FORT WAYNE, IND. — Bradley Co. arranged a combination of office, industrial and retail leases in August totaling approximately 5,700 square feet. Dan Dickey of Bradley Co. represented landlord J.D. Ventures in the lease of a 3,000-square-foot industrial space located at 1905 Production Road in Fort Wayne. Tyler Binkley of Bradley Co. represented the tenant, IASA Group LLC. Anna Bowman of Bradley Co. represented the tenant, Stevens International, in its lease of a 1,999-square-foot office space located at 6527 Constitution Drive in Fort Wayne. Binkley and Bowman also represented the landlord, American Way LLC, in the lease of a 686-square-foot retail space located in Colony Shoppes at 6431 Bluffton Road in Fort Wayne. Binkley also represented the tenant, Boost Mobile, in the transaction.
Midwest
OAK PARK, MICH. — Commercial Property Advisors has brokered the sale of Providence Green Apartments located at 25500 Greenfield Road in Oak Park. Loop on Greenfield LLC bought the 717-unit apartment complex located north of Detroit from Wood Stone Providence Green LLC for $15.2 million. The 526,693-square-foot property was 33 percent occupied at closing and will be renamed The Loop on Greenfield.
INDIANAPOLIS — Cushman & Wakefield | Summit Realty Group has arranged the sale of 130 E Washington St., a 203,250-square-foot office building in downtown Indianapolis for $9.2 million. Cushman & Wakefield (C&W)|Summit marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Perennial Washington St. LLC. Onward Investors LLC purchased the asset. The building was formerly known as the Meyer-Kiser Bank Building. Tenants of the property include Arcadis and the national governing bodies of USA Track and Field, Diving, Gymnastics, and Synchronized Swimming. Summit Realty Group has also been retained by new ownership to oversee property management and leasing of the project.
SPRINGDALE, OHIO — Susan Branscome of NorthMarq Capital has arranged acquisition financing of $1.4 million for POWER Engineers. The industrial property 20 miles north of Cincinnati is 32,270 square feet and is located at 11733 Chesterdale Road in Springdale. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower, Al. Neyer LLC. The seven-year loan includes 17-year amortization schedule.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of a 15,660-square-foot industrial building located at 2410 Monroe St. PT Unlimited LLC purchased the building from Monroe Bank and Trust. Greg Hornby of Friedman represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
OAK LAWN, ILL. — Transwestern has brokered the sale of Stony Creek Promenade, which is located at 4800 W 111th St. in Oak Lawn. MEPT purchased the 105,000-square-foot retail center from the developer, Hamilton Partners, for an undisclosed amount. Janice Sellis and Paul Barile of Transwestern represented the developer in the transaction.
McHugh Nears Completion of $58M Conversion Of Office Building To Student Apartments In Chicago
by Katie Sloan
CHICAGO — The restoration and conversion of the Old Colony office building, located at 37 W. Van Buren St. in Chicago, into luxury student apartments is nearly complete. The building, renamed The Arc at Old Colony, is in the last stages of its $58 million update by CA Ventures LLC and MCJ Development. The building was originally constructed in 1894 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. This qualifies the building for a $10 million federal historic landmark tax credit, which is being guided by MacRostie Historic Advisors. McHugh Construction has completed the renovation and conversion of interior offices to 137 apartment units, which are 75 percent leased. The vintage 17-story building, originally designed by famed architects Holabird and Roche, was among the tallest buildings in Chicago at the time of its construction in 1894. The Old Colony Building was one of the first of its kind to employ a unique structural portal wind-bracing system, allowing for open floor plates and thinner masonry exterior cladding. The structure’s innovative design, dating back to the Columbian Exposition of 1893, reflects the evolving structural steel technology of the era. The building’s most distinctive features are the round oriel corner bays, oversized windows and upper level terra …
DETROIT — Triton Properties has sold The Van Dyke Manor for $1.9 million to Paul Zulewski of 1000 Van Dyke Investments LLC. Commercial Property Advisors was the listing broker for the seller. The Van Dyke Manor features 38 units, which sold for $50,000 per unit.
ROCHESTER, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $3.4 million life company loan for M150 LLC for a retail property located at 3175 S. Rochester Road, a 15,400 square-foot property in Rochester. Dave Dismondy originated the loan, and the lender, Genworth Financial, is an exclusive correspondent of Bernard Financial Group, which will be partially servicing the loan.
Dean Weidner Donates $1M To Ball State University For Expanded Property Management Program
by Katie Sloan
MUNCIE, IND. — Dean Weidner, founder of Weidner Property Apartment Homes, donates $1 million to Ball State University, which recently unveiled its Weidner Center for Residential Property in Muncie. The donation will expand the university’s residential property management (RPM) program that began in 1999 and was the country’s second university-based RPM program. The newly renovated Applied Technology Building features interview rooms, a resource desk and a lobby with video monitors for marketing purposes.