BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Hengli America LLC, an hydraulic manufacturer based in China, has purchased its new U.S. headquarters in Bolingbrook. The 46,289-square-foot facility is located at 580 Crossroads. The building will also serve as a testing and distribution facility. The property includes 12,000 square feet of office space, five dock doors and two drive-in doors. Perry Higa of NAI Hiffman represented Hengli, while Traci Buckingham Payette and Jeff Kapcheck of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
AVON, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Center Plaza in Avon, about 20 miles west of Cleveland, for $4.4 million. The 25,359-square-foot shopping center is located at 2100 Center Road. Howard Hanna anchors the property, which also includes tenants such as Barry Bagels, Dante Lucci Salon, Math Wizard, Northwest Savings Bank and Zeppe’s Pizza. Erin Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an international private fund. A private local buyer purchased the asset.
PEWAUKEE, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of an 8,700-square-foot industrial building in Pewaukee, north of Waukesha. The building is located on Joseph Road. Samuel M. Dickman Jr., Samuel D. Dickman and Nick Keys of the Dickman Co. represented the undisclosed seller. Chris Etmanczyk of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Joseph Road LLC.
SKOKIE, ILL. — American Landmark Properties has purchased the Illinois Science + Technology Park (ISTP) in Skokie, a suburb of Chicago, for $77 million. The 24-acre campus is located at 4901 Searle Parkway. The property includes 556,650 square feet of office, laboratory and amenity space. The buildings are 86 percent leased to tenants such as NorthShore University HealthSystem, Astellas Pharma, LanzaTech, Vetter Development Services USA and Fresenius Kabi. Included in the acquisition is the 136,000-square-foot 8030 Lamon Ave. building shell, which is suitable for a build-to-suit tenant. Additional development opportunities include up to 1.3 million square feet of new office and lab facilities on the ISTP campus and a 500,000-square-foot, mixed-use retail and residential project directly on Oakton Street. Forest City Realty Trust, which purchased the property in 2005, was the seller. Scott Brandwein and David Saad of CBRE have been retained as the leasing agents for the ISTP property. Cohen Financial secured a $73.5 million loan with Prime Finance Partners of Chicago for the borrower.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Third Coast Development and PK Development Group have broken ground on the $42 million Diamond Place project in Grand Rapids. Diamond Place is a 2.8-acre development that sits on land formerly used by Proos Manufacturing at Michigan Street. The development will offer 165 apartments, consisting of one- and two-bedroom units. Approximately 100 of the units will be designated as income-restricted. Ground-floor retail spaces will also be available. The project is slated for completion in summer 2018. Pioneer Construction is the construction manager and Progressive AE is the architect. Other partners in the project include Michigan Good Food Fund, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Cinnaire, Mercantile Bank, Capital Impact Partners, Michigan Economic Development Corp., Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Opportunity Resource Fund and the City of Grand Rapids.
COLLINSVILLE, ILL. — Integra Real Estate Capital has negotiated a $3.2 million non-recourse loan for the acquisition of Orchards Shopping Center in Collinsville, 15 miles east of St. Louis. Dollar General, Asia Gardens and HSHS Medical Group anchor the 65,143-square-foot center. Meyer Perlman of Integra secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through a CMBS lender on behalf of the borrower, a New York-based investment group.
WEST CHESTER, OHIO — Kosei, a distributor of aluminum wheels, has signed a lease to occupy 48,000 square feet in Building E at Port Union at Union Centre. The speculative warehouse building, owned by Becknell Industrial, is now fully leased. Port Union E includes 28-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler system, 14 docks and two drive-in doors. Polymet Corp. will occupy 90,750 square feet at the 138,750-square-foot building, which is scheduled for completion in early spring. Tony Sorgi of Plante Moran CRESA represented Kosei, while Jeremy Kraus of CBRE represented Becknell.
HOLLY, MICH. — Signature Associates has arranged the sale of a 27,420-square-foot industrial building in Holly, south of Flint. The sales price was not disclosed. The building is located at 4101 E. Baldwin Road. Zito Construction, a local construction company, was the buyer. Paul Saad and Joe Banyai of Signature Associates represented the seller, LN Real Estate LLC.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Women’s Health Center of West Michigan in Grand Rapids for $43.5 million. The four-story, 106,806-square-foot medical office building was built in 2008. The facility, which is 93 percent occupied, is anchored by Metro Health OAM Surgery Center and Grand Rapids Women’s Health. The University of Michigan recently acquired Metro Health. Haron and Ashish Vakhariya of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Pinnacle Construction Group. The team also procured the buyer, a private real estate investment trust. The transaction was the largest sale by dollar value for a medical office property in Michigan since 2014.
PEORIA, ILL. — Caddis has opened Heartis Village Peoria in Peoria, north of Springfield. The 108-unit, 97,000-square foot senior living community is located at 8201 N. Illinois Route 91. The community consists of two adjoined components: a single-story, 36-unit memory care residence and a three-story residence with a total of 72 assisted living apartments. Heartis Village Peoria offers a wide variety of amenities, including a salon and spa with a therapeutic tub, two interior courtyards, a large dining room and more. The community is owned by Caddis and managed by Pathway, a senior living operations management company headquartered in Chicago. Austin, Texas-based Katus LLC served as architect and Rosemont, Ill.-based McShane Construction served as general contractor.