MICHIGAN — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged a $42.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of a portfolio of 10 mobile home community communities in Michigan. Specific properties and locations were not disclosed, but the portfolio spans 1,715 pad sites. MJ Vukovich of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the structured loan on behalf of the borrower, an owner-operator based in the western states. The 16-year loan features four years of interest-only payments followed by 12 years at a fixed rate of 4.9 percent.
PLAINFIELD, IND. — Meridian Design Build has begun construction on a 262,758-square-foot speculative industrial building on behalf of HSA Commercial Real Estate in Plainfield, a suburb of Indianapolis. The new facility will be located on a 19.3-acre site at 845 Airtech Parkway. The building will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 30 loading docks, four drive-in doors and parking for 185 cars and 70 trailers. Cornerstone Architects is the architect while Innovative Engineering & Consulting is providing civil engineering services. Terry Busch and Jared Scaringe of CBRE will market the property for lease.
APPLETON, WIS. — Form Development LLC and The Morgan Partners LLC have acquired a 54,000-square-foot, single-tenant grocery store in Appleton for an undisclosed price. The building is fully leased to Pick N’ Save. Wes Koontz, Christian Tremblay and Dan Cohen of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. represented all parties in the sale. The seller was the original developer of the property.
DES MOINES, IOWA — Ross Dress for Less plans to open two new stores in greater Des Moines on Saturday, Oct. 13. The store at Southridge Mall on the South Side of Des Moines will span 22,000 square feet. The West Des Moines store will span 25,000 square feet and be located within the Water Tower Place shopping center. With these new openings, Ross will operate six stores in Iowa and a total of 1,470 locations nationwide.
HILLSIDE AND OSWEGO, ILL. — Sterling Organization has acquired a two-property retail portfolio in metro Chicago for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes the 164,837-square-foot Hillside Town Center in Hillside and the 101,466-square-foot Prairie Market in Oswego. Developed in 2009, Hillside Town Center is home to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, HomeGoods, Michaels and Petco. Aldi and PetSmart anchor Prairie Market, which was developed between 2007 and 2009. The properties were purchased on behalf of Sterling’s institutional fund, Sterling Value Add Partners III LP. The seller was not disclosed.
OLATHE, KAN. — Sealy & Co. has purchased a 601,829-square-foot distribution facility in Olathe, a suburb of Kansas City. The purchase price was not disclosed. The building, situated on 40 acres at 22101 W. 167th St., is fully leased to FedEx and Bushnell. The property features a clear height of 32 feet, 128 dock doors, two drive-in doors and office space. Adam Herrin, Stephen Bailey and Sean Fogarty of HFF, along with Dan Jensen of Kessinger/Hunter & Co. LC brokered the transaction. Sun Life Assurance Co was the seller.
FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — Morgan/Harbour Construction has completed two speculative warehouses on behalf of CenterPoint Properties at CenterPoint Logistics Center O’Hare in Franklin Park. One of the buildings totals 225,891 square feet and features a clear height of 32 feet, 50 exterior docks and parking for 68 trailers. The other building totals 333,696 square feet and features a clear height of 36 feet, 92 exterior docks and parking for 76 trailers. Cornerstone Architects provided architectural services, while Spaceco Inc. was the civil engineer. James Estus of Colliers International is marketing the properties for lease.
SHELBYVILLE, IND. — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the $3 million sale of a 22,470-square-foot retail center in Shelbyville, a southeast suburb of Indianapolis. The property, shadow anchored by Kroger, is fully leased to tenants such as Buffalo Wild Wings, Shoe Sensation and Pet Value. Bob Havasi and Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, an East Coast-based private investment group. The team also procured the buyer, a Florida-based private investor. The sale represents a 7.7 percent cap rate.
WILLMAR, MINN. — Montecito Medical has purchased a Class A medical office building totaling 31,775 square feet in Willmar, a city in southwestern Minnesota. The purchase price was not disclosed. The building was constructed in 2005 as a build-to-suit for Fischer Laser Eye Center and Janning ENT. The facility includes an 8,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center where patients can receive LASIK, cataract, cornea and refractive procedures. Newmark Knight Frank brokered the sale. The seller was not disclosed.
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Dominion Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of the former Summit Place Mall in Waterford Township near Pontiac. Southfield, Mich.-based commercial real estate development and investment company Ari-El Enterprises acquired the property from California-based SD Capital LLC, which has owned the asset since 2008. The 1.4 million-square-foot mall is situated on 73 acres. It opened in 1962 as the first enclosed mall in Michigan. At its peak, Summit Place Mall was home to more than 200 stores. The Sears store was the last to close in 2014. DTE Energy plans to break ground this fall on a 50,000-square-foot facility at the site. Redevelopment of the full property could include more than 1 million square feet of mixed uses, including industrial, office, hospitality and fast casual restaurants, according to Arie Leibovitz, owner of Ari-El Enterprises. Dominion represented the seller in the transaction. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. A demolition is in the works for the property.