WAUKESHA, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $14.9 million sale of a 112,010-square-foot shopping center in Waukesha, a western suburb of Milwaukee. Sendek’s Grocery Store anchors the property, which is also home to Walgreens, McDonald’s and Cost Cutters. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The team also procured and represented the buyer, a Michigan-based limited liability company.
CHICAGO — Maverick Commercial Mortgage Inc. has arranged a first mortgage loan totaling $7.5 million for a multi-tenant industrial building located at 1120 E. 89th St. in Chicago. The property is fully leased to two tenants, Chicago Transit Authority and SCR Transportation. The borrower was 1788 Holdings LLC, a Maryland-based real estate investment firm specializing in purchasing and repositioning older light industrial properties and industrial outdoor storage properties. A regional bank provided the five-year loan, which will be swapped at closing to provide a competitive five-year, fixed-rate loan. A portion of the loan proceeds will be used for capital improvements to the property post-closing.
EDINA, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $74.7 million sale of Millennium Edina, a 227-unit apartment complex in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina. Completed in 2021, the property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 905 square feet. Amenities include a green roof, yoga studio, game room, golf simulator, movie theater, fitness center, sunset terrace, outdoor pool and coworking spaces. Josh Talberg, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Adam Haydon and Devon Dvorak of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Dakota Pacific Real Estate and Landmark Cos. The team also procured the buyer, a private investor. Brock Yaffe led the JLL capital markets debt advisory team that originated acquisition financing through Fannie Mae.
CHICAGO — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the sale of The Arcade Residences in Chicago for $35 million. Built in 2019, the property features 58 apartment units and 9,643 square feet of retail space. Todd Stofflet and Jason Stevens of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller and developer, Borecki Real Estate. The sale represented one of the highest-priced sales per door in Chicago, according to Walker & Dunlop. The Arcade Residences is located on the border of the city’s Edgewater and Rogers Park neighborhoods, directly adjacent to Loyola University. Amenities at the property include a tenant lounge, fitness center and rooftop deck. Over 90 percent of the retail space is leased by tenants such as Bank of America and Verizon.
TERRE HAUTE, IND. — Prairie Hill Holdings has purchased a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 385,830 square feet in Terre Haute for $10.1 million. The properties are leased to Distributors Terminal Corp., a third-party logistics company that has been in business for over 100 years. Prairie Hill is a private real estate investment manager that focuses exclusively on triple net lease properties.
DELAWARE, OHIO — Time Equities Inc. has acquired a 119,960-square-foot industrial building located at 1275 S. Houk Road in Delaware, about 30 miles north of Columbus. The purchase price was $7.5 million. Cardinal Industrial was the seller.
AMERY, WIS. — Kraus-Anderson has completed the first phase of renovations at Amery Hospital & Clinics in Amery, a city in Northwest Wisconsin. Designed by BWBR Architects, this phase included a $2.3 million infusion and emergency room totaling 4,813 square feet. Phase II, which is nearing completion, includes a remodel of the emergency department’s waiting area, triage area and low acuity rooms as well as a build-out of a new at-risk behavioral health room and central nursing station. Next month, Kraus-Anderson will begin an extensive remodel of the emergency department’s procedure room and break room as well as an additional build-out of the behavioral health room and exam rooms. This final phase is slated for completion in March.
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Single-Family Rental, Built-to-Rent Investment Sales Outlook Remains Positive Despite Economic Challenges
The multifamily sector is under general disruption from a variety of factors, such as falling valuations, financing difficulties, questions about forward net operating income, shifts in regulations and more. Chris Town, who works in commercial sales and leasing at NAI Latter & Blum in Baton Rouge, La., is an expert in single-family rental (SFR) and built-to-rent (BTR) investment sales. Town says that there are challenges, but a solid future ahead for the sector. The overarching challenges take the form of the Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. “It’s the major factor behind the immediate slowdown of home construction and home buying,” Town explains. “Another factor, of course, is land. These are true whether you’re talking true multifamily or the submarkets of BTR and SFR.” A combination of factors has created a tug-of-war among incentives. High interest rates, with home prices at or near historical highs, mean millions of people need places to live. Many of these potential homeowners have families and want the ameliorations and amenities of a detached single-family housing. “Depending on the metric and organization’s research used, you could say the country is five to six million units short on single-family homes,” Town says. The Larger Economy’s Impact on …
OMAHA, NEB. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7 million sale of Plaza Q36, an 81,592-square-foot shopping center in Omaha. The fully occupied property is located at 5101 S. 36th St. Alex Perez of Marcus & Millichap and his team represented the seller, a limited liability company. The undisclosed buyer purchased the center above asking price. Jon Ruzicka, Nebraska broker of record, assisted in closing the transaction.
ST. CHARLES, MO. — Gabe’s has opened a 76,000-square-foot store at Mark Twain Village in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles. First National Realty Partners (FNRP) owns the property. The lease marks the first Gabe’s location within FNRP’s portfolio and the first Gabe’s store in the state of Missouri. Gabe’s is an off-price retailer offering fashion and footwear, essentials, beauty, accessories and home merchandise. Gabe’s occupies the space formerly home to Gordman’s. The center is now 97 percent leased. Other tenants include Bass Pro Shops, Duluth Trading Co., Dungarees and Aldi.