba Machine Co. has signed a 58,760-square-foot industrial lease in Elk Grove Village. The building, located at 695 Touhy Ave., will serve as a supplemental facility, complementing Toshiba’s existing U.S. headquarters facility located at 755 Greenleaf Ave., also in Elk Grove Village. The new location will house research and development and distribution operations for Toshiba’s Plastic Injection and Machine Tools divisions. Chris Lydon of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Al Caruana and Britt Casey of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed landlord.
LOVELAND, OHIO — MCR has acquired the 84-room Hilton Garden Inn Cincinnati Northeast in Loveland, about 20 miles northeast of Cincinnati. The purchase price was not disclosed. Located near I-275, the hotel features free Wi-Fi, a fitness center, indoor pool, business center, restaurant, convenience store and two meeting rooms. MCR will also manage the property.
ST. LOUIS — Tarlton Corp. has completed the renovation and expansion of the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. The 7,000-square-foot museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tarlton expanded the main level for exhibits of artwork and other displays. A new staircase links the two floors. The addition houses new public restrooms, fire stairs and an elevator. Tarlton also restored the building’s original tile floor and stripped layers of paint from bookshelves. Insulated glass and a new HVAC system were installed. The museum and the garden opened in 1859.
PAPILLION AND FREEMONT, NEB. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged three separate loans totaling $10.3 million for three properties in Nebraska. Steve Ruff of NorthMarq arranged a $1.1 million loan for the refinancing of a 10,760-square-foot office property located at 1716 Charleston Drive in Papillion. A life insurance company provided the 15-year loan, which is fully amortized. Bob Chalupa arranged a $5.6 million acquisition loan for Deerfield Clubhouse Apartments in Freemont. The 122-unit apartment property is located at 1021 S. Howard Road. A life insurance company provided the 10-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule. Chalupa also arranged a $3.5 million loan for the acquisition of Conestoga Crossing Apartments in Freemont. The 96-unit apartment property is located at 740-842 N. Michael St. A life insurance company provided the 10-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule. Borrowers were not disclosed.
AURORA, ILL. — Apex Warehouse Systems LLC has signed a 107,600-square-foot industrial lease at 631 W. Park Ave. in Aurora. The warehouse will serve as additional storage space for the materials handling and storage equipment company. The 342,268-square-foot building features outdoor storage space, 10 exterior docks, 10 drive-in doors and seven cranes. The property includes easy access to I-88. Richard Daly of Darwin Realty represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Joe Karmin and Justin Lerner of Transwestern represented the owner, Transbulk Real Estate LP.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — TEI Logistics LLC has signed a 78,700-square-foot warehouse lease in Mount Prospect, about 22 miles northwest of Chicago. The 237,350-square-foot property, located at 1400 Algonquin Road, features 12 exterior docks, one drive-in door and 8,000 square feet of office space. The El Paso, Texas-based company will relocate from its 61,780-square-foot location in Wood Dale in June. Tom Rodeno and Matthew Stauber of Colliers International represented the landlord, Clarion Partners. Christopher Nelson of Lee & Associates represented TEI.
Metro Detroit’s office recovery continues to steadily march forward. Local and national commercial real estate investors are showing a renewed appetite for buying and renovating existing buildings, and even developing new product. The City of Detroit has experienced the quickest recovery, going from near stagnant activity with a vacancy rate of 21.5 percent to a single-digit vacancy of 8 percent with multiple new developments in the past eight years, according to CoStar Group. Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans and Rock Ventures, invested in about 90 Detroit properties, totaling 15 million square feet, which kicked off Detroit’s rehabilitation. This prompted several other companies to stake an interest in Detroit’s Central Business District. The resurgence continues, and today numerous projects are in development that appeal to millennials and empty nesters alike. Most of these projects are situated on Woodward Avenue, which has been the center of the area’s rebirth. Within a few blocks of this avenue reside most of the renovated office buildings, the stadium district, new shops, restaurants, entertainment venues and cultural institutions like the Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum and The Detroit Opera House. Currently, there are several multifamily projects in downtown Detroit such as Midtown …
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Real Capital Solutions has acquired Naperville Corporate Center for $38.7 million. The 420,540-square-foot office complex includes four buildings. Naperville Corporate Center is 83.6 percent leased to tenants such as KeHe, Trizetto Group, Berkley Insurance, Apex and Infogix Inc. Patrick Shields, Bryan Rosenberg, Jaime Fink and Jeff Bramson of HFF represented the seller, a joint venture between TriGate Capital LLC and Pearlmark.