JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — Ingram Micro has signed a 592,800-square-foot industrial lease in Jeffersonville, three miles north of Louisville, Ky. The technology and supply chain services provider will fully occupy Gateway 600 within the River Ridge Commerce Center. The property is located on 40 acres at 250 Hilton Lane. VanTrust Real Estate developed the speculative building, which was completed earlier this year. Matt Hartlage and Jake Sturman of JLL represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Kevin Grove of CBRE represented the landlord.
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CHICAGO — Belmont Village Senior Living has broken ground on a 149-unit seniors housing community in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. Belmont Village Lincoln Park will feature 120,500 square feet of assisted living and memory care units. The property is being developed on a parcel of land that was originally part of the Children’s Memorial Hospital campus. The building was demolished earlier this year. The project, slated to open in summer 2019, is Belmont Village’s first property in the Chicago proper. The developer has previously completed properties in Buffalo Grove, Carol Stream, Glenview and Oak Park.
CINCINNATI — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 39,385-square-foot office property in Cincinnati for $5.9 million. Built in 2010 and expanded in 2017, the building is located at 9655 Reading Road. EMCOR Inc., a mechanical and electrical construction services company, fully occupies the property. Steve Timmel, Jeff Johnston, Chris Prosser and John Gartner of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller. A real estate investment trust purchased the property.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 25-unit apartment building in St. Paul’s Merriam Park neighborhood for $3 million. The property is located at 1880 Marshall Ave. Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Evan Miller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company, and secured the buyer, a partnership.
MILWAUKEE — Oak Realty Group Inc. (ORG) has acquired an 879,704-square-foot industrial portfolio in Milwaukee. The 10 buildings are situated on approximately 57 acres near Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport. Originally constructed in phases through 2004 by a local developer, the buildings range in size from 40,000 to 215,000 square feet. ORG plans to upgrade and renovate the portfolio, as well as work with several tenants who want to expand. ORG partnered with The Africk Family Office for the acquisition.
CHICAGO — Associated Bank has partnered with National Equity Fund Inc. to provide $13 million of Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity for the rehabilitation of West Town Crossing Preservation. The apartment community spans 318 units and 68 buildings in several Chicago neighborhoods. The buildings scheduled for rehabilitation include 60 townhomes constructed between 1982 and 1991, and eight three-story buildings constructed between 1889 and 1948. The project, expected to take 24 months, will help preserve quality affordable housing. Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. was the borrower.
CHICAGO — Tucker Development has completed the lease-up of the Offices at 900 West in Chicago. The property, which includes 45,000 square feet of retail space, is located in the heart of the Fulton Market neighborhood. Spaces, an Amsterdam-based co-working space provider, signed a 40,000-square-foot lease. Bill Rogers and Kerry Gilar of JLL represented Spaces in the deal. The firm will occupy its space in early 2018. In a separate transaction, private investment firm ParkerGale leased 6,146 square feet. Jud Henry of EnTrust Realty Advisors represented the firm in the lease transaction. Ron Lakin, Jessica O’Hara and Ellen Zalatoris of CBRE represented Tucker Development in both leases.
LAKEVIEW, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 3244 N. Clifton Ave. in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood for $9 million. The condominium building features 32 units. Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the condo owners. Stengle also secured the buyer, Beal Properties. Under the Condominium Property Act in Illinois, condo unit owners can elect to sell a condo property if 75 percent or more are in agreement. Sellers then have the option to either move out or to lease back the property from the new owner.
ST. LOUIS — Hilliker Corp. has arranged the sale of a 28,840-square-foot retail property in St. Louis for $3.3 million. The center is located on 3.6 acres at 5228 and 5240 South Lindbergh Blvd. Outback Steakhouse is the primary tenant at the property. Frank Yocum of Hilliker Corp. represented the seller, NICO Properties I LLC. Stephen F. Bahn Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer, DLJ Lindbergh LLC.
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American Campus Communities Acquires 3,776-Bed Student Housing Portfolio for $590.6M
AUSTIN, TEXAS — American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE: ACC) has acquired a portfolio of seven student housing properties totaling 3,776 beds across the Western and Midwestern United States for approximately $590.6 million. Affiliates of Milwaukee-based development firm and Core Spaces and Chicago-based DRW Real Estate Investments LLC sold the assets. All of the properties are associated with major universities, with enrollment averaging about 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students at each school. The company will invest about $8 million in up-front capital improvements to the portfolio. Two of the properties are stabilized: the 513-bed Hub Eugene and the 655-bed State, which service students at the University of Oregon and Colorado State University, respectively. The company acquired these assets in August for a combined $146.1 million. Another two of the properties, the 850-bed The James and the 248-bed Hub U District Seattle, are opening this fall. Those properties are located near the University of Wisconsin and the University of Washington, respectively. The final three properties, which total 1,500 beds, are all under construction and slated for fall 2018 delivery. They include Hub Ann Arbor, Hub West Lafayette and Hub Flagstaff, which offer housing to students attending the University of Michigan, Purdue University …