CINCINNATI — Faropoint has acquired an 80,000-square-foot industrial facility in Cincinnati for an undisclosed price. The building sits on 5.5 acres at 10021 Commerce Drive. Built in 1979, the single-tenant property features clear heights ranging from 16 to 20 feet, as well as two dock-high doors and three drive-in doors. The tenant uses the space for both manufacturing and distribution. Rod MacEachen and Jared Wagoner of SqFt Commercial represented Faropoint in the transaction. AIC Ventures was the seller. Founded in 2012, Memphis, Tenn.-based Faropoint owns more than 250 industrial properties totaling over 20 million square feet.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Keystone Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale of Federated Financial Center in Farmington Hills, a northwest suburb of Detroit. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 30955 Northwestern Highway, the 33,662-square-foot office building will serve as the corporate headquarters of Happy’s Pizza, which is the parent company of Savvy Sliders. Greg Newman of Keystone worked with Happy’s to identify the location for the new headquarters, which is slated for occupancy this fall. The three-story building was constructed in 1987, according to LoopNet. Federated Financial Center Inc. sold the property to Blackstone 13 LLC.
MASON, MICH. — Granger Construction has broken ground on a new $70 million justice complex in Mason, about 15 miles south of Lansing. BKV Group designed the 169,472-square-foot project, which will be situated at the intersection of Buhl and Cedar streets. Plans call for a new Ingham County sheriff’s office, correctional facility and district court facilities. The project is being built adjacent to the existing justice complex, which will remain in operation throughout construction. Completion is slated for early 2023. Michigan-based consultants on the project include Fleis & VandenBrink, which is providing site civil engineering, surveying and landscape architecture, and Matrix Consulting Engineers, which provided the building engineering concepts.
PORTAGE, IND. — Dayton Street Partners LLC has acquired a 42-acre site in Portage with plans to develop a three-building speculative industrial project spanning 538,038 square feet. The development will be known as DSP Crossroads Portage. Corey Chase and Chris Hill of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller. Upon closing, the duo will be retained to market the buildings for lease or sale on behalf of Dayton Street. A timeline for construction was not released.
OMAHA, NEB. — Lockwood Development has purchased One Valmont Plaza, an office property with two Class A buildings totaling 173,692 square feet in Omaha, for $26.8 million. One building rises four stories and spans 64,335 square feet, while the other rises six stories and totals 109,357 square feet. They are part of the First National Bank Business Park. Steve Sheppard of CBRE represented Lockwood in the sale. Lee Pedersen of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Bridge Industrial has acquired a 12-acre site with an existing industrial building in Des Plaines. The developer plans to build Bridge Point Des Plaines, a roughly 200,000-square-foot industrial project. The acquisition of the site was completed as part of a sale-leaseback transaction with Nu-Way Industries, a precision metal product design and fabrication company. Under terms of the transaction, Bridge will acquire an existing building from Nu-Way and retain the company as a tenant. Nu-Way will then conduct a search for a new facility. Once Nu-Way vacates the building, Bridge will demolish the facility and begin construction on a new industrial property. Plans call for a clear height of 36 feet, 36 exterior docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 264 cars. Rick Daly of Darwin Realty/CORFAC International brokered the sale.
CINCINNATI — An affiliate of Next Realty LLC has acquired the Kings Automall Shopping Center, a 67,000-square-foot retail center in Cincinnati. The property is home to tenants such as Planet Fitness, Mirage Restaurant, Play it Again Sports, Salon Concepts, Penn Station, LensCrafters, Samarkand Food Market, Kings Ford, Queens Nails and Your CBD Store. There is currently one 1,400-square-foot vacancy. The acquisition marks Next’s first purchase in Cincinnati. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
CHICAGO — Newmark has arranged a $147.5 million loan for the refinancing of President’s Plaza in Chicago. The Class A office complex spans 830,789 square feet and is located on West Bryn Mawr Avenue. The property recently underwent a $20 million renovation. Amenities include a lounge with a bar, pool tables and TVs, as well as a café, outdoor terrace and a fitness center operated by Midtown Fitness. Jordan Roeschlaub, Dustin Stolly, Chris Kramer, Nick Scribani, Eden Abraham and Ben Kroll of Newmark arranged the loan with Bank of America. Angelo Gordon Real Estate and Glenstar Properties were the borrowers.
MINNEAPOLIS AND BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) have revealed further details about the Ulta Beauty at Target launch, which is slated to begin rolling out in more than 100 Target stores nationwide and online this August. Most of the initial locations will be concentrated in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York and Texas. The “shop-in-shop” retail concept will include 50 specially curated brands. The two companies are planning to roll out the concept at 800 Target stores in the coming years. Each shop-in-shop will be placed near the existing Target beauty section. Minneapolis-based Target operates more than 1,900 stores. Beauty retailer Ulta is based in Bolingbrook.
DETROIT — Lutz Real Estate Investments and Northern Equities Group have completed the $70 million conversion of The Albert Kahn Building in Detroit into a multifamily property named The Kahn Apartments. The 11-story, 320,000-square-foot office building was constructed by The Fisher Brothers and designed by famed architect Albert Kahn. It first opened its doors in 1931 and later became listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was home to Kahn’s architectural firm for 90 years and once housed Saks Fifth Avenue on the first floor. The building now features 206 apartment units ranging in size from 530 to 1,317 square feet. The penthouse units include interior stairwells. Kraemer Design Group designed the interiors and paid homage to the building’s Art Deco architecture. Amenities include a workspace area and library as well as a media room with large screen TVs. There is also a pet spa, 3,000-square-foot fitness center and outdoor rooftop deck. Farmington Hills-based Beztak will serve as property manager. Monthly rents start at $1,535. The Fisher Brothers built carriage bodies for emerging automobile manufacturers in the early 1900s. General Motors purchased their company in 1926. The brothers resigned from GM in 1944 to devote their …