SHENANDOAH, IOWA — Cleeman Realty Group has arranged the sale of Orchard Corners, a retail center anchored by Hy-Vee in Shenandoah, a city in southwest Iowa. The sales price was undisclosed. Situated on 6.5 acres and shadow anchored by Tractor Supply Co., the property features more than 50,000 square feet of gross leasable area as well as Scooter’s Coffee and McDonald’s outparcels. At the time of sale, the center was 87 percent occupied. Hy-Vee has operated at the property since 1975. Jeremy Scheer of Cleeman represented the buyer and seller, neither of which were disclosed.
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ITASCA, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VII LP, has purchased a 59,735-square-foot industrial building in Itasca for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1972 and located at 700 District Drive, the facility features clear heights ranging from 18 to 24 feet, three docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 77 cars. Venture One signed a long-term lease with a tenant prior to closing on the property. Jeff Janda of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed seller, while Cal Payne of CBRE represented Venture One and the tenant. VK Industrial VII is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
JOLIET, ILL. — Galleria Furniture has signed a 20,000-square-foot retail lease at Marycrest Shopping Center in Joliet. The 171,000-square-foot strip center, located on Jefferson Street, is home to Provena Health, Joliet Bank & Trust, Rent-A-Center, Golden Corral, Dollar Tree, Sidelines Sports Bar, Posh Salon Suites, Clair Beauty Mart, Popus Gourmet Popcorn and Basinger’s Pharmacy. The property is now 93 percent leased. Chris Irwin and Brad Belden of Colliers represented the owner, RMS. Eli Munoz of Wirtz Real Estate represented Galleria Furniture.
DAVENPORT, IOWA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.3 million sale of Elmore Avenue Shoppes in Davenport. The fully occupied, six-unit retail strip center is located at 4810 Elmore Ave. just off I-74. Tenants at the 9,835-square-foot property, built in 2002, include GameStop, Hungry Hobo, Computer Repair Center, Indy Smoke Time, Novel Nail Time and 100% Chiropractic. Jeff Rowlett of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, GPH Davenport Retail LLC. Jon Ruzicka, broker of record in Iowa, assisted in closing the transaction. The sale closed within 50 days to an unnamed buyer.
CAROL STREAM AND ELMHURST, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the sales of two Class A industrial assets in Chicago’s North DuPage County submarket for undisclosed prices. Carol Stream Logistics Center in Carol Stream totals 185,796 square feet, while I-290 Distribution Center in Elmhurst spans 150,010 square feet. Kurt Sarbaugh, Ed Halaburt, Sean Devaney and John Huguenard of JLL represented the seller in both transactions. Brian Walsh, Lucas Borges and Matt Stewart of JLL arranged acquisition financing through a life insurance company for I-290 Distribution Center. Constructed in 2020, Carol Stream Logistics Center features a clear height of 32 feet, 190-foot truck court depth, full concrete parking lots, ESFR fire protection and ample trailer parking capacity. The building, situated in the Carol Point Business Center, is fully leased to a single tenant with approximately five years of lease term remaining. Prologis was the buyer. The I-290 Distribution Center, completed in 2022, features a clear height of 32 feet, separate ingress/egress for truck and car traffic, ESFR fire protection, LED motion sensors, a 130-foot truck court, 15 dock-high doors and 138 parking spaces. The property is fully leased to a global packaging manufacturing company.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Southfield-based Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged a $10.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 27,819-square-foot retail portfolio across several states in the Midwest. The properties are located in Carthage, Mo.; Clinton Township, Mich.; Mountain Iron, Minn.; Westerly, R.I.; Mount Pleasant, Iowa; and Norfolk, Neb. Starbucks and T-Mobile are two of the major tenants within the portfolio. Joshua Bernard of BFG arranged the loan through Symetra Life Insurance Co.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 187,485 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook for an undisclosed price. The properties are located on Territorial Drive within the heart of the I-55 Corridor, which links the Joliet intermodal yards to metro Chicago. The buildings are fully leased to two tenants with a weighted average lease term just under two years. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers represented the seller, an institutional real estate investor. The buyer was an institutional real estate private equity fund.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has sold a 46,538-square-foot retail building formerly occupied by Best Buy in Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The property at 10500 Parallel Parkway sits on four acres within the 850,000-square-foot Plaza at the Speedway shopping center. Planet Fitness plans to utilize approximately 25,000 square feet of the building with remaining space available for lease. Construction is slated to begin immediately. Block & Co. headed the shopping center investment group that originally developed Plaza at the Speedway, which included the Best Buy building. The Best Buy property was sold to a national company and then repurchased by a Block & Co.-headed investment group in 2020. David Block, Max Kosoglad and Alex Block represented Block & Co. on an internal basis in the sale to Planet Fitness.
MILWAUKEE — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Southport Apartments in Milwaukee for an undisclosed price. The 87-unit multifamily property is located at 2536 W. Warnimont Ave. and features a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Matthew Whiteside of Marcus & Millichap represented the sellers, Devo Southport LLC and 905 East Meinecke Ave LLC, and procured the buyer, 3 Sharks Properties LLC. Todd Lindblom, broker of record in Wisconsin, assisted in closing the transaction. The buyer plans to enhance units and common areas.
SPRINGDALE, OHIO — A group of investors operating as AV Cincinnati Acquisition LLC is set to transform the former Tri-County Mall site in Springdale, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, into a mixed-use destination named City Center Springdale. Plans call for roughly 600,000 square feet of retail, entertainment and restaurant space, 750,000 square feet of office space, 2,600 multifamily units, 200,000 square feet of fitness facilities and 400 hotel rooms. The new ownership group, which is led by MarketSpace Capital, purchased the property earlier this year. Lee & Associates is handling leasing and management for the project. The mall closed in 2022.