MIAMISBURG, OHIO — Oberer Cos. has completed the sale of the 81,438-square-foot Home Center shopping center located on SR 725 in Washington Township near Miamisburg. The price was not disclosed. Oberer had owned the 81,438-square-foot property since 1995 when it bought the property at auction. The combination of falling market capitalization rates and strong investor demand led the partnership owners to conclude that the timing was right to cash in on the long held asset. The retail center contains stores such as Hauer Music, Bargo’s Grill & Tap, Pour Haus and Creative Images. Hutchins Commercial Realty represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Oberer Realty Services and Marcus Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
CINCINNATI — Engineering consulting company Fosdick & Hilmer has inked a deal to lease 16,387 square feet of office space at Huntington Center, located at 525 Vine St. in downtown Cincinnati. Built in 1984 and renovated in 2006, Huntington Center totals 394,366 square feet. Fosdick & Hilmer is relocating due to the recent sale of the office building it occupied at 309 Vine St., which is being converted to residential space. Bill Schneller, vice president of CBRE’s Cincinnati office, represented Fosdick & Hilmer in the transaction. Scott Yards and Travis Likes of CBRE represented Huntington Center. Fosdick and Hilmer plan to relocate to Huntington Center October 1, 2015.
TIPP CITY, OHIO — Integra Real Estate Capital has secured a $6.7 million refinance loan through a Wall Street conduit lender for Tipp City Plaza. Russell Kimyagarov of Integra arranged the non-recourse, 10-year loan for the borrower, TCP Center. Located in Tipp City, 15 miles north of Dayton, the 114,850-square-foot shopping center was remodeled in 2004. Foodtown, CVS Pharmacy, and Family Dollar anchor the shopping center.
MILFORD, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Day Heights Self-Storage located in Milford, about 16 miles northeast of downtown Cincinnati. The 64,896-square-foot facility sold for $1.7 million. The facility includes 470 units, ranging from 25 square feet to 720 square feet. Brett Hatcher of Marcus & Millichap’s Columbus office represented the seller, a limited liability company. The buyer, also a limited liability company, was a local self-storage operator.
The Cleveland retail market has shown a dramatic recovery over the last five years. The overall vacancy rate has fallen from just over 14 percent in 2011 to slightly under 9 percent at the beginning of 2015, and rental rates have noticeably increased. As a result, there have been some landmark sales as part of a brisk investment market and new retail development has started in earnest. However, there are also some high-profile retail centers that continue to be plagued by a variety of issues, in spite of the market’s turnaround. Nearly $400 million of retail properties have changed hands over the last 12 months and this sector is the most active of all the property types. While local investors have certainly played a part, the majority of the buyers have been from outside the region. Among the most active non-local purchasers has been a pair of REITs — Inland Real Estate Corp. (NYSE: IRC) and Devonshire REIT. Recent purchases by Inland include Creekside Commons, a 200,000-square-foot center that sold for $28.3 million and Cedar Center North, a 60,000-square-foot center that sold for $15.4 million. Meanwhile, Devonshire REIT has acquired The Plaza at Chapel Hills, a 450,000-square-foot center that sold …
AKRON, OHIO — McKinley has secured $32.9 million in credit tenant lease financing with KeyBank Real Estate Capital for FirstEnergy Plaza in downtown Akron. After executing a long-term lease with FirstEnergy Corp., McKinley secured the loan to finance major improvements at the 19-story, 335,000-square-foot Class A office tower. FirstEnergy Tower is part of a 530,000-square-foot twin-tower development, which includes Akron Center Plaza, owned by McKinley.
WELLINGTON, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located ta 642 S. Main St. in Wellington. The 9,014-square-foot asset sold for $770,000. Dollar General currently occupies the property. Dan Yozwiak and John Reehil of Marcus & Millichap’s Columbus office represented the seller, a limited liability company, while Justin Fenn, also of Marcus & Millichap Columbus, represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Treetop Development has acquired Sunset Hills, a 128-unit HUD apartment complex in Springfield. Located at 924 Sunset Ave., Sunset Hills consists of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The property is part of a four-property portfolio, totaling 588 units, that Treetop purchased from GHC Housing for $22.1 million. The other properties are the 160-unit Wayman Manor in Temple, Texas; the 100-unit Talladega Downs in Talladega, Ala.; and the 200-unit Summit Ridge in Birmingham, Ala. Marcus & Millichap represented Treetop Development, and Steven Fleissig of Greenberg Traurig provided legal counsel in the transaction.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the sale of Bethel Plaza, a 12,516-square-foot retail center located in Columbus. The property sold for $1.6 million, representing an 8.38 percent capitalization rate, or the annual return to the buyer based on the purchase price and the asset’s current net operating income. Anchored by Papa John’s, the center is 100 percent occupied by a variety of tenants. Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial represented the seller, a private investment group, and the local buyer in the transaction.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Kaufman Development plans to redevelop 78 residential units in the top 24 floors of LeVeque Tower in Columbus. Tower 10, a local investment group principally owned by Don Casto and Robert Meyers, purchased the 46-story building in 2011 and began immediate renovation work on the lower floors and exterior including facility upgrades, a lobby redesign and streetscape improvements. Kaufman’s residential units will include marble flooring, updated appliance packages, stone and quartz countertops, spa-like bathrooms, high-efficiency home technology and large closets with extensive shelving. Residents will also have access to a full floor of storage. The rental units will offer one-bedroom options ranging from 750 to 1,150 square feet, and two bedroom options ranging from 1,250 to 2,400 square feet. The condominiums will include both flat and duplex units. Occupancy is set to begin in the spring-summer season of 2016