MINNEAPOLIS — Merchant & Gould, a full-service intellectual property law firm, has unveiled plans to relocate its Minneapolis office from the IDS Center to Fifth Street Towers. The firm will occupy 40,246 square feet on the 21st and 22nd floors beginning in August 2019. Paul Donovan, Jaclyn May and Jeremy Striffler of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Jennifer Stumm of Cushman & Wakefield will oversee the buildout of the space on the client’s behalf.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $8 million in refinancing for Emerald Pointe Apartments in Vernon Hills, a northern suburb of Chicago. The 120-unit apartment property is located at 695 Westmoreland Drive. Brett Hood of NorthMarq arranged the fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan, which features a seven-year term.
The Columbus office market continues to be diverse and thriving as the city becomes an economic hub in the Midwest. With a population that has grown to over 2.1 million people, and the eighth largest millennial population, Columbus has developed varied markets including concentrations in automotive, data centers, fashion/apparel, finance/insurance, food, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, R&D, beauty, retail/e-commerce and technology. Columbus boasts 14 Fortune 1000 headquarters and five Fortune 500 companies, including Cardinal Health, Nationwide Insurance, American Electric Power, L Brands and Big Lots. Columbus also hosts a multitude of other large businesses, which are drivers in the market, such as The Ohio State University, JPMorgan Chase and Huntington Bancshares. Having such large employers in the central Ohio region has helped draw other small businesses and given rise to a thriving start-up community, which is supported by Rev1 Ventures (a technology incubator), several community supported incubators and venture capital. A successful Columbus start-up, Cover My Meds, recently sold for $1.3 billion, and the city of Columbus hopes that this is the first of many similar success stories. With its recent sale, Cover My Meds is now planning a new 400,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Columbus. Another notable project in Columbus is Facebook’s …
MINNEAPOLIS — PCCP has provided a $44.8 million senior loan for the development of 1400 Nicollet Avenue, a proposed 231-unit apartment project in the Loring Park neighborhood of Minneapolis. Reuter Walton Development is developing the project, which will include 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 170 parking spaces. Approximately 80 percent of the units will be priced between $1,200 and $1,800 per month. Amenities will include a tenant lounge, clubroom, game room, fitness center, pet spa, bike storage and repair center, rooftop deck and pool. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Assurance Agency Ltd. has signed a 75,000-square-foot office lease to relocate its headquarters to Woodfield Preserve Office Center in Schaumburg. Bill Elwood and Rob Graham of CBRE represented the landlord, Zeller Realty Group (ZRG), in the lease transaction. Jesse Van Dyke of JLL represented Assurance, which will relocate to the property in 2019. The independent insurance brokerage firm will occupy a portion of the first floor and the entire sixth floor. ZRG has significantly upgraded the property with new amenities such as two fitness centers, game rooms, conference centers, Wi-Fi lounges, full-service delis, community yoga classes and an outdoor courtyard.
MILWAUKEE — R2 Cos. has purchased The Tannery, a six-building, 253,022-square-foot office complex on Virginia Street in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point neighborhood. The purchase price was not disclosed. Ned Purtell and Scott Revolinski of Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented the seller, SARA Investment Real Estate. The property is home to several tenants, including Aurora Healthcare, Great Lakes Distillery and Springfield College.
CHICAGO — Evergreen Real Estate Group has broken ground on Oso Apartments, a 48-unit affordable housing community in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. Located at 3435 W. Montrose Ave., the five-story building will house 32 one-bedroom units and 16 two-bedroom units. First move-ins are scheduled for late summer 2019. Of the 48 units, 32 will be set aside for renters on Chicago Housing Authority’s waiting list. The remaining 16 units will be reserved for households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a public plaza, community room, in-building laundry, bike storage and 22 parking spaces. Chicago-based Canopy Architecture + Design served as the project architect. Evergreen Construction Co., a division of Evergreen Real Estate Group, will construct the property.
OSWEGO, ILL. — Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail building net leased to Jewel-Osco in Oswego for an undisclosed price. The 62,000-square-foot property is located at 3795 Orchard Road. Jewel-Osco has more than 19 years remaining on its initial lease term. Tom Georges and Jon Cohen of Stan Johnson Co. represented the buyer, Los Angeles-based ASAS LLC, in the transaction. Jeff Hughes, Zach Haris and Jonathan Ameen, also of Stan Johnson Co., represented the seller, CF Albert Propco LLC.
MINNEAPOLIS — TE Miller and Solhem Cos. have sold a three-property multifamily portfolio in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. The properties, which total 308 units, include Nolo Flats, Solhavn and Soltva. Constructed in 2012, Soltva offers six floors of apartments over underground parking at 701 N. Second St. The 100-unit building includes a mix of units averaging 762 square feet. The neighboring Solhavn apartments at 815 N. Second St. were constructed in 2013. The building is comprised of 137 units with an average unit size of 773 square feet. Built in 2016, Nolo Flats is located at 602 N. First St. The seven-story building includes 71 apartments with an average unit size of 505 square feet. Keith Collins, Abe Appert, Ted Abramson and Ike Hoffman of CBRE represented the sellers. An institutional real estate investment manager purchased the portfolio.
PLYMOUTH, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 124,181-square-foot industrial property net leased to Allied Building Products in Plymouth for $8.2 million. The property, located at 9800 13th Ave., includes an on-site fueling station and nearly 10 acres of outdoor storage space that is paved and fenced. Allied Building Products is a distributor of roofing, siding, waterproofing, interior products, windows, skylights, doors and tools for the residential, commercial and industrial building industries. Sean O’Brien and John Godwin of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. O’Brien secured the buyer, a real estate investment trust.