ST. LOUIS — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a single-tenant property occupied by Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers in St. Louis for $5 million. The 2,913-square-foot restaurant, located at 805 S. Vandeventer Ave., opened in August. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley, along with John Shuff of Pace Properties, represented the seller, Creve Coeur-based Noles Properties. A Newport Beach, Calif.-based private investor purchased the asset. The property sold at a cap rate of 5.97 percent.
TOLEDO, OHIO — Reichle Klein Group has brokered the sale of a 25,270-square-foot office and warehouse building in Toledo for $1.5 million. The property is located at 2940 Centennial Road. Ron Jurgenson of Reichle Klein represented the buyer, Toledo-based Tolson Investment LLC. Megan Malczeski of Signature Associates represented the seller, Toledo-based WaterStone Ltd.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Galactic Toys & Collectibles has opened its second location at 4174 Alpine Ave. NW in the Comstock Park area of Grand Rapids. The store spans 3,862 square feet. The Grand Rapids-based retailer’s first location is on 28th Street near Woodland Mall. Galactic sells toys, board games, action figures and other collectibles. Jon Greenen of Colliers International handled leasing on behalf of Galactic.
ITASCA, ILL. — Premier Design + Build Group has broken ground on a 48-acre industrial project in Itasca on behalf of developer Bridge Development Partners LLC. The project will feature three new industrial buildings totaling 741,621 square feet. In addition to the industrial buildings, Bridge Point Itasca will include more than seven acres of land newly zoned for retail use. In July, Premier supervised the demolition of two decommissioned radio broadcast towers. Each of the industrial buildings will be constructed with a clear height of 32 feet and will be intended for distribution and logistics use. The project team includes Cornerstone Architects Ltd., civil engineer Spaceco Inc. and structural engineer Swift Structural Design LLC. Lee & Associates will market the property for lease. Webster Bank and Associated Bank provided project funding.
TOPEKA, KAN. — Echo Development Group Inc., in association with Quivet Neck HCRE LLC, has acquired a Class A medical office building anchored by the University of Kansas Health System and Stormont Vail Health. The property spans approximately 27,000 square feet and is located at 601 SW. Corporate View. The fully occupied building is also home to a hearing, balance and physical therapy clinic as well as a pharmacy. An additional 1.5 acres adjacent to the building were included in the acquisition. Echo plans to build 20,000 square feet of complementary Class A medical space. Neither the seller nor the sales price were disclosed.
CHICAGO — Mag Mile Capital has opened its headquarters office in a new custom-built location in Chicago’s West Loop. The new office is located at 1141 W. Randolph St. within the Fulton Market district. It features a loft-style design with private rooftop access. Mag Mile celebrated the opening with an evening reception for its team, clients, partners and vendors in October. Mag Mile Capital, a full-service commercial real estate mortgage and investment banking firm, now has seven offices across the country. Rushi Shah serves as president and CEO.
MORTON GROVE, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has arranged the sale of an 8,020-square-foot retail building in Morton Grove for an undisclosed price. The property is situated on one acre at 9300 Waukegan Road near Skokie. Gail’s Carriage Grove, a restaurant and pancake house, is a tenant at the property. George Spirrison and Simeon Spirrison of Adelphia represented the seller, a private Chicago-based real estate investor. A local private buyer purchased the asset.
VALPARAISO, IND. — Baum Realty Group LLC has brokered the sale of a 3,600-square-foot retail property leased to Starbucks and Rosati’s Pizza in Valparaiso for $1.4 million. The asset serves as an outparcel to a shopping center anchored by grocer Strack & Van Til. Starbucks recently extended its lease for an additional 10 years. Patrick Forkin of Baum represented the seller, a private regional investor. The buyer was not disclosed.
TOLEDO, OHIO — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), a Toledo-based seniors housing and healthcare REIT, is continuing to expand its medical office holdings. The company announced five transactions totaling approximately $1.7 billion, including a $787 million portfolio acquisition of 29 Class A medical office buildings from Hammes Partners, a medical office investment firm based in Milwaukee. The 1.5 million-square-foot portfolio is concentrated in the New York City and Boston suburbs and includes properties in California, Texas and Maryland. The portfolio was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale and is affiliated with Baylor Scott & White, Providence St. Joseph, Trinity Health, Medstar and other not-for-profit health systems and multi-specialty physician groups. The portfolio has an average age of 10 years, a weighted average lease term of 12 years and 2.2 percent average annual rent increases. The Hammes transaction is scheduled to close in the fourth quarter of 2019. Separately, Welltower announced four separate outpatient medical transactions that are currently under contract for approximately $885 million. Details on these four deals were not disclosed. “These transactions establish Welltower as the largest commercial owner of medical office real estate in the country, with a platform approaching 30 million square feet,” says Thomas …
GRANDVILLE, MICH. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a $48.3 million bridge loan for the refinancing of The Grand Castle Apartments, a newly developed apartment property in Grandville, a suburb of Grand Rapids. Developed by Roger Lucas, a principal of Land & Co., the exterior of the property is modeled after the famed Neuschwantstein Castle in southern Germany. It comprises 522 units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, resident lounge and dog park. Benjy Krosin of Walker & Dunlop arranged the 24-month, floating-rate loan. Kari Zapolski of Inner Circle Holdings originated the loan, which will enable the borrower to pay off the existing construction debt and complete lease-up.