WICHITA, KAN. — Central Park Place Retail LLC has broken ground for the construction of an 8,960-square-foot retail center, which is located at 2616 N. Maize Rd. in Wichita. The center is currently 81 percent pre-leased to tenants, including Long John Silver’s, Cinnamon’s Deli and Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Bradley Saville of Landmark Commercial Real Estate is marketing the property. Tenant openings are expected for February and March 2010.
MIDDLETON, WIS. — Madison, Wis.-based Casimir Jones S.C. has leased 9,599 square feet of office space at 2275 Deming Way in Middleton. The intellectual property law firm will join tenants Aniu Spa and Park Bank in Livesey Co.’s Discovery Springs development. Randy Whitson and Jared Flesch of Lee & Associates brokered the transaction. Additional terms of the lease were not disclosed.
BROOKLYN PARK AND EDINA, MINN. — Welsh Capital has arranged two loans totaling $5.7 million for two properties in Minnesota. In the first transaction, the company secured $4.5 million in refinancing for Granite Ridge, a 91-unit apartment building in Brooklyn Park. The second transaction was a $1.2 million acquisition loan for a 45,072-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial building in Edina. Terms of the loans were not released.
HUDSON, WIS., AND SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Accessible Space Inc. has selected Welsh Construction to construct two HUD projects in Hudson and Sioux Falls. The company will build the single-story, 31,965-square-foot Hudson Elder Housing Development in Hudson. Located at 100 Heirloom Ave., the property will feature 32 units for independent, low-income elderly adults. Additionally, Welsh will build Sioux Falls Supportive Housing, which will be located at 4601 E. Brennan Dr. in Sioux Falls. The ground-up project includes site improvements, grading, drainage and utilities. The finished facility will offer 15 apartments for independent, low-income adults with disabilities. Both projects are expected to break ground in Spring 2010.
KALAMAZOO, MICH. — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened its 250th Candlewood Suites hotel. Located in Kalamazoo, the 95-suite hotel features an expanded lobby area with multiple seating areas and a 42-inch flat-screen television; complimentary high-speed Internet access; free local phone calls; free on-site guest laundry; and a 24-hour fitness center. Comstock Hospitality owns and manages the hotel, which is located at 3443 Retail Place Dr., under a license agreement with a company in IHG.
PLATTEVILLE, WIS. — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of 1.04 acres of land in Platteville. Located at 1520 U.S. Highway 151, the property sold to an undisclosed buyer. Lee & Associates’ Steve Doran represented the buyer; Randy Whitson and John Walsh, also of Lee & Associates, represented the seller in the transaction. The seller and acquisition price were not released.
ADDISON, ILL. — Ferguson Enterprises has leased 149,522 square feet of flex space at 880 S. Rohlwing Rd. in Addison. The wholesale plumbing supplier plans to take occupancy in January and utilize the property for a sales counter, warehousing and administrative offices. The company will share the 453,100-square-foot building with Brook Electric, a division of Sonopar. Justin Lerner and David Friedland of Newmark Knight Frank Epic, along with John Cash, David Haigh and Irv Malik of NAI Hiffman, represented Ferguson; Jeff Lanaghan provided in-house representation for the ownership, IDI. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
ELYRIA, OHIO — Centro Properties Group has leased 9,900 square feet of space to No. 1 Buffet Chinese Restaurant. The property is located at the corner of West River Road North and Midway Boulevard within Midway Crossing in Elyria. Avi Abroms provided in-house representation for Centro Properties Group, which owns the property. Terms of the lease were not released.
FLINT, MICH. — Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Agree Realty Corp. has received $11.4 million in financing. The financing consists of three non-recourse, self-amortizing notes, which each carry a fixed rate of 6.27 percent, that mature in July 2026. The loans were secured by mortgages on three of the company’s retail properties located in Flint. Agree Realty owns, manages and develops retail properties. The company currently owns and operates a portfolio of 72 properties, which offer a total of 3.5 million square feet of gross leasable space.
DAYTON, OHIO — Logan’s Roadhouse Restaurant has signed a lease for 6,500 square feet of space at South Towne Centre, which is located on Miamisburg-Centerville Road in Dayton. David Kozar of Indus Cos. represented the tenant; Elizabeth Houser provided in-house representation for the landlord, Centro Properties Group, in the transaction. Additional terms of the lease were not disclosed.
