OMAHA, NEB. — First National Realty Partners has purchased The Shoppes at Grayhawk in Omaha for an undisclosed price. The 221,000-square-foot shopping center is located on West Maple Road. A 140,000-square-foot Lowe’s anchors the property. Additional tenants include Michaels, Dollar Tree, Chipotle, Jimmy John’s and First Watch. Ben Snyder and Zack Bates of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented the undisclosed seller.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Coldwell Banker Commercial has arranged the sale of a 194,380-square-foot industrial building in Champaign for $9.4 million. Constructed in 2006, the property is located at 3310 N. Duncan Road. The facility features six dock-high doors, one drive-in door and onsite parking. A.J. Thoma III of Coldwell Banker Commercial Devonshire Realty represented the undisclosed seller. The buyer was also not released.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA — Cold-Link Logistics, a Miami, Florida-based cold storage warehousing firm, has broken ground on a 185,000-square-foot cold storage facility in Sioux City’s Southbridge Business Park. The project represents the first phase of development and a capital investment of nearly $60 million. Future phases of the project will more than triple the size of the building, according to Cold-Link. Completion is slated for early 2023.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — In a sale-leaseback transaction, Venture One Real Estate has acquired a 49,330-square-foot industrial building in St. Charles, about 40 miles west of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. Constructed in 1997, the property features three exterior docks, one drive-in door and parking for 100 cars. Ted Gates and David Prell of CBRE represented the unnamed seller. Venture One utilized its acquisition fund, VK Industrial V LP, which is a partnership between Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
HAINESVILLE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $2.1 million sale of a multi-tenant retail center located on East Belvidere Road in Hainesville, a city in Northeast Illinois. At the time of sale, the property was leased by Starbucks, Chicago’s Red Hots, Luxe Salon and Lakemoor Dental. Jason Lenhoff of Quantum represented the seller, a locally based private investor. A Wisconsin-based private investor was the buyer.
LOCKPORT, ELK GROVE VILLAGE AND BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — ML Realty Partners has negotiated three industrial lease renewals totaling 199,054 square feet at three of its properties in Chicagoland. Illinois Tool Works, a global manufacturer of engineered fasteners and components, renewed its 102,390-square-foot lease at 15901 W. 147th St. in Lockport. Consolidated Electrical Distributors, an electrical supply distributor, renewed its 79,528-square-foot lease at 2801 Busse Road in Elk Grove Village. Esmer Tile, a glazed ceramic and porcelain tile, metal and natural stone producer, will continue to occupy its 17,136-square-foot space at 100 E. Crossroads Parkway in Bolingbrook.
MINNEAPOLIS — The local Minneapolis firm of Northwestern Mutual will relocate within Capella Tower in downtown Minneapolis. The firm will swap its space on the 29th and 30th floors for newly designed space on the 44th and 45th floors spanning 34,000 square feet. Larissa Bodine and Ann Rinde of CBRE represented ownership, Shorenstein Properties, while Emily Nicoll and Erin Hoeg of CBRE represented the tenant. Shorenstein recently upgraded the 53-story Capella Tower to include a 5,500-square-foot sky deck, first-floor lounge, Mother Dough coffee, wine bar, health club, conference facilities and updates to both security and indoor air quality. More improvements are scheduled in the near future, but no details were provided regarding specific plans. Northwestern Mutual has occupied space at Capella Tower for the past 12 years.
CHICAGO — ScalpTrade, a proprietary trading firm, has signed a 13,000-square-foot office lease at 425 S. Financial Place in Chicago’s Central Loop. The company will occupy space on the 36th floor for its corporate headquarters. CIM Group owns the 40-story, 1 million-square-foot office property, which underwent renovations in 2015 and is certified LEED Gold. In addition to a cafeteria, conference centers, concierge services, tenant lounge and outdoor terrace, the property also houses the Buckingham.AC, a private social and athletic club, and the 21-room Buckingham Hotel.
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.2 million sale of a two-tenant retail property in Mayfield Heights, an eastern suburb of Cleveland. Located at 5930 Mayfield Road, the 14,557-square-foot property is fully occupied by NTB and Moe’s. CJ Jackson, Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Scott Wiles of the Patton Wiles Fuller Group at Marcus & Millichap represented the private, Ohio-based seller. The team also secured and represented the buyer, a REIT.
WAUNAKEE, WIS. — Lee & Associates has brokered the $2.5 million sale of a 24,000-square-foot industrial building in Waunakee, a northern suburb of Madison. The property is located at 904 Bethel Circle. Blake George of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Golden Properties LLC. Stimac Holdings LLC, a company that designs and manufactures video games, was the buyer.
