KENOSHA, WIS. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 9949 58th Place in Kenosha. The sales price was not disclosed. The 173,000-square-foot warehouse will serve as the manufacturing facility for Colbert Packaging Corp., a manufacturer of folding cartons, boxes and paperboard specialty products. Constructed in 2015, the property features 18 loading docks, 216 parking spaces, 30-foot clear heights and an ESFR sprinkler system. Colbert will consolidate and relocate manufacturing centers from Lake Forest, Wis. and Libertyville, Ill. The company’s headquarters will remain in Lake Forest. Eric Fischer, Brett Kroner, Keith Puritz and Bradley Migdal represented Colbert in the transaction. Sergio Chapa of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the seller, Zilber Ltd.
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EVANSTON, ILL. — FD Stonewater has acquired a multi-tenant office building in Evanston, 13 miles north of Chicago. The Class A, 164,845-square-foot building is located at 1007 Church St. Architect Helmut Jahn designed the building. The property was 79 percent leased upon acquisition to tenants in the education, healthcare and technology sectors. The building has been renamed Evanston MetroCenter. FD Stonewater, based in Arlington, Va., plans to make building improvements at Evanston MetroCenter and expand tenant services.
PARK RIDGE, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the sale of a medical building in Park Ridge for $4.1 million. The 13,925-square-foot building is located at 101 S. Washington Ave. The property is 100 percent leased. Medical practices have occupied the property for over 20 years. Danny Spitz and Greg Dietz of Baum represented the seller, a national developer. A Chicago-based investment group was the buyer.
DAYTON, OHIO — Capstone Apartment Partners has brokered the sale of Claypool Apartments in Dayton. The sales price was not disclosed. The 69-unit building was constructed in 1963. The property was 90 percent occupied at time of sale. The buyer was Pinnacle Dayton LLC. Stasiu Geleszinski, Sherief Gouda and Nathan Murphy of Capstone represented both the buyer and seller, Claypool Apartments LLC.
CHICAGO — Children’s Learning Place has leased 8,000 square feet in the base of Luxe on Chicago, a 59-unit apartment building developed by Fifield Cos. The property is located at 1850 W. Chicago Ave. Chris Irwin and Katie Whelan of Jameson Commercial LLC represented the developer in the transaction. Noah O’Neill represented the tenant, Children’s Learning Place. The early learning academy operates four other locations in Chicago.
ZANESVILLE, OHIO — Time Equities Inc. (TEI) has acquired Colony Square Mall in Zanesville, 50 miles east of Columbus, for $31.5 million. The 425,430-square-foot shopping mall is located at 3575 Maple Ave. Tenants include TJ Maxx, Shoe Carnival, Planet Fitness, JC Penney and more. TEI’s Ami Ziff, Jonathan Kim and Adam Levitt represented the company in the acquisition. Margaret Caldwell and Eric Spencer of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the seller, Rouse Properties. Urban Retail Properties LLC will oversee the management, marketing and leasing operations on behalf of TEI.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Parkway Corporate Place in Schaumburg for $12.7 million. Totaling 161,741 square feet, the three-building office property is located on 16.1 acres. The property is currently 88 percent leased. Sperry Equities LLC was the buyer. Bill Novelli, Derek Fohl, Robert Graham and Dan Bessey of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
MILWAUKEE — Gehl Foods has selected Avison Young to market the sale of its 719,599-square-foot industrial portfolio near Milwaukee. The portfolio consists of four buildings owned and occupied by Gehl Foods, a producer of ready-to-serve dairy products. Gehl Foods has invested more than $100 million in capital improvements and specialized equipment in the buildings. The portfolio will be sold as a 15-year, triple-net leaseback with annual lease rate escalations on the properties. Three of the buildings are located in Germantown, Wis., while one building is located in West Bend. Erik Foster and Mike Wilson of Avison Young will represent the owner.
CHICAGO — NAI Hiffman has brokered the sale of a 74,997-square-foot industrial building located at 830 W. 40th St. in Chicago. The building features 9,150 square feet of office space, 18-foot clear heights and three interior loading docks. Chris Gary and Joe Bronson of NAI Hiffman represented the buyer, Hog Shed Ventures LLC. George Maragos, Mitch Adams and Nicole Mentone of CBRE represented the seller, VK 830 W. 40th LLC. The building will be home to Frost Lighting, a full-service event production company.
CARMEL, IND. — Veritas Realty has negotiated leases for Planet Fitness and Homenclature at Merchant’s Square in Carmel, a suburb of Indianapolis. The shopping center is located at 2192 E. 116th St. Planet Fitness leased 16,860 square feet and Homenclature leased 8,181 square feet. Seth Biggerstaff and Amy Winchell of Veritas Realty represented the landlord, Ramco-Gershenson Properties LLC. Bart Jackson of Lee & Associates represented Planet Fitness, while Jeff Hubley of Midland Atlantic represented Homenclature. Planet Fitness is a franchise of fitness centers based in Newington, N.H. Homenclature offers both new and used furnishings for homes in offices. The company is headquartered in Valparaiso, Ind.