CHICAGO — Loja Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of four Chicago grocery store properties from a former unit of Safeway Inc. for $95 million. The single-tenant grocery store properties were purchased from Dominick’s Finer Foods LLC in a transaction that closed Nov. 13, according to Tom Engberg, CEO of Loja Real Estate. The acquisitions consist of a total of 238,462 square feet of leasable space on 12.4 acres. Mariano’s Fresh Market, which opened earlier this year, anchors three of the properties. A Whole Foods, which is expected to open in the spring of 2015, anchors the other property. Guy Ponticiello of JLL represented Safeway as the investment sale advisor in the transaction.
Midwest
OMAHA, NEB. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the $10.2 million sale of Canfield Plaza in Omaha. An undisclosed buyer purchased the 185,094-square-foot shopping center in a 1031 tax-deffered exchange. Canfield Plaza is located at the southwest corner of 84th Street and West Center Road. Canfield’s Sporting Goods and Westlake Ace Hardware anchor the shopping center. Joe Girardi and Carly Gallagher of Mid-America and Brian Kuehl of Investors Realty Inc. represented the seller, a private family trust.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has completed the 112,065-square-foot renovation of an industrial building transforming it into a food preparation facility for DO & CO Chicago Catering Inc. The property is located at 2150 Frontage Road in Des Plaines. McShane enhanced the overall shell of the building to support new refrigeration components, kitchen equipment and upgraded building and safety systems. The facility’s office, warehouse and production areas were modernized with contemporary features to optimize operational efficiencies. Harris Architects Inc. provided architectural services for the project. DO & CO is a catering company based in Vienna, Austria, active in airline, train and international events catering. The foodservice firm has expanded its services to O’Hare International Airport.
OSCEOLA, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $980,000 sale of Scenic Valley Apartments, a 24-unit apartment property in Osceola, 42 miles northeast of Minneapolis. The property is located at 290 Zindaus St. The single, freestanding apartment building includes 24 one- and two-bedroom units located on 1.2 acres. Evan Miller, Dan Linnell, Mox Gunderson and Jon Ruzicka, of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented the seller and buyer, both limited liability companies. Matthew Fitzgerald of the firm’s Milwaukee office assisted in closing the transaction.
PLYMOUTH, MINN. — CPA:18 – Global, a non-traded REIT managed by W. P. Carey Inc., has acquired a 191,000 square-foot office and research development facility in Plymouth for $43 million. The facility, purchased from Liberty Property Trust, is leased to Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) for 10 years. ATK is an aerospace, defense and outdoor sports and recreation company operating in 21 states, Puerto Rico and internationally. Since moving into the building in 2001, ATK has made investments in the facility to meet its specific criteria for testing and housing specialized labs and equipment.
LANSING, MICH. — Princeton Enterprises has purchased Lansing Tower Apartments in Lansing for $3.6 million. The apartment community, located at 610 W. Ottawa St., includes 140 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Cary Belovicz of Commercial Property Advisors brokered the deal on behalf of the private seller. The new owner plans to renovate the exterior of the building, make plumbing improvements and add a new swimming pool deck, fitness center, resident lounge and lobby with a new WiFi beverage café. The property was built in 1968.
EAGAN, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 2,112-square-foot Taco Bell, net-leased property in Eagan. The property is located at 2000 Cliff Road. Border Foods Inc. guaranteed the lease. The property is an outparcel for Regal Cinemark Movies 16 and is adjacent to a Target Shopping Center and a Cub Foods. Dan Yozwiak and Mark Lovering of Marcus & Millichap’s Columbus office represented the seller, a limited liability company. Joubin Manoocherhi of JNM Investments in Los Angeles, Calif. represented the undisclosed buyer.
BEVERLY HILLS, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 33,000-square-foot office building in Beverly Hills, five miles northeast of Southfield. The Berkshire Office Building is located at 31000 Lahser Road. California-based LSTC Michigan LLC purchased the building. The asking price for the property was $1.35 million, but the final selling price was undisclosed. Seven individual tenants occupy the building. Mason L. Capitani represented LSTC Michigan in the sale.
INDIANAPOLIS — Tikijian Associates has brokered the $9 million sale of English Village Apartments, a 208-unit apartment community in Indianapolis. The property was built in 1987. Tikijian Associates represented the seller, a privately held real estate investment firm based in New York. The buyer was an affiliate of Birge & Held Asset Management LLC, an Indianapolis-based private equity and property management firm. The buyer plans to make upgrades to the unit kitchens and bathrooms by adding upscale flooring and appliances.
WESTMONT, ILL. — Darwin Realty & Development Corp. has arranged the sale of a 23,164-square-foot industrial building in Westmont. The property is situated on more than two acres located at 50 W. Ogden Ave. Built in 2005, the property features 7,200 square feet of office space and 18-foot to 24-foot clear ceiling heights. George Cibula and Noel Liston represented the seller, a private investor. Brian Butler of The Butler Group represented the buyer, Breen Horizon LLC, which plans to lease the property.