PLAINFIELD, IND. — Marathon Electric LLC has signed a full-building industrial lease totaling 233,618 square feet at Terminus at Hobbs Station in the Indianapolis suburb of Plainfield. The owner and developer, Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate, recently completed the two-building speculative development near the Indianapolis International Airport. The 497,540-square-foot project is now 45 percent leased. Marathon Electric expects to take occupancy in September following an interior build-out. The manufacturer of motors and generators will use most of the space for warehousing and distribution. The building features a clear height of 32 feet, 36 dock doors, three drive-in doors, 163 car parking spots and 48 trailer parking stalls. The adjacent building, which is still available for lease, spans 263,922 square feet. Andrea Hopper of Colliers represented ownership in the lease with Marathon Electric. Jimmy Cohoat and Darren Ross of Colliers represented the tenant.
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CHICAGO — R.M. Chin & Associates has signed a 15,473-square-foot office lease at the newly renovated Canal Station building at 801 S. Canal St. in Chicago. The tenant represents clients in the aviation, buildings and transportation environments with program management, project management, construction management, and design and public involvement services. The lease marks the first at the property. Bill Sheehy and Brady Wolfe of CBRE represented the tenant, while Jeff Dowdell and Matt Whipple of Telos represented ownership, 601W. Purchased in 2019 by 601W, the former Northern Trust building began undergoing redevelopment in 2021. The six-story, 680,000-square-foot property features new windows; a new hospitality-focused amenity center with a fitness center, tenant lounge and 8,000-square-foot terrace; and a grand entrance and lobby with a four-story media wall. Gardner Builders was the general contractor, and Solomon Cordwell Buenz was the architect.
WARRENVILLE, ILL. — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the $3 million sale of an 11,916-square-foot restaurant property in the Chicago suburb of Warrenville. The two-building asset is located at 28258 Diehl Road. Ronald Weissenhofer of SVN represented the buyer, the owner of Simply South Indian Cuisine. The transaction marks the first Midwest location for Simply South Indian Cuisine, which plans to expand across the country. The seller was undisclosed.
RENO, NEV. — Standard Real Estate, in partnership with Mohr Capital, is developing an industrial facility on 11 acres in Reno. Located at 9865 N. Virginia St., the project will offer 180,000 square feet of multi-tenant industrial space. Developed by Mohr Capital, the single-story facility will offer 14- by 16-foot grade-level doors designed for logistics and distribution tenants; 32-foot clear heights; 25 dock positions outfitted with 40,000-pound levelers and seals; motion-sensing LED light fixtures; an ESFR fire protection sprinkler system; 3,000 amp, 277/480 volt, 3-phase power; and 80/20 outside-air, roof-mounted, gas-fired make-up air units. Additionally, the facility will include options to build office spaces on the end caps and in-line. Completion is slated for third-quarter 2025. Greg Shutt of CBRE will manage leasing for the development.
Replay Destinations to Develop 53-Room Luxury Hotel on Former Lumber Yard in Downtown Healdsburg, California
by Amy Works
HEALDSBURG, CALIF. — Replay Destinations is developing a luxury hotel within Mill District, a master-planned neighborhood in downtown Healdsburg in Sonoma County. The company will redevelop a 10-acre former lumber site to construct the hotel. The hotel will offer 53 guest rooms; a spa and wellness center; an outdoor pool and spa deck; a restaurant and bar; and a vintners and wine program, as well as curated local guest experiences throughout Healdsburg and Sonoma County. Replay will retain ownership in the hotel “to ensure the realization of the company’s vision.” Dunnigan Sprinkle Architects will blend local agrarian influences and industrial inspiration from the site’s past with a contemporary wine-country aesthetic. The project is currently in the design review process with the City of Healdsburg, with construction expected to begin in spring 2025.
SYRACUSE, UTAH — JLL has arranged an equity placement for the Syracuse Medical Office Building development in Syracuse, approximately 30 miles north of Salt Lake City. CJ Kodani and Mark Root of JLL Capital Markets secured the equity through Chesnut Healthcare Real Estate for the developer, Fort Street Partners. Located at 3000 W. Antelope Drive, the 20,399-square-foot medical office building is fully pre-leased by three regional physical groups. Completed is slated for 2025.
DENVER AND AURORA, COLO. — Dalfen Industrial has completed the dispositions of two industrial facilities totaling 150,000 square feet in Denver and Aurora. Acquisition prices were not disclosed for either deal. Denver-based Armstrong Capital Development acquired I-70 Industrial Center, a two-building, 77,222-square-foot light industrial warehouse complex in Denver. CBRE arranged the transaction. Dalfen originally purchased the asset in August 2019. Wanko, a design, engineering and manufacturing firm, purchased Aurora Center I, a 75,000-square-foot, Class A industrial building in Aurora. Built in 2003, the facility features side- and rear-loading options, a fully gated and secured truck court, trailer parking, and additional land on the east side of the building that could be used for additional trailer parking or as a potential 30,000-square-foot building expansion. Cushman & Wakefield executed the transaction.
ENCINITAS, CALIF. — Calbay Development has completed the sale of 1967 San Elijo Ave. in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a beach community in Encinitas, north of San Diego. Albatross LLC acquired the asset for $3.1 million. Situated on 16,702 square feet, the coastal pad is adjacent to Cardiff Seaside Market Center and across from San Elijo State Beach. Jack in the Box formerly occupied the 1,429-square-foot building, which offers 20 parking spaces. The buyer plans to redevelop the property and occupy the site. Reg Kobzi, Michael Peterson and Joel Wilson of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
DEERFIELD, ILL. — Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA) is set to close a significant portion of its store locations across the United States over the next three years. The company is finalizing its “footprint optimization program” after failing to meet earnings expectations in its fiscal third quarter, which ended May 31. Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth reported in the company’s earnings call on Thursday morning that 25 percent of stores in the United States were not profitable, and that “changes are imminent” for those locations. The retail pharmacy chain currently runs about 8,600 locations in the United States, meaning that as many as 2,150 underperforming stores face potential closure. “We are finalizing a multifactor store footprint optimization program, which we expect will include the closure of a significant portion of these underperforming stores over the next three years,” said Wentworth. “Plans to finalize this number are in motion, and we will update you in due course.” Even among the underperforming stores that will remain open, “we will contemplate additional closures if performance does not improve, which includes external factors, such as reimbursement rates,” said Wentworth. “While it is not an easy decision to close a store, we will work to minimize customer disruptions. …
— By Vanessa Herzog, SIOR, CCIM, Principal, Lee & Associates | Seattle — Industrial markets in the Pacific NW are adjusting to new parameters but remaining steady. Vacancy rates are hovering around 7% in the 6-county region along the I-5 corridor (Arlington to Vancouver, WA). Leasing activity slowed in the first quarter but started picking up as we progress through the second quarter. New construction is active with permitted projects, but the regional project pipeline is diminishing, not due to demand, but due to high land price expectation, stabilized rental rates and continued high costs of new construction. We think this trend will continue well into 2025 leaving Developers and Land Sellers frustrated. Regionally, large land parcels are difficult to find or assemble, leaving Developers looking at infill assemblages, land use changes or full site redevelopment. IOS specialized properties are slowing in demand from Tenants. Finally, we are seeing the small owner user facilities for sale or lease, and the demand from this user group level off. Here are some statistics: Total Inventory at 398M SF, Current Vacancy rate 7% (27.8M SF), Market Asking Rates $1.12/SF/Mo., Sublease Space 20% of total vacancy (5.6 M/SF): New Construction underway 9.9M SF. Demand …