CHICAGO — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of 3101, a four-tenant retail property in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, for $6.6 million. Anchored by CVS Pharmacy, the 23,000-square-foot property also features two restaurants, including Domino’s Pizza. Peter Block of Colliers represented the seller, Zimmerman Family Trust. Newcastle Properties purchased the asset.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Storage Mart has opened a new self-storage facility at 12020 Glenwood St. in Overland Park. The property includes 873 climate-controlled units and 69 non-climate-controlled units as well as covered loading areas and multiple freight elevators. As with all StorageMart facilities, customers have access to 24/7 customer service and an online tenant portal. StorageMart is based in Columbia, Mo.
MILWAUKEE — Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke has brokered the sale of a 95,500-square-foot industrial building in Milwaukee for $4.8 million. The property is located at 11225 W. Heather Ave. Terry McMahon and Cody Ziegler of Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke represented the buyer, Rebel Converting. Brennan Investment Group was the seller. Rebel is a contract manufacturer of disinfectant wipes. The company began to look for a larger space well before coronavirus and demand for sanitizing wipes began dominating headlines. Rebel will relocate from its current space in Saukville once tenant improvements are completed. The move will nearly double Rebel’s footprint.
ROYAL OAK, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $1 million loan for the refinancing of a 17,300-square-foot office and retail building in Royal Oak, a northern suburb of Detroit. Dan Duggan of Bernard arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, 320-322 S. Main Holdings LLC. Ohio National Life Insurance Co. provided the loan, terms of which were undisclosed.
The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul continue to be a very attractive marketplace for multifamily investing due to an average vacancy across the metro of 3.1 percent, as well as average 2019 rent growth of 5.8 percent, according to a recent report issued by Marquette Advisors. The Twin Cities currently has nearly 30,000 multifamily units in the development pipeline that are expected to be delivered between 2020 and 2022. With all of this development activity and an abundance of local and regional banks in the area, the Twin Cities continues to be a very well-banked market, particularly with regard to apartment construction. Local and regional banks are all very active. In addition, national banks are eager to invest in the healthy, consistent Twin Cities multifamily market. But despite capital being relatively plentiful and accessible, local, regional and national developers are exploring more efficient ways to capitalize on the abundance of development activity. They also pursue ways to stretch their own equity through a variety of financing alternatives. Developers may be tapped out with their current banking relationships, or as projects get larger and more expensive, desired loan sizes may drift higher than their banks’ lending limits. Lenders and …
CHICAGO — As a result of COVID-19 significantly decreasing demand for hotel rooms and event space, Chicago-based Hyatt Corp. has suspended operations at many hotels and implemented temporary furloughs as well as pay and work reductions that will impact Hyatt corporate workers across the globe. The furloughs and reductions are in place from April 1 through May 31 and affect two-thirds of the company’s U.S. corporate employees, according to Bloomberg. The furloughs will enable Hyatt corporate staff to retain eligibility for healthcare and other benefits. Colleagues may also file for unemployment benefits during this period. Hyatt is also in the process of setting up a global Hyatt Care Fund, which will be seeded by 100 percent of Hyatt leadership team’s salary reductions as an initial contribution. Both President and CEO Mark Hoplamazian and Chairman of the Board Tom Pritzker are forgoing 100 percent of their salaries and Hyatt’s senior leadership team is taking a salary cut of 50 percent through the end of May. The proceeds of the fund will be distributed to those workers with the most pressing financial needs due to loss of income.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Washington Prime Group Inc. (NYSE: WPG) has temporarily closed its enclosed retail assets that feature an indoor common area in order to help contain the spread of coronavirus. The measure took effect on Monday and will end on March 29 or at a date in compliance with applicable federal, local or state mandates. In the Midwest, these affected assets include Lincolnwood Town Center and Northwoods Mall in Illinois; Markland Mall and Muncie Mall in Indiana; Lindale Mall and Southern Hills Mall in Iowa; Maplewood Mall and Northtown Mall in Minnesota; and Dayton Mall, Great Lakes Mall, Indian Mound Mall, Lima Mall, New Towne Mall, Polaris Fashion Place, Southern Park Mall and The Mall at Fairfield Commons in Ohio. Exceptions for enclosed centers include exterior-facing restaurants with carryout and delivery services and other tenants that have exterior-facing entrances and may remain open for offering essential goods. In addition, Washington Prime anticipates that a portion of its open-air centers, which represent approximately 40 percent of total net operating income, will remain open to continue offering essential goods and services to the extent permitted by law. The company has also offered to applicable governmental agencies all of its open-air and …
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Watermark Residential, a wholly owned affiliate of development and construction company Thompson Thrift, has acquired 23 acres in Kansas City with plans to develop The Element by Watermark, a 276-unit Class A apartment community. Located in Platte County at 8101 Northwest Barrybrooke Drive, the community will consist of three-story, garden-style buildings. Amenities will include a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool, bark park and dog spa. Element, slated for completion in November 2021, will be Watermark’s third multifamily development in the state of Missouri.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Rayette Lofts in downtown St. Paul’s Lowertown neighborhood for an undisclosed price. Originally constructed in 1909 and converted to multifamily space in 2014, Rayette Lofts features 88 units and more than 2,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities at the seven-story building include a community room, fitness center, spin studio, rooftop deck and outdoor kitchen. The residential portion of the property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. The retail portion is fully leased to Saint Dinette, an American restaurant. Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Adam Haydon of JLL represented the seller, Sherman Associates. JLL also procured the undisclosed buyer. The building first housed a millinery business before serving as the home of women’s hair product company Rayette. Prior to conversion into apartments, the building served as a parking garage.
GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property net leased to Andy’s Frozen Custard in Glen Ellyn, a western suburb of Chicago. Although the sales price was undisclosed, the property was listed at $2.75 million. Constructed in 2019, the 1,255-square-foot building is located at 415 Roosevelt Road. Mack Wolfgram, Tom Fritz, Brandon Duff and Matt Spangenberg of Stan Johnson represented the seller, Illinois-based LM Commercial Real Estate. A New York-based private investor purchased the asset in a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
