MORTON GROVE, ILL. — The Missner Group has acquired a 152,000-square-foot industrial warehouse in Morton Grove, approximately 16 miles northwest of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. The facility is located at 8338 Austin Ave. and features 16-foot clear heights, five exterior docks, one drive-in door and 76,000 square feet of office space. The building, situated on 7.3 acres, is currently 100 percent leased to two tenants, Schwarz Supply Source and Integrated Merchandising Systems LLC. Eric Sorenson and Dirk Riekse of Cushman & Wakefield represented The Missner Group in the purchase of the property. The Cushman & Wakefield team also represented the building’s undisclosed seller.
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO — Alpine Realty Capital LLC has brokered the sale of a Staybridge Suites hotel in Mayfield Heights, approximately 22 miles east of Cleveland. A local developer sold the asset to Arbor Lodging Group for an undisclosed price. The 123-room extended stay hotel opened in 2007 and is located at 6103 Landerhaven Drive. Arbor Lodging Group plans to renovate and upgrade the guestrooms, public areas and hotel exterior. The hotel features a meeting room, outdoor pool and breakfast area. Ed Walsh of Alpine Realty Capital brokered the transaction.
INDIANAPOLIS — JLL has arranged a 43,750-square-foot industrial lease in Indianapolis. Carpet Cushion & Supplies, a wholesale distributer of carpet pads and flooring installation products, will occupy the space at 6737 E. 30th St. The facility was built in 1995 and features high-quality finishes that will work well as a showroom for Carpet Cushion & Supplies. Brian Seitz and Brian Buschuk of JLL represented the landlord, First Industrial, in the transaction. Joel Friedland and Steve Stone of Transwestern and Steve Schwegman of JLL represented the tenant.
The hotel industry has gained momentum over the last few years, with impressive increases in revenue per available room (RevPAR) and a continuing development boom in virtually all major markets across the Midwest and the nation. In the Chicago hotel market, RevPAR increased 7.2 percent in 2014 on a year-over-basis, according to STR Inc., and RevPAR was up 7.7 percent through the first 11 months of 2015. With consumer demand so strong and the development pipeline quite active, it might feel like the challenges of the last recession are long in the past. The reality, however, is that in a cyclical market the next downturn is never too far away. There are some indications that the ride may be slowing down and that the good times the region and the industry have enjoyed in recent years may be coming to an end. Oversupply Concerns While Chicago’s construction pipeline is smaller than a number of other metropolitan areas, it is the Windy City’s most robust development pipeline in recent memory. In aggregate, there will be a 20 percent increase in the room supply over three years. That could easily balloon to 25 percent with projects recently announced. This is very likely …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Square Mile Capital Management LLC has provided a $50 million refinancing loan for One Arlington, a luxury multifamily property in Arlington Heights, approximately 26 miles northwest of Chicago. Stoneleigh Companies LLC was the borrower. One Arlington is an adaptive reuse conversion of a former Sheraton Hotel. The conversion was completed in June 2015. The property features 214 residential units, 17,200 square feet of ground floor retail space and an attached 313-space underground parking garage.
STILLWATER, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.6 million sale of an 82,436-square-foot shopping center in Stillwater, approximately 20 miles northeast of St. Paul. Valley Ridge Mall, located at 1250 Frontage Road West, was nearly 100 percent occupied at the time of sale and is home to 29 tenants. Adam Prins, Matthew Hazelton, Sean Doyle and Cory Villaume of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer, and also secured the buyer, a private investor from outside Minnesota.
MONROE, OHIO — CBRE has arranged a 218,704-square-foot industrial lease at a building within Park North at Monroe. Hagemeyer North America, a distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and operations products, will lease the remaining space in the 649,312-square-foot Building 4. Park North at Monroe is a master-planned park located midway between Cincinnati and Dayton. Additional tenants at the park include SSB Manufacturing, Cornerstone Brands, Home Depot and UGN Inc. Jeremy Kraus of CBRE represented the building’s developer, IDI Gazeley, in the transaction. Eric Ramer of ICON Commercial and Josh Young of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the tenant, Hagemeyer North America.
VINCENNES, IND. — The Boulder Group has completed the $3.7 million sale of a single-tenant net-leased building in Vincennes. The 6,488-square-foot property, located at 300 N. 1st St., is leased to Fresenius Medical Care. The facility was built in 2015. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based private partnership, in the transaction. The purchaser was a high-net-worth individual based on the West Coast. The newly signed 15-year Fresenius lease features 2 percent annual rental escalations.
CHICAGO — MB Real Estate has arranged a 10,000-square-foot office lease for ReviewTrackers, a software company that gathers consumer-generated data for businesses. ReviewTrackers has relocated to the new space from a 3,300-square-foot building at 415 N. Aberdeen St., nearly tripling its footprint. ReviewTrackers new location is at 320 W. Ohio St. Craig McCaw of MB Real Estate represented ReviewTrackers in the transaction. Jason Schulz of The J. Rich Co. represented the sub-landlord, Red Frog Events.
ST. LOUIS, MO. — Revive Capital Development LLC has acquired a 270,000-square-foot office building in St. Louis for an undisclosed price. The development company plans to convert the nine-story building into loft apartments. 1706 Washington LLC sold the property that was previously occupied by CPI Corp., a portrait studio. The vacant building, constructed in 1912, is located at 1706 Washington Ave. John Warren of JLL represented the seller.