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.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has arranged the acquisition of an office building located at 3330 Grand Ridge Drive NE in Grand Rapids. Redstone Homes, a West Michigan-based homebuilder, acquired the 4,800-square-foot building for an undisclosed sum. The buyer plans to consolidate its sales and operations offices at the property. Jeremy Veenstra of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented the buyer, while Anne Wisinski-Rosely and Joshua Jacobs, also of NAI Wisinski, represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Bradley Co. has arranged four leases for office and retail space in Fort Wayne. Kelly Castle of Bradley Co. represented the tenant in each transaction. Levitate LLC leased 2,709 square feet of office space at 803 S. Calhoun St.; Deck Factory LLC inked a deal for retail space at 1509 Goshen Road; Mad Anthony Investments LLC leased 2,393 square feet of retail space at 2701-2703 Broadway; and RITS Ltd. Brokers signed a lease for retail space at 6127 Stellhorn Road within Maplewood Plaza. The names of the landlords were not released.
FORT TOTTEN, N.D. — Fort Totten Public Schools is planning to build the first net-zero energy consumption school on tribal land in the country. A net-zero school is an energy-efficient building that produces more energy than it consumes every year. Located on the Spirit Lake Reservation, the school will be the first on tribal land and the first in North Dakota. Scheduled for completion in the 2017-2018 school year, the facility will feature classrooms, lab space for six teachers, bathrooms, storage areas and offices. Features contributing to the school’s net-zero status will include solar panels, a ground-source geothermal heating and cooling system, high-efficiency water-to-air heat pumps, energy recovery system for free heating and cooling, variable-speed fans and pumps to minimize excess energy use, occupancy sensors for demand-based lighting, LED lighting, solar tubes for free lighting, specially insulated walls and roofs, and triple pan windows. Construction is slated to begin this month, and the school will be located adjacent to the Four Winds Community School. DSGW is the architect for the project, Obermiller Nelson Engineering is providing mechanical and electrical engineering, and Shingobee Builders is the construction manager.
