CARMEL, IND. — Citimark will develop a 60,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Carmel, approximately 20 miles north of Indianapolis. Wagner Reese LLP, a personal injury law firm, and Blue Horseshoe, a software and technology enterprise service provider, will occupy approximately half of the three-story building that will be located at 11939 N. Meridian St. The building is slated for completion in January 2017, and construction will start this spring. Rich Forslund and Matt Langfeldt of Colliers International will serve as the listing agents for the project.
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LOCKPORT, ILL. — RJW Logistics has signed a 512,265-square-foot lease for a distribution facility in Lockport, approximately 35 miles southwest of Chicago. ML Realty Partners LLC owns the building located within the Heritage Crossing Corporate Center, a 228-acre business park. The facility is located at 14908 S. Gougar Road and features 32-foot clear heights. There are a total of 12 buildings planned for the Heritage Crossing Corporate Center. Dan Leahy, Mark Moran and John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented ML Realty Partners in the transaction. Dominic Carbonari of JLL represented RJW Logistics.
NORTHBROOK AND BARTLETT, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has brokered the sale of two industrial buildings. In the first transaction, Bill’s Plumbing acquired a 17,290-square-foot building located at 1855 Holste Road in Northbrook, approximately 25 miles northwest of Chicago. The plumber is expanding from a 2,600-square-foot space in Skokie. Trinity Scurto of Brown Commercial represented the buyer, and Juanita Song of Coldwell Banker represented the seller. In the second deal, Care Investments LLC sold a 2,642-square-foot industrial facility to an undisclosed buyer. The building is located at 1292 Humbracht Circle in Bartlett, approximately 35 miles west of Chicago. Brian Lindgren and Dan Brown of Elk Grove, Ill.-based Brown Commercial represented the seller, and Dan Smolensky of Taurus Modal Group represented the buyer. Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of a 109,000-square-foot office building in Livonia, approximately 20 miles northwest of Detroit, for an undisclosed price. CEM Wildcat LLC c/o Miller Investment Co. sold the building, located at 31100 Plymouth Road, to D&E Ventures LLC. Steve Eisenshtadt and Phil Konopitski of Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions represented the seller in the transaction.
WaterWalk Hotel Apartments Signs $150M Deal to Develop Eight Properties in Texas, Colorado
by Katie Sloan
WICHITA, KAN. — WaterWalk Hotel Apartments has inked a deal with Rockford Development Group to develop eight WaterWalk franchises in San Antonio, Dallas, Austin and Denver. Paul Roberts and hotel industry veteran Rob Mossburg are leading Rockford’s end of the venture. Under the terms of the deal, Rockford will become a WaterWalk franchisee. The cost of building the eight locations was estimated at $150 million. Rockford’s construction arm will also become the preferred builder for WaterWalk-owned locations. Wichita-based WaterWalk’s hybrid hotel and apartment model is a play on the extended-stay model, combining traditional hotel services within a gated, apartment-like community. The complex offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with the option of being furnished or unfurnished upon rental. Amenities at WaterWalk include all-inclusive pricing, full-sized appliances in a modern kitchen, high-speed Internet, satellite television with premium channels and DVR, housekeeping, fitness club membership, a communal bicycle rental program, local transportation, and free breakfast. Entrepreneur Jack DeBoer, founder of Residence Inn, Summerfield Suites, Candlewood Suites and Value Place, created the new concept, which opened its first site in Wichita in 2014. WaterWalk locations target corporate housing needs, holiday travelers requiring an extended stay and those moving to a new city …
DELAFIELD, WIS. — Associated Bank has provided an $11.4 million acquisition loan for a retail property in Delafield, approximately 30 miles west of Milwaukee. Schermerhorn & Co./Heritage-Hillside LLC was the borrower. The 102,700-square-foot shopping center is located at 2720-2850 Heritage Drive and 2725 Hillside Drive. The retail center is situated on an outparcel to a Walmart. Tenants at the 90 percent occupied center include Office Max, Petco, Dollar Tree, Great Clips, Sears Appliance, Subway and Dairy Queen. Schermerhorn & Co. has managed the property for over 18 years.
CHICAGO — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of a 32-unit multifamily building in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago for $5.1 million. Kam Ying Lee sold the asset, located at 5022-30 N. Winthrop Ave., to a private partnership. The 32,000-square-foot building, constructed in 1913, features all two-bedroom units. Units include stainless steel appliances and washers and dryers. Dawn Overstreet of SVN | Chicago Commercial was the sole broker in the transaction.
CHICAGO — PREMIER Design + Build LLC has completed Phase II of the Chicago Innovation Exchange. The project consisted of renovating the core and shell of the Doerr Building, which houses high-tech facilities for the Chicago Innovation Exchange, an innovation hub for the University of Chicago and other startup companies. The new space features a digital fabrication lab, co-working spaces, new offices and conference rooms. Built Form LLC and Beyer Blinder Belle provided architectural services for the project. TGRWA LLC and Advance Consulting Group International Inc. provided engineering services.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged an industrial lease in Auburn Hills, approximately 30 miles north of Detroit. Axis Technology Group, a company specializing in automotive trim and packaging, will occupy 34,500 square feet of space at 20 Corporate Drive. Charrington Estates LLC is the landlord. Bob Dabrowski of Friedman represented the tenant in the transaction.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq has arranged a 1,450-square-foot retail lease in St. Paul. Ehinger Schwarz 1876, an interchangeable jewelry maker, has opened its third location in the Oxford Square shopping center on Grand Avenue last week. Minneapolis-based RMF Group is the landlord. Tom Martin and Kim Meyer of Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq represented the tenant in the transaction.