CLEVELAND — Berkadia has arranged a $33.2 million loan for the refinancing of US Bank Centre, a 15-story office property in Cleveland’s Theater District. Located at 1350 Euclid Ave., the building features 255,072 square feet of leasable space and a parking garage. Mark Vogel and Dan Geuther of Berkadia arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, The Wolstein Group. Bank of America Merrill Lynch provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 67 percent loan-to-value ratio and two years of interest-only payments.
MELROSE PARK, ILL. — ODW Logistics Inc. has leased an entire 343,410-square-foot industrial building in Melrose Park. The property, which features railway access, includes 84 truck-level docks, 17 trailer positions, 10 rail doors, 120 car parking spaces, two air freight doors and 30,000 square feet of office space. John Joyce of Transwestern represented the landlord, TSP Melrose Park LLC. Dan McGillicuddy of JLL represented the tenant.
INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Commerce Park, a seven-building office portfolio in Indianapolis. The sales price was not disclosed. The portfolio totals 133,749 square feet and is located off 86th Street. The buildings are home to a variety of healthcare, construction and professional services tenants. Alex Cantu and Alex Davenport of Colliers represented the seller, Orton Development Inc. Ziff Properties Inc. purchased the portfolio.
ST. LOUIS — Lawrence Group, the developer for City Foundry STL, has unveiled that the 30,000-square-foot food hall at the mixed-use project is now 50 percent preleased. The lineup of food vendors is exclusive to the development and St. Louis. Tenants include CropCircle, serving country fair-type foods; Good Day, offering crepes and breakfast sandwiches; Hello Poke, serving fresh poke and seafood; Lost & Found, a burger and pizza joint; Juice Box Central, a drink station with juices and smoothies; Mokyu Mokyu, selling ice cream with a Japanese and Korean flair; Press Waffle Co.; serving made-to-order waffles; Sumax, known for its Middle Eastern hummus and wraps; and UKraft; offering breakfast bowls, sandwiches, and soups. City Foundry STL is the adaptive reuse of the former 10-acre Century Electric Foundry complex in St. Louis’ Midtown neighborhood. The $210 million first phase will include 122,000 square feet of restaurant and entertainment space, 105,000 square feet of shops and 107,000 square feet of office space. Additional tenants will be announced this spring. Phase I is slated to begin opening in mid-2019.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of View High Lake, a 309-unit multifamily community in Kansas City. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 1973, the property is situated near I-470 and Highway 350. Nick Fluellen, Bard Hoover and Max Helgeson of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction. In addition to the apartment complex, the sale includes a 31-acre parcel to the south and an 18-acre parcel to the north that will enable the new owner to construct common area amenities, additional apartment buildings or single-family homes, according to Fluellen.
LORTON, VA. — Avison Young has arranged the $142 million sale of Gunston Commerce Center, an industrial/flex business park in Lorton, about 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. NGP, formerly National Government Properties, purchased the property from I-95 Business Parks Management, according to the Washington Business Journal. The park spans nine buildings and 600,000 square feet of rentable space. It is situated between the Pentagon and the Marine Corps Base Quantico. The property is leased to a roster of tenants anchored by federal government contractors and the General Services Administration, which is the real estate management entity of the federal government that leases space on behalf of agencies such as the Department of Defense. The buildings are flexible in design, with uses ranging from office and warehouse to R&D and retail. John Kevill, Jim Kornick, Chip Ryan, Michael Murrillo and Georgiana Condoiu of Avison Young marketed the property on behalf of the seller. — Kristin Hiller and Alex Tostado
Retail real estate in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is nearing its cyclical peak, and users that want to continue expanding in the metroplex are being hamstrung by a lack of quality space and surging rents. According to CoStar Group, DFW’s retail vacancy rate currently stands at 4.4 percent, a record low that the research firm expects to hold steady or even improve in the coming years. Rents have grown by more than 3 percent annually over the last five years, and are now 15 percent higher than their pre-recession peaks. Put simply, DFW is a landlord’s market. As such, retailers that have had success in the metroplex over the last decade and want to keep opening new stores should be considering other markets. One of the ideal landing spots for these users lies a mere 200 miles up Interstate 35 in Oklahoma City. According to CoStar, Oklahoma City’s retail vacancy has grown by approximately 100 basis points over the last two years, currently clocking in at 6.1 percent. There is very little new product under construction — less than half a million square feet — but asking rents in Oklahoma City average $14.40 per square foot, compared to $18.89 per square …
RALEIGH, CHARLOTTE AND CARY, N.C — In a move that furthers its value-add strategy, Waterton has acquired a four-property, 1,148-unit apartment portfolio in North Carolina. The sales price was undisclosed, but the Triangle Business Journal reports that the portfolio traded for $169 million. The seller was an investment group led by the Bainbridge Cos. The properties are located in Raleigh, Charlotte and Cary. The complexes were built between 1987 and 1995, and the acquisition nearly doubles Chicago-based Waterton’s portfolio in North Carolina. The properties, which feature a mix of garden-style buildings and townhomes, include: Ashford Green, a 300-unit community consisting of 22 three-story, garden-style buildings and five townhome buildings on 20 acres in Charlotte; Atria at Crabtree Valley, a 268-unit complex across 18 two- and three-story, garden-style buildings on 28 acres in Raleigh; Audubon Parc, 180-units with 10 three-story, garden-style buildings on 18 acres about 11 miles southwest of downtown Raleigh in Cary; and The Retreat at McAlpine Creek, a 400-unit property with 30 three-story, garden-style buildings and four townhome buildings on 40 acres in Charlotte. Waterton plans to renovate unit interiors and exteriors, upgrade amenities, including clubhouses, leasing centers, pools, fitness centers and playgrounds at all four locations, and …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Novare Group has sold SkyHouse Uptown, a 672-unit multifamily complex in Uptown Charlotte’s Fourth Ward neighborhood, to CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 8 fund, a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based CBRE Global Investors. The sales price was undisclosed, but Charlotte Business Journal reports the high-rise project sold for $190 million. The asset consists of two 24-story buildings, which were completed in 2015 and 2017. The property includes 14,000 square feet of retail space and an eight-story parking structure. Each tower features a rooftop pool, covered poolside lounges with billiards, fire pits and large flat screen TVs. David Gutting, Andrea Howard, Jim Sewell and John Currin of JLL represented the Atlanta-based seller in the transaction.
HALETHORPE, MD. — Klein Enterprises has sold Patapsco Village, a 154,229-square-foot shopping center in Halethorpe. MegaMart, an owner and operator of nine Latin American-focused grocery stores in the Mid-Atlantic, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. MegaMart will open a location in the former King Food space. Other tenants include Roses Discount Store, M&T Bank, Rainbow and Shoe City. Klein Enterprises has owned Patapsco Village since developing the center in 1983. The shopping center is situated about four miles south of downtown Baltimore.