CHICAGO — Tiny Giants has acquired a 24,563-square-foot commercial building located at 2801 W. Montrose Ave. in Chicago. The family-owned company plans to redevelop the site into a mixed-use project with a 10,000-square-foot daycare on the ground floor and apartments above. Longtime tenant Ruby Dry Cleaners relocated to a new location several blocks away. Chris Irwin of Colliers represented the buyer, while Craig Wolf and Dale Strauss of Strauss Realty Ltd. represented the sellers, private investors. The sales price was undisclosed.
TROY, MICH. — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has signed leases totaling nearly 35,000 square feet with five retail tenants at Oakland Plaza in Troy. The 172,000-square-foot shopping center is now 97 percent occupied. CRC acquired the asset in 2021 when it was 68 percent leased. The most recent leases are with Kid’s Empire (14,579 square feet), Rally House (9,000 square feet), Meat Up BBQ (4,646 square feet), Paris Banh Mi (3,600 square feet) and Mochinut (2,571 square feet). Daniel Stern, Eric Unatin, Jared Gell and Eric Birnholtz of Mid-America Real Estate represented the landlord in all five leases.
CHICAGO — Flack Global Metals (FGM) has signed a 6,000-square-foot office lease at 345 N. Morgan in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Owned and developed by Sterling Bay, the boutique office building is now more than 90 percent leased. FGM will be relocating its current office from 20 N. Clark St. and nearly doubling its square footage. The 11-story building is located just south of Metra’s Union Pacific West line and includes retail space on the ground floor. Sterling Bay began construction of the 200,000-square-foot property in August 2021, and completed it in September 2022. Amenities include private outdoor terraces, a top-floor bar and lounge, roof deck, fitness and wellness center, and conference rooms. Other tenants include HAVI Group, Wellington Management, Allsteel, Humanscale and JSI. Liz McCleary of CBRE represented FGM, while Austin Lusson and Daniella Hemsley represented Sterling Bay on an internal basis.
WARNER ROBINS, GA. — Pratt Industries Inc., a Georgia-based recycled paper and packaging company, has released plans for a new production facility in the Middle Georgia city of Warner Robins, approximately 100 miles southeast of Atlanta. The new factory is expected to create more than 125 jobs and cost over $120 million to build. The development will comprise 496,000 square feet and produce corrugated boxes using recycled containerboard. The containerboard will be largely sourced from the company’s mill in Conyers, Georgia. The property is scheduled for completion in late 2024. The new facility will be Pratt Industries’ 13th site in Georgia. According to the office of Governor Brian Kemp, the project will bring the company’s total investment in Georgia to over $800 million. “We’re very honored to be coming to Warner Robins and we’re committed to the great state of Georgia — in fact, Georgia is where our company began,” says Anthony Pratt, global executive chairman for Pratt Industries. “This will bring Pratt’s total workforce in Georgia to over 2,100 employees and 11,700 nationwide.” The property is located at Robins Industrial Park within the Peach County portion of the city, on a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) certified site. The …
— By Andrea Nilson, Executive Director of Retail and Capital Markets, Cushman & Wakefield — National attention has been focused on the business growth, expansion and innovation in the Mountain West region in recent years — and Boise continues to be the region’s bright spot. Recognized as one of the best places to live and work due to its educated population and outdoor lifestyle, the area remains at to top of retailers’ site selection lists. Boise has also become a city of choice for restaurants, which has pushed the market to a new level of maturity and refinement. A strong blend of national chains, as well as regional and local restauranteurs, are anchoring several of the large, high-density apartment developments downtown, making this core truly unique and vibrant. The retail market remains on an upward trajectory based on key indicators. Low levels of speculative construction and strong demand will likely contribute to lower vacancy and higher rents for the remainder of 2023. Demand has outpaced supply by 30 percent over the previous 15 months. Boise was ranked No. 3 in annual population growth nationwide at 2.2 percent. It is projected to increase further, while its economy expanded at a rate of 3.4 …
SPRINGFIELD, VA. — Whole Foods Market plans to open a 49,499-square-foot store within Springfield Plaza, a 260,879-square-foot shopping center located at 6426 Springfield Plaza in Springfield. The new store, a relocation of an existing Springfield store at 8402 Old Keene Mill Road, will open in early October. The new store nearly doubles the footprint of the original Whole Foods, which has been operating for more than 25 years. Other tenants at Springfield Plaza include Trader Joe’s, CVS/pharmacy, Big Blue Swim, Party Depot, David’s Bridal, Starbucks, Chipotle, Panda Express, Verizon Wireless, Inova, Phenix Salon Suites and Wells Fargo.
139-home build-to-rent (BTR) residential community located at 2882 Rosebud Road in Loganville. Matthew Putterman, Danny Kaufman, Chris Knight and Ware Shipman of JLL represented the sponsor, a joint venture between Landeavor and LAMB Properties, to secure the five-year, floating-rate loan through a regional bank. Upon completion, Rosebud Place will include three- and four-bedroom homes ranging from 1,833 to 1,854 square feet. Homes will feature stainless steel appliances, in-home washers and dryers and attached two-car garages, and community amenities will include a resort-style pool, large dog park, children’s play area and walking trails.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — New York City-based MCR has purchased Courtyard by Marriott North Charleston, a 138-room hotel located at 7465 Northside Drive in North Charleston. The four-story property represents MCR’s fourth hotel in South Carolina. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 2019, the hotel is situated near Charleston International Airport and features The Bistro restaurant and bar, a grab-and-go market, outdoor pool and fire pit, fitness center, 24-hour business center and 1,184 square feet of meeting space.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $10.3 million sale of Tidal Bluff, a 30-unit single-family rental (SFR) residential community on Hilton Head Island. Built in 2003, the gated property is situated along tidal marshes with proximity to the beach, Publix, Harris Teeter and Starbucks. Louis Smart, Taylor Bird and Austin Green of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Singerman Real Estate LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was an unnamed private investor.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — KBS has signed three tenants to leases totaling 49,135 square feet at Carillon, a 24-story office tower in Uptown Charlotte. The landlord has signed a 37,909-square-foot lease renewal with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), on behalf of the U.S. Attorney’s Office; an expansion with Lazard, a global financial services firm; and an 1,836-square-foot lease with Moffatt & Nichol Inc., a global infrastructure advisory firm that renewed its lease. Jennifer Kurz, Rhea Greene and Tim Arnold of Trinity Partners represented KBS in the lease transactions. Carillon shares a newly revamped courtyard with the Grand Bohemian Hotel next door. Common amenities include a conference center, onsite Bright Horizons childcare center, fitness center with showers, car wash and Morton’s Steakhouse.