DEARBORN, MICH. — KJ Commercial Real Estate Advisors represented Real Estate 1000 LLC in the acquisition of a 13,433-square-foot mixed-use building located at 22085-22091 Michigan Ave. in Dearborn, a western suburb of Detroit. The seller was undisclosed. The property sold for $950,000 and was 100 percent occupied at the time of purchase. Tenants include Bailey’s Sports Grille, Salon West Dearborn, and a Don Yeyo Cigar Factory. Kevin Jappaya of KJ Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction.
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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), in partnership with Clarion Partners, has broken ground on a 432,640-square-foot distribution center on a speculative basis at the KCI Intermodal Business Centre. LogisticsCentre IV will consist of light manufacturing, warehouse and distribution space situated on approximately 26 acres. According to Trammell Crow, demand for industrial space in the Kansas City metro area continues to be driven by a strong automotive manufacturing commitment from General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co., plus significant investments in rail intermodal facilities. The total cost of the development is projected to exceed $216 million. The project, which is slated for completion in March 2016, is located at the crossroads of I-29 and I-435.
PEORIA, ILL. — Healthcare real estate firm Caddis has partnered with Pathway Senior Living LLC to develop a senior living community in Peoria. Heartis Peoria will be a 94-unit assisted living and memory care facility encompassing 97,000 square feet. Among the amenities at Heartis Peoria will be two interior courtyards, a large dining room and private dining room, an arts and crafts room and a media room. Construction is slated for completion in the fall of 2016. Caddis will own the property and Pathway Senior Living will manage the facility. The architect for the project is Austin, Texas-based KATUS, and the general contractor is McShane Construction Co. LLC, which is headquartered in Rosemont, Ill. Bank of Texas is providing construction financing.
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — R&R Realty Group has completed the development of Sierra Pointe Apartments, a luxury community located at 7171 Woodland Ave. in West Des Moines. Sierra Pointe features an on-site saltwater pool, walk-in closets, underground heated parking, plus free Internet access. The 127-unit, three-story building is located in a convenient area near hospitals, churches, medical offices and Jordan Creek Town Center, a regional mall.
ADDISON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Alexian Brothers Health System, an 11,200-square-foot, net-leased medical center located at 1339 W. Lake St. in Addison, approximately 22 miles west of Chicago. The asset sold for $3 million. The medical center is open 24 hours and is a full-service facility providing immediate medical care, diagnostic imaging and an array of other services. The facility includes a large assortment of imaging equipment. Sean Sharko, Valerie Cook and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap’s Oakbrook office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Sharko and Weisenbeck also represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
CHICAGO — Bradford Allen has arranged six lease transactions at 520 W. Erie St., a 45,000-square-foot brick and timber loft building in Chicago’s River North submarket. Owner Gamla Cedron Group hired Bradford Allen as the leasing agent for the property in late 2014. Since then the brokerage firm has secured 17,959 square feet of leases, bringing the building’s occupancy to 87 percent. Tenants of the River North property include SFP Commercial Real Estate, Stepbrand Enterprises, J.S. Graphics Inc. and Doors for Builders. The building features high ceilings, large windows and customizable suites and is located across from a park. Several shops, restaurants and public transportation options are nearby. Two suites, one totaling 2,968 square feet and the other 2,800 square feet, remain available. Craig Nadborne and John Skalla are the leasing agents on behalf of Bradford Allen.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Co-developers Morningside Group and Crossroads Development Partners have planned the pre-leasing of the luxury rental residences at NorthShore 770 for Aug. 1. The 347-unit luxury apartment community and 101,435-square-foot retail center features a Mariano’s grocery store at 770 Skokie Blvd. in Northbrook, 25 miles south of downtown Chicago. Other retailers and restaurants featured are Fuddruckers, Panera Bread, Kriser’s pet food, PNC Bank, and Chipotle. Renters at NorthShore 770 can choose from one-bedroom, one-bedroom plus study, two-bedroom and two-bedroom plus study plans measuring from 667 to 1,341 square feet. The building will also include 595 parking spaces for residents and their guests in a heated garage with a car wash and tire-fill station.
INDIANAPOLIS — Brennan Investment Group LLC has acquired Hillsdale Business Park, a six-building business park comprising 445,892 square feet, in Indianapolis. Hillsdale Business Park is located at 7700 North Shadeland Ave. on the northeast side of Indianapolis at the intersection of I-465 and I-69, two main interstates that serve the Indianapolis metro area. The business park is within minutes of a number of restaurants, banks, and Castleton Square Regional Mall. Tenants of Hillsdale feature Community Hospital, Verizon Wireless, State Farm Insurance, Ingersoll Rand, Northeast Family Physicians and Pro Kids Inc. Originally developed by Duke Realty, Hillsdale Business Park is owned by Hillsdale Property Company and is leased and managed by Jones Lang LaSalle.
HAZELWOOD, MO. — Wiegmann Associates has begun construction of an $800,000 tenant build-out at Aviator Business Park in Hazelwood, 17 miles northwest of St. Louis. Project details include installing a mechanical system infrastructure for the 535,000-square-foot space at Lot #7 that will house Silgan Plastics’ St. Louis production facility, a Weekends Only storage warehouse, and a shell warehouse. Wiegmann is also installing the HVAC system for a 75,000 square-foot shell warehouse at Lot #3. Construction is scheduled for completion in December 2015. The general contractor is Kadean Construction Company. Aviator Business Park is a 155-acre development located one mile north of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on the site of the former Ford Hazelwood Assembly Plant. The business park houses commercial, industrial and warehousing tenants.
WEST DUNDEE, ILL. — The Opus Group has completed the expansion of a 44,000- square-foot industrial and office facility for King Shan LLC in West Dundee, approximately 45 miles northwest of Chicago. The project was an expansion of King Shan’s existing 35,000-square-foot facility, which Opus constructed in 2010. The expansion more than doubles the company’s industrial space with an additional 42,500 square feet of warehouse space and 1,500 square feet of office space. Other features of the building include a 24-foot clear height, three dock doors and a large conference area. Construction on the building began fall 2014. King Shan manufactures steel wire and metal fabrication products. The company employs about 700 people worldwide.