MINNEAPOLIS — Doran Construction has completed construction on Latitude 45, a luxury apartment building located at 301 Washington Ave. South for Alatus LLC. The building is 13 stories and contains 319 units, with 10,000 square feet of retail on the ground floor. The facility came in under budget and ahead of schedule. Alatus is a real estate developer with expertise in residential high-rise development, office redevelopment, parking management and single-family home redevelopment. The Doran Cos. offer commercial development, general contracting and management of multifamily residential and commercial properties.
GIBRALTAR, MICH. — Brown Gibbons Lang (BGL) Real Estate Advisors has arranged a $22.3 million financing for an industrial property for Ferragon Corp. The multi-phased financing will support improvements to create a continuous annealing toll processing operation in Gibraltar, which is approximately 30 miles south of Detroit. The processing center will become operational in late 2016. Once complete, the project will bring a largely vacant 550,000 square foot industrial complex back into EPA compliant condition. The $22.3 million financing consisted of a $10 million building improvement loan, an $8.2 million Brownfield Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and job creation grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, and $4.1 million for building and property acquisition. BGL was the exclusive real estate advisor for the borrower, Ferragon in the transaction. BGL Real Estate Advisors provides comprehensive real estate investment banking services to the middle market, which includes real estate advisory, debt and equity placements, financial restructuring, and asset acquisition and disposition. Ferragon Corporation is a provider of comprehensive toll processing services for hot rolled and cold rolled steel that operates four other facilities in the Midwest and Southern regions.
PARK RIDGE, Ill. — CBRE National Senior Housing has arranged financing on behalf of Capitol Seniors Housing (CSH) for the acquisition of The Summit of Uptown, a 147-unit independent living and assisted living community located in Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago. CBRE secured a $27.9 million, non-recourse, floating-rate bridge loan that includes a five-year term with 36 months of interest-only payments from a regional bank. Total proceeds includes a loan of $21.7 million for the acquisition of the property along with a loan of $4.2 million for planned capital improvements and a $2 million earnout feature. CSH, a seniors housing investment company, plans to convert 28 independent living units to assisted living and add 21 memory care units. Once complete, the community will feature a fortified memory care wing and can provide its residents with a full continuum of care. CSH will lease the community to Atlanta-based operator The Arbor Company.
DUBLIN, OHIO — Crawford Hoying has started Phase I for the mixed-use Bridge Park development in Dublin, a suburb of Columbus. Hoying is the Ohio-based developer spearheading the $350 million project. The first of the three-phase development spans 30 acres and will include 269,000 square feet of restaurant, office, retail and personal services space, two 850-space parking garages, as well as 382 luxury apartment units and 42 condominiums. Phase I will also include more than $155 million in public improvements, of which the City of Dublin will contribute $43.1 million. Slated for a fall 2016 completion, Crawford Hoying is expected to release its first tenants for Phase I in the coming weeks. This fall, Phase II of the project is slated to break ground, with tenants and development anticipated to be coming online in early 2017. Plans for Phase II include a 150-key hotel, a 500-person event center, as well as significant additions of office, retail, and for-sale and rental residential units. Upon completion, the entire Bridge Park project will include more than 1.1 million square feet of residential space, 220,000 square feet of Class A Office, 120,000 square feet of service retail and 92,000 square feet of restaurants.
ROCKFORD, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant net lease Hooters located at 6904 Argus Drive in Rockford, which is approximately 90 miles northwest of Chicago. The property is 4,700 square feet and sold for $1.9 million. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented both the buyer and seller who are undisclosed. There are over five years remaining on the corporately guaranteed Hooters lease. The lease features no landlord responsibilities and 10 percent rental escalations every five years. The Boulder Group is a boutique investment real estate service firm specializing in single-tenant net lease properties.
CHICAGO — Colliers International has arranged the 10-year lease of a 11,000-square-foot office space for law firm Chapman Spingola LP. The property is located at 190 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago, and David Burden and Thomas Berarducci of Colliers International arranged the lease. Tishman Speyer, the building’s owner, was self-represented in the lease transaction. 190 South LaSalle was constructed in 1986 as a Class A office building by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee. Chapman Spingola LP will occupy a portion of the 38th floor.
MINNEAPOLIS — Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq has brokered a lease extension for Lindquist & Vennum LLP. The property is located at the IDS Center in Minneapolis, and the company has leased the space since it became available 43 years ago. Lindquist & Vennum, a law firm, plans to downsize and relocate its 300 attorneys and staff personel within the Minneapolis Landmark Office Tower. For the past 43 years, the company has occupied space on floors 40 through 44 that has totaled 120,000 square feet. The lease renewal is for 81,000 square feet on floors 18 through 21. The lease renewal is good through 2032. Paul Donovan, Brent Erickson and Jaclyn May of Cushman & Wakefield/Northmarq represented Lindquist. Brent Robertson, Jon Dahl and Sam McGuire of JLL represented the IDS Center. Greiner Construction built the property, and Yellow Dog Studio was the architect. The Minneapolis Landmark Office Tower was constructed in a zig-zag design that allows there to be 32 corner offices on each floor instead of the typical four.
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO — Lancaster Pollard has provided a $17 million FHA refinance for The Village at Marymount, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) affiliated with the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis. The community is located in Garfield Heights, a suburb of Cleveland. The CCRC consists of Villa St. Joseph (a 102-bed skilled nursing and 12-bed memory care facility), Marymount Place (a 104-unit assisted living facility) and Clare Hall (a long-term care facility that includes a newly renovated 10-bed inpatient hospital unit). The loan carries a 35-year term, is nonrecourse, has no financial covenants, and provides for approximately $171,000 in annual debt service savings as well as nearly $75,000 for repairs and improvements. Kass Matt led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
PLAINFIELD, IND. — JLL has brokered the lease of 321,627 square feet in the Indianapolis market for OHL, one of the largest 3PL companies in the world. The property is located at 1251 S. Perry Road in Plainfield, which is 15 miles outside of Indianapolis. The new lease brings OHL’s footprint in that market to more than 3 million square feet. Steve Schwegman and Matt Dickerson of JLL represented the landlord, KBS Realty Advisors. Jess Andrews, Andrea Morris and Steve Schegman of JLL, along with ProVenture and CBRE, represented OHL. The building features include a “cross dock” layout, 36-foot clear height, a climate-controlled warehouse, secured truck courts and abundant parking. Ingram Micro formerly leased the building.
BROOKFIELD, MADISON, AND OAK CREEK, WIS. — Colliers International has brokered the lease of 53,904 square feet of space in Wisconsin. Alberts Investment Management Inc. has renewed its 1,540-square-foot lease of office space at Squires II located at 16655 W. Bluemound Road in Brookfield, which is 10 miles west of Milwaukee. Sal Strehlow and Matt Fahey of Colliers International brokered the deal. Memorial Care Center LLC has leased 1,800 square feet of office space at 2830 Dryden Drive in Madison. Brian McClaren and Jim Larkin of Colliers International brokered the deal. SEKO Worldwide has leased 50,564 square feet of industrial space at 10020 S. Reinhardt Drive in Oak Creek, which is approximately 12 miles south of Milwaukee. Tom Shepard of Colliers International brokered the deal.