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Waterton Acquires Two Apartment Towers Totaling 1,156 Units in Downtown Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Chicago-based Waterton has acquired The Shoreham at Lakeshore East and The Tides at Lakeshore East in downtown Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed, but Crain’s Chicago Business previously reported that the combined price could approach $400 million. The apartment towers total 1,156 units in the Lakeshore East neighborhood. The adjacent properties are situated directly south of the recently completed St. Regis Chicago, which rises 95 stories with 191 hotel and condo units. Both The Shoreham, which opened in 2005, and The Tides, which debuted in 2008, feature a 24-hour concierge, private club floor, outdoor pool, game room, fitness center, storage and parking. Waterton plans to upgrade unit fixtures and finishes, as well as modernize the common areas and amenity spaces. With this acquisition, Waterton’s Chicagoland portfolio now totals 10 communities with more than 6,600 units. John Jaeger, Dan Cohen and Justin Puppi of CBRE represented the seller, PNC Realty Investors.

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New + Found to Begin Construction on $125M Phase II of City Foundry STL Mixed-Use Project in St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

ST. LOUIS — New + Found is scheduled to break ground on the second phase of City Foundry STL in January. The $125 million project will include a 272-unit apartment tower, 83,000-square-foot office building, 25,000 square feet of retail space and a 481-car parking garage. Lawrence Group is the lead architect and interior design firm for the project. ARCO/Murray will construct the apartment building, while Lawrence Group’s construction team will build the timber office building. Completion is slated for early 2024. CliftonLarsonAllen LLP secured $49.7 million in joint venture equity funding for the project. City Foundry STL is the transformation of the former Federal-Mogul foundry site into a mixed-use development. Phase I includes a food hall as well as creative office, retail and entertainment space.

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SRS Brokers $58.2M Sale of Large Distribution Center in Effingham, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

EFFINGHAM, ILL. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $58.2 million sale of a 1.3 million-square-foot distribution center occupied by Sherwin-Williams in Effingham, about 90 miles southeast of Springfield. The property sits on 71 acres at 711 W. Wabash Ave. John Redfield, Britt Raymond and Kyle Fant of SRS represented the seller, a private partnership. JRW Realty represented the buyer, ExchangeRight. The facility serves as the only center that Sherwin-Williams uses to distribute coatings for the automotive industry. More than 300 workers are employed at the property.

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Bedrock Acquires Former UAW-GM Training Center in Detroit

by Kristin Harlow

DETROIT — Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock has acquired The ICON, a 420,000-square-foot facility in Detroit that formerly served as the home of the UAW-GM training center. The purchase price was undisclosed, but the vacant property previously traded hands for $34 million in November 2020, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. In addition to office and training space, the property includes 880 parking spaces, a 375-seat auditorium and direct access to Detroit’s East Riverfront. Located at 200 Walker St., the facility is adjacent to a 500,000-square-foot office building at 300 River Place that Bedrock also owns.

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Three-Building Office Portfolio in Omaha Trades Hands for $30.7M

by Kristin Harlow

OMAHA, NEB. — A local family trust has sold a portfolio of three office buildings totaling 169,183 square feet in Omaha for $30.7 million. The portfolio includes: a 21,368-square-foot building at 2323 171st St.; a 47,815-square-foot property at 2425 S. 171st St.; and a 100,000-square-foot asset at 13609 California St. The properties are situated within Omaha’s Suburban West Dodge and Lakeside Hills submarkets. Steve Sheppard and Dan Fishburn of CBRE represented the seller. The portfolio sold to three undisclosed buyers.

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APTC: Ohio School Districts Push for Excessive Property Taxes

by Kristin Harlow

A recent order from the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals highlights a troubling aspect of real property tax valuation in the Buckeye State, where school districts wield extraordinary authority to influence assessments. In this instance, courts allowed a district to demand a taxpayer’s confidential business data, which it can now use to support its own case for an assessment increase. Ohio is one of the few states that permit school districts to participate in the tax valuation process, allowing a district to file its own complaint to increase the value of a parcel of real estate, and permitting a school district to argue against a property owner that seeks to lower the taxable valuation of a parcel of real estate. Generally, school districts looking to increase tax revenue will review recent property sales for opportunities to seek assessment increases. Likely candidates for an increase complaint include real estate that changed hands at a purchase price or transfer value that exceeds the county assessor’s valuation. That is not always the case, however. In the case that gave rise to this article, there was no recent sale of the subject property, which is a multi-story apartment building. The apartment building owner had …

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City of Chicago Implements Vaccine Requirements for Restaurants, Bars, Gyms

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has mandated that any individual 5 years of age or older will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 in order to dine indoors, visit gyms or go to entertainment venues where food or drink are being served. The new requirement goes into effect starting Monday, Jan. 3. The initiative is in response to “an alarming rise in COVID cases both locally and nationally, driven in part by the Omicron variant,” according to the city. The requirement is similar to what is already in place in large cities such as New York City and Los Angeles. Patrons age 16 and older will also need to provide identification that matches their vaccination record. The city’s mask mandate also remains in effect for all public indoor settings. Chicago residents are now averaging more than 1,700 new COVID cases every day, a 79 percent increase from one week ago.

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Skender Tops Out Construction of 233,000 SF Office Building in Chicago’s Fulton Market

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Skender has topped out construction of a 233,000-square-foot office and retail building in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Known as Three Four Five, the project rises 11 stories and is located at 345 N. Morgan St. Completion is slated for fall 2022. Amenities will include private outdoor terraces, a 5,000-square-foot roof deck, bar and lounge, fitness center, coworking library and high-tech conference spaces. Sterling Bay is the developer and owner. Eckenhoff Saunders Architects is the project architect.

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Kiser Group Brokers $6.8M Sale of Apartment Building in Naperville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Kiser Group has brokered the $6.8 million sale of The Washington in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. Located at 720 N. Washington St., the building includes eight luxury apartment units and 6,500 square feet of commercial space. The property was built in 2018. The commercial space is leased to Great Western Flooring and Gantos Dental Group. Ron Plonis of Kiser represented the undisclosed buyer. Brian Karmowski of Essex Realty Group Inc. represented the seller, a development group led by Joshua Voit.

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Midland Atlantic Properties Arranges $7.5M Sale of Retail Center in Fishers, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow

FISHERS, IND. — Midland Atlantic Properties has arranged the $7.5 million sale of Fishers Corner shopping center in the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers. The 28,359-square-foot property was built in 2005 and was fully leased at the time of sale. Jacque Haynes of Midland Atlantic represented the seller, Sena Realty FC LLC. Johnny Vassallo managed the acquisition on behalf of the buyer, POG Kosmos Fishers LP. First Financial Bank provided acquisition financing.

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