PLYMOUTH, WIS. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $5 million sale of a single-tenant property occupied by Walgreens in Plymouth near Sheboygan. The 14,490-square-foot freestanding building is located at 2455 Eastern Ave. Built in 2004, the property is situated on 1.5 acres. Walgreens has 11 years remaining on its lease term. Dan Elliot and Sean Lutz of SRS represented the seller, Torrington Development Inc. MEI Realty purchased the building.
PLOVER, WIS. — KW Commercial has negotiated the $3.5 million sale of Village Park at Plover, a 44,911-square-foot retail center in Plover near Stevens Point in the center of the state. The property, located at 3012 Village Park Drive, is home to a variety of retail, restaurant and office tenants. Matthew Klein of KW represented the buyer, Amsden LLC. Jeff Rowlett of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller.
GERMANTOWN, WIS. — Smart Warehousing has leased a 200,000-square-foot industrial facility at Zilber Property Group’s Germantown Gateway Corporate Park in Germantown, a northwest suburb of Milwaukee. The building, known as Zilber Industrial 3, is under construction and slated for completion this fall. Kansas City-based Smart Warehousing is a warehousing, fulfillment and logistical solutions company with operations located throughout the country. John Sharpe of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Michael Kleber of Zilber represented the landlord. Zilber recently completed a 706,000-square-foot build-to-suit for Briggs & Stratton Corp. at the 140-acre Germantown Gateway Corporate Park. The company is developing another 200,000-square-foot speculative building at the park.
RIPON, WIS. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 163,000-square-foot industrial building in Ripon in central Wisconsin. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is situated on 13 acres at 100 Creative Way and is served by the Wisconsin Southern Railroad. The buyer, Rogers & Rogers Inc., intends to occupy about one-half of the building and lease the other half to other companies within Ripon.
MILWAUKEE — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Franklin Park Apartments in Milwaukee for $9.5 million. The 128-unit multifamily property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ralph DePasquale, Parker Stewart and Alex Blagojevich of Berkadia represented the seller, Milwaukee-based Brickman Real Estate and Peloton Investors. Chicago-based Tricap Residential Group purchased the asset.
Milwaukee, a city known for beer, motorcycles and baseball, is currently in a position of shifting from what was once perceived as the normal retail marketplace into the new age of retail. This type of retail is ever-changing and has a deeper focus on experiential activities and artisanal food. These two words, “experiential” and “artisanal,” are frequently being used to describe where the retail landscape is heading. Online competitors, as well as changing consumer preferences, are driving out the traditional department store models and forcing retailers to adapt to this way of life or suffer struggling sales and inevitable store closures. Adaptive reuse The story of traditional retail being dead due to online retailers’ entrances into different market segments continues to invade publications throughout the country. While there may be some truth to that for certain retailers such as Toys ‘R’ Us, Babies ‘R’ Us, Shopko, Bon-Ton and Payless ShoeSource, an argument can be made that it was also their inability to adapt in the marketplace that led to their demise. These store closures affected numerous markets throughout the country and Milwaukee was no different in seeing several of these retailers close multiple locations across the metro area, leaving landlords …
MILWAUKEE — Berkadia has opened a new office in Milwaukee’s Third Ward. Commercial real estate finance veterans Mark Dellonte and Amy Barry will be based at the new office, which is located at 342 N. Water St. Dellonte will be responsible for enhancing Berkadia’s overall offerings, including FHA/HUD financing in Wisconsin and the Midwest. Dellonte formerly served as president and CEO of Love Funding Corp. Barry formerly worked at Fannie Mae. Both will report to Steve Ervin, senior vice president and head of HUD at Berkadia.
MILWAUKEE — J. Jeffers & Co. has broken ground on the Huron Building, an 11-story, Class A office development in Milwaukee. Located in the downtown’s Third Ward, the project will span 163,000 square feet. Law firm Husch Blackwell has pre-leased 48 percent of the property. Completion is slated for December 2020. J. Jeffers & Co. received a $39 million construction loan from Associated Bank and a $21 million equity investment, including $14 million raised on crowdfunding platform CrowdStreet. The developer will also own and operate the property. Madison, Wis.-based Stevens Construction is the general contractor.
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Hospitality Properties Trust has acquired the 198-room Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West in Wauwatosa for $30 million. The full-service hotel, built in 2008, includes 6,100 square feet of meeting space, a health and fitness center, indoor pool, restaurant and lounge. IHG operates the property. Atlanta-based Peachtree Hotel Group was the seller, according to local media.
CUDAHY, WIS. — Menasha Packaging Co. has renewed its 113,778-square-foot industrial lease in Cudahy, about seven miles south of Milwaukee. The property is located at 6185 S. Ace Industrial Drive. Bill Langhoff of Colliers International brokered the lease transaction. The landlord was not disclosed. Menasha Packaging is an independent, retail-focused packaging and merchandising solutions provider.
