OLATHE, KAN. — Kessinger/Hunter & Co. is developing its third speculative industrial building within the I-35 Logistics Park in Olathe. The 567,115-square-foot industrial warehouse, known as Building C, will be located directly to the east of the existing 821,663-square-foot Building B. KGPCo, a provider of supply chain and network transformation solutions for the communications industry, has pre-leased 251,873 square feet of space at Building C. Tom Walrich of Lee & Associates represented KGPCo in the lease transaction. Bentall Kennedy advised ownership and has been retained as the asset manager of the new building, as well as Building B and remaining development sites. Completion of Building C is slated for the end of 2018. The project team includes Merit General Contractors, Bozich Architects, TranSystems and BSE Structural Engineers.
CHICAGO — SVN | Chicago Commercial has negotiated the sale of a 42,000-square-foot loft office building in Chicago’s West Loop for $12.9 million. The property, located at 117-121 N. Jefferson Ave., is known as the Haymarket Building. The building was over 90 percent leased at the time of sale. Wayne Caplan and Lee Ffrench of SVN represented the seller, an affiliate of St. Louis-based Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate. In-Commercial Group, based in Chicago, led the purchasing group, which was an investor completing a 1031 exchange.
ST. PETERS, MO. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc. will renovate its Mid Rivers Mall in St. Peters, about 30 miles west of St. Louis. A new H&M store will open at the property this fall, requiring three other retailers to relocate to different spaces within the mall. H&M is a women’s and men’s apparel store. Claire’s will move to a 1,250-square-foot store on the lower level. Justice will relocate to a 4,100-square-foot space on the lower level near Dillard’s and Lane Bryant will move to a 5,000-square-foot space on the lower level in the Dillard’s wing. Next month, a pop-up shop will open at the mall, enabling local boutiques to try their business in a mall setting for one week at a time. Other interior projects at the mall include replacing the escalators, improving the elevators and installing new digital directories. All interior projects are slated for completion by this summer. As for exterior improvements, the parking lot will be upgraded to include LED lighting and 24 more poles will be installed. The majority of the lot will be resurfaced this year and the remaining portion will be completed in 2019.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 20-unit apartment building in St. Paul for $2 million. The property is located at 1756 Grand Ave. and consists of 20 studio apartments. Dan Linnell, Mox Gunderson, Josh Talberg and Evan Miller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor who had owned the property for 40 years. A private investor purchased the asset.
MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE Capital Markets has brokered the sale of an 833,193-square-foot industrial portfolio in metro Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. The 11-building portfolio was 87 percent occupied by 45 tenants at the time of sale. The properties include: Kasota Industrial Center I & II in Minneapolis; Edina Twins North & South in Edina; Washington Square North & South in Eden Prairie; Midwest Business Center in Plymouth; Shingle Creek Commerce Center I & II in Brooklyn Center; Timberland North IV in Brooklyn Park; and 11100 Jefferson Building in Champlin. Judd Welliver, Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil and Tom Holtz of CBRE represented the seller, Tryperion Partners. The buyer is a joint venture between Investcorp and Capital Partners LLP.
CHICAGO — Westwood Financial has acquired Kingsbury Center in Chicago’s North and Clybourn retail corridor for an undisclosed price. The 53,079-square-foot shopping center is located at 1415-1435 N. Kingsbury St. Completed in 2012, the center is 100 percent leased to Buy Buy Baby, PetSmart, Road Runner Sports and Jimmy John’s. Amy Sands and Clinton Mitchell of HFF represented the undisclosed seller.
OMAHA — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $31 million loan for the refinancing of Park 120 in Omaha. The apartment property features 282 units. Josh Larsen of NorthMarq arranged the 12-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. A life insurance company provided the loan.
STURTEVANT, WIS. — Venture One Real estate has acquired a 350,274-square-foot industrial property in Sturtevant, about 30 miles south of Milwaukee. The purchase price was not disclosed. The property, located at 7601 Durand Ave., features a clear height of 24 feet, 30 dock doors, one drive-in door, trailer storage as well as 24,000 square feet of open office space. Venture One plans to renovate the property with a new roof, docks, paint, carpet, lights and parking lot repairs. Sergio Chapa, Michael Prost and Corey Chase of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented Venture One in the transaction.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has provided a $9.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Santa Fe Village in Kansas City. Built in 1965, the multifamily property includes 215 units. Jeff Schmidt and Tim Cotter of Walker & Dunlop originated the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower, Alexander Forrest Investments LLC, completed extensive renovations at the property in 2007 and 2008.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Bridge Development Partners LLC has acquired a 54-acre infill site in Downers Grove. The developer plans to build three industrial buildings totaling 680,420 square feet. The development will be known as Bridge Point Downers Grove. The buildings will feature clear heights of 32 and 36 feet and offer immediate access to I-88 and I-355. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2018. Jason West, Sean Henrick, Michael Magliano, Doug Pilcher and David Friedland of Cushman & Wakefield will represent Bridge in the lease-up of the properties. No brokers were involved in the sale of the land site, as it was conducted off-market. An undisclosed national developer sold the land. Daniel Barrins of Associated Bank originated a $20 million acquisition loan, with $21.16 million syndicated to Byline Bank and Inland Bank.