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EVBox Signs 60,000 SF Lease for North American Headquarters in Libertyville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow February 20, 2020

LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. — EVBox has signed a 60,000-square-foot lease for its first North American headquarters and production facility located in Libertyville, about 40 miles north of Chicago. EVBox, which is a manufacturer of electric vehicle charging stations and charging management software, will occupy the space within the Innovation Park campus. The facility is expected to create between 80 and 120 new jobs in the immediate region. Operations will commence this summer. Based in Amsterdam, EVBox currently maintains U.S. offices in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

February 20, 2020

Acquisitions Hospitality Illinois Midwest

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3.3M Sale of Regency Inn Hotel in Naperville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow February 20, 2020

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a Regency Inn hotel in Naperville for $3.3 million. The buyer, Northbrook-based MZ Capital Partners, plans to redevelop the property and convert it into 112 micro apartments. The hotel was not well-occupied and had significant deferred maintenance, according to Ebrahim Valliani of Marcus & Millichap. Valliani, along with colleagues Michael Klar, Chris Gomes and Allan Miller, represented MZ Capital as well as the seller, Prime Motel Inc. The two-story, 122-room hotel is located at 1350 E. Ogden Ave.

February 20, 2020

Finance Insight Midwest Multifamily Northeast Seniors Housing Southeast Texas Thought Leadership Video Western

M&T Realty Capital: What’s the latest in seniors housing finance?

by Sarah Daniels February 20, 2020

At MBA CREF, M&T Realty Capital’s Sean Huntsman met with reporter Nellie Day to discuss the trends he’s seeing in the multifamily and seniors housing sectors. One big takeaway: The current market demands flexibility and diversified lending. M&T Realty Capital Corp.’s lending platform is allowing the company to both succeed and expand — they had a record 2019 in terms of loan production for healthcare and seniors housing sectors. In addition to a robust pipeline of multifamily and seniors housing construction loans, M&T is also working with owners/operators who are stabilizing assets and recapitalizing equity. However, Huntsman is seeing the impact of high labor and constructions costs and some overbuilding in certain markets, indicating that stakeholders need to look closely at demand on a market-by-market basis. Watch the video for more insights from Huntsman. This video is posted as part of REBusinessOnline’s Finance Insight series, covering MBA CREF 2020. Click here to subscribe to the Finance Insight newsletter, a four-week newsletter series, followed by video interviews from MBA CREF.

February 20, 2020

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Investors Note Steady Supply, High Demand Within Detroit’s Office Market

by Kristin Harlow February 20, 2020

While there are plenty of news stories touting Detroit’s comeback, it’s the actual 2019 year-end numbers backing up the claims with solid momentum in the office and lending sectors. And the numbers are capturing the attention of national investors, not to mention lenders who were on the bench for years and years. Office occupancy Office vacancy across metropolitan Detroit decreased from 24.5 percent in 2013 to 13.8 percent as of the fourth quarter of 2019, according to national leasing firm CBRE. Asking rates have climbed since 2009 and vacancy rates have dropped. These figures even include the 23 percent-vacant Southfield submarket and the 19.5 percent-vacant Auburn Hills submarket, which with their combined total square footage account for 23.4 percent of the total metropolitan Detroit office market, dragging up the total average vacancy rate. Focusing on the central business district (CBD), the post-recession predictions of a city powering through the real estate cycle are holding true. The total direct office vacancy in JLL’s latest Detroit CBD Skyline report is 7.7 percent. That figure includes approximately 500,000 vacant square feet in the GM-owned and largely self-occupied Renaissance Center (RenCen) complex. Remove the RenCen from the equation, and the Detroit CBD skyline (i.e. …

February 20, 2020

Affordable Housing Finance Insight Midwest Multifamily Northeast Southeast Texas Thought Leadership Video Western

TD Bank: Practical Steps to Promote Affordable Housing

by Sarah Daniels February 19, 2020

2020 looks like it will be a record year in terms of delivery of multifamily units, according to Gregg Gerken, Head of U.S. Commercial Real Estate with TD Bank. But how much will Class A continue to dominate the market? “There is a movement toward rent control. Affordable housing is an obvious pressure in the industry,” Gerken says. Entitlement and construction costs mean that developers have focused on Class A projects and LIHTC-supported affordable housing projects. “But much more emphasis will have to be placed on workforce housing and Class B new delivery. There is an unmet — and almost unlimited — demand in that space,” Gerken says. The question is: can the industry influence government — especially local government — to change entitlement processes to encourage development of more affordable housing? Watch the interview for Gerken’s insights on affordable housing development. This video is posted as part of REBusinessOnline’s Finance Insight series, covering MBA CREF 2020. Click here to subscribe to the Finance Insight newsletter, a four-week newsletter series, followed by video interviews from MBA CREF.

February 19, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial Midwest Ohio

Covington Group Purchases 583,000 SF Volvo-Occupied Warehouse in Metro Columbus

by Kristin Harlow February 19, 2020

LEWIS CENTER, OHIO — An affiliate of Covington Group Inc. has purchased a 583,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center located at 8355 Highfield Drive in Lewis Center, about 20 miles north of Columbus. The purchase price was undisclosed. Located on a 31-acre site, the property features a clear height of 24 feet and 32 dock doors. It is fully occupied by Volvo Group North America, which uses the building for its slow-moving parts division for trucks and heavy equipment. Dallas-based Covington owns and manages approximately 5.5 million square feet of industrial assets nationwide.

February 19, 2020

Development Illinois Midwest Office

CA Ventures, Midwest Property Group Break Ground on 12-Story Office Building in Chicago’s River North

by Kristin Harlow February 19, 2020

CHICAGO — Developers CA Ventures and Midwest Property Group Ltd. have broken ground on a 12-story, boutique office building located at 448 N. LaSalle St. in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The Class A building is 75 percent pre-leased, as CA Ventures will occupy the lower five floors and WeWork will lease four floors. Chris Cassata and Craig Coupe of JLL will market the remaining three floors for lease. The 172,000-square-foot project is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2021. Amenities will include a rooftop deck, fitness center and bike room. Lamar Johnson Collaborative is the architect and Lendlease is the general contractor. Indure Build-to-Core Fund LLC provided project financing.

February 19, 2020

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Ariel Property Advisors Arranges $19.9M Acquisition Loan for Industrial Facility in Indiana

by Kristin Harlow February 19, 2020

BEDFORD, IND. — The capital services division of Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $19.9 million loan for the acquisition of a 384,000-square-foot industrial facility in Bedford, about 75 miles south of Indianapolis. A West Coast-based lender provided the loan, which features a 10-year, fixed-rate term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The property is home to defense contractors SAIC and Raytheon, as well as other tenants.

February 19, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial Midwest Minnesota

Ackerberg Acquires 75,480 SF Industrial Building in Maplewood, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow February 19, 2020

MAPLEWOOD, MINN. — Ackerberg has acquired a 75,480-square-foot industrial building located at 1140 Gervais Ave. in Maplewood, just east of St. Paul. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property features a clear height of 22 feet and 19 dock doors. It is fully leased to Minneapolis food bank Second Harvest Heartland. This summer, the food bank plans to relocate some of its operations to Brooklyn Center, thereby creating approximately 50,000 square feet of available space within the building. Dave Stokes and Chris Weirens of Cushman & Wakefield will market the space for lease on behalf of Ackerberg. Tim Carlson and Jim Vos of Cresa Partners represented the seller, Second Harvest Heartland.

February 19, 2020

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Hofseth International Leases 4,000 SF Office in Rosemont, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow February 19, 2020

ROSEMONT, ILL. — Hofseth International has relocated to a larger 4,000-square-foot office space at 6300 N. River Road in Rosemont. Steven Goldstein of Jameson Commercial represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Goldstein also subleased Hofseth’s former 2,200-square-foot office at 5509 N. Cumberland Ave. in the O’Hare submarket. Hofseth is a producer, processor and marketer of seafood such as Norwegian Alaskan salmon.

February 19, 2020

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