FORT WAYNE, IND. — Bradley Co. has arranged two leases totaling more than 15,000 square feet in Fort Wayne. In the first transaction, Mike Dahm represented the landlord, Industrial Road Enterprises, as well as the tenant, HD Supply Waterworks, in the lease renewal of 13,480 square feet of industrial space located at 5120 Industrial Road. In the second transaction, Dahm and Kelly Castle represented the tenant, RPM Pizza Midwest LLC, in the lease of 2,130 square feet of retail space located at 301 W. Jefferson Blvd. Bradley Co. has served the Northern Indiana and West Michigan commercial real estate market since 1978.
JOLIET, ILL. — Amazon.com Inc. has unveiled plans to open a nearly 500,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Joliet, Ill., located about 45 miles southwest of Chicago. Baltimore, Md.-based GLP Development Co. is the project developer. The fulfillment center, which is expected to create 1,000 full-time jobs when it opens, will be the company’s first in the state. Amazon employees at the fulfillment center will process smaller items such as books, electronics and consumer goods. “We are thrilled that Amazon has chosen Joliet as the location for its new Illinois fulfillment center,” says Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk. “The company is not only the leader in the e-commerce sector, but it also will create quality jobs for a diverse community throughout Joliet and Will County.” According to the Chicago Tribune, Amazon is already advertising for $13-an-hour and $14.95-an-hour jobs at the facility. The newspaper adds that Amazon has invested heavily in warehouses nationwide during the last three years as it faces increasing competition on speed from Walmart.com, eBay, Google and other online retailers.
INDIANAPOLIS — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the 82-suite TownePlace Suites Indianapolis Keystone and the 94-suite TownePlace Suites Indianapolis Park 100, both Marriott-branded properties. The purchase price of the hotels was not disclosed. The TownePlace Suites Indianapolis Keystone is located on the north side of Indianapolis in the city’s most prestigious area, Keystone at the Crossing. The hotel is situated minutes from downtown Indianapolis and the Indianapolis International Airport. The TownePlace Suites Indianapolis Park 100 hotel is situated on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Local demand generators include downtown Indianapolis, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Traders Point shopping and Eagle Creek Park. Ted Anka, vice president in HREC Investment Advisors’ Chicago and Miami offices, worked with both the buyer, Arbor Lodging Partners, and seller, First Hospitality Group (FHG), to complete the transaction. Chicago-based Arbor Lodging Partners is a national debt and equity investor in the hospitality industry. FHG, based in Rosemont, Ill., specializes in hotel management, acquisitions and development throughout the Midwest.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 1941-2019 Johns Drive, a 68,075-square-foot industrial building located in Glenview, a northern Chicago suburb. The purchase price was $3.87 million. Built in 1980, 1941-2019 Johns Drive is a combined two-building portfolio. The one-story multi-tenant asset includes 68,075 square feet of rentable space and is currently operating at 81 percent occupancy. Stephen Lieberman and Paul Tesdal, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s downtown Chicago office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a local private investor. Lieberman and Tesdal also secured and represented the buyer, a local investor, in the transaction.
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 34,370-square-foot industrial building located at 2737 S. 31st St. in Milwaukee. The purchase price was not disclosed. K3 Cos. LLC purchased the building from the Tri-Capital Investment Group. Anthony Huenerbein of The Dickman Company brokered the transaction.
CARMEL, IND. — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a 55,757-square-foot, single-tenant property formerly occupied by Macaroni Grill in Carmel, a northern suburb of Indianapolis, for $1.4 million. The Macaroni Grill closed within the last year as part of a larger company-wide closure of numerous locations. There are approximately two years remaining on the Macaroni Grill lease, which expires in April 2017. The property is located at the corner of the Keystone Parkway and E. 116th St. interchange, which experiences traffic counts in excess of 62,000 vehicles per day. Keystone Parkway is the primary north-south thoroughfare in the area connecting Carmel to Indianapolis. There is more than 360,000 square feet of retail space located across the street from the property that features Marsh Supermarket, Petco, World Market, PNC Bank, O’Reilly Auto Parts, and many others. There are approximately 60,000 people living within a three-mile radius of the property earning average annual household incomes in excess of $101,000. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Northbrook, Ill.-based The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based commercial real estate development and investment firm, in the transaction. The purchaser was a high-net-worth individual from the West Coast.
CHICAGO — NorthMarq Capital has secured a $13.3 million refinancing loan for the Kingsbury Center, a mixed-used property in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The 10-year loan includes a 25-year amortization schedule. Sue Blumberg and Eric Kanz of NorthMarq Capital’s Chicago office arranged the financing for the borrower, which includes the Hochberg family, through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company. The 135,256-square-foot property, located at 344 W. Hubbard St., was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants in the Kingsbury Center include Petco, Ace Hardware and CVS as retailers. Related Companies and The Habitat Company hold office space.
MILWAUKEE — Madison-based Noble Chef Hospitality will open its first Milwaukee restaurant, Rare Steakhouse, in Milwaukee’s newest downtown office building, located at 833 E. Michigan St. The white tablecloth steak and seafood restaurant will feature dry-aged Allen Brothers steaks along with more than 400 different wines. Noble Chef Hospitality also operates Rare Steakhouse On the Square in Madison, in addition to four other restaurants and bars in Madison. The 18-floor, 833 East building is expected to be completed by February 2016. Rare is expected to open in early 2016 and will feature seasonal outdoor seating. Josh Minkin of Alpine Commercial Real Estate is serving as procuring broker on the project.
PERRYSBURG, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 22,089-square-foot medical office building in Perrysburg, approximately 10 miles south of Toledo. The Starbright Professional Center at 28555 Starbright Blvd. sold for $4.7 million. The office is part of the ProMedica St. Luke’s Hospital Health System. Ryan Moore and Christopher Mitchel of Marcus & Millichap’s Cleveland office represented the seller, a private investor. A limited liability company represented itself as the buyer.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group has brokered the $1.2 million sale of an eight-unit multifamily property located at 7410 N. Winchester Ave. in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. The property is situated one-half mile west of the Chicago Transit Authority’s Howard station and roughly three-quarters of a mile west of the Jarvis station. The multifamily building is less than one mile west of Jarvis Beach and Lake Michigan. Doug Imber & Kate Varde represented the seller and Jim Darrow & Jordan Gottlieb represented the buyer in the transaction.