EAST LANSING, MICH. — WestPac Campus Communities has sold The Rocks, a 376-bed student housing community located 2.5 miles north of the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing. The project was built in 2015 and is currently over 95 percent pre-leased for the upcoming school year. Triad Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the off-market transaction. An affiliate of TIAA acquired the property.
CHICAGO — The Boulder Group has brokered the $11.2 million sale of a retail building net leased to Walgreens. A private investor in a 1031 exchange purchased the asset, located at 2001 Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, from a Midwest-based private investor. Walgreens’ absolute triple net lease expires Dec. 31, 2031. The Western Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line “L” Station is located one block south of the Walgreens. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller in the transaction.
MASON, OHIO —CA Senior LLC (CAS) has entered into a joint venture with an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. to develop a 101-unit seniors housing community in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason. The community will contain 68 assisted living units and 33 memory care units. It is scheduled to open in summer 2017. Senior Lifestyle Corp. will manage the community. The facility represents the first project in a 14-property pipeline for the joint venture. Evercore Partners acted as financial advisor to CAS in the formation of the joint venture. Polsinelli acted as legal adviser to CAS. Goldman Sachs will serve as a capital provider in the joint venture.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Nationwide Realty Investors is set to begin the development of a mixed-use building at the north end of Grandview Yard, a 1.2 million-square-foot commercial development in Columbus. The four-story Manchester Building will consist of over 14,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space and 123 residential units. The property will be located on Yard Street adjacent to the new Nationwide campus.
MILWAUKEE — Siegel-Gallagher has brokered the sale of a 15,000-square-foot retail building in Milwaukee for an undisclosed price. KAOJI Properties LLC purchased the building from 11010 Hampton LLC. The single-tenant property was built in 1966 and is located at the corner of Hwy 100 and Hampton Avenue. Shaun Dempsey of Siegel-Gallagher brokered the transaction.
In real estate, where some see an eyesore, others can sometimes find opportunity. Such was the case with The Mayfair Collection, a new regional shopping center in Wauwatosa, Wis., located approximately 10 miles west of downtown Milwaukee. Just a few years ago, the 69-acre site was filled with old, obsolete industrial buildings that were mostly unoccupied, but the City of Wauwatosa and our firm, Chicago-based HSA Commercial, shared the vision of transforming the vacant industrial park into a vibrant mixed-use community. The project initially involved adaptively repurposing 1 million square feet of warehouse space into a contemporary retail destination that has brought national retailers like Nordstrom Rack and Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH to Wisconsin. The development also has helped launch new national brands such as J. Crew Mercantile and Off/Aisle by Kohl’s. The once-empty industrial structures are now completely transformed into lively shops and restaurants that are drawing customers from all over southeast Wisconsin. Phase I: Find the right mix What historically made the site attractive for industrial use — its highly accessible location, at the interchange with U.S. Highway 45 and Burleigh Street, less than five miles north of Interstate 94 — also made it ideal for retail, …
EVANSTON, ILL. — Developer and investment firm Janko Group LLC has opened the Hyatt House Chicago/Evanston, a 114-room, extended-stay hotel in downtown Evanston, approximately 20 miles north of Chicago. Janko Hospitality LLC will manage the eight-story hotel located at 1515 Chicago Ave. Amenities at the property include an indoor and outdoor lounge, a restaurant and bar, 1,300 square feet of meeting space, a fitness center, business center, laundry facility, free Wi-Fi and complimentary breakfast. Des Plaines, Ill.-based Peak Construction Corp. was the design/build firm for the project, and Chicago-based SCB Architecture served as the architect of record.
NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO. — Tutera Senior Living & Health Care will break ground this week on the $65 million Tiffany Springs Senior Community, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in North Kansas City, located just across the Missouri River from Kansas City proper. The 14-acre luxury community will feature more than 300 units of independent living, assisted living, memory care and rehabilitation in 300,000 square feet of buildings. Design company studioSIX5 is providing interior design services. Builders for the community include Nearing Staats Prelogar & Jones Architects of Prairie Village, Kan.; Lutjen Inc. of North Kansas City; and Luke Draily Construction Co. of Riverside, Mo. Based in Kansas City, Tutera Senior Living & Healthcare is a developer and operator of 47 seniors housing communities in 13 states throughout the Midwest, Southeast, Oklahoma and Texas.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build has broken ground on a 36-unit boutique apartment building in Chicago’s River West neighborhood. The six-story building, located at 851 W. Grand Ave., will offer a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. The property will also feature 18 parking spaces and is slated for completion by mid-2017. FitzGerald Associates Architects is the design firm of record, and Chicago-based Monroe Residential Partners is the developer.
SIDNEY, OHIO — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $2 million acquisition loan for a 72-unit apartment property in Sidney, approximately 30 miles north of Dayton. Northwood Village Apartments, which is located at 2345 Collins Drive, was built in 1971. The financing features a 10-year term and 20-year amortization schedule. Noah Juran of NorthMarq Capital placed the loan with a regional bank.
