CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $161.5 million for the refinancing of a 13-property seniors housing portfolio with approximately 1,500 units in Missouri, Nebraska, New York and New Hampshire. KeyBank provided $113.25 million of debt through the Fannie Mae DUS program and $48.25 million through its balance sheet. Six of the properties were in the process of lease-up and were therefore financed through Fannie Mae’s near-stabilization program. Dirk Falardeau and David Pyc of KeyBank originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Calamar Enterprises Inc.
CHICAGO — Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, based in Chicago, has formed a joint venture with Crosslane Property Group UK Limited to develop a portfolio of four student housing properties totaling 1,267 beds. The properties will be located in Leeds, Coventry, Portsmouth and Swansea, which are cities in the United Kingdom that have a combined enrollment of more than 131,000 students. Gross development value for the four properties is approximately $175 million. Harrison Street’s European student housing portfolio comprises more than 7,000 beds in ownership or under construction across Ireland, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
CHICAGO — CBRE Strategic Partners US Value 8 has acquired a six-building industrial portfolio totaling over 1.4 million square feet in the Chicago area. The purchase price was not disclosed. The portfolio is 95 percent leased to six tenants. The properties include: 2700 Ellis Road in Joliet; 2101 W. Haven Road in New Lenox; 2201 W. Haven Road in New Lenox; 2200 W. Haven Road in New Lenox; 2520 Diehl Road in Aurora; and 494 E. Lies Road in Carol Stream. The buildings range in size from 90,000 to 690,000 square feet and feature clear heights of 24 to 32 feet.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Hillwood, a Perot company, has purchased TradePort I in Columbus for an undisclosed price. The 1 million-square-foot distribution center, located on 78 acres at 3780 TradePort Court, is expected to be completed soon. The building features a clear height of 36 feet, 185-foot truck courts, 102 dock doors, 400 car parks, 232 trailer spaces, LED lighting and ESFR sprinklers. The site also includes additional acreage for up to 209,188 square feet of building expansion or trailer parking. Hillwood also owns a 450,000-square-foot industrial building in the Groveport area.
FISHERS, IND. — Sun King Brewery has unveiled plans for the development of a new specialty production craft brewery and taproom at The Yard at Fishers District in Fishers, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. The 13,000-square-foot brewery is slated to open in late spring 2019. Sun King will focus on developing handcrafted, specialty beers that continue to experiment with different ingredients, styles and methods at the new brewery. The new location will be capable of producing approximately 5,000 barrels of beer per year. Customers will be able to purchase carryout beer and taste samples at the two-level brewery, which will also feature a 3,000-square-foot rooftop patio. Thompson Thrift Retail Group is the developer and landowner of The Yard at Fishers District.
DETROIT — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $36.4 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of One Kennedy Square, a multi-tenant office building in Detroit. The 246,304-square-foot property is 100 percent occupied by tenants such as Ernst & Young. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Kennedy Square Office Building LLC. Wells Fargo Bank provided the loan.
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.