DEERFIELD, ILL. — Colliers International principals Darryl Silverman and Steve Kling recently negotiated office leases totaling more than 116,000 square feet at Parkway North Center in Deerfield. Colliers represented building ownership, Fulcrum Asset Advisors and True North Management. At Six Parkway North, Lundbeck and Advanced Clinical signed leases. The property is now 95 percent leased. Lundbeck, a global pharmaceutical company, leased an additional 24,500 square feet to bring its total footprint to 73,000 square feet. John Goodman of Savils represented Lundbeck. Advanced Clinical signed a new lease for 16,521 square feet and will relocate from Ten Parkway North. Larry Serota and John Marquardt of Transwestern represented the tenant. At Nine Parkway North, now 88 percent leased, Michael Silver & Co. leased 19,253 square feet. The firm will relocate from Skokie in 2020. John Goodman and Isabel Preskill of Savils represented the accounting and consulting firm. Global executive search and leadership consulting firm Spencer Stuart leased 7,890 square feet. Bill Rogers and Isabelle Montagne of JLL represented the tenant.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. AND DES MOINES, IOWA — Maverick Commercial Mortgage Inc. has arranged a $12.7 million first-mortgage loan on behalf of MHPI Inc. for a portfolio of four manufactured housing communities located in Springfield, Ill. and Des Moines. The portfolio includes a combined 303 pad sites. The three Springfield communities were built within the last 15 years. The community in Des Moines features a clubhouse, swimming pool, community room and small self-storage facility. Benjamin Kadish of Maverick arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate loan with an undisclosed national lender. Proceeds paid off the existing lender and paid for closing costs. Arnold Weinberg of Much Shelist represented MHPI.
TOLEDO, OHIO — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Taco Bell in Toledo for $1.8 million. The building is located at 2234 W. Alexis Road. There are 15 years remaining on Taco Bell’s lease, which is guaranteed by Charter Foods North LLC. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate investment company. A 1031 exchange buyer purchased the property.
FITCHBURG, WIS. — JLL has brokered the $47.5 million sale of The Vue at Pinnacle Park in Fitchburg, a suburb of Madison. The 285-unit, Class A apartment property is located at 1300 Post Road. Built in 2014, the 9.8-acre property comprises five three-story buildings. Units average 976 square feet. Amenities include a pool, grilling area, fitness center, clubroom and pet washing stations. The property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Wick Kirby, Marty O’Connell, Kevin Girard and Amanda Friant of JLL represented the seller, Milwaukee-based Fiduciary Real Estate Development Inc. JLL also procured the buyer, Weidner Apartment Homes.
CHICAGO — OC Ventures has acquired Automatic Lofts, a 482-bed student housing community located adjacent to the University of Illinois at Chicago campus. The property — originally built as a telephone factory in 1901 — offers one-, three- and four-bedroom, loft-style units. Shared amenities include a fitness center, study lounges on each floor, a café, recreation room and laundry services. The new ownership plans to implement capital improvements such as building out a larger fitness center, renovating lobby and study areas and updating apartment furniture. Varsity Campus will manage the community. The seller and terms of the transaction were undisclosed.
WYOMING, MICH. — Magnus Capital Partners is transforming the former Studio 28 movie theater on 28th Street in Wyoming near Grand Rapids into a $35 million, 226-unit affordable housing project known as HOM Flats at 28 West. Magnus purchased the seven-acre, vacant property in October and has since started site development work. Preleasing is expected to begin in winter 2020 with occupancy commencing in summer 2020. Six buildings will be constructed along with 320 surface parking spots. Amenities will include a community room, coffee shop, bike storage, dog washing stations, playground and walking paths. The project team includes Rohde Construction, Hooker DeJong Architects, Exxel Engineering and American Preferred Management. Magnus is a private development firm with experience in workforce housing. Its founder Vishal Arora is from Zeeland, a suburb of Grand Rapids. Joining Magnus as an investor in the project is InSite Capital, a division of Chemical Bank. In addition, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority has awarded the project with low-income housing tax credits.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Berkadia has arranged a $23.2 million loan for the refinancing of The Shops at Stony Creek, a 115,000-square-foot shopping center in Shelby Township. LA Fitness, TJ Maxx, Ulta, Petco and Five Below anchor the property, which is located at the southwest corner of 26 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue. Kroger shadow anchors the property. Colin Callaghan and Aaron Moll of Berkadia arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 30-year amortization and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. Michigan-based MJC Homes Inc. was the borrower. The lender was not disclosed.
MUNCIE, IND. — Strawberry Fields REIT LLC has purchased The Waters of Muncie, a 72-bed skilled nursing facility in Muncie, for $3.1 million. The property is located at 2400 Chateau Drive. Services at the property include comprehensive medical, memory care and rehabilitative therapy. The facility serves both short- and long-term residents. With this acquisition, Strawberry Fields owns more than 70 nursing homes across the country.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — The Kroger Co. and online grocery retailer Ocado have selected Pleasant Prairie for their sixth customer fulfillment center. The facility will span 350,000 square feet and is expected to create up to 400 new jobs. The project is slated to take two years to construct. The facility will serve customers in Wisconsin, northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. In June, Kroger broke ground on its first customer fulfillment center in Monroe, Ohio, and has since announced additional locations in Florida, Georgia, Texas and the Mid-Atlantic region.
MIAMISBURG, OHIO — Kawa has provided a $26 million loan to help fund the $134.5 million acquisition of Austin Landing, an 834,630-square-foot mixed-use project in Montgomery County’s Miamisburg. Austin Landing, constructed in phases between 2009 and 2019, features office and retail space and is more than 95 percent occupied. Office tenants include Wells Fargo, UBS, Merrill Lynch, Raymond James and Baird. Retail tenants include Kroger, Kohl’s, a movie theater and 16 restaurants. An eight-acre community park provides event space. In addition to Kawa’s loan, the buyers utilized senior financing from Citi Bank and its own equity to fund the acquisition. Austin Landing North LLC, a partnership between Columbia Investments, Venture Capital Properties and A&H Acquisitions, purchased the property, according to the Dayton Business Journal. VisCap Development has managed the property since 2016.