TROY, OHIO — Midland Atlantic Properties has acquired Troy Towne Center, a 144,000-square-foot retail center in Troy, approximately 20 miles north of Dayton, for an undisclosed price. The shopping center is anchored by Kohl’s, Petco and Dollar Tree. Troy Towne Center is shadow anchored by a Walmart Supercenter and is surrounded by numerous retail outparcels. Other tenants at the retail center include Shoe Carnival, Sleep Outfitters and Verizon Wireless. The center, built in 1990, is 96 percent occupied. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Urban Innovations will construct a new brewery and taproom for Ten Ninety Beer Co. in Glenview, approximately 19 miles northwest of Chicago. The 11,000-square-foot building, located at 1025 Waukegan Road, will consist of an 89-seat taproom, patio and production space for 5,000 barrels. Glenview-based Lindsay Associates Architects will provide design services.
LAPEER, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged the lease of 6,000 square feet of restaurant space in Lapeer, approximately 60 miles north of Detroit. New China Buffet will occupy the space at 797 E. St. Lapeer Associates LLC is the landlord. Paul Lichtenberg and Morry Levin of Colliers International represented the landlord in the transaction.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided an $18.2 million loan for an 11-story, 155,511-square-foot mixed-use building. Lowery Building LLC will use the loan proceeds to refinance and renovate the building. Lowery Square Building was constructed in 1926. The building previously operated as the Lowery Hotel and currently contains 135 apartment units, three floors of office space leased to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office and to-be-built first-floor and rooftop restaurants. The building is connected to the downtown St. Paul skyway system and is located in the St. Paul central business district.
BARTLETT, ILL. — Ridge Development, the industrial development arm of Transwestern Development Co., has unveiled plans to develop a 271,200-square-foot speculative warehouse building in the Brewster Creek Business Park in Bartlett, approximately 35 miles northwest of Chicago. The 14-acre project, called Ridge Brewster Creek, will be owned by a joint venture between Ridge Development and Diamond Realty Investments Inc., the real estate investment arm of Mitsubishi Corp. Groundbreaking for the building is scheduled for March 2016 with delivery expected in September 2016. Located at 1331 – 1337 Schiferl Road, Ridge Brewster Creek will feature 32-foot clear heights, 36 exterior docks, four drive-in doors and ample automobile parking. Brewster Creek Business Park, a mixed-use business park on 670 acres, is located at the intersection of County Road 29 and Munger Road. Triumph Construction Services Corp. will serve as the project’s general contractor, and Harris Architects Inc. will provide architectural services. Eriksson Engineering Associate Ltd. will provide civil engineering services.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $3.5 million sale of a 52-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. The apartment building, located at 7255-71 South Shore Drive, sold for more than 94 percent of list price with a per-unit cost of $68,269. A local investor purchased the asset from an undisclosed buyer. Dan Byrne of Interra Realty represented both parties in the transaction.
ELGIN, ILL. — Darwin Realty has arranged two leases totaling 291,520 square feet within the DCT Business Center in Elgin, approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago. An international manufacturing company leased 150,550 square feet at 305-325 Corporate Drive and 140,970 square feet at 350-370 River Ridge Road. Noel Liston and Brendan Sheahan of Darwin Realty represented the landlord, DCT, in the long-term lease transactions. Mike Fonda of Avison Young and Jimmy Cohoat of Summit Realty Group represented the tenant.
KENOSHA, WIS. — Sherwin-Williams Co. has leased 10,000 square feet of industrial space in Kenosha, approximately 35 miles south of Milwaukee. Sherwin-Williams will occupy space at the Business Center of Kenosha, which is located within the Business Park of Kenosha. The space being leased will serve as warehouse and distribution space for the paint products and materials company. Kevin Vernick of Vernick & Associates Ltd. represented Sherwin-Williams in the transaction. Sergio Chapa, Chelsea Couette and Michael Kleber of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the landlord, Zilber Property Group.
BLUE ASH, OHIO — NXT Capital has provided a $26 million refinancing loan for a 242-unit apartment community in Blue Ash, approximately 12 miles northeast of Cincinnati. Charleston at Blue Ash is a Class A community, located at 4870 Hunt Road, that features amenities such as a business center, covered parked, gated access, a fitness center, a tanning bed and a swimming pool. Unit amenities include 9-foot ceilings, balconies or patios, appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. The borrower in the transaction was undisclosed.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — A partnership between Banyan Investment Group and Compass Real Estate has acquired the Hilton Garden Inn in St. Charles, approximately 45 miles west of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. Oakwood Properties Inc. was the seller. The hotel opened in 2000 and includes 120 rooms and 4,400 square feet of meeting space. The facility also includes an indoor pool, fitness center and bistro-style restaurant. Attached to the hotel is an independently owned 18,000-square-foot conference and training center. The property will undergo a $2 million renovation of the guestrooms and public areas that is expected to be complete by March 2017.