CHICAGO — Verizon has leased 2,455 square feet on North Cicero Avenue in Chicago for a flagship store. The property, which sits below 64 residential units, is located in Portage Park near the Jefferson neighborhood. First Western Properties brokered the 10-year lease transaction.
Today, Detroit looks starkly different than a decade ago. The city was hit hard by the Great Recession, but shortly thereafter, businesses started moving their operations into the downtown corridor. Businessman Dan Gilbert moved Quicken Loans into its downtown headquarters in August 2010, bringing approximately 1,700 employees with him. Today, Quicken’s footprint has expanded to 17,000 employees working downtown. Other companies followed, such as when we moved our headquarters downtown in 2012. As the city has regained its footing, retail has helped bring people into the downtown corridor, both from around the city and from out of the suburbs. To date, Woodward Avenue and Capitol Park have been the two main hubs of retail activity in downtown Detroit, with once-vacant buildings housing national brands and unique entrepreneurs. As these two neighborhoods become more populated, retailers are starting to look for other neighborhoods in Detroit with potential to be redeveloped into standout retail options. This begs the question: can other neighborhoods in Detroit flourish and support retail, beyond the central business district? As Detroit’s renaissance expands to other neighborhoods throughout the city, we expect there to be more opportunities ahead. Any incoming retailers and developers should consider what categories may be …
GLADSTONE, MO. — KCP Acquisition LLC has purchased the Northland Innovation Campus in Gladstone, a northern suburb of Kansas City. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the Kansas City Business Journal reports that the property was valued at $20 million as of March 2017. The Class A building features collaborative office space and an education center. The five-story, 86,778-square-foot office building is 92 percent leased to the North Kansas City School District, Northwest Missouri State University and Edward Jones. Gary Carr, Gina Anderson and Robert Hill of CBRE represented the seller, Gladstone Capital LLC.
COTTAGE GROVE, MINN. — The Opus Group and Hillcrest Development LLLP have completed a 161,000-square-foot industrial build-to-suit on behalf of North Star Sheets in Cottage Grove. The producer of corrugated paper products will occupy the entire facility for its manufacturing needs. The rail-served building is the first within a 38-acre industrial development known as Southeast Industrial Park that is located just south of Highway 61. Hillcrest owns the site.
WOODRIDGE, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS AND O’FALLON, ILL. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sales of three single-tenant retail properties in Illinois for a combined $5.2 million. In Woodridge, Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley brokered the sale of a Carrabba’s Italian Grill ground lease. The 6,500-square-foot building was constructed in 2002. Carabba’s has 6.5 years remaining on the original lease term. Lefko and Asher represented the seller, a Schaumburg, Illinois-based private development company. Jeff Gates of The Kase Group represented the Dallas-based buyer. The asset sold for $2 million. In Arlington Heights, a 5,995-square-foot building net leased to Chili’s sold for $1.7 million. Chili’s has seven years remaining on its lease. Lefko and Asher represented the Schaumburg, Illinois-based seller. Don Straub of NNN Property represented the buyer, a California-based private investor completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Lastly, in O’Fallon, Illinois, a 4,700-square-foot MedExpress Urgent Care ground lease sold for $1.4 million. Built in 2016, the 4,700-square-foot building sits on one acre. MedExpress has eight years remaining on its original lease term. Lefko and Asher, with assistance from Alex Apter of L3 Corp., represented the Missouri-based seller. Helvetica Group represented the California-based buyer.
KENTWOOD, MICH. — Encore Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the $4.8 million sale of a single-tenant Ashley Furniture Homestore in Kentwood, about eight miles south of Grand Rapids. The 30,000-square-foot property is located on 28th Street. Ashley Furniture has approximately nine years remaining on its double net lease. Logan McAnallen of Encore represented the seller, a Michigan-based private partnership. A local real estate firm represented the undisclosed buyer.
WEST MILWAUKEE AND HARTLAND, WIS. — Zilber Property Group has acquired two industrial buildings in metro Milwaukee for an undisclosed price. The first is a 120,452-square-foot building located at 5000 Electric Ave. in West Milwaukee. Mainetti RTS fully occupies the property. The second is a 35,051-square-foot building at 1115 Cottonwood Ave. in Hartland. Axis Automation fully occupies the property, which is located within the Cottonwood Commerce Center. James Young of JLL represented the seller in the West Milwaukee transaction. Michael Kleber of Zilber represented Zilber.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided an $18.1 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Pebble Creek Apartment Homes in Southfield. The 256-unit affordable housing property is comprised of 17 two-story buildings on 15 acres. The property was developed in 1996 under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. All of the units are restricted to those earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Tim Weldon of KeyBank originated the fixed-rate loan, which features a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule.
ALGONQUIN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Riverside Plaza in Algonquin for $12.7 million. Built in 2014, the property includes 63 apartment units ranging in size from 1,042 to 1,339 square feet, plus six retail units totaling 9,600 square feet. At the time of sale, the apartments were 92 percent occupied and the retail spaces were vacant. Amenities include a clubroom, event room, fitness center, barbecue area and private plaza. Eric Bell, Frank Roti and Brett Rodgers of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a financial institution that acquired the property through foreclosure. Bell also secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
CHICAGO — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of a 50,400-square-foot concrete loft office building in Chicago’s River North neighborhood for $10.3 million. The property is located at 405 W. Superior St. Stephen Cusano and Jim Mead of SVN represented the undisclosed parties in the sale.