GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has negotiated the lease of 36,400 square feet of industrial space in Grand Rapids. Clark’s White Glove Delivery will occupy the climate-controlled warehouse, located at 7458 Expressway Drive, beginning in October. Expressway Dr LC – Robert Grooters Development Co. is the landlord. Larry Schultz of Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions represented the tenant in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Hertz Investment Group has purchased four office buildings in the Midwest for $416.9 million. Equity Commonwealth sold the 3.1 million-square-foot portfolio. The transaction includes 111 Monument Circle and 101-115 West Washington Street in Indianapolis, North Point Office Complex in Cleveland, and 100 East Wisconsin in Milwaukee. The portfolio was 86.5 percent leased at closing. Formerly known as Chase Tower, 111 Monument Circle is now referred to as Salesforce Tower in honor of its newest tenant. At 48 stories high, it is the tallest building in Indianapolis. The PNC Center sits at 101-115 W. Washington St. It features a 16-story atrium. The center houses the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis hotel, along with PNC Bank. North Point Office Complex includes a five-story and a 19-story office building connected through a nine-story atrium. It is home to Jones Day law firm, among other tenants. The Faison Building sits at 100 East Wisconsin Ave. The 37-story tower is the second highest building in Wisconsin, behind the U.S. Bank Center. It’s home to Wells Fargo Bank, Michael Best & Friedrich, Marcus Corp. and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Equity Commonwealth, a Chicago-based REIT, also sold a 121,901-square-foot office property at 8701 North Mopac in Austin, Texas, earlier this …
LOCKPORT, ILL. — Illinois Industrial Tool has inked a deal to occupy 166,092 square feet of industrial space at 355 Corporate Center in Lockport, approximately 35 miles southwest of Chicago. Illinois Industrial Tool will lease space in Building No. 2 of Panattoni Development Co.’s 50-acre park. There is 62,598 square feet of space still available in the building. Panattoni has announced plans for Building No. 3, a 300,158-square-foot speculative facility slated for completion by second quarter 2017. Building No. 1 is fully leased by UPS. Mark Barbato and Adam Stokes of Nicolson, Porter & List represented Panattoni in the transaction. Walter Murphy of Lee & Associates represented Illinois Industrial Tool.
OTTUMWA, IOWA — Hobby Lobby has signed a lease for 55,000 square feet of retail space at Quincy Plaza, a 141,816-square-foot shopping center in Ottumwa. The retailer will occupy part of a former Kmart store beginning this fall. Other tenants at the shopping center include Famous Footwear, Rent-A-Center and Country Kitchen. Phillips Edison & Co. is the landlord.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty LLC has brokered the sale of a 34,810-square-foot industrial facility in Bensenville, approximately 20 miles northwest of Chicago, for $1.4 million. NPS Express Inc. purchased the building, located at 200 Wilson Court, from RNSKR LLC. The buyer plans to develop a vacant 1.1-acre lot included in the sale into trailer parking. Tom Boucher of Entre Commercial Realty represented both parties in the transaction.
SAINT CLOUD, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 16-unit apartment property in Saint Cloud, approximately 65 miles northwest of Minneapolis, for $1 million. Jacob’s Square Apartments, located at 835 Driftwood Drive, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Chris Collins, Adam Haydon, Evan Miller, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell and Josh Talberg of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller and secured the buyer. Both parties in the transaction were undisclosed private investors.
ST. LOUIS — Lawrence Group has started construction of City Foundry Saint Louis at Cortex, a $340 million mixed-use redevelopment. The building was the former site of the Federal Mogul Foundry in St. Louis, and environmental remediation work on the property is underway. The first phase of the project will include 48,000 square feet of restaurant and food hall space with approximately 20 food stalls and up to four full-service restaurants; 124,000 square feet of creative office space; 133,000 square feet of retail space accommodating up to 45 retailers; a 511-car parking garage in addition to surface spaces; a connector trail to the Great Rivers Greenway Trail System; and amenities such as public plaza spaces, bike sharing, electric recharging stations and a dedicated ride sharing drop-off. The Cortex District is a 200-acre section of Midtown St. Louis centered around several research and technology buildings. A nonprofit joint venture between Washington University in St. Louis, BJC Healthcare, University of Missouri – St. Louis, St. Louis University, and the Missouri Botanical Garden operates the district. “The City Foundry Saint Louis redevelopment represents another example of the continued investment and expansion of the Cortex brand. This will be a tremendous amenity to the …
CARMEL, IND. — Rubenstein Partners LP and Strategic Capital Partners have acquired Parkwood Crossing, a 1.2 million-square-foot office complex in Carmel approximately 25 miles north of Indianapolis, for $162.9 million. The seller, Duke Realty Corp., developed the eight-building property between 1989 and 2005. The buyers will build a standalone amenity center, which will feature dining, fitness, conference and collaboration space. The joint venture also plans to make upgrades to the buildings’ aesthetics and physical systems. JLL brokered the transaction and will serve as exclusive leasing agent for the property.
MINNEAPOLIS — Stahl Construction has been selected to build St. Louis Park, an eco-village project in Minneapolis. The mixed-use development will consist of 300 apartments (both affordable and market rate), a hotel and retail space. The development will provide 80 percent of the energy required to run the complex from renewable sources. The transit-oriented community will feature rooftop decks and a one-acre urban forest with public art. Construction on the project is slated to begin next spring. PLACE will serve as the project developer, and STANTEC will provide design services. Other parties involved include MSR Architects, Rachel Contracting, LIFT and Allianz Life.
OLATHE, KAN. — CA Ventures LLC and Pathway Senior Living have opened Travanse Living at Olathe, a 132-unit assisted living and memory care community in Olathe, approximately 25 miles southeast of Kansas City. The project is the first seniors housing community developed by CA Ventures, and is a $22 million adaptive reuse project of a former Holiday Inn. The two-story community sits on a seven-acre site near Olathe Medical Center and several medical office buildings. It features 75 assisted living units and 57 memory care units. CA Ventures owns the property, which Pathway operates. The community also features a rehabilitation facility on site — The Rehab Place at Travanse Living at Olathe — which Olathe Health System operates.