NOVI, MICH. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has negotiated two leases at Thomasville Centre in Novi. Alchile Mexican Grill & Bar and Pho Mai Vietnamese restaurant are the newest tenants to join the center, which is located on Grand River Avenue. Alchile opened this spring, leasing 5,130 square feet. Pho Mai will open during the second half of this year and occupy 1,680 square feet. Joel Karboske of Gerdom represented the landlord, Mclaughlin Family Properties.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Berkadia has arranged a $32.9 million loan for the conversion of the former Commerce Bank executive office building in Kansas City into apartments. Known as Flashcube Apartments, the property will include 184 units. Construction began in January and is expected to take 12 to 18 months to complete. Community amenities will include a game room, basketball court, fitness center, pickleball court, lounge, dog run and bike storage. John Schorgl of Berkadia arranged the 2.5-year loan provided by Boston-based UC Funds. Missouri-based WI Flashcube LLC was the borrower. The developer plans to reserve 40 units for affordable housing. These units will rent for an average of $1,187 per month, according to CityScene KC. The building is nicknamed “flashcube” because of its reflective glass exterior. It has been vacant for more than a decade.
PEWAUKEE, WIS. — The Barry Co. has brokered the $15 million sale-leaseback of Harken Inc.’s headquarters in Pewaukee. The 170,000-square-foot industrial building features 30,000 square feet of second-floor office space. The facility was constructed in 2012 as a build-to-suit for Harken, which is a manufacturer and marketer of marine hardware and accessories used in events such as America’s Cup and the Olympics. David Buckley of Barry brokered the transaction. HRKN LLC, a private real estate group not affiliated with Harken, purchased the property.
CHICAGO — Architecture firm Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC), a subsidiary of constructor Clayco, has combined with Clayco-owned architecture firm BatesForum, creating one firm of more than 240 professionals in five offices. The expanded firm has expertise in commercial, residential, multi-use, interiors, healthcare, retail, planning, landscape, education and industrial architecture. Among the firm’s unique capabilities are its technical assurance group, which consults with project teams to apply lesson from the built environment to projects still on the drawing board, and the virtual design and construction team, which provides building information modeling support. The combined firm now exceeds 200 active architecture and design projects in 24 states, while together with parent company Clayco, the overall construction value of projects exceeds $4 billion. Chicago-based Clayco acquired LJC last fall.
ORLAND PARK, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Walgreens in Orland Park for $6.6 million. The 14,820-square-foot building is located at 11981 W. 143rd St. Walgreens has 15 years remaining on its lease. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a private partnership. An individual investor purchased the asset.
PERU, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.5 million sale of a 61-room Super 8 hotel in Peru, which is located in central Illinois. The property is situated at 1851 May Road. Ebrahim Valliani, Michael Klar and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed buyer and seller. The hotel caters to leisure and business clientele.
KOKOMO, IND. — The Annex Group LLC, a student housing and affordable housing developer, has unveiled plans to develop a 50-unit affordable housing property at 918 N. Washington St. in Kokomo. The developer plans to break ground this month with completion slated for summer 2020. Known as Union at Washington, the property will include amenities such as a fitness center, playground, computer center and outdoor grilling area. River Hills Bank provided construction financing of approximately $6.5 million. Cinnaire provided $7 million in tax credit equity. Annex also worked in collaboration with the Kokomo Community Development Corp. and Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority. T&H Investment Properties LLC is serving as co-developer and co-owner of the project.
HOLLAND, MICH. AND BRYAN, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties LLC (ICP) has acquired two industrial properties totaling 470,000 square feet in Holland, Mich. and Bryan, Ohio. ICP purchased the buildings from Adient, an automotive seat manufacturer. Both properties are fully leased to Yanfeng Automotive Interiors, a global supplier of interior equipment for the automotive industry headquartered in Shanghai, China. The Holland facility is 148,000 square feet while the Bryan facility is 320,500 square feet.
CHICAGO — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a multi-tenant retail building in Chicago for $2.9 million. The 19,289-square-foot property is located at 5101-5149 S. Cicero Ave. The asset is fully leased. Some of the tenants include Dollar Tree, Boost Mobile and Cricket Wireless. Chad Firsel of Quantum brokered the transaction. A Charlotte, N.C.-based private investor purchased the property from a Chicago-based acquisition and development company.
LANSING, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a CubeSmart Self Storage facility in Lansing. The sales price was not disclosed. The 67,500-square-foot property is located at 4724 S. Creyts Road. The facility includes 89 climate-controlled units and 444 standard drive-up units for a total of 533 units. Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
