Midwest

CHICAGO — Related Midwest has completed Adler Place, a 275-unit condominium building in downtown Chicago. The 32-story tower is the last in the trio of previously stalled South Loop condo towers that were re-launched by the developer. Related has redesigned the building’s common areas and amenity spaces, including the lobby, corridors and an entertainment suite on the 32nd floor with a full kitchen and access to an outdoor pool and grilling area. The developer has also redesigned the units to feature wide-plank wood floors, stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops in the kitchen. Adler Place includes one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range from 900 to 1,582 square feet. Residences are priced from the mid-$200,000s to the $600,000s. Adler Place is located at 1629 S. Prairie Ave. in the historic Prairie Avenue District. More than half of the condos in Related Midwest’s South Loop Luxury collection have sold.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged $22.9 million in construction financing for Grain Belt Terraces, a 150-unit, market-rate multifamily property in Minneapolis. Grain Belt Terraces is a part of the Grain Belt Brewery redevelopment in the historic Sheridan neighborhood. Plans for the property include upgrading the community’s amenities and appliances within the units. The penthouse units will feature stainless steel appliances, upgraded flooring and 10-foot ceilings. Dougherty Mortgage’s Minneapolis office arranged the 40-year loan for Orth-Grain Belt LLC.

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CHICAGO — As part of its continued plan for growth and expansion, Cohen Financial has announced it will merge into the Pillar Financial LLC platform. The transaction is expected to close at the end of 2013. No changes in staffing or key operations are planned. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “The addition of Pillar Financial’s lending products offer us a fuller array of products, services and resources in support of our focus on our client-centric approach of representing users and providers of capital,” says Jack Cohen, CEO of Cohen Financial. The loan servicing and brokerage units will retain the Cohen Financial name and will be run by the existing Cohen Financial management team.

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SAINT PAUL, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.9 million sale of Maple View, a 34-unit apartment property in Saint Paul. The sales price equates to $55,000 per unit. Dan Linnell and Evan Miller, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Linnell also represented the buyer, a California-based limited liability company. Maple View is located at 380 and 400 Larpenteur Ave.

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CARLISLE, IOWA — Hubbell Realty Co. has broken ground on Danamere Village Townhomes, a rental townhome community located at 840 Bellflower Drive in Carlisle. The projected $5.8 million development will include 44 townhomes within 22 duplexes. Each two-story townhome will feature three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths with a one-car garage. The townhomes will also include contemporary interiors, open living areas, large master suites with private bathrooms and walk-in closets and in-home washers and dryers. Hubbell Apartment Living will manage Danamere Village Townhomes. Hubbell Construction Services is building the community, which will be completed in fall 2014. Carlisle is located about 13 miles southeast of Des Moines.

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CLEVELAND, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $11.8 million sale of the Melrose Portfolio, a five-property manufactured housing portfolio. Four communities are located in Ohio and one is in New York State. The sales price equates to approximately $22,736 per site. Kyle Baskin and Jonathon McClellan, senior associates in Marcus & Millichap’s Cleveland office, represented the seller, Melrose MHP LLC. UMH Properties Inc., a public equity REIT based in Freehold, Township, N.J., was the buyer. The Melrose Portfolio includes 519 developed manufactured home sites situated on approximately 200 acres. Average occupancy at the time of sale was approximately 82 percent.

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SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $9 million loan for The Pines Apartments in Southfield. The multifamily complex consists of 100 units. The borrower was Pine Investors LLC. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial originated the loan. Goldman Sachs Commercial Real Estate LP was the lender. The Pines Apartments is located at 29500 Franklin Road.

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CHICAGO — Data Stream LLC, a technology services company, has signed a 7,882-square-foot, long-term lease at the Chicago Board of Trade Building in The Loop neighborhood of downtown Chicago. The company plans to build and maintain a service-oriented data center at the location. Houston-based Data Stream officially entered the Chicago market in August when it signed a 1,459-square-foot lease at the Chicago Board of Trade Building to house its regional sales team. GlenStar Properties LLC and partner USAA Real Estate Co. purchased The Chicago Board of Trade Building in April 2012. Built in 1930, the 44-story building spans 750,000 square feet.

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The Twin Cities retail market is still on the road to recovery, with 231,913 square feet of absorption since the beginning of the year. With steady positive absorption, the former tenant-favorable market is beginning to even out, especially with regard to the urban core or first-ring suburbs. Lease negotiations have started to tip in favor of landlords. Developers, tenants, landlords and brokers are all expressing increased confidence in the strength of the market. Among the tenants contributing to the healthy absorption of space have been Whole Foods, Walmart, and LA Fitness, all of which are opening stores throughout the suburbs. The overall vacancy rate in the third quarter stood at 5.7 percent, down from 6.2 percent the prior quarter, according to data compiled by the Welsh Cos. Vacancy at regional malls is 2.1 percent. The retail vacancy in the trade areas surrounding these regional centers follows suit with premier areas of demand among growing retailers. Chick-fil-A has also entered the Twin Cities market, opening stores in Apple Valley, Bloomington, Coon Rapids and Maple Grove. This continues the trend of new food tenants seeking more space in the Twin Cities, including Smashburger, Which Wich Superior Sandwiches and Freddy’s Frozen Custard & …

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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Commerce Tower Group LLC (CTG) has plans to convert Commerce Tower at 911 Main St. in Kansas City to a mixed-use property. The plans call for 160,000 square feet of office space and approximately 265 Class A apartment units that will cost an estimated $70 million. The first floor will be converted to retail space, while offices will remain on floors 2-14 and 24-30. Apartments will be located on floors 15-23.The office space is slated for a summer 2014 completion, with the entire project to be delivered by spring of 2015. Additional amenities include a fitness facility, conference rooms and a rooftop green space and pool. CTG has selected Cassidy Turley to provide project leasing and management services for Commerce Tower at 911 Main St. in Kansas City. The team of Michael Lanning, senior vice president, Thomas Houts, vice president, and Jeffrey Winters, associate vice president, will serve as the leasing agents for the 463,495-square-foot building.

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