OAK CREEK, WIS. — The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International has completed the sale of a 66,310-square-foot industrial building in Oak Creek, approximately 15 miles south of Milwaukee, for an undisclosed price. Southbranch Property LLC purchased the building from 2250 W. Southbranch LLC. Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of The Dickman Company Inc. were the sole brokers in the transaction.
The Toledo industrial real estate market continued its steady improvement in the second half of 2015. Tenant demand for space was solid at a time when virtually no new speculative space was added, which led to a shrinking vacancy rate. At the end of 2015, the vacancy rate stood at 6.8 percent, down from 7.2 percent at mid-year and 7.7 percent at the end of 2014. The market absorbed 564,947 square feet in the last half of 2015 on top of the 632,775 square feet absorbed in the first half of the year. With vacancy rates contracting, the overall average asking rental rate in the Toledo industrial market rose 10 cents to $3.14 per square foot between June 2015 and the end of the year. We have commented in prior reports on the dearth of new speculative construction in the region. This trend continues. Only one speculative building has been constructed in the market since well before the Great Recession. That building — a 100,000-square-foot warehouse/distribution building located in Overland Industrial Park in the North Toledo submarket and developed by Harmon Family Properties — was delivered in the second half of 2015. As of December 2015, the building was still …
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Investors Real Estate Trust has acquired a 393-unit luxury townhome portfolio in Rochester for $72.5 million. The rental portfolio is comprised of four multifamily communities that consist of two- and three-bedroom units that were built between 1990 and 2010. The properties include Avalon Cove at 3202 Avalon Cove Lane NW, a 187-unit property; Cascade Shores at 144 Beach Lake Road SW, a 90-unit property; Crystal Bay at 2450 Crystal Bay Court SW, a 76-unit property; and French Creek at 2000 Chardonnay Lane NW, a 40-unit property. With the addition of these townhomes, Investors Real Estate Trust now owns 1,773 units within the Rochester market. Investors Real Estate Trust is a publicly traded REIT that invests in income-producing properties located primarily in the upper Midwest. Keith Collins, Ted Abramson, Abe Appert and Laura Hanneman of CBRE represented the seller, Bouquet Cos., in the transaction.
NORTH AURORA, ILL. — The Opus Group and AEW Capital Management have broken ground on a 452,000-square-foot speculative industrial warehouse in North Aurora, approximately 40 miles west of Chicago. The facility will be situated on 25 acres at 1100 Orchard Gateway Blvd. The property features 36-foot clear heights, 48 docks, four drive-in doors, 79 trailer parking spaces and 263 car parking spaces. The facility can accommodate up to two tenants with distribution and light manufacturing needs that are looking to occupy 200,000 square feet of space or more. Completion of the project is slated for July 2016. Opus Development Co. is the developer, Opus Design Build is the design-builder and Opus AE Group is the architect and structural engineer of record. Brendan Kelly and Todd Heine of Avison Young will market the property for lease.
CLAWSON, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Clawson Center, a 130,424-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center located in the northern Detroit suburb of Clawson, for an undisclosed price. Tenants at the center include Aldi, Dollar Tree, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Rite Aid and Staples. The shopping center was 80 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ben Wineman and Daniel Stern of Mid-America represented the seller, Kimco Realty, in the transaction. Viking Partners was the buyer.
INDIANAPOLIS — RESOURCE Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of Eastgate Terrace Apartments, a 77-unit multifamily property in Indianapolis. Renero LLC purchased the asset from Madison Elizabeth Investments LLC for an undisclosed price. Built in 1961, Eastgate Terrace Apartments consists of seven buildings totaling 55,528 rentable square feet in a mixture of one- and two-bedroom units. The buildings sit on 3.6 acres and feature a picnic area, courtyard, laundry facility and covered parking. Michael Wernke of RESOURCE Commercial Real Estate brokered the deal.
MOKENA, ILL. — MedProperties Holdings LLC has acquired a 28,334-square-foot surgery center in Mokena, approximately 40 miles southwest of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. The Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery (CMIS) is situated on 3.5 acres at 19110 Darvin Drive. Surgical Care Affiliates Inc. was the seller. The facility consists of a 14,000-square-foot surgery center with four operating rooms, a 5,350-square-foot recovery center with five overnight stay rooms and medical office space. The building was constructed in 2002 and the recovery center and office space was added in 2008. Erik Tellefson of Capital One, arranged debt financing for the acquisition.
CHICAGO — A joint venture between M&R Development and Bucksbaum Retail Properties LLC has acquired a 2.3-acre site in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood for the future development of an apartment building. Addison & Clark, slated for completion in 2018, will contain 148 luxury units and 150,000 square feet of retail space across from Wrigley Field. Demolition of existing structures will take place over the next two months. The retail component, which will be located on the first three floors, will contain a multi-screen theater, health and fitness club and several dining options. The units at Addison & Clark will consist of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. The transit-oriented building will be located a block west of the Chicago Transit Authority’s Red Line and will also feature a 405-space parking garage. Solomon Cordwell Buenz will design the LEED-certified building, and Power Construction will serve as the general contractor.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — The Opus Group has unveiled plans for a 112,000-square-foot speculative warehouse and office building in Bolingbrook, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. The project, known as 1325 Remington, will be located on nine acres within the Carlow Corporate Center along the I-55 corridor. The building will feature 28-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, three drive-in doors, 11 loading docks and parking for 242 cars. The development will be able to accommodate single or multi-tenant occupancy and is slated for completion this October. Opus Development Co. will be the developer, Opus Design Build will be the design-builder and Opus AE Group will be the architect and structural engineer of record. Dominic Derose and Vern Schultz of Colliers International will market the property for lease.
LAKE BLUFF, ILL. — Avison Young has negotiated a long-term, 190,925-square-foot industrial lease in Lake Bluff, approximately 35 miles northwest of Chicago. Homewerks Worldwide, a global supplier of home and commercial plumbing and HVAC products, will move its headquarters into the 256,300-square-foot building at 45-85 Albrecht Drive. Globe Corp. is the landlord. The facility, built in 1995, is situated on 19 acres and features 28-foot clear heights, 20 dock doors and parking for 410 cars. Keith Puritz, Brett Kroner and Eric Fischer of Avison Young represented the landlord in the transaction.