CHICAGO — Spoke, a 363-unit apartment building, has opened in Chicago’s River West neighborhood. Morgan Bond. Co., a venture between Bond Cos. and Morgan Holdings, developed the property, which is located at 728 Morgan St. The transit-oriented development consists of a 15-story tower and a 12-story tower connected by nearly one acre of rooftop outdoor amenity space. Studio, convertible, one- and two-bedroom apartments range from 417 to 1,180 square feet with rents from $1,795 to $3,830. For renters seeking more space, a two-bedroom penthouse with a terrace offers 1,273 square feet of space, while three street-level townhomes range from 2,233 to 2,360 square feet. Rents for the penthouse and townhomes start at $6,490 and $6,600, respectively. Indoor amenities, encompassing 18,000 square feet, include a demonstration kitchen and party room, music performance lounge, gaming lounge, cycling room, fitness studio and yoga room. Outdoor amenities span the fourth floor of both buildings and include a pool and hot tub, cabanas, hammocks, grills and bocce ball court. A bridge connects Spoke’s two buildings with a covered dog run and dog spa. The property also features 45,000 square feet of retail space. Chicago-based FitzGerald Associates Architects designed the property. Bozzuto is handling lease-up of …
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BELOIT, WIS. — Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates has arranged the sale of three industrial buildings and one office building totaling 247,214 square feet in Beloit, located in southern Wisconsin. The sales price was not disclosed. Toy and game company PlayMonster LLC occupies all the buildings. Bill Mears of Coldwell Banker represented the buyer, Badger Property Investments.
GARDEN CITY, KAN. — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has completed DFA Garden City, a 214,000-square-foot dairy ingredients plant in Garden City, which is located in southwest Kansas. The plant, which has brought 66 new jobs to the area, produces whole and skim milk powder, nonfat dry milk powder and cream, and receives milk from regional farms. DFA Garden City is a partnership between Dairy Farmers of America and 12 of its member farms in southwest Kansas. The facility will help support the industry’s continued growth in the region, as well as meet rising demand for U.S. dairy, both domestically and globally, according to McCarthy.
MIDLAND, MICH. — Realty Income has acquired a 102,513-square-foot retail building in Midland, located in central Michigan, for $10.2 million. Home Depot owns the building and currently has a long-term ground lease at the property, which is located at 1100 Joe Mann Blvd. near the Midland Mall. Home Depot has six years remaining on a 20-year lease. Jon Busse and Earl Clements of Colliers International represented the seller, Burlingame Midland LLC. Realty Income was self-represented in the transaction.
ELGIN, ILL. — Darwin Realty has brokered the sale of a 100,000-square-foot industrial building in Elgin, located about 35 miles northwest of Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. St. Charles Trading purchased the property, located at 1400 Madeline Lane within Randall Point Business Park. The global supplier of food ingredients will use the facility to consolidate and expand multiple warehousing and production operations in the western suburbs. Brendan Sheahan and Noel Liston of Darwin represented St. Charles Trading in the transaction. Mike Sedjo and Jack Brennan of CBRE represented the seller, Pancor Construction & Development.
Lancaster Pollard Arranges Four Refinancings Totaling $55.1M for Summit Healthcare REIT
by Nellie Day
PORTLAND, ORE. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged $55.1 million in FHA Sec. 232/223(f) loans to refinance four Summit Healthcare REIT properties in Delaware and Oregon. The program provides for the acquisition and refinancing of healthcare properties including licensed skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, intermediate care facilities, board and care, and combinations thereof. The four properties refinanced were Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation & Health Center, a 181-bed skilled nursing facility in Millsboro, Del.; Pinnacle Rehabilitation & Health Center, a 151-bed skilled nursing facility in Smyrna, Del.; Applewood Retirement Community, a 69-unit independent living community in Salem, Ore.; and Gateway Care and Retirement Center, a 66-unit independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing community in Portland, Ore. Summit owns the four properties through joint ventures. Both Applewood and Gateway are part of the Sapphire Health Services Community network. Jason Dopoulos led the transactions for Lancaster Pollard.
VAIL, COLO. — Laurus Corp. has opened the 285-room Hotel Talisa in Vail. The hotel, formerly known as Vail Cascade Resort and Spa, is located at 1300 Westhaven Drive along Gore Creek. The asset underwent a $60 million renovation and rebranding. Hotel Talisa is Vail’s only true ski-in/ski-out luxury resort, according to Laurus. The hotel will offer regular events, including a social hour, complimentary once-weekly beauty treatments, s’mores served creekside, and yoga classes followed by champagne. Hotel Talisa also offers three culinary venues, each sourcing ingredients from local Colorado ranchers and farmers. Two Roads Hospitality will continue to manage the property.
Harborview Capital Partners Closes $30M HUD Refinancing for Denver-Area Multifamily Property
by Nellie Day
DENVER — Harborview Capital Partners has closed a $30 million HUD refinancing for an undisclosed multifamily asset outside of Denver. The non-recourse loan came through HUD’s Section 223(f) program with a fixed interest rate for 35 years. The borrower is a local owner-operator. Harborview’s Avi Begun originated the loan.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — LCS, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Ryan Cos. US Inc. have started construction of Clarendale of Chandler, a 262,000-square-foot seniors housing community in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler. Once completed, the Class A community will be located on 16.5 acres and offer 116 independent living units, 64 assisted living units, 38 memory care units and 14 duplex villas. It will be the sixth Clarendale-branded community in the country, and the first in the Southwest. Ryan Cos. is acting as developer and general contractor, and its architecture and engineering team, Ryan A + E, will design the community. Direct Supply Aptura is providing interior design services. Life Care Services, an LCS Company, will operate the community once completed. Clarendale of Chandler is scheduled to open in the spring of 2019.
LOS ANGELES — OnlyRoses, a specialty rose gift brand, will open its first U.S. retail location and second non-franchise store in the Los Angeles submarket of Beverly Hills. The Beverly Hills location will be the company’s second non-franchise boutique in the world and home base in the U.S. for nationwide shipments, which will come from the company’s new warehouse in Hollywood. Italian architecture firm Baciocchi Associati designed the store. Roses are ethically sourced directly from farms in the Andes mountains near Quito, Ecuador. Originally founded by husband-and-wife team Anian and Sabine Schmitt in 2007, the original London-based OnlyRoses store is located in London’s Knightsbridge neighborhood on the block adjacent to Harrod’s. In the last decade, the business has expanded with franchise locations in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh and Kuwait City.