EAGAN, MINN. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Lexington Hills in Eagan, 15 miles south of St. Paul. The 168-unit property is located at 4116 Lexington Ave. South. The seven-building community recently underwent a $1.8 million renovation including clubhouse expansion with an outdoor lounge, community room, fitness center and outdoor swimming pool. Abe Appert, Keith Collins, Ted Abramson and Laura Hanneman of CBRE represented the seller, Lexington Hills-Minneapolis LLC, an entity controlled by Bellevue, Wash.-based Curtis Capital Group. The buyer was an affiliate of Miami-based Monument Capital Management.
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LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty LLC has arranged the sale of a 49,516-square-foot industrial building in Libertyville, a suburb of Chicago, for $3.2 million. The building is located at 1600-1648 Northwind Blvd. and features 26-foot clear heights, four docks and three drive-in doors. World Bioproducts, a manufacturer of microbiology testing products for the food industry, acquired the facility as part of an expansion and relocation from nearby Mundelein, Ill. Brian Bocci of Entre Commercial represented the buyer, while Dan Tobin of CTK represented the undisclosed seller.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Maverick Commercial Mortage Inc. has arranged a $1.7 million first mortgage loan for a to-be built Portillo’s restaurant in Champaign in central Illinois. The restaurant will be constructed on a 1.4-acre site. The restaurant is expected to open shortly after demolition of the current Home Town Buffet. The six-month loan has two three-month extension options. The fixed-rate, recourse loan is interest only and was funded by a national bridge lender. Jeffrey B. Gurian of BeckerGurian represented the borrower, Berkshire Partners. Bryan Segal of Barack, Ferrazzano, Kirschbaum and Nagelberg LLP represented the lender.
INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of the 700,981-square-foot Crosslake Industrial Portfolio in Indianapolis. Partially developed by Duke Realty, the portfolio includes 14 light industrial/flex assets in the Park 100 area. Colliers marketed the property on behalf of Crosslake Partners, a Chicago-based real estate investment group. Nevada-based Shear Property Group purchased the portfolio. Alex Cantu and Jason Speckman of Colliers Indianapolis led the transaction along with Steven Disse and Jeff Devine of the Colliers Chicago office.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has brokered the sale of a 61,515-square-foot industrial building in Elk Grove Village adjacent to O’Hare International Airport. The sales price was not disclosed. The building is located at 1340-1400 Higgins Road. Northern Glass Inc., a general contractor that specializes in curtain wall, storefront and interior glazing, purchased the property and will occupy nearly 40,000 square feet of the 61,515-square-foot building at 1400 Higgins Road. Northern Glass will be moving from a 9,075-square-foot space at 800 Lee St. in Elk Grove Village. Northern Glass will lease the remaining space at 1340 and 1370 Higgins Road to Protopak Engineering Corp. and Impact Printing and Lithographers, respectively. Dan Brown of Brown Commercial represented Northern Glass, while Mason Hezner of Brown Commercial represented the seller, SLP Realty LLC.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a 50,000-square-foot Planet Fitness in northwest Chicago for $11.5 million. The property is located at 3120 N. Pulaski Road. Nearby retailers include Walmart, Walgreens, Aaron’s, AutoZone, AT&T, Subway and Chase Bank. Eric Grad of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an owner and developer of Planet Fitness gyms. Harvey Schmidt, Donovan Mackey and Dana Newton of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer, a national real estate investment trust.
WILMETTE, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $6 million loan for the refinancing of the Chicago Northside Storage property in Wilmette, 14 miles north of Chicago. The property includes over 52,800 square feet and 500 units. The 10-year loan provided by CMBS features a 30-year amortization schedule. Han Capital was the borrower. Igor Zhizhin of ASC originated the loan.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has brokered the $2.9 million sale of a PNC Bank ground lease in Bensenville adjacent to O’Hare International Airport. The 3,181-square-foot building is located at 1151 S. York Road. Brad Teitelbaum, Patrick Forkin and Graham Gold represented the seller, a local private investor. The buyer was also local.
Kansas City’s central business district (CBD) has received a great deal of media attention over the past two years for good reason. With over 3,000 new residential units delivered, the new KC Streetcar and the national trend of Millennials moving to urban areas, there has been plenty of momentum for the area and much discussion of the “live-work-play” environment. After a long period of decline, the urban core of Kansas City is experiencing a powerful revitalization. In all the excitement surrounding the CBD, however, another trend may be getting overlooked. Through the first three quarters of 2016, absorption in the CBD (the Downtown, Crossroads and Crown Center submarkets) was more or less flat after accounting for the conversion of office space to residential use and a unique listing in the Crown Center complex. Meanwhile, the suburban office market posted 580,000 square feet of positive absorption during the same period. Yes, Kansas City is in the process of rediscovering and reinventing the CBD, but the performance of the suburban market remains strong. Construction Boom The first indicator that tenants are still attracted to key suburban submarkets is the number of recent construction projects. Earlier this year, Burns & McDonnell completed a …
AURORA, ILL. — Amazon has unveiled plans to open two new fulfillment centers in Aurora, about 45 miles west of Chicago. The facilities will add more than 1,000 jobs. Amazon currently has fulfillment centers in Edwardsville, Joliet and Romeoville. A center is also under construction in Monee, about 40 miles south of Chicago. At the nearly 1 million-square-foot facility in Aurora, employees will pick, pack and ship small items to customers such as books, electronics and consumer goods. The other fulfillment center, spanning 400,000 square feet, will specialize in handling larger items.