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ARA Acquires 216-Unit Luxury Apartment Community in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow March 17, 2017

CHICAGO — American Realty Advisors (ARA) has acquired The Madison at Racine, a 216-unit luxury apartment community in Chicago’s West Loop. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 216-unit property is located at 1164 W. Madison St. The community features one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a rooftop with a sun deck, pool, hot tub and fire pits. Other amenities include a coffee bar, dog park and concierge services. John Jaeger, Dan Cohen and MJ Zaring of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between Boston-based Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. and Chicago-based Ascend Real Estate Group.

March 17, 2017

Midwest Minnesota Multifamily

CBRE Brokers Sale of 290-Unit Apartment Community in West Bloomington, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow March 17, 2017

WEST BLOOMINGTON, MINN. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Bristol Village in West Bloomington for an undisclosed price. The 290-unit apartment and townhome community is located at 7301 Bristol Village Drive. The property includes a 119-unit apartment building and 11 buildings of townhouse-style rental units. Amenities include a clubhouse, community room, fitness center and pool. The community was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Dominium, who originally developed the property in 1988, was the seller. An affiliate of TH Real Estate was the buyer. Keith Collins, Abe Appert and Laura Hanneman of CBRE represented Dominium in the transaction.

March 17, 2017

Illinois Midwest Office

Riddell Signs 27,000 SF Office Lease in Des Plaines, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow March 17, 2017

DES PLAINES, ILL. — Riddell Inc. has signed approximately a 27,000-square-foot office lease in Des Plaines, about 20 miles northwest of Chicago. The producer of football helmets and protective equipment will occupy the space at 1700 W. Higgins Road. The new location will serve as the company’s headquarters and also feature a testing lab to advance the design and development of football gear. Riddell will be vacating its current space located at 9801 W. Higgins Ave. in Rosemont later this year. Jon Springer, Paul Diederich and Andrew Kaplan of CBRE represented Riddell in the lease transaction.

March 17, 2017

Industrial Midwest Wisconsin

Coldwell Banker Arranges Sale of 10,164 SF Industrial Building in Janesville, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow March 17, 2017

JANESVILLE, WIS. — Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates has arranged the sale of a 10,164-square-foot industrial building in Janesville in southern Wisconsin. The sales price was not disclosed. The former PPG building is located at 461 W. Conde St. PPG Industries Inc. vacated the premises in June 2016 after shutting down its Janesville operations. Milwaukee-based Aerial Work Platforms, which sells, leases and services scissor lifts and booms used in the construction industry, purchased the building. Aerial Work Platforms will be relocating from a 5,000-square-foot location on McCormick Drive in Janesville. Bill Mears of Coldwell Banker represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction.

March 17, 2017

Michigan Midwest Office

Clear Rate Communications Enters Into 16,201 SF Office Lease in Troy, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow March 17, 2017

TROY, MICH. — Clear Rate Communications has entered into a 16,201-square-foot office lease in Troy. The telecommunication services provider will occupy the Class A space located at 2600 W. Big Beaver Road. Kevin Jappaya of KJ Commercial represented Clear Rate Communications in the lease transaction. Jeffrey Bell and Daniel Morse of CBRE represented the landlord, Sovereign Partners.

March 17, 2017

New Jersey Northeast Office Top Stories

Mack-Cali Acquires 1.1 MSF Office Portfolio in New Jersey for $368M

by Kristin Harlow March 17, 2017

MADISON AND SHORT HILLS, N.J. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (NYSE: CLI) has acquired a 1.1 million-square-foot office portfolio that includes six Class A properties in northern New Jersey for $368 million. The sales price of the portfolio is one of the highest ever recorded statewide in the office sector, according to a news release. RXR Realty LLC sold the portfolio, which includes 1, 3 and 7 Giralda Farms in Madison and 51, 101 and 103 JFK Parkway in Short Hills. The portfolio is 91 percent leased to tenants such as KPMG, Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch, UBS, Dun & Bradstreet, Investors Bank, Citibank, Franklin Mutual Advisors, Pfizer and Prudential. All of the properties are located in the Route 24 corridor and benefit from a strong retail amenity base, including The Mall at Short Hills, the downtown areas of Morristown, Madison and Summit and the retail offerings along Route 10. “This acquisition signifies Mack-Cali’s substantially expanded presence in the affluent Short Hills submarket — positioning us as the owner of nearly all of the Class A office space, as well as some of the most premier assets in the Madison submarket,” said Michael J. DeMarco, president of Mack-Cali, in a press release. “This transaction exemplifies …

March 17, 2017

Florida Hospitality Loans Southeast

Meridian Capital Arranges $26M Refinancing of Holiday Inn in Miami Beach

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2017

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $26 million loan to refinance the 253-room Holiday Inn located at 4333 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. Jacob Schmuckler and Steve Adler of Meridian Capital Group arranged the 10-year CMBS loan, which features interest-only payments for the full term. The property, which was fully renovated in 2009, offers an on-site bar and restaurant, fitness center, laundry facilities and a business center.

March 16, 2017

Florida Hospitality Southeast

BTI Partners Sells 30 Acres for $9.9M, Opens Condo Hotel in Greater Orlando

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2017

ORLANDO, FLA. — BTI Partners has sold 30 acres located at the interchange of Interstate 4 and U.S. Highway 27 in the Orlando suburb of Davenport, and opened The Grove Resort & Spa Orlando at 14501 Grove Resort Ave. in Orlando. The 30-acre site, which sold to a retail developer for $9.9 million, is part of Posner Park, a 104-acre, master-planned community that features 200,000 square feet of retail space, as well a hotel and residential units. The first phase of Grove Resort & Spa, a 106-acre property that spans roughly 2 million square feet and includes a lakefront pier with watersports and a water park, opened March 10.

March 16, 2017

Hospitality Loans Maryland Southeast

Greenwich Group Secures $22M in Construction Financing for Hotel in Bowie, Maryland

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2017

BOWIE, MD. — The Greenwich Group International has secured $22 million in construction financing for the development of a Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Bowie, located about 20 miles east of Washington, D.C. The developer is Hospitality Development Co. of Columbia, Md. The 144-room hotel is being built near the entrance to Melford, a 466-acre, mixed-use business park at Route 50 and Route 301. Greenwich obtained a $12.4 million first mortgage construction loan with $5 million in subordinate financing from the Small Business Administration; $2.6 million from several state and county economic development funds; and the remaining $2 million from a side loan sourced from the first mortgage lender.

March 16, 2017

Retail Southeast Virginia

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $23.6M Sale of 7-Eleven Portfolio in Virginia

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2017

HAMPTON, VA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $23.6 million sale of a nine-property 7-Eleven portfolio located in the Tidewater region of Virginia. Three of the 7-Eleven properties are located in Hampton, and two are in Williamsburg. The remaining properties are located in Poquoson, Newport News, Gloucester and Surry. Mark Taylor, Derrick Dougherty and David Becattini of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a privately held entity, and procured the buyer, an unnamed REIT.

March 16, 2017

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