BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Ryan Companies US Inc. has broken ground on a new facility for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Brookfield, a western suburb of Milwaukee. The new facility will serve as a primary care building and will be located within the Underwood Crossing retail center. The retail center is located on Bluemound Road and is anchored by Target. The Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Pediatric Consultants Primary Care Clinic will be renamed Bluemound Pediatrics when it relocates to the new facility, which is 1.5 miles west of its current location. Construction is slated for completion in the spring of 2016. The development will be an 18,000-square-foot freestanding building that will be adjacent to Target at the east end of the 175,000-square-foot shopping center. Stephen Perry Smith Architects and ScopeBridge are the architects of record for the project. Johnson Bank provided financing for the development.
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TROY, MICH. — Signature Associates has arranged a 32,686-square-foot lease of high-tech industrial space in Troy, a northern suburb of Detroit. SGS North America Inc. is leasing the space located at 894 Maplelawn Drive from Troy Industrial LLC. John Boyd and Paul Hoge of Signature Associates represented the landlord in the transaction. Anthony Leeds of Signature Associates and Ben Brenner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
ST. CHARLES, MO. — Streets of St. Charles has added new tenants to its mixed-use development that is still partially under construction in St. Charles, a northwestern suburb of St. Louis. MOD, a fashion boutique, will open its fourth location at the retail center and will occupy 1,200 square feet. The location is scheduled to open in the spring of 2016. Supercuts also plans to open a new store at the Streets of St. Charles. Supercuts will occupy 1,171 square feet and will open in early 2016. The Streets of St. Charles is a 27-acre community that offers retail, dining, entertainment, hospitality, residential and office components. Prior to MOD and Supercuts signing a lease, PF Changs, Pieology and Noodles & Co. inked deals and those spaces are also currently under construction.
GENEVA, OHIO — Lee & Associates has arranged the $14.3 million sale of a manufacturing facility used for research and development in Geneva, approximately 50 miles northeast of Cleveland. Triple Net Acquisitions LLC purchased the single-tenant property from Chadbourne Industries and Austieboy LLC. The property consists of 239,454 square feet split between two buildings. The buildings were renovated in 2006 and 2008. At the time of sale, Hunter Defense Technologies (HDT Global Inc.) had 10 years remaining on a 15-year, triple-net lease. HDT Global is a manufacturer of products for mobile expeditionary missions in extreme environments for military, government, industrial and commercial market customers. Ryan Barr, Ryan Bennett and Joseph Greenberg of Lee & Associates represented the sellers in the transaction. Brian Garbutt of Lee & Associates represented the buyer.
MIAMISBURG, OHIO — Foresite Realty OH LLC, an affiliate of Foresite Realty Partners, has brokered the sale of an 117,410-square-foot shopping center in Miamisburg, a southwest suburb of Dayton, for an undisclosed price. Southland 75 Shopping Center is anchored by Hobby Lobby and Dollar Tree. The retail center, located at 8265-8361 Springboro Pike, is shadow anchored by Furniture Fair and the Dayton Mall. The buyer, an affiliate of RCG Ventures that specializes in value-add retail properties, was represented by Jeff Miller of RCG. Foresite Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
AURORA, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has arranged the $2.7 million sale of a single-tenant, net-leased retail property in Aurora, approximately 40 miles west of Chicago. CVS/pharmacy occupies the 13,013-square-foot property located at 2360 W. Indian Trail. The freestanding building was developed in 2005. CVS/pharmacy has 16 years remaining on its lease term. Simeon Spirrison of Adelphia Properties represented the private investor in the all-cash transaction. The buyer is not a 1031 exchange buyer. Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, also a private real estate investor.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of two attached office buildings in downtown Ann Arbor to Wickfield Properties for an undisclosed amount. The Barden family sold both buildings, located at 307-311 N. Main St., which span a total of 8,943 square feet. The Ann Arbor Credit Bureau, which formerly occupied the space, is relocating to a property it acquired at 2090 S. Main St. A ballet studio has begun occupying the building at 307 N. Main St., and Atwell LLC will occupy the building at 311 N. Main St. Jim Chaconas and Brendan Cavender of Colliers International represented both parties in the transaction. Chaconas and Cavender also represented the Ann Arbor Credit Bureau in the purchase of its new building at 2090 S. Main St.
BURR RIDGE, ILL. — Lagestee-Mulder has purchased a 54,000-square-foot office property in Burr Ridge, a southwest suburb of Chicago, for an undisclosed amount. Burr Ridge Office Center includes 14 office suites and was 94 percent leased at the time of sale. The property is located at 361 S. Frontage Road. Lagestee-Mulder has acquired, leased constructed and developed commercial real estate in metro Chicago for more than 25 years. Alissa Adler and John Homsher of Podolsky | Circle CORFAC International represented the seller in the transaction, a private investment group. Don Price of Lagestee-Mulder represented the buyer.
CHICAGO — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $70.5 million in financing for the acquisition and renovation of 19 off-campus housing properties and two land parcels near the University of Chicago in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood. Meridian arranged the financing for the buyer, Pioneer Acquisitions. The seller, the University of Chicago, acquired the properties over many decades and has operated this portfolio solely as student and faculty housing. The rental units are located in 19 non-contiguous multifamily properties on Hyde Park Boulevard, Dorchester Avenue, Kenwood Avenue, Blackstone Avenue and Woodlawn Avenue. While the recent revitalization and heavy new commercial development within Hyde Park have created strong demand for market rate housing in this submarket, the intent of Pioneer Acquisitions is to continue catering to students and faculty. A national debt fund provided the three-year, interest-only loans that include future funding for improvements, floating rates with weighted average spreads in the high 300s in basis points over the 30-day LIBOR rate, and two one-year extension options. The renovations, which are expected to begin immediately, will include upgrades to kitchens, bathrooms and common areas at all properties. Seth Grossman and Andy Strauss of the Carlsbad, Calif., office of Meridian Capital negotiated the …
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Mainstreet has opened The Healthcare Resort of Shawnee Mission in Overland Park, a southwest suburb of Kansas City. The 85,635-square-foot property, located at 7600 Antioch Road, features 125 beds and provides transitional care such as short-stay rehabilitation and therapy. The $19.8 million, three-story Healthcare Resort of Shawnee Mission includes a large therapy gym, a spa, a movie theater, an on-site chef and more. Mainstreet developed the project and The Ensign Group Inc. operates it.