Property Type

City of Detroit Unveils Plans for $32M Apartment Property in Midtown

by Kristin Harlow June 13, 2017

DETROIT — The City of Detroit has unveiled plans for a $32 million, 84-unit apartment property in Midtown’s Sugar Hill Historic District. The plans call for 25 percent of the units to be designated as affordable housing for those making between 50 and 80 percent of the area median income. The project will also include 7,000 square feet of commercial space and a 300-space parking garage. Sonya Mays of Develop Detroit and Rodger Brown of Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc. will lead the development team. Phil Freelon, the architect behind the design of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., will lead the design team along with Michael Poris of McIntosh Poris Associates. The developer will purchase the vacant land — which spans slightly more than three-quarters of an acre — from the city for $400,000, pending council approval later this year. The development team is expected to break ground on the project in September 2018.

June 13, 2017

Indiana Industrial Midwest

Rj BOLL Negotiates 120,200 SF Industrial Lease in Indianapolis

by Kristin Harlow June 13, 2017

INDIANAPOLIS — Rj BOLL Realty has negotiated a 120,200-square-foot industrial lease at The Logan Building in Indianapolis. Commercial Works Inc. has leased the entire building, located at 5150 Decatur Blvd. Ray C. Boll and Jeffrey A. Boll of Rj BOLL represented Commercial Works in the lease transaction. Brian Buschuk and Brian Seitz of JLL represented the landlord, Meritex Logan LLC. Rj BOLL and JLL also arranged the sale of Commercial Works’ previous location at 255 S. Post Road in Indianapolis. Jenson Industries purchased the 55,043-square-foot building for $1.9 million.

June 13, 2017

Industrial Kansas Midwest

Copaken Brooks Arranges $4M Sale of Industrial Flex Building in Lenexa, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow June 13, 2017

LENEXA, KAN. — Copaken Brooks has arranged the sale of a 37,585-square-foot industrial flex building in Lenexa for $4 million. The property is located at 10749 West 84th Terrace in the Pine Ridge Business Park. The building was renovated to a half-office and half-warehouse layout in 2005. John D. Coe of Copaken Brooks arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Peavey Properties. Easterly Government Properties Inc. purchased the building.

June 13, 2017

Midwest Missouri Office

Newmark Grubb Zimmer Brokers Sale of 26,000 SF Office Building in Lee’s Summit, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow June 13, 2017

LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — Newmark Grubb Zimmer has brokered the sale of a 26,000-square-foot office building in Lee’s Summit, about 20 miles southeast of Kansas City. The sales price was not disclosed. Once fully occupied by Lafarge North America, the building is now home to nine tenants including American Family Insurance. Susan Smith, Michael VanBuskirk and Chris Robertson of Newmark Grubb Zimmer represented the seller, Jefferson Commons LLLP. A private investor was the buyer.

June 13, 2017

Industrial Midwest Wisconsin

Aquarius Technologies Signs 21,740 SF Industrial Lease in Saukville, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow June 13, 2017

SAUKVILLE, WIS. — Aquarius Technologies has signed a 21,740-square-foot industrial lease in Saukville, about 25 miles north of Milwaukee. The wastewater treatment solution company will occupy the property located at 420 Technology Way. Nick Keys of the Dickman Co. Inc. represented the tenant, while Stephen Provancher and Brett Garceau of NAI MLG Commercial represented the landlord, Technology Way LLP.

June 13, 2017

Hospitality Nevada Top Stories Western

Golden Entertainment to Acquire American Casino & Entertainment Properties for $850M

by Katie Sloan June 13, 2017

LAS VEGAS — Golden Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: GDEN) has agreed to acquire American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC, which owns four gaming and entertainment properties in Nevada, for $850 million. American Casino & Entertainment’s portfolio features 3,879 slot machines, 89 table games and 4,895 hotel rooms in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada. Properties include: The Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower, featuring an 80,000-square-foot casino, 2,427 guestrooms and suites, 13 restaurants, nine bars, two pools, entertainment venues and a 1,149-foot observation tower located on the North Las Vegas Strip. Arizona Charlie’s Hotel & Casino – Decatur, located just off the Las Vegas Strip, which features 1,060 slot machines, seven table games and 259 hotel rooms. Arizona Charlie’s Hotel & Casino – Boulder, located on Boulder Highway in Las Vegas, which features 849 slot machines, seven table games and 303 hotel rooms. The Aquarius Casino Resort, located on the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nev. The property features a 57,000-square-foot casino, eight restaurants, three bars, 1,906 guestrooms and suites and an entertainment pavilion. The purchase consideration consists of $781 million cash plus approximately four million shares of Golden Entertainment stock issued to American Casino & Entertainment’s current owner, Whitehall Street …

June 13, 2017

Features Restaurant Retail Top Stories

From Production to Consumption: Architecture is Critical Component of the U.S. Microbrewery Scene

by John Nelson June 13, 2017

For most brick-and-mortar retailers, visibility to remain top-of-mind is at the forefront of operational decisions. Not so for microbreweries. In fact, it’s not as much about where a brewery is located as it is about how it is designed. For this still fairly young industry, brewery architecture and design are nearly as important as the beer itself. Microbreweries are quickly taking the Southeast by storm as places to taste and enjoy a fine beverage, as well as spend an enjoyable afternoon or evening. With so many intricate design components within often-limited budgets, this kind of project can be a perfectly alluring (and appetizing) challenge for an architect. Critical to the success of creating the ideal atmosphere and experience for a microbrewery is partnering with an architectural and design firm that understands the business to ensure the building ultimately supports current and future operations and growth. And, with fermenters and grain rooms in the mix, the design is quite unique to other commercial and even industrial spaces. Microbrewery operators must have space for two (possibly three) components: production, event space and now retail sales, an emerging third element for states like Georgia with new alcohol sales laws. The production space must …

June 13, 2017

Market Reports New Mexico Office Western Western Market Reports

Albuquerque’s Office Market Struggles to Recover

by Camren Skelton June 13, 2017

The New Mexico office market heart is found in Albuquerque. During the first quarter of 2017, the Albuquerque office market has seen an increase in activity from local companies looking for newer and updated spaces, but not necessarily more space. The office market has been the last to see any type of recovery after the recession. The vacancy rate remains steady at about 21 percent. Continuing through 2017, we anticipate moderately positive absorption. Albuquerque remains over-built and under-demolished, with many office buildings being functionally obsolete. Other than two new, build-to-suit medical buildings, one being 43,000 square feet and the other being 90,000 square feet, there are not any planned speculative office buildings. State Farm recently announced it will vacate 35,000 square feet and move its call center operations to Arizona. A multi-market, healthcare administration office has downsized from 67,000 square feet to about 25,000 square feet. These shifts will yield two properties with large contiguous spaces, an excellent opportunity for tenants with large space requirements. However, there are fewer opportunities for those looking for updated spaces. There are currently less than 10 modern office buildings for lease or sale. As such, modern Class A office buildings continue to have high …

June 13, 2017

Features Retail Top Stories

Avison Young’s Jedd Nero: Today’s Retail Real Estate Market Is a Blank Canvas

by Taylor Williams June 13, 2017

LAS VEGAS — With more than 30 years of experience representing tenants and landlords in retail negotiations, Jedd Nero, principal and executive managing director at Avison Young’s New York office, has worked with household-name retailers such as Hershey’s, Hugo Boss and Verizon Wireless. Nero was one of about 37,000 retail professionals who attended ICSC RECon in Las Vegas in late May. As the crowd jostled through the Las Vegas Convention Center in search of their next networking opportunity, Northeast Real Estate Business found time to chat with Nero. His insights into the rapidly changing landscape of retail real estate are detailed below. Northeast Real Estate Business: Since the beginning of the year, we’ve seen a rash of store closures nationally. In terms of the volume of these closures, what has precipitated that? Is it just online shopping or are there other factors at work? Jedd Nero: I think it’s a combination of several factors. I think we can all agree that the country is over-malled. There are about 1,200 malls in the country. By the time everything is said and done, there will probably be about 900 left. Class C and D malls have been affected the most. Certainly online …

June 13, 2017

California Industrial Western

Goldman Sachs Buys 161,610 SF Distribution Building in Los Angeles

by Nellie Day June 12, 2017

LOS ANGELES — Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) Private Real Estate has purchased a 161,610-square-foot distribution center in the Mid Counties submarket of Los Angeles for an undisclosed sum. The Class A facility is located at 12252 Whittier Blvd. The property is fully leased to one tenant. John Repstad and Mark Repstad of Realty Advisory Group represented both the buyer and seller, Terreno Realty Corp., in this transaction.

June 12, 2017

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