GREEN BAY, WIS. — Brisky Net Lease has brokered the sale of a 186,588-square-foot industrial property in Green Bay for $11.7 million. The single-tenant building is located at 3181 Commodity Lane. The tenant, Itasca, Ill.-based Advanced Converting Works, provides solutions for the flexible packaging converting industry. There are 15 years remaining on the lease. Brian Brisky of Brisky Net Lease represented the seller, a REIT. The buyer was undisclosed.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Mid-America Real Estate has brokered the sale of the Galleria West shopping center in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield for an undisclosed price. Located at 18900 W. Bluemound Road, the property totals 65,000 square feet. Tenants include Allen Edmonds, Allure Intimate Apparel, Picardy Shoe Parlour, Bullwinkle’s and Kopp’s Frozen Custard. Dan Rosenfeld of Mid-America represented the buyer, Last Mile Investments, a North American Properties portfolio company based in Cincinnati. Rosenfeld also represented the seller, Galleria West Associates, which has owned and operated the center since the early 1980s. Last Mile Investments plans to begin capital improvements shortly, including a new 20-foot monument sign to enhance visibility for tenants, façade improvements to refresh the exterior and enhanced patio opportunities to accommodate future restaurants and retailers. Andrew Prater of Mid-America will handle leasing.
MADISON AND MILWAUKEE, WIS. — A court-appointed receiver retained Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage (AHIB) to secure new owners for portions of Heartland Housing’s Wisconsin portfolio, which included 166 affordable housing units across five properties in Madison and Milwaukee. Kyle Shoemaker of AHIB represented all buyers in the transaction. Cinnaire Solutions acquired the two Madison properties — Rethke Terrace and Tree Lane Apartments. Rethke Terrace is a 60-unit community developed in 2016, while Tree Lane Apartments is a 45-unit property completed in 2018. The Milwaukee assets sold to three different private investors. St. Anthony Apartments is a 60-unit property built in 2019, Prairie Apartments is a 24-unit community developed in 2008 and Maskani Apartments is a 37-unit asset built in 2014.
WAUKEGAN, ILL. AND STURGEON BAY, WIS. — TopSide Marinas has acquired two marinas on the shores of Lake Michigan — Bay Marine of Sturgeon Bay and Bay Marine of Chicago. Previous owners, Matt and Mark Felhofer, will continue to own and operate Bay Marine Yacht Sales, which will lease back showroom and office space at both locations. With this acquisition, TopSide Marinas now owns and operates 10 marinas across six states. Purchase prices were not disclosed. Bay Marine of Sturgeon Bay, located in eastern Wisconsin, was built in 1965. The property totals 16 acres with 100 wet slips, 115,000 square feet of inside storage, a service shop and captain’s lounge. Bay Marine of Chicago was built in 2016 and is located in Waukegan. The property features 40,000 square feet of inside storage, 7,000 square feet of office space and a comprehensive service operation.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — McShane Construction Co. will serve as the general contractor for Bishops Woods, a 203-unit affordable housing community in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield. Located on nearly four acres at 350 Bishops Way, the development will feature a podium-style building rising four stories atop a two-story, underground parking garage. Units will come in one- to three-bedroom floor plans and will be reserved for residents who earn 40 to 80 percent of the area median income. Eight live-work units will be available for renters who wish to have an office suite or studio with a separate exterior entrance. Amenities will include a clubroom, fitness center, outdoor grill area and playground. The project was designed to meet Wisconsin Green Built Home Standards and will feature a solar array on the rooftop along with high-efficiency electric heat pump systems. Completion is slated for December 2025. Knothe & Bruce Architects is the project architect.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Pearlmark has received a $7 million mezzanine loan for the refinancing of The Ruby at Brookfield Square, a 231-unit apartment community in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield. The property is part of the larger mixed-use development, Brookfield Square, which is a redevelopment of a shopping mall completed in September 2023. The community consists of two four-story buildings connected by a skybridge. Amenities include a pool, golf simulator, fitness studio, lounge, game room, coworking spaces, storage units and a pet spa. Värde Partners provided the senior loan on behalf of Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners V LP. Mark Witt of Pearlmark arranged the financing. Wingspan Development Group was the developer of the property.
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WIS. — NAI Pfefferle has brokered the sale of a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing building located at 520 Forest Ave. in Sheboygan Falls, a city in eastern Wisconsin. The sales price was undisclosed, but the asking price was $3.9 million. John Roberts of NAI Pfefferle brokered the sale. Buyer and seller information was not provided.
BRISTOL, WIS. — ERMCO has signed a 158,000-square-foot industrial lease for 10 years at Bristol Business Park in the southeast Wisconsin city of Bristol. The Tennessee-based tenant manufactures electrical, technology and low voltage systems, and building automation and controls. Sean Kropke and Keith Puritz of Cushman & Wakefield represented ERMCO, while the brokerage firm’s Keith Puritz, Brett Kroner and Marc Sameuels represented the landlord, Illinois-based Janko Group. ERMCO will relocate from its current north suburban Chicago location to Bristol this summer. Bristol Business Park features nine buildings on 250 acres. ERMCO will be based in Building 4, which features a clear height of 32 feet, 30 expandable exterior dock doors, 215 parking spaces and 4,000 amps of power.
MILWAUKEE — Newmark has brokered the sale of a medical office portfolio in metro Milwaukee for $28 million. The portfolio comprises two outpatient properties that have each been built in the last 10 years and are fully leased to Children’s Wisconsin. John Malloy of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller. Ben Appel, John Nero, Michael Greeley, Jay Miele and Ron Ott of Newmark’s healthcare capital markets practice provided support on the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Montecito Medical and AEW Capital Management.
KENOSHA, WIS. — The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 90,900-square-foot self-storage facility in Kenosha for an undisclosed price. Managed by CubeSmart, the two-story property features 900 climate-controlled units. The facility includes two covered loading bay areas, a large leasing office, 24/7 video monitoring and alarm system. Adam Schlosser, Charles LeClaire and Jack Sullivan of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Macritchie Group. Matthew Tice represented the buyer, Inland Real Estate Acquisitions LLC, on an internal basis.