FRANKLIN, IND. — Stag Industrial has acquired a 703,496-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility in Franklin for $17.8 million. The building is fully leased to Anderson Merchandisers, which markets and distributes DVDs, movies and books, among other products. The company has 5 years remaining on its lease. The purchase brings Stag's total 2012 acquisition volume to approximately $65 million.
INDEPENDENCE, MO. — CPH has sold a 50,092-square-foot retail center in Independence for $2.3 million. Tenants include Blockbuster, Goodwill and Papa Murphy's Pizza. The undisclosed buyer plans to redevelop the property and include a new CVS store. Keoni Fursse of Kokua Realty Co. represented the seller in the deal.
CHICAGO — Cohen Financial has arranged an $8.5 million loan for the refinancing of Addison Mall, located at 2921 W. Addison St. in Chicago. The 69,240-square-foot retail center is fully leased to tenants such as Casual Male, Dollar Tree and Foot Locker. Don Trossman of Cohen Financial's Chicago office arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through AIG.
ALTON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.8 million sale of a 3,011-square-foot Burger King, located at 1902 Homer Adams Parkway in Alton, located 15 miles north of St. Louis, Mo.. Edward Benton and John Pryzbyla of Marcus & Millichap's Houston office represented the seller, a developer.
SHREWBURY, MO. — The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) has arranged $6.6 million in union pension capital to renovate the Holy Infant Apartments and the St. Joseph Apartments, two affordable housing complexes in Shrewbury, located in St. Louis County. The $13 million project by HIT will convert most of the existing apartments into one-bedroom units as well as renovate kitchens as bathrooms. Residents of the complexes are at least 62 years old and have household incomes at or below 50 percent of the area median income. HIT purchased $6.6 million in tax-exempt bonds issued by the Industrial Development Authority for St. Louis County and insured by Ginnie Mae securities to help finance the project.
STOW, OHIO — Stow Professional Building LP has purchased a 38,000-square-foot office building, located at 4500 Courthouse Blvd. in Stow, a suburb of Akron, for $5.7 million. Bill Drinkall of NAI Harding Dahm represented the buyer in the deal. The sellers were Clunk Omni LLC, David B. Gillette Bypass Trust and D. Jeanne Gillette Survivor's Trust.
TINLEY PARK, ILL. — M. Block & Sons has signed a lease for 915,643 square feet of industrial space at 18801 Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park, a south Chicago suburb. The building is located within the Tinley Park Corporate Center and includes 314 parking spaces, 211 loading doors and 32-foot clear ceiling heights. Jeff Locascio of Newmark Knight Frank Epic's Chicago office represented the tenant in the transaction. Larry Johnson of CBRE represented the building owner. M. Block & Sons is a supply chain solutions company that offers traditional warehousing, distribution and logistics services.
PEORIA, ILL. — EM Properties, a Peoria-based developer, has purchased the Hotel Pere Marquette in Peoria for an undisclosed amount. The company plans to begin a $92.8 million redevelopment of the property. The project will include transforming the 10-story landmark into a Marriott Hotel with renovated guest rooms and public spaces. The company also plans to build an adjacent Courtyard by Marriott, as well as a five-story parking garage. Husch Blackwell LP arranged the financing for the deal.
FAIRBORN, OHIO — Denver-based Cardinal Group Management has been selected to manage the 34-unit University Suites in Fairborn. The community was built in 2009, but operational changes caused financial distress and ultimately foreclosure. Cardinal was selected to help stabilize operations and facilitate the sale of the asset.
NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO —NorthMarq Capital has arranged $14.2 million loan for the first mortgage refinancing of Butternut Ridge Apartments, a 261-unit property at 5800 Great Northern Blvd. in North Olmsted. Sue Blumberg of NorthMarq’s Chicago office arranged the loan through Freddie Mac for the borrower, JVM Butternut Apartments. The 7-year loan has a 30-year amortization schedule.