MILWAUKEE — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a 249,753-square-foot industrial facility located at 2300 S. 51st St. in Milwaukee. The sales price was not disclosed. Oilgear, a producer of hydraulic pumps, valves and related equipment, sold the facility to relocate production to existing facilities in Fremont, Neb. and Traverse City, Mich. Tom Curtis and Mike McKiernan of Avison Young represented Oilgear in the transaction. Global Power Components was the buyer.
PALATINE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a 42,588-square-foot retail center in Palatine, a northwestern suburb of Chicago, for $4.5 million. The multi-tenant center is located at 801-861 N. Quentin Road., and includes tenants such as Anytime Fitness, Papa John’s Pizza and H&R Block. A commercial real estate fund based in Denver was the buyer. Chad Firsel of Quantum Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, a Chicago-based investment group.
DEERFIELD, ILL. — Novak Construction has completed the construction of a 9,000-square-foot Portillo’s restaurant in Deerfield, approximately 25 miles north of Chicago. The building is located at 700 Lake Cook Road. Novak’s work on the development included the demolition of an existing building, new site utilities, curbs and asphalt paving. The restaurant opened on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
WALLED LAKE, MICH. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has arranged the sale of a 19,798-square-foot office building in Walled Lake, a northern suburb of Detroit. The sales price was not disclosed. The office building is situated on 4.1 acres at Ladd Road, just south of Maple Road. A Detroit-based church was the buyer. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Angel’s Envy, a Kentucky bourbon distiller that’s part of the Bacardi Limited portfolio, plans to open its new distillery and visitor center to the public tomorrow. The facility is located at 500 E. Main St. at Jackson, the first full-production whiskey distillery in downtown Louisville. Following a $27 million renovation since breaking ground in 2013, the distillery will house the Angel’s Envy operations, including the milling of grains, blending and bottling on-site. The property is the former Vermont American and Baer Fabrics Warehouse and features the original exterior walls, vaulted ceilings and arched windows. The facility will also feature a visitor center and gift shop. Louisville-based Vendome Copper & Brass Works fashioned a 35-foot-tall column still, pot still and doubler for the distilling process at the property.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Lidl, a German grocery retailer that has been expanding recently in Virginia, has purchased 6.3 acres of land on Warrenton Road in Fredericksburg for $2.6 million. Lidl plans to develop a new grocery store at the site, which is situated near the Stafford Lakes Super Walmart. The site is the third parcel that the grocer has purchased in the greater Fredericksburg area and roughly the 20th in the state. The other two Fredericksburg stores are underway at 5455 Plank Road and 10110 Southpoint Parkway. Brian Cunningham of Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite represented the former land owner in the sale, and the firm’s Jonathan Gardner assisted Lidl in the site selection process and negotiating the transaction. Lidl is also underway on its $125 million, 1 million-square-foot distribution facility at 6120 Smith Station Road, which is expected to create 200 local jobs.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — The Shopping Center Group has arranged the $7.9 million sale of Duluth Highway Shops, a 17,500-square-foot, unanchored retail center located on eight acres at State Route 120 and Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road in Lawrenceville. The Gwinnett County property was fully leased prior to construction to tenants such as Jason’s Deli, Pacific Dental Services, Willy’s Mexican Grill, AT&T Wireless, Penn Station East Coast Subs, Sport Clips Haircuts and BurgerFi. Neal Pringle and the late Mark Cooley of The Shopping Center Group secured the buyer, a private, West Coast-based investor. The seller was NLA Lawrenceville Inc. The Shopping Center Group also secured construction and equity financing for Duluth Highway Shops.
WINCHESTER, VA. — CBRE has arranged a $7.4 million loan for a joint venture between Care Investment Trust and affiliates of Inspirit Senior Living. The capital will be used to purchase Hilltop House Assisted Living, a 73-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community. Inspirit will operate the property, which is located in Winchester, approximately 75 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan with 18 months of interest-only payments through a regional bank. Care Investment Trust is a seniors housing REIT and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tiptree Financial Inc. Inspirit is a seniors housing operator formed in 2015.
BROOKSVILLE, FLA. — ProVest Properties LLC has acquired Sunrise Plaza, an 86,815-square-foot shopping center located in the Tampa suburb of Brooksville, for $4.8 million. Winn-Dixie anchors the shopping center, which is also home to tenants including Beef O’Brady’s and Winn-Dixie Liquor. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of HFF arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Noble Properties.
San Antonio evokes many positive images: the River Walk, the Alamo, Fiesta, the Mission Trail, Texas Hill Country and more. All of these images have one thing in common: hospitality. San Antonio is known for its warmth and hospitality. It is a fun place to visit for the many conventioneers and tourists that are attracted to the city year after year. It is also a good place to do business and a great place to live. Strength of the Market San Antonio boasts a strong economy. Overall employment grew at 3.5 percent over the past year, including an above-average growth of 3.2 percent for hospitality, retail and healthcare employment. Unemployment declined to 3.6 percent in July 2016, with strong increases in the labor force, according to Moody’s Analytics. Tourism and convention activity drive the economy, strengthened by a large military and cybersecurity presence. Manufacturing, healthcare and energy round out San Antonio’s strong, stable economy. The San Antonio lodging industry has also maintained a strong and steady pattern. While other Texas markets are adding a lot of new supply, San Antonio has kept the number of new hotel rooms to a minimum, adding only about 1,000 rooms over the past five …