INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Commerce Park, a seven-building office portfolio in Indianapolis. The sales price was not disclosed. The portfolio totals 133,749 square feet and is located off 86th Street. The buildings are home to a variety of healthcare, construction and professional services tenants. Alex Cantu and Alex Davenport of Colliers represented the seller, Orton Development Inc. Ziff Properties Inc. purchased the portfolio.
ST. LOUIS — Lawrence Group, the developer for City Foundry STL, has unveiled that the 30,000-square-foot food hall at the mixed-use project is now 50 percent preleased. The lineup of food vendors is exclusive to the development and St. Louis. Tenants include CropCircle, serving country fair-type foods; Good Day, offering crepes and breakfast sandwiches; Hello Poke, serving fresh poke and seafood; Lost & Found, a burger and pizza joint; Juice Box Central, a drink station with juices and smoothies; Mokyu Mokyu, selling ice cream with a Japanese and Korean flair; Press Waffle Co.; serving made-to-order waffles; Sumax, known for its Middle Eastern hummus and wraps; and UKraft; offering breakfast bowls, sandwiches, and soups. City Foundry STL is the adaptive reuse of the former 10-acre Century Electric Foundry complex in St. Louis’ Midtown neighborhood. The $210 million first phase will include 122,000 square feet of restaurant and entertainment space, 105,000 square feet of shops and 107,000 square feet of office space. Additional tenants will be announced this spring. Phase I is slated to begin opening in mid-2019.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of View High Lake, a 309-unit multifamily community in Kansas City. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 1973, the property is situated near I-470 and Highway 350. Nick Fluellen, Bard Hoover and Max Helgeson of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction. In addition to the apartment complex, the sale includes a 31-acre parcel to the south and an 18-acre parcel to the north that will enable the new owner to construct common area amenities, additional apartment buildings or single-family homes, according to Fluellen.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — FPA Multifamily LLC has acquired The Commons at Town Center in the North Shore community of Vernon Hills for an undisclosed price. The property consists of 85 apartment units and more than 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space leased to Sam Martirano Salon & Spa, Hawthorn Dental Associates, Design Studio Jewelry, Eight Piece and Giuseppe’s Pizza. Completed in 2010, the six-story property is located just northwest of Highway 45 and North Milwaukee Avenue. Community amenities include a heated parking garage, fitness center, hospitality room and resident lounge. Both the residential and retail components are fully leased. Wick Kirby, Sean Fogarty, Marty O’Connell and Kevin Girard of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Inland Residential Properties Trust Inc. The team also procured the buyer.
ASHTABULA, OHIO — The Ashtabula City Council has approved a 10-year, 75 percent tax abatement for the development of the city’s first hotel in almost 99 years. The 25,000-square-foot, 26-room River Bend Hotel will be located on a vacant strip of land at the corner of West 6th Street and Goodwill Drive. Erie Bank is providing a $3.1 million loan. The $5 million project will be further financed by public funds from the city and county as well as through funds from the Ashtabula County 503 Corp., whose mission is to promote job creation and economic development in the county. Ashtabula is known for its wineries, lake recreation and covered bridges. The property will include a first-floor wine bar, 500-square-foot conference room, fitness center and lobby with fireplace. Former resident Todd Canter proposed the hotel. Canter formerly served as Asia Pacific CEO for LaSalle Investment Management Securities. Local businesses such as Laurello Vineyards, Delta Railroad, Iten Industries and JCI Contractors are teaming with Canter on the hotel development. Architectural design firm Stephen Berry has been selected for the project. A third-party hotel management firm, yet to be selected, will manage the property. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
EVERGREEN PARK, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of Riviera Apartments for $6.6 million. The 84-unit apartment property is located at 9739 S. Kedzie Ave. in Evergreen Park, approximately 15 miles south of Chicago. Built in 1968, the property includes three buildings. James Clough of Interra represented both the buyer and the seller. The buyer plans to make interior renovations, including new kitchens and baths, in order to boost rents to the market rate.
BOURBONNAIS, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 6,200-square-foot retail property in Bourbonnais for $2.5 million. The building is fully leased to Five Guys, Firehouse Subs and Lacey’s Place. Located at 1609-1617 N. State Route 50, approximately 54 miles south of Chicago, the property is a newly constructed outparcel to the Water Town Plaza shopping center. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller. A California-based buyer purchased the asset.
MILWAUKEE — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has negotiated the sale of a 23,100-square-foot industrial building in Milwaukee for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 5800 W. Douglas Ave. Overseas Hardwood Co. Inc. purchased the building from Jonco Properties. Samuel Dickman Jr. and Zach Hansen of Dickman brokered the transaction.
For those of you not familiar with Overland Park, Kansas, and its progressive office market, below are a few key points to help illustrate the relative size and economic strength of one of Kansas City’s most dynamic suburbs. • Incorporated in 1960, Overland Park is the second-most populous city in Kansas. • As of 2017, the unemployment rate was 3.1 percent. • It contains 17 percent +/- of metro Kansas City’s total office inventory. • $69,888 per capita income in 2017 • AAA bond rating status from the nation’s top three bond rating agencies, received by only a small handful of municipalities The Overland Park office market has led the metro in new office deliveries, occupancy and rent growth for much of the past two decades. It is the headquarters location of choice for a host of large corporations, such as Sprint, AMC Theaters, Black and Veatch, Waddell & Reed and YRC, to name a few. Access to a highly educated workforce, affordable housing, top-rated public schools and healthcare is a sampling of the reasons companies are attracted to the area. However, large corporations are not the only companies interested in locating here. Overland Park has a deep and …
CHICAGO — Mondelez International, a global snacks company, has leased 905 West Fulton Market in Chicago for its new headquarters. The company will relocate from Deerfield, Ill. Mondelez will occupy all 77,100 square feet of office space within the five-story building as well as 6,150 square feet of retail space. Thor Equities Group is the landlord for the property, which is still under construction. The building has three distinct facades, contiguous floor plates, a landscaped terrace and green roof, and 300 square feet of retail frontage. Approximately 10,000 square feet of retail space remains available for lease. The building is scheduled for completion in summer 2019, and Mondelez is planning to relocate in April 2020.
