Midwest

Habitat Co. Named Property Manager for 724-Unit Park Tower Condo Building in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow January 23, 2020

CHICAGO — The Habitat Co. has been awarded the property management of Park Tower, a 724-unit condominium building in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. Located at 5415 N. Sheridan Road and constructed in 1973, the building rises 55 stories. Amenities include a rooftop garden, grocery store, clubhouse, fitness center, pool and parking garage. Park Tower is one of the largest residential buildings in Chicago by unit count, according to Habitat, which maintains more than 22,000 units under management across six states.

January 23, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial Midwest Ohio

Reichle Klein Group Brokers $4.6M Sale of Industrial Building in Ohio

by Kristin Harlow January 23, 2020

PIONEER, OHIO — Reichle Klein Group has brokered the $4.6 million sale of a 157,550-square-foot industrial building in Pioneer in northwest Ohio. The property is located at 2 Kexon Drive. Ron Jurgenson of Reichle Klein and Tim Echemann of Industrial Property Brokers represented the seller, Pioneer’s Kidston Family Cos. Ltd. Jurgenson represented the buyer, ATD Properties LLC.

January 23, 2020

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Cawley Chicago Arranges Sale of Former Gymnastics Facility in Naperville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow January 23, 2020

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Cawley Chicago has arranged the sale of a 34,984-square-foot warehouse in Naperville that formerly housed Naperville Gymnastics. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 800 Enterprise Court, the property sits on 7.5 acres and features a clear height of 18 feet, two interior docks and 12,500 square feet of office space. Jack Brennan and Daniel Cawley of Cawley represented the private seller. Jeff Provenza of Darwin Realty represented the buyer, which plans to renovate the facility and improve the land to use for its construction equipment rental business.

January 23, 2020

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Capital Continues to Flow to the City of Fountains

by Kristin Harlow January 23, 2020

Private capital delivered several new investors to Kansas City in 2019 and the new year will undoubtedly see plenty of competitive bidding and elevated pricing. Overall, the investment market continues to be supported by Kansas City’s diversified economy, with job growth weighted on the Kansas side at 2.7 percent over Missouri’s 1.1 percent (as of August 2019). Targeting talent Kansas City’s low cost of living, educated workforce and business-friendly environment attracted several coastal employers to the Heartland. This trend will likely continue in 2020. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the relocation of two research agencies from Washington, D.C., representing a landmark win with 525 total jobs. Other wins in 2019 included Honeywell’s centralization of its operational offices from Seattle to Kansas City; Niagara Bottling moving 50 jobs from California; Hostess Brands relocating a distribution center from Illinois; and CarMax announcing 300 jobs for its Customer Experience Center after completing a nationwide search. Annual employment growth (as of August 2019) delivered nearly 20,000 jobs with additions in healthcare, biotech and business services, substantiating the selling point of a diversified economy capable of weathering future storms. Employers have found their fit, but more importantly, their talent is seeing reasons they can …

January 23, 2020

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Merchants Capital Arranges $59M Construction Loan for Bottleworks District in Indianapolis

by Kristin Harlow January 22, 2020

INDIANAPOLIS — Mortgage banking company Merchants Capital has arranged a $59 million loan for the construction of Bottleworks District, a mixed-use project in the Massachusetts Avenue corridor of Indianapolis. Merchants Bank of Indiana provided the three-year loan on behalf of the borrower and developer, Hendricks Commercial Properties. The $300 million Bottleworks project involves the redevelopment of a former Coca-Cola bottling plant into retail, hotel and office space. Phase I is expected to open in September.

January 22, 2020

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Retail

Jameson Commercial Brokers $21.9M Sale of Retail Portfolio in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow January 22, 2020

CHICAGO — Jameson Commercial has brokered the sale of a retail portfolio in Chicago’s South Loop for $21.9 million. The portfolio includes a single-tenant Chick-fil-A, a 7-Eleven gas station and an 8,000-square-foot retail building anchored by Aspen Dental. Mark Kishtow of Jameson represented the seller, GW Properties, as well as the buyer, Park 1 Chicago.

January 22, 2020

Illinois Industrial Leasing Activity Midwest

Winslyn Industries Signs 50,651 SF Industrial Lease in Batavia, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow January 22, 2020

BATAVIA, ILL. — Winslyn Industries has signed a 50,651-square-foot industrial lease at 1850 Fabyan Parkway in Batavia, a western suburb of Chicago. The wholesaler of kitchen and bathroom products is expanding from a 32,000-square-foot facility in Bartlett. Winslyn’s new space is part of a 150,838-square-foot distribution center newly developed by Cratos Industrial Properties. Winslyn is scheduled to take occupancy this quarter. Jim Pietrarosso of Brown Commercial Group represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Kate Coxworth of Morken & Associates represented the developer.

January 22, 2020

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Law Firm Leases 13,618 SF of Office Space in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow January 22, 2020

CHICAGO — Law firm Querrey & Harrow has leased 13,618 square feet of office space at 120 N. LaSalle St. in Chicago. The firm will occupy the entire 26th floor and will relocate from 175 W. Jackson when its lease commences in mid-2020. Originally built in 1991, the 390,000-square-foot Class A office tower features a six-story parking garage, two restaurants, a new fitness center, tenant lounge and rooftop deck. Ascentris, in partnership with Lincoln Property Co., owns the 40-story building. Jason Kleiman and Sean Murphy of Cresa represented Querrey & Harrow in the lease.

January 22, 2020

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NorthMarq Secures $4.7M Refinancing for Self-Storage Facility in Des Moines

by Kristin Harlow January 22, 2020

DES MOINES, IOWA — NorthMarq has secured a $4.7 million loan for the refinancing of a Broadway Storage facility in Des Moines. The 728-unit property is located at 4933 E. Broadway Ave. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq’s Omaha office arranged the loan with a life insurance company. Terms of the loan were undisclosed.

January 22, 2020

Jim Flynn, Hunt: Multifamily demand drivers have remained strong...

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Hunt: Multifamily Should Remain a Favored Product Type in 2020

by Jaime Lackey January 21, 2020

James P. Flynn, CEO of New York-headquartered Hunt Real Estate Capital, believes 2020 will continue to provide a strong environment for multifamily lending and transactions. Though this may be good news for borrowers, it does mean competition in the market will also remain strong. Flynn addresses these points and elaborates on ORIX USA’s acquisition of the Hunt Companies’ commercial real estate financing subsidiary in the Q&A below. Finance Insight: What commercial property sector will experience the most activity in 2020, and why? Flynn: Multifamily should continue to be the most active commercial real estate sector in terms of financing activity. The MBA forecasts that multifamily lending will top $395 billion in 2020, a 9 percent increase over 2019 activity. That figure represents nearly 60 percent of the total commercial real estate activity forecast for 2020. With the Fed signaling no change to borrower costs for the year, the consensus seems to be a continued period of interest rates near historic lows. Multifamily owners and operators will continue to take advantage of this environment to rehabilitate, refinance and refine their portfolios. Of course, the other side of the equation is the growth in multifamily demand drivers. These drivers have remained strong, …

January 21, 2020

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