WISCONSIN DELLS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Ramada Wisconsin Dells, a 71-room hotel. The Ramada sold for $3.5 million and is located at 1073 Frontage Road East in the Wisconsin Dells, a popular tourist destination along the Wisconsin River in the south central part of the state.The property is 37,909 square feet. Jon Ruzicka of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller. Ruzicka, along with Matthew Fitzgerald, also represented the unidentified buyer. The deal marks the second hotel property sale that Ruzicka has brokered in the Wisconsin Dells over the past year.
Wisconsin
OAK CREEK, WIS. — The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International has arranged the lease of 12,744 square feet of industrial space at 330 E. Mahn Court in Oak Creek. Waltco Inc. leased the space from Maggster LLC for an undisclosed price. Samuel Dickman Jr., Samuel Dickman and Cale Berg of The Dickman Company Inc. brokered the transaction.
DELAVAN, WIS. — An undisclosed developer has acquired a 4,800-square-foot building net leased to Panera Bread in Delavan, approximately 49 miles west of Kenosha, Wis. The purchase price of the property, located at 1905 Geneva St., was $2.3 million. Dominic Sulo and Chad Lieber of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office represented the seller, a private investor, and secured the buyer in the transaction.
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — DTZ has brokered the sale of a distribution center located at 1400 N. 113th St. in Wauwatosa. Wangard Investment Real Estate acquired the 196,000-square-foot facility for $4.8 million from 1400 North LLC. The divisible facility features climate-controlled warehouse space, cooler space, docks, drive-thru bays and rail access. Kevin Barry and David Buckley of Milwaukee-based DTZ Barry represented the buyer in the transaction.
RACINE, WIS. — PMZ Realty Capital LLC has arranged an $8.1 million non-recourse loan for the Harbourwalk Hotel, located at 223 Gas Light Circle in Racine, approximately 24 miles south of Milwaukee. The loan carries a fixed interest rate of below 4.5 percent. JP Morgan provided the funds to the owner, an affiliate of Graves Hospitality, which will be used to repay existing debt and renovate the hotel. The $2 million renovations, to be completed by next summer, will include a total refurbishment of the guest rooms and common areas to meet the standards for a Doubletree by Hilton Hotel. The property has been without a franchise and is converting to a DoubleTree by Hilton flag within the next 12 months.
SOMERS, WIS. — First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: FR) has unveiled plans to develop First Park 94, a master-planned business park in Somers, located eight miles north of the Illinois/Wisconsin border. First Park 94 will be built on 309 acres that First Industrial recently acquired for $13.4 million. Somers is situated in Kenosha, Wis., an industrial submarket of Chicago. The first phase of First Park 94 calls for the commencement of infrastructure work and construction of a 600,000-square-foot cross-dock distribution center featuring 36-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck courts, generous trailer parking, extensive dock-high loading, and an ESFR sprinkler system. In total, First Park 94 can accommodate approximately 4.6 million square feet of development including build-to-suits ranging from 150,000 square feet to 1.5 million square feet. The site is accessible to I-94 from three four-way interchanges and offers frontage along the Canadian Pacific Railway with potential rail access. First Park 94 is located less than one hour from both O’Hare International Airport in Chicago and Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee. First Industrial’s development team for this project is comprised of Adam Moore, regional director; Chad Parrish, director of development; Jim Schlundt, operations director; and Brad Kluever, investment associate. As of June …
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 34,370-square-foot industrial building located at 2737 S. 31st St. in Milwaukee. The purchase price was not disclosed. K3 Cos. LLC purchased the building from the Tri-Capital Investment Group. Anthony Huenerbein of The Dickman Company brokered the transaction.
MILWAUKEE — Madison-based Noble Chef Hospitality will open its first Milwaukee restaurant, Rare Steakhouse, in Milwaukee’s newest downtown office building, located at 833 E. Michigan St. The white tablecloth steak and seafood restaurant will feature dry-aged Allen Brothers steaks along with more than 400 different wines. Noble Chef Hospitality also operates Rare Steakhouse On the Square in Madison, in addition to four other restaurants and bars in Madison. The 18-floor, 833 East building is expected to be completed by February 2016. Rare is expected to open in early 2016 and will feature seasonal outdoor seating. Josh Minkin of Alpine Commercial Real Estate is serving as procuring broker on the project.
BARABOO, WIS. — Baum Realty Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant, net leased Dollar Tree property located at 905 U.S. Highway 12 in Baraboo, approximately 47 miles northwest of Madison. The property sold for $1.5 million, which represents one of the lowest cap rates for a Dollar Tree property outside of California, with less than 10 years remaining on the lease term. Dollar Tree signed a new seven-year lease with no early termination clause. The new build-to-suit development is situated across the street from Walmart and Menards. Patrick Forkin and Brad Teitelbaum of Baum Realty Group represented the seller, a private developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor from Minnesota.
An article highlighting the fortunes of the Milwaukee Bucks that appeared July 6 on CBSSports.com couldn’t be more accurate. “There’s something powerful and sustainable growing in Milwaukee, rising out of the weeds of small-market irrelevance and into a team you’re going to want to watch next season,” wrote Matt Moore who covers the NBA. Since New York hedge fund investors Wes Edens and Marc Lasry purchased the Bucks last year for $550 million, the team has been on the rise. Founded as an expansion team in 1968, the Bucks went from being the worst team in the league during the 2013-14 season to the sixth seed in the 2014-2015 playoffs. The new owners, along with former owner Herb Kohl, have committed $250 million for the construction of a new $500 million arena as a replacement for the team’s current home, BMO Harris Bradley Center, which opened in 1988. But if the new arena is not built by the 2017 season, Milwaukee could be left without an NBA team. Once complete, the entire development, which would sit on approximately 30 acres in the Park East corridor, could include up to 3 million square feet of office, entertainment, retail, residential and hotel …