BERWYN, ILL. AND JOPLIN, MO — Agree Realty Corp. has acquired two assets net leased to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Mattress Firm Inc. in Berwyn, Ill., and Joplin, Mo., for $3.7 million. Goodyear recently signed a 15-year lease and has operated the store in suburban Chicago for more than 50 years. The Mattress Firm store, located in Joplin, is a new build-to-suit store located on a corner outlot of a Target-anchored shopping center. The average lease term remaining for the two assets is more than 13 years.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — ThyssenKrupp Materials NA Inc. has signed a 52,862-square-foot lease renewal in Kansas City. The Southfield, Mich.-based provider of production materials will occupy space at an industrial building located at 6100 Stilwell Ave. Tom Haverty of Colliers International represented ThyssenKrupp Materials in the transaction. Zach Hubbard of Block Real Estate Services represented the landlord, CRP-3 6100 Stillwell LLC.
COLUMBIA, MO. — Campus Advantage has acquired The Domain at Columbia, marking its second purchase in the University of Missouri market. Campus Advantage also owns Campus View Apartments. The Domain at Columbia includes 654 beds in 228 units contained in eight three-story, garden-style buildings. The community offers one-, two- and four-bedroom apartments, as well as four-bedroom townhomes that include utilities in the rent. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, full-size volleyball court, outdoor kitchen with grilling stations, poolside hammock area, two competitive horseshoe pits and an outdoor fire pit. The Domain also features an 11,600-square-foot clubhouse with game room, fitness center, full swing golf simulator, theater room, business center, three private conference rooms, Internet café, stand-up tanning booth and Wi-Fi access throughout the property.
WEST OMAHA, NEB. — Q10 | Daisley Ruff Financial has arranged a $5.5 million permanent loan through a correspondent lender for Empire Spectrum, a 143,050-square-foot office and industrial complex in West Omaha. The non-recourse loan carries an interest rate of 4.4 percent and includes a 25-year amortization schedule. Bob Chalupa, senior vice president of Q10 | Daisley Ruff Financial, arranged the financing.
PALATINE, ILL. — Sperry Van Ness Chicago Commercial has arranged the sale of a 1.5-acre site including a 4,363-square-foot retail building in suburban Chicago for $1.4 million. The freestanding retail building, which was previously occupied by Applebee’s, is located at 741 E. Dundee Road in Palatine. The parcel has been sold to a local developer who plans to redevelop the parcel into a new 10,000-square-foot, multi-tenant retail center. Craig Franzen and Ben Andrews of Sperry Van Ness represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has represented the ownership in three separate retail transactions in the Chicago suburbs. Jewel Food Stores Inc. signed a new 10-year lease with F&J Tan LLC, a dental group, at the Jewel-anchored center at 7339 S. Cass Ave. in Darien. F&J Tan plans to open in early 2014. At the Jewel-anchored Woodstock Center at 113 S. Eastwood Drive in Woodstock, 111 Eastwood LLC signed physical therapy provider, Athletico, to a five-year lease for 2,625 square feet. Athletico plans to open this location by the end of the year. At City Park, located at 250 Parkway Drive in Lincolnshire, ECD-Lincolnshire Retail LLC signed Roosters Men’s Grooming Center to a five-year lease for 1,300 square feet. The men’s hair salon will open for business in early 2014. Jennifer Hopkins, Michael Meksto and Jim Tsevis of NAI Hiffman’s retail services group represented Jewel Food Stores in its lease with F&J Tan. Hopkins also represented 111 Eastwood LLC and ECD-Lincolnshire Retail LLC. Joseph Rossi of Joseph Rossi & Associates represented F&J Tan; Peter Scannell of Mid-America represented Athletico; and Jack Siragusa of Cushman & Wakefield represented Roosters Men’s Grooming Center.
If the recession is truly over in Cincinnati and the nation, we are thankful. Still, the pace of deal and development activity is exceedingly slow. Projects started before the Great Recession are proceeding at a cautious speed. Retail leasing, which has always had a long deal cycle, now seems to take forever. But there are some bright spots in Cincinnati. The downtown market is thriving. Steiner + Associates and Bucksbaum Retail Properties recently announced that they will soon break ground on Liberty Center, a 1.1 million-square-foot, $325 million mixed-use development on 64 acres in West Chester, located about 18 miles north of downtown. And in an interesting twist on new development, college campus mixed-use projects are one of the few ways developers can develop in this risky environment. The Banks Hits A Home Run Our retail update begins on Cincinnati’s riverfront. Located on the Ohio River between Great American Ballpark and Paul Brown Stadium, the 18-acre mixed-use development known as The Banks continues to add new housing, offices, dining and entertainment. A few more restaurants opened this past year including The Yard House, The Wine Guy Bistro, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and Tin Roof, which serves up lunch, dinner and music. …
BEMIDJI, MINN. — DoubleTree by Hilton has opened a new 92-room hotel along the waterfront of Lake Bemidji following a 15-month, $14 million investment. The newly constructed DoubleTree by Hilton Bemidji hotel adjoins the existing Hampton Inn & Suites Bemidji, a sister brand within the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. SCGM LLC owns the hotel, which is managed by Rich Siegert & Associates. The hotel features more than 5,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, 700 feet of private beach access, and more than half of the rooms include private balconies that overlook Lake Bemidji.
SPRINGFIELD, MO. — Denver-based Beacon Student Housing, which is partnering locally with developer Tim Roth, has broken ground on a 200-bed student housing project near Missouri State University. The 100,000-square-foot apartment development is comprised of two, four-story buildings, which will include one-, two- and four bedroom units. The design team includes Buxton Kubik Dodd Architects and General Contractor Build LLC. The project is slated for a summer 2014 opening.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Sporting two wind turbines, nearly 850 solar panels and a geothermal system burrowed 550 feet into the ground, Walgreens has opened what it believes is the nation’s first net-zero energy retail store in metro Chicago. The store is expected to produce energy equal to or greater than it consumes. Walgreens plans to achieve a net-zero energy building by utilizing solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal technology, energy-efficient building materials, LED lighting and ultra-high-efficiency refrigeration. The store is located in Evanston, at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Keeney Street. The Chicago-area location allows easy access for Walgreens engineers based at the company’s headquarters in Deerfield, to measure the store’s performance for an entire year to determine if the store reaches its goal of net-zero energy use.