Midwest

Dynamic St. Louis Multifamily Real Estate Market Is on a Roll

by Kristin Harlow January 9, 2020

The greater St. Louis metropolitan statistical area (MSA) includes the city of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Warren and St. Charles County, as well as various counties in Illinois collectively known as the Metro East. The MSA ranks as the 21st largest in the country with a population of approximately 2.8 million residents and features many Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies. St. Louis has a very diverse economy with the largest categories of employment base in transportation, utilities, education, healthcare, defense and professional/business services. The per capita income for approximately 1.5 million workers in the MSA is approximately $60,000 per year. With an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent, the MSA has had almost 11 quarters of sub-4 percent unemployment. In 2019 alone, payrolls across the MSA expanded 1.7 percent with a net gain of 23,100 jobs created. Of these, 1,500 jobs alone were created with the 2019 completion of Amazon’s first Missouri fulfillment center in St. Peters, which is a western suburb of St. Louis. Other major job creators include the 295-acre redevelopment project called Fenton Logistics Park in Fenton, which is at the forefront of transforming the logistics and manufacturing industries with 2.5 million square …

January 9, 2020

Illinois Loans Midwest Multifamily

NKF Arranges $61M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Asset in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow January 8, 2020

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has secured a $61 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Railway Plaza in Naperville. Built in 2000, the transit-oriented multifamily property is adjacent to the Route 59 Metra station. Bill Weber, Henry Stimler and Daniel Sarsfield of NKF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the buyers, BH Equities and Cantor Fitzgerald. Railway Plaza comprises 13 three-story buildings with 417 units. Amenities include a clubroom, fitness center, lounge, pool and fire pit.

January 8, 2020

Kansas Loans Midwest Multifamily

NXT Capital Provides $51.3M Refinancing for Apartment Community in Overland Park, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow January 8, 2020

OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — NXT Capital has provided a $51.3 million loan for the refinancing of Promontory Apartments in Overland Park. The 291-unit, Class A apartment community is located on Metcalf Avenue. Amenities include a clubroom, rooftop terrace, coffee lounge, sundeck, pool, fitness center and pet care station. The property also features 21,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Noah Laredo of BMC Capital arranged the loan. The borrower and loan terms were undisclosed.

January 8, 2020

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office

TrueBlue Signs 83,000 SF Office Lease at Chicago’s Old Post Office

by Kristin Harlow January 8, 2020

CHICAGO — Temporary staffing firm TrueBlue has signed an 83,000-square-foot office lease at Chicago’s Old Post Office. The Tacoma, Wash.-based company currently maintains a local office at 860 W. Evergreen Ave. near Goose Island. TrueBlue is expected to move into the new office in early 2021. Jack Keenan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Cushman & Wakefield will also handle project management for the new space. 601W Cos. is redeveloping the Old Post Office project. Other tenants who have signed leases at the property include Walgreens, Uber and Ferrara Candy.

January 8, 2020

Acquisitions Midwest Office Ohio

Alterra Acquires 86,524 SF Office Building in Columbus, Ohio for $6.5M

by Kristin Harlow January 8, 2020

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Brad Kitchen of Alterra Real Estate Advisors has acquired a five-story, 86,524-square-foot office building known as 3 Easton Oval in Columbus for $6.5 million. M/I Homes sold the property and had owned and operated it since 1995. M/I plans to vacate the building this spring. Alterra plans to undertake a renovation of the property that will include an update of the lobby and tenant spaces. Kevin Serna of Liberty National Bank originated acquisition financing.

January 8, 2020

Acquisitions Midwest Missouri Multifamily

Newmark Grubb Zimmer Arranges Sale of 36-Unit Multifamily Property in Suburban Kansas City

by Kristin Harlow January 8, 2020

GRAIN VALLEY, MO. — Newmark Grubb Zimmer has arranged the sale of a 36-unit multifamily property in Grain Valley, an eastern suburb of Kansas City. The sales price was undisclosed. The property, located on Barr Road, was fully occupied at the time of sale. Chris Robertson and Trenton Wahl of Newmark Grubb Zimmer brokered the transaction. T&T Real Estate LLC sold the asset to a Utah-based investor.

January 8, 2020

Industrial Leasing Activity Midwest Missouri

Distribution Management Signs 375,200 SF Industrial Lease in St. Peters, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow January 7, 2020

ST. PETERS, MO. — Distribution Management Inc. has signed an industrial lease to occupy an entire 375,200-square-foot warehouse within Premier 370 Business Park in St. Peters. The building is situated at 1001 Premier Parkway, about 30 miles west of St. Louis. The landlord and developer, Duke Realty Corp., has now completed the lease-up of the five buildings within the 2.5 million-square-foot park. Art Leichner and Andrew Crites of Newmark Knight Frank along with Kevin McLaughlin and Dan Lesinski of Newmark Grubb Zimmer represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Geoff Orf of Colliers International served as the property’s listing agent. Distribution Management is an imaging supplies distributor and order fulfillment company.

January 7, 2020

Acquisitions Illinois Industrial Midwest

Stream Capital Partners Brokers $16.8M Sale-Leaseback of Industrial Facility in Buffalo Grove, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow January 7, 2020

BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — Stream Capital Partners LLC has brokered the sale-leaseback of a 161,976-square-foot industrial facility in Buffalo Grove for $16.8 million. The property, occupied by Safco Dental Supply Co., is located at 1111 Corporate Grove Drive. Chelsea Mandel and Phil DiGennaro of Stream represented Safco, a national distributor of dental supplies, in the sale. A REIT acquired the property and simultaneously entered into a long-term lease agreement with Safco.

January 7, 2020

Acquisitions Indiana Midwest Multifamily Seniors Housing

ESI Negotiates $9M Sale of Skilled Nursing Facility in Lawrenceburg, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow January 7, 2020

LAWRENCEBURG, IND. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has negotiated the sale of Shady Nook Care Center, a 94-bed skilled nursing facility in Lawrenceburg, located along the Ohio River near the Kentucky and Ohio borders. An independent owner-operator was the seller. A national owner-operator group bought the property for $9 million, or $96,000 per bed. Built in 1983, Shady Nook Care Center is located in a tertiary submarket of Cincinnati. The facility was 79 percent occupied at the time of sale.

January 7, 2020

Illinois Loans Midwest Office

JLL Arranges $6M Refinancing for Boutique Office Property in Chicago’s Streeterville

by Kristin Harlow January 7, 2020

CHICAGO — JLL has arranged a $6 million loan for the refinancing of 200 East Ohio in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. The 27,000-square-foot boutique office property rises five stories and is nearly 90 percent occupied by multiple tenants. Christopher Carroll and Lucas Borges of JLL represented the borrower, Tishman Realty. A Chicago-based financial institution provided the loan, terms of which were undisclosed. Boutique office buildings are smaller than traditional office buildings, typically under 150,000 square feet.

January 7, 2020

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