ST. PAUL, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 615 Hall Avenue in St. Paul for $1.4 million. The 20-unit apartment building was constructed in 1969. Units average 700 square feet. Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg, Mox Gunderson and Evan Miller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The team also secured the buyer, a private investor.
ST. LOUIS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $20 million construction loan for Hibernia Apartments in the Dogtown neighborhood of St. Louis. The 100-unit apartment property will include 16,000 square feet of retail space to be occupied by a local grocer. David Garfinkel and Dan Baker of NorthMarq arranged the loan through The Bank of Washington. Indianapolis-based Pearl Cos. is developing the project. Completion is slated for the end of this year, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Fields Foods is expected to fill the grocery space.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build LLC has completed two office build-outs for Level Office, a company that rents private offices, co-working desks and meeting space. Summit renovated and expanded two of the company’s four Chicago locations. The 21,348-square-foot Level Office River North features private offices, office suites, co-working desks, reception, event space and conference rooms. This location also features a unique space off the first floor where a loading dock was converted to open office and lounge space. Summit’s scope of work also included building out a new floor plan for all four floors. Private offices feature a custom glass storefront, and a first-floor community kitchen includes bamboo and tile flooring and custom millwork. For the second project, Level Office West Loop, Summit built out amenity spaces and perimeter offices similar to the River North location. Summit also added two conference rooms and five phone booths. A 7,200-square-foot space on the 17th floor now serves as the primary amenity floor for all Level Office tenants within the building. Warren Johnson Architects Inc. served as the architect for both projects.
CLAYTON AND MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — Gershman Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale of two office buildings near St. Louis. Tim Balk of Gershman represented the seller, CUNA Mutual Financial Group Inc., in both transactions. BMO-1 The Westport LLC purchased a 91,131-square-foot building located at 11960 Westline Industrial Drive in Maryland Heights for $6.2 million. The property was 78 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Kantar Health, YOH Services and Lindenwood University. VAD Realty LLC purchased a 20,838-square-foot building located at 222 S. Meramec Ave. in Clayton for $2.7 million. The Class B property is situated next to Two Twelve Clayton, a newly completed multifamily development.
CHICAGO — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a PNC Bank ground lease in Chicago for $4 million. The single-tenant property is located at 8700 S. Cottage Grove Ave. near I-94. There are 22 years remaining on the original 30-year PNC Bank ground lease. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, an East Coast-based real estate partnership. Jon Busse of Colliers International represented the buyer, Burlingame Midland LLC. The new owner completed a 1031 exchange for the recent sale of a retail property occupied by Home Depot in Midland, Mich.
INDIANAPOLIS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 30,375-square-foot office building in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 3530 S. Keystone Ave. Teresa Harwood and Matt Broderick of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Keystone Business Property LLC. Alex Cantu and Alex Davenport of Colliers International represented the undisclosed buyer.
In 2017, downtown Milwaukee was unrecognizable from its former self — a year that brought additional outside investment, both public and private development and a rethinking of how we utilize office space. Developers broke a decade-long dry spell in 2016, and now nearly 500,000 square feet of office space is under construction downtown. It’s a story of persistence, as an overhaul of available office product has occurred over the past few years. Now, a vast majority of outdated Class B and C office product has been removed from downtown, bolstering rent growth and enticing the outside investment that Milwaukee deeply needed. Outside investors Prior to the close of 2017, one of downtown Milwaukee’s largest office buildings and the third largest multi-tenant office complex in the state, 310 West Wisconsin Avenue, sold to an investment group based in New York. Just as Millbrook Real Estate Co. and Fulcrum Asset Advisors finished renovating, rebranding and reopening the Two-Fifty office building — a downtown tower that struggled for years — Milwaukee’s second largest office tower, 411 East Wisconsin, sold to Middleton Partners. The repositioned property sold for $50 million more than it fetched just three years prior. Both projects are a testament to …
CANTON TOWNSHIP, COMMERCE TOWNSHIP AND NOVI, MICH. — Greystone has provided $72.5 million in Fannie Mae loans for the refinancing of three multifamily properties in Michigan. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the loans on behalf of the borrower, Singh Development Co. Each of the 10-year loans features a 30-year amortization schedule. The properties include Turnbury Park in Canton Township, Brownstones in Novi and Briarcliff Village in Commerce Township. The Class A properties include a range of one-, two- and three-bedroom units.
CARMEL, IND. — CBRE has arranged a $50 million loan for the construction of KAR Auction Services Inc.’s new global headquarters in Carmel. Plans call for a 250,000-square-foot office building on a 13-acre site. The property is slated to open in August 2019. Nearly 1,600 of KAR’s 17,400 employees are based in Indiana. The new location will provide space for an additional 400 jobs. Michael Sherman, Irene Lu, Jason Brown and Dan Gable of CBRE arranged the loan. BBVA/Compass Bank provided the loan. The development team includes U.S. Realty Advisors, Ginovus LLC, Ice Miller, PURE Development and RATIO Architects.
GREEN OAKS, ILL. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Green Oaks Business Center in Green Oaks, about 40 miles north of Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The three-building industrial portfolio totals 462,300 square feet. The facilities feature clear heights of 24 to 28 feet, ESFR sprinkler systems, 48 docks and parking for 270 autos. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 86 percent occupied by five tenants. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers represented the seller, New York Life Investment. A comingled fund managed by Dermody Properties was the buyer.
