CHICAGO — Euromonitor International LLC has signed a 36,023-square-foot office lease at 1 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago. The independent provider of strategic market research will move its North American headquarters from 224 S. Michigan Ave. in October of this year. Euromonitor will occupy the 17th floor of the Central Loop office tower, which is owned by Beacon Properties. Tony Karmin and Corby Marx of Colliers International represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Jack O’Brien and Caroline Colnon of Telos Group represented Beacon Properties.
CHICAGO — Bluemercury, a luxury beauty retailer, has signed a lease to open an 1,800-square-foot store at 900 West in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The store is expected to open this summer. Tucker Development Corp. completed 900 West last year. The project included the renovation of 10 historic buildings along West Randolph Street. Together, the buildings comprise 45,000 square feet of street-level retail space and 45,000 square feet of upper-level office space. Bluemercury joins lululemon athletica and Bonci Pizza, both of which opened last year.
TEXARKANA, TEXAS — Love Funding has secured a $5.6 million loan for the refinancing of Winfield Estates, a 156-unit affordable seniors housing community in Texarkana, a city on the Texas-Arkansas state line. Built in 2001, the property consists on 39 one-story buildings with units that are all reserved for senior residents earning no more than 60 percent of the area median income. The financing was secured through HUD’s 223(f) loan insurance program and will be used to implement capital repairs to the property, as well as to pay off existing debt.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 54,891-square-foot office lease renewal at 2600 N. Loop West in Houston. Jon Silberman of NAI Partners represented the tenant, PFS Group LLC, a provider of accounts receivables solutions and programs, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
WAYNE, N.J. — Toys ‘R’ Us is taking the next step in what the Wayne-based retailer is calling an “orderly wind down” of it’s U.S. business. In a U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing early this morning, Toys ‘R’ Us is requesting approval to begin the liquidation of inventory in all 735 of its remaining stores across the country, including stores in Puerto Rico. The closures threaten up to 33,000 American jobs in the coming months, according to the Wall Street Journal. “I am very disappointed with the result, but we no longer have the financial support to continue the company’s U.S. operations,” said David Brandon, chairman and CEO of Toys ‘R’ Us, in an official statement. In January, the toy chain announced plans to shutter up to 182 underperforming stores, including those under the Babies ‘R’ Us banner, as part of its restructuring efforts to revive business. The 70-year-old retailer filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy last September. Toys ‘R’ Us was facing $5 billion in debt, largely stemming from a $6.6 billion buyout in 2005 led by KKR & Co. LP, Bain Capital LP and Vornado Realty Trust. Continued debt, combined with poor holiday sales, forced the retailer’s latest move. For …
If you happen to read or listen to Freddie Mac officials, the key economic factor driving housing demand is the labor market. In 2017, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) secured 293 commitments from companies across the country to locate or grow in Indiana. Collectively, this will make for more than $7 billion in new investments and 30,158 new jobs in the coming years, marking the highest annual commitment in IEDC history. Companies currently expanding and adding thousands of jobs throughout the region have been contributing greatly to the growth of the multihousing market in central Indiana. More than 2,380 market-rate apartment units were completed in 2017. Construction doesn’t appear to be slowing down either, as over 2,200 units were under construction at the beginning of 2018. Apartment deliveries soar Central Indiana has experienced a marked increase in overall multifamily deliveries. Between 2014 and 2017, developers delivered approximately 15,000 new units, compared with 13,500 units over the previous 14 years combined. A large majority of the projects are greater than 100 units, particularly the market-rate developments. Lately, most of these projects have contained pockets of amenities or are located near amenities. Downtown Indianapolis was home to one of the more …
In 2017, newly signed bulk space deals in the greater Indianapolis industrial market totaled 10.2 million square feet. Of that total, over 50 percent had some affiliation with e-commerce. With 26 new buildings and another 5.7 million square feet under construction, the Indianapolis industrial market will clearly become increasingly linked to the performance of e-commerce as the total share of online retail sales remains in a significant growth mode. Projections by Cushman & Wakefield show that by 2020 nearly 12 percent of all retail sales will be associated with e-commerce — three times what it was 10 years ago. Stronger growth will be driven by the onset of e-grocery and e-pharma. Additionally, e-commerce will continue to be a driving force in these industrial deals because the online industry is getting better at what it does. Coming off the strongest holiday season since the Great Recession, companies are now focused on the cost of package returns and are re-examining the value of brick-and-mortar stores. When it comes to package returns, not only is the processing time significantly slower, but it is six times costlier to return a package using regular shipping methods. Returning items to physical store locations is the cheapest …
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — The Cedar Park City Council has approved a land use plan amendment for Indigo Ridge North, a 126-acre mixed-use project that will be located in the Austin metro of Cedar Park. According to plans submitted to the city, the project will include 100,000 square feet of retail space, 270,000 square feet of office space, 50,000 square feet of boutique office space, a 400-key hotel, 1,050 residential units and 120 high-rise residential units. Austin-based Thompson Morris is developing the project.
CLEVELAND — Cleveland-based KeyBank Real Estate Capital has closed a $90.8 million FHA 232/223(f) loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of seniors housing properties in Texas. The portfolio consists of eight properties totaling 541 units and 1,063 beds across various markets in Texas. The FHA loan proceeds were used to pay off the balance of a $315 million bridge loan, which was provided by a KeyBank-led syndicate and used to fund the acquisition of 30 Texas-based skilled nursing facilities. The borrower was a joint venture led by Capital Senior Ventures and BlueMountain Capital Management. Grant Saunders and Peter Trazzera of KeyBank structured the initial syndicated bank loan.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — The Silver Group, a California-based brokerage firm specializing in the sale of single-tenant properties, has negotiated the sale of a 60,000-square-foot store leased to Tom Thumb in the Dallas metro of Flower Mound. The store, whose lease is guaranteed by The Albertson Cos. LLC, anchors Cross Timbers Village shopping center and houses a Starbucks and sushi bar. The buyer, seller and sales price were not disclosed.