CHICAGO —Transwestern has arranged eight leases totaling 88,900 square feet at a 45-story office tower in Chicago’s West Loop. The new deals bring the 928,040-square-foot building, located at 200 W. Madison St., to 92 percent occupancy. The transactions include: Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C., renewed and expanded its lease to 22,897 square feet Premier Business Centers leased 15,204 square feet Philadelphia Insurance Cos. leased 11,446 square feet VacayStay Connect LLC leased 6,500 square feet Beacon Hill Financial Corp. leased 5,262 square feet Transwerstern has managed the property since 2011 and is spearheading a $5 million renovation, which will include an updated lobby, 30-foot green wall, new lounge areas, a clubroom, updated elevators and an expanded fitness center with yoga room. Michael Lirtzman, Courtney Baratz, Jeff Dowdell and Katie Steele of Transwestern brokered the leases on behalf of the building owner, MEPT.
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MILWAUKEE — Siegel-Gallagher has arranged the sale of a 3,026-square-foot mixed-use property in Milwaukee. Octane LLC purchased the building located at 4101 N. Port Washington Ave. from Pensco Trust Co. for an undisclosed price. Built in 1910, the two-story building consists of ground-level retail space and a two-bedroom/1.5-bathroom apartment. Devin Tessmer of Siegel-Gallagher.
Metropolitan Milwaukee has experienced a robust industrial real estate market for the past several years. This strength should continue in 2016 and for the foreseeable future. Like many other metro areas, Milwaukee’s industrial sector experienced slow but steady economic growth as it emerged from the Great Recession. However, unlike many other metro areas, Milwaukee has not yet exhibited a strong uptick in new industrial development. Minimal speculative construction has occurred during the past few years. Consequently, while demand for industrial space has continued to increase, supply has remained fairly flat. This phenomenon of increased absorption without a corresponding increase in new product coming to market has driven down the overall vacancy rate to slightly under 5 percent, near a record low, according to Xceligent. Moreover, the new industrial development that has occurred has been primarily driven by users expanding, relocating or consolidating existing facilities, or by new build-to-suit or speculative developments undertaken by Milwaukee-based firms such as Zilber Property Group, Luterbach Properties, Briohn Building and Wangard Partners. Larger regional and national industrial developers such as Centerpoint Properties and First Industrial Realty Trust, which once drove industrial development in Milwaukee, ceased construction in Milwaukee during the Great Recession and have not …
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Schottenstein Property Group Inc. has acquired a 142,600-square-foot retail center in Kansas City for $17.5 million. Retail Properties of America Inc. sold the asset, Stateline Station, which is 85 percent leased. The property, constructed in 2004, is anchored by Marshalls, Cost Plus World Market and a separately owned Super Target. Other retailers include Petco, Tuesday Morning, Mattress Firm, Pier 1 Imports and Dollar Tree. The shopping center is located at the intersection of Highway 150 and West 135th Street in an affluent area of Kansas City where the average household income in a three-mile radius of the center is $130,141. Amy Sands, Barry Brown and Clinton Mitchell of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
OVERLAND PARK AND SHAWNEE, KAN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a total of $13.3 million in refinancing loans for two multifamily properties in Kansas. Fiesta Square Apartments is located at 9551 W. 85th St. in Overland Park, and Haverford West Apartments is located at 11309 W. 75th St. in Shawnee. The two properties contain a total of 231 units and were built in 1972 and 1984 respectively. NorthMarq arranged financing for the undisclosed borrower through its relationship with Freddie Mac. The transactions were both structured with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. Greg Duvall of NorthMarq arranged the financing.
MILWAUKEE — Brennan Investment Group LLC has acquired a 119,040-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial property in Milwaukee for an undisclosed price. The warehouse and distribution facility is located within the Bradley Industrial Park at 8301 W. Parkland Court. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Elk Grove Village-based Brown Commercial Group has arranged three industrial leases in metro Chicago totaling 20,139 square feet. In the first transaction, Jim Wagner Plumbing leased 9,000 square feet at 51 Eisenhower Lane South in Lombard. Mike Antonelli of Brown Commercial Group represented the tenant in its relocation. Joseph Gatto of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, TA Realty Associates. In the second deal, Trinity Scurto of Brown Commercial Group represented Breda Moving Co., which leased 7,639 square feet to Almtan Midwest. Chuck Hauger of @properties Commercial represented the company in its expansion to 801 Dave Pate Drive in Roselle. Scurto also represented Kane Brandein in its lease of the last 3,500-square-foot space in a 21,000 square-foot building to VIP Limousine, which will occupy Unit F at 101 Kelly Road in Elk Grove Village. John Carbone represented the tenant.
DELAFIELD, WIS. — Siegel-Gallagher has negotiated a 3,770-square-foot office lease in Delafield, approximately 30 miles west of Milwaukee. Gunpowder Inc. will occupy space at Delafield Properties IV, a building located at 440 Wells St. Ace Delafield Properties LLC is the landlord. Devin Tessmer of Siegel-Gallagher brokered the transaction.
CHESTERTON, IND. — Mainstreet, an Indiana-based skilled nursing developer, and skilled nursing operator Symphony Post Acute Network have opened Symphony of Chesterton, a 106-bed skilled nursing facility in Chesterton, approximately 45 miles southeast of Chicago. Construction started in May 2015. Mainstreet developed the property and Symphony operates it. The 77,703-square-foot community cost $18.8 million to develop.
BURR RIDGE, ILL. — Waramaug Hospitality III LLC and Sidra Real Estate Inc. have acquired the Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge for an undisclosed price. The 184-room, full-service hotel, located in Burr Ridge, approximately 20 miles southwest of Chicago, features over 10,000 square feet of meeting and event space that can accommodate up to 900 guests. Amenities include an indoor swimming pool, fitness center and business center. The hotel also includes Ciazza Restaurant & Bar. Waramaug is planning to renovate all public areas, guestrooms, meeting spaces and the restaurant. Interstate Hotels & Resorts will manage the property. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.