ST. LOUIS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $1.6 million loan for the refinancing of SOHA Lofts in St. Louis. The apartment building features 15 units. Dan Baker of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. Ready Capital provided the loan.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of Prairie View Business Center in Kansas City for $11.7 million. The 109,089-square-foot office center is 97 percent occupied by five tenants, including the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Station for Kansas City, which leases approximately half of the building’s rentable area. The facility sits on 12.2 acres and is comprised of two buildings that were constructed in 1993. Scott Briggs of Stan Johnson represented the sellers, Prairie View Business Center LLC and Prias Prairie View LLC. Briggs also represented the buyer, Chicago-based Boyd Kansas City II LLC.
CHICAGO — Rumble, a boxing-inspired workout concept, has selected its first Chicago location at 1139 N. State St. in the Gold Coast neighborhood. Nicole Cardot and Adam Secher of Baum Realty Group assisted Rumble in selecting the location. Expected to open in late summer, the 8,000-square-foot facility will be Rumble’s sixth location nationwide. Rumble classes are 45 minutes and feature full-body strength training and conditioning workouts. The company is known for its aqua training bags, which are tear drop-shaped, water-filled punching bags. Baum represented Rumble in negotiations with the landlord, Newcastle Limited. Danny Jacobson, Luke Molloy and Stephen Ansani of CBRE represented Newcastle.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — Pepperidge Farm Inc. has leased 87,602 square feet of industrial space at Heritage Crossing in Lockport. The property is located at 15901 W. 147th St. Heritage Crossing, a 228-acre business park, is now 94 percent leased. Jason West and Brian Borget of Cushman & Wakefield represented Pepperidge Farm, a cookie, cracker and bread company, in the lease transaction. Dan Leahy, Mark Moran and John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, ML Realty Partners.
CREST HILL, ILL. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors and Greenstone Partners have arranged the sale of South Weber Plaza, a 28,600-square-foot retail property in Will County’s Crest Hill. The sales price was not disclosed. The center is fully leased by The Southern Café, Fire Water BBQ, 12 Handles Ale House, Sammy’s Gaming Parlor, Motivation Fitness, Serenity Wellness Center, Grandeur Salon & Spa, The Awesome A’s Activities Club, Natasha’s Clothing Boutique and Cambium Realty. In 2018, the property underwent a major renovation, which included a new façade, storefronts, signage, parking lot, HVAC and landscaping. The sale also included a 2.1-acre pad site in front of the center and a 7,400-square-foot pad site in the parking lot. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley and Johnny Lefko of Greenstone represented the seller, a private partnership. The team also represented the buyer, a Southern California-based 1031 exchange buyer.
DETROIT — Greystone Bel has negotiated the sale of Hyde Park Townhomes in Detroit for an undisclosed price. The 43-unit multifamily property, built in 1985, is located at 2028 Hyde Park Drive. Unit sizes average 1,500 square feet and monthly rents average $1,350. Buyer and seller information was not disclosed.
KANSAS CITY — Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development Inc. is expanding into the self-storage market with the development of four StorTropolis climate-controlled facilities in the Kansas City metro area. Two of the four locations opened in the fourth quarter of 2018. The first location is StorTropolis Shawnee, a climate-controlled self-storage facility with 580 units and 30 enclosed units sized for boats or recreational vehicles (RVs) at the intersection of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Martindale Road in Shawnee, Kan. StorTropolis Brighton, which is located at the northwest corner of Brighton Avenue and Missouri Highway 152 in Kansas City, Mo., has also opened its doors with 681 climate-controlled units and 15 enclosed RV units. A third location, StorTropolis Tiffany Springs, will open in early summer at the northeast corner of Missouri Highway 152 and Interstate 29 in Kansas City, Mo. The developer plans to break ground on the fourth facility, StorTropolis Blue Springs in Blue Springs, Mo., this summer with an opening set for 2020. Hunt Midwest is developing StorTropolis in partnership with Strickland Construction and Attic Storage. The fast-growing self-storage real estate market is evolving toward fully enclosed, climate-controlled units and StorTropolis provides high-tech security and state-of-the-art units expected by today’s customer, according to Ora Reynolds, …
OMAHA, NEB. — CBRE has arranged $11.9 million in financing for Esprit Whispering Ridge, a 91-unit assisted living and memory care community in Omaha. The borrower is a joint venture between South Dakota-based real estate firm Hegg Cos. and management/consulting firm Paradigm Senior Living. Situated on 6.9 acres, the community is located less than five miles from the only full-service hospital in West Omaha. Aron Will and Austin Sacco of CBRE originated the 10-year, fixed-rate, Fannie Mae loan with 36 months of interest-only payments. The funds will be used to refinance the original construction loan for the property.
FOND DU LAC, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Country Inn & Suites Fond du Lac, a 65-room hotel located about 65 miles north of Milwaukee. The property recently underwent a series of renovations. Jon Ruzicka, Jake Erickson and Jared Plamann of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. Minneapolis-based Country Inn & Suites is part of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, a privately owned hotel firm with more than 1,370 properties in operation and under development in more than 110 countries.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Retina Associates, which provides eye care services to the greater Kansas City community, is expanding its practice locally. Beginning in June, the retina specialist will occupy 8,580 square feet on the second floor of 6201 College Boulevard, a seven-story, multi-tenant office building located in Overland Park. Ryan Biery, senior vice president of brokerage at Copaken Brooks, represented 6201 College in the deal, while Mike Sonnenberg from NAI Heartland represented Overland Park-based Retina Associates. One of the major tenants at 6201 College Boulevard is the Polsinelli law firm. Built in 1990 as the headquarters for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the building includes 154,700 square feet of rentable building area. The NCAA moved its headquarters to Indianapolis in 1998, at which point the building was converted to multi-tenant office space.