Midwest

Colliers International Arranges $6.3M Sale of Industrial Center in Indianapolis

by Haisten Willis July 15, 2016

INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of the FedEx distribution center located at 7250 E. 90th St. in Indianapolis. The facility is an 89,024-square-foot industrial building located in the city’s northeast submarket. Colliers International marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Citimark. Greenstone Partners, a firm based in Chicago, purchased the asset for $6.3 million at a 6.5 percent cap rate. Built in 1998 for Federal Express, 7250 E. 90th St. is located in the Northeast Business Center, an industrial park near I-69 and I-465. Alex Cantu and Jason Speckman led the Colliers International team representing the seller. The buyer represented itself in the transaction.

July 15, 2016

Illinois Midwest Office

Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates 29,079 SF Office Lease in Chicago

by Haisten Willis July 15, 2016

CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered a 29,079-square-foot office lease at 200 W. Monroe for Chicago-based Civis Analytics, a provider of data science software and services. Civis has grown from 15 employees in 2013 to 120 today, and plans to add at least 75 jobs in 2016. The company, which is relocating, will begin occupying its new office space at 200 W. Monroe in August. The property is a 23-story office tower located in Chicago’s West Loop submarket. Recent renovations to the building include a modernized lobby and conference center. In addition to the upgrades, the building offers amenities such as a gym and restaurants. Cushman & Wakefield’s Steve Schneider, Bill Starcevich and Jake Hagelow led the transaction.

July 15, 2016

Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Interra Realty Brokers $2.3M Sale of Apartment Building in Chicago

by Haisten Willis July 15, 2016

CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of an apartment building in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood for $2.3 million at a 6.2 percent cap rate. The Interra team of Ted Stratman and Jeremy Morton were hired by the seller to market the apartment building. The five-unit property, located at 2144 W. Potomac Ave., was recently renovated with new porches, heating and air conditioning, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, electrical updates and copper plumbing.

July 15, 2016

Illinois Midwest Retail

SVN | Chicago Brokers $1.8M Sale of Shopping Center in Carol Stream, Ill.

by Haisten Willis July 15, 2016

CAROL STREAM, ILL. — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the $1.8 million sale of Elk Trail Center, a 16,299-square-foot shopping center located at 257-81 Elk Trail Road in Carol Stream, a village in DuPage County roughly 33 miles west of Chicago. Tim Franz of SVN | Chicago Commercial represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was an out-of-state entity. Elk Trail Center’s tenant roster includes Allstate Insurance, Maytag Laundromat, Papa Ray’s Pizza, Sul Realty, White Bridge Cleaners, Village View Barber Shop and the Carol Stream Food Mart.

July 15, 2016

Healthcare Kansas Midwest

CBC Real Estate Group to Develop $40M Rock Regional Hospital in Kansas

by Haisten Willis July 14, 2016

DERBY, KAN. — CBC Real Estate Group will develop a $40 million community hospital in Derby, a suburb of Wichita. Rock Regional Hospital, a 65,000-square-foot, 30-bed general acute care hospital with a surgical emphasis, will be situated north of Patriot Avenue and west of Rock Road in the proposed Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bond District at the north end of Derby. The project will also include an adjacent 40,000-square-foot medical office building. Rock Regional Hospital will feature 12 inpatient medical beds, 12 surgical beds and six intensive care unit beds, as well as three operating rooms, two procedure rooms, three cath lab rooms and three emergency department rooms. Southlake, Texas-based Candor Healthcare will operate the hospital upon completion. Kansas City, Mo.-based CBC anticipates construction will begin this year, with Rock Regional Hospital fully operational by 2018.

July 14, 2016

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Iowa Midwest Retail

Pine Tree Acquires 299,578 SF Shopping Center Near Omaha

by Haisten Willis July 14, 2016

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — Pine Tree LLC has purchased Metro Crossing Shopping Center in the Omaha suburb of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dick’s Sporting Goods, TJ Maxx, Hobby Lobby, PetSmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, Dollar Tree and Ulta anchor the 299,578-square-foot shopping center. First developed in 2008 with additional construction phases occurring through 2015, the shopping center sits at the intersection of I-29 and Highway 275. George Good of CBRE brokered the acquisition and Bank of America provided financing. The name of the seller was undisclosed. Kimco Realty Corp. was the developer of the shopping center, according to the Omaha World Herald.

July 14, 2016

Illinois Industrial Midwest Office

Meridian Breaks Ground on Build-to-Suit in Metro Chicago

by Haisten Willis July 14, 2016

BARTLETT, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has broken ground on a 67,080-square-foot build-to-suit for Traffic Control & Protection on a 9.5-acre site within Abbott Land & Investment’s Blue Heron Business Park in Bartlett, Ill. Traffic Control & Protection provides traffic signs and other traffic control products. The new facility will include a 10,000-square-foot office/employee facility area, a 13,000-square-foot sign shop/silk screen area, a barricade shop and seven interior vehicle maintenance bays. Construction at the site is underway with occupancy scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year. Harris Architects has been retained by Traffic Control & Protection to provide architectural and structural design services. Mackie Consultants is providing civil design services for the project. Dan Flanagan of Flanagan Realty represented Traffic Control & Protection in the selection and acquisition of the site and coordinated overall planning and approval efforts for the project.

July 14, 2016

Illinois Industrial Midwest Office

Transwestern Represents Centor in 62,662 SF Headquarters Lease in Metro Chicago

by Haisten Willis July 14, 2016

AURORA, ILL. — Transwestern has represented Centor North America Inc. in a 62,662-square-foot headquarters lease at 966 Corporate Blvd., a 238,604-square-foot multi-tenant warehouse in Aurora, Ill. Centor, a manufacturer of integrated doors for residential homes as well as folding doors, hardware and screen/blind systems, plans to relocate to the new facility from its current headquarters in Batavia on Oct. 1. Michael Marconi, Justin Lerner and Joe Karmin of Transwestern represented the tenant in the transaction. Completed in 2015, 966 Corporate Blvd. is LEED-certified and includes 32-foot ceilings, seven exterior docks, one drive-in door and 41 trailer stalls. Centor will use tenant improvement funds secured by Transwestern to complete the build-out of its space, which includes a state-of-the-art showroom and corporate offices.

July 14, 2016

Hospitality Midwest Wisconsin

M&M Arranges $4.6M Sale of 228-Room Resort in Wisconsin

by Haisten Willis July 14, 2016

WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Amber’s Resort & Conference Center Wisconsin Dells, a 228-room resort hotel in the Wisconsin Dells, approximately 120 miles northwest of Milwaukee. An undisclosed limited liability company purchased the property for $4.6 million. The seller also was an unnamed limited liability company. Jon Ruzicka, Gordon Allred and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. Jon Ruzicka, also with Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer. Todd Lindblom assisted in the transaction.

July 14, 2016

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Creativity is Driving Force Behind Keeping Metro Detroit Retail Market Fresh

by Christina Cannon July 14, 2016

To get a sense of what is happening in Southeast Michigan retail these days, the place to start looking is the past. It’s interesting and important to recognize that the seeds of many of the retail trends manifesting themselves today were planted years ago. Fortunately, the overall retail marketplace in Southeast Michigan remains generally strong. The marketplace may change over time, but one constant that remains unaltered is that quality rises to the top. Thoughtfully designed and developed retail projects in favorable locations have always done well — and that has remained the case through recessionary ups and downs and the whims of a consumer base that can be quick to change. Rethinking e-commerce Today, one of the most discussed topics of conversation for any retailer is the competitive pressure of the online and mobile marketplace. The convenience of virtual transactions, the rise of Internet powers like Amazon, and an increasingly tech-savvy population of shoppers who are comfortable and confident shopping online for a wider variety of goods and services has prompted the vast majority of brick-and-mortar retailers to work hard to carve out their own space in the digital marketplace. Online and mobile growth has had less of a …

July 14, 2016

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