CINCINNATI — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a 134,000-square-foot industrial building in Cincinnati for approximately $29 million. Located at 3191 Railside Ave., the last-mile facility is fully leased to an undisclosed e-commerce company. The newly constructed facility sits on 22.5 acres. Craig Tomlinson and John Zimmerman of Stan Johnson represented the seller, Neyer Properties. EXAN Group represented the buyer, a discretionary Spanish commercial real estate group. The property is part of a larger tract of land that Neyer had acquired in recent years from the city.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 130,105-square-foot shopping center in Schaumburg for $11 million. The property is home to PGA Tour Superstore and XSport Fitness. It is located at 1317-1321 E. Golf Road. Sean Sharko, Austin Weisenbeck and Adrian Mendoza of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a trust. The team also secured and represented the buyer, a Chicago-based limited liability company completing a 1031 exchange.
ITASCA, ILL. — Costco-Innovel Solutions has signed a long-term lease to occupy 111,909 square feet of Building I at Bridge Point Itasca, a three-building, 741,162-square-foot industrial campus in Itasca. Costco will use the facility for last-mile distribution of consumer products. The company will begin occupying the space immediately while the developer, Bridge Development Partners, continues to build out the interior space. Bridge Point Itasca is now 65 percent leased. It was completed this summer. Chris Nelson and Jeffrey Janda of Lee & Associates represented Bridge in the lease transaction. Chris Lydon and Brian Pomorski of Avison Young represented Costco, which acquired logistics company Innovel Solutions earlier this year.
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Henry Ford Health System and Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. have formed a joint venture to build a behavioral health facility in West Bloomfield Township, about 30 miles northwest of Detroit. This week, the West Bloomfield Township Board approved the rezoning request for the parcel of land on which Henry Ford and Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia intend to build the new hospital. Henry Ford already owns the land, which is adjacent to its Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital campus. The next step is to seek a Certificate of Need from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Construction will begin once all regulatory approvals are met. Slated to open in late 2022, the hospital will be able to accommodate 192 beds with the potential to expand to meet future demand for inpatient services in the area. Comprehensive inpatient treatment will be provided for adults, seniors and adolescents who struggle with acute symptoms of mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. The hospital will also serve as an academic site for the training of inpatient psychiatry residents, medical students, nurses and other healthcare professionals. As part of the agreement, Henry Ford …
FORT WAYNE, IND. AND FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of two Kroger-anchored shopping centers for a combined $22 million. The first property is West State Plaza, a 96,334-square-foot center in Fort Wayne. The second is Mid-Eleven Center, a 74,525-square-foot property in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills. West State Plaza, also home to Dollar Tree, a freestanding Pizza Hut and a freestanding Chase Bank, was 91.7 percent occupied at the time of sale. It was built in 1987. Mid Eleven Center, built in 1980, was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Erin Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of IPA represented the seller, a San Francisco-based private equity fund. An institutional buyer purchased the portfolio.
MILFORD, OHIO — Coworking company COhatch has unveiled plans to open its third Cincinnati-area location in Milford, about 15 miles northeast of Cincinnati. The coworking space will be located at the site of the former Sycamore Distillery. Originally built in 1834, the downtown historical landmark is being renovated and restored. COhatch says its new space will help meet growing demand from local residents for community, collaboration and private office space. The 8,800-square-foot building is slated to open in summer 2021. This COhatch location will feature 23 private offices, three meeting rooms, a community space and a second-story deck with outdoor seating. The meeting and event spaces will be available to the community as well as COhatch members. COhatch intends to build 10 locations in Southwest Ohio. The company currently has 14 facilities open or under development in the Midwest.
AURORA, ILL. — Redwood Capital Group has acquired Hunter’s Glen, a 320-unit apartment community in Aurora. Redwood plans to renovate the majority of the units and implement extensive upgrades to most of the common areas as well as add a package room. Built in 1991, Hunter’s Glen consists of 16 buildings with a clubhouse, dog park, pool and fitness center. Units average 886 square feet. The acquisition was made in joint venture with an affiliate of Chicago-based Heitman. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
CHICAGO — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the Chicago Terminal Portfolio, which consists of four land sites totaling 25.5 acres in the western Chicago suburbs. The four properties are operated as school bus parking and staging sites for the school systems of Kane and DuPage counties. The sites are located in Glen Ellyn, Westmont, Batavia and Villa Park. They each accommodate parking for more than 100 buses. Bus fleet operator Laidlaw/First Services leases the properties. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers represented the seller, CenterPoint Properties. Venture One Real Estate purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — The new name of the former Sprint headquarters will be Aspiria, according to owner Occidental Management. The name change will be effective Jan. 1. Occidental submitted a preliminary development plan to the city in mid-September. The mixed-use project will revitalize the existing 17 buildings housing approximately 3.5 million square feet of Class A office space. Occidental will also build an additional 60 acres into retail, restaurant, entertainment, office and multifamily space. There will be space for outdoor gatherings and events as well as expanded walking and biking trails. Occidental says it will continue to release more details about the project over the coming months. Leasing is underway for the existing buildings as well as the first new office building at the corner of 119th Street and Nall Avenue. Sprint sold the campus to Occidental in summer 2019. Sprint later merged with T-Mobile. “Aspiria reflects an innovative and transformative destination — one we are eager to watch take shape,” says Gary Oborny, CEO and chairman of Occidental. “The project is of a grand scale on the global stage, and we needed a name and brand that was representative of an environment with limitless options.”
DES MOINES — Spruce Properties has acquired a six-property multifamily portfolio in suburban Des Moines for $56.7 million. The portfolio includes: Lake Shore, Lake Shore Park, Lake Shore Place and Peachtree Apartments in Ankeny; Saylorville Lakeside in Polk City; and Sunrise Meadows in Waukee. Lake Shore was built in phases between 2015 and 2017 while the other assets date back to the 1970s to early 2000s. David Gaines, Marcus Pitts, Justin Lossner and Michael Minard of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, BBK Apartments. Trent Niederberger of JLL originated a 10-year acquisition loan through Fannie Mae on behalf of the buyer. The loan features a fixed interest rate of 2.77 percent.