RACINE, WIS. — Evergreen Real Estate Group has acquired Durand Plaza in Racine, 25 miles south of Milwaukee. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 72-unit affordable seniors housing community is located at 3003 Durand Ave. Residents can qualify for occupancy by being either elderly or disabled. Originally constructed in 1970, the four-building property will undergo a $2 million renovation within the next six to nine months. Evergreen will make kitchen and bath upgrades to most units.
KENOSHA, WIS. — Majestic Realty Co. has acquired a former dog-racing track known as Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha for an undisclosed price. Majestic plans to convert the dog track, which closed seven years ago, into an industrial business park. Dubbed the Midwest Innovation Center prior to the sale, the 228-acre site has room for 2 million square feet of development, including a 1 million-square-foot building. Located at 5522 104th Ave., the site is nearly halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago. Thomas Boyle of Transwestern represented the seller, Rime Investments LLP.
WISCONSIN — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a portfolio of loans totaling $39.3 million for the refinancing of four industrial properties in Wisconsin. WOW Logistics, a private warehousing company serving the dairy and paper industries, was the borrower. One property located in Idaho was also part of the loan transaction. The buildings are all owner-occupied, but some facilities are leased to subtenants. Matthew Lund of Walker & Dunlop arranged the fixed-rate loans with separate lenders, including three life insurance companies and two banks.
MILWAUKEE — Oak Realty Group Inc. (ORG) has acquired an 879,704-square-foot industrial portfolio in Milwaukee. The 10 buildings are situated on approximately 57 acres near Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport. Originally constructed in phases through 2004 by a local developer, the buildings range in size from 40,000 to 215,000 square feet. ORG plans to upgrade and renovate the portfolio, as well as work with several tenants who want to expand. ORG partnered with The Africk Family Office for the acquisition.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE: ACC) has acquired a portfolio of seven student housing properties totaling 3,776 beds across the Western and Midwestern United States for approximately $590.6 million. Affiliates of Milwaukee-based development firm and Core Spaces and Chicago-based DRW Real Estate Investments LLC sold the assets. All of the properties are associated with major universities, with enrollment averaging about 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students at each school. The company will invest about $8 million in up-front capital improvements to the portfolio. Two of the properties are stabilized: the 513-bed Hub Eugene and the 655-bed State, which service students at the University of Oregon and Colorado State University, respectively. The company acquired these assets in August for a combined $146.1 million. Another two of the properties, the 850-bed The James and the 248-bed Hub U District Seattle, are opening this fall. Those properties are located near the University of Wisconsin and the University of Washington, respectively. The final three properties, which total 1,500 beds, are all under construction and slated for fall 2018 delivery. They include Hub Ann Arbor, Hub West Lafayette and Hub Flagstaff, which offer housing to students attending the University of Michigan, Purdue University …
MILWAUKEE — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 117,600-square-foot industrial building in Milwuakee. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 8200 N. Faulkner Road. Roger B. Siegel, Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of the Dickman Co. brokered the transaction on behalf of the buyer, Faulkner Road LLC, and the seller, Faulkner Road Property LLC.
MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 42,590-square-foot industrial building in Menomonee Falls, about 20 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The price was not disclosed. The property is located on Garwin Mace Drive. Keebler Co. sold the property to AJR Properties South LLC. TJ Huenerbein, Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of the Dickman Co. represented the buyer in the transaction.
GREEN BAY, WIS. — Peachtree Hotel Group has acquired the Hampton Inn Green Bay Downtown in Green Bay for an undisclosed price. The 135-room hotel is located at 201 Main St. near Lambeau Field, home of the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers. Amenities include an indoor pool, fitness center, business center and meeting space. The seller was not disclosed.
OAK CREEK, WIS. — Clover Technologies Group has signed a 16,047-square-foot industrial lease in Oak Creek, about 15 miles south of Milwaukee. The property is located at 305 E. Mahn Court. Nick Keys, Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of the Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International represented the technology company in the lease transaction. Steve Sewart of Colliers International represented the landlord, FR/CAL Oak Creek LLC.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — MBH Investment Real Estate LLC has arranged the sale of Triangle Plaza in Brookfield, a suburb of Milwaukee, for $1 million. The 11,567-square-foot retail center, built in 1984, is located at 13805 W. Capitol Drive. The property is 100 percent occupied by seven tenants. Matson Holbrook of MBH represented the seller, Keren Properties 9 LLC. A private investor purchased the property.
