ELGIN, ILL. — Darwin Realty has arranged two leases totaling 291,520 square feet within the DCT Business Center in Elgin, approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago. An international manufacturing company leased 150,550 square feet at 305-325 Corporate Drive and 140,970 square feet at 350-370 River Ridge Road. Noel Liston and Brendan Sheahan of Darwin Realty represented the landlord, DCT, in the long-term lease transactions. Mike Fonda of Avison Young and Jimmy Cohoat of Summit Realty Group represented the tenant.
Midwest
KENOSHA, WIS. — Sherwin-Williams Co. has leased 10,000 square feet of industrial space in Kenosha, approximately 35 miles south of Milwaukee. Sherwin-Williams will occupy space at the Business Center of Kenosha, which is located within the Business Park of Kenosha. The space being leased will serve as warehouse and distribution space for the paint products and materials company. Kevin Vernick of Vernick & Associates Ltd. represented Sherwin-Williams in the transaction. Sergio Chapa, Chelsea Couette and Michael Kleber of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the landlord, Zilber Property Group.
BLUE ASH, OHIO — NXT Capital has provided a $26 million refinancing loan for a 242-unit apartment community in Blue Ash, approximately 12 miles northeast of Cincinnati. Charleston at Blue Ash is a Class A community, located at 4870 Hunt Road, that features amenities such as a business center, covered parked, gated access, a fitness center, a tanning bed and a swimming pool. Unit amenities include 9-foot ceilings, balconies or patios, appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. The borrower in the transaction was undisclosed.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — A partnership between Banyan Investment Group and Compass Real Estate has acquired the Hilton Garden Inn in St. Charles, approximately 45 miles west of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. Oakwood Properties Inc. was the seller. The hotel opened in 2000 and includes 120 rooms and 4,400 square feet of meeting space. The facility also includes an indoor pool, fitness center and bistro-style restaurant. Attached to the hotel is an independently owned 18,000-square-foot conference and training center. The property will undergo a $2 million renovation of the guestrooms and public areas that is expected to be complete by March 2017.
INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a historic apartment building in downtown Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. Janus Lofts is a 35,640-square-foot, 23-unit building that was constructed in 1914. Silver Point Capital sold the five-story property, located at 240 S. Meridian St., to Buckingham Cos. The building, which contains an underground parking garage and three commercial spaces, was most recently redeveloped in 2003. The Fahnley & McCrea Millinery Co., which sold women’s hats, occupied a building at the location from the late 1800s until a fire burned it down in 1905. A building reconstructed on the same site in 1914 was where the millinery company operated until it closed.
BURR RIDGE, Ill. — Anthem Memory Care has opened Harvester Place, a 66-unit memory care community in the Chicago suburb of Burr Ridge. Development costs were $13 million. Harvester Place is Oregon-based operator Anthem’s sixth memory care community, with three more under development in Colorado, California and Illinois. Harvester Place is designed in a figure-eight pattern to create a natural flow that lessens confusion among memory-impaired residents.
MILWAUKEE — The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 7,757-square-foot retail building in Milwaukee. The Historic Third Ward Development LLC purchased the building from Jennaro Brothers LLC for an undisclosed price. Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of The Dickman Company represented the seller in the transaction. Marianne Burish of Siegel-Gallagher represented the buyer.
INDIANAPOLIS — HFF has secured a $70.6 million refinancing loan for Axis, a 435,894-square-foot mixed-use property in downtown Indianapolis. Flaherty & Collins Properties was the borrower. HFF placed the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America through Allianz Real Estate of America LLC, a correspondent life company lender. Axis is a 336-unit luxury, mid-rise building that was completed in 2015. Units at Axis average 914 square feet, and the building contains 47,117 square feet of retail space, which features a 42,000-square-foot Marsh Supermarket. Community amenities include a saltwater swimming pool, aqua lounge with kitchenette, grilling stations, a pet wash and walk area, a Zen garden, Sky Bar, 24-hour club room, two-story fitness center with a yoga and Pilates studio, catering kitchen, gaming lounge, bike room, study lounges, conference room and library. Dave Keller of HFF arranged the financing for the development located at 401 N. Senate Ave.
AURORA, ILL. — Principle Construction Corp. will construct a new 375,000-square-foot speculative industrial building in Aurora, approximately 40 miles west of Chicago. Seefried Industrial Properties is the project developer. The building, which will be located at 1600 Sequoia Drive, will be situated within the Prime Aurora Industrial Park. The new facility is being built on 19 acres and can cater to a single user or multiple tenants. Features will include 32-foot clear heights, 2400 amps and 480 volts of power, ESFR sprinklers, two drive-in doors, 36 dock positions and parking for 312 cars. Harris Architects will design the building, and Colliers International will market the property for sale or lease.
CHICAGO — Aries Capital has arranged a $9.3 million permanent loan for a 23-unit apartment building in Chicago. Douglas Crocker II and partners was the borrower The newly constructed six-story building is located at 858 N. Franklin St. The apartment building consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and features a fitness center. The 10-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan with 30-year amortization was secured at 100 percent of the total cost basis. Eric Jones of Aries Capital arranged the financing. PNC provided the Fannie Mae loan.