VASSAR, MICH. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has arranged the sale of 6,800-square-foot Vasssar Theatre in Vassar. The one-screen, 371-seat movie theater located on Huron Avenue was originally built in 1937 and restored in 2005. The Vasssar Theatre was fully converted to digital movie presentation in 2013. The new owner, Andreas Fuchs of Creative Cinema who is a theatrical exhibition consultant and analyst/reporter, plans to reopen the property this year. Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the seller’s estate and procured the buyer in the sale.
WESTLAND, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $15.2 million sale of Cherry Hill Marketplace, a 120,568-square-foot shopping center in Westland, approximately 16 miles west of Detroit. Cherry Hill Marketplace is located at 124-210 S. Merriman Road. Kroger anchors the shopping center. Other tenants include Kroger Fuel, CVS, Ace Hardware, Advance America, Great Clips and H&R Block. The property was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale. Steven Siegel of the Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office, and Simon Jonna and Ashish Vakhariya of the firm’s Detroit office represented the institutional seller and procured the buyer, also an institution.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $7.1 million sale of a 21-unit elevator apartment building in Chicago’s Avondale community. The property is located at 2902-10 W. Belmont Ave. The apartment building includes two- and three-bedroom layouts and a first-floor parking garage. Joe Smazal and James Clough of Interra Realty represented the seller, a local developer. Ted Stratman of Interra Realty represented the buyer, a venture of CLK Properties, a New York-based investor.
SHILOH, ILL. — IMPACT Strategies has completed construction of the TAMAR II Office Building in Shiloh. The property is located at 1116 Hartman Lane. The $2 million project began in July 2014 and was completed three weeks ahead of its scheduled completion in January. TAMAR Properties is the owner and developer. The office building will primarily serve as HSHS Medical Group’s new 5,500-square-foot multi-specialty medical clinic. The building’s additional space will be occupied by Fulford Homes starting in March. IMPACT Strategies project manager Will Stajduhar managed the project along with project assistant Kari Stevens and superintendent Jason Jones. EWR Associates Inc. of Fairview Heights provided architectural services for the project.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group Inc. has arranged the $690,000 sale of an apartment property in Chicago. The 25-unit courtyard building is located at 7038 S. Chappel Ave. in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. The property is situated just one half-block from the intersection of the 71st Street commercial corridor and Jeffery Boulevard. Doug Imber and Bob O’Connell of Essex represented the seller and Jordan Gottlieb of Essex represented the buyer in the transaction.
SKOKIE, ILL. — STREAM Capital Partners has brokered the sale of a 73,000-square-foot retail property in Skokie. The property is under a long-term lease to Floor & Decor, a national retailer of flooring and tile products. Clark Street Development, a Chicago-based real estate company, sold the property to a private REIT for an undisclosed sales price. Jonathan Wolfe and Jordan Shtulman of STREAM Capital Partners represented the seller.
LAFAYETTE, IND. – Mainstreet and Trilogy Health Services will open The Springs at Lafayette, a 66,786-square-foot transitional care (short-stay rehabilitation and therapy) and assisted living facility in Lafayette. The property is located at 2402 S. St. Construction started on The Springs at Lafayette in April 2014 and the property is tentatively scheduled to open by the first week of February. The Springs at Lafayette will include 100 beds and will provide hospitality-oriented care with amenities such as a therapy gym, an outdoor rehabilitation courtyard, a movie theatre, a game room, a spa, an on-site chef and more. The project, which represents a total investment of $14 million in the community, created more than 350 construction jobs and 120 part-time and full-time jobs. Mainstreet is the developer and owner of The Springs at Lafayette and Trilogy will operate the facility.
ST. LOUIS – HOK has completed the acquisition of Kansas City-based 360 Architecture, a 200-person firm that designs sports, recreation, wellness, entertainment and mixed-use facilities. HOK’s Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice designs mixed-use entertainment districts anchored by sporting venues that promote urban revitalization. Teams from both firms have been working on integration plans since announcing the agreement on Aug. 19, 2014. HOK’s re-entry into the Sports + Recreation + Entertainment market in 2015 coincides with the celebration of its 60th anniversary. After HOK Sport launched in 1983, the firm became a pioneer in redefining sports facilities. HOK spun off its sports practice in 2008. 360 Architecture was founded in Kansas City in 2004 through a merger of CDFM2 Architecture Inc. and Heinlein Schrock Stearns.
SHOREWOOD, ILL. — Bob’s Discount Furniture has leased a 751,966-square-foot warehouse and distribution building in Shorewood. The company is expanding its retail furniture business into the Chicago area. The Connecticut-based furniture retailer will move into the space in April. The newly constructed facility is located at the Heartland Corporate Center, about 40 miles southwest of Chicago’s central business district near the intersection of Interstate Highways 80 and 55. JLL represented Bob’s Discount Furniture in the transaction providing site selection, tenant representation, and business and economic incentive services.
TAYLOR, MICH. — Burger & Co. has arranged the lease of a 60,000-square-foot industrial building in Taylor, approximately 19 miles south of Southfield. The building is located on Trolley Drive. Paul Burger of Burger & Co. represented the landlord, Rea Construction Co.