Midwest

Meridian Design Build Breaks Ground on 367,808 SF Spec Industrial Building in Indianapolis

by Kristin Harlow September 13, 2019

INDIANAPOLIS — Meridian Design Build has broken ground on a 367,808-square-foot speculative industrial building on behalf of developer Exeter Property Group in Indianapolis. The new facility will be situated on a 31.7-acre site at 5325 Seerley Road. The development will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 80 dock positions, four drive-in doors, 304 car parking stalls and 41 exterior trailer stalls. This is Meridian’s fourth project in the Indianapolis market. The project team includes JRA Architecture and Banning Engineering.

September 13, 2019

Development Hospitality Kansas Midwest

TGC Group to Build 95-Room Hotel in Wichita’s Delano District

by Kristin Harlow September 13, 2019

WICHITA, KAN. — TGC Group plans to break ground this fall on a 95-room Home2 Suites hotel in Wichita’s Delano District. TGC Hospitality Management will manage the hotel, located at 200 N. Sycamore St. The four-story development is slated for completion in winter 2020. All suites will feature separate living and bedroom space. The pet-friendly hotel will include complimentary breakfast and WiFi.

September 13, 2019

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Office

Transwestern Brokers Sale of 147,096 SF Office Building in Deerfield, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow September 13, 2019

DEERFIELD, ILL. — Transwestern Commercial Services has brokered the sale of 1717 Deerfield Road in Deerfield for an undisclosed price. The 147,096-square-foot office building rises three stories and offers 50,000-square-foot floor plates. It is currently 21.2 percent leased by accounting and consulting firm Warady & Davis LLP. Gary Nussbaum and Paige Gunn of Transwestern represented the seller, Hudson Advisors. Canada-based investment group Progressif and Schaumburg-based Helios Property Management purchased the asset.

September 13, 2019

Development Illinois Midwest Office

Skender Completes Expansion of LinkedIn’s Chicago Headquarters

by Kristin Harlow September 12, 2019

CHICAGO — Skender has completed construction of LinkedIn’s 46,000-square-foot Chicago headquarters expansion at 525 W. Monroe. A staircase now connects the existing space via two floors. The project includes large collaboration areas, open workstations, a salon, mother’s room as well as a fifth-floor amenity space with a garden lounge, game room and music room. California-based LinkedIn’s total footprint in the building is now 185,077 square feet. Skender collaborated with Gensler, ESD Global and Avison Young for the project.

September 12, 2019

Loans Michigan Midwest Office

Bernard Financial Arranges $44.5M Refinancing for Ann Arbor Office Property

by Kristin Harlow September 12, 2019

ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $44.5 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of 777 E. Eisenhower Parkway in Ann Arbor. The 271,817-square-foot, multi-tenant office property was built in 1975. Dennis Bernard and Joshua Bernard of Southfield-based Bernard arranged the loan with a CMBS firm on behalf of the borrower, 777 Associates LLC.

September 12, 2019

Illinois Industrial Loans Midwest

Mesa West Capital Provides $32.1M Acquisition Loan for Industrial Property in Lockport, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow September 12, 2019

LOCKPORT, ILL. — Mesa West Capital has provided a $32.1 million loan for the acquisition of the I-355 Industrial Center in Lockport, 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Built in 2017, the 611,576-square-foot industrial property is situated on 33 acres and comprises two buildings. It features a clear height of 32 feet, 30 dock doors and a shared 185-foot truck court. The property is currently leased to one tenant, Berlin Packaging LLC, which occupies approximately 17 percent of the available space. Steve Roth of CBRE arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between High Street Realty Co. and Angelo Gordon. A portion of the five-year, floating-rate loan will be used to pay for tenant improvements and lease-up costs.

September 12, 2019

Indiana Industrial Leasing Activity Midwest

Aerospace Firm Signs 56,592 SF Industrial Lease in Plainfield, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow September 12, 2019

PLAINFIELD, IND. — Aersopace firm Safran Nacelles Services Americas LLC has signed a 56,592-square-foot industrial lease at the Gateway V distribution center in Plainfield near the Indianapolis International Airport. HSA Commercial Real Estate owns the property, which is located at 845 Airtech Parkway. The firm, based in Paris, France, entered into a 10-year lease and plans to take occupancy in December after relocating from a smaller facility within the market. Terry Busch and Jared Scaringe of CBRE represented ownership in the lease transaction. Zak Mirkowski and Taylor Wood of Savills represented the tenant. Developed on a speculative basis, the 262,758-square-foot Gateway V features a clear height of 32 feet, 30 truck docks, four drive-in doors, 185 car parking stalls and 70 trailer positions. The facility is now 50 percent leased. LifeNet Health, a provider of transplant solutions, leased 68,175 square feet earlier this year.

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions Midwest Office Wisconsin

Founders 3 Brokers $8.4M Sale of Office Building in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow September 12, 2019

WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Founders 3 Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of a 51,651-square-foot office building in Wauwatosa, about six miles west of Milwaukee, for $8.4 million. Built in 2002, the Class B property is located at 10400 Innovation Drive. Ned Purtell and Andy Hess of Founders 3 represented the seller, 10400 Innovation LLC. Rupesh Agrawal purchased the asset.

September 12, 2019

Industrial Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Missouri

Myriad Factors at Play for St. Louis Industrial Market Activity

by Kristin Harlow September 12, 2019

The St. Louis industrial market continues to rally after posting 22 straight quarters of positive absorption. Record leasing activity and historically low vacancy have put the region on pace to deliver another 6.5 million square feet of Class A industrial space in 2019. This is in a market that averages deliveries of approximately 2.5 million square feet annually. Current drivers engendering this industrial activity include the following. Discipline Developers in St. Louis have long been known for their disciplined approach to building. Vacancy in a stable market hovers near 7 percent for the region. The vacancy rate for industrial space leading into the third quarter was 5 percent, up slightly from the previous quarter, according to CoStar. Continued speculative development, particularly in the Metro East, added to the increase. This, coupled with a large vacancy left in Lakeview Commerce Center by World Wide Technologies as it shuffles into a new 2 million-square-foot facility in Gateway Commerce Center East, were the most evident culprits. Expect vacancy to uptick slightly again in the third quarter as speculative deliveries by NorthPoint Development at Gateway Tradeport along with Exeter in Gateway Commerce Center come online. E-commerce No discussion surrounding the industrial market would be …

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions Hospitality Michigan Midwest

KSL Capital Partners Agrees to Acquire Historic Grand Hotel on Michigan’s Mackinac Island

by Kristin Harlow September 11, 2019

MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH. — KSL Capital Partners LLC has agreed to acquire the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island from the Musser family, whose legacy with the hotel dates back over 85 years. Terms of the transaction, expected to close within the next 30 days, were not disclosed. Dan Musser III will remain chairman. The 397-room hotel is a National Historic Landmark that overlooks the Straits of Mackinac and the Mackinac Bridge. Its 660-foot long porch is the world’s longest porch, according to a news release. Mackinac Island does not allow motorized vehicles, so guests arrive by ferry or airplane and are transported to the hotel by horse and carriage. Open from early May to late October each year, the Grand Hotel first opened in July 1887. Pivot Hotels & Resorts, the lifestyle and luxury operating division of Davidson Hotels & Resorts, will manage the property for KSL.

September 11, 2019

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