INDIANAPOLIS — Novak Construction has completed a 153,000-square-foot Costco Wholesale in Indianapolis. The building includes a food court, meat preparation area, bakery, freezer and cooler, optical center, photo processing area, pharmacy and tire center. The project also features a fuel center. Construction was completed in 110 days. Costco Wholesale is a chain of membership warehouses with 494 locations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged an 8,746-square-foot lease for The Steinberg Law Firm, which will occupy space in the Onyx office building in Southfield, approximately 15 miles northwest of Detroit. The space will serve as the firm’s new headquarters, which was formerly located in Farmington Hills. Located at 29777 Telegraph Road, Onyx is a four-story building situated on 11.9 acres. The recently renovated building features amenities such as a sundry shop, café, conference facility and on-site management. Other new tenants to the building include Fras-le North America, Bogdahn Consulting, Dynamic Wealth Solutions and Szura-Delonis. David Friedman, Jordan Friedman and Greggory Kent of Friedman represented the landlord in the transaction.
DEFOREST, WIS. — Ryan Companies US Inc. has broken ground on a 132,730-square-foot processing facility for The Little Potato Company in DeForest, approximately 17 miles north of Madison. The building, to be situated on a 15.9-acre site, will be the company’s first facility in the United States. When completed, the building will include 11,730 square feet of office space and 121,000 square feet of cooler, dry warehouse and processing space. The facility will feature 30-foot clear heights in the warehouse area, nine dock doors, two overhead drive-in doors and 130 stalls for employee parking. The project, located inside the DeForest Business Park, is scheduled for completion in 2017. Alberta, Canada-based The Little Potato Company specializes in the processing of creamer potatoes.
STOW, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has negotiated the sale of a 53,191-square-foot retail property in Stow, approximately 35 miles south of Cleveland, for $4 million. Oregon Trails is shadow anchored by Discount DrugMart and was roughly 70 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants at the property, which was built in 1988, include Fifth Third Bank, Wing Warehouse, H&R Block, Subway, Edward Jones, Hallmark, Kirbie’s Meats, All About Dance, Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt and Great Harvest Bread Co. The seller was a California-based private investor, and the undisclosed buyer was also California based. Bob Havasi and Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $2 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Minnehaha Apartments. Located in St. Paul, Minnehaha Apartments features 39 units. The complex includes all three-story buildings and was constructed in 1962. The loan features a 15-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. Minnehaha Flats LLC is the borrower.
EAST CHICAGO, IND. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a retail building net leased to Advance Auto Parts for $1.5 million. The facility is located at 1200 W. Chicago Ave. in East Chicago. A Midwest-based developer sold the asset to an East Coast-based private investor in a 1031 exchange. Advance Auto Parts’ lease expires in 2030 and features 7.5 percent rental escalations each renewal period. The immediate area features retailers such as Walgreens, PNC Bank, Strack & Van Til Grocers, McDonald’s, Dollar General, Burger King and Citizen Financial Bank. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller in the transaction.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 25,520-square-foot industrial building in Brookfield, 13 miles west of Milwaukee. Theomax Real Estate LLC purchased the building from LPM Group LLC for an undisclosed price. The facility is located at 3280 Gateway Road. Samuel M. Dickman Jr., Samuel D. Dickman and Roger Siegel of The Dickman Company brokered the transaction.
SHAKOPEE, MINN. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has arranged a $33.4 million acquisition loan for a 290-unit apartment property in Shakopee, approximately 25 miles southwest of Minneapolis. A joint venture between White Oak Partners and affiliates of The Hartford is the borrower. The Addison Apartments is a Class A property that features amenities such as a swimming pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, courtyard, dog park, walking trails and cyber café with coffee bar. Apartment amenities include in-unit washers and dryers, walk-in closets, kitchen appliances and patios or balconies. The property, built in 2005, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Buildings at The Addison Apartments are three stories. The fixed-rate loan features a six-year term.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Oxford Cos. has acquired an 80,755-square-foot office property in Ann Arbor for $9.7 million. 555 Briarwood Circle is situated on 5.8 acres and features tenants such as financial services firm Rehmann, Real Estate One and Power Engineers. Oxford plans to invest over $700,000 in the property, including improvements such as a new roof, parking lot, landscaping, signage and lighting. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
COLBY, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 67-room hotel in Colby, located in northwest Kansas, for an undisclosed price. A limited liability company sold the Sleep Inn & Suites Colby, located at 2075 Sewell Ave., to a private investor. The three-story hotel was built in 2010. Steve Swenholt, Allan Miller and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller and also represented the buyer in the transaction.
