PARK RIDGE, ILL. — Essex Realty Group Inc. has brokered the sale of The Parker in Park Ridge for $15 million. The 46-unit apartment building features two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, car washing area, pet run and grilling area. A joint venture between CA Residential and Orchard Development Group developed the property in 2016. Jim Darrow, Jordan Gottlieb and Jordan Multack of Essex represented the developers in the sale. Doug Imber, Kate Verde and Clay Maxfield of Essex represented the buyer, a private investor completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
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BARTLETT, ILL. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 50,080-square-foot warehouse in Bartlett for an undisclosed price. Located in Brewster Creek Business Park, the property sits on 2.8 acres at 1291 Humbracht Circle. Built in 2003, the facility features a clear height of 24 feet and 66 car parking spaces. Bremskerl, a Germany-based producer of abrasives for industrial applications, occupies the facility for its North American headquarters. John D’Orazio of Colliers represented the private seller in the transaction. Cabot Properties purchased the property.
EAST CHICAGO, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.6 million sale of a 9,109-square-foot property net leased to Fresenius Medical Care in East Chicago, about 23 miles southeast of the Windy City. Fresenius has signed a new 15-year lease at the building, which is located at 4016 Main St. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller. An out-of-state buyer purchased the asset. Fresenius specializes in the production of medical supplies for dialysis.
CLIFTON HEIGHTS, PA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 718-unit self-storage facility in Clifton Heights, a western suburb of Philadelphia. The property comprises 82,116 rentable square feet with 590 climate-controlled units and 128 non-climate-controlled units. Units range from 18 to 320 square feet. Mike Mele, Robert Bloch and Noah Obuchowski of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an affiliate of Vertical Fields Capital LLC, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. CubeSmart has been retained as a third-party manager. More than 200,000 people with an average household income in excess of $80,000 live within a three-mile radius of the property.
In today’s volatile retail real estate climate, there is ample need for redevelopment or value-add acquisitions. Tri-Land, a Chicago-based owner and operator, is one such company known for repositioning underperforming retail centers. Established in 1978, the company is launching two new investment funds beginning in July. The two funds — which combined total $30 million — seek to purchase between four and eight properties over a 30-month period. The strategy of the investment funds will be to acquire properties located in Midwest and Southeast markets, including Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Kansas City and Atlanta. More specifically, the funds will target grocery-anchored retail centers where the supermarket requires an on-site expansion, repositioning or relocation. During the past five years, Tri-Land has focused on the redevelopment of 10 legacy assets in Minneapolis, Kansas City, Indianapolis and Chicago. The company has sold each project upon completion of the redevelopment. This year, redevelopment of the 10 assets will be complete. This will enable Tri-Land to concentrate on new redevelopment opportunities. Against that backdrop, REBusinessOnline spoke with Richard Dube, the company’s president, at the ICSC RECon show in Las Vegas, which attracted more than 30,000 attendees. What follows is an edited transcript of the conversation. REBusinessOnline: …
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between BNE Real Estate Group, Hoboken Brownstone Co. and McKinney Properties has opened The Enclave, a 260-unit multifamily community in Jersey City. Designed by local architecture firm Minno & Wasko, The Enclave features studio, one- and two-bedroom units with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, in-home washers and dryers and private balconies in select units. Amenities include a rooftop terrace with a pool, private grilling areas and an outdoor bar, as well as a dog run and spa, multiple entertainment lounges, a game room, coworking space, fitness center and a children’s play area. Residents can also enjoy certain services, such as concierge, package handling, pet care and bike storage.
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Mountain Development Corp. (MDC) will reposition 5 Garret Mountain Plaza, a 101,880-square-foot office building in Woodland Park, located in the northern part of the Garden State. The freestanding property is situated on Interstate 80 and is part of a 30-acre campus. MDC will undertake a full renovation, including upgrades to HVAC systems and the introduction of new amenities like a rooftop deck and surrounding walking trails. Newmark Knight Frank will handle leasing of the property following completion of the project, a timeline for which was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Global investment bank Greenhill & Co. has signed a 78,000-square-foot office lease at the former Time & Life building within Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center. Rockefeller Group, which owns the 48-story building located at 1271 Avenue of the Americas, is wrapping up a $600 million redevelopment program that is scheduled for completion by year’s end. Following Greenhill’s relocation from 300 Park Avenue in 2020, the building will be close to fully leased. Michael Geoghegan, Andrew Sussman and Peter Gamber of CBRE represented Greenhill in the lease negotiations. Mary Ann Tighe, Howard Fiddle, John Maher, Evan Haskell and Dave Caperna of CBRE represented Rockefeller Group, along with internal associates Ed Guiltinan and Jennifer Stein.
AUBURN, MASS. — The F.W. Webb Co., a wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating and cooling products, has purchased a 75,000-square-foot industrial building at 33 Sword St. in Auburn, just west of Worcester. The property, which fetched a sales price of about $4.4 million, is situated on three acres and was formerly owned by Imperial Distributors, which services non-food merchandisers that sell products in grocery stores. David Stubblebine and James Stubblebine of The Stubblebine Co., a brokerage firm active throughout New England, negotiated the transaction.
KeyBank Secures $65M in Financing for Villas at Green Valley Multifamily Property in Nevada
by Amy Works
HENDERSON, NEV. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured $65 million in Fannie Mae financing for Maxx Properties’ previously announced acquisition of Villas at Green Valley in Henderson. Built in 1984 and 1986, the community features 609 garden-style apartment units across 38 two- and three-story apartment buildings, a clubhouse and fitness center on 21 acres. Alan Isenstadt of KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Income Property Group and Erik Storz of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged financing for the project.