DEARBORN, MICH. — Reichle Klein Group has arranged the sale of a 57,846-square-foot industrial building in Dearborn for $1.3 million. The manufacturing facility sits on 3.5 acres at 6340 Miller Road. Lynette Reichle and Wyen Koan of Reichle Klein Group represented the seller, Nopac LLC. Hussein Bazzi of Real Estate One represented the buyer, Dearborn-based Dabazzi Properties LLC.
CHICAGO — Meridian Design Build has broken ground on a 358,879-square-foot speculative industrial building on behalf of NorthPoint Development in Chicago. The new facility will be situated on a 31.1-acre site at 12144 S. Ave. O on the city’s southeast side. Plans call for a clear height of 36 feet, four drive-in doors, 257 auto parking stalls, 106 trailer parking stalls and up to 92 loading docks. The project will be the first building in NorthPoint’s 200-acre Avenue O Industrial Park, a 2.3 million-square-foot master-planned development. The site was previously home to the Republic Steel mill. The project team includes StudioNorth Architecture and Jacob & Hefner Associates.
NORTH CANTON, OHIO — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a newly constructed, 107,500-square-foot industrial building in North Canton, a suburb of Cleveland. The sales price was not disclosed. ComDoc, a subsidiary of Xerox, fully leases the property as its corporate headquarters. The build-to-suit is located at 8247 Pittsburg Ave. NW. Rob Gemerchak, Jeff Hughes and Jeff McKinney of Stan Johnson represented the seller, Industrial Commercial Properties LLC. A subsidiary of Global Net Lease, an institutional investor based in New York, purchased the building.
WOODSTOCK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 10,336-square-foot, newly constructed retail property in Woodstock in northern Illinois for $4.9 million. Starbucks and Aspen Dental anchor the building. All of the tenants operate on a net-lease basis. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller. A local buyer completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange purchased the asset.
ST. LOUIS — NorthMarq has secured a $3 million loan for the acquisition of Wildwood Plaza in St. Louis. The 17,490-square-foot mixed-use property is situated on a one-acre site. Jeff Chaney and Dan Baker of NorthMarq arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Chez IX Wildwood Plaza LLC. Life insurance company StanCorp Financial Group provided the 10-year loan, which features a fixed rate and a 25-year amortization schedule.
CHICAGO — Podolsky Circle will merge with Colliers International in Chicago effective Sept. 1. Podolsky’s staff, totaling nine employees and seven independent contractors, will make the move to Colliers and operate under the Colliers brand. Podolsky’s team includes a four-person capital markets office team and a five-person industrial brokerage team. Colliers will fold Podolsky’s 32-building, 2.1 million-square-foot property management portfolio into its existing portfolio. Podolsky Circle was founded by the late Milton Podolsky in 1971 as a boutique commercial real estate firm comprised of brokerage, property management and investment advisory services. The firm was a founding member of CORFAC International in 1989.
“The retail landscape is changing.” How many times have we, industry professionals especially, heard these words over the past several years? But the reality is, it’s true. There have been countless articles, blogs and lectures blitzing us with arguments supporting or arguing against the notion that brick-and-mortar retail is fighting a losing battle against a burgeoning e-commerce industry. As many of us in the industry know, brick-and-mortar stores still hold a 90 percent market share of retail sales. While that number is shrinking, it is shrinking at a slower pace with each passing quarter. So, rather than talking about e-commerce and its potential negative impact on physical stores, I’d prefer to focus on the categories that are thriving, and in many cases benefiting from e-commerce. The fact is that pressures of e-commerce, coupled with changing consumer preferences driven by millennials and Gen Z, have forced retailers to adapt. The Cleveland market is an excellent microcosm of this retail evolution that has swept through the U.S. Here are the most notable retail trends in Cleveland. Health and beauty Perhaps the hottest category in retail right now is health and beauty. In plain terms, Americans today, more than ever, value being healthy …
DEERFIELD, ILL. — Walgreens plans to close approximately 200 stores across the U.S. starting this fall as part of a cost-management program. Specific store locations have not been disclosed, but the new closures represent less than 3 percent of Walgreens’ U.S. footprint. The announcement was made in a Walgreens Boots Alliance regulatory filing Tuesday. The Deerfield, Ill.-based company had previously unveiled plans to close 200 stores in the United Kingdom. Currently, Walgreens operates more than 18,500 stores in 11 countries.
DETROIT — GFI Capital Resources Group has sold the Hilton Garden Inn Detroit Downtown, a 198-room hotel. Inland Realty Group purchased the property for $51.4 million. GFI had purchased the 10-story hotel in October 2016 and subsequently implemented a $4 million improvement plan. The hotel site is located within a designated Opportunity Zone and includes a 30,000-square-foot parking surface. Management of the Hilton Garden Inn will be transferred from Crescent to SuperHost Enterprise, which operates 18 properties.
AURORA, ILL. — Wholesale Interiors has signed a 551,200-square-foot industrial lease to fully occupy 2805 Duke Parkway in Aurora. The furniture supplier is subleasing the space from Follett Corp. on a three-year basis and will expand its operations from Bensenville. Owned by Duke Realty, the facility features a clear height of 32 feet, 74 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 73 trailer parking stalls and 153 car parking stalls. The property also includes 25,000 square feet of office space. Christopher Volkert and Brian Kling of Colliers International represented Follett Corp. in the lease transaction.
