GERMANTOWN, WIS. — Sky High Investment Co. has sold a 13,211-square-foot industrial warehouse, located on Main Street in Germantown, to Cars Online. Barry Chavin and Stephen Provancher of NAI MLG Commercial assisted in the acquisition of the property.
SPRINGFIELD, MO. — Gladstone Commercial Corp. has acquired a 78,421-square-foot office building located in Springfield for $15.9 million. The property was constructed as a build-to-suit for T-Mobile in 2006. The tenant currently has 10 years remaining on its lease with three 5-year renewal options. As part of the deal, Gladstone assumed the property's existing $11.6 million mortgage. The seller's name was not released.
MINNESOTA AND MICHIGAN — Marcus & Millichap (M&M) has completed the sale of a five-property retail portfolio for $11.54 million. The properties includes Office Max stores located in Alexandria, Brainerd and Mankato, Minn., as well as an Office Depot located in Traverse City, Mich. The fifth property is located in Martinsburg, W.V. All five properties have between seven and 11 years remaining on corporate-guaranteed leases. James Stonehill and Scott Wiles of M&M's Cleveland office joined with Erin Patton of the firm's Columbus, Ohio, office to represent the seller, an Ohio developer. Barry Wolfe of M&M's Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office represented the buyer, Boca Raton, Fla.-based Kin Properties. Local representation was provided by Solomon Poretsky of M&M's Minnesota office, Jonathan Dwoskin of the firm's Detroit office and Ralph Nash of West Virginia-based Old Spruce Realty.
ST. LOUIS — Construction is complete for the Missouri University of Science and Technology's new Kummer Student Design Center. The $2.75 million project consisted of the redevelopment of a former bread factory into a 23,000-square-foot facility containing space for the school's design teams as well as retail space.
ORLAND PARK and ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL.— Cohen Financial has secured $5 million to refinance loans for two Class B retail properties in the Chicago area. The two properties are Waterfall Plaza, a 22,000-square-foot retail strip center located in Orland Park, and Plaza Del Grato, an approx. 40,000-square-foot retail strip center located in Arlington Heights. Brandon Harrington of Cohen’s Phoenix office originated the $2 million loan for Waterfall Plaza and the $3 million loan for Plaza Del Grato. The lender is StanCorp Mortgage Investors and the borrower is a group of retail investors.
WAUKEGAN, ILL. — A Brazilian investor has purchased a net-lease PNC Bank branch located in Waukegan. The single-tenant property was constructed as a build-to-suit three years ago for National City, which was acquired by PNC. Chad Firsel of Quantum Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, a local developer, in the deal.
MINNEAPOLIS — Dominium executed a purchase agreement with BNC Bank, who currently owns the Pillsbury Lofts. The landmark Pillsbury Mill site is located across the Mississippi River from downtown Minneapolis and will be the site for affordable live-work housing. The development will consist of approximately 240 apartments located throughout three of the historic buildings — A-Mill, South Mill Complex and Warehouse No. 2. The timeline for construction on this adaptive reuse project is approximately 14-16 months. The project team is Dominium and the team lead is Owen Metz. The developer of the project is BKV Group.
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. — United Properties and StuartCo have broken ground for Genesee Apartments & Townhomes at Penn & American, a multi-phase, mixed-use development combining retail, restaurants and high-end apartments. The first phase will include construction of 212 apartments and 22 townhomes developed by StuartCo., and 14,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space developed by United Properties. All buildings in this phase will be complete by September 2012. Frana Co. is the general contractor for the project.
ZIONSVILLE, IND. — A joint venture between Richmond, Va.-based McCann Realty Partners and Boca Raton, Fla.-based Silver Capital has acquired Quail Run Apartments, a 166-unit apartment community located in The Indianapolis suburb of Zionsville. Constructed in 1972, the community contains predominantly two-bedroom, 1,200-square-foot townhome apartment units. In the near term, the new owners plan to complete a three-year capital improvements program that will include new amenities and upgraded unit interiors. The purchased was funded in part by a 10-year Fannie Mae loan carrying a 5.29 percent fixed interest rate. The seller's name and the sale price were not released.
NORTH CANTON, OHIO — Hendricks & Partners has brokered the REO sale of a North Canton apartment community. Willow Creek is a 36-unit property located at 8050 Cleveland Ave. NW. Constructed in 1998, the garden-style community comprises 12 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom units. Occupancy was 95 percent at the time of closing. Lancaster, Ohio-based LFG Properties purchased the property for $1.2 million. The seller was Willoughby, Ohio-based Property One Management, which was acting as receiver for Huntington National Bank. Eric Taylor of Hendricks & Partners' Michigan office represented both parties in the deal.