Midwest

Summit Breaks Ground on 15,000 SF Mixed-Use Development in Chicago’s Clybourn Corridor

by Kristin Harlow May 2, 2018

CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build LLC has broken ground on a 15,000-square-foot office and retail development in Chicago’s Clybourn corridor. Developer R.A. Zweig Inc. owned the site and purchased the neighboring lot to expand the new building’s footprint. A former retail building that had sat vacant for over four years was demolished in the summer of 2017 to make way for the new addition to the Clybourn corridor. The property, located at 2300 N. Clybourn Ave., will feature first-floor retail space and second-floor creative office space. Completion is slated for the end of this year. Amstadter Architects is the project architect.

May 2, 2018

Loans Midwest Multifamily Nebraska Seniors Housing

Lancaster Pollard Provides $23.4M HUD Loan for Refinancing of Skilled Nursing Facility in Papillion, Nebraska

by Kristin Harlow May 1, 2018

PAPILLION, NEB. — Lancaster Pollard has provided a $23.4 million HUD loan for the refinancing of The Cottages at Hillcrest Country Estates in Papillion, about 15 miles southwest of Omaha. The Cottages features 126 skilled nursing beds and 12 independent units. The property is located within Hillcrest Country Estates, a planned 44-acre community featuring independent living, assisted living, memory care and long-term care. The campus was designed and managed in such a way to allow for the individual components, such as the Cottages, to be financed separately. The 35-year, FHA 232/223(f) loan refinances the existing bank debt and inter-company notes used to construct and stabilize The Cottages. Quintin Harris led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.

May 1, 2018

Leasing Activity Midwest Minnesota Office

Three Tenants Sign Leases Totaling 120,000 SF at Office Park Near Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow May 1, 2018

ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Three tenants have signed office leases totaling 120,000 square feet at West End Center, a 200,000-square-foot building within West End Office Park in St. Louis Park, about five miles west of Minneapolis. nVent, a company related to Pentair’s electrical business, will occupy the sixth and seventh floors totaling approximately 60,000 square feet. CoBank, a national cooperative bank, will relocate its Minneapolis office from Metropoint and occupy the fourth floor for a total of 30,000 square feet. Magnet 360, an engagement strategy and Salesforce expertise company, will occupy the fifth floor with a 30,000-square-foot lease. West End Office Park, now 90 percent leased, spans six buildings and 560,000 square feet. The property recently underwent a renovation. Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Rothstein and Tom Sampair of Cushman & Wakefield represented an investor group in the lease transactions with nVent, CoBank and Mindtree Limited, parent company of Magnet 360. The investment group includes The Excelsior Group, its affiliate investment fund Opportunity Partners Fund IV and Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Real Estate.

May 1, 2018

Development Industrial Midwest Wisconsin

Badger Property Investments to Develop 60,000 SF Industrial Building for SSI Technologies in Milton, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow May 1, 2018

MILTON, WIS. — Badger Property Investments is developing a 60,000-square-foot industrial building for SSI Technologies Inc. in Milton, about 35 miles southeast of Madison. The property will be located in the Crossroads Business Park. Construction is expected to begin in May with completion slated for this fall. Janesville, Wis.-based SSI Technologies is a designer and manufacturer of a variety of sensors and control systems for the international automotive and heavy vehicle markets. Locally, the company has 1,000 employees and currently operates from three facilities in Janesville, with more than 400,000 square feet of combined manufacturing and office space. Bill Mears and Scott Pateros of Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates assisted SSI Technologies with the process.

May 1, 2018

Leasing Activity Midwest Missouri Retail

Fitness Center F45 to Open First Missouri Location in Kansas City’s Corrigan Station

by Kristin Harlow May 1, 2018

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Functional 45 (F45) is opening its first Missouri location at Corrigan Station in Kansas City. The new fitness center will be located in the Corrigan Station Garage and occupy 2,319 square feet of street-level space. Set to open this summer, the center will offer F45 Training, a method of group circuit exercises that focuses on variety, high intensity and functionality. The name stands for Functional 45-minute class durations, according to F45. Molly Crawford Munninghoff and Erin Johnston of Copaken Brooks brokered the lease transaction. Corrigan Station is a mixed-use development owned by Copaken Brooks and located within the Crossroads Arts District.

May 1, 2018

Acquisitions Midwest Ohio Retail

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $1.2M Sale of Verizon Wireless Store in Oxford, Ohio

by Jeff Shaw May 1, 2018

OXFORD, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.2 million sale of a Verizon Wireless store located at 4965 College Corner Pike in Oxford. The 1,800-square-foot property, constructed in 2016, is leased to Verizon for 10 years. Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Scott Wiles of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, an Arizona-based merchant developer, and secured the buyer, an Ohio-based 1031 exchange investor.

May 1, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Office Property Type Top Stories

Brookfield Purchases 22-Story Office Tower in Downtown Chicago for $305M

by John Nelson May 1, 2018

CHICAGO — A private fund sponsored by Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) has purchased 175 West Jackson, a 22-story office tower in downtown Chicago’s Central Loop district, for $305 million. JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, a high-net-worth European family advised by Extell Development. Built in 1912 and designed by Chicago-based architect Daniel H. Burnham, the Class A office tower spans 1.4 million square feet, encompassing a full city block. The property features rooftop decks, conference facilities and a recently renovated, 7,500-square-foot athletic club. The building also features retail and dining space, including Starbucks Coffee, Fifth Third Bank and CVS on the street level. The office tower provides tenants access to public transit and is one block from the Brown, Red, Blue, Pink and Purple El lines. The building is also within walking distance to Chicago Union Station and Ogilvie Transportation Center. Extell Development invested heavily in the redevelopment of 175 West Jackson after purchasing the neo-classical building in the late 1990s, according to Crain’s Chicago. The redevelopment included the addition of a two-story atrium lobby, exterior restoration and common area upgrades, according to Extell’s website. Lucien Lagrange Architects Studio designed the upgrades to include wood, granite, marble and metal …

May 1, 2018

Acquisitions Indiana Midwest Retail

Rainier, CIL2 Acquire 204,800 SF Power Center in Noblesville, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow April 30, 2018

NOBLESVILLE, IND. — Rainier Realty Investments LP, in a joint venture with institutional investor CIL2 REIT LLC, has acquired Stony Creek Marketplace, a 204,800-square-foot shopping center in Noblesville, about 25 miles north of Indianapolis. The purchase price was not disclosed. CIL2 has institutional support from publicly traded South African REIT Emira Property Fund, and is managed by Continuum Investments LLC. Stony Creek Marketplace was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Best Buy, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, Barnes & Noble, PetSmart, Party City and Pier 1 Imports. Metropolitan Capital Advisors arranged acquisition financing for the asset. Neither the name of the seller nor the sales price was disclosed.

April 30, 2018

Leasing Activity Michigan Midwest Office

LinkedIn Signs 74,500 SF Office Lease in Detroit

by Kristin Harlow April 30, 2018

DETROIT — LinkedIn has signed a 74,500-square-foot office lease at the historic Sanders building in Detroit. The property, owned by Bedrock, is located at 1523 Woodward Ave. and dates back to the early 1900s. Renovations are underway and the job networking site plans to move into the new space within the next year. LinkedIn currently has 40 employees at its Detroit office.

April 30, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Net Lease Retail

The Boulder Group Arranges $12.7M Sale of Property Net Leased to Jewel-Osco in Orland Park, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow April 30, 2018

ORLAND PARK, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a 63,400-square-foot property occupied by Jewel-Osco on a net-lease basis in Orland Park for $12.7 million. The property is located at 17930 Wolf Road. Renovated in 2009, the asset features a drive-thru pharmacy. Jewel-Osco has 20 years remaining on its lease. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a private real estate investment company based in the Southwest. A West Coast-based investor was the buyer.

April 30, 2018

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