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101-Room Hilton Garden Inn to Open at Former Bank Building in Flint, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow

FLINT, MICH. — A new 101-room Hilton Garden Inn is set to open in downtown Flint in 2020. The building was formerly known as the Genesee County Savings Bank Building. The historic 11-story building was Flint’s second skyscraper when it opened in 1920. (The height of a skyscraper in those days was typically much lower than today.) Plans for the Hilton Garden Inn include a full-service restaurant, meeting and banquet center and rooftop deck. Crescent Hotels and Resorts will manage the hotel. Flint-based firms DW Lurvey Co. and Sorenson Gross are jointly managing construction of the project. Detroit-based Kraemer Design Group is serving as architect, interior designer and historic consultant. Developer Uptown Reinvestment Corp., Michigan Economic Development Corp., Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Skypoint Ventures and Local Initiatives Support Corp. are providing project financing, along with Huntington Bank and Old National Bank.

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Premier Design + Build Breaks Ground on Two-Building Industrial Project in Wood Dale, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

WOOD DALE, ILL. — Premier Design + Build Group has broken ground on a two-building industrial development in Wood Dale. Bridge Development Partners is the developer and the facility will be known as Bridge Point Wood Dale. The first building will serve as a 100,738-square-foot build-to-suit for Forward Space LLC, a provider of office furniture and workplace solutions. The second building will be a 241,888-square-foot speculative warehouse. Completion of both buildings is slated for spring 2020. Cornerstone Architects Ltd., Swift Structural Design LLC and Manhard Consulting make up the project team.

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JLL Secures $9.4M Refinancing for Chicago Recreational Facility

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — JLL has secured a $9.4 million loan for the refinancing of The Armoury, a 46,040-square-foot industrial facility repurposed as an entertainment trampoline park and athletic training facility in Chicago. The property is fully leased to Altitude Trampoline Park and Performance Training Systems. Christopher Carroll, Jason Bond and Lucas Borges of JLL arranged the fixed-rate loan with a financial holding company. A partnership between Clear Height Properties and Diamond Realty Holdings was the borrower.

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Quantum Brokers Sale of Studio Movie Grill-Occupied Property in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a single-tenant building net leased to Studio Movie Grill in Chicago for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 210 W. 87th St. Studio Movie Grill has 14 screens as well as a full bar and restaurant. Chad Firsel of Quantum represented the seller, a Chicago-based development company, and the buyer, a Michigan-based private real estate investor.

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NorthMarq Arranges $2M Refinancing of Multifamily Property in St. Paul, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow

ST. PAUL, MINN. — NorthMarq has arranged a $2 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of 623 Lofts in St. Paul. The 17-unit multifamily property is situated near three colleges and nine miles from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Michael Padilla of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule.

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Hyatt Launches New Hotel Brand Called Caption

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Hyatt Hotels Corp. has launched a new brand within the select-service category called Caption. The brand is designed with communal spaces in mind. Union Square Hospitality Group consulted on the design of a food and beverage concept, which will include a café, market and bar. Guest rooms will average around 270 square feet. “We intend for the Caption by Hyatt brand to be a global growth driver domestically and internationally in dense urban markets, emerging neighborhoods and high foot-traffic areas,” says Jim Chu, global head of development for Hyatt.

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Secure 24 Signs 100,000 SF Office Headquarters Lease in Southfield, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow

SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Secure 24 has signed a 100,000-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters in Southfield. The cloud services provider will occupy space at 4000 Town Center. Robert Badgero and Steve Badgero of Colliers International represented the tenant in the lease transaction. The landlord was not disclosed. Secure 24, which currently operates at 26955 Northwestern Highway in Southfield, expects to occupy its new space in the first quarter of 2020.

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Three New Retailers Open at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Three new retailers have opened at Easton Town Center in Columbus, including Brandy Melville, Peloton and 7 For All Mankind. Brandy Melville is an Italian clothing and accessories brand geared toward teenage girls and young women. The brand has locations in 12 states. Peloton is an indoor cycling company with over 80 showrooms across the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Customers can try out the bike and mobile classes firsthand. Los Angeles-based 7 For All Mankind is a denim retailer with more than 100 retail locations in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Easton Town Center, developed by The Georgetown Co., L Brands and Steiner + Associates, is a 1,300-acre mixed-use development for shopping, dining and entertainment. It is undergoing a $500 million expansion set to open late this year and early 2020.

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American Street Capital Arranges $9.6M Refinancing for Multifamily Portfolio in Oak Forest, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

OAK FOREST, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged $9.6 million in permanent debt for the refinancing of a 149-unit multifamily portfolio in Oak Forest, a suburb of Chicago. The portfolio comprises three separate properties, each with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged three nonrecourse loans with a correspondent agency lender. The borrower was not disclosed.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $5.8M Sale of Apartment Building in Blue Island, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

BLUE ISLAND, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.8 million sale of Islander Apartments in Blue Island, about 16 miles south of Chicago. The 84-unit apartment building is located at 1900 Broadway St. Randolph Taylor of Marcus & Millichap’s Oak Brook office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual trust. Kellan Moll, Mitchell Loofburrow and Scott Morasch of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the buyer, also an individual trust.

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