DULUTH, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $17.4 million sale of Greysolon Plaza in Duluth in eastern Minnesota. The 150-unit affordable housing property features one-bedroom floor plans. Greysolon Plaza is a historic building that formerly housed the Hotel Duluth. Orbach Affordable Housing Solutions (OAHS) purchased the asset from Sherman Associates. Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Adam Haydon of JLL represented the seller. OAHS plans to acquire 2,000 units in Minnesota, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania over the next 12 months.
Midwest
MUNDELEIN, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial V LP, has acquired a 100,562-square-foot industrial building in Mundelein, about 40 miles north of Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed. The single-tenant building was fully leased at the time of sale. Built in 1973, the property sits on four acres at 111 Washington Blvd. It features a clear height of 18 feet, 10 docks and one drive-in door. Marc Samuels of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. VK Industrial V LP is a partnership between Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
TROY, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 70,000-square-foot office building located at 550 Stephenson Highway in Troy. The sales price was undisclosed. The multi-tenant property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Mason L. Capitani, a principal with the brokerage firm, represented the buyer, California-based LREH Michigan LLC. L. Mason Capitani will oversee leasing efforts moving forward while the company’s affiliate, Liberty Property & Asset Management, will serve as property manager.
CHICAGO — City Club Apartments (CCA) has broken ground on the second phase of MDA within downtown Chicago’s Loop. The first phase was a 23-story historic building dating back to 1927 that CCA redeveloped into apartments in 2006. Phase II will include the addition of a new seven-story building that will add 81 units to the existing 190 apartments and penthouses. A new rooftop sky park will include a heated outdoor pool, outdoor theater, grill stations, cabanas and lounge seating. The sixth floor will house a clubroom and conference room that will connect to Phase I via a skybridge. Phase I and II residents will have access to combined amenities, including a library, fitness center, bark park and concierge services. The first residents are expected to begin moving into Phase II in March 2021. The initials MDA are derived from the building’s original name, the Medical & Dental Arts Building. Detroit-based CCA currently has four communities under construction — two in Detroit, one in Kansas City and one in Chicago.
INDIANAPOLIS — Northwestern Mutual has signed a 10-year office lease for 26,000 square feet at Parkwood Crossing in Indianapolis. The eight-building, 1.2 million-square-foot office park includes a 16,000-square-foot amenity center. It is located within the North Meridian/Carmel submarket of Indianapolis. Rubenstein Partners LP and Strategic Capital Partners LLC are the landlords and have owned the campus since 2016. Traci Kapsalis, Adam Broderick and Brittany Shuler of JLL handled the lease transaction on behalf of ownership. John Crisp of Cushman & Wakefield represented Northwestern Mutual, which is consolidating several downtown and suburban offices into its new space at Six Parkwood.
JLL Provides $27.5M in Fannie Mae Loans for Refinancing of Two Apartment Communities in South Dakota
RAPID CITY, S.D. — JLL Capital Markets has provided $27.5 million for the refinancing of Harmony Heights Apartments and Stoney Creek Apartments in Rapid City in western South Dakota. The two garden-style communities total 533 units. The two Fannie Mae loans feature 10-year terms and fixed rates. Brock Yaffe of JLL originated the financing on behalf of the borrowers, Harmony Heights Associates LLP and Stoney Creek Associates LLP. Built in 2003, Harmony Heights consists of 15 buildings housing 255 units. Developed in 2008, Stoney Creek consists of 16 buildings totaling 278 units.
OMAHA, NEB. — MAG Capital Partners LLC has acquired a 47,184-square-foot flex office building in Omaha in a sale-leaseback transaction. The single-tenant, fully leased property serves as the headquarters for Scantron’s technology solutions department. The seller was Transom Capital Group. Scantron, best known for its machine-readable paper forms for multiple-choice test questions, was acquired by Transom in December 2019. Built in 1987, the property is located on 3.6 acres at 2020 S. 156th Circle. Two-thirds of the building is utilized as flex office space with the remainder being used for warehousing and manufacturing space. Nick Foster of JLL represented the seller. Mary Garnett and Jim Tuesley of Barnes & Thornburg LLP represented the buyer.
STURTEVANT, WIS. — Ashley Capital has begun development of a 397,000-square-foot speculative industrial building at Enterprise Business Park in Sturtevant, located 27 miles south of Milwaukee. It is the third building to be constructed at the park, which will comprise over 1.3 million square feet of Class A industrial space upon completion. The new building is slated for completion in December. It will feature a clear height of 36 feet. John Sharpe and Tom Boyle of Lee & Associates and Terry McMahon and Cody Ziegler of Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke are exclusive marketing agents for the property. Berghammer Construction Corp. is the general contractor. Ashley Capital, a privately owned industrial real estate investment and development firm, has offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit and New York.
LAKE FOREST, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Apartment Homes at Kelmscott Park in Lake Forest, about 30 miles north of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The luxury apartment property consists of three buildings with 111 units that average 1,220 square feet. The community is 92 percent occupied and the majority of renters are age 50 and older. Monthly rents start at $2,141. Marty O’Connell, Wick Kirby, Kevin Girard and Amanda Friant of JLL represented the sellers, Focus and funds managed by Castlelake LP. Matt Schoenfeldt and Chris Knight of JLL originated acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. The Fannie Mae loan has a 10-year term. Steve Centrella and Chris LaFrance of Intercontinental led the transaction on behalf of Intercontinental.
WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — Muinzer, together with T2 Capital Management, has acquired a 50 percent stake in the ownership of Chauncey Hill Mall and Chauncey Hill Annex in West Lafayette. Trinitas Ventures was the seller. The purchase price was undisclosed. The properties are located next to Purdue University. The acquisition makes Muinzer the largest residential, retail and land owner near the university, according to the company.