IOWA AND NEBRASKA — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $53.3 million for the refinancing of five multifamily properties located in Iowa and Nebraska. The properties include Park Avenue in Des Moines; Bentley and Enclave in Omaha; and Highpointe and Old Cheney in Lincoln, Neb. The five properties contain a total of 899 units. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the five individual financings through Freddie Mac. The fixed-rate, 10-year loans feature amortization schedules of 30 years.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — Greystone has provided $15 million in bridge financing for two skilled nursing facilities in Youngstown. The properties include Beeghly Oaks Center for Rehab and Healing and Oasis Center for Rehab and Healing. The properties have undergone significant renovations and offer sub-acute care, skilled nursing, pulmonary care, wound care, orthopedic rehabilitation, a veterans program, concierge services and outpatient therapy. The Beeghly Oaks Center has a dialysis unit, and the Oasis Center offers diabetic management and a Parkinson’s program for residents and non-residents. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the loan.
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO — The Boulder Group has brokered the $2.8 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to CVS Pharmacy in Cleveland Heights, an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland. The 10,159-square-foot building is located at the intersection of Monticello Boulevard and Noble Road. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate investment company. A West Coast-based real estate partnership purchased the asset. CVS has five years remaining on its lease, which expires in January 2023.
INKSTER, MICH. — Friedman Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 28,900-square-foot industrial building in Inkster, about 20 miles west of Detroit. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 3000 Middlebelt Road. Phil Konopitski of Friedman represented the buyer, Abdul Saleh. Kodiak Properties was the seller. Tenants were not disclosed.
OMAHA, NEB. — R&R Realty Group has completed development of a 250,000-square-foot speculative warehouse in Omaha. Warehouse 1, located at the intersection of Gold Coast Road and Highway 50, is the first warehouse to be completed within R&R Commerce Park. Three more buildings are planned within the park for a total of more than 1 million square feet. Each of the buildings will feature a clear height of 32 feet. R&R will own, manage and complete lease-up of the development. Leuder Construction served as the contractor on the project.
CHARLESTOWN, IND. — 1250 Patrol Road LLC, a subsidiary of Olympus Ventures, has received a $13 million loan for the refinancing of a 314,400-square-foot distribution center in Charlestown near Louisville. J. Knipper & Co. Inc., a pharmaceutical supplier, fully occupies the building as its Midwest distribution center. Doug Seylar of CBRE arranged the 10-year loan, which features a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The lender was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Jameson Commercial has brokered the sale of a 35,000-square-foot industrial building in Chicago’s West Loop for $5.4 million. The buyer, LG Development Group, plans to demolish the building and replace it with a 10-story, 166-unit apartment building. Jameson represented the seller, Fred Baker Trust. The property, located at 1214-1230 W. Jackson Blvd., was formerly home to FredEric’s Frame Studio.
CHICAGO — Three new retailers have joined the tenant lineup at Optima Signature, a 57-story luxury apartment tower in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. GoodVets Streeterville, a full-service veterinarian, has opened its 2,000-square-foot office. RUNAWAY, a run conditioning fitness studio, will occupy 4,200 square feet starting in November. Guidepost Montessori, a California-based school serving toddlers and preschoolers, is scheduled to open an 11,500-square-foot school later this year. Located at 220 E. Illinois St., Optima Signature features 490 apartment units and 58,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. Developer Optima Inc. completed the LEED Silver-certified property in 2017. Monthly rents start at $2,265.
KAUKAUNA, WIS. — Dollar Tree has signed a 9,525-square-foot lease in Kaukauna, about nine miles east of Appleton. The property is located at 321 W. Main St. Ross Koepsel and Nick Tice of Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented the tenant in the lease transaction. The landlord was not disclosed.
Over the past four years, Chicago’s legal sector has accounted for almost 750,000 square feet of negative net absorption despite a robust economy keeping demand for legal services of all types strong. While much has been written about large law firms shedding space as they reconfigure their offices with open floor plans that appeal to millennial and Generation Z talent, not all are following the same course of action. Finding the right size At one end of the spectrum, many large law firms are electing to relocate to ultra-efficient trophy towers, justifying the exorbitant construction costs and rent increases associated with building out new space in Class A+ towers by shedding enormous amounts of space from their footprints. Of the four firms larger than 100,000 square feet that have elected to reduce their space when relocating to newly constructed towers since 2015, all have been able to shed roughly 35.5 percent of their prior footprints on average, with some firms achieving even greater reductions. For example, Holland & Knight attained a 45 percent space reduction in its recently announced move from 105,000 square feet at Citadel Center to 57,000 square feet at 150 North Riverside. There are also many large …
