BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. — Mid-America Real Estate – Minnesota LLC has arranged a 5,460-square-foot retail lease in Brooklyn Center. Villa Join the Movement will occupy space at Shingle Creek Crossing, an 804,000-square-foot development located at the corner of Brooklyn Boulevard and U.S. Highway 100. Walmart anchors the shopping center. Mid-America represented the undisclosed landlord in the transaction.
HUDSON, WIS. — KW Commercial Midwest has arranged the sale of an 18,372-square-foot, single-story multi-tenant office/flex center in Hudson. Gateway Business Center is located at 1301 Gateway Circle. The building includes six office suites and a 2,400-square-foot mezzanine office. Tom Baker and Dave Finigan of the Eagan, Minn.-based office of KW Commercial Midwest represented the seller, Eagle Valley Bank, and the buyer, private investors.
WILLOWBROOK, ILL. — Morgan/Harbour will complete a 26,000-square-foot office renovation and a 5,000-square-foot office expansion for Midtronics in Willowbrook. The property is located at 7000 Monroe St. in the southwest suburb of Chicago. Construction at the headquarters will feature the addition of 140 office workstations, new AV systems, a new executive boardroom and two meeting rooms. Morgan/Harbour will also complete extensive millwork, replace all flooring, apply new paint and lighting throughout as well as replace all light fixtures and install new acoustical ceiling tiles. A mezzanine will be constructed above the cafeteria to serve as additional seating for meetings or collaborative *breakout areas. Construction is scheduled for completion in late spring 2015. Morgan/Harbour’s construction team included Ben Warriner, Graeme Foster, Scott Heguy and Keith Zagroba. Ware Malcomb is providing architectural services. Midtronics develops and markets technologies for battery management.
GRIMES, IOWA — Hubbell Realty Co. has begun construction on three new apartment buildings and a clubhouse at Meadowlark Place, an apartment community in Grimes. The third phase of expansion, totaling $9.3 million, is located at 1000 S.E. 11th St. The complex is undergoing another expansion with the addition of 90 apartment units, a second community clubhouse, a pool surrounded by expansive patio areas and 58 garages. Following the completion of construction, Meadowlark Place will feature two clubhouses that will both feature a 24-hour fitness center, theater room and community room. Meadowlark Place, a mixed-income project with both market rate and affordable housing units, includes one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes. The units feature in-unit washers/dryers, designer appliances, patios or decks, accent paint colors and spacious closets. Hubbell Construction Services is building the project. Meadowlark Place’s new apartment homes will be available beginning in spring 2015.
SPRINGDALE, OHIO —Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.2 million sale of a 48,300-square-foot retail property in Springdale, an area on the northeast side of Cincinnati. Wimbledons Plaza is located at 11770-11818 Springfield Pike. An Outback Steakhouse anchors the shopping center. Tenants include Penn Station, H&R Block, Select Staffing, Dairy Queen and other local and regional tenants. C.J. Jackson, Erin Patton, Craig Fuller and Scott Wiles of Marcus & Millichap’s Columbus and Cleveland offices represented the seller, a regional owner and developer. Nathan Whalen of the firm’s Indianapolis office represented the buyer, a private investment group.
UNIVERSITY CITY, MO. — Cushman & Wakefield | Gateway Commercial has arranged the lease of a 1,400-square-foot retail space in University City. Racanelli’s Pizza will occupy space at 6314 Delmar Blvd. Dan Rossini of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. NAI Desco represented the landlord, FRANCO Inc., in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Envoy Net Lease Partners LLC has provided a first mortgage bridge loan for a single-tenant, net-leased Walgreens drug store property in Chicago. Envoy worked with its senior bank partner to provide the subordinated “B-Piece” financing, which gave the borrower the necessary loan proceeds to close on time to qualify for the tax-free exchange treatment. The bridge loan also allows the borrower to negotiate the lease extension after closing. The transaction was the first to be completed under Envoy’s new bridge loan program. The program allows investors to secure 85 percent loan-to-purchase price financing.
SOUTHGAE, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of a 4,450-square-foot retail building in Southgate. Girrbach-Krasun Funeral Home is located at 15748 Fort St. Fort Street Associates LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed sales price. Paul Feldman of Friedman represented the seller, Land Holding LLC, and the buyer in the transaction.
FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty LLC has brokered the sale of a 47,500-square-foot industrial facility in Franklin Park. The property is situated on more than an acre located at 9201 King St. The facility features heavy, well-distributed power with 1,200 amps, 21-foot clear heights with exiting racking in the warehouse space, five loading docks and covered garage parking. Anilroshi LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed sales price. Anilroshi, a manufacturing and distribution company with a location in Maywood, is expanding to this Franklin Park facility. Entre’s Mark Deady and Tom Boucher represented the seller, a private investor, 9201 King LLC. Veronica Tapia of Chicago-based Tapia Real Estate represented the buyer.
OAK PARK, ILL. — Wood Partners and co-developer Golub & Co. have broken ground on Lake + Forest, a 1.6-acre, 270-unit luxury apartment community in Oak Park. The property is located on the former site of a city-owned parking structure on Forest Avenue. Gensler designed the 21-story, 240,000-square-foot building. The property will include one- and two-bedroom units, approximately 25,000 square feet of retail/office space fronting Lake Street and a total of 588 private and public parking spaces. Tishman Construction is the general contractor for the project. Golub & Co. and JLL will handle leasing for the property. Construction is expected to be complete by spring 2016.
