AURORA, ORE. — Columbia Helicopters has completed the sale-leaseback of its asset portfolio in Aurora. New York-based W.P. Carey, a net-lease REIT, acquired the properties for an undisclosed price. Columbia Helicopters, a helicopter manufacturing and operations company, fully occupies the portfolio, which totals 187,016 square feet. Located at 14451 Arndt Road, the campus features 15 buildings. Founded in 1957, Columbia Helicopters provides heavy-lift aviation services, military transport, firefighting, and oil and gas support helicopters. The facilities included in the portfolio sale are mission critical, including offices, shop facilities, an engine test center, training spaces and a wastewater treatment facility. Erik Foster, Mike Wilson and Ryan Carlino of Avison Young represented the seller in the deal.
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ONTARIO, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has arranged the sale of a commercial asset located at 4480 Ontario Mills Parkway/745 Franklin Ave. in Ontario. Almaz Investment & Management sold the building to a private individual for $4.2 million. Allen Buchanan, Joshua Harper of Lee & Associates’ Orange, Calif., office and David Mudge of Lee & Associates’ Riverside, Calif., office represented the seller, while Greg Martin of Lee & Associates’ Ontario, Calif., office represented the buyer in the deal. At the time of sale, the two-unit, 9,545-square-foot building was a fully built-out surgery center that had only one tenant.
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINN. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged $18.1 million in acquisition financing for nine multifamily properties in the Twin Cities area. Bellwether Enterprise arranged the loans on behalf of the borrower, Midwest GIR Group. Freddie Mac provided the majority of the loans. The properties include: Hatch Apartments in St. Paul; Crystal Court in Crystal; Sommerset Place in Brooklyn Park; 872 Payne Ave. in St. Paul; Bluebird Apartments in St. Paul; Stinson Boulevard Apartments in Columbia Heights; Penn & Camden in Minneapolis; Stryker Place in St. Paul; and Folwell Apartments in Minneapolis. Midwest GIR Group acquired the properties, totaling 284 units, over the last 16 months.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — IDEX Corp. has leased 39,252 square feet of office space at 3100 Sanders Road in Northbrook for its new global headquarters. The manufacturer of dispensing equipment and specialty engineered products is expected to vacate its current office in Lake Forest this summer. IDEX will occupy space on the third floor and have access to a shared conference center and auditorium. Lou Hall and Dan Wilkins of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Francis Prock and Daryl Silverman of Colliers International represented the landlord, Allstate Corp.
AURORA, ILL. — Transwestern Commercial Services has brokered the sale of 2350 Prospect Drive in Aurora. The 110,355-square-foot industrial building features a clear height of 38 feet and is fully leased by a transportation and logistics provider. Justin Lerner and Joe Karmin of Transwestern represented the buyer, Denver-based Black Creek Group. Neither the seller nor the sales price were disclosed.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Courtesy Plaza in Chicago for $7.5 million. Built in 1987, the 42,346-square-foot retail center is located at 5160 S. Pulaski Road. It is fully leased. Adrian Mendoza, Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. The team also procured the buyer, a private investor.
CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of St. Pauls House, a 171-bed skilled nursing community in Chicago. Lutheran Life Communities sold the facility to an Illinois-based operator for an undisclosed price. St. Pauls House was originally built in 1921, with the additions of the east wing in 1956 and the west wing in 1970. The 100,000-square-foot community is situated on 2.4 acres in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood, northwest of downtown. Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of JLL led the transaction.
GARLAND, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged the sale of Creekside on the Green, a 296-unit apartment community in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Texas-based RS Creekside LLC sold the asset to Roseview Winn Acquisition LLC for an undisclosed price. Chris Deuillet, Chandler Sims and Danny Baker of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. Since 2016, Creekside on the Green has received more than $1 million in capital improvements, including full upgrades to approximately one-third of the units and improvements to the leasing office, fitness center and pool area.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Northwood Retail will reposition Prestonwood Place, a 133,000-square-foot retail center located at the corner of Beltline and Montfort streets in Addison, a northern suburb of Dallas. The project will convert part of the center into 50,000 square feet of office space, upgrade building façades and add a 15,000-square-foot park. Additional improvements will include reconfigured parking lots, new pedestrian walkways and refreshed landscaping. Construction will occur in four phases, with the overall completion slated for early 2021. Northwood Retail is based in Dallas and is an affiliate of Northwood Investors, a privately held investment firm that was founded in 2006 by former Blackstone executive John Kukral.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Monterrey, a 105-unit apartment community in Fort Worth. The property was built in 1968 and is located on the city’s southwest side. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, locally based investment firm Napali Capital, in the transaction. Silva and Dan Mullen, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer, a Dallas-based limited liability company. The asset drew 13 offers during a four-week marketing period.