WISCONSIN — Zilber Property Group (ZPG) has sold a portfolio of 15 industrial buildings to two private equity funds managed by High Street Realty Co. for an undisclosed price. The buildings total 1.7 million square feet and are located throughout Southeast Wisconsin and northern Illinois along the I-94 corridor. The majority of the portfolio’s assets are the product of ZPG’s development activity over the last 10 years.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — CA Industrial, the industrial investment and development division of CA Ventures, has broken ground on CA Elk Grove, a 146,029-square-foot speculative warehouse in Elk Grove Village. The Class A project will sit on seven acres at 550 E. Devon Ave. Slated for completion in the first quarter of 2020, CA Elk Grove will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 18 loading docks and parking for 135 cars. The new warehouse is being constructed on the site of an existing retail center. A portion of the retail space, 7,800 square feet, will remain as retail. The other portion was rezoned as industrial. Established businesses Tata’s Pierogi and La Spa Nails will be relocated to renovated space within the retail center. They will join Subway, Peking Express and Fatt Mustard Café, which will remain in their current locations. The retail property will receive a new façade, signage, roof and resurfaced parking lot. Harris Architects Inc. is the architect and Pepper Construction is the general contractor.
NORRIDGE, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated the $1.2 million sale of a 15,000-square-foot retail building in Norridge, about 15 miles northwest of Chicago. The property, partially occupied by Dollar General, is located at 7510 W. Irving Park Road. It also features a showroom. Rick Scardino and John Cassidy of Lee & Associates represented the seller. A private investor purchased the asset.
CHICAGO — A $100 million academic building and residence hall has opened at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) known as the Academic and Residential Complex. The property is home to a two-story, 54,000-square-foot academic building as well as a 10-story residence hall featuring 548 beds. The complex features 16,000 square feet of shared spaces, including study lounges on each floor, a fitness center, laundry facility and 10th-floor sky lounge. A 1,600-square-foot retail area includes a Starbucks. The facility was the result of a public-private partnership with developer American Campus Communities. Most of the financing for the project came from a tax-exempt bond issuance with Collegiate Housing Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Chicago-based SCB Architects designed the facility. Thornton Tomasetti provided structural engineering services.
IOWA — Eastern Union has arranged $17.9 million in acquisition financing for the Magna International portfolio, a collection of four automobile parts manufacturing facilities spanning 600,000 square feet throughout Iowa. Toronto-based Granite REIT America sold the portfolio to New York-based Beau Pere Real Estate LLC. Abe Kolman of Eastern Union arranged two loans with Bank of the West. The loan-to-value ratio was 75 percent.
INDIANAPOLIS — Sansone Group, in partnership with CenterSquare Investment Management, has acquired a 424,849-square-foot industrial building located at 7520 Georgetown Road in Indianapolis. The purchase price was not disclosed. The property is part of a larger master-planned industrial park. The building features 19,417 square feet of office space, 37 dock doors, 43 trailer parking stalls and 594 car parking spaces. Vince Bajardi and Jake Corrigan of St. Louis-based Sansone represented the company in the purchase. Matt Kiger of Newmark Knight Frank and Conrad Jacobs of Halakar Commercial Real Estate brokered the transaction. Duke Secured Financing 2009-1ALZ LLC was the seller.
CINCINNATI — NorthMarq has arranged an $8.1 million loan for the acquisition of an 11-property multifamily portfolio located in metro Cincinnati. The properties range in size from eight to 58 units with a total unit count of 337. Noah Juran of NorthMarq arranged the loan with a local bank on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan has a 30-year amortization schedule.
MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Warwick Business Court in Mount Pleasant for $2.7 million. The five-building, 24,600-square-foot office park is located at 1151 Warwick Way near I-94 and about five miles west of Racine. Concentra Urgent Care, DaVita Dialysis and Aurora Health Care are the major tenants in the office park. Alex Sacks, Brett Rodgers and Frank Roti of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, a Canada-based investor.
CHICAGO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $43 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of nine multifamily buildings in Chicago known as Maynard at Elaine. The portfolio includes two adjacent parking lots comprising 101 spaces. The borrower, CLK Properties, purchased the portfolio in 2015 and completed a $9 million capital improvement plan. CLK’s management company manages the buildings. Erik Storz of KeyBank originated the loan. CLK is participating in the Fannie Green Rewards program, which provides financial incentives for owners that make water or energy conservation improvements to their properties within 12 months of the loan closing.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate has begun development of Executive Commerce Center in Prospect Heights. The 150,000-square-foot speculative industrial building will sit on 10 acres and feature a 32-foot clear height, 25 truck docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 165 cars. Completion is slated for the end of this year. McShane Construction Co. is the general contractor and Ware Malcomb is the architect. Denise Chaimovitz and Sean Sloan of Paine Wetzel are marketing the property for lease on behalf of Conor.