MINNEAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 7,500-square-foot property net leased to O’Reilly Auto Parts in Minneapolis for $2.2 million. The building is located at 710 E. Lake St. Sean Doyle, Matthew Hazelton, AJ Prins and Cory Villaume of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an unnamed developer. The team also secured and represented the buyer, a California-based fund manager.
These are momentous times for the Cedar Rapids economy. On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for the Cedar Rapids area stood at 3.2 percent in May, even tighter than the national unemployment rate of 4.3 percent for the same period. Meanwhile, the housing market recorded its lowest inventory of housing on the market in two years with 1,482 active listings in June 2017, 540 less than June 2015. On average, the number of days that houses were on the market dropped from 87 to 62 in the last year-and-a-half, while the median house price increased to $166,646. The city has seen dramatic housing, commercial and industrial growth in the last several years. Municipal and business leaders are addressing several issues, including: • affordable housing for entry-level workers and those earning 30 to 50 percent of the area median income; • recruitment of workers to fill an abundance of job openings; • more recreational, retail and cultural opportunities to attract Millennials to the city to fill the job openings; • completion of the flood protection system to reinforce the confidence of developers in creating projects along the Cedar River. What follows is an update on the performance of the major …
WENTZVILLE, MO. — Contegra Construction Co. has completed a 1.1 million-square-foot logistics center in Wentzville, about 40 miles west of St. Louis. The multi-million dollar facility, which serves as a logistics optimization center for the nearby General Motors Corp. assembly plant, is located on a 132-acre site at 201 Wentzville Industrial Drive. TVS Supply Chain Solutions operates the center. The building features 32-foot clear heights, 168 dock doors and six drive-in doors. The project is among 14 logistic facilities in the metro St. Louis area that Contegra is currently building or has completed in 2017. NorthPoint Development was the project developer.
BARTLETT, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has completed a 421,203-square-foot speculative industrial building for developer Exeter Property Group in Bartlett, about 35 miles northwest of Chicago. The new facility, located on a 34-acre site within Brewster Creek Business Park, can accommodate up to four tenants. The building features 32-foot clear heights, 117 loading docks, four drive-in doors, 449 car parking stalls and 110 exterior trailer stalls. Harris Architects provided architectural services, while V3 Cos. completed civil engineering work.
CANTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. — RHP Properties has acquired two manufactured housing communities in Canton Township, located between Detroit and Ann Arbor, for an undisclosed price. The 416-unit portfolio includes the 365-unit Sherwood Village and the 51-unit Glen Ridge communities. Both are located approximately 12 miles from the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. With these two acquisitions, RHP Properties now owns and operates 225 manufactured housing communities totaling more than 56,997 units.
GRAND CHUTE, WIS. — Colliers International | Wisconsin has brokered the sale of Grand Plaza in Grand Chute, near Appleton, for $5 million. The 23,720-square-foot retail center is located at 3404-3456 W. College Ave. HuHot Mongolian Grill anchors the multi-tenant property, which is 100 percent leased. Mark Pucci of Colliers represented the sellers, 111 Mall Drive LLC and 1200 South Koeller Street III. Jeff Slinde of Slinde Realty represented the buyer, Carey & Slinde Enterprises LLC. The sale equates to approximately $211 per square foot.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Essex Realty Group Inc. has arranged the sale of The Fountain Apartments in Arlington Heights, a northwest suburb of Chicago, for $2.4 million. The 26-unit apartment property is located at 908-910 Euclid Ave. The property is comprised of eight studios, 16 one-bedroom and two two-bedroom units split between two buildings. Jordan Gottlieb and Brian Mond of Essex brokered the transaction.
INDIANAPOLIS — Alidade Capital WCP VII LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alidade Capital Fund IV LP, has acquired Woodland Corporate Park VII in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The 118,954-square-foot office building is visible from I-465. The acquisition represents Michigan-based Alidade Capital’s second transaction in Indianapolis and brings the real estate private equity fund manager’s total portfolio in the area to approximately 292,000 square feet. Following the sale, Alidade Capital awarded John Vandenbark and Nick Svarczkopf of CBRE with the listing assignment for the property. Dan Richardson of CBRE represented the seller, Duke Construction Limited Partnership, in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Harvest Homes, a 36-unit affordable housing complex, has opened in Chicago’s East Garfield Park. People’s Community Development Association of Chicago Inc. and The NHP Foundation developed the $14.1 million project. The property, located at 3512-46 W. Fifth Ave. on the city’s West Side, consists of four three-story buildings. The complex features a mix of two- to four-bedroom apartment units for residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. City support for the project included $1 million in tax increment financing and approximately $1.4 million in low-income housing and donation tax credits that generated $12.7 million in equity for the project. Other funding sources included a grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank and a private mortgage loan. The project is part of the city’s five-year housing plan to commit $1.3 billion in public and private funds to build, rehabilitate or preserve 41,000 units of affordable housing by the end of 2018.
PLYMOUTH, MINN. — A joint venture between HSA PrimeCare and USAA Real Estate has acquired a 45,722-square-foot medical office building in Plymouth, a western suburb of Minneapolis. The purchase price was not disclosed. North Clinic anchors the building, which was built in 2014 and is located within Plymouth’s City Center. HSA PrimeCare and USAA Real Estate announced the formation of its joint-venture equity fund in 2016, which is positioned to acquire and develop healthcare facilities across the Midwest. HSA PrimeCare and Minneapolis-based Frauenshuh Commercial Real Estate will manage the building. Brian Bruggeman and Louis Suarez of Colliers International will lease the property. David Berglund of Colliers International represented the undisclosed seller in the sale transaction.
