DAVENPORT, IOWA — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided a $5.3 million loan for the construction of a Candlewood Suites in Davenport, part of the Quad Cities. The extended-stay hotel will include 71 rooms. Amenities will include a fitness room, business center, market pantry, guest laundry room, outdoor patio and barbecue area. Completion is slated for late summer 2018. CW Davenport LLC was the borrower. Loan terms were not disclosed.
TROY, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has brokered the sale of the Tech Arts Office building in Troy. Although the final sales price was not disclosed, the asking price was reportedly $3.6 million. Built in 1986, the 33,092-square-foot property is located at 165 Kirts Blvd. The office building was 86 percent leased at the time of sale. Mason L. Capitani represented the seller, Tech Arts LLC. Jason E. Capitani represented the buyer, Office Ventures Troy I LLC. L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International will continue to oversee leasing at the property, while its affiliate company, Liberty Property & Asset Management, will coordinate all property management services moving forward.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — CBRE, on behalf of Ford Motor Co., is seeking offers from developers for the 143-acre former Ford Motor Co. assembly plant site in St. Paul. Demolition of the assembly plant has been completed and environmental remediation is slated to be finished soon. Richard Palmiter, Brian Pankratz and Steve Lehr of CBRE Land Services began marketing the site for sale in December. Offers from interested parties are due by Feb. 23. The zoning framework for the site calls for a new mixed-use neighborhood on the banks of the Mississippi River.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $30.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Residences at 1700 in Minnetonka. The 115-unit apartment property offers convenient access to retail space such as restaurants, coffee and banking. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, 1700 Plymouth LLC. The 12-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule.
CHICAGO — Newmark Knight Frank has been tasked with completing the lease-up of 625 West Adams, a new 438,184-square-foot speculative office building in Chicago’s West Loop. A joint venture between White Oak Realty Partners, Vanderbilt Partners, CA Office and USAA Real Estate Co. owns the property, which is slated to open in April. Amenities include a fitness center, 1,000-person auditorium, tenant lounge, conference center and 400-car parking garage. Jon Cordell, Bill Rolander and Jason Houze of NKF will lead the brokerage team. Martin Wolf of Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates designed the property. Power Construction was the general contractor.
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Love Funding has provided a $20.2 million HUD loan for the construction and permanent financing of Encore at Deerhill in Independence Township. The 92-unit multifamily property will be located near the northern Detroit suburb of Clarkston. The two-bedroom units will include attached garages. Bruce Gerhart and David Strachan of Love Funding originated the loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 221(d)(4) loan insurance program. Fairview Construction Inc. is developing the property. KMG Prestige Inc. will manage the property. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Bianco Properties has acquired Main Street Square in Downers Grove for an undisclosed price. The 56,000-square-foot shopping center is located at the intersection of Butterfield and Finley roads near I-355. Tenants include Duluth Trading Co., H&R Block and Subway. This is Bianco’s fifth acquisition in the Chicago metro. Mid-America Real Estate Corp. brokered the sale on behalf of a Denver-based private investor, according to the Daily Herald.
EDINA, MINN. — Dougherty Funding LLC has arranged a $54.1 million construction loan for the Market Street redevelopment in the 50th and France neighborhood of Edina. A joint venture between Buhl Investors and Saturday Properties plans to develop 100 luxury apartment units, approximately 33,000 square feet of street-level retail space, 271 stalls of underground parking and a community plaza. The lender was not disclosed. Construction is scheduled to take place in two phases beginning in August, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
ITASCA, ILL. — The Opus Group has completed a new corporate headquarters for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Itasca. The 183,000-square-foot building will be home to 455 employees and serve as a national hub for the organization’s 66,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical sub-specialists and pediatric surgical specialists. The build-to-suit property is located within the Hamilton Lakes Business Park and features 81 rooms for meeting space. Eric Kunkel and Schott Ohlander of JLL began assisting AAP with locating property for the project in 2014. Opus Design Build was the design-builder for the project, while Stantec was the architect of record. Opus Development Co. provided development support services.
OMAHA — Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. has brokered the sale of Grandridge Apartments in Omaha for an undisclosed price. The 470-unit apartment property is located at 5439 N. 100th Plaza along I-680. Scott Koethe of Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. represented the New York-based seller. Monarch Investment & Management Group purchased the asset.
