DETROIT — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $36.4 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of One Kennedy Square, a multi-tenant office building in Detroit. The 246,304-square-foot property is 100 percent occupied by tenants such as Ernst & Young. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Kennedy Square Office Building LLC. Wells Fargo Bank provided the loan.
OLATHE, KAN. — Kessinger/Hunter & Co. is developing its third speculative industrial building within the I-35 Logistics Park in Olathe. The 567,115-square-foot industrial warehouse, known as Building C, will be located directly to the east of the existing 821,663-square-foot Building B. KGPCo, a provider of supply chain and network transformation solutions for the communications industry, has pre-leased 251,873 square feet of space at Building C. Tom Walrich of Lee & Associates represented KGPCo in the lease transaction. Bentall Kennedy advised ownership and has been retained as the asset manager of the new building, as well as Building B and remaining development sites. Completion of Building C is slated for the end of 2018. The project team includes Merit General Contractors, Bozich Architects, TranSystems and BSE Structural Engineers.
CHICAGO — SVN | Chicago Commercial has negotiated the sale of a 42,000-square-foot loft office building in Chicago’s West Loop for $12.9 million. The property, located at 117-121 N. Jefferson Ave., is known as the Haymarket Building. The building was over 90 percent leased at the time of sale. Wayne Caplan and Lee Ffrench of SVN represented the seller, an affiliate of St. Louis-based Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate. In-Commercial Group, based in Chicago, led the purchasing group, which was an investor completing a 1031 exchange.
ST. PETERS, MO. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc. will renovate its Mid Rivers Mall in St. Peters, about 30 miles west of St. Louis. A new H&M store will open at the property this fall, requiring three other retailers to relocate to different spaces within the mall. H&M is a women’s and men’s apparel store. Claire’s will move to a 1,250-square-foot store on the lower level. Justice will relocate to a 4,100-square-foot space on the lower level near Dillard’s and Lane Bryant will move to a 5,000-square-foot space on the lower level in the Dillard’s wing. Next month, a pop-up shop will open at the mall, enabling local boutiques to try their business in a mall setting for one week at a time. Other interior projects at the mall include replacing the escalators, improving the elevators and installing new digital directories. All interior projects are slated for completion by this summer. As for exterior improvements, the parking lot will be upgraded to include LED lighting and 24 more poles will be installed. The majority of the lot will be resurfaced this year and the remaining portion will be completed in 2019.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 20-unit apartment building in St. Paul for $2 million. The property is located at 1756 Grand Ave. and consists of 20 studio apartments. Dan Linnell, Mox Gunderson, Josh Talberg and Evan Miller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor who had owned the property for 40 years. A private investor purchased the asset.
PHOENIX — Knightvest Capital has acquired the 768-unit Red Mountain Villas in Phoenix for $110 million. The community is located at 815 N. 52nd St. Red Mountain Villas was built on nearly 30 acres in three phases between 1987 and 1996. Community amenities include a koi pond, six resort-inspired swimming pools and access to the Papago Golf Course. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors represented both the buyer and seller, Weidner Apartment Homes, in this transaction.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — NorthMarq has arranged $47.8 million in bridge financing for a 414,309-square-foot vacant warehouse in Santa Ana. The warehouse is located at 515 E. Dyer Road. Hines acquired the property in December 2017. The firm plans to renovate and reposition the vacant warehouse into a last-mile distribution center. The property was formerly a manufacturing and distribution facility. It features 22-foot clear heights, 120-foot truck turning clearance, an office pod, and access to the 55, 5 and 405 freeways. The loan represents 65 percent of total project cost with a five-year term. NorthMarq shopped the non-recourse loan to both banks and debt funds, but the final lender was not disclosed. Mike Elmore, Joe Giordani and John Marshall led the NorthMarq team.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Kearny Real Estate Co. has purchased a 197,370-square-foot office campus in Santa Ana for $34.8 million. The campus is located at 3100-3130 Harbor Blvd. The space has recently been rebranded Elevate@Harbor. It includes two mid-rise buildings on eight acres that were built in 1982. Kearny plans to invest about $15 million to reposition the office campus. The one-acre outdoor area surrounding the first floor of both buildings will be redesigned to incorporate outdoor areas that provide a mix of work, leisure and active spaces. The seller was The Colton Company. CBRE’s Carol Trapani and Allison Kelly will oversee leasing for Elevate@Harbor.
DALLAS — The Ainbinder Co., the developer of High Point Crossing retail center in northeast Dallas, has signed four anchor tenants to the 180,000-square-foot development. Academy Sports + Outdoors, Marshalls, Burlington and Five Below will serve as anchor tenants at the property, which is under construction and expected to open in the fall. Jeff Kittleson, Robert Aycock and Andrew Aycock of CBRE represented The Ainbinder Co. in the lease negotiations.
DEL MAR HEIGHTS, CALIF. — Irvine Co. has purchased Gateway at Torrey Hills, a 198,000-square-foot campus in Del Mar Heights, for an undisclosed sum. The campus is situated near the I-5 Freeway at Carmel Mountain Road. The Class A office space is spread across two four-story buildings. Notable tenants include BDO USA, MINDBODY Inc., and law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. The project features stone and glass façades, flexible floor plates, modern interior features and on-site parking. Amenities include a fitness center with locker room and showers, art installations, multiple patios, and outdoor workspaces. Irvine Co. plans to add to and enhance the outdoor workspaces.
