MINNEAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 29-unit apartment building in Minneapolis for $3.8 million. Located at 3116 Girard Ave., the property features 20 covered parking stalls and five surface parking stalls. More than half of the units have been renovated. Abe Roberts and Michael Jacobs of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer. Seller information was not provided.
MADISON, WIS. — Planet Fitness has signed a 37,121-square-foot retail lease at West Towne Mall in Madison. Tony Colvin and Adam Dreier of Mid-America Real Estate-Wisconsin LLC represented the tenant. The landlord was an entity doing business as Madison/West Towne LLC.
FLINT, MICH. — Dominion Real Estate Advisors and Lee & Associates have arranged the sale of an 11,892-square-foot medical office building in Flint for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 1321 S. Linden Road within the Cornerstone Office Complex. James Mitchell of Dominion and Michele Rosenblum of Lee & Associates represented the seller, LSPV Cornerstone Owner LLC, otherwise known as Versa Development. The buyer will occupy the building for its medical practice, Mid-Michigan Home and Health Hospice.
WOODBURY, MINN. — KW Commercial Premier has negotiated the sales of two office condos in the Twin Cities suburb of Woodbury. The properties, built in 2004, sold for $1.4 million each. The first property, 3060 Woodbury Drive, was previously a dental office and sold to a dentist. The second asset, 3020 Woodbury Drive, consisted of office space leased to several small companies. Scott Miller and Mike Olson of KW Commercial Premier represented the sellers, while Kevin Salmen of Transwestern represented the buyers.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Fashion retailer Express Inc. (OTCMKTS: EXPR) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced plans to close 107 of its 602 stores. The Columbus-based company’s portfolio includes apparel brands such as Bonobos, Express and UpWest Express. As part of the proceedings, 95 stores under the company’s Express banner will be shuttered alongside all 12 of its UpWest Express locations. Express has been battling with soft consumer demand due to slowing spending patterns and increased price sensitivity in discretionary categories, according to Reuters. Further details on the specific locations set for closure were not provided, but closing sales at the impacted locations are anticipated to begin tomorrow, April 23. Business at all other brick-and-mortar locations and online is expected to continue as usual. Express concurrently announced that it has received a non-binding letter of intent from a consortium of investors led by WHP Global to acquire a substantial majority of the company’s retail stores and operations. The investment group includes an indirect subsidiary of Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties. WHP Global, which purchased a controlling stake in the parent company of Toys ‘R’ Us in 2021, has held 7.4 percent ownership in Express Inc. since January 2023. …
WEST CHESTER, OHIO — Graycor Construction Co. has completed a 125,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World store in West Chester near Cincinnati. The store is located at 5951 Bass Pro Drive at the intersection of I-75 and Allen Road. The development includes a fire watch tower, archery range, aquarium, exterior decorative water feature and boat showroom. Torgerson Design Partners was the architect. Graycor has now completed seven Bass Pro Shops.
OMAHA, NEB. — Darland Construction Co. has completed a more than 61,000-square-foot warehouse near the intersection of Highway 50 and I-80 in Omaha. The building features a clear height of 26 feet, eight dock doors and interstate signage. Preliminary budgeting for the project began in 2018, but concerns about rising prices and labor shortages during the pandemic put the project on hold, according to Darland. Investors Realty negotiated a full-building lease for Southern Carlson before the building was completed. The tenant is a commercial tool, fastener and jobsite supply company.
URBANDALE, IOWA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an Urban Heights Storage facility in Urbandale near Des Moines for an undisclosed price. The 54,095-square-foot self-storage property, built in 2020, features 257 climate-controlled units, 95 drive-up units, 51 indoor units and 28 parking spaces. George Kondracke, Brian Kelly, Brett Hatcher, Gabriel Coe and Nathan Coe of Marcus & Millichap, in partnership with Brad Vander Linden of The Linden Co., represented the seller, a limited liability company. Buyer information was not provided.
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VI LP, has acquired a 38,409-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville. Located at 1280 Lakeview Drive, the property is fully leased to one tenant. Constructed in 1995 and situated on three acres, the building features a clear height of 24 feet, two exterior docks, one drive-in door and parking for 52 cars. Terri Alexander and Michael Kraft of Transwestern represented the undisclosed seller. VK Industrial VI is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
MENTOR, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the $2 million sale of a single-tenant property occupied by Starbucks in Mentor, a northeast suburb of Cleveland. Constructed in 2022, the building features a drive-thru. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, a private investment group based in Ohio. The 1031 exchange buyer purchased the asset at a cap rate of 5.74 percent. There are approximately eight years remaining on the 10-year lease.
