LEWIS CENTER, OHIO — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a 583,000-square-foot distribution center in Lewis Center within metro Columbus for an undisclosed price. Located at 8355 Highfield Drive, the property is fully leased to a manufacturer of trucks, buses and construction equipment. Constructed in 1988, the building features a clear height of 24 feet, 32 dock-high doors, four drive-in doors and LED lighting. Coler Yokam, Robin Stolberg, Kurt Sarbaugh and Dan Wendorf of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Covington Group and Castlelake. Equity Industrial Partners purchased the asset. Additionally, JLL arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan with an insurance company.
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BRISTOL, WIS. — Visual Pak Cos. has signed a 472,176-square-foot industrial lease at Bristol Highlands Commerce Center in Bristol, about 14 miles west of Kenosha. The Waukegan, Ill.-based company, which provides contract packaging and manufacturing solutions for food, personal care, automotive and healthcare brands, will occupy an entire building at the business park. Visual Pak is scheduled to take occupancy in the second quarter after interior improvements are completed. Whit Heitman of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Jeff Hoffman and Eric Fischer of Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke, along with Tim Thompson of HSA Commercial Real Estate, represented ownership, HSA Commercial Real Estate and Washington Capital Management.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of two retail properties in Fort Wayne for $11.8 million. Located at 407 W. Coliseum Blvd., the Shops at 407 spans 14,271 square feet. It was built in 2019 and is home to Mission BBQ, WingStop, CoreLife Eatery, Comcast and 5-Star Nutrition. The second property, named Corner Shoppes, is located at 401-407 E. Coliseum Blvd. Newly renovated and spanning 12,939 square feet, the building is home to Blaze Pizza, Red Wing Shoes, iCYRO, T-Mobile and Stanton Optical. Dylan Mallory and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the seller, a private partnership between Jackson Investment Group and McCormack Development. Daniel Waszak of Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. represented the buyer, a Mexico City-based private investor.
CHICAGO — Dayton Street Partners has sold a 41,000-square-foot industrial building located at 4150 N. Knox Ave. on Chicago’s North Side. Brookfield Properties purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Dayton Street acquired the 1.6-acre site in 2015 and completed construction of the building in 2018. The property features a clear height of 30 feet, six docks, four drive-in doors and LED lighting. It is fully leased to Johnstone Supply and Goodman Manufacturing. CBRE represented Dayton Street in the sale.
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced plans to open Guaranteed Rate Field and Wrigley Field to White Sox and Cubs fans on each team’s Opening Day in April as part of the city’s “Open Chicago” efforts. The ballparks will be open at 20 percent capacity. Lightfoot evaluated capacity and restrictions in partnership with the Chicago Department of Public Health and the Major League Baseball Association. Last week, the mayor increased indoor capacity at bars, restaurants and other businesses to 50 percent, citing sustained progress in reopening metrics. Guranteed Rate Field, home to the Chicago White Sox on the South Side, normally seats just over 40,000 guests. The reopening capacity will be limited to 8,122 fans with at least six feet between parties. White Sox Opening Day is Thursday, April 8. Wrigley Field, home to the storied Chicago Cubs, has a normal capacity of 41,374 fans. It will be limited to 8,274 guests per game. Opening Day is scheduled for Thursday, April 1. According to the city, there is potential to increase capacity at the ballparks as vaccination and recovery efforts continue. In the same vein, a spike in COVID-19 cases could result in ballparks, bars, restaurants and businesses closing …
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Signature Place in West Des Moines for an undisclosed price. The 261-unit garden-style apartment community, built in 1997, features 12 buildings. Approximately 16 percent of the units have been renovated. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, dog park and business center. David Gaines and Kyle Butler led the JLL team that represented the seller, Artisan Capital Group LLC. The buyer, a West Coast-based equity group, assumed existing Fannie Mae debt.
CHICAGO — SOLVD Health, a life sciences company specializing in data-driven disease prevention, is relocating its corporate headquarters to Chicago from Carlsbad, Calif. The tech startup will occupy space in Sterling Bay’s 2430 N. Halsted, a life sciences research facility located in Lincoln Park. Additionally, SOLVD says it intends to expand future operations at Sterling Bay’s Lincoln Yards development along the Chicago River. SOLVD’s space at 2430 N. Halsted is meant to be temporary until the company moves to Lincoln Yards, according to Sterling Bay. SOLVD expects to begin corporate operations in Chicago while continuing to operate its manufacturing, research and development, and commercial lab facilities in Carlsbad. The company is currently in the process of commercializing two tests, one for opioid use disorder and one for colon cancer.
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILL. — ML Realty Partners will develop Army Trail Trade Center, a two-building industrial project located along Army Trail Road in Glendale Heights, a western suburb of Chicago. The developer expects to break ground this summer on the buildings, which will total 292,500 square feet. In addition to a clear height of 32 feet, the project will feature ample car parking and 72 exterior docks. Completion of the 21-acre development is slated for spring 2022.
INDIANAPOLIS — Triad Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of three multifamily properties in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The Delaware Apartments, built in 2016, features 47 units and 8,920 square feet of fully leased commercial space. It is situated just north of downtown Indianapolis in the Fall Creek Place neighborhood. The second property is 632 MLK. The four-story asset, built in 2016, features 30 units with 42 beds. It is situated near the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus. The third asset is The California Townhomes. The four contiguous townhomes are also located near the IUPUI campus. The seller for all three assets was Cedarview Management, a private owner and operator based in Bloomington, Ind. The buyers included a local group, a Miami-based investment group and a California-based private investor.
Student housing demonstrated its resilience in the face of COVID-19 challenges, but what can the industry expect going forward? Timothy S. Bradley, founder, TSB Capital Advisors, and principal, TSB Realty, sat down with Finance Insight to discuss financing and expectations for student housing in the fall of 2021 and beyond. Finance Insight: How was 2020 for TSB? Bradley: We were fortunate. Many observers assumed the student housing industry would be devastated by COVID-19-forced school closures and campus clusters. Instead, thanks in large part to the rational and institutional nature of our major operators, investors and lenders, the industry proved its resiliency once again. We were affected by the pandemic, of course, and had to adjust some of our early year projections, but TSB companies still closed on a total transaction volume of approximately $4 billion, including construction loans, stabilized term loans and interim loans, as well as sales, and joint venture partnership consultations. There will be other challenges our industry faces in the years to come, but it’s difficult to imagine a more challenging singular event than the one we experienced this year with COVID-19. All things considered, we felt very good about 2020, and we’re even more optimistic about 2021. …