ELYRIA, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties LLC (ICP) has acquired a 159,000-square-foot property at Midway Mall formerly occupied by Dillard’s in Elyria, about 30 miles southwest of Cleveland. The purchase price was not disclosed. The property sits on 18 acres. Earlier this year, ICP purchased the Sears building and Sears auto center on the western edge of the mall. ICP intends to redevelop the property, but specific plans have not been disclosed. Best Buy, Dunham’s Sports and Johnny K’s Power Sports anchor the 1.1 million-square-foot regional mall.
STREETSBORO, OHIO — Curtis-Layer Design Build has broken ground on a 150,000-square-foot speculative warehouse in Streetsboro, about 30 miles southeast of Cleveland. The building will feature precast concrete and glass panels and a clear height of 32 feet. The site is located near the Frost Road interchange at I-480 and approximately a half-mile from the Ohio Turnpike. Completion is slated for first-quarter 2020. Bob Brehmer of NAI Pleasant Valley is marketing the property for lease. A private investment group is the developer and MPG Architects is the architect. Chemical Bank provided construction financing.
CHICAGO — CommonGrounds Workplace has signed a 10-year lease for 30,783 square feet at 33 North LaSalle in Chicago’s financial district. CommonGrounds is a coworking company that provides flexible space solutions and services for companies of all sizes. There are currently nine U.S. locations open, with 11 additional locations scheduled to open in 2019 and early 2020. The lease at 33 North LaSalle includes the entire second and third floors of the 38-story office tower, which was constructed in 1928 and renovated in 2016. Amenities include a bike room, fitness center, conference room and catering kitchen. The renovation of the CommonGrounds space will be overseen by the company’s in-house design division. Chicago-based Partners by Design is the architect of record. Jon Cordell and Jess O’Hara of Newmark Knight Frank represented ownership, The John Buck Co., in the lease transaction. Jim Suber of Strategic Real Estate Advisory represented CommonGrounds, which expects to expand its footprint to 2 million square feet across 50 locations in the next 24 months.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Prism Plastics has signed a 30,470-square-foot industrial lease in Shelby Township, about 15 miles north of Detroit. Prism manufactures high-precision plastic products with a focus on automotive parts. Andrew Boncore of Dominion Real Estate Advisors represented the tenant and the landlord, GSL Holdings LLC. The lease term is 12 years.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — RXR Realty, a New York-based developer, has opened 360 Huguenot, a 280-unit multifamily property in New Rochelle, just north of The Bronx. The property offers studio and two-bedroom apartments, with amenities including an outdoor terrace with green space, conference room and a fitness center. The ground floor of the building features 14,000 square feet of retail space and 10,000 square feet of arts and culture space.
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — Maquette, a New-York based fine art logistics company, has signed a 46,000-square-foot industrial lease in Long Island City. The property, 48-49 35th Street, is a 260,000-square-foot warehouse originally built in 1949. Forrest Mas and Chris Pachios of North River Co., the landlord, negotiated the lease directly with the tenant.
FRANKLIN, MASS. — TMC Holdings & Development LLC will develop a 50,000-square-foot industrial property in Franklin, about 30 miles southwest of Boston. Formerly the site of a glass recycling facility, the property is located in the Marijuana Overlay District with frontage on I-495. TMC Holdings plans to demolish the facility and build a 50,000-square-foot warehouse with 22 to 24-foot clear heights. Construction is slated to begin in fall 2019. John Eysenbach of R.W. Holmes represented TMC Holdings in the transaction, as well as the seller, Strategic Materials Inc.
LYNN, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $12.6 million in permanent financing for Marian Gardens, a 94-unit affordable housing multifamily property in Lynn, about 12 miles northeast of Boston. The property was built in the 1960s and includes two-, three- and four-bedroom townhouse units. Tim O’Donnell, Jason Cunnane and Lindsay Feig of Fantini and Gorga arranged the loan. The borrower and lender in the transaction were undisclosed.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — JLL has secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for a 104,000-square-foot office portfolio in Basking Ridge, about 30 miles west of New York. TD Bank provided the loan, which carries a seven-year term and a fixed interest rate. The property, 180-188 Mount Airy Road, consists of two adjacent buildings and an ancillary structure. At the time of the closing, the buildings were 98 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Global Bankers Insurance Group and Microchip Technology. The borrower was a partnership between PAG Investments and CIG Properties.
DENVER — CBRE has arranged the sale of a LEED Gold-certified industrial flex building located at 6144 N. Panasonic Way in northeast Denver’s Airport corridor. Omaha-based NewStreet Properties acquired the property from Denver-based Westfield Co. for $22 million. Westfield Co. originally constructed the 112,966-square-foot facility as a build-to-suit for Panasonic Enterprise Solutions (PESCO), a technology and solar subsidiary of Panasonic, in 2016. The smart property features warehouse, assembly, research and design space, as well as a two-story office space with Class A finishes. Situated on six acres, the property is adjacent to the 61st and Peña Light Rail Station. Tyler Carner, Jeremy Ballenger and Jim Bolt of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.