NOVI, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of Premier Medical Office, a 44,833-square-foot medical/office building located at 44000 W. 12 Mile Road in Novi. Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III Holdings LP purchased the property for an undisclosed sales price. Built in 2006, the two-story building is occupied by a collection of physician practices. Barry Swatsenbarg and Richard Deptula of Friedman represented the seller and the buyer in the transaction.
ST. LOUIS, MO. — Gramercy Property Trust has purchased Alpha Packaging’s 211,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in St. Louis for $11 million. The property, located at 1555 Page Industrial Drive, is under a long-term triple-net lease to Alpha Plastics Co. until 2029. The facility serves as the headquarters for Alpha Packaging’s eight plants located throughout the country. Alpha Packaging handles production of plastic bottles and containers for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. The plant has been the home of Alpha Packaging since 1999. In 2002, the company spent more than $4 million to renovate the facility. Hilliker Corp. and affiliate company Westwood Net Lease Advisors, represented the seller, Big Sky Properties, and coordinated the sale with New York-based Gramercy Property Trust.
FINDLAY, OHIO — Mascia Development LLC has purchased Findlay Marketplace, a 30,100-square-foot retail center at 2023 Tiffin Ave. in Findlay. The shopping center is more than 90 percent occupied with tenants such as Armed Forces Career Center, AT&T, Penn Station Subs and Pet Supplies Plus. Mascia Development raised more than $1.5 million from crowdfunding, using the recently passed Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act regulations, for the purchase. The JOBS Act allows companies to raise capital more quickly and cost efficiently, according to Mark Mascia of president and CEO Mascia Development, who was involved in the transaction.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — NorthMarq Capital’s Minneapolis office has arranged $10.7 million in acquisition financing for the Williston Business Center, a 354,730-square-foot office property in Minnetonka. Patrick Minea and Dan Trebil of NorthMarq arranged financing for the undisclosed borrower through the firm’s correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
CUDAHY, WIS. — The Dickman Co. has arranged the lease of a 10,300-square-foot industrial/office space located at 5801 S. Pennsylvania Ave. in Cudahy. Samuel D. Dickman, Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Anthony Huenerbein of The Dickman Co. represented the landlord, Hansen Storage Company LLC. Tony Haning of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant, KONE Inc.
The Kansas City industrial market continues to be an incredibly strong performer. At the end of the third quarter of 2014, the industrial vacancy rate stood at a tight 6.1 percent. Absorption totaled more than 2.5 million square feet during the first nine months of the year, while new deliveries were slightly over 2.6 million square feet in the same period. Let’s examine some contributing factors that are encouraging new deliveries while still driving vacancy rates down and absorption up. Spec Is King The biggest story in the Kansas City industrial real estate market during the first three quarters of 2014 was the delivery of over 2.5 million square feet of Class A distribution facilities on a speculative basis. It can be argued that, in the past, many prospective tenants considered locating a distribution center in Kansas City, but they ultimately selected a different market based on a lack of available inventory and the inability of some companies to wait on the extended timetable for a build-to-suit project. Developers that took notice of this trend and reacted by delivering space to the local market are currently being rewarded for their actions. Much of the speculative development in 2014 centered around …
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5.9 million sale of Southwest Station, a 14,031-square-foot retail property located in Eden Prairie. The property is located at 13300 Technology Drive. Built in 2004, the property is fully occupied with five tenants. Cory Villaume, Sean Doyle and Brian Klancke of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the transaction.
FREELAND, MICH. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $2.6 million sale of a single-tenant FedEx property located at 8273 Garfield Road in Freeland. The 27,000-square-foot FedEx was built in 1991. FedEx is located along Garfield Road, the main thoroughfare between the MBS Airport Terminal and US-10. The property includes 4,000 square feet of office space and 23,000 square feet of warehouse/distribution space with 16-foot clear height ceilings. FedEx has 11 years remaining on their lease, which expires June 30, 2026. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based private real estate investor. A Florida-based private investor purchased the property.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp.’s Investment Sales team has brokered the $1.7 million sale of a 4,991-square-foot, multitenant retail building in Brookfield. A private investor purchased the property located within Underwood Crossings, a 175,000-square-foot retail center. The development is located at the southeast corner of Bluemound Road and Columbia Drive approximately 12 miles west of downtown Milwaukee. The subject building features a Starbucks, Great Clips and T-Mobile. Target, Trader Joe’s and PNC Bank shadow anchor the property. Carly Gallagher of Mid-America and Dan Cohen of Mid-America Real Estate – Wisconsin LLC brokered the transaction on behalf of Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. US Inc.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Colliers International Ann Arbor and Wickfield Properties have arranged the lease of 134,927 square feet of office space in Ann Arbor. Truven Health Analytics will occupy space in the Wickfield Center located at 100 Phoenix Drive. The company is relocating its North American headquarters in Ann Arbor to the center and will employ approximately 850 people at the campus. The property previously served as the former Borders Books corporate headquarters before Colliers International sold it to Ann Arbor-based Wickfield Properties in 2013. Jim Chaconas and Brendan Cavender of Colliers International Ann Arbor are directing leasing and marketing efforts for the Wickfield Center.