ST. LOUIS — NorthMarq Capital has secured $10.5 million for the refinancing of Center 40 Office Building in St. Louis. Located at 1600 Brentwood Blvd., the property offers 105,750 square feet of office space. Jeffrey Chaney of NorthMarq’s St. Louis office arranged the loan, which features a 15-year fixed rate on a 25-year amortization schedule, through NorthMarq’s correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
APPLETON, WIS. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of Microtel Inn & Suites Hotel in Appleton, approximately 30 miles southwest of Green Bay, Wis. Wisconsin-based Rajshyamaji LLC acquired the 79-room hotel for an undisclosed price. The new owners plan to renovate the property. Ted Anka of HREC represented the seller, Inditel Property Management, in the transaction.
DETROIT — HFZ Capital has partnered with Southfield, Mich.-based REDICO to acquire the 28-story Fisher Building and the 11-story Albert Kahn Building in Detroit for $12.2 million. The partnership plans to redevelop the properties into a mixed-use office, retail and residential complex, while maintaining the asset’s 2,000-seat Fisher Theatre. Albert Kahn designed both properties. Adam Feldman provided in-house representation for HFZ Group in the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
ROMULUS, MICH. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 8111 Middlebelt Road in Romulus. PackSpec, a custom packaging company, purchased the 175,280-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to use the property to consolidate its Warren and Ecorse, Mich., facilities, while expanding its overall facility size. Gary Glotzhober and Jim Roberts of Colliers represented the buyer in the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
AMES, IOWA — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $6.4 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of a student housing property in Ames. Located on the campus of Iowa State University, South Meadow Apartments features 148 one-bedroom units, 15 two-bedroom units and 19 three-bedroom units. On-site amenities include common laundry areas, courtyards and parking. The property is 100 percent occupied and fully pre-leased for the 2015-2016 school year. South Meadow Co-Op Inc., backed by Daniel Joseph, Hagan Brown and David Raisner, was the borrower. The 7-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule.
WELLINGTON, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located ta 642 S. Main St. in Wellington. The 9,014-square-foot asset sold for $770,000. Dollar General currently occupies the property. Dan Yozwiak and John Reehil of Marcus & Millichap’s Columbus office represented the seller, a limited liability company, while Justin Fenn, also of Marcus & Millichap Columbus, represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.
DETROIT — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the lease of 9,550 square feet of office space in Detroit. Creative Breakthroughs, an IT advisory and network security services firm, will occupy the space, which is located at 1260 Library St. Steven Eisenshtadt and Josh Miller of Friedman represented the landlord, Cork Tusk Development, in the transaction.
MINNEAPOLIS — Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire two hotels in Minneapolis for a total of $101 million, or $349,000 per key. The hotels include the 229-room W Minneapolis Hotel – The Foshay and the 60-room Le Meridian Chambers Minneapolis. As part of the transaction, Ashford will assume approximately $56 million of mortgage debt on the W Minneapolis Hotel. The assumed debt matures in May 2023 and carries a fixed interest rate of 5.4 percent. After closing, both properties will continue to be managed by Starwood Hotels. W Minneapolis features 6,700 square feet of meeting space, the open-aired Foshay Tower Museum and Observation Deck, a FIT gym, 24-hour business center and Manny’s Steakhouse. Le Meridien Chambers Minneapolis offers 3,648 square foot of meeting space, a bar and restaurant, a fitness center, and more than 200 pieces of original contemporary artwork in the guestrooms and public areas.
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Treetop Development has acquired Sunset Hills, a 128-unit HUD apartment complex in Springfield. Located at 924 Sunset Ave., Sunset Hills consists of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The property is part of a four-property portfolio, totaling 588 units, that Treetop purchased from GHC Housing for $22.1 million. The other properties are the 160-unit Wayman Manor in Temple, Texas; the 100-unit Talladega Downs in Talladega, Ala.; and the 200-unit Summit Ridge in Birmingham, Ala. Marcus & Millichap represented Treetop Development, and Steven Fleissig of Greenberg Traurig provided legal counsel in the transaction.
WESTMONT AND HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. — Berkadia’s Chicago office has secured two loans, totaling $9.1 million, for two properties in Westmont and Highland Park. In Westmont, Bob Toland and Michael Slovitt of Berkadia arranged a $6.5 million loan for the acquisition of a two-tenant retail center, which is occupied by Hobby Lobby and Micro Center. Berkadia provided the 10-year loan through a life insurance company correspondent on behalf of the borrower, SCP Realty Fund II – Westmont LLC. In the second transaction, Aaron Abelson and Slovitt of Berkadia secured a $2.6 million loan to facilitate the acquisition of Fresenius Medical Care Highland Park, a dialysis treatment center in Highland Park. Berkadia arranged the 20-year loan through a life insurance company correspondent for the borrowers, Shepard-Warrenville I LLC and Shepard Warrenville II LCC.
