WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Roadtex Transportation has signed a 90,655-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 2725 Davey Road in the Chicago suburb of Woodridge. The property, located in the Woodhill Crossings Business Park, features immediate access to I-55. Kenneth Franzese, John Cassidy and Jeff Galante of Lee & Associates of Illinois, along with James Cant of Fischer & Co., represented the tenant. Sean Henrick of Cushman & Wakefield represented the owner, Bristol Group.
NEW ULM AND MANKATO, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of two single-tenant animal hospital properties in Minnesota for $2.8 million. The portfolio includes New Ulm Regional Vet Center at 401 20th St. in New Ulm and River Hills Pet Care Hospital at 340 St. Andrews Drive in Mankato. The New Ulm property was built in 1998, and the Mankato facility was constructed in 2017. Both are fully leased to PetVet Care Centers, which has operated at both locations since 2019. PetVet was founded in 2012 and currently has more than 450 veterinary locations nationwide. William Skoch and Christopher Mitchel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a group of six veterinarians who had owned the buildings for more than 27 years, and procured the buyer, a real estate investment trust focused exclusively on acquiring veterinarian-centric real estate nationwide.
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $2.4 million sale of The Retail Shops on Lincoln Avenue, a fully leased, three-tenant retail property in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The transaction closed at over $460 per square foot to a local private investor. The asset boasts a 7.7-year weighted average lease term, and the tenant roster includes Play, Junior Chefs Kitchen and That Face Facial Plastic Surgery. Jason St. John and Brewster Hague of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-based developer, and procured the buyer.
DETROIT — Domino’s Pizza has leased 1,904 square feet of retail space at the Studio One mixed-use development in Midtown Detroit. The property includes multiple stories of luxury apartments as well as national retailers such as Walgreens, Poke Poke and The UPS Store. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the tenant, while Greg Newman of Keystone Commercial Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord.
ORANGE, OHIO — Tanger has acquired Pinecrest, a 640,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Orange, an eastern suburb of Cleveland, for approximately $167 million. Tanger utilized cash on hand and available liquidity for the acquisition and estimates the center to deliver an 8 percent return during the first year. Opened in 2018, Pinecrest is anchored by Whole Foods Market. Retailers include Alo Yoga, UNTUCKit, Madewell, Sephora, Warby Parker, Indochino, Willliams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, REI and Nike. Dining and entertainment options include Shake Shack, Kitchen Social, First Watch, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Silverspot Cinema and Pinstripes. Tanger’s acquisition also includes the center’s residential and office components. The on-property AC Hotel is under separate ownership.
JOLIET, ILL. — RJW Logistics Group has signed a full-building, 976,954-square-foot industrial lease at 2903 Schweitzer Road in Joliet. CenterPoint Properties owns the distribution center, which is adjacent to the newly built Houbolt Road Extension bridge over the Des Plaines River. The facility was built in 2023. Dan Leahy and Adam Roth of NAI Hiffman represented CenterPoint in the lease. RJW, a third-party logistics company servicing consumer packaged goods retailers, employs more than 1,600 people in the Chicago and Dallas areas.
WHEATON, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of two multifamily buildings in the Chicago suburb of Wheaton. The 18-unit Liberty Square Flats sold for $8.4 million, while the 44-unit Lorraine Court Apartments traded for nearly $7 million. Nathan Zito, Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented seller Liberty Square Flats LLC as well as the buyer, a confidential local investor. The trio also represented LCA LLC in the sale of Lorraine Court Apartments, as well as the buyer, one of the largest owners of middle-market apartment properties in DuPage County. Both properties were sold as part of 1031 exchange transactions. Situated at 302 W. Liberty Drive, Liberty Square Flats was built in 2024. Amenities include a rooftop deck, dog washing station, outdoor patio, storage closets, heated garage parking, electric vehicle chargers, surface parking and keyless access. Lorraine Court Apartments, located on South Lorraine Road, was constructed in 1972.
CALUMET CITY, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has negotiated the sale of a USDA-certified food processing facility in Calumet City, a southern suburb of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The 40,368-square-foot building is situated on 3.5 acres at 414 E. State St. and features extensive cold storage infrastructure. Chris Wilbur and Jeff Locascio of Entre represented the buyer, Reyes Meats. The duo also assisted the buyer in securing a Cook County Class 8 property tax incentive. Tom Condon of Lee & Associates represented the seller.
COLUMBIA, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5 million sale of a retail property net leased to O2B Kids! in Columbia. Built in 2013, the 12,300-square-foot asset is located at 3250 S. Bearfield Road. O2B Kids! acquired the property in 2023; it previously operated as a Bright Star Academy childcare facility. More than 18 years remain on the corporate-guaranteed lease. Dominic Sulo of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. Buyer and seller information was not provided.
By Brian Lyss and Joshua Allen, CBRE St. Louis is typical of Midwest markets in that most of its office product continues to age. In fact, 73 percent of existing office supply in St. Louis was constructed before the 1990s. In a post-pandemic environment, users are seeking out amenity-rich prime space. Out of 53 million square feet of office product in St. Louis, 2.6 million square feet is considered “prime” in nature. Prime assets are the newest assets in St. Louis, located in walkable urban areas with an abundance of amenities. In early 2021, during the early stages of the pandemic, prime office availability (21.7 percent) was on par with non-prime (20.5 percent) as the market became increasingly concerned about the future of office use. Over the past 36 months, this surplus of available office has quickly turned into a shortage of prime assets. There has been virtually no new office construction in St. Louis, hitting the lowest levels on record. This fact guarantees that prime office space will remain tight until we see new construction begin to come out of the ground. Even if new construction does commence, the construction and lending environment is such that rates are anticipated …
