HAMMOND, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.6 million sale of a 14,158-square-foot retail center in Hammond, a city in Northwest Indiana. Built in 2017, the property is located at 1001 5th Ave. and is home to retail and medical tenants, including American Renal Associates. Mitchell Kiven and Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer based in Hobart, Ind. The property sold to a 1031 exchange investor.
Midwest
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Belle Tire Distributors has purchased a 1.7-acre lot in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates for $1 million. Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Prairie Point Center Development LLC c/o Conor Commercial. Dave Chopp of DRC Realty represented Belle Tire.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has negotiated the sale of a 155-unit luxury apartment property in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood for $53.5 million. Named Anderson Point, the property located at 5700 N. Ashland Ave. is the adaptive reuse of the Edgewater Medical Center. The seller, MCZ Edgewater Development LLC, transformed the former hospital into a luxury apartment community. Amenities include indoor parking, in-unit laundry, a fitness center, roof deck, golf simulator, tenant lounges and private workspaces. Lee Kiser, Katie LeGrand and Jacob Price of Kiser brokered the transaction. The buyer, Lake Street Lofts LLC, completed a 1031 exchange.
HUDSON, WIS. — Kraus-Anderson Construction has completed a new 250,000-square-foot manufacturing facility for Hunt Electric at 924 Daily Road in Hudson, a city along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. Hunt Electric is a national electrical design, build and maintenance firm. In 2020, the company moved its 150,000-square-foot prefabrication operations, called “Little Baer,” to Hudson. The firm then purchased 17 acres next to the plant to build “Big Baer,” the new 250,000-square-foot facility. Big Baer will operate alongside the existing Little Baer facility. Pope Design Group designed the property, which features office and storage space in addition to manufacturing space.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of River Glen of St. Charles, located within the former Delnor Hospital, which was built in St. Charles in 1939. Located approximately 35 miles west of Chicago, the senior living community features 106 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. The original hospital building has been converted into a modern, well-amenitized campus. Bridge Investment Group sold the asset to Citrine Senior Communities, a joint venture between affiliates of Citrine Investment Group and Jaybird Capital, for $20 million. Jaybird Senior Living will take over operations. Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Tim Hosmer and Jack Griffin arranged the transaction.
HAMMOND, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.6 million sale of a 14,158-square-foot retail center in Hammond, a city in Northwest Indiana. Built in 2017, the property is located at 1001 5th Ave. and is home to retail and medical tenants, including American Renal Associates. Mitchell Kiven and Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer based in Hobart, Ind. The property sold to a 1031 exchange investor.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Belle Tire Distributors has purchased a 1.7-acre lot in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates for $1 million. Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Prairie Point Center Development LLC c/o Conor Commercial. Dave Chopp of DRC Realty represented Belle Tire.
Brain Group, Mercier Street Begin $250M Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project at Former Middle and High School in Kansas City
by John Nelson
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Co-developers Brain Group and Mercier Street are underway on the conversion of the former Westport Middle and Westport High School campuses in Kansas City into Park 39, a $250 million mixed-use development. The live-work-play campus will be situated on 16 acres at 39th and McGee streets in the city’s Midtown district. Anchoring the project is The Residences at Park 39, a 138-unit apartment community within the four-story former Westport High School. Upon completion, The Residences will include flexible work areas, a fitness center and mailroom, auditorium transformed into modules, conference rooms and library and event spaces for groups large and small. Individual residences will have open floor plans with high ceilings and modern finishes for kitchens, bathrooms and living areas. Each unit will have its own washer and dryer and will range from 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet in size, with expected monthly rents ranging from $950 to $2,000. The building’s new infrastructure will include smart technology and updated electrical, plumbing and fire alarm and protection systems. The original brick-and-stone façade and the front entry of the 1908-era high school are being preserved and restored, as are the original hardwood floors and ceramic tile. …
BLOOMINGTON, IND. — Gray Capital has acquired Echo Park Apartments in Bloomington for an undisclosed price. The company says its business plan includes improving onsite management and reducing expenses. Amenities at the property include a bark park, resort-style pool, trash pickup and in-unit washers and dryers. Gray Capital’s property management company, Gray Residential, is now managing Echo Park as well as nearby apartment property Forest Ridge. Echo Park is the fourth property within Gray Capital’s $100 million multifamily investment fund, The Gray Fund. Previous acquisitions include Sycamore Terrace in Terre Haute, Ind.; Club Meridian in Lansing, Mich.; and Stonybrook Commons in Indianapolis. Gray Capital maintains roughly $775 million in assets under management.
NILES, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.2 million sale of Village West in Niles, a city in Southwest Michigan. The 54-unit apartment building is located at 746 Colony Court. Renovations made to the property in 2020 and 2021 included a new roof, windows and gutters, as well as upgraded electrical and HVAC systems. Aaron Kuroiwa, Jack Friskney and Austin Meeker of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company that plans on using proceeds from the sale and a 1031 exchange to buy another multifamily asset in Indiana or Florida. The Marcus & Millichap trio also represented the buyer, a limited liability company that secured agency financing with five years of interest-only payments.