DALLAS — Lee & Associates has closed the sale of a 13,800-square-foot industrial facility located at 2006 Farrington St. in Dallas. Stephen Williamson of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the transaction. Robert Blankinship of NAI Robert Lynn represented the seller, Century Oak Investments. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
WYLIE, TEXAS — KWA Construction has broken ground on Club Inspiration, an 11,404-square-foot amenities center in the northeastern Dallas metro of Wylie. The property will be part of Inspiration Texas, a 600-acre master-planned development. Valued at roughly $3.8 million, the project will bring multiple pools and a lazy river to the development, as well as a fitness center, volleyball and tennis courts, a playground and walking trails. Completion is slated for October.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Investcorp has sold its ownership stake in Orrington Plaza, a 20-story office tower in downtown Evanston. The sales price was not disclosed. Golub & Co., which purchased the asset with Investcorp in 2013, will maintain an ownership stake in the building by co-investing with a new institutional capital partner and will continue to operate, manage and lease the property. Located at 1603 Orrington Ave., the property features 309,000 square feet of office space and 30,000 square feet of retail space. Next of Kinship restaurant and café as well as a full-service JP Morgan Chase branch occupy the retail portion. Paul Lundstedt and Dan Deuter of CBRE represented the sellers. The new capital partner is GEM Realty, according to local media reports.
LANSING, MICH. — Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) has been selected to serve as the executive architect and engineer for a new hospital for McLaren Greater Lansing. The 500,000-square-foot, 240-bed medical center will be built adjacent to Michigan State University on a 39-acre site. The project is expected to move from the design phase into construction by the end of this year with a 2021 opening. McLaren is investing $450 million to consolidate its two current Lansing hospital facilities at the new campus.
CHICAGO — Wintrust Bank has provided a $21 million loan for the acquisition of a five-property industrial portfolio totaling 665,903 square feet in metro Chicago. The portfolio includes: 550-600 North Commons in Aurora; 710-854 Foster Ave. in Bensenville; 1400-1538 Elmhurst Road in Elk Grove Village; 3456 North Ridge Ave. in Arlington Heights; and 8220 North Austin Ave. in Morton Grove. Christopher Carroll and Jason Bond of HFF arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Clear Height Properties. The seller was not disclosed.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Shopko in Sioux Falls for $11.7 million. The 90,585-square-foot building is located at 1601 W. 41st St. The property is near big box retailers such as Walmart Supercenter, Target, Costco and Menards. There are over 17 years remaining on Shopko’s lease, which expires in December 2035. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Texas-based REIT. A local real estate investor purchased the asset.
WEST CHICAGO, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has brokered the sale of a 31,440-square-foot industrial building in West Chicago for an undisclosed price. The property, constructed in 2008, is located at 310-330 Charles Court. The buyer, Tag Fitness, plans to occupy a portion of the building while generating rental income from the remainder of the property. The company warehouses and distributes fitness equipment to health clubs and home gyms. Mike Antonelli represented both the buyer and the seller, a private investor.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of L3 Technologies Torrance Tech Campus, an office/R&D campus located at 3100 Lomita Blvd. in Torrance. A partnership between Platform Ventures and PMRG sold the property to FRM Associates for $124 million. Situated on 26.7 acres, the five-building campus features 574,010 square feet of space. The campus is 91 percent occupied by L3 Technologies and Torrance Memorial Medical Center. L3 Technologies, which leases 80 percent of the property, recently executed a 15-year lease extension and expanded operations at the facility. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Scott Schumacher, Eric Lastition and Geoff Ludwig of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. NKF Capital Markets’ David Milestone and Brett Green arranged financing for the buyer.
SEATTLE — LaSalle Investment Management has purchased 202 Westlake, an office building located in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, for an undisclosed price. Developed in 2013, the six-story, 131,000-square-foot property is a multi-tenant building that caters to technology and life science users. Amazon occupies the building’s entire office component. The balance of the property is leased to four ground-floor retail tenants, including Chipotle Mexican Grill, Umpqua Bank, Kigo Kitchen and Homegrown. On-site amenities include subterranean parking, bike storage, showers, lockers and quick-service food retailers.
SOUTH PASADENA, CALIF. — Genton Cockrum Partners has completed the disposition of Six25 Fair Oaks, a creative office building located at 625 Fair Oaks Ave. in South Pasadena. Greenbridge Investment Partners acquired the property for $31 million. Genton Cockrum Partners originally acquired the property in 2014 for $20 million and repositioned the three-story, 92,547-square-foot property into a creative office space. Chalvis Evans of CBRE handled the transaction.