Midwest

Vesper Holdings Acquires Student Housing Complex Near Des Moines for $18.5M

by Christina Cannon September 21, 2015

AMES, IOWA — Vesper Holdings has acquired a 540-bed student housing community in Ames, which is 35 miles north of Des Moines. University Plains was built in 2001 and is located near Iowa State University. The property is comprised of 12 three-story residential buildings and a clubhouse spread across a 10-acre site. Vesper purchased University Plains from a group of tenant-in-common owners. The property was acquired through an off-market transaction for $18.5 million. Vesper plans to execute $2 million worth of renovations. Amenities include a swimming pool, hot tub, fitness center, computer center, game room, study area, tanning beds, volleyball court, basketball court, and location on the University shuttle route. The property is currently 99 percent occupied. Vesper Holdings is a privately held real estate investment firm based in New York City.

September 21, 2015

Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Essex Realty Brokers $17.1M Sale of Uptown Chicago Apartments

by Christina Cannon September 21, 2015

CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group Inc. has brokered the sale of Argyle Street Properties located at 1261-1301 and 1338-1354 W. Argyle St. The properties are located in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood and sold for $17.1 million. The properties consist of 60 studio, 96 one-bedroom, one two-bedroom/two-bath, and one three-bedroom/one-and-a-half bath units. The buildings have operated at or above 95 percent occupancy for the past five months, according to Essex. Doug Imber and Kate Varde of Essex Realty brokered the transaction. Essex Realty Group Inc. specializes in the sale of investment real estate throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.

September 21, 2015

Loans Midwest Missouri Multifamily Seniors Housing

Lancaster Pollard Brokers Refinancing Loan for Senior Living Facility in Missouri

by Christina Cannon September 21, 2015

HIGGINSVILLE, MO. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged funding for a refinance and renovation of John Knox Village East in Higginsville, which is 50 miles east of Kansas City. John Knox Village East is a senior living facility that features both intermediate care and skilled nursing beds and is managed by Life Care Services. The renovation will increase the number of skilled nursing beds, adding 16 private beds in a new wing. Lancaster Pollard worked with local banks to provide construction financing for the renovation and also obtained permanent financing via a $7.1 million loan insured by the USDA Community Facilities program. Mike Ashley led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.

September 21, 2015

Midwest Retail Wisconsin

HSA Acquires 45,029 SF of Retail Space Near Milwaukee

by Christina Cannon September 21, 2015

GREENFIELD, WIS. — HSA Commercial Real Estate has acquired a Barnes & Noble center consisting of two buildings for an undisclosed price. The center is located at 4935 76th St. in Greenfield, which is about 10 miles southwest from downtown Milwaukee. The shopping center consists of a 36,000-square-foot freestanding Barnes & Noble store and a 9,029-square-foot multi-tenant building. Tenants in the second building include Verizon Wireless, Print Graphix, Fox World Travel and Lady Jane’s Haircuts. Robert Mahoney and Christian Williams of CBRE represented the seller, Sun Life Financial. HSA Commercial Real Estate is a full-service real estate firm specializing in office, industrial, retail and health care real estate leasing, management, marketing, development and financing.

September 21, 2015

Midwest Missouri Multifamily

Catamount Capital Sells Multifamily Property in St. Louis

by Christina Cannon September 21, 2015

ST. LOUIS — Catamount Capital LLC has sold a multi-family property located at 4404 McPherson Ave. in St. Louis to Everest 4400 McPherson LLC for an undisclosed price. Catamount acquired the property, Hampden Hall Apartments, in 2010 for $4.5 million.

September 21, 2015

Industrial Midwest Ohio

CBRE Brokers Sale of Industrial Portfolio for $26.5M

by Christina Cannon September 18, 2015

CINCINNATI, CLEVELAND AND COLUMBUS — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the sale and financing of a five-building industrial portfolio for Cintas Corp. Diamond Properties bought the portfolio for $26.5 million. The five properties, which are located in Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, total 569,225 square feet. The buildings are 100 percent leased. The properties were previously occupied by Cintas’ document storage and imaging business, which Cintas sold in November 2014. CBRE’s investment properties team and global workplace solutions team represented Cintas in the transaction. They also sourced the buyer. CBRE’s Midwest debt and structured finance team secured the financing on behalf of the buyer. Based in Cincinnati, Cintas is best known for designing and manufacturing corporate uniforms.

September 18, 2015

Illinois Midwest Office

I.M. Construction Completes Two Buildings in MeadowPark Office Complex in Suburban Chicago

by Christina Cannon September 18, 2015

NORTHBROOK, ILL. — I.M. Construction Group (IMCG) has completed two of four office buildings within the new MeadowPark development located at Techny Road and Founders Drive in Northbrook, a northern Chicago suburb. MeadowPark is a 52,000-square-foot, 5.5-acre development. IMCG completed the 12,600-square-foot, single-story office property leased to Bright Horizons Daycare as well as an 18,000-square-foot facility leased to Lurie Children’s Hospital. The Lurie Children’s facility will serve as the hospital’s second largest outpatient center in the Chicago area. IMCG will construct the two remaining speculative buildings this fall. The projects will feature masonry construction as well as eco-friendly options, including bioswales, which collect and filter stormwater through vegetation. Tenants of MeadowPark also have the option to incorporate solar panels and geothermal heating. IMCG is a joint venture of Insite Construction and The Missner Group, a full-service construction firm. Leading the construction team for IMCG are Bob Nomellini, the firm’s president, and Bill Uchyn, the Missner Group’s project superintendent. Center Line Architects is providing architectural services, and Manhard Consulting is the civil engineer. Cushman & Wakefield is the project developer.

September 18, 2015

Kansas Midwest Multifamily

Missouri Valley REIT Acquires 696 Apartment Units in Greater Wichita, Kan.

by Christina Cannon September 18, 2015

WICHITA, KAN. — NAI Martens has brokered the sale of five apartment properties totaling 696 units in the Wichita area for an undisclosed price. Missouri Valley REIT Inc., a private real estate investment trust, was the buyer and Olderbak Enterprises South LLC was the seller. The acquisition was Missouri Valley REIT’s largest to date. The acquisition included Eastgate Apartments, High Point East Apartments and Morgan’s Landing in Wichita; Springcreek Apartments in Derby, Kan., and Northridge Crossing in McPherson, Kan. The purchase of all five properties is a continuation of the REIT’s strategy to invest in Class B multifamily assets in the Midwest and Upper Midwest. Nathan Farha and Jeff Englert of NAI Martens brokered the transaction. The name Missouri Valley REIT stems from its strategy of investing in markets that are substantially similar to cities where universities in the Missouri Valley Conference are located. These communities are generally in regions with a stable, growing economy.

September 18, 2015

Hospitality Midwest Wisconsin

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3.5M Sale of Hotel Property in Wisconsin Dells

by Christina Cannon September 18, 2015

WISCONSIN DELLS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Ramada Wisconsin Dells, a 71-room hotel. The Ramada sold for $3.5 million and is located at 1073 Frontage Road East in the Wisconsin Dells, a popular tourist destination along the Wisconsin River in the south central part of the state.The property is 37,909 square feet. Jon Ruzicka of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller. Ruzicka, along with Matthew Fitzgerald, also represented the unidentified buyer. The deal marks the second hotel property sale that Ruzicka has brokered in the Wisconsin Dells over the past year.

September 18, 2015

Illinois Midwest

SVN | Chicago Commercial Brokers $1.2M Sale of Self Storage Facility in Carpentersville, Ill.

by Christina Cannon September 18, 2015

CARPENTERSVILLE, ILL. — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the $1.2 million sale of Harley’s Self Storage, a 23,064-square-foot facility located at 250 Williams St. in Carpentersville northwest of Chicago. Harley’s Self Storage LLC was the seller of the climate-controlled facility, and the buyer was Prairie Enterprises LLC. SVN | Chicago Commercial was the sole broker in the transaction.

September 18, 2015

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