MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Draper and Kramer Inc. has arranged a $54 million loan for the refinancing of Prairie Point and The Reserve at Prairie Point Apartments in Merrillville, a city in Northwest Indiana. Built between 2002 and 2015, Prairie Point and The Reserve is a 440-unit luxury apartment community that underwent renovations in 2018. The Class A property features townhome-style units with private entrances and garages. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, sundeck, playground and sand volleyball court. Mark Perkowski of Draper and Kramer’s Commercial Finance Group arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Weiss Entities. A life insurance company provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan.
Midwest
LADYSMITH, WIS. — A $21 million renovation project to be completed by Kraus-Anderson is underway for the Ladysmith School District in Northwest Wisconsin. Designed by Bray Architects, the project encompasses both the middle school and high school and includes a 22,000-square-foot remodel of academic classrooms, 10,131-square-foot gym expansion, 2,764-square-foot media center addition, new roof and other building improvements. The city’s elementary school will also receive a new roof. Completion is slated for summer 2024.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Iconic Equities has acquired a 322,840-square-foot warehouse in Southeast Columbus for an undisclosed price. The Class B property is situated on 23 acres at 3275 Alum Creek Drive near I-70 and two intermodal facilities, the CSX Intermodal and Norfolk Southern Rickenbacker Intermodal. The transaction marks Miami-based Iconic’s second acquisition in Columbus in the past year.
KENOSHA, WIS. — Eagle Foods has signed a 287,000-square-foot industrial lease at 94 Logistics Park in Kenosha. The company will use the space as its Midwest distribution hub. Eagle Foods takes almost half of Building 7, a 599,308-square-foot warehouse featuring a clear height of 36 feet, 62 docks, 70 trailer stalls and parking for 186 cars. Ned Frank and Jim Herbst of Colliers represented the tenant. Frank, along with colleagues Fred Regnery and Steve Stewart, represented the owner, Logistics Property Co.
CINCINNATI — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 15,000-square-foot medical office building occupied by Mercy Health in Cincinnati for $4.9 million. The net-leased property is located at 8599 Ridge Road. Mercy Health has 10 years remaining on its lease. Mark Ruble, Christopher Mitchel, Chris Lind and William Skoch of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Buyer information was not provided.
CHICAGO — McShane Construction Co. and its joint venture partner Ashlaur Construction have broken ground on Phase IID of Westhaven Park. Located on Chicago’s Near West Side, the 12-story development will include 96 mixed-income apartment units along with ground-floor retail space. Of the total unit count, 66 percent will be designated as affordable, and 34 percent will be market rate. Amenities will include a fitness center, community room and rooftop terrace. LBBA is the project architect, while Brinshore Development and The Michaels Organization are the developers. Completion is slated for September 2024. McShane built a 113-unit condominium building during the first phase of Westhaven Park in 2006.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Airshare, a private jet operator, has unveiled plans to move its headquarters from Lenexa to the Aspiria campus in Overland Park. Airshare expects to take occupancy of its new space this summer. The company is more than doubling its square footage and anticipates a 50 percent increase in staff. Occidental Management owns Aspiria, which is the redevelopment of the former Sprint campus. Ryan Schneider of JLL represented Airshare, while Hunter Johnson represented ownership on an internal basis.
MEDINA, OHIO — Pickard Commercial Group (PCG) and NAI Pleasant Valley (NAI PVC) have merged under the NAI Pleasant Valley name effective April 1. As a result of the merger, the newly combined company will offer a wide range of services and expertise to an expanded client base, including leasing, sales and property management. Construction and facility management services will be offered through parent company Pleasant Valley Corp. The combined company will retain the NAI PVC name and continue to operate out of its Akron office at 540 White Pond Drive and Cleveland office on Rockside Road, while maintaining a headquarters in Medina. President Alec Pacella leads NAI PVC.
DOWNERS GROVE AND ADDISON, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has negotiated the sales of two industrial buildings totaling 48,171 square feet in suburban Chicago for undisclosed prices. Mike Antonelli and Matt Hanson of Brown represented the sellers in both transactions, while Trinity Scurto of Brown represented the buyers. In the first transaction, Bilmar Investments LLC sold a 25,575-square-foot building in Downers Grove. The seller completed extensive renovations over the past several years. In the second deal, 330 Fay LLC sold a 22,596-square-foot building at 330 W. Fay Ave. in Addison to Absolute Electronics, which is expanding from a 7,200-square-foot space in Elk Grove Village. Absolute Electronics will occupy half of the building. The other half is leased to Air Gas, a long-term tenant.
BRISTOL, WIS. — Founders 3 Real Estate Services has brokered the $1.6 million sale of a 29,747-square-foot industrial building in Bristol, a city in Southeast Wisconsin. The property is located at 8320 193rd Ave. Paul McBride of Founders 3 represented the seller, Standex Electronics Magnetics. Newlane Management was the buyer.