MICHIGAN — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has extended the state’s Stay Home, Stay Safe order through May 28. The governor’s order will also enable manufacturing workers, including those at Michigan’s Big 3 auto companies, to resume work on Monday, May 11 as part of her MI Safe Start Plan. Under this order, manufacturing facilities must adopt measures to protect their workers from the spread of COVID-19. These measures include conducting a daily entry screening protocol with temperature checks, creating dedicated entry points and suspending entry of all non-essential in-person visits, including tours. Workers must also be educated on how the virus is spread, its symptoms and use of personal protective equipment. All businesses in the state — including manufacturers — must require masks to be worn when six feet of distancing is not possible.
Dougherty Mortgage Originates $6.7M Refinancing for Seniors Housing Property in Roseville, Minnesota
ROSEVILLE, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage has provided a $6.7 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Roseville Seniors, a 127-unit affordable seniors housing property in Roseville. All of the units are restricted to elderly or disabled residents. The 35-year loan, which was the refinancing of an existing HUD loan through the Section 232 mortgage insurance program, is fully amortizing. The financing will enable the borrower, Good Neighbor Senior Apartments LP, to reduce its interest rate and mortgage insurance premium.
COPLEY, OHIO — SkyView Advisors has brokered the sale of a West Side Storage facility in Copley, about seven miles west of Akron. The sales price was undisclosed. The 478-unit self-storage facility spans 57,016 square feet. It sits on 12.4 acres at 1252 Mina Ave. Zack Urow and Ryan Clark of SkyView represented the undisclosed seller.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has arranged the sale of a three-building multifamily portfolio in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood for $3.5 million. The portfolio spans 36 units and includes the following properties: 3905-11 N. Linder Ave.; 3514-18 N. Long Ave.; and 3816-24 N. Long Ave. Monthly rents for the properties average $950 for one-bedroom units and $1,200 for two-bedroom units. Rick Ofman of Kiser brokered the transaction. Drexel Properties purchased the portfolio from a longtime Chicago landlord.
MINNEAPOLIS — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $35.4 million refinancing for The Arrow Apartments, a 199-unit multifamily community located near the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Chris Perry, Brett Olson and Joe Lindberg of Grandbridge originated the permanent, fixed-rate loan, which was funded through an undisclosed credit union. The financing offers an initial period of interest-only payments with a five-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. The Arrow Apartments offers shared amenities including a fitness center, multiple study rooms, a printing center, rooftop deck and a 24-hour fitness center.
CHICAGO — Provender Partners has acquired two food processing facilities in metro Chicago. In the first transaction, Provender purchased a 141,000-square-foot facility located at 5420 St. Charles Road in Berkeley. Preferred Meals Inc., a provider of fresh and frozen prepared snacks and meals to schools, fully leases the property. Jonathan Wolfe and Jordan Shtulman of STREAM Capital Partners LLC brokered the $18 million sale-leaseback. In the second transaction, Provender acquired an 80,000-square-foot meat processing facility located at 525 W. Crossroads Parkway in Bolingbrook. It is currently available for lease. Provender maintains a portfolio of more than 5 million square feet of refrigerated real estate assets throughout the United States.
WINONA, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed the conversion of an 86,000-square-foot former Kmart store in Winona into healthcare space. The building, located at 1122 U.S. Highway 61, is now part of Gundersen Health System’s Winona campus. The building had been vacant since 2014. Set to open May 18, the primary care clinic will offer family and internal medicine, pediatrics, women’s health and imaging services. The facility will also house physical and occupational therapy as well as an eye clinic. HSR Associates Inc. designed the project.
RACINE, WIS. — Budd Van Lines Inc. has leased a 115,823-square-foot industrial building in Racine. The property is located at 6200 Regency West Drive. John Sharpe, Jeff Janda and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented Budd Van Lines, which is a moving and van company. Todd Hendricks of Darwin Realty represented the owner, Welbic III Racine 6200 LLC.
GENEVA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Geneva Park Apartments in Geneva, a western suburb of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The 56-unit apartment property is located at 7 Simpson St. All of the community’s units are two-bedroom floor plans. Andrean Angelov and Ryan Engle of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The duo also secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
Wichita has been experiencing a strong downtown revitalization that has brought construction of new and redeveloped office, retail and mixed-use projects throughout its urban core over the past few years. Two years ago, companies began relocating downtown as shifting workplace demographics incorporated close proximity, “live, work, play” amenities in order to grow their businesses as well as attract and retain talent. Today’s businesses are seeking modern Class A finishes within Wichita’s center where these types of environments exist or will be available in the near future as developments continue. Downtown revitalization In the early 2000s, downtown Wichita lost many of its office users to more suburban office developments on the east and west edges of the city, leaving high vacancy rates and rendering many downtown office buildings functionally obsolete. Now this trend has reversed after the Wichita Downtown Development Corp. put together a comprehensive master plan to revitalize the urban core. Developers purchased key catalytic sites and repurposed them into economic drivers for downtown as shifting demographics brought about the need for businesses to attract and retain top talent with both onsite and walkable amenities. As new office projects downtown are beginning construction and being completed, the idea of relocating …