MILWAUKEE — Core Creative has renewed its 14,408-square-foot office lease at the Tannery Business Center in Milwaukee. The marketing agency occupies the space at 600 W. Virginia St. Ned Purtell and Scott Revolinski of Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented the landlord, SARA Investment Real Estate LLC.
MILWAUKEE — Colliers International has arranged the $5.7 million sale of the historic Pabst Boiler House No. 10, a retrofitted office building in Milwaukee’s Brewery District. The 40,744-square-foot, brick-and-timber loft office building is fully occupied by seven tenants, including law firms Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen SC and Ogletree Deakins. Tom Shepherd, Scott Welsh, Lyle Landowski and Jennifer Huber-Bullock of Colliers represented the seller, Milwaukee-based developer PBH Redevelopment LLC. The team will continue to manage and lease the building on behalf of the new owner, J. Vollrath LLC. Built in the 1870s and shuttered in 1996, the Pabst Brewery sat vacant for more than 10 years before it was purchased in 2006 by late real estate developer and philanthropist Joe Zilber. In 2007, a team of investors led by Max Dermond and Charlie Trainer purchased Pabst Boiler House No. 10 with plans to convert the building into a boutique office property.
OAK CREEK, WIS. — Independence Corrugated LLC has renewed its 120,000-square-foot industrial lease in Oak Creek, about 12 miles south of Milwaukee. The facility is located at 7475 S. 6th St. Steve Sewart of Colliers International brokered the lease transaction. The landlord was not disclosed. Independence Corrugated is a producer of corrugated paper packaging.
WAUSAU, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.9 million sale of The Plaza hotel in Wausau. The 225-room hotel is located at 201 N. 17th Ave. The five-story property includes 23,000 square feet of banquet and conference space as well as a restaurant and lounge. Allan Miller, Chris Gomes, Ebrahim Valliani and Michael Klar of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also procured the buyer, a partnership. Wausau is located in central Wisconsin.
MADISON, WIS. — Spaces, a coworking company, has leased 34,000 square feet at the Gebhardt Building at 811 E. Washington Ave. in Madison. The newly constructed building is now fully leased. The eight-story property spans nearly 170,000 square feet. Scheduled to take occupancy in early 2019, Spaces will join Google as an anchor tenant at the property. Spaces will be located on the third through fifth floors. The property also features a 45,000-square-foot music venue and a 7,300-square-foot brewpub. JLL represented Spaces in the lease transaction. Key Commercial Real Estate represented the owner, Gebhardt Development.
MILWAUKEE — MBH Investment Real Estate LLC has brokered the sale of the historic Sentinel Building in downtown Milwaukee. Sentinel Suites LLC purchased the 31,848-square-foot office property, located at 225 E. Mason St., for an undisclosed price. The 10-story building was 51 percent occupied at the time of sale. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel originally occupied a three-story building on the site beginning in 1864. As the newspaper grew in circulation, the current 10-story building was constructed in 1893 to replace the smaller building. The newspaper continued to operate at the site until 1930. The new owner plans to rebrand the office building as Sentinel Suites. Matson Holbrook of MBH marketed the property on behalf of the seller, 225 East Mason Property LLC.
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks have officially opened Fiserv Forum, the new basketball arena in downtown Milwaukee. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place on Sunday, Aug. 26. Construction costs were estimated at $524 million, according to local media reports. The 730,000-square-foot venue will also host Marquette University’s men’s basketball team and a variety of events such as concerts. Fiserv Forum will seat 17,500 people for basketball events and feature more than 12,000 square feet of video displays. MKEat is a locally focused food and beverage program implemented at the arena. Populous, Eppstein Uhen Architects and HNTB designed the project. Mortenson served as the general contractor. Founding partners for Fiserv Forum include BMO Harris Bank, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Johnson Controls and Miller Brewing Co.
WISCONSIN AND PENNSYLVANIA — Brennan Investment Group LLC has acquired a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 500,081 square feet in metro Green Bay, Wisconsin, and northeastern Pennsylvania. The purchase price was not disclosed. Progressive Converting Inc., a paper converting company, fully occupies the properties, which include the company’s corporate headquarters and primary manufacturing facilities. Brennan is based in Chicago.
WEST ALLIS, WIS. — McShane Construction Co. will serve as general contractor for Six Points Apartments in West Allis, a western suburb of Milwaukee. Mandel Group Inc. is the developer. The first level of the four-story apartment complex will consist of a parking structure. Three levels of apartments comprising 177 units will be situated above the parking structure. Amenities will include a club area, fitness center and rooftop patio. This is McShane’s first major assignment in Wisconsin since opening an office in Madison earlier this year. Zimmerman Architectural Studios will serve as project architect.
MILWAUKEE — Founders 3 Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of Birchwood Storage in Milwaukee for $6 million. The 487-unit self-storage facility is located on 6.3 acres at 5115 W. Good Hope Road. The property consists of 57 climate-controlled units and 430 non-climate-controlled units. Paul McBride of Founders 3 represented the buyer, Good Hope Road Self Storage LLC. Birchwood Good Hope Road LLC was the seller.