STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — Franklin Property Corp., in partnership with Cranbrook Investment Partners LLC, has acquired Plumbrook Greens Townhouses in Sterling Heights for an undisclosed price. The property features 43 townhouse rental units with private garages and basements. Franklin plans to make minor improvements to the property over the next several months. Citi Real Estate Funding provided mortgage financing for the transaction. Franklin acquired the asset directly from the original developer’s family.
PEVELY, MO. — Mumford Co. has arranged the sale of a Super 8 hotel in Pevely, about 29 miles south of St. Louis. The sales price was not disclosed. The three-story hotel features an indoor pool. George Arvanitis and Justin Pinkard of Mumford Co. represented the seller, Faiz Awana LLC. Investment Property Exchange Services Inc. purchased the asset.
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Love Funding has provided a $24.2 million FHA-insured loan for the construction of Moon Meadows Apartments in Rapid City. The 160-unit multifamily property will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans within eight garden-style buildings. Climate-controlled hallways will link garages to unit entrances. Consolidated Construction Co. Inc. is building the property. Way Architects PC designed the project and Vertex Property Management will manage the community. Moon Meadows Apartments is part of the Moon Meadows Park development, which will include an office building, hotel, retail space and a new medical office park.
FRIDLEY, MINN. — LKQ Corp. has signed a 200,000-square-foot industrial lease at Northern Stacks in Fridley, about 10 miles north of Minneapolis. The provider of automobile repair parts will occupy the entire square footage of Stacks VII, the seventh and final building at the industrial park slated for completion in January 2019. To date, developers Hyde Development and M.A. Mortenson Co. have completed five buildings, four of which are fully leased. Eric Batiza and Jason Simek of Colliers International represented Hyde in the lease transaction. Vic Overholser of SDS Realty represented LKQ.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the $9 million sale of The Maynard in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The 74-unit apartment building is located at 4875 N. Magnolia Ave. Originally built in 1925, the property features primarily micro-unit studios, some as small as 218 square feet. Rick Ofman and Lee Kiser of Kiser Group brokered the transaction. Becovic Management purchased the asset from CLK Properties.
WEST ALLIS, WIS. — Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke has arranged the sale of the Atlas Pipe Threading Co. building in West Allis, six miles west of Milwaukee. The sales price was not disclosed. The 35,266-square-foot industrial property is located at 11133 W. Rogers St. Dave Ferron and Kristian Sydow of Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke brokered the sale on behalf of the buyer, Composite Drivelines LLC, and the seller, Atlas Pipe Threading Co., a pipe supplier that closed its business over a year ago.
LITTLE FALLS, MINN. — Timber Development has sold a 12,000-square-foot retail center in the central Minnesota city of Little Falls for $1.2 million. The newly renovated property is 100 percent leased. Tenants include Maurice’s Clothing, Shoe Sensation and Cricket Wireless. Erin Patton of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $86 million sale of a 1.2 million-square-foot, 11-property industrial portfolio across metro Chicago. High Street Realty Co. LLC purchased the portfolio on behalf of High Street Real Estate Fund V LP. Seven of the buildings are fully leased. The portfolio’s total occupancy rate is 86 percent. The properties include: 801, 901 and 1001 Technology Way in Libertyville; 101 Corporate Center in Lemont; 755 Remington Blvd. in Bolingbrook; 2050 Hammond Drive in Schaumburg; and 900, 909,1000 Asbury Drive and 911 Commerce Court in Buffalo Grove. Additionally, a 74,024-square-foot building at 1001 Asbury Drive in Buffalo Grove will be available for lease starting July 31. John Huguenard, Sean Devaney, Ed Halaburt, Steve Trapp and Steve Ostrowski of JLL brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, an institutional client.
ROCHESTER, MINN. — The Opus Group and Titan Development & Investments have begun construction of a 154-unit apartment project Rochester, located in the southeast corner of the state. The six-story building will include 9,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Amenities will include a dog wash, swimming pool, fire pit, clubroom and fitness center. Unit sizes will range from studios to penthouses. Completion is slated for summer 2019. Opus Design Build LLC is the design-builder and Opus AE Group is the interior designer, architect and structural engineer of record.
CINCINNATI — CBRE Group Inc. has provided a $13.6 million HUD loan for the refinancing of The Reserve at 4th and Race, a luxury apartment property in downtown Cincinnati. The 15-story property features 88 residential units in addition to office space. The former Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, built in 1927, was converted into multifamily and office space in 2012. Mark Tran of CBRE originated the 40-year loan, which is fully amortized.