Midwest

STREETSBORO, OHIO — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Streetsboro Crossing in suburban Cleveland for $10.5 million. Grocer Giant Eagle anchors the 89,436-square-foot retail center. Other tenants at the property, which was nearly 94 percent leased at the time of sale, include Pet Supplies Plus, Palm Beach Tanning, GNC, Great Clips and Sally Beauty. Completed in 1996 and renovated this year, the center is situated on nearly 20 acres. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell, Kirstey Lein and Bill Poffenberger of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Chicago-based Pine Tree. A private Delaware Statutory Trust investor purchased the asset in an all-cash transaction.

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MAHTOMEDI, MINN. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $6.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Mahtomedi Flats in Mahtomedi, a northeast suburb of St. Paul. Built in 2018, the 36-unit apartment complex features a community room, fitness center, storage space and grills. The loan carries a 12-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Victoria Properties Group LLC, Wash N Fill Properties Minnesota LLC, Wash N Fill Property Champlin LLC and Wash N Fill Property New Brighton LLC were the borrowers.

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — OneDigital, a health, retirement and human resources advisory firm, has leased 16,925 square feet at CityPlace Corporate Center I in Overland Park. The firm will relocate and expand its retirement and wealth national headquarters beginning in November. The office property is located at 11101 Switzer Road. Anné Erickson and R.J. Trowbridge of JLL represented OneDigital in the lease transaction. Hunter Johnson and Andrew Block of Block Real Estate Services represented the landlord on an internal basis. OneDigital is relocating from 4860 College Blvd. in Leawood.

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By Andrew Jensen Jr., Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke Milwaukee was once known as a city of industries and beer, the hometown of Allen-Bradley (now Rockwell Automation), Briggs & Stratton, Harley-Davidson, Johnson Controls, Master Lock, Rexnord and, of course, the Miller, Pabst and Schlitz brewing juggernauts. Today, Milwaukee’s economy is more diversified, and its industrial companies are quieter and not as flashy. But the area’s industrial firms are still central to its success and are now driving the area’s office market. In and near Milwaukee’s central business district (CBD), major recent office deals, all involving industrial users, include: ● Milwaukee Tool, based in the suburb of Brookfield, will soon expand into Milwaukee with a $30 million redevelopment of a vacant five-story, 333,000-square-foot office building. Milwaukee Tool will employ up to 2,000 people there, the largest-ever influx of jobs to the CBD by a suburban-based firm. The City of Milwaukee is providing up to $20 million in financing for the project. ● Utilities and infrastructure contractor Michels Corp., based in the small Wisconsin town of Brownsville, chose a riverfront development site 60 miles away in Milwaukee for an office expansion after considering Chicago and New York City. The $100 million project, …

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MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — Monument Capital Management, an A-Rod Corp. subsidiary founded by Alex Rodriguez and Ramon Corona in 2012, has acquired Haven on the Lake in Maryland Heights for $67.3 million. Built in 1974, the 528-unit apartment community is located at 2050 Lakerun Court in suburban St. Louis. Amenities include a fitness center, business center, newly renovated clubhouse and indoor and outdoor tennis courts. Brad Williamson and Wesley Moczul of Berkadia originated $52 million in acquisition financing through Freddie Mac. The six-year loan features a fixed interest rate. Matt Bukhshtaber of CBRE represented the seller, FPA5 Pheasant Run LLC. The acquisition marks Monument’s entry into the Missouri market. Monument plans to implement a capital improvements program throughout the property’s unit interiors as well as the exteriors and community amenities.

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ST. JOSEPH, MO. — Sky Real Estate LLC and Sunflower Development Group LLC have completed a $36 million adaptive multifamily reuse project in downtown St. Joseph, about 55 miles north of Kansas City. The project involved the conversion of the former Richardson Dry Goods Co. headquarters into a 140-unit, loft-style apartment complex named American Electric Lofts. Amenities include a game room, fitness room, pet park and smart home technology throughout the property. Hazel’s Coffee recently opened on the building’s first floor. SWD Architects, Lankford Fendler + Associates and Rau Construction made up the project team. The developers utilized federal and state historic tax credits.

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EVANSVILLE, IND. — Savills has brokered the sale of Graham Packaging’s plastics manufacturing plant in Evansville for $24.7 million. The 266,720-square-foot, net-leased facility is located at 5504 Foundation Drive within Vanderburgh Industrial Park. Graham Packaging produces 300 million food and beverage containers annually at the property, which was built in 2002 and expanded in 2008. Maurice Nieman of Savills represented the undisclosed seller. SomeraRoad was the buyer.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Asia Capital Real Estate (ACRE) has provided a $21 million loan for the renovation of Williamsburg North in Indianapolis. The 318-unit multifamily property, located at 4430 Brookline Court, was built in the 1960s. Amenities include a clubhouse, dog park, fitness center, pool and picnic areas. At the time of loan closing, the asset was 97 percent leased. The three-year loan features a loan-to-value ratio of 71 percent. Real estate investor David Shemano was the borrower.

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WARREN, MICH. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $2.6 million sale of the Regal Court medical office property in Warren, a suburb just north of Detroit. The property includes two buildings totaling 40,181 square feet. The anchor tenant is Ascension, which occupies 41 percent. Gino Lollio, Scott Niedergang, Travis Ives and Garrett Keais of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Promanas, an Ann Arbor-based commercial real estate private equity firm. The team also procured the local buyer, CMG Realty Group.

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CHICAGO — The Invert Chicago LLC has unveiled plans to build Chicago’s first subsurface business complex on 140 acres on the city’s southeast side that was vacated decades ago by the steel industry. Over the course of 13 years, Invert will develop nearly 6 million net square feet of climate-controlled space 250 to 350 feet below the surface at 11118 S. Buffalo Ave. The project site currently functions as a marine, rail and truck terminal. Initial subsurface space is expected to be available for occupancy by 2024. Invert anticipates making a formal filing with the City of Chicago later this summer.

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