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CBRE Brokers Sale of 320,976 SF Office Building in Kansas City, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow January 9, 2018

KANSAS CITY, MO. — CBRE has brokered the sale of 2323 Grand in Kansas City’s Crown Center for an undisclosed price. The 11-story office property features 320,976 square feet and an underground parking garage. The transaction also included a surface parking lot for a combined total of 2.3 acres. The building is 83 percent leased by tenants including Sun Life Financial Services Co. Inc., Seigfried Bingham PC and Thornton Tomasetti Inc. On-site amenities include a cafeteria with a dining room and outdoor patio, fitness center and conference rooms. The property recently underwent a $6.5 million renovation. Gina Anderson, Gary Carr and Robert Hill of CBRE arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Assurant. Stanton Road Capital purchased the asset.

January 9, 2018

Illinois Loans Midwest Office

Cohen Financial Arranges $19M Acquisition Financing for Office Building in Northbrook, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow January 9, 2018

NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has arranged a $19 million bridge loan for the acquisition of 400 Skokie in Northbrook, a northern suburb of Illinois. The 195,000-square-foot office building is currently 75 percent leased by tenants in various industries, including industrial manufacturing, financial services and healthcare. Michael Hart of Cohen Financial arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Ameritus. A Chicago-based bank provided the loan.

January 9, 2018

Illinois Midwest Office

BP Renews 240,000 SF Office Lease in Chicago’s West Loop

by Kristin Harlow January 9, 2018

CHICAGO — BP Products North America has renewed its 240,000-square-foot office lease at CME Center-10 & 30 South Wacker in Chicago’s West Loop. BP has leased space at the property since 2010 when it relocated from the western suburbs. CME Center is 90 percent leased. The 2.3 million-square-foot property consists of two 40-story towers connected by a 10-story center structure and a 500-car parking garage. Amenities include a car wash, valet parking, tenant lounge and fitness facility. Matt Carolan, Steve Steinmeyer and Bruce Renwick of JLL represented BP in the lease transaction. Joe Gordon and Justin Lewis of Tishman Speyer represented ownership, Tishman Speyer.

January 9, 2018

Loans Midwest Multifamily Ohio

Hunt Mortgage Group Provides $7.6M Loan for Acquisition of Apartment Property in Columbus, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow January 9, 2018

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $7.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Sutton Square Apartments in Columbus. The 202-unit apartment property is comprised of 29 two-story buildings. Built in 1968, the community is currently 95 percent occupied. The 15-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Hamilton Sutton Square LLC was the borrower.

January 9, 2018

Industrial Top Stories

Blackstone Property Partners to Acquire Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust for $3.8B

by Katie Sloan January 9, 2018

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — An affiliate of Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has entered into an agreement to acquire Vancouver-based Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET) (TSX: AAR-UN) for $8.10 per trust unit — $3.8 billion — in an all-cash transaction. The transaction price represents a 21 percent premium to the closing price of PIRET units on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Jan. 8. Blackstone will complete the acquisition through its real estate investment arm, Blackstone Property Partners. “The trust has accomplished tremendous growth in the 10 years since the initial public offering in August 2007,” says Rick Turner, chairman of PIRET’s Board of Trustees. “Since inception, we have generated a total return in excess of 345 percent and we have built a platform that has made us a leader in the Canadian industrial REIT space.” The transaction is structured as a statutory plan of arrangement under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act. Completion of the transaction, which is expected to occur in the second quarter of this year, is subject to customary conditions. PIRET will continue to pay its normal monthly distributions through closing of the transaction. BMO Capital Markets is acting as financial advisor to PIRET, while Greenhill & Co. Goodmans …

January 9, 2018

Features Heartland Feature Archive Midwest Multifamily Top Stories

Aided by Tax Credits, Adaptive Reuse Pays Off for Developers

by Kristin Harlow January 9, 2018

Transforming older, historic buildings into apartment rental units opens myriad opportunities for developers beyond simply saving a neighborhood building. The process enables them to create unique floor plans and hip spaces that resonate with many of today’s renters and lease up quickly. These adaptive reuse projects are often costlier than new construction and fraught with challenges, but the consensus among developers is that the reward is worth the risk. “It’s economic development,” says Nick Anderson, a developer with Plymouth, Minnesota-based Dominium. “Converting these historic structures into apartments is very labor-intensive, so the projects generally create a lot of construction jobs. The properties themselves become their own little communities and can have a catalyzing effect on the surrounding neighborhood.” Preserving history Dominium completed construction of Millworks Lofts in Minneapolis in July of this year. The 78-unit affordable housing property was 100 percent leased prior to opening its doors in August, says Anderson. The building, which dates back to the 1920s and was formerly home to Lake Street Sash & Door Co., is on the National Register of Historic Places. Dominium purchased the vacant building in 2016 and financed the project using both federal and state historic tax credit equity. All major …

January 9, 2018

Affordable Housing Florida Multifamily Southeast

Starwood Property Trust to Acquire Affordable Housing Portfolio in Florida for $600M

by Camren Skelton January 8, 2018

GREENWICH, CONN. — Starwood Property Trust Inc., an affiliate of Greenwich-based Starwood Capital Group, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 28-property affordable housing portfolio located throughout Florida for approximately $600 million. The portfolio includes 6,185 units predominately located in Orlando, with smaller concentrations in West Palm Beach, Tampa and Miami. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 99 percent occupied. The transaction is expected to close in phases due to timing of regulatory approvals and the assumption of in-place financing. The first phase, which includes 1,740 units, closed in December. Starwood Property Trust expects to complete the remaining phases by the end of the second quarter. Upon closing, the company’s portfolio will include more than 15,100 affordable housing units, located predominately in Florida.

January 8, 2018

Retail Washington Western

Regency Centers Acquires 150,000 SF Retail Center in Seattle for $68.3M

by Nellie Day January 8, 2018

SEATTLE — Regency Centers Corp. has acquired Roosevelt Square, a 150,000-square-foot, multi-level shopping center in Seattle. The Puget Sound Business Journal reports TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Nuveen, sold the asset for $68.3 million. Whole Foods Market anchors the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dania Furniture, Umpqua Bank, Starbucks Coffee, Mattress Firm and Bartell Drugs Store.

January 8, 2018

California Industrial Western

Rexford Industrial Purchases 416,843 SF Industrial Portfolio in Southern California for $62.7M

by Nellie Day January 8, 2018

LOS ANGELES — Rexford Industrial Realty has acquired a four-property industrial portfolio in Southern California for $62.7 million. The portfolio contains a total of 416,843 square feet. The assets are fully leased with below-market, in-place leases rolling over in the next 20 months. The transaction includes 302 S. Rockefeller Ave. and 4355 E. Brickell St. in Ontario, along with 12622-32 Monarch St. in Garden Grove and Hanan Way in the Pico Rivera submarket of Central Los Angeles. Rexford also sold 77-700 Enfield Lane in Palm Desert for $2.4 million.

January 8, 2018

Colorado Retail Western

HFF Arranges $20M Sale of Shopping Center in Denver

by Nellie Day January 8, 2018

DENVER — HFF has arranged the $20 million sale of Tamarac Shopping Center, a 68,534-square-foot retail center in Denver. Chad Murray, Mark Williford and Bryan Ley of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, DDR Corp. Tamarac Shopping Center 17 A LLC acquired the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Target shadow-anchors the center, which includes three single-tenant buildings triple-net-leased to Chick-fil-A, Benihana and Bank of the West, as well as a 33,099-square-foot strip center with 12 tenants including anchor Ace Hardware.

January 8, 2018

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