Midwest

Meridian Design Build Completes Construction of 358,879 SF Spec Industrial Building in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow June 18, 2020

CHICAGO — Meridian Design Build has completed construction of a 358,879-square-foot speculative industrial building in the city of Chicago. NorthPoint Development was the developer. The new facility sits on a 31.2-cre site. StudioNorth Architecture and Jacob & Hefner Associates made up the project team. Meridian and NorthPoint worked together to maximize participation by businesses owned by minorities and women for the project. The new building is the first within NorthPoint’s $164 million, 200-acre Avenue O Industrial Park. The park is a redevelopment of the Republic Steel site that has been vacant for more than two decades. Plans call for 2.3 million square feet of industrial development.

June 18, 2020

Loans Midwest Multifamily Ohio

Hunt Provides $17.2M Refinancing for Multifamily Property in Toledo

by Kristin Harlow June 18, 2020

TOLEDO, OHIO — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $17.2 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Steeplechase Apartments in Toledo. The 242-unit, garden-style multifamily property was built in phases from 1999 to 2004. It sits on a 19.5-acre site. The 12-year, fixed-rate loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Hunt provided initial acquisition financing for the asset in 2017. Since the acquisition, the undisclosed borrower has invested $524,000 in capital improvements, including new water heaters, appliances, windows, landscaping, vinyl replacement, HVAC upgrades and carpet replacement.

June 18, 2020

Illinois Industrial Leasing Activity Midwest

Screen Americas Signs 44,198 SF Industrial Lease at Elk Grove Technology Park in Illinois

by Kristin Harlow June 18, 2020

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Screen Americas has signed a 44,198-square-foot industrial lease at Elk Grove Technology Park in Elk Grove Village. Screen is a provider of inkjet printing technology. The facility will serve as the North American headquarters for the company. Mike Sedjo, Jack Brennan and John Hamilton of CBRE represented the landlord, Brennan Investment Group, in the lease transaction. Joe Bronson of NAI Hiffman represented Screen, which will occupy space within a 151,693-square-foot building. Elk Grove Technology Park is an 85-acre industrial park near O’Hare International Airport. With the completion of Phase I in the fourth quarter of 2019, the park is nearly 75 percent leased.

June 18, 2020

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Multifamily

SVN Chicago Commercial Brokers $10.6M Sale of Multifamily Community in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow June 18, 2020

CHICAGO — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of Baric Commons in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood for $10.6 million. The 141-unit multifamily community is located at 232 E. 121st Place. Jeff Baasch and Finley Askin of SVN brokered the transaction. An out-of-state private investment group purchased the asset from an undisclosed seller.

June 18, 2020

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Ohio Restaurant Retail

Ohio Delivers High Property Tax Values

by Kristin Harlow June 18, 2020

By Steve Nowak, Siegel Jennings Co. A recent decision from an Ohio appeals court highlights a developing and troubling pattern in the state’s property tax valuation appeals. In a number of cases, an appraiser’s misuse of the highest and best use concept has led to extreme overvaluations. Given its potential to grossly inflate tax liabilities, property owners and well-known tenants need to be aware of this alarming trend and how to best respond. In the recently decided case, a property used as a McDonald’s restaurant in Northeast Ohio received widely varied appraisals. The county assessor, in the ordinary course of setting values, assessed the value at $1.3 million. Then a Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI) appraiser hired by the property owner calculated a value of $715,000. Another MAI appraiser, this one hired by the county assessor, set the value at $1.9 million. The average of the two MAI appraisals equals $1.3 million, closely mirroring the county’s initial value. Despite the property owner having met its burden of proof at the first hearing level, the county board of revision rejected the property owner’s evidence without analysis or explanation. The owner then appealed to the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (BTA). …

June 18, 2020

Development Industrial Midwest Ohio

CRG Underway on 320,000 SF Spec Distribution Warehouse in Columbus, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow June 17, 2020

COLUMBUS, OHIO — CRG is developing the Cubes at Rickenbacker, a 320,000-square-foot speculative distribution warehouse in Columbus, on behalf of an affiliate of Lexington Realty Trust. Contegra Construction Co. is the general contractor. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of this year. Situated in the Rickenbacker submarket of Columbus, the project is four miles from the Rickenbacker International Airport. The development will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 32 dock doors, two drive-in doors, a trailer lot and parking for 132 cars. Jeff Lyons and Joseph Kimener of CBRE will serve as leasing agents.

June 17, 2020

Development Illinois Midwest Retail

GBT Realty to Develop 53,000 SF Retail Center Near St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow June 17, 2020

O’FALLON, ILL. — GBT Realty Corp. will develop Shoppes at Richland Creek, a 53,000-square-foot retail center in O’Fallon, an eastern suburb of St. Louis. In March, GBT purchased the 17-acre site from Vantage Credit Union for an undisclosed price. Shoppes at Richland Creek is approximately 70 percent pre-leased to tenants such as Smoothie King, Chicken Salad Chick, Pacific Dental, Five Guys Burgers + Fries, Taco Bell, Burger King, Popeyes and Tidal Wave Luxury Car Wash. Completion is slated for summer 2021. “The area’s growing population and solid workforce, combined with the city’s willingness to assist us in the development process, made this site — and this community — the ideal place for GBT’s next shopping center,” says Jeff Pape, managing director with GBT. O’Fallon has experienced significant growth over the past two decades with nearly 2,000 new homes and over $400 million in residential and commercial development, according to GBT. Tennessee-based GBT currently has more than $1 billion of commercial development totaling 5 million square feet in the pipeline or under construction.

June 17, 2020

Development Illinois Midwest Retail

Cannabis Facility Construction Breaks Ground on Dispensary in Northbrook, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow June 17, 2020

NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Cannabis Facility Construction (CFC) has broken ground on a new recreational and medical cannabis dispensary for Greenhouse in Northbrook. Located at 755 Skokie Blvd., the nearly 10,000-square-foot dispensary will serve as a flagship location for the brand. The design ensures all points of sale are six feet apart in order to accommodate social distancing. In addition to the retail space up front, there will be back office space and a vault for inventory storage. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. Greenhouse currently operates four dispensaries in Illinois. CFC, a division of Mosaic Construction, is a cannabis design-build firm based in Northbrook.

June 17, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial Michigan Midwest

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sales of Two Industrial Buildings in Suburban Detroit

by Kristin Harlow June 17, 2020

LIVONIA, MICH. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sales of two industrial buildings totaling nearly 250,000 square feet in Livonia, a western suburb of Detroit. Sales prices were undisclosed. In the first transaction, Anthony Avendt of Cushman & Wakefield represented Country Fresh in the sale of 31770 Enterprise Drive to Caresoft Global LLC. The 148,000-square-foot property, partially renovated in 2004, will be upgraded to meet the needs of the global technology and solutions company. In the second transaction, Avendt and colleague Evan Miller represented Livonia East Corporate Center in the disposition of 12622-645 Inkster Road, a 101,089-square-foot building. MobilityTRANS acquired the asset for its assembly and manufacturing operations. The property underwent renovations beginning last year.

June 17, 2020

Healthcare Indiana Leasing Activity Midwest

Indiana Physical Therapy Opens 4,200 SF Facility in Huntington

by Kristin Harlow June 17, 2020

HUNTINGTON, IND. — Indiana Physical Therapy Inc. has signed a retail lease for 4,200 square feet at the Huntington Forum Shops in Huntington, about 25 miles southwest of Fort Wayne. The shopping center is located at 2880 Walmart Drive. Stanley Phillips and Dave Horacek of Bradley Co. represented the landlord, SHIV Huntington LLC, in the lease negotiations. Indiana Physical Therapy now operates 19 locations across the state.

June 17, 2020

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