Midwest

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 20,000 SF Mixed-Use Building in Chicago

by Jonathan Mehall August 6, 2015

CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 20,000-square-foot mixed-use building for $1.9 million at 3801 N. Bernard St. in Chicago. The property is located in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood. The area offers convenient access to the Chicago Transit Authority’s Blue Line train. The Abbey Pub & Grill is the major tenant of the building. Jacob Korman and Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago office represented the seller, a private investor. Stengle and Korman also secured the buyer, a limited liability company.

August 6, 2015

Midwest Retail Wisconsin

Baum Realty Group Brokers $1.5M Sale of a Dollar Tree in Baraboo, Wis.

by Jonathan Mehall August 6, 2015

BARABOO, WIS. — Baum Realty Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant, net leased Dollar Tree property located at 905 U.S. Highway 12 in Baraboo, approximately 47 miles northwest of Madison. The property sold for $1.5 million, which represents one of the lowest cap rates for a Dollar Tree property outside of California, with less than 10 years remaining on the lease term. Dollar Tree signed a new seven-year lease with no early termination clause. The new build-to-suit development is situated across the street from Walmart and Menards. Patrick Forkin and Brad Teitelbaum of Baum Realty Group represented the seller, a private developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor from Minnesota.

August 6, 2015

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Proposed New Arena for Milwaukee Bucks Could Lead to Development Run

by Jeff Shaw August 6, 2015

An article highlighting the fortunes of the Milwaukee Bucks that appeared July 6 on CBSSports.com couldn’t be more accurate. “There’s something powerful and sustainable growing in Milwaukee, rising out of the weeds of small-market irrelevance and into a team you’re going to want to watch next season,” wrote Matt Moore who covers the NBA. Since New York hedge fund investors Wes Edens and Marc Lasry purchased the Bucks last year for $550 million, the team has been on the rise. Founded as an expansion team in 1968, the Bucks went from being the worst team in the league during the 2013-14 season to the sixth seed in the 2014-2015 playoffs. The new owners, along with former owner Herb Kohl, have committed $250 million for the construction of a new $500 million arena as a replacement for the team’s current home, BMO Harris Bradley Center, which opened in 1988. But if the new arena is not built by the 2017 season, Milwaukee could be left without an NBA team. Once complete, the entire development, which would sit on approximately 30 acres in the Park East corridor, could include up to 3 million square feet of office, entertainment, retail, residential and hotel …

August 6, 2015

Illinois Midwest Office

Reed Construction Completes Renovation of The Franklin in Chicago’s West Loop

by Jonathan Mehall August 5, 2015

CHICAGO — Reed Construction has completed the renovation of both towers that comprise The Franklin, an office complex in the West Loop neighborhood of downtown Chicago. The 60-story skyscraper is owned and managed by Tishman Speyer and consists of two separate towers: one at 222 W. Adams St. and the other at 227 W. Monroe St. The renovation work occurred on the fourth, 21st and 24th floors at 222 W. Adams, as well as the fifth floor at 227 W. Madison. A total of nine speculative suites, 10 breakrooms and four public corridors with men’s and women’s restrooms were renovated. A complete washroom was also relocated to the 21st floor of 222 W. Adams. Construction on each floor was completed simultaneously with staggered phasing to minimize disruptions for existing tenants. Jon Zawiski led the team for Reed Construction as the project manager, Jason Gunderson was the project executive, and Jay Crane was the superintendent. Harley Ellis Devereaux provided architectural services.

August 5, 2015

Illinois Midwest Office

Prudential Real Estate Investors acquires Roosevelt Collection in Chicago’s South Loop

by Jonathan Mehall August 5, 2015

CHICAGO — Prudential Real Estate Investors has acquired the Roosevelt Collection, a Class A mixed-use property in the South Loop of Chicago. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located at 150 Roosevelt Road, the LEED-certified, mixed-use property includes two eight-story buildings with 326,098 square feet of retail space, 342 loft-style apartment units, and a three-level parking garage. (LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a standard developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.) The acquisition also includes an adjacent land lot that is part of a planned 400-unit, 43-story high-rise multifamily project. Retail components of the Roosevelt Collection feature a 16-screen Kerasotes ShowPlace ICON Movie Theatre, Container Store, lululemon and Banana Republic.

August 5, 2015

Illinois Midwest Multifamily

IMPACT Strategies Completes $4M Green Development in Granite City, Ill.

by Jonathan Mehall August 5, 2015

GRANITE CITY, ILL. — IMPACT Strategies has completed construction of the second phase of the federally funded Granite City Green Communities in Granite City, about 10 miles northeast of St. Louis. IMPACT Strategies constructed 20 new units within six buildings for a total of 63 units at the development. Granite City Green’s design and construction are focused on sustainable and energy-efficient criteria. The project incorporates the use of solar panel and bioretention rain gardens in an effort to maximize the development’s environmental impact and performance. The Granite City Housing Authority hired Impact Strategies to lead construction of the project, which began last August and wrapped up at the end of July The first phase of Granite City Green was developed in 2012. Farr Associates, a sustainable architecture and urban planning firm in Chicago, designed the project.

August 5, 2015

Indiana Industrial Midwest

America Place Completes Construction of Industrial Building in Jeffersonville, Ind.

by Jonathan Mehall August 5, 2015

JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — America Place has completed construction of its second industrial building at River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, approximately three miles outside of Louisville. America Place has invested over $100 million in the River Ridge development. The 252,515-square-foot building completed in the second phase comes on the heels of the 150,000-square-foot facility that America Place built last year on the River Ridge Campus. A third building, which will span 200,000 square feet and be located at the intersection of Salem Road and Trey Street, is slated for completion later this year. America Place is in negotiations with several potential tenants for the buildings completed in Phases II and III, but no leases have been signed yet.

August 5, 2015

Michigan Midwest Office

Signature Associates to Market 100,000 SF Office Building for Sale or Lease in Detroit

by Jonathan Mehall August 5, 2015

DETROIT — Alidade Capital has selected Signature Associates to market 1900 St. Antoine, a 100,000-square-foot, Class A office property in Detroit, for sale or lease. The building, which is adjacent to Ford Field, was built in 2005 and features ample covered parking with an on-site garage, flexible floor plans, an on-site security desk, modern common areas and high-end finishes. Building signage and corporate branding opportunities are also available. The central downtown Detroit location makes it walkable to amenities in the central business district and provides easy access to the I-75 and I-375 expressways. Garrett Keais and Jarrod Champine of Signature Associates are the listing brokers representing Alidade Capital, the building owner.

August 5, 2015

Midwest Minnesota Office

Colliers International Brokers Sale of River Park Plaza in St. Paul, Minn. to Cohen Equities

by Jonathan Mehall August 4, 2015

ST. PAUL, MINN. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the River Park Plaza office building in St. Paul to Cohen Equities, a New-York based real estate firm. Cohen Equities acquired the 343,000-square-foot building at auction. The building sale closed on Friday, July 24. The property is located at 10 River Park Plaza along the Mississippi River. Comcast’s regional office is a main tenant of River Park. Bob Pounds of Colliers’ Minneapolis-St. Paul office represented LNR Property LLC, the seller of the building. In addition to managing the leasing for the building, Colliers has also been selected by Cohen Equities to manage the property. According to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, the final bidding price on 10 River Park Plaza before the time of sale was $20.1 million

August 4, 2015

Industrial Midwest Wisconsin

Joint Real Estate Fund Acquires 114,000 SF Warehouse Building in Wauwatosa, Wis.

by Jonathan Mehall August 4, 2015

WAUWATOSA, WIS. — A joint real estate fund formed by Innovative Capital Advisors (ICA) and HSA Commercial Real Estate has closed on the acquisition of the 114,000-square-foot Wauwatosa Business Plaza. The industrial building is located at 3031 N. 114 St. in Wauwatosa, seven miles west of Milwaukee. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The industrial plaza shares a lighted intersection with The Mayfair Collection, a 270,000-square-foot retail shopping center. The plaza is currently 50 percent occupied by warehousing tenants including a Habitat for Humanity ReStore donation center and resale shop. ICA and HSA do not have any immediate redevelopment plans for the property. James Barry, Kevin Barry and David Barry of DTZ Barry represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

August 4, 2015

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