NEW BERLIN, WIS. — Fannie May Chocolates has signed a 1,398-square-foot lease at Moorland Square Shopping Center in New Berlin. Joe Kleiman of Mid-America Real Estate-Wisconsin represented Fannie May in the transaction. The property owner, Brixmor Property Group, was represented in-house by Dana Meadowcraft.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Minneapolis-based NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $5.1 million loan for the refinancing of Brentwood Apartments, a 126-unit multifamily property in Sioux Falls. The borrower is Brentwood Manor Apartments LLC. John Reed of NorthMarq Capital arranged the 10-year loan amortized over 30 years through AmeriSphere Multifamily Finance, a Fannie Mae DUS lender.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Leopardo has broken ground on a new, 50,000-square-foot Audi dealership in Hoffman Estates. Located at 1200 Golf Road, the dealership will be the first in Chicagoland to use the “terminal” prototype design by Munich-based architecture firm Allmann Sattler Wappner. The design combines efficiency, performance and environmental themes. When completed in June 2013, the facility will feature a 12-car showroom, service/workshop and customer service center. Dobbins Group is the architecture of record and Behles & Behles is the schematic designer. Leopardo is the construction manager.
CINCINNATI — Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. has arranged a $36 million first mortgage loan for the refinancing of a Class A office building in Cincinnati's central business district. The initial funding amount is $27 million with $9 million in loan proceeds available to be drawn over time to fund tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Hotel and Resort Management of Sioux Falls, S.D. has acquired an office building, located at 401 First Ave. N. in Minneapolis, for $2.7 million The Historic Warehouse District property contains 55,250 square feet. The buyer plans to develop the property into an upscale boutique hotel. Lou Suski and John Chirhart of Gaughan Cos./CORFAC International represented the seller, a local community bank, in the transaction. They also procured the buyer.
BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. — The University of Minnesota Physicians (UMP) has signed a 10-year lease for 27,000 square feet of office space at Brookdale Corporate Center in Brooklyn Center. UMP is relocating its administrative offices from Columbia Heights. The corporate center is located at 6300 Shingle Creek Parkway. Additional tenants include National American University, the Internal Revenue Service and Kidney Specialists of Minnesota. Steve Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the transaction. Stewart Capital Partners owns the property, which is managed by CBRE Group.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.3 million sale of a 12-unit apartment property at 1535-1537 W. Addison St. in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. The property is also a few blocks from two popular commercial districts: Lakeview-Wrigleyville and the Southport Corridor. Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local partnership. He also represented the buyer.
ITSACA, ILL. — Lemko Corp., a global software maker for the mobile wireless network, has moved its corporate headquarters to Itsaca. The company signed a long-term lease for 22,347 square feet at One Pierce Place after outgrowing its previous space at 1700 E. Golf Road in Schaumburg. The new lease also provides the company an opportunity to expand into contiguous space within the same building over the next several years. Jim Rose, Gregg Raus and Mark Kolar of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant in the transaction.
ATLANTA — AdCare Health Systems has agreed to sell six assisted living facilities in Ohio for $22.3 million to a long-term Ohio operator of assisted living facilities. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year. The six communities include a total of 196 units and generate an estimated $8.9 million in gross annualized revenue. The care provider will use the proceeds from the sale to finance its ongoing mergers and acquisitions program, which is focused on skilled nursing acquisitions.
CANTON, OHIO — Michigan Best Land has acquired a 176,731-square-foot industrial facility in Canton. The property is located at 40500 Van Born Road. Steve Gordon, Brad Viergever and Mark Hamway of Signature Associates represented the seller, American Equity.