SPRINGFIELD, MO. — John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts (JQH) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Springfield-based JQH is an owner and manager of hotels throughout the United States featuring brands such as Marriot, Hilton, Embassy Suites, IHG and more. The company is financially sound, but is filing for bankruptcy to restructure the organization and “navigate a litigious environment,” says Jacquie Dowdy, CEO of JQH. According to the Wall Street Journal, the legal battle is a result of a 2005 buyout in which John Hammons sold a portfolio of 43 hotels of hotels to Jonathan Eilian. Under terms of the contract, Hammons received equity interest in the acquiring company, and Eilian received right of first refusal for the sale of the JQH’s remaining 35 hotels. Eilian later sued JQH, claiming the company has made no move to sell those remaining properties. JQH’s Gregg Groves is providing in-house legal counsel in connection with the Chapter 11 filing, and Stinson Leonard Street LLP is providing outside counsel for the restructuring. JQH currently maintains a portfolio of 35 hotels that include 8,500 rooms scattered throughout 16 states.
COLUMBIA, MO. — California-based investment firm TwinRock Partners has acquired Log Hill Run Apartments, a 328-bed student housing community located less than four miles from the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, for $14.7 million. The community, developed in 2005, offers amenities including attached garages, a resort-style swimming pool and a sand volleyball court. Units include private patios and balconies and full-size washers and dryers. Scott Harris and Patrick Stang of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed local owner and developer, in the sale of the property.
DAYTON, OHIO — Industrial Realty Group has purchased a 224,400-square-foot industrial building in Dayton for an undisclosed price. The facility is located on 15.4 acres at 678 Yellow Spring Fairfield Road. Industrial Realty Group will manage the property and oversee the lease of the remaining space in the multi-tenant building. Doug Whitten and Matthew Arnovitz of CBRE represented the seller, Transcontinental Ohio Inc. in the transaction.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Corp., the co-sponsors of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Inc., have agreed to buy a medical office building in Rochester Hills for an undisclosed price. The 30,000-square-foot facility is approximately 93 percent leased to seven tenants, the largest of which is William Beaumont Hospital. An undisclosed seller disposed of the property located approximately 30 miles north of Detroit.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Block & Company Inc. Realtors has brokered the sale of a 2.7-acre pad site that will be home to a Homewood Suites by Hilton. The hotel will be part of Phase V of the Plaza at the Speedway development in Kansas City, which is an 850,000-square-foot retail power center. Baywood Hotels Inc. purchased the pad site located at 10922 Parallel Parkway. Tenants at the center include Walmart Supercenter, Sam’s Club, Kohl’s, Taco Bell, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Chick-Fil-A, Jack in the Box, Wendy’s and Logan’s Roadhouse. David Block, Alex Block and Max Kosoglad of Block & Co. represented the seller, Plaza Speedway Development Inc., in the transaction.
FARMINGTON HILLS AND DETROIT, MICH. — Berkadia has arranged a $13.5 million CMBS loan for EZ Storage, a portfolio of 1,108 self-storage units throughout Detroit and Farmington Hills. The 10-year, fixed-rate refinancing loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Terry Halverson of Berkadia arranged the loan.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build LLC has completed a 120,000-square-foot renovation for Economy Packing, Chicago’s largest direct receiver of meat and seafood that was founded in 1932. The facility, located at 4501 W. Ann Lurie Place within the Crawford Industrial Park in Chicago, is Economy Packing’s new warehouse and distribution facility after the company sold four buildings in the Fulton Market meatpacking district last year. The building includes roughly 10,000 square feet of office space, 95,000 square feet of warehouse space and 15,000 square feet of completely upgraded freezer space. The renovation also included the addition of 20 refrigerated loading docks. Alan R. Schneider Architects provided architectural services for the project.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of a 27,225-square-foot industrial building in Livonia, approximately 20 miles northwest of Detroit, for an undisclosed price. Silvio Properties LLC sold the building to Smith-Watkins Investments LLC. The building is located at 31520 Pamco Drive. David Friedman and Phil Konopitski of Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions represented the seller in the transaction.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Mid-America Real Estate – Minnesota has arranged a new 10,319-square-foot lease for Crave, an American kitchen and sushi bar restaurant, in Eden Prairie, approximately 20 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Crave will take over a space at Eden Prairie Center that was formerly occupied by Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano. The 1.3 million-square-foot shopping center includes retailers such as Von Maur, Target, Kohl’s, Sears and JC Penney. The restaurant is slated to open in November. Tricia Pitchford, Jesseka Doherty and Robert Wise represented the landlord, CAPREF Eden Prairie LLC, in the transaction.
BELTON, MO. — Tutera Senior Living & Health Care is set to break ground on the $9.5 million Carnegie Village Rehabilitation and Health Care in Belton, located in the Kansas City metro area. The skilled nursing facility is an expansion of Carnegie Village Senior Living Community, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community that was built in 2002. With the addition, the community will now feature the entire continuum of care. Tutera expects to complete construction in April 2017. The facility will feature 60 private suites, along with a rehabilitation gym, wellness center, spa services and other amenities. Interior design firm studioSIX5, architecture firm Prelogar & Jones Architects and engineering firm CFS Engineering will all participate in the expansion’s design.