FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL. — IMPACT Strategies has completed construction of a HomeGoods store in Fairview Heights. The 24,000-square-foot store is located at U.S. Highway 159 across from St. Claire Square in the new Fairview City Centre. MCG Architecture of Cleveland designed the store. Since August 2013, IMPACT Strategies has built nearly 112,000-square-feet of new retail space as part of Fairview City Centre for retailers including Sports Authority, Petco, OfficeMax and Fresh Thyme Farmers Market. In phase I, IMPACT demolished the existing structure, which formerly housed a Kmart and other retailers. In spring 2014, IMPACT began phase II of construction, which included building Fresh Thyme and the space for the center’s fifth tenant, HomeGoods. Kimco Realty Corp. owns the shopping center.
NORTH ST. PAUL, MINN. — Waba Financial has acquired the Polar Plaza retail center in North St. Paul from an undisclosed seller. The 23,362-square-foot shopping center is situated on nearly 3.4 acres and is leased to a variety of retail tenants, with 7,769 square feet available for lease. Anderson Property Management will manage the shopping center. Matthew Klein of Eagan, Minn.-based KW Commercial Midwest represented the buyer.
APPLETON, WIS. — Paramount Lodging Advisors has arranged the sale of a 106-room Country Inn & Suites in Appleton to an undisclosed buyer. The hotel is located at 355 N. Fox River Drive. Paramount Lodging Advisors represented the seller, LNR Partners. Adam Montufar, Brent Clemens and Bennett Webster of Paramount led the sale’s marketing efforts in conjunction with Auction.com.
CINCINNATI — Village Green has purchased 309 Vine St. in downtown Cincinnati and plans to redevelop the 300,000-square-foot building into a mixed-use property. The redeveloped building is set to open under a new name in 2016. Plans for the property include the addition of luxury apartments, penthouses, a market, restaurant and offices. The 1920s era, Beaux–Arts commercial building was originally an annex to the PNC Tower. In the 1800s it was the site of The Burnet Hotel, known for hosting President-elect Abraham Lincoln on his inaugural journey to Washington D.C.
COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Northtown Crossings, a 48-unit market rate apartment property in Coon Rapids. Units feature ceramic tile entries, oversized master suites, large kitchens with microwaves and breakfast bars, nine-foot ceilings and ample closet space. The 10-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the loan for the borrower, Northtown Crossings LLC.
CROWN POINT, IND. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $1.3 million sale of a 6,943-square-foot, shopping center in Crown Point. Beacon Hill Plaza is located at 10763-10771 Broadway Ave. The shopping center was fully occupied by T-Mobile, Hair Cuttery, The UPS Store, and other local and regional tenants at the time of sale. A Chicago-based developer sold the property to an Indianapolis-based acquisition company. Chad Firsel of Quantum represented the seller in the transaction.
WAYNE, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 30-unit apartment building in Wayne. The property is located at 3670 S. John Hix Road. The apartment building was fully occupied at the time of sale. Jack Williams of Colliers International represented the buyer, GHI Properties LLC, which purchased the property as a second part of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
TOWN AND COUNTRY, MO. AND ST. LOUIS — NorthMarq Capital has secured refinancing for two properties totaling a combined $18.8 million. The properties include Wood Mill Plaza in Town and Country and Loughborough Commons in St. Louis. Schnucks Market anchors both properties. Wood Mill Plaza is an 85,523-square-foot retail property located at 1060 Schnucks Woods Mills Plaza. The property was refinanced with an $8.5 million, 20-year loan structured with a 25-year amortization schedule. Loughborough Commons is a 100,382-square-foot retail property located at 952 Loughborough Ave. The property was refinanced at with a $10.3 million, 15-year loan structured with a 30-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for both the undisclosed borrowers through its correspondent relationship with an unnamed life insurance company.
MENTOR, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $8.7 million sale of Mentor City Shopping Center. The 140,918-square- foot retail property is located at 7845 Mentor Ave. in Mentor. Babies R Us, T.J. Maxx, Dollar Tree and Aldi anchor the shopping center, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Seth Richard of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office and Laurie Ann Drinkwater of Marcus & Millichap’s Boston office, along with the firm’s retail team of Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Scott Wiles, represented the New York-based seller. Wiles, Patton and Fuller also represented the undisclosed buyer.
ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. — MB Real Estate has arranged a 105,437-square-foot lease renewal for the headquarters of Komatsu America Corp. in Rolling Meadows. Komatsu America Corp. will occupy space located within Continental Tower I at 1701 Golf Road in the Northwest suburb of Chicago. The company is a U.S. subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd., a manufacturer and supplier of earth-moving equipment, consisting of construction, mining and compact construction equipment. The firm operates its U.S. headquarters from the Rolling Meadows location. The company maintains a world headquarters in Tokyo, as well as locations in more than 150 countries. Michael Hull of MB Real Estate represented Komatsu America Corp. in the lease renewal. Dave Trumpy of GlenStar Properties represented ownership.