ADDISON, ILL. — Clear Height Properties has acquired a 34,700-square-foot industrial building in Addison, a western suburb of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. The property at 1404 W. Fullerton Ave. features convenient access to I-355 between I-290 and Route 83. The facility features six exterior docks, seven drive-thru service bays and an additional 1.5 acres of secured land for outdoor storage or trailer parking. Nick Saraceno and Howard Caplan of CTK Chicago Partners represented the undisclosed seller. Robin Stolberg and Dominic Carbonari of JLL are marketing the property for lease.
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PLAINFIELD, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.9 million sale of a Chili’s ground lease in Plainfield, about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. The restaurant building spans 6,150 square feet. The property at 12740 Illinois Route 59 is situated near Target, Ross Dress for Less and Five Below stores. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual trust. The duo also secured and represented the buyer, a Chicagoland private investor and limited liability company. The property sold at the full list price.
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. — Portman Industrial has broken ground on Phase II of Campus 4 within Camp Hall Commerce Park in Ridgeville, a suburb of Charleston. The second phase comprises a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial facility situated on 110.6 acres near the Port of Charleston and adjacent to Volvo Cars’ manufacturing plant. The cross-dock facility will feature tilt-up concrete walls, a structural steel frame, TPO roof, 40-foot clear heights, 215 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 759 car spaces and 851 trailer spaces. The design-build team includes general contractor Frampton Construction, architect McMillan Pazdan Smith and civil engineer Thomas & Hutton. Lee Allen and Kevin Ross of JLL’s Charleston office are handling leasing for the project. Phase II is set for a summer 2023 delivery. Phase I, which comprises three buildings spanning 940,000 square feet, is currently under construction and is more than 60 percent preleased.
RICHMOND, MAINE — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Mid-Maine Storage, a 157-unit self-storage facility located on the southern outskirts of Augusta. The property comprises 154 non-climate-controlled units and three garage units for a total of 17,410 net rentable square feet. Luke Dawley, Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Jim Koury of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth College will develop a residence hall for undergraduate students on the north end of the institution’s campus in Hanover. The community will feature 128 apartment-style units with a total of 400 beds. The project is set to include indoor and outdoor common areas, fitness facilities and shuttle service to campus. Further details, including a timeline for construction and potential partnership with a private developer, were not announced.
BSD Capital to Redevelop 148,857 SF Former Sears Department Store and Automotive Center in Ocala, Florida
by John Nelson
OCALA, FLA. — BSD Capital recently purchased a former Sears department store and Sears Automotive Center in Ocala spanning 148,857 square feet. An affiliate of Seritage Growth Properties, the spun-off REIT from Sears Holding Corp., sold the buildings at a private auction for $3.2 million. Louie Granteed of Tobin Real Estate represented BSD Capital in the acquisition and is leading leasing efforts for the new owner’s redevelopment that will convert the property to a retail and entertainment destination. Granteed says that prospective tenants for the redevelopment include grocers, big-box retailers and entertainment operators. Located on 12 acres near I-75, the former Sears once served as an anchor to Paddock Mall, an enclosed regional mall that is still open and operating with tenants including Belk, Macy’s, JCPenney and more than 90 specialty stores.
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged $17 million in construction-to-permanent financing for a 130,435-square-foot industrial project in the Lehigh Valley community of East Stroudsburg. Wesley Wilcox and Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox arranged the loan through a local bank on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Further details about the project were also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Marketing and technology firm Impact.com has signed an 18,364-square-foot office lease at 136 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The 17-story, 300,000-square-foot building houses tenants such as Syracuse University, Regus, Bernhardt Furniture, Wacoal and Green Key. Eric Cagner of Newmark and Alex Leopold of CBRE represented the tenant, which plans to relocate from the Empire State Building to the entire 10th floor at the end of the year, in the lease negotiations. Mac Roos of Colliers represented the landlord, Williams Equities.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Berkadia Institutional Solutions has brokered the $73 million sale of Beacon Place Godley Station, a 252-unit build-to-rent multifamily community located at 165 W. Mulberry Blvd. in Savannah. Russ Hardy of Berkadia’s Atlanta office represented the unnamed seller in the transaction. Washington-based Wilkinson Corp. purchased the property, which features one-, two- and three-bedroom single-family rental homes. Amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center and a business center. Richard Levine of Berkadia’s Atlanta office arranged a $51 million, three-year acquisition loan through Bridge Investment Group on behalf of Wilkinson Corp.
RALEIGH, N.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $53.1 million Fannie Mae loan from Fannie Mae for Waltonwood Lake Boone, a 181-unit seniors housing community in Raleigh. The property offers independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Charlie Shoop of KeyBank arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Singh Development, a leading real estate developer with offices in Raleigh and West Bloomfield, Mich. The financing recapitalizes a loan that KeyBank’s Healthcare Group originated in 2019, a year after Waltonwood Lake Boone opened.