MILWAUKEE — Unique Delivery Service Inc. has signed a 27,000-square-foot industrial lease in Milwaukee. The courier service company will occupy the building located at 4122 S. 13th St. Jonas Family Limited Partnership was the landlord. TJ Huenerbein and Cale Berg of the Dickman Co. Inc. brokered the lease transaction.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — DoubleTree by Hilton Pleasant Prairie Kenosha has reopened after undergoing a $3.5 million renovation. The hotel is located at 11800 108th St. in Pleasant Prairie. The conversion and renovation of the 120-room hotel includes upgrades to the guest rooms, meeting spaces and public spaces, including the lobby, business center, fitness center and pool area. The hotel also includes an on-site restaurant and bar, The Chancery Bar & Grill. Business meetings and events accommodating up to 500 attendees can be held in the hotel’s 5,500 square feet of meeting and banquet facility space. The property is owned by Varin Realty LLC and managed by First Hospitality Group Inc.
BELOIT, WIS. — Staples has leased 136,000 square feet of industrial space at 1 Reynolds Drive in Beloit in southern Wisconsin. The company plans to relocate its larger bulk items to the new space, freeing up much-needed space at its distribution center in the Gateway Business Park also in Beloit. Staples will join TreeHouse Foods Inc., Axium Foods and Serta Mattress Co. at the 422,700-square-foot building. Only 18,000 square feet remain vacant and available for lease. Bill Mears of Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates is the listing broker for the property. Mears represented the landlord, Todd Kaiser, in the transaction. Chase Brieman of CBRE represented Staples.
MILWAUKEE — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has negotiated an $11.7 million loan for the refinancing of the Supreme Apartment Portfolio, a six-property portfolio located in Wisconsin. Constructed between 1988 and 1993, the properties consist of 340 garden-style units. The properties include: Greenfield Park in Greenfield, Parkway South in Milwaukee, River Park in Oconomowoc and Orchard Park, Central Park and Parkway Central in West Allis. Matt Ewig, Jeff Robbins and Luke Erlandson of Walker & Dunlop originated the loan with a life insurance company for the borrower, Supreme Builders.
MILWAUKEE — Kleen Test Products Corp. has signed a 20,000-square-foot industrial lease at 5200 W. Clinton Ave. in Milwaukee. The landlord was TJW Plant3 LLC. TJ Huenerbein, Nick Keys, Samuel D. Dickman and Samuel M. Dickman Jr. of the Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International brokered the transaction. Kleen Test Products manufactures wet wipes, dryer sheets, liquids, pads, lotions, soaps and confectionery products.
NEW LONDON, WIS. — Associated Bank has arranged $10 million in financing for the construction of Beacon Avenue Cottages, an affordable housing project in New London, about 25 miles northeast of Appleton. The property will consist of 40 apartment units in five cottage-style buildings at 580 Freemont St. The property will include a mix of two- and three-bedroom units, each with its own entrance and garage. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center and laundry room. Completion is slated for spring 2018. Commonwealth Development Corp. is developing the project. Associated Bank provided a $4.7 million construction loan. In addition to the loan, $4.9 million was obtained in low-income housing tax credit equity and $510,000 was funded through an Affordable Housing Program grant. Bryan Schreiter of Associated Bank originated the loan, while Michael McGovern of Associated Bank managed the equity investment through a National Equity Fund Inc. proprietary fund.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — Zilber Property Group and MMM Real Estate LLC have purchased development sites in Lakeview Corporate Park near Kenosha. The sales prices were not disclosed. Zilber purchased a 22.8-acre site at the corner of 108th Avenue and Green Bay Road. Zach Graham, Ryan Bain and Tom Harmon of CBRE represented the seller, Nitto Americas Inc. MMM purchased a 12.2-acre site on 88th Avenue. Graham, Bain and Harmon represented MMM, while Sam Badger and Whit Heitman of CBRE represented the seller, CenterPoint Properties. Lakeview Corporate Park is a 2,400-acre business park with a mix of retail, office and industrial space.
MILWAUKEE — Brookfield, Wis.-based Hammes Co. has unveiled plans to move its headquarters to downtown Milwaukee in early 2018. Hammes will occupy the top two floors of a five-story office building the company is developing in the Park East corridor. The development is located at North Water and East Knapp streets. The first phase of construction will cost approximately $27 million, according to Milwaukee Business Journal. A second phase would add an additional office building.
PEWAUKEE, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of an 8,700-square-foot industrial building in Pewaukee, north of Waukesha. The building is located on Joseph Road. Samuel M. Dickman Jr., Samuel D. Dickman and Nick Keys of the Dickman Co. represented the undisclosed seller. Chris Etmanczyk of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Joseph Road LLC.
MILWAUKEE — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has negotiated the sale of a 28,050-square-foot industrial building in Milwaukee. The facility is located at 7528 N. Teutonia Ave. Olympic Supply Co., a distributor of bicycle parts and accessories, purchased the building from Delores Kramer Trust. Nick Keys, Roger Siegel and Zach Hansen of the Dickman Co. brokered the transaction.