WHEATON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Shops of Wheaton for $7.3 million. The 79,151-square-foot retail center is located at 1101 Butterfield Road in Wheaton, about 25 miles west of Chicago. The property is 91 percent occupied, and anchor tenants include Anytime Fitness and Fox Bowl. Adrian Mendoza, Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local private investor. Weisenbeck, Sharko and colleague Kevin Wiersema secured and represented the buyer, a New Jersey-based limited liability company.
CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE — Westmount Realty Capital is partnering with a fund managed by the real estate group of Ares Management Corp. to recapitalize a 51-asset industrial portfolio totaling 6.1 million square feet in the Chicago and Milwaukee metro areas. Westmount and Ares acquired the portfolio of logistics, bulk distribution and last-mile properties from a Partners Group-Westmount joint venture. The portfolio is nearly 99 percent leased to a roster of 123 tenants. Michael Caprile of CBRE and Josh McArtor of Eastdil Secured represented the seller.
DETROIT — Sugar Factory American Brasserie is set to open in downtown Detroit late this spring. The First Michigan location for the brand will be located at 45 Monroe St. within Bedrock’s One Campus Martius building. The 233-seat restaurant will also feature Sugar Factory’s candy store. The main dining area will offer both indoor and outdoor seating, along with décor including neon signs, floral walls and a candy heart wall. Sugar Factory serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Its most legendary dessert is the King Kong Sundae, which serves up to 12 people and features 24 scoops of ice cream.
OAK PARK, MICH. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 275,401-square-foot industrial building in Oak Park, a northern suburb of Detroit. The speculative project has been preleased to an undisclosed user. Located at 15100 Eight Mile Road, the building will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 44 dock doors, 57 trailer parking stalls and 196 auto parking stalls. Completion is slated for December 2022. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. David MacDonald and Sean Cavanaugh of JLL represented Opus. Paul Hoge and Gary Stephens of Signature Associates represented the seller of the land.
BEDFORD, OHIO — JB Hudco has leased a former Walmart store spanning 197,518 square feet in Bedford, an eastern suburb of Cleveland. The property is located at 22209 Rockside Road. The current owner converted the building into industrial space. Jeffrey Calig and David Hexter of NAI Pleasant Valley represented Texas-based JB Hudco, which provides logistical and order management services to businesses throughout the U.S.
TOLEDO, OHIO — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a Home Depot ground lease in Toledo for $12 million. The 141,610-square-foot retail property is located at 1035 W. Alexis Road. Chad Byerly of Stan Johnson represented the seller, a local developer. The California-based buyer completed a 1031 exchange.
CARROLL, IOWA — Provender Partners, a real estate investor in food-related industrial buildings, has acquired a 469,673-square-foot distribution portfolio that serves as the Midwest supply chain for Core-Mark for roughly $24 million. The portfolio comprises a 435,968-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in the central Iowa city of Carroll as well as six support facilities ranging in size from 2,500 to 4,000 square feet in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota. Core-Mark, a wholesale distributor to the convenience retail industry, occupies all of the facilities. Dick Powell of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller. Matt Bear of Bear Real Estate Advisors represented Provender.
NEW ALBANY, IND. — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the $22.2 million sale of Stonecrest Apartments in New Albany, about five miles northwest of Louisville, Ky. The six-building, garden-style apartment community is located at 4719 Grant Line Road along the Ohio River and includes 144 units. The first building was completed in 2017 and the sixth building was constructed in 2021. Aaron Jungreis and David Wildes of Rosewood represented the seller, a local developer. The duo also represented the metro New York City-based buyer, which plans to add a new pool and clubhouse to the property.
FOSTORIA, OHIO — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $14.5 million sale of a 488,000-square-foot industrial property in Fostoria, about 40 miles south of Toledo. Global consumer brand Arm & Hammer occupies the building, which is located at 110 E. Jones Road. Alexander Harrold of Matthews represented the institutional seller. The transaction closed above the final list price.
SOUTH BARRINGTON, ILL. — Star Cinema Grill has signed a 15-year lease to open a 38,000-square-foot location at The Arboretum of South Barrington in the northwest Chicago suburb of South Barrington. Star Cinema Grill is opening in space previously occupied by IPIC Theaters. Slated to open this spring, the movie theater will offer an extensive menu and full-service bar. Mike Zucker, managing partner of Peak Properties LLC, was named receiver of the 480,000-square-foot shopping center in late 2020. Madeline Wheeler of JLL represented Peak, while Kristen Barker of Wulfe & Co. represented Star Cinema Grill. Cory Born of JLL serves as the general manager of the shopping center.