NORTHLAND, MO. — Watermark Residential, a wholly owned affiliate of Thompson Thrift, has sold Watermark at Tiffany Springs in suburban Kansas City for $60 million. The 276-unit, Class A apartment community is located at 9641 N. Ambassador Drive in Northland. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, outdoor firepit area, dog park and fitness center. The buyer was an entity controlled by A&C Ventures Inc., a private investment firm based in Sonoma, Calif. Mac Crowther and Whittaker Potts of Newmark represented Watermark in the sale.
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ROSEMONT, ILL. — Reyes Holdings has signed a 141,000-square-foot office lease renewal at One O’Hare Centre in Rosemont. Reyes has maintained its headquarters at the building since 2010. Located at 6250 N. River Road, One O’Hare Centre spans 380,000 square feet and is 90 percent leased. MDC Realty Advisors and Nicola Wealth Real Estate purchased the property in 2015. This year, ownership upgraded the HVAC filtration systems with UV light filters. The lobby and common areas are currently undergoing improvements. Francis Prock, Jonathon Connor and Steve Kling of Colliers International represented ownership. Jeff Liljiberg of JLL represented Reyes, which is the parent company of Reyes Beverage Group, Martin Brower, Great Lakes Coca-Cola, Reyes Coca-Cola and Reyes Fleet Management.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of a 12-unit luxury apartment building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood for $5.8 million. The price per unit of $481,250 is the highest in the submarket in four years, according to CoStar. The asset was built in 2017 as condos but has always operated as a rental property. It is located at 1513-17 W. Diversey Parkway. Jeremy Morton and Ted Stratman of Interra represented the seller, a local real estate developer. A California-based private investor purchased the property while completing a 1031 exchange. The building was fully leased at the time of sale.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group has completed construction of Vesi, a 218-unit apartment building in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis. The six-story property features a mix of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and penthouse units. Amenities include a rooftop terrace, pool and spa, fitness room, library, dog wash and golf simulator. Opus served as developer, design-builder, architect and engineer. ESG Architects was the design architect and interior designer. Vesi is the fifth residential project for Opus in downtown Minneapolis since 2014. Monthly rents start at $1,610. Residents can now receive $500 off their first month of rent.
PAPILLION, NEB. — Amazon.com Inc. has unveiled plans to open its first fulfillment center in the state of Nebraska in Papillion. Development is scheduled to begin next year on the 700,000-square-foot project, which is expected to create 1,000 full-time jobs. Employees will work alongside Amazon robotics to pick, pack and ship small items such as books, electronics and toys. When fully operational, the facility will add nearly $204 million to the local economy annually, according to David Brown, president and CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber. Since 2019, Amazon has invested more than $96 million in Nebraska.
GLENWILLOW, OHIO — JLL has arranged the sale of Victory Commerce Center in Glenwillow, a suburb of Cleveland. The sales price was undisclosed. Developed in 2019, the 434,000-square-foot distribution and fulfillment center features a clear height of 32 feet, 30 dock-high doors, nine drive-in doors and LED lighting. It is situated on 40 acres within the larger Diamond Business Center. John Huguenard and Sean Devaney of JLL represented the seller, Illinois-based Westminster Capital. Matthew Schoenfeldt, Michael Gigliotti, Mike Tepedino and Brian Walsh of JLL secured acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Investcorp.
MARION, IOWA — MAG Capital Partners has acquired the corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility for Advanced Material Processing (AMP) in Marion, just north of Cedar Rapids, in a sale-leaseback transaction. The purchase price was undisclosed. AMP occupies the entire 48,237-square-foot property. The company focuses on material processing equipment for food and beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors. May River Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, owns AMP. Katie Elliott of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, May River Capital. Mary Garnett and Jim Tuesley of Barnes & Thornburg LLP represented Fort Worth, Texas-based MAG Capital Partners, which is led by Dax T.S. Mitchell and Andrew Gi.
ONTARIO, OHIO — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has brokered the $1.6 million sale of a 3,662-square-foot property occupied by Arby’s in Ontario near Mansfield. The building is situated on an outparcel to Richland Mall. Keith Sturm, Deborah Vannelli and Amanda Leathers of Upland represented the undisclosed seller. An all-cash buyer purchased the asset and completed a 1031 exchange.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — GMH Capital Partners LP and AGC Equity Partners have acquired The Dean, a 672-bed student housing property in Champaign, for an undisclosed price. The seller, Core Spaces, completed development of the property this past summer. Spanning 240,737 square feet and rising 17 stories, The Dean is an off-campus community serving the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign campus. Its ground-floor retail space houses Target and Jimmy John’s. Units average 683 square feet and contain private bathrooms and modern finishes. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop sundeck, pool, hot tub, outdoor lounge and multiple study areas. Monthly rents start at $695 for shared units.
WHITELAND, IND. — Mohr Capital, a Dallas-based privately held real estate investment firm, has acquired an additional 184 acres of land in Whiteland in metro Indianapolis. The acquisition represents the completion of the land needed for Phase I of Mohr Logistics Park, a master-planned development. The project will encompass more than 500 acres upon completion. Mohr plans to commence development of an 827,180-square-foot speculative industrial building in the spring. Mark Writt of CBRE assisted Mohr in the land assemblage. Earlier this year, Mohr closed on the purchase of 122 acres that will house a 1 million-square-foot build-to-suit for Cooper Tires, the park’s inaugural tenant. Pepper Construction is underway on that project.