CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has arranged the sale of a vacant, 67,949-square-foot office building in Charlotte’s Montclaire South neighborhood. Little Architecture occupied the space through 2019. Originally built in 1984 and renovated in 1996, the building is situated at 5815 Westpark Drive, seven miles south of downtown Charlotte. The buyer, Conshohocken, Pa.-based Exeter Property Group, plans to renovate the two-story building. Plans include outdoor common areas, building automation systems and a complete exterior reskin, offering expanded glass window lines and a modern curb-appeal. The project is expected to deliver and be ready for occupancy by the end of this year. Chris Lingerfelt, Zack Drozda and Ryan Clutter of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Fred Knapp internally represented the buyer. The sales price and expected costs for the renovation were not disclosed.
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ATLANTA — Trez Capital has provided a $25.5 million acquisition loan for a 173-room Holiday Inn Express in downtown Atlanta. The hotel was originally built in 1933 and most recently renovated in 2012. The borrowers, IE Development LLC and CG Management LLC, will use loan proceeds to renovate all rooms and build out a 3,240 square-foot rooftop meeting room with outdoor patio to attract more corporate clients. The property includes a small convenience store and a 5,000-square-foot-restaurant that is currently vacant. Hotel operations will continue during the renovation period, which are expected to conclude in summer 2021. The property is situated at 111 Cone St. NW, blocks from Centennial Olympic Park, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, CNN Studios and the Georgia Aquarium. Brett Forman of Trez Capital originated the loan on behalf of the borrowers.
SRS Negotiates $4M Sale of Single-Tenant Retail Property in Richmond Net Leased to 7-Eleven
by Alex Tostado
RICHMOND, VA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has negotiated the $4 million sale of a single-tenant building in Richmond net leased to 7-Eleven. The 2,956-square-foot building is situated on 1.2 acres at 5201 Chamberlayne Ave., five miles north of downtown Richmond. The seller, an undisclosed developer based in Richmond, delivered the asset in late 2019. There is a 15-year, corporate-guaranteed lease in place with 7-Eleven Inc. Frank Rogers and Michael Carter of SRS represented the seller in the transaction. Gardner King of Dominion Commercial represented the undisclosed buyer, which was completing a 1031 exchange.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Misumi USA has signed a 47,716-square-foot office lease at Schaumburg Corporate Center in Schaumburg. Located adjacent to Woodfield Mall, the property is a 1 million-square-foot, three-building office complex. Glenstar, which acquired the asset in 2017, has completed $30 million in property improvements, including a new parking garage and conference center as well as renovations to the atrium, fitness center, elevators, bathrooms, lobbies and entrances. Founded in 1988, Misumi is a factory automation, press die and plastic mold application company, serving the automotive, medical manufacturing, consumer packaging and aerospace industries. The company is relocating from 1717 Penny Lane in Schaumburg, where it leased 32,000 square feet. Misumi plans to take occupancy of the new space in June 2020.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A joint venture between Jack Sitt Real Estate LLC and GII LLC, a UAE-based financial service firm, has acquired Grand Street Plaza, an office property located northeast of New York City in White Plains. The sales price for the 217,628-square-foot, two-building property was $42.5 million. Located at 140 and 150 Grand St., the Class A property was 90 percent leased at the time of sale, primarily to government- and law-related tenants. Jeffrey Dunne, Steven Bardsley and Jeremy Neuer led a CBRE team that represented the seller, an a fund managed by Westport Capital Partners LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the the joint venture as the buyer.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build LLC has completed the renovation of an office building located at 444 N. Orleans in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Formerly 21,000 square feet and four stories, the building has been expanded to 25,000 square feet and five stories. In addition to the vertical addition, the project included an interior renovation with new bathrooms, windows, first-floor retail space and a new, relocated elevator. The Lelyn Group served as developer and von Weise Associates provided architectural services.
PORTAGE, MICH. — Jaqua Realtors has opened its new office on Milham Avenue in Portage, located about five miles south of Kalamazoo. The new 7,622-square-foot building will be home to the company’s commercial real estate, corporate relocation and property management divisions. It is situated next door to Jaqua’s residential real estate office. The brokerage firm is approaching 45 years in the real estate business.
MONROE, WIS. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $2.1 million sale of a 6,804-square-foot property occupied by Fresenius Kidney Care in Monroe in southern Wisconsin. The facility is located at 120 W. 7th St. Fresenius is a national provider of dialysis treatment and resources. Frank Rogers and Michael Carter of SRS represented the seller, a Midwest-based developer. The team also represented the buyer, a California-based investor completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
Ready Capital Closes $18.5M Acquisition Loan for Office Property in Santa Monica, California
by Amy Works
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Ready Capital has closed an $18.5 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an approximately 20,000-square-foot, Class C office building in Santa Monica’s Westside submarket. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed sponsor will convert the traditional office building into a Class B, mixed-use property with second-floor office space and ground-floor retail space, and once complete, lease-up the space. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options and flexible pre-payment. The financing includes a facility to provide future funding for the capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs and interest and operating shortfalls.
WEST BERLIN, N.J. — Colliers International has negotiated the $16 million sale of a 21-building industrial portfolio in West Berlin, a southeastern suburb of Philadelphia. The portfolio totals 241,410 square feet and includes the 16-building Bloomfield Business Park and five buildings in Commerce Lane Business Park. The Bloom Organization developed Bloomfield Business Park in the late 1980s and early 90s in several phases. The portfolio housed 55 tenants and was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants included United Refrigeration, Cooper Electric and Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply. Ian Richman and Marc Isdaner of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller(s) in the transaction. Michael Brown Sr. represented the buyer, Industrial Investments Inc., on an internal basis.