MITCHELL, S.D. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $3.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Pheasant Ridge Village Apartments in Mitchell, in southeastern South Dakota. The property consists of 64 apartment units and was built in 2014. The 15-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through Dougherty’s Minneapolis office for the borrower, Pheasant Ridge Village Apartments LLC.
PAINESVILLE, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Painesville Mini-Storage in Painesville, about 30 miles northeast of Cleveland, for $1.2 million. The 48,240-square-foot facility is located at 649 Hoyt St. The 162 storage units range in size from 100 to 3,600 square feet. The facility has an on-site manager’s office, perimeter fencing, electric gage and concrete drives throughout. Brett R. Hatcher of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the buyer and seller, both limited liability companies.
GARY AND PORTAGE, IND. — UMH Properties Inc. has acquired Boardwalk and Park Place apartment properties in Indiana for $24.4 million. Boardwalk is located in Gary and Parke Place is in Portage. The two communities contain a total of 559 units and are situated on approximately 155 acres. In conjunction with the acquisition, UMH obtained a $14.2 million Freddie Mac mortgage loan with Wells Fargo. The 10-year loan features a 4.5 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Wagenbrenner Co. Commercial Real Estate Services has sold a student housing portfolio near the Ohio State University campus in Columbus. The 44,466-square-foot portfolio consists of seven properties with 72 units and 104 bedrooms. The properties include a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and five bedroom units. The properties were fully leased for the 2016-2017 school year. Neither the buyer nor the sales price was disclosed. Matthew Brown of Wagenbrenner arranged the sale.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Retail Properties of America Inc. (RPAI) has renamed the office property formerly known as Zurich Towers to Schaumburg Towers. RPAI also signed two new leases at the property with Great American Insurance Group and Swiss Re for approximately 78,000 square feet. Schaumburg Towers is an office building with twin 20-story towers totaling approximately 895,000 square feet and is located in Schaumburg, Ill. The property is situated adjacent to Woodfield Mall, a Class A shopping mall. Great American Insurance Group and Swiss Re are both insurance companies. Steven Kling and David Florent of Colliers International are marketing the property for lease. Mark Kolar of JLL represented Great American Insurance Group, while Sven Sykes and Thomas Volini of Colliers International represented Swiss Re. Zurich Insurance relocated to a new 783,000-square-foot headquarters in Schaumburg near the corner of Meacham Road and Interstate 90.
CINCINNATI — Woolpert, a national architecture, enginnering and geospatial (AEG) firm, has opened a new Cincinnati office in Over-the-Rhine. The office, located at 1203 Walnut St., will be home to at least 20 full-time architects, engineers, surveyors and support staff. Woolpert will occupy the second floor with a total of 6,302 square feet. Woolpert’s new Cincinnati office, which was funded by the City of Cincinnati through the Job Creation Tax Credit, will expand its commercial renovation and housing development, higher education, energy, government and aviation services. Woolpert’s headquarters will remain in Dayton.
CHICAGO — Jameson Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale-leaseback of a mixed-use property in Chicago’s Fulton Market district for $1.7 million. The building, which consists of 6,000 square feet of office and retail space, is located at 1360 W. Lake St. A longtime occupant of the building, the seller was a distributor of medical devices for the orthopedic and arthroscopic markets. An East Coast-based investor was the buyer. Ari Topper of Jameson brokered the transaction.
CHICAGO — Eugenie Terrace Associates LLC has received a $125 million loan for the refinancing of Eugenie Terrace in Chicago. The 44-story tower includes 575 luxury apartment units. The building is located at 1730 N. Clark St. in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. An international life insurance company provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. The building was originally constructed in 1988 and previously financed in 2007. Matthew Schoenfeldt and Mike Kavanau of HFF secured the loan and represented the borrower in the transaction.
DAYTON, MINN. — Spears Manufacturing has signed a 142,000-square-foot industrial lease at the Dayton Distribution Center in Dayton, about 30 miles north of Minneapolis. Spears, a manufacturer of plastic pipefittings and valves, will occupy the space beginning in February. The facility will serve as a new regional distribution center for Spears. Dayton Distribution Center is a new, 247,000-square-foot speculative facility developed by Liberty Property Trust. John Ryden and Jim Bolt of CBRE represented the tenant in the transaction. Matt Oelschlager and Mike Bowen of CBRE represented the landlord, Liberty Property Trust.
BURR RIDGE, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has arranged the sale of a 101,282-square-foot industrial building in Burr Ridge, about 20 miles southwest of Chicago. The building is located at 160 Tower Drive. Accurate Partitions Corp., a manufacturer of high-performance bathroom partitions, acquired the building from a private seller after outgrowing its current space in McCook, Ill. Accurate Partitions plans to refurbish the existing 16,800 square feet of office space to accommodate the company’s growth. The building features 20- and 30-foot clear heights, 120 car parking spaces, five exterior docks and three drive-in doors. Mark Moran, John Whitehead and Brett Tomfohrde represented the seller in the transaction.
