DEARBORN, MICH. — Beaumont Health and Universal Health Services (UHS) have formed a joint venture to develop a new $40 million mental health hospital in Dearborn. The partnership also plans to implement Beaumont graduate medical education programs in psychiatry, psychopharmacology and other clinical training opportunities, and expand intensive day programs and outpatient care. Construction is slated to begin in early 2019 on the 150-bed hospital, which will be located across the street from Beaumont Hospital. The facility is expected to open in early to mid-2021. Inpatient mental health services across Beaumont Health will be consolidated into the one location, which will serve adult, pediatric and geriatric patients. Over time, Beaumont plans to implement a comprehensive telemedicine program that will support its nine emergency rooms and other patient care settings across the system.
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SKOKIE, ILL. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $6.3 million loan for the refinancing of Fairway Executive Building, a 64,000-square-foot office building in Skokie. Located at 8707 Skokie Blvd., the Class A property rises four stories. Features include an indoor parking garage, a redesigned lobby and a conference room. Weiss Properties purchased the asset as a distressed property in 2010 and invested significant funds to remodel and re-tenant the property. Gershon Friedman of Meridian arranged the 10-year CMBS loan, which features a 4.84 percent rate.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of United Business Mail’s industrial facility in Bensenville for $4.9 million. The 81,084-square-foot warehouse is situated on 3.2 acres at 1001 Foster Ave. The building features a clear height of 22 feet, parking for 68 cars, three interior docks and three exterior docks. Steve Kohn of Colliers represented United Business Mail in the transaction. Doug Pilcher of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, Midwest Distribution, which plans to move its headquarters to the facility.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the $4.5 million condo deconversion sale of a 20-unit property in Chicago’s East Lincoln Park neighborhood. Originally built in the late 1950s as a condominium development, the property features four studio, 14 one- and two two-bedroom units. The units range from 550 to 1,200 square feet. The property is located at 512 W. Wrightwood Ave. An affiliate of Horizon Realty Group purchased the property from 512 Wrightwood Condominium Association. Under the Condominium Property Act in Illinois, condo unit owners can elect to sell a condo property if 75 percent or more are in agreement.
DEARBORN, MICH. — Friedman Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 33,077-square-foot industrial building in Dearborn for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 13250 Rotunda Drive. Bob Dabrowski, Greg Hornby and Todd Hawley of Friedman represented the seller, Restaurant Leasing LLC. Rotunda Ventures LLC purchased the property.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Bridge Development Partners has purchased Fountain Square Commerce Center, a four-building industrial business park in Bolingbrook, for $73.5 million. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers International represented the seller, Conor Commercial and partner LaSalle Investment Management. The buildings span 741,586 square feet. At the time of sale, two of the buildings were fully leased. The remaining 439,099 square feet are available for lease. Completed in 2016, the buildings feature a clear height of 32 feet. Bridge Development plans to develop a 216,320-square-foot speculative facility on the adjoining 12 vacant acres, which were also included in the sale.
INDEPENDENCE, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $18.5 million sale of a 455-unit apartment portfolio in Independence, about 10 miles east of Kansas City. The three properties include the 193-unit Cimmaron, the 108-unit Hillside Apartments, and the 154-unit Sterling 24 Apartments. The portfolio was more than 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Bradley Barham and Logan Weaver of Marcus & Millichap brokered the 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Neither the buyer nor the seller was disclosed.
CHARDON, OHIO — Montecito Medical Real Estate has acquired Chardon Surgery Center in Chardon, about 30 miles northeast of downtown Cleveland. The purchase price was not disclosed. Built in 1998, the nearly 24,000-square-foot medical office and surgery center features three operating rooms, a laser surgery center and a newly built MRI center. Precision Orthopedic Specialties and Kellis Eye Center jointly own the ambulatory center, which occupies one-third of the overall space in the building. The transaction marks Montecito’s 19th acquisition this year.
AKRON, OHIO — Off-price department store Ross Dress for Less has signed a 25,200-square-foot lease to open its first store in Ohio. The retailer will occupy space within The Plaza at Chapel Hill shopping center. The company expects the store to open in summer 2019. The Plaza at Chapel Hill is a 456,055-square-foot shopping center anchored by Giant Eagle. Other tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Shoe Carnival, Great Clips, Ideal Image and El Papas Mexican Restaurant. ShopOne Centers REIT Inc. is the property landlord. California-based Ross operates more than 1,600 stores in 37 states. The retailer sells women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, as well as shoes and home décor.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — Gruma Corp. has signed a 61,163-square-foot industrial lease at 14407 S. Gougar Road in Lockport, 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Dan Leahy, Mark Moran and John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, ML Realty Partners, in the lease transaction. Britt Casey and Al Caruana of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. Gruma is a food company most known for the production of Mission tortillas.