DETROIT — Colliers International has arranged a 120,000-square-foot industrial lease in Detroit. Renaissance Global Logistics will occupy the space and use the facility for the distribution of auto parts. Detroit Holbrook Holdings LLC is the landlord. American Axle Manufacturing was the previous owner. Gary Glotzhober of Colliers International represented both parties in the transaction.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — McPherson Contractors is set to start construction in July on a $49 million mixed-use apartment project in downtown Overland Park, approximately 13 miles south of Kansas City. The Vue will include 219 luxury one- and two-bedroom units, 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a multi-level parking garage. Hoefer Wysocki will design the project, and Hunt Midwest is the developer. Amenities at The Vue will include a pool, outdoor grills, cyber café, game room, clubhouse, fitness center and bicycle parking. The project is slated for completion in 2018.
CREST HILL, ILL. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Willow Falls Senior Living, a seniors housing community in Crest Hill, approximately 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Dial Retirement Communities bought the property for an undisclosed price in a joint venture with a private equity fund. The seller is a pair of entities controlled by Greg and Renee Wolf, owners of the property since 1994. Dial will operate the community, which consists of 112 assisted living and memory care units and 76 independent living units.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Sinatra & Company Real Estate and Stadt Group have acquired a 304-unit apartment complex in Woodridge, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago, for $25 million. Timber Creek Apartments was built in 1974 and is located on 32.5 acres at 3421 Foxboro Drive. The buyers plan to replace the management and leasing platform and upgrade the amenities and units. The complex is comprised of six two-story buildings. Amenities at Timber Creek Apartments include a fitness center, swimming pool, sundeck, volleyball court, laundry rooms, tennis court and 3,000-square-foot clubhouse. The buyers plan to add a car care station and dog park. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed. The Pritzker/Vlock Family Office is financially backing the transaction.
BRAZIL, IND. — Exceptional Living Centers has opened Towne Park Assisted Living of Brazil, a 42-unit assisted living community located approximately 60 miles southwest of Indianapolis. The community is situated on the campus of Exceptional Living Center of Brazil, a 105-bed skilled nursing facility. The proximity will allow residents to age in place. Exceptional Living Centers is an operator of 16 facilities in the Midwest that span the continuum of care.
CHANUTE, KAN. — Block & Company Inc. has brokered the sale of a 15,447-square-foot strip center for $1.5 million in Chanute, approximately 110 miles east of Wichita. Bloomfield 2005 LLC and Metcalf Arlington SPE LLC sold the property, located at 2502-2510 Santa Fe Ave., to an undisclosed buyer. The 92 percent occupied center is anchored by a Walmart Supercenter and includes other tenants such as Shoe Department, Billy Sim’s BBQ, Maurices and GNC.
CHICAGO — CIM Group has closed on the purchase of a 1 million-square-foot office building at LaSalle Street and Congress Parkway in Chicago’s business and financial district for $191 million. The seller of the 40-story tower known as Four40 was TIER REIT Inc. The tower was built in 1984. The property consists of a 954,000-square-foot office tower with an 83,000-square-foot annex overlooking Congress Parkway, a 45,000-square-foot outdoor plaza with seating, a 5,000-square-foot retail outparcel, and a 325-car underground parking garage. Renovations to the property were completed in 2015 and included the addition of a 25,000-square-foot tenant amenity space on the building’s third floor. Amenities include lounges, conference centers, a cafeteria, restaurants and the Buckingham Club, a fitness center that includes a lap pool, driving range, basketball courts, saunas and racquetball courts. The building also includes the Buckingham Hotel, which is located on the 40th floor and offers 21 hotel rooms.
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KAN. — Tutera Senior Living & Health Care will soon break ground on Mission Chateau Senior Living, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Kansas City suburb of Prairie Village. Development costs are estimated at $40 million. The 18.4-acre community will feature over 200 units when completed. Tutera hired studioSIX5, Nearing Staats Prelogar & Jones Architects and BHC RHODES to design the project.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $2.8 million sale of a 59-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The sale price equates to $47,830 per unit. Bil-Mar Management sold the building to Mark DeAngelis. The property, which is a former retirement home, is located at 4724 S. Vincennes Ave. Over 70 percent of the units are two-bedroom/one-bathroom units. The building includes 70 parking spaces, a social room, recreation room and a gym. Craig Martin of Interra Realty represented both parties in the transaction.
ROMEOVILLE AND BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Molto Properties has sold a three-building industrial portfolio in metro Chicago for an undisclosed price. Lincoln Property Co. is the buyer. The properties consist of a 189,662-square-foot building at 1485 Normantown Road in Romeoville; a 116,000-square-foot building at 1055 Remington Veterans Blvd. in Bolingbrook; and a 45,000-square-foot building at 49 N. Paragon Road in Romeoville. Both 1485 Normantown and 1055 Remington were developed by Molto Properties in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and are operating at 100 percent occupancy. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers International represented Molto in the transaction.