CHICAGO — Wirtz Realty Corp. and MB Real Estate (MBRE) have arranged the lease renewal of a 23,000-square-foot office space in Chicago for Meredith Corp. The media and marketing company will continue to occupy space on the 14th and 15th floors at 333 N. Michigan Ave. Built in 1928, 333 N. Michigan was one of the city’s first Art Deco skyscrapers. The City of Chicago designated the property as a historical landmark in 1997. Wirtz Realty Corp. and MBRE are in the midst of a $47 million redevelopment of the 34-story office property. Renovations include office space modernizations, updated finishes to the lobby and elevators as well as the addition of turn-key spec suites and up to 44,000 rentable square feet of divisible retail space. Wirtz Realty Corp. and MBRE will also incorporate a tenant amenity floor featuring a lounge, conferencing facilities and a fitness center. MBRE leases and manages the building, which is owned by Wirtz Realty Corp. Mark Buth and Kelsey Karp of MBRE represented ownership in the lease transaction. Meredith Corp. represented itself.
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NILES, ILL. — Cohen Financial has secured a $5.8 million loan to refinance a 227,000-square-foot industrial facility in Niles. The property consists of nine units and is fully leased. The property, built in 1968, includes 19-foot clear ceiling heights and sits on nine-acres of land. Don Trossman of Cohen Financial’s Chicago office arranged the 10-year loan which features a 63 percent loan-to-value provided by a CMBS lender and a 20-year amortization schedule. The borrower is JEA Howard–Caldwell LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of a major Chicago-based industrial property owner.
KANSAS CITY — NorthMarq Capital has secured $4.5 million in acquisition/rehab financing for University Villa Apartments, a 108-unit multifamily property in Kansas City. The property is located at 3044 Francis St. Brent Blake of NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City-based regional office structured financing on a “callable” 25-year term with a 25-year amortization schedule. In other words, the lender has the right to call the loan, or demand repayment of the loan, anytime after the call date. In this case, the call could occur anytime after the third anniversary of the loan. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with a life company.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — Transwestern has arranged the office lease renewal/expansion for Wynnchurch Capital, a leading private equity firm. Wynnchurch renewed its existing 8,060-square-foot lease and expanded into an additional 5,530 square feet. The company’s 13,590-square-foot headquarters is at One O’Hare Centre, located at 6250 N. River Road. The property is LEED Gold-certified. Tony Karmin of Transwestern’s tenant advisory group represented Wynnchurch in the 11-year lease. Francis Prock and Jonathon Connor of Colliers International represented the building owner, CBRE Global Investors.
MONROE, MICH. — Reichle Klein Group has brokered the $1.3 million sale of an 18,568-square-foot property in Monroe to an undisclosed buyer. The former Lincoln Mercury auto dealership is situated on a nearly five-acre site located at 15354 S. Dixie Highway. Duke Wheeler and Kurt Pollex of Reichle Klein Group represented the seller, Sarah Property LLC of Redford, Mich.
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Colliers International has arranged the lease of a 13,440-square-foot retail building in Wauwatosa, a suburb of Milwaukee. La Z Boy will occupy space located at 10830 W. Burleigh St. The location will serve as a retail store for the furniture company. Brent Beshears of Colliers International represented the tenant La Z Boy Inc. in the transaction.
CHICAGO — USAA Real Estate Co., in partnership with Chicago-based Golub & Co., an international real estate investment and development firm, has acquired Chestnut Place, a 30-story residential building located at 850 N. State Street in Chicago. Crain’s Chicago Business reports the purchase price was $80.5 million. Built in 1980, Chestnut Place consists of 280 convertible, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments with an average unit size of 769 square feet. Current amenities include a fitness center and 24-hour doorman. The building also includes a 196-space, four-story parking garage and 6,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Michael Goldman and Collin McKenna of Golub, and David Reahl of USAA, negotiated the acquisition. CBRE represented the seller, Chestnut Place Associates.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $11.5 million sale of a 14,490-square-foot Walgreens drugstore in Burnsville, a suburb approximately 20 miles south of downtown Minneapolis. The sale equates to $794 per square foot. The Walgreens is located at 950 County Road 42 W. The property is an outparcel to a Super Target-anchored retail center and a newly constructed Costco. Walgreens is operating this property under a corporate-guaranteed 75-year absolute net lease that has 21 years remaining. The store moved to its current location in 2009. Sean Doyle of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented the undisclosed seller. Brandon Hanna of the firm’s Detroit office represented the buyer, a Florida-based private investor.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — HFF has arranged financing for ALOFT at The Glen Town Center, a 181-unit, Class A apartments in Glenview, a suburb 22 miles north of Chicago. HFF worked exclusively on behalf of the borrower, San Diego-based OliverMcMillan Inc., to secure a long-term, fixed-rate loan through TIAA-CREF. HFF will also service the loan. ALOFT at The Glen Town Center is located at 1991 Tower Drive within The Glen Town Center master-planned community. Situated on 1,121 acres, the community was built on the site of the former Glenview Naval Air Station and its historic Hanger One. Completed in 2003, ALOFT at The Glen Town Center features one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Rents start at $1,795 for a one-bedroom and range to $4,010 for a two-bedroom. Community amenities include two fitness centers, two theater rooms, community center, business center and indoor heated parking. Trey Morsbach, Jeremy Sain and Jason Bond of HFF led the debt placement team representing the borrower.
ST. LOUIS, MO. — McGrath & Associates recently completed construction of a $1 million retail building at Lindbergh Commons in South St. Louis County. Starbucks and Sleep Number are the tenants of the 4,300-square-foot building located at Lindbergh Boulevard. and Lemay Ferry Road. Irving Sherman Trust developed the property. Dawdy & Associates was the architect. The project was completed on schedule in May, despite a winter of extremely harsh weather. The Starbucks store at Lindbergh Commons is one of just a few in the country that opened by its original schedule despite the challenging winter conditions. McGrath previously built an adjacent 7,000-square-foot building at Lindbergh Commons. Tenants include Maytag, AT&T and Imo’s Pizza.