CHICAGO — NAI Hiffman has negotiated the sale of a 128,000-square-foot industrial building located at 5200-5230 W. Roosevelt Road on Chicago’s West Side. The sales price was undisclosed. Built in 1946, the distribution warehouse is fully occupied by Packaging Corp. of America. It features seven loading docks, one drive-in door and clear heights ranging from 12 to 18 feet. Joe Bronson, Josh Will and Aimee Goudas of NAI Hiffman represented the owner, Rola Corp. The team also procured the buyer, Clear Height Properties.
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CHICAGO — American Library Association (ALA) has sold its headquarters buildings at 50 E. Huron St. and 40 E. Huron St. in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Neither the buyer nor the sales price were disclosed. In spring 2020, ALA will move its office to Michigan Plaza at 225 N. Michigan Ave. Until then, ALA staff will continue to occupy the adjoined, 98,000-square-foot buildings on Huron. ALA says the move will provide it with modernized workspace and enhanced meeting space. Architecture firm Nelson is designing the new office buildout. ALA began occupying space at 50 E. Huron in 1963 before building an extension and opening 40 E. Huron in 1981. The two connected buildings have housed the association’s staff ever since.
BERRIEN SPRINGS, MICH. — Greystone Bel Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Park Manor Apartments in southwest Michigan’s Berrien Springs. The sales price was undisclosed. Built in 1971 and located on Rosehill Road, the 94-unit garden-style community is situated on nearly six acres. The property consists of nine separate buildings. Austin Hull of Greystone Bel represented the undisclosed buyer and seller.
COLLINSVILLE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a Stowaway Self Storage facility in Collinsville, east of St. Louis. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 1 Business Center Court, the property spans 44,038 square feet with 354 units. It features a variety of unit types ranging from five to 60 square feet in size. Britney Hendricks and Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual trust. The team also procured the buyer, a private investor.
MOLINE, ILL. — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of Paulsen Manor Apartments in Moline for $3.3 million. The 67-unit multifamily complex is located at 2424 41st St. within the Quad Cities. Reid Bennett and Cody Doran of SVN brokered the transaction. A local investor purchased the asset.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has arranged the sale of a 2,822-square-foot retail property formerly occupied by Dunkin’ in Clinton Township, north of Detroit. The sales price was undisclosed. The building is located on Groesbeck Highway, just north of 15 Mile Road. Tjader Gerdom and Vicki Gutowski of Gerdom represented the seller. Matt Croswell of CBRE represented the buyer, a Captain D’s restaurant franchisee. This will be the first Captain D’s restaurant in Michigan.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO., CARUTHERSVILLE, MO., AND NEW CUMBERLAND, W.V. — VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI), a New York City-based REIT that specializes in casinos, has acquired three such properties in Missouri and West Virginia. Eldorado Resorts Inc. sold the assets for $278 million in an all-cash deal. In Missouri, Isle Casino Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau in the southern part of the state, while Lady Luck Casino is a riverboat casino in Caruthersville, located even further south near the Tennessee-Missouri border. Both cities are situated along the Mississippi River. In West Virginia, Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort is in New Cumberland, a city situated along the Ohio River in the northern part of the state. Isle Casino opened in 2012 and features 41,500 square feet of casino space, three dining venues, a pavilion and an entertainment center. Lady Luck opened 1995 and consists of a dockside casino spanning 21,500 square feet, two restaurants and a 40,000-square-foot pavilion. Mountaineer opened as a racetrack and resort in 1951. The casino debuted in 1994 and offers a 357-room hotel, five dining venues, 1,486 gaming machines and 36 table games. VICI Properties has also entered into an agreement with Colorado-based Century Casinos …
ST. LOUIS — Chesapeake Hospitality has opened an 88-room Hotel Indigo in downtown St. Louis. Located at 501 Olive St., the boutique hotel property features a restaurant, rooftop bar and event spaces. The project involved the redevelopment of the former LaSalle Building, an office building dating back to the early 1900s. Each guest room pays homage to the building’s history and location within its décor. Guests have access to mini-refrigerators, complimentary Wi-Fi and USB charging ports.
NEWBURGH, IND. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has arranged a $10.7 million loan for the acquisition of Bell Oaks in Newburgh, a suburb of Evansville. Schnucks grocery store anchors the 95,000-square-foot shopping center. Dan Rosenberg and Matt Terpstra of Cohen arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Goldman Sachs. Midland Atlantic Properties was the borrower.
DETROIT — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $7.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of East Jefferson Portfolio, a three-property, 131-unit multifamily portfolio in Detroit. The 10-year loan features a fixed rate. Hibbard Tower is a nine-story building with 44 units; the Kean Building is a 15-story tower with 49 units; and Trombley Lodge is a four-story property with 38 units. The properties were constructed between 1926 and 1931. The current owners purchased the portfolio in April 2017 and subsequently invested $1.6 million in upgrades.