DETROIT — Domino’s Pizza has signed a lease to open an 1,800-square-foot location at Chene Square in Detroit. The retail center is located on East Jefferson Avenue and Chene Street. Michael Murphy of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the corporate tenant. Benji Rosenzweig of Colliers represented the undisclosed landlord.
OMAHA, NEB. — Kraus-Anderson (KA) has completed construction of the WarHorse Casino, a $127.6 million gaming facility located at 6303 Q St. in Omaha. WarHorse Gaming LLC, which will manage and operate the expansion of casino gaming, is a division of Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. I-5 Design was the architect. KA completed construction in two phases. The first phase included a 46,376-square-foot remodel of the existing building and a 247,529-square-foot, four-story parking garage. Phase II includes a 63,365-square-foot, two-story expansion and sky bridge connecting the casino and parking garage. A grand opening is scheduled for Thursday, May 8. The casino features approximately 1,300 slots and 20 table games, of which more than 800 were included in the first phase.
MUSKEGON, MICH. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $3.5 million sale of a single-tenant, retail property net leased to Walgreens in Muskegon within western Michigan. The 15,567-square-foot building is located at 840 W. Sherman Blvd. There are more than 13 years remaining on the lease with 12 five-year renewal options. There are 5 percent rental escalations every five years in both the primary term and each option period. The lease is corporately guaranteed by Walgreens. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a full-service commercial real estate firm based in Florida. A Michigan-based commercial real estate company was the buyer.
MEDINA, OHIO — Gerspacher Real Estate Group, a privately owned commercial real estate firm based in Medina, has joined CORFAC International, a global network of independently owned commercial real estate firms. As the CORFAC representative for the Cleveland and Akron markets, Gerspacher will connect local clients to national and international opportunities — and vice versa. Gerspacher, a family-owned firm, specializes in brokerage, investment and development. “This partnership with CORFAC opens up a wealth of resources enabling us to serve even more clients who are looking for real estate solutions in Northeast Ohio,” says Troy Gerspacher, president. “In addition, we will be able to facilitate transactions for northeastern Ohio businesses looking to rent or buy in other parts of the country or world.”
TOLEDO, OHIO — CrownPoint Partners has brokered the $2.2 million sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant retail property occupied by Chipotle Mexican Grill in Toledo. The property at 3360 Glendale Ave. features a 2,325-square-foot building with a “Chipotlane” drive-thru. Chipotle has a 15-year triple-net lease with 10 percent rental increases every five years, along with four additional five-year renewal options. The lease is corporately guaranteed by Chipotle Mexican Grill, which operates 3,781 restaurants in the U.S. Julius Swolsky and Shannon Bona of CrownPoint represented the seller, DWJS LLC, an Ohio-based developer, in association with Joe Swolsky of Prime Retail Advisors. The all-cash buyer was a private investor from the Mid-Atlantic region.
ELKHORN, NEB. — Lockwood Construction has broken ground on Primrose School’s new location in Elkhorn. The project marks the third Primrose School built by Lockwood, and the fourth Primrose School within the Omaha metro area. The Elkhorn facility will feature classrooms, outdoor play areas and learning spaces designed to foster early childhood development. The school, which is slated to open in November, is locally owned and operated by Cole and Katie Stichler.
HOWELL, MICH. — Time Equities Inc. (TEI) and Lormax Stern have acquired Kensington Valley Outlets in Howell, about 55 miles northwest of Detroit. The 314,438-square-foot outlet center was formerly known as Tanger Outlets Howell. Built in 1996, the property is home to tenants such as H&M, Old Navy, Nike Factory Store, Columbia, Banana Republic, Gap, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store, Famous Footwear and Eddie Bauer. The outlet center is located along the I-96 corridor and has received 1.3 million customer visits in the last year. Ami Ziff, Jonathan Kim, Grant Scott and Eli Smith represented TEI on an internal basis, and Andrew Bell, Matt Drozd, Sam Pietsch and Mark Franchini internally represented Lormax Stern. Mark Strauss of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller.
LANCASTER, OHIO — Churchill Stateside Group LLC, a real estate and renewable energy financial services company, has provided a $7.9 million forward-committed permanent loan for The Reserve at Hunter Trace, a 95-unit affordable senior living development in Lancaster, about 30 miles southeast of Columbus. The financing, provided by Churchill Mortgage Investment LLC, supports the development of the three-story building. All units will be income-restricted at 60 percent of the area median income. Construction is slated for completion in 2026. The loan features a 40-year amortization and three years of interest-only payments after stabilization.
KALKASKA, MICH. — DWG Capital Partners has purchased an industrial manufacturing portfolio in Northwest Michigan in a sale-leaseback with Kalkaska Screw Products. The neighboring facilities total 49,000 square feet on 13.4 acres in Kalkaska. Employee-owned Kalkaska Screw Products manufactures highly engineered machined components primarily for the automotive, aerospace and heavy truck industries. Brent Lowell of Community Choice Credit Union originated acquisition financing. Luke Timmis, Griffin Pitcher, Mark Woods and Cade Kozlowski of Signature Associates represented the seller.
MAPLEWOOD, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.7 million sale of Van Dyke Village Townhomes in the northeastern St. Paul suburb of Maplewood. The 20-unit multifamily property is located at 2191 Van Dyke St. and features two- and three-bedroom units with attached garages. Built in 2004, the asset is situated on 3.6 acres near Maplewood Mall and Keller Regional Park. Evan Miller, Chris Collins, Eric Wagner and Matthew Shide of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Van Dyke Street Homes LP, the original developer. Miller and Collins procured the buyer, Dadder’s Estates LLC.