Midwest

CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — Essex Realty Group Inc. has brokered the $7.2 million sale of two apartment properties in Crystal Lake, about 45 miles northwest of Chicago. One of the properties, located at 431-455 Brandy Drive, is an 18-unit townhome property that consists of six buildings. The asset sold for $2.4 million. The other, located at 223-265 Uteg St., is a 48-unit garden-style complex comprised of six buildings. The property sold for $4.8 million. Doug Fisher and Brian Kochendorfer of Essex brokered the transaction. Neither the buyers nor the sellers were disclosed.

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WESTMONT, ILL. — 29th Street Capital (29SC) has purchased Warwick Apartments in Westmont, a western suburb of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. The company plans to make approximately $500,000 in capital improvements to the 32-unit apartment property. Planned interior upgrades include stainless steel appliances, new paint, countertops and cabinets. Exterior improvements will include roof repairs, window replacement, paint and new lighting. The seller was not disclosed.

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CHICAGO — Publicis has signed an office lease renewal and expansion at 35 W. Wacker Drive in Chicago. The new lease for 681,545 square feet represents a 50,000-square-foot expansion for Publicis, which is an advertising and public relations company. The firm is consolidating three other Chicago-area offices into this location. Also known as the Leo Burnett Building, 35 W. Wacker is a 1 million-square-foot, Class A building that is now fully leased. Drew Nieman and Christy Domin of CBRE represented the landlord, UBS Asset Management, in the lease transaction. Mike Christian and Steve Schneider of Cushman & Wakefield represented Publicis.

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MILWAUKEE — MCR has purchased the 169-room Courtyard by Marriott Milwaukee Downtown for an undisclosed price. MCR will also manage the property, which is located at 300 W. Michigan St. Hotel features include Wi-Fi, a fitness center, indoor pool, convenience store, restaurant and bar and four event spaces. MCR is a hotel owner-operator that has invested in 103 hotel properties with more than 12,000 rooms in 27 states.

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MILWAUKEE — Healthcare Trust Inc. has acquired Aurora Health Center in Milwaukee for $6 million. The 25,466-square-foot outpatient facility and surgical center is 95 percent leased to subsidiaries of Aurora Health Care. Completed in 2000, the property is less than one mile from Aurora’s flagship 882-bed hospital, St. Luke’s Medical Center. Ben Appel, Evan Kovac, Andrew Milne, Anthony Frogameni, Matt DiCesare and Jaime Fink of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Atkins Cos.

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FARMINGTON, MICH. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the Professional Pavilion in Farmington, a northern suburb of Detroit. The sales price was not disclosed. The 21,338-square-foot medical office building is located at 23133 Orchard Lake Road. The buyer, Healthcare Real Estate Services LLC, plans to do interior and exterior upgrades, including repaving the parking lot, lobby renovations and new landscaping plans. The company also plans to add an additional 14,600-square-foot building along the same road. Two tenants at the property include Beaumont Pediatrics and South Oakland Gastroenterology Associates. Gary Grochowski and Bryan Barnas of Colliers represented both the buyer and the seller, Ziegler-Michigan 5 LLC.

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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has negotiated the sale of Two Ten Center in North Kansas City for $2.8 million. The 15,057-square-foot shopping center is located on the northeast corner of I-29 and Armour Road. The property is 90 percent leased to tenants such as Quiznos, Care ATC, Donut King and Insure One. Max DiCarlo of Block & Co. negotiated the sale on behalf of the buyer, Mariam LLC. Block & Co. will handle leasing and property management for the center.

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CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has received a $181.5 million loan for the construction of 333 N. Green St., a 548,932-square-foot office tower in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The Class A office tower will rise 19 stories, with floor plates ranging from 13,634 to 40,589 square feet. The property will feature 31,521 square feet of street-level retail space and a four-floor parking garage. Amenities will include a fitness center, conference area, tenant lounge and private rooftop. The LEED Silver-certified building is 47.2 percent preleased to GroupM and will serve as the advertising media company’s North American headquarters. The building will also serve as the regional headquarters for GroupM’s parent company, WPP. Other big-name companies that have chosen to open offices in the bustling Fulton Market district include Google, McDonald’s and Dyson. Timothy Joyce, Danny Kaufman and Christopher Knight of HFF arranged the floating-rate loan through Wells Fargo. Sterling Bay is a real estate investment and development firm with over 10 million square feet in its portfolio. The Chicago-based company currently has a pipeline of over $10 billion in development. — Kristin Hiller

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JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — TownePlace Suites Louisville North has opened at 301 W. Maple St. in Jeffersonville. The project was a joint venture between Dora Hotel Co. LLC and Arc Construction Management LLC and cost an estimated $13 million to build. TownePlace Suites, an extended-stay hotel, is part of Marriott International. The 93-suite, three-floor property features a BridgeHouse Bar & Restaurant in addition to an indoor pool, hot tub, fitness center and guest laundry services. The hotel is located eight miles from Louisville International Airport.

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GREEN BAY, WIS. — Stage Equity Partners LLC has acquired St. Mary’s medical office building in Green Bay for $7.3 million. The 50,000-square-foot property is fully leased to St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center and operates under the Prevea Health brand as well as St. Gianna Clinic. The asset is located at 1727 Shawano Ave., directly across from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center. Considered part of the hospital campus, the property offers heart care, physical and occupational therapy, behavioral healthcare, fertility care and other specialty services. Stage purchased the asset from its longtime physician owner with a new 10-year lease extension. MB Financial provided acquisition financing.

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