DETROIT — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the lease of a 60,000-square-foot industrial space located at 4335 W. Fort St. in Detroit. The landlord, JLK Real Estate Holdings, leased the building to Xenith LLC. The Lowell, Mass.-based company is a supplier of helmets that reduces the risk and severity of concussions and other traumatic brain injuries. Mike Koenigbauer of Friedman represented the tenant in the lease transaction.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 37,920-square-foot industrial building in Auburn Hills. Although the final sale price was not disclosed, the asking price for the property was $975,000. Maple Mold Technologies purchased the property located at 2170 Walton Blvd. Maple Mold specializes in production molds, checking fixtures, small mold parts and prototypes. Garry Rogers and Jason Capitani of L. Mason Capitani represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group Inc. has brokered the $335,000 sale of 8057 S. Carpenter St., a 15-unit apartment community in Chicago. The recently renovated property was built in 1928 and consists of one-bedroom units. Upgrades to the building include a new boiler, new hot water tank, newer windows, doors and new porches. Brian Kochendorfer of Essex was the broker in the transaction.
LAKE STATION, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 9,014-square-foot net-leased property in Lake Station, approximately 37 miles southeast of Chicago. The Dollar General property is located at 2828 Central Ave. The building is a four-year-old, build-to-suit construction located on more than an acre. The property is located approximately three miles from I-80 and I-94. Tammy Saia of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor, and also represented the buyer, an individual/personal trust. Josh Caruana of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing this transaction.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured $25.9 million in CMBS financing for Enclave West, a 552-bed student housing apartment complex in Edwardsville. Randy Martin of KeyBank Real Estate Capital Markets arranged a $22.7 million non-recourse, fixed-rate CMBS first mortgage and a $3.24 million full-recourse, fixed-rate life company mezzanine loan for the undisclosed borrower. Located 20 miles northeast of downtown St. Louis, the 98.4 percent occupied property was built in phases in 2013 and 2014. The property is the closest off-campus student housing property to the University of Southern Illinois Edwardsville.
MINNEAPOLIS — Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH has signed a lease for 40,321 square feet in the retail portion of Minneapolis City Center. The new store is slated to open in April 2016. Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH will occupy ground-floor space and more than 16,000 square feet on the skyway level. The space anchors the 250,000-square-foot retail portion of Minneapolis City Center. The store is located near the main entrance of the center, at 6th St. and Nicollet Mall. Minneapolis City Center is the two-story retail portion of the 1.6 million-square-foot mixed-use property owned by Shorenstein Properties at 33 S. Sixth St. Shorenstein acquired Minneapolis City Center in 2012 and has made several improvements including repositioning and re-tenanting the retail space.
ALSIP, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2 million sale of Fasco Inc., a 45,883-square-foot, net-leased property located in Alsip. Fasco Inc. is located at 11610 S. Austin Ave. The property is a tilt-up concrete building and has a rentable area of 50,483 square feet. Approximately 20 percent of the building is office space. Sean O’Brien of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor, and represented the buyer, another private investor.
KENOSHA, WIS. — Mid-America Real Estate – Wisconsin LLC has arranged a 1,100-square-foot retail lease in Kenosha. Remax Leading Egde has leased space within Southport Plaza located 7200 Green Bay Road. Teresa Shemitis of Mid-America represented the landlord and Tony Colvin of Mid-America represented the tenant in the transaction.
ROSELLE, ILL. — Darwin Realty & Development Corp. has brokered the sale of a 1,500-square-foot industrial condo unit in Roselle. The #208 condo unit is located at 820 W. Lake St. Mas Plumbing leased the space, which will be used as the base of operations for the firm’s plumbing business. Dan Fanelli of Darwin represented the undisclosed buyer. Russ Nelms of Coldwell Banker represented undisclosed the seller.
COLUMBUS — IKEA plans to open a 354,000-square-foot store in Columbus in the summer of 2017. The proposed store and its 1,200 parking spaces would be built on 33 acres at the Polaris Centers of Commerce development, approximately 15 miles north of downtown Columbus. The property is located at the northeastern corner of I-71 and Gemini Place. IKEA Columbus will feature nearly 10,000 exclusively designed items, 50 inspirational room-settings, three model home interiors, a supervised children’s play area and a 450-seat restaurant. During the construction phase, more than 500 jobs will be created and approximately 300 employees are expected to work at the new store once it opens.