MILWAUKEE — CBRE has arranged the sale of River Bank Plaza, an 81,865-square-foot office building in downtown Milwaukee. The sales price was undisclosed. The multi-tenant property is located at 740 N. Plankinton Ave. along the Milwaukee River. Originally constructed in 1912, the eight-story building features 61 parking spaces in an adjacent surface lot. The building’s ground floor is home to restaurant tenant Rock Bottom Brewery. Patrick Gallagher and Matson Holbrook of CBRE represented the seller, Riverbank Plaza LLC. The buyer, 740 Plankinton LLC, plans to redevelop the upper floors into multifamily units.
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GREENFIELD, IND. — Muesing Management Co. Inc. will develop Preserve at Blue Road, a 348-unit workforce housing property in the metro Indianapolis community of Greenfield. Project plans call for 19 buildings on 28 acres. Units will range in size from 541 to 1,400 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor kitchen, fitness center, dog park, clubhouse and walking trails. Mortgage banking company Merchants Capital provided financing for the project. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — James McHugh Construction Co. and Crea Construction have completed interior renovations to more than 150 units at Prairie Shores, a five-tower apartment complex in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. Located on 20 acres at 2801-3001 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Prairie Shores includes a total of 1,675 units and is undergoing a multi-phase renovation. The property was developed from 1957 to 1961. Golub & Co. and Farpoint Development, along with Goldman Sachs, purchased the asset in 2019. McHugh and Crea are overseeing the installation of new appliances, countertops, flooring, plumbing, fixtures and lighting, as well as electrical system upgrades and painting. Designed by Evanston, Ill.-based Kaufman & O’Neil, the renovated units feature white cabinetry and granite countertops in the kitchens as well as more open floor plans.
By Alex Kachris, research manager — Northeast industrial region, JLL Industrial commercial real estate had its second-best year on record in 2020, with U.S. transaction volume nearing $96 billion. As competition among investors for industrial product remains strong in 2021, JLL Capital Markets Research isolated one sub-class that is gaining investor interest: multi-use logistics. The multi-use logistics profile includes older, multi-tenant assets ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 square feet that have solid footprints within infill urban logistics markets. These assets, which often have diversified, local tenant bases, usually house a mix of distribution, flex showroom, industrial showroom, R&D, warehouse and/or manufacturing space. Multi-use logistics assets boast compelling rent growth profiles and strong long-term outlooks. With new, yield-focused investors jumping into the industrial space, multi-use logistics product is desirable as an alternative to the bulk industrial market, which is getting tighter. Given that multi-use logistics facilities are generally older properties, population centers have exploded around these assets, making not only almost impossible to replace but highly sought-after as last-mile logistics locations close to end users. Compounded by industry fundamentals that are driven by macroeconomic factors, including reshoring and acceleration of e-commerce adoption, the increased demand for these smaller, multi-tenant industrial assets …
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Skanska has announced a $476 million investment in The Eight, a previously announced, 25-story office tower at the intersection of Northeast 8th Street and 108th Avenue Northeast in Bellevue. The project is Skanska’s sixth development in the Greater Seattle area and its second project in Bellevue since starting operations in the region in 2011. Construction is slated to begin in June, with completion scheduled for fourth-quarter 2023. The investment includes a construction contract worth approximately $270 million. The 540,000-square-foot development will include a 3,190-square-foot private rooftop deck, seven alternating indoor/outdoor exterior balconies, 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and four levels of below-grade parking with valet services and electric-car charging stations.
PORTLAND, ORE. — ScanlanKemperBard and WHI Real Estate Partners have completed the sale of 5550 Macadam, an office building located in Portland. The name of the buyer and acquisition price were not released. Renovated in 2019, the three-story, 43,151-square-foot building features updated common areas, locker rooms and restrooms; a modern, light-filled lobby; and lush landscaping. The property offers 14,000-square-foot floor plates and was 89 percent leased at the time of sale. Buzz Ellis, Logan Greer and Adam Taylor of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction.
SANTA ANA AND ANAHEIM, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged a $58.2 million loan for the refinancing of a five-property healthcare portfolio in Orange County. Sabrina Solomiany and Zack Holderman of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance platform secured the loan on behalf of Pacific Coast Holdings Investment, the owner of the portfolio. Jonathan Bloch and Jennifer Eiteljorg of Brownstein Hyatt represented the borrower in the financing transaction. The portfolio consists of three acute-care hospital leased to KPC Healthcare, one long-term acute care hospital leased to Kindred Healthcare and a vacant medical office building. Orange County Global Medical Center, South Coast Global Medical Center, Kindred Hospital and the vacant building are located in Santa Ana; and Anaheim Global Medical Center is located in Anaheim. The 621,000-square-foot, 703-bed portfolio was more than 97 percent leased at the time of refinancing.
MAG Capital Partners Buys 38,300 SF Cold-Storage Facility in Phoenix in Sale-Leaseback Deal
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — Fort Worth, Texas-based MAG Capital Partners has acquired a cold-storage warehouse property located at 2721 W. Willetta St. in Phoenix. Lin’s Distribution Corp. sold the property for an undisclosed price in an off-market, sale-leaseback transaction. Built in 1980 on 1.7 acres, the 38,300-square-foot facility features five truck wells and two industrial GL doors. The multi-tenant property is fully occupied by Lin’s Distribution Corp., Red Bird Farms Distribution Co. and Bon Suisse. Concurrent with the sale, Lin’s signed a long-term leaseback deal to continue to occupy the property. Mary Garnett and Jim Tuesley of Barnes & Thornburg LLP represented the buyer, while Oscar Lopez and Steve Lowe of Matthews Real Estate represented the seller in the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $2.2M Sale of Rally’s-Occupied Restaurant Space in Rialto, California
by Amy Works
RIALTO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a restaurant property located at 466 E. Foothill Blvd. in Rialto. A limited liability company sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $2.2 million. Rally’s occupies the 1,086-square-foot property, which was built in 2020, under a new 15-year absolute triple-net lease. The property features double drive-thru lanes. Zack House, Mark Ruble and Chris Lind of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller, while Matthew Luchs of Marcus & Millichap’s Ontario, Calif., office served as broker of record in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between Chicago-based Magellan Development Group, BLG Capital Advisors, Geolo Capital and Wanxiang America Real Estate Group has begun leasing Sienna at The Thompson, a 331-unit apartment complex in Austin. The residences will be located on floors 15 through 31 of the 212-room Thompson Hotel building that is under construction in downtown Austin. Units will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and will be furnished with quartz countertops and backsplashes, stainless steel appliances and kitchen islands. Residents will have access to indoor and outdoor amenities that will be shared with hotel guests, including a pool, fitness center, business lounge, rooftop deck, 24-hour concierge services and a dog run. The building will also house multiple food and beverage concepts and a four-story underground parking garage. The average rent is $2,636 per month, and move-ins are expected to begin in late summer.