RAYTOWN, MO. — Block & Company Realtors has brokered the sale of a 1.28-acre pad site located at the southeast corner of 75th Street and Raytown Road in Raytown, a suburb of Kansas City. Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers acquired the site for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to construct a restaurant on the site, with completion scheduled for early 2017. David Block and Phil Peck of Block & Company Realtors negotiated the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
WHEATON, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Danada Square East, a retail center located at the corner of Butterfield and Naperville roads in Wheaton. LaSalle Investment Management purchased the property for $63.2 million. Whole Foods, Sierra Trading Post, Charter Fitness and Petco anchor the 199,080-square-foot center. Joe Girardi and Ben Wineman of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. represented the seller, Chicago-based Newport Capital Partners, in the deal.
LENEXA, KAN., AND KANSAS CITY, MO. — Equus Capital Partners has sold a three-property multifamily portfolio, located in Lenexa and South Kansas City, to Denver-based Monarch Investment and Management Group for $35 million. At the time of sale, the 483-unit portfolio was 97 percent occupied. The portfolio comprises Madison Woodridge and Madison Mill Creek, totaling 367 units in Lenexa, and the 116-unit Madison Woodlands in South Kansas City. Jeff Stingley of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
SKOKIE, ILL. — Matrix Financial Partnership has completed the sale of a 38,500-square-foot commercial property located at 3721 Chase Ave. in Skokie. R2 Companies acquired the building for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to redevelop the building along with others in the area into a mix of retail and industrial uses. Dan Prendergast of Darwin Realty represented the seller, while Aaron Kaplan of Vandon Forbes represented the buyer in the deal.
XENIA, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 537 W. Main St. in downtown Xenia. An out-of-state private buyer acquired the property from a publicly traded REIT for $6.3 million. Constructed in 2009, the 14,550-square-foot building is net leased to Walgreens. Craig Fuller, Scott Wiles and Erin Patton of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.
OAK CREEK, WIS. — The Dickman Company/CORFAC International has facilitated the acquisition of an industrial building located at 9000-9100 S. Nicholson Road in Oak Creek. Revived Industries acquired the 11,560-square-foot building from Associated Bank NA for an undisclosed sum. Cale Berg of The Dickman Company represented the buyer, while Tim Dwyer of Ogden Real Estate represented the seller in the deal.
Chicago’s diverse economy and ample employment opportunities are driving growth metrowide, which bodes well for apartment owners and managers. Encouraged by the positive economic outlook, developers are expected to deliver nearly 7,500 new units this year, the largest supply increase since 2000. That said, high levels of construction will not be at the expense of other performance metrics such as occupancy, rent and price growth. Job growth is accelerant In the first half of the year, Chicago-area employers added 34,500 workers to their payrolls. Hiring was led by the leisure and hospitality sector and the construction industry, which expanded 4.2 percent and 5.3 percent respectively over the 12-month period that ended in June. Consistent employment expansion has also boosted household incomes, with the median household income reaching $65,300 at the end of the second quarter. With the median income above the nationwide average, demand for luxury rental units is rising tremendously. These factors, in addition to the Millennials and Empty Nesters flocking to the area, will support rental affordability and demand even as rents continue to increase. This is a positive indicator of the overall health of Chicago’s economy. Employers in metro Chicago remain on track to hire a total …
KOKOMO, IND. — Flaherty & Collins Properties has broken ground on 306 Riverfront District, a $32 million mixed-use redevelopment of the former Apperson Brothers car factory and surrounding property into a luxury apartment community. Slated for completion in winter 2018, the property will feature 198 apartment units and 4,800 square feet of retail space. The residential units will feature granite countertops, pendant lights, programmable thermostats, nine-foot ceilings, 42-inch kitchen cabinets and high-efficiency washer and dryer units. The community will feature 6,800 square feet of amenities, including a heated pool with deck, courtyard with grilling stations, fire pit, outdoor kitchen and dining area, decorative lighting, club room with kitchen, fitness club, pet walk, e-lounge and bike storage areas. The Apperson Brothers factory was originally built in 1906 and housed the Apperson Automobile Co. until 1926. The property was then used as an industrial supply warehouse until it closed in 2007.
WESTLAKE, OHIO — Berkadia has secured $92 million in financing for the new headquarters of American Greetings Corp. in the Cleveland suburb of Westlake. The borrower was Ohio-based H&L Property Co. The 10-year loan, which Bank of America Merrill Lynch provided, features a 4.8 percent fixed interest rate, 65 percent loan-to-value ratio and 25-year amortization schedule. The new headquarters is located on a 13.5-acre property at One American Road in Crocker Park, a 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Westlake.
KALAMAZOO, MICH. — Signature Associates has brokered two industrial sales totaling 22,350 square feet in Kalamazoo. In the first transaction, Hinkle Properties sold a 15,930-square-foot industrial property, located at 433 Ransom St., to WAI LLC for an undisclosed price. Jeff Chrystal of Signature Associates represented the seller in the deal. In the second transaction, Raitt Corp. sold a 6,420-square-foot industrial building, located at 3785 Franklin St., to Mikowski Holdings Co. for an undisclosed sum. Chrystal and Eric Holdorf of Signature Associates represented the seller in the transaction.