WICHITA, KAN. — The Home2 Suites by Hilton Wichita Downtown Delano hotel has opened. The new four-story hotel is located at 200 N. Sycamore St. It features 95 suites. Wichita-based TGC Hospitality Management is the property manager and Delano Hotel QOZB LLC is the owner. Amenities include complimentary internet, communal spaces, laundry area, fitness center, pool, grill area and daily breakfast. In response to COVID-19, the property features Hilton’s CleanStay program, which was created in partnership with Lysol maker RB.
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CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sales of two Chicago-area multifamily buildings for a total of $14.1 million. Craig Martin and Brian DiBasilio of Interra represented the buyers and sellers in both transactions. The duo arranged the $9 million sale of Vine Place Apartments in Park Ridge. The newly constructed property, located at 400 Talcott Road, features 22 units and one commercial space that is leased to STEM Studio, a daycare and preschool. Vine Place LLC sold the asset to DAG Vine Place LLC, which completed a 1031 exchange. Vine Place Apartments was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. In the second transaction, the Wrightwood Lamon Building sold for $5.1 million. Located at 4848 W. Wrightwood Ave. in Chicago, the property consists of 44 units. It was originally built in 1926. The buyer, an affiliate of Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corp., plans to renovate the building, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. John Scorte was the seller.
SPRING VALLEY, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9 million sale of the Marmon Keystone Distribution Center in Spring Valley, about 55 miles north of Peoria. The 184,320-square-foot property was constructed as a build-to-suit for Marmon Keystone in 2010. The single-tenant, net-leased facility sits on 22 acres. Sean O’Brien of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. The buyer was undisclosed.
INDIANAPOLIS — A two-building, 52,336-square-foot industrial property located on the southeast side of Indianapolis has traded hands for an undisclosed price. The temperature-controlled facility, located at 2301 Churchman Ave., is fully leased to Shenandoah Growers, a producer of organic culinary herbs. The property was extensively renovated in 2018 to serve as the Midwest regional hub for Shenandoah Growers, which operates 12 indoor growing facilities across the country. Alex Cantu and Alex Davenport of Colliers International represented the seller, Patterson Holdings. A California-based private investor purchased the asset.
EAGAN, MINN. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $38.5 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the land acquisition and construction financing of Aster House Apartments, a 204-unit affordable housing property in Eagan. The project is slated to open in summer 2022. All units will be restricted to residents who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. The loan is fully amortized over 40 years. The borrower was Eagan AH I LLLP. In addition to the HUD-insured first mortgage, the project will receive equity from the sale of low-income housing tax credits and funds from the Dakota County Community Development Agency Housing Opportunities Enhancement program. Colliers Securities LLC also underwrote tax-exempt bonds for the project.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — Ready Capital has closed a $36 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 330-unit multifamily property in Rochester Hills, a suburb of Detroit. The financing closed in December. Loan terms and the borrower were undisclosed.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Contegra Construction Co. has completed the first of several planned distribution facilities at NorthPoint Development’s Turner Logistics Center in Kansas City. The 408,000-square-foot building features a clear height of 36 feet, 36 dock doors with four drive-in ramps, parking for 210 vehicles and a small office. The 250-acre Turner Logistics Center has the capacity for 3 million square feet of industrial space. Contegra also completed infrastructure improvements to support future development.
EDINA, MINN. — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has brokered the sale of a two-story office building in Edina for $6.4 million. The 70,400-square-foot property is located at 5350 W. 78th St. Upland represented the seller, W78th 5350 LLC. Merrie Sjogren and Nick Peterson of Assembly MN LLC represented the buyer, ISLA Affiliated Building Co. The buyer, a nonprofit Spanish immersion charter school, currently operates out of a 30,000-square-foot facility in Minnetonka. That site is under contract to local developer Doran Cos., which plans to redevelop it into multifamily housing.
CHICAGO — Aries Capital has arranged a $3.4 million loan for the acquisition of an 8,700-square-foot restaurant building located at 164 E. Grand Ave. in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. The Hampton Social fully occupies the property. Neil Freeman and Brandon Perdeck of Aries arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Rüger Holding, which is a Germany-based real estate owner and developer. A local bank provided the loan, which features an interest rate under 4 percent, a 60 percent loan-to-value ratio and a 25-year amortization schedule. Chicago-based Parker Restaurant Group owns and operates The Hampton Social, which will continue its 10-year lease that will end in 2027. Scott Maesel and Drew Dillon of SVN | Chicago Commercial represented the seller, R2, in the transaction. The property sold for $6.3 million.
LANSING, MICH. — The State of Michigan has continued its ban on indoor dining, but is expected to lift the restriction beginning Feb. 1. Indoor dining will resume with “mitigation measures, capacity limits and a curfew,” according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. For now, a new epidemic order issued by the department that is valid from Jan. 16-31 enables Michigan residents to participate in indoor group exercise and non-contact sports, as long as masks and social distancing guidelines are in place. College and university students may return to campus for the winter semester and restart in-person courses beginning Jan. 18. Indoor residential gatherings remain limited to 10 people and two households. As of Jan. 13, there were 525,612 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Michigan and 13,501 deaths.