MOUNT MORRIS, ILL. AND COVINGTON, TENN. — Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors has purchased two industrial properties formerly occupied by printing company Quad Graphics, including one in Mount Morris, for a combined $13.5 million. The Mount Morris facility features 586,706 square feet and is located at 404 N. Wesley Ave., about 30 miles southwest of Rockford. The property features 24 loading docks, two drive-in doors and rail access to BNSF. Phoenix also acquired a 523,010-square-foot property in Covington, Tenn. Phoenix purchased the properties from Industrial Realty Group. Both properties have existing tenants in place.
CHICAGO — The Missner Group has completed construction of the new Chicago Northside Toyota dealership located at 6042 N. Western Ave. The 228,000-square-foot facility is five stories tall. A 30,000-square-foot showroom, surrounded by 28-foot glass panels, is capable of exhibiting 35 vehicles. A 42,000-square-foot service area contains 35 service bays. The facility features a children’s play area and a customer lounge. Axios Architects and Consultants LTD provided the architectural services and Jacob & Hefner Associates provided the engineering services.
MINNEAPOLIS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided an $8.5 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the rehabilitation of Albright Townhomes in Minneapolis. The affordable housing property includes 89 rental units. Originally constructed in 1977, the property underwent renovations in 2000 and 2006. All units are restricted to residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The fully amortized loan features a 40-year term. Albright LP was the borrower.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Ross Holdings LLC, a telemarketing company, has signed a 5,260-square-foot office lease in downtown Cedar Rapids. The company will occupy the space on the skywalk level of the 15-story Plaza 425 building. Kirk Hiland of NAI Iowa Realty Commercial brokered the lease transaction. Panda Investments Inc. is the property landlord.
DEERFIELD, ILL. — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged a $32.9 million loan for the acquisition of the Hyatt Regency Deerfield. The 301-room hotel is located at 1750 Lake Cook Road near I-94 and I-294. Bill Howe and Jonathan Rice of CBRE arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Phoenix Development Partners. A debt fund provided the loan.
ELGIN AND DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has negotiated the sale of two industrial buildings totaling 63,128 square feet in Illinois. The sales prices were not disclosed. Nottingham Realty Group LLC purchased a 38,128-square-foot industrial building located at 1700-1730 Todd Farm Drive in Elgin. The building is fully leased and located within the Windsor Commerce Center. Brian Lindgren of Brown represented the buyer, who was completing a 1031 exchange. John D’Orazio of Colliers International represented the seller, Cristie Ann Enterprises LLC. Lindgren also represented Premium Investment Properties LLC in its purchase of a 25,000-square-foot building at 2211-2239 Curtiss St. in Downers Grove. The seller was Simborg Industrial Real Estate LLC.
CHESTERTON, IND. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $3.6 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Deer Run Apartments in Chesterton, which is located in northwestern Indiana. The 72-unit apartment property was built in the 1970s. Brett Hood of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan.
EDINA, MINN. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $2.8 million loan for the refinancing of a 74,595-square-foot office and warehouse building in Edina. A life insurance company provided the 10-year loan, which features a 20-year amortization schedule. Tony Carlson and Brett Olson of Grandbridge arranged the loan. The borrower was not disclosed.
SAUKVILLE, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 30,197-square-foot industrial building in Saukville, about 25 miles north of Milwaukee. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 851 N. Progress Drive. Nick Keys and Roger Siegel of Dickman brokered the transaction. Progress13 LLC purchased the asset from Denz Group LLC.
DETROIT — At the conclusion of his speech at the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Spring Meeting in Detroit, billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert gave conference goers one piece of advice. “Get in on some of these investments in Detroit,” he said. “It’s not too late.” The event, held May 1-3 at the Cobo Center, drew 4,200 attendees from the real estate industry. It was the first ULI event in Detroit in 40 years. Gilbert, founder and chairman of Quicken Loans Inc., spoke at the opening panel along with Christopher Ilitch, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings Inc. Robert Taubman, president and CEO of Taubman Centers Inc., moderated the session, entitled “Detroit’s Renaissance.” Subject matter ranged from Detroit’s past to present, including development highlights and the resilient DNA of its citizens. Gilbert’s real estate company, Bedrock, has acquired and developed more than 100 commercial properties totaling over 16 million square feet in the city’s urban core. The Ilitch family, made famous by Little Caesars Pizza, owns both the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers and is responsible for a 50-block mixed-use project under development known as The District Detroit. For decades, the Motor City was a well-publicized story of economic decline …