ST. LOUIS — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Orion Apartments in St. Louis for an undisclosed price. The 178-unit apartment property features a 40,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market on the first floor. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubroom and electric car charging stations. Ken Aston and Andrea Kendrick of Berkadia represented the seller, Mills Properties Inc. Canada-based Brass Enterprises Inc. was the buyer.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Dayton Street Partners is developing a 116,000-square-foot distribution center in Bensenville near O’Hare International Airport. Black Creek Group LLC owns the property. Construction will involve the demolition of an outdated facility located at 1055 Sesame St. The new building will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 24 exterior dock doors and 137 parking spots. Construction is scheduled to begin in June with completion slated for spring 2019.
DETROIT — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $24 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of Port Atwater parking garage in Detroit. Built in 1989, the seven-level parking garage features 1,086 parking stalls. William Cassidy of KeyBank originated the 10-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule.
DUBLIN, OHIO — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Stoneridge Medical Center in Dublin for $2.3 million. The 46,500-square-foot medical office building is located at 4015-4059 W. Dublin Granville Road. Current tenants include OSU Obstetrics and Gynecology and OSU Radiology. Jaimine Johnson, Christopher Potts, George Stecz and John Underman of Colliers represented the seller, LNR Partners. A Columbus, Ohio-based real estate investor was the buyer.
GREEN BAY, WIS. — Architecture, engineering, environmental and planning firm ISG is moving into the WaterMark building in downtown Green Bay. The firm will occupy 14,000 square feet. ISG is currently designing its new space on the third floor and anticipates a September 2018 move-in. After acquiring Raasch Associates in September 2016, ISG has grown its Green Bay presence by more than 40 percent. Three Sixty Real Estate Solutions LLC developed the six-story WaterMark building, which anchors the CityDeck, a community venue for dining and outdoor concerts.
Detroit’s economy is reinventing itself and slowly gaining its footing after the Great Recession and the city’s bankruptcy. Low interest rates supported record auto sales in 2016 and another strong showing last year, adding some stability to the metro area’s bellwether industry. A rejuvenated downtown and new, growing industries are invigorating the retail market. The story of retail in Detroit closely follows the overall narrative of the market — out with the old and in with the new. Because of this, well-known national retailers such as John Varvatos and Lululemon have made their way into downtown, while international retailer Zara established a presence in Troy, reiterating the market’s strengthened retail sector. Job growth is closely aligned with retail sales, and payrolls in the Motor City have been expanding, on and off, since mid-2009. At times, the snail’s pace of growth has proven frustrating for a market that bore an above- average burden due to population declines and the auto industry’s collapse. The outlook is positive, however, and total nonfarm payroll employment in metro Detroit eclipsed the 2 million mark last year for the first time since 2006. Manufacturing and professional and business services have provided the foundation for the local …
INDIANAPOLIS — Emma Capital Investments Inc. has purchased three apartment properties totaling 849 units in Indianapolis for $63.8 million. The properties include the 336-unit Retreat Northwest, the 388-unit M Club Apartments and the 125-unit Aura Apartments. All three properties were built in the 1970s. The seller was not disclosed. To date, Emma Capital’s U.S. portfolio totals 7,500 apartment units, mostly located in the Sun Belt states.
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged a $19.9 million HUD-insured loan to fund the construction of Heritage Woods of Noblesville, a 124-unit affordable assisted living facility in Noblesville, a suburb of Indianapolis. Completion is slated for January 2019. The borrowers are Gardant Management Solutions and Horve Builders. The loan features a fixed interest rate and 40-year term. Brett Murphy led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
CHICAGO — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $10.7 million loan for the refinancing of the Ivy Boutique Hotel in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile district. The 63-room hotel was formerly an office building. The 15-story property features a rooftop deck, two banquet halls and spa services. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the loan, which was provided by a debt fund. The borrower was not disclosed.
MILFORD, MICH. — Battery Solutions has signed a 94,000-square-foot industrial lease in Milford, about 40 miles northwest of Detroit. The property, located at 2950 Holtz Drive, will serve as the battery recycling company’s North American headquarters. Jim Montgomery of Signature Associates represented both the tenant and the landlord, Holtz Drive SW.
