MUSKEGON, MICH. — Signature Associates has arranged the sale of a 39,598-square-foot office building in Muskegon in western Michigan. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 2389 Laketon Ave. Camcar Plastics, a full-service plastic injection molding company, purchased the building. Jim Olsen of Signature Associates represented the seller, Orchard View Public Schools.
CHICAGO — Blackstone and Equity Office have unveiled a $500 million investment plan to remake Willis Tower in downtown Chicago. The tower will be transformed with office, retail and entertainment space. This will be the first renovation for the tower, constructed in 1973. Approximately 460,000 square feet of existing space within the tower will be reconfigured. This includes 150,000 square feet of space for exclusive tenant use, including a full-service fitness center, expansive tenant lounges, private event space and concierge services. The plan also calls for more than 300,000 square feet of new retail, dining and entertainment space to be added to the base of the building, and a new 30,000-square-foot outdoor deck and garden space. Part of the investment will also focus on enhancing the tower’s 103rd floor Skydeck Chicago experience. Work to transform the tower is scheduled to begin this month, and will create an additional 2,500 jobs. San Francisco-based design firm Gensler designed the renovation. Gonzalez Architects designed the tenant-only office amenities, and Los Angeles-based Hetzel Design is overseeing the design concepts for the Skydeck enhancements. Design-build firm Turner Clayco will oversee the construction of the new Willis Tower.
DETROIT — Metro Detroiters are mourning the loss of a legend in the world of business and sports. Mike Ilitch, founder of Little Caesars Pizza, owner of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings and chairman of Ilitch Holdings, died Friday, Feb. 10 at a local hospital. He was 87. Ilitch was not only known for his outstanding business acumen, but also his passion for all things Detroit. Thanks to a $40 million gift from he and his wife Marian, Wayne State University broke ground in July 2016 on the Mike Ilitch School of Business, a new academic building on the public university’s Detroit campus. It was the largest gift in the school’s history. “There is an initial desire to say that Mike Illitch’s greatest accomplishment has to surround real estate. He was a brilliant investor and ahead of his time in terms of his holdings. His greatest contribution to the City was his steadfast devotion to it. He invested when it seemed very few still did and his actions and that of his family and organization have served as a beacon of hope for the city. He worked tirelessly showing the world that Detroit belonged among the elite as a world-class city. The legacy …
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Eden Place in Eden Prairie, 12 miles southwest of Minneapolis, for $85 million. The 508-unit apartment community is located at 13000 Garden Lane. The property consists of eight three-story buildings and a clubhouse with shared amenities on 31 acres. The apartment buildings were originally constructed in 1986 and the seller has remodeled 22 of the units. The clubhouse was built in 2007 and features a fitness center, community room, outdoor veranda for grilling and a business center. Other property features include two outdoor pools, two tennis courts, underground parking, a playground, dog park and walking/biking paths. Keith Collins, Abe Appert and Laura Hanneman of CBRE represented the seller, a separate account client of Invesco Real Estate.
AURORA, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has negotiated the sale of a multi-tenant retail building in Aurora for $5.2 million. The 11,810-square-foot building is located at 1480 N. Orchard Road. Tenants include Starbucks, Chipotle and Jimmy John’s. Simeon Spirrison and George Spirrison of Adelphia represented the buyer, a Midwest-based private real estate investor. The seller was not disclosed.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Avison Young Hospitality Group has brokered the sale of a Hilton Garden Inn located at 5800 College Blvd. in Overland Park. The sales price was not disclosed. A West Coast-based family office purchased the 125-room hotel. The seller was an institutional hospitality platform based in the Southeast. Michael Bernath and Andrew Broad of Avison Young brokered the transaction.
WESTMONT, ILL. — Ryan Cos. U.S. Inc. has acquired 700 Oakmont Lane, an 18-acre office complex in Westmont, a suburb of Chicago. Ryan purchased the property from Lexington Group for an undisclosed price. The property currently consists of a three-story, 275,000-square-foot office building. Ryan will redevelop the property as Oakmont Point, a multi-building office complex that can accommodate up to five corporate users. The value of the new development, including land costs, could exceed $35 million. Oakmont Point will feature office spaces ranging from 25,000 to 75,000 square feet, along with 200 indoor parking stalls, a pond and large patios. Ryan A+E Inc. is the architect. Bill Elwood and Tara Torbik of CBRE are marketing the property on behalf of Ryan.
INDIANAPOLIS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $26.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Coppertree Apartments, a 772-unit multifamily property located in Indianapolis. The property was built in 1969 and renovated in 2012. The seven-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through a partnership with Old Capital Lending and Dougherty’s Vienna, Va. office for the borrower, Tanglewood Apartments LLC.
MILWAUKEE — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has negotiated an $11.7 million loan for the refinancing of the Supreme Apartment Portfolio, a six-property portfolio located in Wisconsin. Constructed between 1988 and 1993, the properties consist of 340 garden-style units. The properties include: Greenfield Park in Greenfield, Parkway South in Milwaukee, River Park in Oconomowoc and Orchard Park, Central Park and Parkway Central in West Allis. Matt Ewig, Jeff Robbins and Luke Erlandson of Walker & Dunlop originated the loan with a life insurance company for the borrower, Supreme Builders.
MILWAUKEE — Kleen Test Products Corp. has signed a 20,000-square-foot industrial lease at 5200 W. Clinton Ave. in Milwaukee. The landlord was TJW Plant3 LLC. TJ Huenerbein, Nick Keys, Samuel D. Dickman and Samuel M. Dickman Jr. of the Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International brokered the transaction. Kleen Test Products manufactures wet wipes, dryer sheets, liquids, pads, lotions, soaps and confectionery products.