LIVONIA, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of a 155,433-square-foot industrial facility for an undisclosed price. EWI sold the building, which is located at 13211 Merriman Road in Livonia, approximately 20 miles northwest of Detroit. Alta Equipment Co., a Midwest forklift and heavy construction equipment provider, purchased the property. David Friedman and Phil Konopitski of Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions represented both parties in the transaction.
DETROIT — Image Capital LLC has purchased two out of three buildings belonging to the luxury Riverfront Towers property in Detroit for $79.5 million, according to Crain’s Detroit. Riverfront Tower Holding LLC was the seller. Tower 100, built in 1992, is 26 stories and contains 271 units. Tower 200, built in 1983, is 29 stories and contains 282 units. Tower 300, which was converted into 285 condominiums between 2005 and 2007, is not included in the sale. The property is situated on 11.7 acres and totals 571,831 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, tennis and volleyball courts, a running track, indoor pool and spa, a dog run, jogging trails, a restaurant, picnic and grilling areas and a 722-space parking deck. Riverfront Towers offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units that average 1,034 square feet. Apartment Management Professionals Residential will manage the property. Rick Vidrio and Rick Brace of Berkadia brokered the transaction.
CHICAGO — Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, a private equity firm, has purchased the “Nellie Black” property at the former Children’s Memorial Hospital in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. Harrison Street plans to partner with operator Belmont Village Senior Living to convert the property into a seniors housing facility named Belmont Village Lincoln Park. The new community will feature 160 assisted living and memory care units and will be part of the larger Lincoln Common mixed-use development. Co-developed by McCaffery Interests and Hines, when completed Lincoln Commons will consist of two 19-story luxury apartment buildings with a total of 540 units, up to 60 low-rise condominiums, and approximately 160,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. The developers plan to break ground on Belmont Village Lincoln Park in early 2017. The project is set for completion in 2018.
GRIMES, IOWA — The Opus Group has completed the construction of the Gateway Industrial Center, an 182,000-square-foot industrial warehouse and office facility in Grimes, approximately 15 miles northwest of Des Moines. The speculative facility is already 100 percent leased to tenants such as Owens & Minor, American Contract Systems and Laser Resources. Gateway Industrial Center, which is situated on 16 acres, features an ESFR sprinkler system, 23 dock doors, two drive-in doors and 32-foot clear heights. Opus Development Co. and Founders Properties LLC own the Gateway Industrial Center.
MERRILLVILLE, IND. — McShane Construction Co. has completed the construction of Merrillville Memory Care, a 48-unit memory care community in Merrillville, approximately 40 miles southeast of Chicago. Dete Development hired McShane on behalf of Whiteco Industries, the land owner. The 33,760-square-foot, single-story complex is located on a nine-acre site.
KETTERING, OHIO — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $5.4 million loan to refinance Fox Hunt Apartments in Kettering, approximately six miles south of Dayton. The 250-unit complex consists of 17 two-story buildings. Fox Hunt Apartments was built in 1975 and is situated on 14.3 acres. Amenities at the property include a business center, fitness center, laundry facility, clubhouse, playground and swimming pool. Fox Hunt Owner LLC is the borrowing entity. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial originated the loan through a CMBS lender.
CHICAGO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $182 million Freddie Mac loan and a $142 million corporate credit facility to Enlivant, a Chicago-based owner and operator of nearly 200 seniors housing communities throughout the United States. The Freddie Mac loan is secured by 36 assisted living communities comprised of 1,477 units in 14 states. The capital provides permanent, non-recourse financing. The corporate credit facility is comprised of a $100 million term loan and a $42 million revolver, secured by 40 assisted living communities that are located throughout 12 states. The credit facility provides Enlivant with capital to implement its operating and growth strategy. Charlie Shoop of KeyBank Healthcare Mortgage Banking Group arranged the Freddie Mac financing. Paul Di Vito, Tim Sylvain and Mark Amantea of KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Healthcare Group arranged the corporate credit facility.
ITASCA, ILL. — The Opus Group will build a 183,000-square-foot office building for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The national headquarters facility will be located within the Hamilton Lakes Business Park in Itasca, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. The five-story building will feature 10-foot floor-to-ceiling windows and a two-story lobby, which will serve as the central hub for AAP’s conference center and visitor activity. The office will have areas dedicated to educational training, recording videos for procedures and demonstrations, conferences, outdoor meetings and a historical archival storage area. Construction is slated to start this July and be completed by the fall of 2017. Eric Kunkel and Scott Ohlander of JLL represented AAP in the transaction.
DETROIT — Detroit’s M-1 Rail streetcar project, named the QLine after Dan Gilbert’s Quicken Loans, is on track to be completed by the end of the year. The 3.3-mile track is over 50 percent complete, and the program expects to be carrying passengers starting sometime next spring. The QLine will contain six streetcars, and the first streetcar is half complete. Brookville Equipment Corp. is building the streetcars, as well as providing spare parts and support services, for $32 million. In May, Turner Construction completed work on the Penske Tech Center, which will house the M-1 Rail administrative staff and serve as the maintenance and operations center for the streetcars. The first streetcar will be delivered to the Penske Tech Center by the end of the year, and testing and safety certification will begin at that time.
WARRENSBURG, MO. — Annex Student Living has broken ground on Annex 56, a 324-bed student housing community located adjacent to the University of Central Missouri campus in Warrensburg. The community will offer 87 two- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. The project will be ready for student occupancy in August 2017.