FORT WAYNE, IND. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail building occupied by Sherwin-Williams in Fort Wayne for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2022, the building spans 3,500 square feet. Chad Firsel and Seth Gilford of Quantum represented the seller, Chicago-based Core Acquisitions LLC. The asset sold to an out-of-state buyer.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered a condo deconversion sale in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights for $9.7 million. Built in 1971, the 40-unit property is located at 1 N. Chestnut Ave. Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented the seller, the Chestnut Street Condominium Association. The duo also represented the undisclosed buyer, which plans to improve the units as they turn over. Under the Condominium Property Act in Illinois, condo unit owners can elect to sell a property if 75 percent or more are in agreement. The threshold is 85 percent for the City of Chicago. Sellers then have the option to either move out of their units or lease them back from the new owner.
WAUKEGAN HARBOR, ILL. — TopSide Marinas has acquired Larsen Marine, a 16-acre boatyard and full-service marine facility in Waukegan Harbor, a city along Lake Michigan. The purchase price was undisclosed. Larsen Marine services 850 boats annually and features a service center. TopSide Marinas is the first company to acquire the family-owned marine facility since the Larsen family opened its business in 1933. TopSide Marinas, launched in 2021, has acquired three other marinas in Oklahoma and Texas.
HAMMOND, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the Alpha Storage facility in Hammond for an undisclosed price. The multi-story self-storage property, located at 252 Wildwood Road, spans 68,277 rentable square feet and features 595 units along with parking for recreational vehicles and boats. Jeffrey Herrmann and Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local limited liability company. The duo also secured and represented the buyer, a Chicago-based limited liability company.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — DeJames Builders has broken ground on a 15,000-square-foot office for real estate services company Baird & Warner in Naperville. The office, located at 1528 Aurora Ave., is designed to house up to 500 Baird & Warner agents when it opens in 2023. The new office will accommodate all three of Baird & Warner’s business lines — brokerage, mortgage lending and title insurance — under one roof. The project team includes developer RX Health & Science Trust and architect OKW Architects. Baird & Warner’s current Naperville office is located at 836 W. 75th St. The firm maintains several offices throughout Chicagoland.
LENEXA, KAN. — Vytelle is relocating its headquarters from Oregon to The District at Lenexa City Center in Kansas. Lenexa is about 15 southwest of Kansas City. The livestock company helps cattle producers optimize their herds worldwide. Vytelle chose Kansas for its new headquarters due to the central location within the United States and proximity to a large and growing community of animal health and agriculture technology companies in the region. Vytelle will occupy 2,477 square feet on the second floor of the Penn II building at 8789 Penrose Lane. Ellen Fisher of AREA Real Estate Advisors represented the tenant. Ryan Biery of Copaken Brooks represented the landlord on an internal basis. When fully developed, Lenexa City Center will consist of more than 2 million square feet, including civic components for the City of Lenexa, nearly 1 million square feet of office and retail space, and 375 apartment units.
DETROIT — Bedrock has acquired the Roberts Riverwalk Hotel located at 1000 River Place in Detroit’s East Riverfront neighborhood. The purchase price was undisclosed. The seller was Michael Roberts, a St. Louis-based business mogul, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. The 108-room hotel features 5,500 square feet of banquet and event space as well as 126 parking spaces. Bedrock says this acquisition aligns with its mission to further position the riverfront as an ideal site for sustainable urban development. In the East Riverfront area, Bedrock has previously purchased the former UAW-GM Center for Human Resources and a portfolio of properties previously owned by the Stroh family. Bedrock plans to make additional updates regarding the riverfront in 2023. Bedrock, the real estate arm of Rocket Mortgage founder Dan Gilbert, maintains a portfolio of more than 19 million square feet of office, retail and residential space.
ELKHART, IND. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of an 801,218-square-foot industrial facility in Elkhart for an undisclosed price. Completed in October, the build-to-suit is home to a recreational vehicle tenant. The property, which includes a showroom and office as well as warehouse and distribution space, features a clear height of 30 feet, 56 dock-high doors, a 194-foot truck court and seven drive-in overhead doors. Peter Bauman and Tivon Moffitt of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer, neither of which were disclosed.
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. — Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. has broken ground on Annika Place, a $14.7 million affordable housing community in Traverse City. The 53-unit development will be reserved for residents who earn 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. Rental rates are projected to range from $360 to $1,125 per month depending on the income restriction and size of the unit. The Traverse City Housing Commission is providing rental assistance vouchers for eight units. The four-story building will feature amenities such as a community room, computer center, fitness center and rooftop terrace. In honor of the many who serve in the U.S. Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Air Station in Traverse City, Annika Place will honor the memory of Coast Guardsman Douglas Munro by featuring a special lighted flagpole and his namesake for the property’s community room. Munro lost his life at the Guadalcanal in 1942 as a result of heroic measures with his boat that saved the lives of 500 marines. He is the only Coast Guard member to receive the Medal of Honor. Funding for Annika Place comes from Low-Income Housing Tax Credits allocated by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Affordable housing finance …
INDIANAPOLIS — Government Investment Partners (GIP) has purchased two adjacent office properties in Indianapolis for $8.2 million. The buildings are located at 4150 and 4160 N. Keystone Ave. just east of Fall Creek Parkway near the Indiana State Fairgrounds. MS Land Holdings LLC sold the 60,000-square-foot building at 4160 N. Keystone, which is fully leased to the State of Indiana on behalf of the Indiana Department of Child Services. LNR Partners sold the other building, which totals 95,157 square feet and is roughly 40 percent leased. It is also home to Department of Child Services offices as well as the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. GIP, which specializes in commercial properties leased to federal, state and local government agencies, now maintains a portfolio of more than 30 buildings in 18 states.
