CHICAGO — Monarch Realty Partners has negotiated the sale of a 22-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood for $1.1 million. The asset is located at 1418 W. Marquette Road. Robert Berman and Rudy Hancock of Monarch represented the seller, a private investor. Further details were not provided.
CHICAGO — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) has sold 909 N. Michigan Ave., a 5,860-square-foot retail property in Chicago, for $27.3 million. The asset is fully occupied by three tenants and is situated adjacent to Pebblebrook’s Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago hotel. The sales price reflected a cap rate of 7.7 percent. Proceeds from the sale will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include reducing the company’s outstanding debt and repurchasing the company’s common and preferred shares. A venture of Los Angeles-based Blatteis & Schnur was the buyer, according to Crain’s Chicago Business.
CHICAGO — Owner L3 Capital has secured retail leases with Ever/Body and Brilliant Earth for its development at 1020 W. Randolph St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. In January 2022, L3 Capital completed the redevelopment of a former bank and adjacent parking lot. The 35,000-square-foot project is now fully leased. Ever/Body is a New York-based cosmetic dermatology group and Brilliant Earth is a diamond retailer. Other tenants at the property include Lululemon, fine jeweler Mejuri, mini golf concept Puttery and luxury bedding brand Brooklinen.
MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Pure Development has completed a 111,734-square-foot industrial facility for Domino’s Pizza in Merrillville, a city in Northwest Indiana. The development is now open and is utilized for production, storage and distribution of pizza dough in support of Domino’s operations throughout Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Pure Development broke ground on the project in August 2021.
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA AND EDMOND, OKLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a net-leased daycare portfolio in Iowa and Oklahoma for $11.1 million. The KinderCare-occupied properties are in West Des Moines and Edmond. Dominic Sulo marketed the portfolio for sale on behalf of the seller, a Michigan-based limited liability company. The buyer was undisclosed.
BYRON, MINN. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the sale of a freestanding medical office building located at 221 2nd Ave. SW in Byron, about 10 miles west of Rochester. The sales price was undisclosed. Bluestem Center for Autism occupies the property. Seth Gilford of Quantum represented both the seller and buyer, a South African medical acquisition fund. The seller was looking for capital to help fund expansion into new locations.
As economic uncertainty remains at the forefront, there is a continued quest to combat the multitude of challenges encountered by the manufacturing industry, as well as the trickle-down effects on commercial real estate markets. At the recent NAI Global Convention in Las Vegas, NAI Global president and CEO, Jay Olshonsky sat down with an industry leader who has spent the last decade mitigating these complexities. “It’s a very clear mission, to balance the goods trade deficit, the difference between imports and exports,” said Harry Moser, who founded the Reshoring Initiative in 2010 to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. “The deficit last year was $1.2 trillion and balancing that and bringing those jobs back at current levels of U.S. productivity will increase U.S. manufacturing by six million jobs, or about 40 percent.” The emphasis on reshoring is driven by a variety of factors, for example, rising labor costs in foreign countries and corporate understanding of the total cost of offshoring — including intellectual property theft, freight and tariffs. Companies desire greater control over supply chains, especially in a time of rising geo-political tension. By promoting a contained, local approach across the entirety of the manufacturing landscape, industry leaders …
MINNESOTA AND NEBRASKA — Centerspace has sold nine multifamily communities in Minnesota and Nebraska for $144.3 million. The transaction included four properties in St. Cloud, Minn., totaling 692 units; two communities in the Omaha-Lincoln market comprising 498 units; and three properties in the Twin Cities market totaling 377 units. Proceeds from the sale will be used to pay down outstanding debt. CBRE served as the broker for the Minnesota assets, while MMG Real Estate Advisors was the broker for the Nebraska assets.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based International Workplace Group (IWG) has added 34 new flexible workspaces in the Midwest region in the last six months. Including these new locations, IWG has added roughly 150 locations nationwide across the U.S. since October 2022. IWG intends to add 1,000 new locations globally. IWG’s new locations stretch across brands such as Spaces, Regus and HQ, and are situated in both urban and suburban areas across markets such as Chicago; Columbus, Ohio; Jeffersonville, Ind.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Lakeville, Minn.; and De Pere, Wis. The Midwest offices total more than 280,000 square feet. About 76 percent of the new workspaces are located in smaller towns and communities outside of metro areas. IWG is opening the vast majority of its new locations in partnership with commercial real estate owners, developers and franchisee investors.
CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — Cawley Chicago has brokered the sale of a multi-tenant industrial property in Crystal Lake, about 50 miles northwest of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. Built in 1960, the facility at 7510 Virginia Road features outdoor storage, ample parking and a warehouse showroom. David Conroy and Joe Shapiro of Cawley Chicago represented the seller, while Logan Krutsch of Fuhler Properties represented the buyer.
