Midwest

K2 Express Signs 91,859 SF Industrial Lease Renewal and Expansion in Franklin Park, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow April 26, 2018

FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — Freight shipping and trucking company K2 Express has signed a 91,859-square-foot industrial lease renewal and expansion at 10800-10900 Belmont Ave. in Franklin Park. The company previously occupied 67,337 square feet at the 600,000-square-foot property, which is owned by Prologis. Brian Carroll of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented K2 Express in the lease transaction. Scott Gibbel of Cushman & Wakefield represented Prologis. In addition, K2 Express signed a long-term lease at a neighboring four-acre trailer yard. Carroll represented the tenant, while Steve Levitas and Bob Chodos of NKF represented the landlord, Hill Mechanical.

April 26, 2018

Acquisitions Midwest Office Wisconsin

Podolsky Circle Arranges $2.7M Sale of 31,638 SF Office Building in Racine, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow April 26, 2018

RACINE, WIS. — Podolsky Circle CORFAC International has arranged the $2.7 million sale of a 31,638-square-foot office building in Racine, about 30 miles south of Milwaukee. Built in 2002, the two-story property is located at 5439 Durand Ave., across from Regency Mall. Multiple tenants occupy the building, including Associated Bank, Advanced Medical Imaging, CleanSlate Medical Group of Wisconsin and Habush, Habush & Rottier. The buyer, Gateway Investment Partners, plans to upgrade the common areas, restrooms, parking lot, signage and landscaping. Alissa Adler, John Homsher and Paul Tesdal of Podolsky Circle represented the seller, Spirit Lake Acquisition II LLC.

April 26, 2018

Development Midwest Office Wisconsin

Morgan/Harbour to Open New Office in Kenosha, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow April 26, 2018

KENOSHA, WIS. — Morgan/Harbour Construction is expanding operations and opening an office in Kenosha. This will be the third office and first outside of Illinois for the general contractor. Slated to open in May, the office is located at 6905 Green Bay Road. The new location will house both permanent staff as well as provide work stations for those traveling from other offices. Morgan/Harbour currently maintains an office in downtown Chicago and its headquarters in Willowbrook, Ill.

April 26, 2018

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Welltower, ProMedica Form Joint Venture, Will Acquire Quality Care Properties for $2B

by Camren Skelton April 26, 2018

TOLEDO, OHIO — Toledo-based healthcare REIT Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) has entered into an 80/20 joint venture with ProMedica Health System to acquire Quality Care Properties (NYSE: QCP) for nearly $2 billion in cash. The joint venture will acquire the real estate of QCP’s principal tenant, HCR ManorCare, the nation’s second-largest nursing home chain. Toledo-based HCR ManorCare filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March after struggling to pay rent to QCP, which owns nearly all of the facilities in which HCR ManorCare operates. QCP won a court approval earlier this month to acquire HCR ManorCare out of bankruptcy. QCP itself is a spin-off of healthcare REIT HCP (NYSE: HCP), which created the company in 2016 specifically to remove HCR ManorCare’s 320 properties from its portfolio. As part of the transaction, ProMedica has agreed to buy the operations of HCR ManorCare, making the nonprofit healthcare organization a national U.S. healthcare provider. “This acquisition will enable ProMedica to expand their service offering beyond acute care hospitals to include home health, post-acute care and residential memory care,” says Tom DeRosa, CEO of Welltower. The HCR ManorCare chain has more than 50,000 employees providing services in 450 assisted living facilities, skilled nursing and rehabilitation …

April 26, 2018

Illinois Midwest

How Cook County Takes the Benefit Out of Taxpayer Incentives

by Kristin Harlow April 26, 2018

The Cook County Board of Commissioners may have dealt manufacturing districts in South and Southwest Cook County, Illinois, their final blow. The use of property tax incentives has increased over the past several decades and has been a vital economic development tool in this manufacturing belt. The industrial corridor suffered a one-two punch during the Great Recession and is still hanging onto the ropes, trying to recover while the rest of Cook County thrives. Cook County property tax incentives reduce assessed values used to determine a property’s tax bill. Assessors normally set taxable value at 25 percent of a property’s market value, while assessing real estate qualifying for the incentive at 10 percent of market value. This yields a taxable value 60 percent lower than the asset would carry under the standard calculation. The recession gutted Cook County’s manufacturing belt. Numerous manufacturing companies either closed their doors for good or relocated to nearby Indiana, recruited with the promise of a feather-weight tax burden. The migration left a glut of vacant facilities in its wake, driving market values and the assessment base into a downward spiral. As the market and occupancy rates plummeted, local tax rates spiked, exceeding 35 percent in …

April 26, 2018

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National, Regional Investors Are Drawn to Omaha’s Apartment Market

by Kristin Harlow April 26, 2018

With asking rental rates increasing, an average vacancy rate of 5.7 percent and a low average asking rent per unit of just $855 per month, Omaha’s apartment market is increasingly attractive to national and regional investors. According to apartment research firm Reis, Omaha’s average asking rental rate has increased in every quarter for the past seven years, and is expected to increase by another 2.2 percent in 2018. While not stellar growth, it continues a steady march upward that has benefited owners in Omaha for quite some time. Driving the growth in rents is the balanced nature of the Omaha market coupled with Omaha’s strong underlying economy. From a population growth perspective, census data shows that Omaha’s metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has grown 1.2 percent per year since 2010, and is now estimated at 939,000 people. That steady trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, as Omaha’s population is projected to grow another 1.1 percent per year through 2022. In terms of absorption, Omaha has averaged an annual addition of 4,000 households over the past 10 years, according to Reis. Renters account for 34.3 percent of Omaha MSA’s housing units, translating to roughly 1,372 new renter households each …

April 26, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Office

Franklin Partners, Bixby Acquire Former OfficeMax Headquarters in Suburban Chicago, Plan Redevelopment

by Kristin Harlow April 25, 2018

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Franklin Partners, in a joint venture with Bixby Bridge Capital, has purchased the former OfficeMax headquarters at 263 Shuman Blvd. in Naperville with plans to redevelop the property. The 350,000-square-foot vacant office building will be transformed into a multi-tenant building. The main entrance and atrium will be redesigned with a grand staircase. A lower level will feature baristas, a market-style deli, fitness center, co-working lounges and other amenities. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year with completion slated for early 2019. Wright Heerema Architects is the project architect. Francis Prock and David Florent of Colliers International will market the renovated property for lease.

April 25, 2018

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Skender Breaks Ground on 14-Story Hyatt House Hotel in Chicago’s Fulton Market

by Kristin Harlow April 25, 2018

CHICAGO — Construction firm Skender has broken ground on a 14-story Hyatt House hotel in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The 167,000-square-foot, 200-room development is located at 105 N. May St. The Hyatt House will be the first hotel in the Fulton Market district to cater to extended-stay corporate travelers. Amenities will include an indoor pool, green roof, fitness center and bar and lounge. Sterling Bay is the project developer, and Eckenhoff Saunders Architects is the architect. Completion is slated for summer 2019.

April 25, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Essex Brokers $25.2M Sale of Two Apartment Properties in Chicago Area

by Kristin Harlow April 25, 2018

CHICAGO AND GLENVIEW, ILL. — Essex Realty Group Inc. has brokered the sale of two apartment properties in the Chicago area for $25 million. One of the properties is a 31-unit building located at 1545 W. North Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Doug Imber, Kate Varde and Clay Maxfield of Essex represented the seller and developer, Sedgwick Properties. The Supera family purchased the asset for $12.1 million. The other is a 36-unit building located at 1202 Waukegan Road in Glenview. Matt Welke of Essex represented the seller and developer, Riverforest Development LLC. Doug Fisher and Vic Ciancetta of Essex represented the buyer, an out-of-state private investor who purchased the asset for $13.1 million.

April 25, 2018

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MetroGroup Arranges $3.7M Refinancing of Three Retail Properties Occupied by Walgreens in Illinois

by Kristin Harlow April 25, 2018

ROCKFORD AND PARK FOREST, ILL. — MetroGroup Realty Finance has arranged three loans totaling $3.7 million used to refinance a three-property retail portfolio in northern Illinois. The assets, totaling 38,639 square feet, are all leased to Walgreens for 50-year terms. Built in the 1990s, the standalone properties are located at 3803 Auburn St. and 1602 Kishwaukee St. in Rockford, and 15 S. Orchard Drive in Park Forest. The three loans replace two maturing CMBS loans and return a portion of the equity to ownership, according to Patrick Ward, MetroGroup president. A St. Louis-based bank provided the financing. Scott Ketchum, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based private investor, was the borrower.

April 25, 2018

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