Midwest

CLEVELAND — Namdar Realty Group and Mason Asset Management have acquired 200 Public Square, a 1.3 million-square-foot office tower in Cleveland. Originally built for BP America in 1985, the building has undergone recent improvements. The buyers aim to enhance the property’s appearance, amenities, atrium and aging infrastructure. The building currently has 357,767 square feet of available office space being marketed for lease by Colliers. Chase Johnson and Caleb Riebe of Cushman & Wakefield arranged $45.7 million in acquisition financing through a life insurance company.

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ST. PETERS, MO. — Midas Construction is underway on Viva Bene, a $37.8 million active adult community in the St. Louis suburb of St. Peters. Developed by Avenue, the 161-unit luxury property is located at 101 Viva Bene Circle. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, wellness hub, coworking spaces, outdoor spaces and pickleball and bocce ball courts. Greystar is the property manager. Completion is slated for this fall.

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BRYAN, OHIO — SVN Wilson Commercial Group has arranged the sale of a Sheperd Storage facility in Bryan, a city in northwest Ohio. The sales price and buyer were undisclosed. The two-building property features 98 indoor units with four outdoor parking spaces. The 12,000-square-foot facility sits on a five-acre site with room for expansion. Ryan Mitchell of SVN Wilson Commercial Group represented the seller, Charles Sheperd.  

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CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $127 million loan for the refinancing of 465 N. Park Drive, a 444-unit apartment tower in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. Built in 2018, the 48-story property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The 40,000-square-foot amenity package includes a rooftop pool, hot tub, sauna, lounge, fitness center, conference center, green space, clubroom, rooftop sky deck and outdoor dining area. Danny Kaufman, Mary Dooley, Medina Spiodic, Tara Hagerty and Rebecca Brielmaier of JLL arranged the five-year loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between MetLife Investment Management and Allstate Investments. The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. provided the loan.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — IRA Capital has acquired a 237,000-square-foot life sciences campus consisting of four buildings in the Easton submarket of Columbus. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property is near I-270, the John Glenn Columbus International Airport and across from Easton Town Center, the 1.7 million-square-foot retail destination. The buildings are mostly leased to biopharmaceutical company Sarepta Therapeutics and houses the company’s Gene Therapies Center of Excellence. Sarepta specializes in genetic medicines for rare diseases and has four FDA-approved drugs treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. IRA closed the acquisition on an all-cash basis.

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CHICAGO — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has negotiated the sale of Marketplace at Six Corners, a 116,941-square-foot shopping center in Chicago. Newmark Merrill purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Anchor tenants include Jewel-Osco, Marshalls, PetSmart and Famous Footwear. Rick Drogosz of Mid-America represented the seller, IRC Retail Centers/DRA Advisors. The property was managed by Pine Tree.

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ELK RIVER, MINN. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Granite Shores in the Minneapolis suburb of Elk River for $12.6 million. The 67-unit multifamily property is located at 633 Main St. NW. The asset was originally built as condominiums in 2008 and later converted into a rental property in 2011. Granite Shores features one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 996 square feet and an additional 9,803 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Amenities include a fitness center, pet washing station, community room and outdoor deck. Keith Collins, Ted Abramson, Abe Appert and Drew Rafshol of CBRE represented the seller, Granite Shores LLC. Gary Hegenes was the buyer.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Alston Construction has completed Castings Commerce Park, a three-building speculative industrial park developed on the site of the former Columbus Castings steel foundry. The project team included developer and owner Stonemont Financial and architect and interior designer Ware Malcomb. The project totals 862,000 square feet with 171 loading positions. The 71-acre site once served as the largest steel foundry in North America, according to Ware Malcomb, which designed office uses into each of the buildings.

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MADISON, WIS. — McShane Construction Co. will build Canyons, a 60-unit affordable housing community in Madison. Lincoln Avenue Communities is the developer. The four-story project will be constructed atop a concrete parking garage. The property will feature 3,750 square feet of amenity space, including a fitness center, laundry room, mail room and clubroom. The project is designed to achieve Wisconsin Green Built Homes Gold Certification and EnergyStar Multifamily Certification with a solar panel system on the roof to offset electricity costs for the common areas. Completion is slated for June 2025. Knothe & Bruce Architects is the project architect.

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PICKERINGTON, OHIO — Largo Capital Inc. has arranged a $7.9 million loan for the refinancing of a 90,040-square-foot shopping center in Pickerington, a southeast suburb of Columbus. The fully leased property is home to tenants such as Big Lots and Planet Fitness. Kevin Ross of Largo arranged the nonrecourse, fixed-rate loan. The lender and borrower were undisclosed.

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