CHICAGO — AbelsonTaylor, a health and wellness advertising agency, has signed a lease to occupy nearly 85,000 square feet at the Old Post Office Building in Chicago. The firm plans to move all its operations to the building on March 1, 2020. The property owner, 601W Cos., is transforming the building into office space. Other tenants who have signed office leases at the building include Walgreens, candy manufacturer Ferrara and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Work on the $800 million adaptive reuse project is underway. Plans call for a food hall, fitness center, library and multi-acre rooftop park. Stephen Smith, Jamey Dix and Daniel Heckman of The Telos Group represented building ownership in the lease transaction with AbelsonTaylor. Jack Keenan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
MT. CARMEL, ILL. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a nonprofit healthcare campus in Mt. Carmel, located in the southern part of the state along the Indiana border. Arkansas-based General Baptist Health Care sold the property. The buyer was CareTrust REIT and its regional operating partner, WLC Management Firm. Although the price was not disclosed, Blueprint reports the purchase price translated to approximately $70,000 per licensed bed. The campus is made up of two adjacent healthcare buildings: Oakview Heights, a 90-bed skilled nursing and long-term care facility, and Oakview Villa, a 38-bed supportive living facility offering affordable assisted living services. Since acquiring the propertyin 1981, ownership continuously expanded the campus, adding a secure memory care unit, rehabilitation facility and supportive living building. Michael Segal and Josh Salzman of Blueprint handled the transaction.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the Best Western Plus Fort Wayne Inn & Suites for $5.3 million. The 62-room hotel is located at 5926 Cross Creek Blvd. Built in 2000, the three-story property features a pool, spa and fitness center. Ebrahim Valliani, Michael Klar, Allan Miller and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller and represented the buyer. Josh Caruana assisted in closing the transaction as the broker of record in Indiana.
BRIDGETON, MO. — US Capital Development has broken ground on an engineering and light manufacturing facility for Leonardo DRS Inc. in Bridgeton. The $32 million build-to-suit project will accommodate the company’s growing land systems line of business. The company is a defense contractor that integrates a wide range of systems for the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps. This includes a variety of systems in ground vehicles, including recon and surveillance, mission support, vehicle survivability and lethality. Brinkmann Constructors is serving as the general contractor for the 171,500-square-foot facility. Completion is slated for early 2020.
BIG RAPIDS, MICH. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $15.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Campus Creek Cottages in Big Rapids. The 368-bed student housing property is comprised of several two-story buildings. Phase I opened in April 2017 and Phase II is scheduled to open in August. The borrower, GFJ BR Cottages LLC, developed the property. Ben Greemann of Greemann Capital arranged the loan. The property mainly serves students at Ferris State University.
EDINA, MINN. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a two-tenant retail building in Edina for $8.2 million. The newly constructed, 6,702-square-foot property is located at 3901 W. 70th St. E*Trade and Roti Modern Mediterranean restaurant occupy the building. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley represented the seller, OneCorp Real Estate. Jim Seabold of Coldwell Banker Burnet represented the buyer, a Denver-based private investor. The sales price represented a 6 percent cap rate.
AVON, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Avon Lakes Estates, a 548-site manufactured home community in Avon, about 15 miles west of Indianapolis. The sales price was not disclosed. The community includes a pool, clubhouse, walking paths and management offices. John Bailey, Bill Bailey and Ross Bailey of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Avon Lakes Ventures LLC, an Indiana-based company that has owned and operated the community for more than 10 years. Kyle Baskin and Jonathon McClellan of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Cawley Chicago has arranged the sale of a 31,059-square-foot industrial building in Elk Grove Village for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 1001 Fargo Ave. Andrew Maletich of Cawley Chicago represented the buyer. Sam Durkin of JLL represented the seller.
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TD Bank: Construction Delays have Bolstered the Multifamily Market
It may sound counterintuitive, but Gregg Gerken, head of U.S. commercial real estate at TD Bank, believes some of the challenges the multifamily development market has faced have actually benefited the market. He specifically references labor shortages and construction delays. There were concerns in some areas that too much product might come online too fast, hampering absorption and rent growth. But the recent speedbumps have allowed the pipeline to even out a bit, staggering the delivery of new units and preventing overbuilding. Demand still outpaces supply in many markets, which has led to average vacancy rates of around 5 percent and healthy rent growth. Both developers and renters can look forward to new product delivering at a steady pace in 2019. Watch the video to hear takeaways from MBA CREF and 2019 predictions from Gerken.
GRANDVIEW, MO. — Rainier Realty Investments LP, along with institutional investor CIL2 REIT LLC, has acquired Truman’s Marketplace, a 308,200-square-foot retail center in Grandview near Kansas City. The property is 98 percent leased by tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, Burlington, Petco and Price Chopper. Metropolitan Capital Advisors arranged acquisition financing. CIL2 is managed by Continuum Investments LLC. This is the sixth retail acquisition for Rainier and CIL2 in the past 20 months.