MINNEAPOLIS — CEDARst Cos. has completed the acquisition of two adjoining historic properties and a land site in the North Loop of Minneapolis. The acquisition includes an eight-story, 275,000-square-foot warehouse, a five-story, 108,000-square-foot warehouse and an adjacent 32,000-square-foot surface lot. The company plans to develop the site into a 345-unit multifamily complex known as 6th and 3rd after its location at 6th Avenue and 3rd Street. The project will resemble the developer’s plans at The Duffey Lofts, also in the North Loop area. The development will feature 42,000 square feet of retail space in addition to the apartment units. A 20,000-square-foot amenity space will include a rooftop ice skating rink. The rink will be converted to a soccer field or other uses in the summer. Other amenities will include a bowling alley, swimming pool and coworking center. CEDARst expects to break ground in the fourth quarter of this year, with completion slated for summer 2022. A consortium led by the Martin Falk Paper Co. sold the site for $21.1 million. Pat Minea and Dan Trebil of NorthMarq arranged acquisition financing through First Western Bank & Trust. Lamar Newburn of Lee & Associates represented CEDARst in the transaction.
CHICAGO — A partnership between North Park Ventures and MF Development has purchased a nearly 20,000-square-foot land site in Chicago’s Fulton Market district for $19 million. The partnership plans to redevelop the site into a hotel and retail project. The sale included three existing properties: a two-story restaurant building at 204 N. Halsted St., a three-story restaurant building at 804-808 W. Lake St., and a two-story retail building and adjacent parking lot at 810-816 W. Lake St. Marty Casey and Matt Scales of @properties Commercial arranged the sale and worked with three different sellers to assemble the site.
CANNON FALLS, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $7.4 million sale of a 200,000-square-foot distribution center in the Minneapolis-area community of Cannon Falls. The facility is net leased to Mauser Packaging Solutions, an industrial packaging conglomerate that has occupied the property since 2009. The building sits on nearly 17 acres at 100 Holiday Ave. Peter Bauman, Tivon Moffitt and Chris Hickok of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. A private foreign investor purchased the asset.
PALATINE, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate will develop a 162,000-square-foot industrial facility on behalf of a major e-commerce retailer in Palatine, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Amazon is the tenant, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The build-to-suit distribution center will serve as a last-mile logistics facility. The project, initially planned as a speculative facility known as Northwest Commerce Center, has been adjusted to fit the tenant’s needs. It will feature 146,750 square feet of distribution and warehouse space and 15,250 square feet of office space. Other features include a clear height of 36 feet, 20 truck docks, 14 loading doors and a conveyor system. Completion is slated for October. McShane Construction Co. is the general contractor and Ware Malcomb is the architect.
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, MICH. — RHP Properties has acquired Woodlands Estates, a 375-site manufactured home community in Oakland Township, about 30 miles north of Detroit. The purchase price was undisclosed. The pet-friendly community features a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, resident garden and playground. RHP plans to upgrade the amenities and add a business center. This is RHP’s 18th property in Michigan. The company now owns and operates 260 manufactured home communities nationwide.
CINCINNATI — Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., has expanded free COVID-19 testing sites to Colorado, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, joining existing sites in Kentucky and Tennessee. Kroger pharmacists will be able to initiate the lab order and observe self-administered testing where allowable by law. For the testing, patients remain in their cars and use self-administered nasal swabs. Testing services are provided at no cost to all priority groups, including healthcare workers, first responders and symptomatic individuals. Kroger Health testing sites are generally located off-site at closed schools, businesses or public grounds. Additionally, the company will begin piloting site-specific testing for Kroger associates in Michigan and Colorado.
MICHIGAN — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has extended the state’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order through May 15. The new order will also require citizens to wear face coverings when they enter enclosed public spaces. Some restrictions on outdoor activities will be lifted. Landscapers, lawn-service companies and nurseries can return to work. Retailers that do not sell necessary supplies may reopen for curbside pickup or delivery. As of Sunday, April 26, there were 37,778 cases of COVID-19 and 3,315 deaths in Michigan, according to the state’s website.
ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN — HSA PrimeCare, the national healthcare real estate division of HSA Commercial Real Estate, has sold a four-building medical office portfolio to Irvine, Calif.-based IRA Capital. The buildings, spanning a total of 107,828 square feet, are located in Illinois and Wisconsin. HSA PrimeCare will continue to manage the assets on behalf of IRA. Mike Wilson and Erik Foster of Avison Young represented HSA PrimeCare in the transaction. The properties include: Advocate Good Samaritan South in Downers Grove, Ill.; Hawthorn Surgery Center in Vernon Hills, Ill.; Advocate Aurora Health Beverly Clinic in Chicago; and Advocate Aurora Health Muskego Clinic in Muskego, Wis. IRA Capital is a private equity firm that invests capital for its own account and on behalf of its co-investment partners, which include pension funds, institutions, family offices and individuals. IRA primarily invests in commercial real estate assets throughout the United States, with an overweight concentration within the medical/healthcare sector.
ROSEVILLE, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Roseville Towne Center in Roseville, about 15 miles north of Detroit. The sales price was undisclosed. The 89,883-square-foot shopping center is home to Marshalls, CVS Pharmacy, Five Below and Dollar Tree. Ben Wineman, Carly Gallagher Kelly and Daniel Stern of Mid-America represented the seller, Cincinnati-based Viking Partners. Ferris Hamama of Keystone Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer, a private investor completing a 1031 exchange.
YPSILANTI, MICH. — Eastern Michigan University has unveiled plans to relocate the College of Business to its central campus. The move includes the selling of the Gary Owens Building, present home of the College of Business. The Board of Regents approved the sale of the 122,000-square-foot building to River Caddis Development for $2.7 million. Boone Hall will serve as the new location for the College of Business. The building will undergo a renovation beginning in April 2021, but the building’s size will remain at 45,210 square feet. The relocation will reduce utility, maintenance and transportation costs that the university currently incurs by housing the College of Business away from central campus.