MILWAUKEE — Newmark has brokered the sale of a medical office portfolio in metro Milwaukee for $28 million. The portfolio comprises two outpatient properties that have each been built in the last 10 years and are fully leased to Children’s Wisconsin. John Malloy of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller. Ben Appel, John Nero, Michael Greeley, Jay Miele and Ron Ott of Newmark’s healthcare capital markets practice provided support on the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Montecito Medical and AEW Capital Management.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Lucky’s Market has opened a new 21,000-square-foot grocery store at Thurber Village in Columbus. The store opening marks the completion of the commercial component of the Thurber Village redevelopment project, which began construction in October 2022. The initial stages of the project involved the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a new CVS store. The new Lucky’s Market will feature an extensive range of fresh produce, specialty foods and wellness products as well as a variety of grab-and-go options. CASTO is the project developer.
SOUTH LYON, MICH. — Orangetheory Fitness has signed a 2,800-square-foot retail lease at Brookdale Square in South Lyon, about 40 miles northwest of Detroit. The shopping center is located near the intersection of 9 Mile Road and Pontiac Trail. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Beztak Properties. There are still a few vacancies left at the center.
UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a full-building industrial lease totaling 1.6 million square feet at 701 Central Ave. in the Chicago suburb of University Park. The transaction marks the largest warehouse lease in the Chicago market in 2024, according to the brokerage firm. Sean Henrick and Ryan Klink of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, W. P. Carey. Jason West, Lou D’Avanzo and Adam Cooke of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, a global tech and logistics company. W. P. Carey made several capital improvements to the property. The tenant is consolidating its footprint into a single facility.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis-based real estate capital markets firm Northmarq has merged with Morrison Street Capital, a 22-year-old investment management company headquartered in Lake Oswego, Ore. Upon deal closing, Morrison Street Capital will be renamed Northmarq Fund Management. The merger also coincides with the acquisition of NBS Real Estate Consulting, a boutique business affiliated with Morrison Street Capital that provides advisory services to real estate owners and lenders. NBS Real Estate Consulting, also based in Lake Oswego, will now operate as Northmarq Advisory Services. The Morrison Street Fund series currently includes three closed-end funds and one open-end investment vehicle, which will continue to be led by Founder, President and CEO Rance Gregory. The existing Morrison Street Capital team will remain based in Lake Oswego and now have the ability to launch new and expanded vehicles that access Northmarq’s network for capital relationships, deal flow, market underwriting and research. Founded in 2002, Morrison Street Capital’s history includes in excess of 180 investments and $750 million of fund capital invested in over 300 properties with combined transaction value, including mortgage debt, of nearly $5.4 billion. Morrison Street Fund investments are diversified throughout the country and include retail, multifamily, industrial, office, parking and hotel …
COLUMBUS, OHIO — 3650 REIT and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have provided a $62 million loan for the refinancing of Columbus Business Park, a 2.2 million-square-foot industrial development located at 4545 Fisher Road in Columbus. The borrowers are Industrial Commercial Properties LLC and Industrial Realty Group. Columbus Business Park features 225 dock doors, seven drive-in doors and clear heights ranging from 25 to 35 feet. The loan term was five years.
KIRKWOOD, MO. — Brinkmann Constructors has completed a 35,000-square-foot Audi dealership for Semersky Enterprises, a Chicago-based automobile retailer. The two-story property is located in Kirkwood, a western suburb of St. Louis. The project features a lower-level service drive, 18-bay service shop and second-story showroom. Brinkmann’s scope of work included the civil, landscaping and mechanical, engineering and plumbing design-build services in addition to the furniture, fixtures, signage and automotive equipment. Charles Vincent George Architects served as the project architect.
CHICAGO — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the $2.3 million sale of a 6,800-square-foot commercial building located at 5212 N. Clark St. in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. Tim Rasmussen of SVN procured a local buyer who plans to convert the ground-floor commercial space into medical use. SVN also represented the undisclosed seller.
CHICAGO — Cronheim Hotel Capital (CHC) has arranged a $15.4 million loan for the refinancing of the Hyatt Place Chicago South University Medical Center. A Southeast-based bank provided the nonrecourse financing, which features a floating interest rate. David Poncia of CHC arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Smart Hotels and the Olympia Cos., the original developers of the hotel and current operators. The property is located at 5225 S. Harper Ave.
ILLINOIS — IWG, a provider of hybrid working solutions with brands including Spaces, Regus and HQ, is adding seven flexible workspaces in metro Chicago. The centers are designed to shorten commute times and provide increased flexibility for residents to work in the communities in which they reside. IWG says its new Illinois locations come on the heels of the business posting its highest-ever revenue and adding 867 new global locations over the course of 2023. IWG added 35 new locations in Illinois in 2023. With these seven new signings, IWG’s footprint now spans 75 locations across the state. Two of the new spaces are in Chicago, while the rest are in Naperville, Buffalo Grove, Libertyville, Naperville and Olympia Fields. IWG predicts that 30 percent of all commercial real estate will be flexible workspace by 2030.