CHICAGO — PCCP LLC has provided a $36 million loan for the refinancing of Village Market in the Lakeshore East community of downtown Chicago. The 102,224-square-foot retail center is 87 percent leased and is anchored by a 56,000-square-foot Mariano’s store. Village Market opened in 2011. The borrower was a joint venture between Magellan Development Co. and Hanwha Engineering & Construction.
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged a $15.2 million loan for the refinancing of an industrial property in Cuyahoga Falls, five miles north of Akron. The property currently serves as the main manufacturing facility for Gojo Industries Inc., a producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions. Jeff Musser of Bellwether arranged the financing for Gojo Industries. The lender was not disclosed.
MAUMEE, OHIO — Reichle | Klein Group has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot industrial building in Maumee, a suburb of Toledo, for $2 million. The former Champion Windows building is located at 6214 Monclova Road. Mike Poulos of Reichle Klein represented the buyer, Therma-Tru Corp. Toledo-based Champion Realty LLC was the seller.
CUDAHY, WIS. — US Pack Logistics LLC has signed a 13,971-square-foot industrial lease in Cudahy, approximately seven miles south of Milwaukee. The building is located at 200 E. College Ave. Pat Hake, Bill Langhoff and Steve Sewart of Colliers International brokered the lease transaction.
With an average occupancy rate of 96 percent at the end of 2016, coupled with a four percent growth in asking rental rates during 2016, Omaha’s apartment market continues to be a strong performer. According to apartment data research firm Reis, Omaha’s average asking rental rate has increased in every quarter for the past 23 quarters, and is expected to increase 3.6 percent in 2017. On the occupancy front, Reis expects the vacancy rate to finish 2017 slightly higher at 4.9 percent, which would still result in a projected healthy 95.1 percent occupancy rate. On a 10-year historical occupancy basis, Reis reports that the average occupancy over the past decade has been 95.3 percent. Meanwhile, the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) reports that the occupancy rate during the same period ranged from a low of 92 percent in 2008 to 96 percent in both 2013 and 2015. Since the beginning of 2007, the average annual increase in asking rental rates has been 2.7 percent, according to Reis. Over the past 23 quarters, the cumulative increase in asking rental rates has been 19.3 percent. Investors take notice While Omaha may not have as robust rent growth as some East …
DETROIT — Kraemer Design Group (KDG) will serve as architect and historic consultant on the Detroit Free Press building renovations. The former newspaper building, located at 321 W. Lafayette Boulevard, will require structural updates, complete masonry restoration, new energy-efficient windows and a fresh interior design. The 271,858-square-foot, 14-story building will be repurposed into a mixed-use property with retail, office and residential space. KDG will work to preserve historic elements and details of the building, while modernizing a structure left vacant for 19 years. KDG will collaborate with Bedrock, the new owners of the building and the real estate arm of Dan Gilbert’s companies, on construction and design initiatives. The new project is slated to open in 2020.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — First Western Properties Inc. has arranged the sale of a 15,000-square-foot industrial building in Schaumburg. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 631-653 Morse Ave. The multi-tenant building was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Bradford Dessy of First Western represented the out-of-state buyer in the transaction. Jeff Schultz of Kinzie Brokerage represented the undisclosed seller.
NEW BERLIN, WIS. — Ogden & Co. Inc. has brokered the sale of Parc Vue Apartments in New Berlin, about 15 miles southwest of Milwaukee, for $2.5 million. The 30-unit property consists of two buildings and is located at 12415 W. Greenfield Ave. Dave Tighe and Sue Sardina of Ogden represented the seller, Greenfield-124-Needham LLC. Tighe, along with Mike Seramur, represented the buyer, Parc Vue LLC.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has negotiated a 9,709-square-foot office lease in Southfield. The building is located at 29777 Telegraph Road. Jordan Friedman, Greggory Kent and Robert Gagniuk of Friedman represented both the landlord, Onyx Southfield LLC, and the tenant, Gill Industries. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Gill operates 20 manufacturing, development and strategic partner centers across the globe.
CHICAGO — Vapiano has unveiled plans to open a 9,188-square-foot restaurant inside the AC Hotel Marriott in Chicago. The property is located at 630 N. Rush St. Spread over two floors, the new restaurant will serve Vapiano’s trademark pasta, pizza and salad by chefs from an open kitchen. The company has an established location at 44 S. Wabash Ave. and more than 181 locations in 31 countries. Matt Alexander and John Skalla of Bradford Allen represented Vapiano in the lease transaction. Todd Siegel and Phil Golding of CBRE, along with Bruce Westling of NAI MLG Commercial, represented the landlord. The restaurant is slated to open this fall.
