WIXOM, MICH. — Hallite Seals America has signed a lease for a 73,000-square-foot facility in Wixom. Located at 50777 Varsity Court, the property will be used as a manufacturing and distribution facility to support Hallite Seals’ North American market. Hallite Seals is a manufacturer and provider of hydraulic seals and sealing solutions to the global fluid power industry. Garry Rogers of L. Mason Capitani represented the tenant and the undisclosed landlord in the transaction. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Farbman Acquisitions LLC has purchased The Atrium, an office building located at 280 Sherman Blvd. in Naperville. The two-story building offers 69,077 square feet of office space. A subsidiary of Prime Group Realty Trust sold the property for $3.6 million. Jaime Fink, Jeffrey Bramson and Kenneth Glomb of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler represented the seller in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Martinez Seafood and Produce has acquired a 23,980-square-foot industrial building, which is located at 340 N. Sacramento in Chicago. The buyer has selected Summit Design Build to complete an extensive build-out of the property to convert it into a food-grade, freezer/cooler facility. Construction completion is scheduled for 2011. Frank Fernandez of Chicago Brokers represented the buyer; Michael Nelson and Mark Nelson of Paine/Wetzel•ONCOR International represented the seller, John Cocomise, in the transaction. The building sold for $784,000.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN. — Arbor Commercial Funding, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arbor Commercial Mortgage, has funded a $1.85 million loan for Grand Manor Apartments in Apple Valley. The property offers 36 multifamily units. The loan, which was under the Fannie Mae DUS Small Loan product line, has a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Patrick McNulty of Arbor’s Chicago office originated the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
ST. LOUIS — Harris-Stowe State University has selected Kwame Building Group as program manager for its $15 million on-campus residence hall. The 70,000-square-foot residence hall will offer housing for 200 students as well as the campus’ new dining hall. The environmentally friendly facility is being funded through the U.S. Department of Education’s Historically Black College University Capital Financing Program. Grice Group Architects and Trivers Associates are providing architectural services for the project.
CHICAGO RIDGE, ILL. — Westfield Group has selected ALDI to join its tenant roster at Westfield Chicago Ridge, an 800,000-square-foot regional shopping center in Chicago Ridge. The 20,000-square-foot grocery store will be the first ALDI to be located in a regional mall in the United States. The store is slated to open in May 2011 and will occupy the space formerly tenanted by Steve & Barry’s. Terms of the transaction were not released.
AURORA, ILL. — Chick-fil-A, an Atlanta-based chain restaurant, is opening three restaurant locations in the Chicagoland area by the end of the year. The first of the new locations opened in mid-September and is located at 4435 Fox Valley Center Drive in Aurora. The company plans to open a location in Orland Park, Illinois, in October and a location in Wheaton, Illinois, in November. The new Chicagoland locations are part of the 78 new locations that the company plans to open this year. Additionally, Chick-fil-A plans to expand its Midwest presence with a planned 2011 expansion in St. Louis.
WHITESTOWN, IND. — Indianapolis-based Flaherty & Collins Properties has acquired the second phase of the blvd at Anson, a luxury multifamily complex at the master-planned, 1,700-acre Anson mixed-use development in Whitestown. The $25.5 million project will feature 213 apartment units, a resort-style swimming pool, a fitness center, an outdoor firepit and a clubroom. The second phase will be located on approximately 9 acres adjacent to Lake Anson and contiguous to the 80 apartment units in the first phase. Anson is owned by Duke Realty Corp. The second phase of the blvd is being financed with a HUD 221(d)(4) loan through P/R Mortgage & Investment Corp.
AURORA, ILL. — Midwest Warehouse has signed a lease for a 549,588-square-foot warehouse facility in Aurora. Developed by Duke Realty Corp. in 2008, the Class A property is situated on 25.4 acres at 2805 Duke Parkway. Tim Thompson and Brad Borkowski of HSA Commercial Real Estate represented Midwest Warehouse, a third-party logistics firm; Lynn Reich and Brian Kling of Colliers B&K represented the ownership, Duke Realty Corp., in the transaction. Terms of the lease were not released.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Hansen Collision has acquired a 24,565-square-foot industrial facility, which is located at 7536 Expressway Drive in Grand Rapids. The facility was the former Cummins Bridgeway property. Cummins Bridgeway sold the property for an undisclosed price. Chad Versluis of NAI West Michigan represented both parties in the transaction.