GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has negotiated the sale of Alpine Summit Shopping Center in Grand Rapids for an undisclosed price. The 136,942-square-foot shopping center is located at 3165 Alpine Ave. The center is fully occupied by Ulta, HomeGoods, Marshalls, Petco, Party City, CATO, Sola Salons, America’s Bride and ABC Warehouse. Bob Lotzar and Bill Tyson of NAI Wisinski represented the buyer. NAI Wisinski also serves as the property manager.
CHICAGO — SVN | Chicago Commercial has arranged the sale of a portfolio of multifamily units in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood for $10 million. The portfolio consists of eight contiguous buildings located at 6705-37 N. California Ave. with 94 units. Jeffrey Baasch of SVN represented the seller. An out-of-state private family fund was the buyer.
ST. LOUIS — Sealy & Co. has acquired a five-building industrial portfolio totaling 554,007 square feet in St. Louis for an undisclosed price. The properties are located within the Mid County and North County submarkets with convenient access to St. Louis Lambert International Airport. With the acquisition, Sealy & Co.’s holdings in the St. Louis market account for nearly 13 percent of its total portfolio across the United States. Sealy’s other prominent markets are Dallas and Memphis, Tenn. Michael Hanrahan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Altus Properties. Jason Gandy and Davis Gibbs of Sealy led the transaction on behalf of the company.
MINNEAPOLIS — D2 Capital Advisors has arranged an $11.5 million bridge loan for LH44, a 36-unit multifamily property located at 2618 W. 44th St. in Minneapolis. The luxury community is located in the Linden Hills neighborhood and features direct access to Lake Harriet. The property was 72 percent occupied at the time of loan closing. Jack Cortese and David Frankel of D2 arranged the loan with a New York-based debt fund. The loan proceeds provided cash-out to the borrowers, while also fully retiring the existing construction debt. The borrower has retained Josh Talberg of JLL to market the property for sale.
ST. PETERS, MO. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of an 11,591-square-foot industrial building in St. Peters, a northwest suburb of St. Louis, for more than $4.3 million. Herc Rentals occupies the single-tenant facility, which is located at 8016 Veterans Memorial Parkway. Built in 2008, the property sits on three acres. Zach Harris and Mark Grossman of Stan Johnson represented the seller, Nelson Grumney of Neland Investment Management. Patrick Doherty of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor completing a 1031 exchange.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Game of Irons, a golf simulation facility, has leased 18,361 square feet at Oak Brook Promenade in Oak Brook, a western suburb of Chicago. Featuring 16 bays, Game of Irons will be the largest golf simulation facility in the Midwest when it opens in November. One to six players can play in each bay and enjoy full food and beverage service. Chris Irwin of Colliers International represented Game of Irons in its lease. Brendan Reedy and Jimmy Danahe of CBRE represented the landlord, Retail Properties of America Inc.
ST. PETERS, MO. — Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant has purchased a nearly two-acre site at The Shoppes of Mid Rivers in St. Peters, a northwest suburb of St. Louis. Construction is scheduled to begin immediately on the 10,000-square-foot restaurant and bar with a planned opening for next spring. This will be the third Missouri location for Downers Grove, Ill.-based Cooper’s Hawk. GBT Realty Corp. owns The Shoppes of Mid Rivers, which was completed in 2019. The 270,000-square-foot shopping center is now 95 percent leased to tenants such as Burlington, Academy Sports, HomeGoods, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Ulta Beauty, Five Below, Outback Steakhouse and Pappy’s Smokehouse. Also joining the tenant roster is Gulf Shores Restaurant & Grill, a casual seafood restaurant that is currently under construction.
By Scott Olson, Skogman Commercial On Aug. 10, 2020, eastern Iowa was hit with a derecho. This is the Spanish word for a widespread, long-lived, straight-line windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving group of several thunderstorms. Winds in southwest Cedar Rapids were estimated to be 140 miles per hour with the entire city of 75 square miles sustaining major damage. The statistics are staggering: • Cedar Rapids lost 669,000 mature trees, about 70 percent of its urban canopy. The storm left at least 4.5 million cubic yards of debris. Stacked 35 feet tall and wide, it would extend a whopping 24 miles. • 6,000 homes and properties were damaged. As repairs and reconstruction got underway, the city issued 25,000 building permits in fiscal-year 2021, more than double the number in a typical year. • City government buildings suffered $20 million in damage, while the business community reported losses totaling $170 million. About $70 million of that was the result of derecho-related shutdowns or power outages. • The state cumulatively sustained $11.5 billion in damage, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which calls the Aug. 10 derecho “the costliest thunderstorm in U.S. history.” However, as evidenced in the …
CHICAGO — Sterling Bay and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives have sold 210 N. Carpenter, a 206,315-square-foot office and retail building in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. The sales price was $169 million. Google occupies 132,000 square feet to house its Chicago-based cloud division. Other tenants at the fully leased property include Leopardo Cos., rEvolution Marketing, S2G Ventures, CVS Pharmacy and uncooked. Completed in 2019, the 12-story building is LEED Gold certified and WELL Health Safety certified. Amenities include a rooftop pool, tenant lounge, fitness center, yoga room, conference facilities and onsite parking. Sterling Bay was the developer, Solomon Cordwell Buenz was the architect, IA Interior Architects was the interior designer and Leopardo Cos. was the general contractor. Tom Sitz, David Knapp, Cody Hundertmark, Dan Deuter and Paul Lundstedt of Cushman & Wakefield marketed the property for sale and procured the buyer, German investment firm Deka Immobilien.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Global business-to-business payments company TreviPay has signed a 73,000-square-foot lease to relocate its corporate headquarters to Aspiria in Overland Park. TreviPay says the new office will enable its more than 400 Kansas City-area employees to be in one location. The company, which expects to begin occupying its new space in October, is moving from 8650 College Blvd. in Overland Park. Occidental Management owns Aspiria, which is the redevelopment of the former Sprint campus. Aspiria features walking and biking trails, a 68,000-square-foot fitness center, green spaces, three conference centers, coffee shops and a cafeteria. Occidental plans to develop an additional 60 acres surrounding the campus at the corner of 119th Street and Nall Avenue. Plans call for an additional 1 million square feet of Class A office space, 380,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, a 120-room hotel and 600 multifamily units. Design planning on the long-term project is underway.
