HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the lease of a 10,800-square-foot distribution and wholesale facility located at 4555 Airline Drive in Houston. Quality Reel Solutions, a manufacturer and wholesale provider of nailed wood reels, plywood reels and custom manufactured industrial lumber, will occupy the facility. Jake Wilkinson of NAI Partners represented the tenant, while Darryl Noon of Transwestern represented the landlord, St. Paul Fire & Maine Insurance, in the deal.
MIDLAND, MICH. — Westwood Net Lease Advisors has brokered the sale of an office building in Midland, about 27 miles east of Mt. Pleasant, for $92.6 million. The building serves as the headquarters for Dow Chemical Co., a manufacturer of plastics, chemicals and agricultural products. David Clary of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, Wells Fargo. Vince Vatterott and Jason Simon of Westwood Net Lease Advisors represented the buyer, a Northeast-based real estate investor. The transaction was completed as a 1031 exchange.
DEERFIELD, ILL. — Transwestern has arranged the sale of a three-story office building in Deerfield for $10 million. The 120,000-square-foot building is located at 155 N. Pfingsten Road. The property is 90 percent leased by 12 tenants and is anchored by NCH Marketing Services. Gary Nussbaum, Michelle Monhaut and Paige Gunn represented the seller, Colony Realty Partners. Brad Nichol of Boxer Property led the transaction on Boxer’s behalf. The company plans to upgrade building systems and add on-site tenant amenities.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 35,090-square-foot retail automotive facility in Farmington Hills. The sales price was not disclosed. The facility, previously used as a sales and service center for Motor City Harley Davidson, is located at 34900 Grand River Ave. Farmington Hills-based Coretek Services, an IT services and consulting company, will lease the property as its new corporate headquarters. Paul Gobeille of Colliers represented the purchaser, an undisclosed LLC.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has been selected by Interforum Holdings to construct Lakeside Village of Oak Brook, a 315-unit apartment complex in Oak Brook. The building will be constructed on a six-acre parcel located off Royce Boulevard. The four-story development will feature an urban “Texas donut” design in which the residential component is constructed around a central core parking garage. The property will consist of 40 one-, 263 two- and 12 three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a fitness center, business center, swimming pool, playground, dog park and dog washing station. Construction will be completed in phases with move-ins beginning in early 2018. The entire development will be completed in late 2018. Baranyk Associates Ltd. is providing architectural services.
GERMANTOWN, WIS. — Like Minds Brewing LLC has signed a 3,800-square-foot industrial lease in Germantown, about 23 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The 50,000-square-foot building is located on Maple Avenue. Jim Young of The Barry Co. represented the landlord, West Florist Avenue LLC. TJ Huenerbein of the Dickman Co. Inc. represented the tenant. Like Minds Brewing operates locations in Chicago and Milwaukee.
NORTH EAST, MD. — Amazon plans to open a new 1.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center in North East, a town in northeast Maryland near the Delaware border. The e-commerce giant currently employs more than 3,000 associates at its fulfillment and sortation centers in Baltimore and plans to create 700 new positions at its new facility, the company’s third fulfillment center in Maryland. Situated within Principo Commerce Center I, the Amazon facility is a joint venture development between Trammell Crow Co. and Diamond Realty Investments. The joint venture broke ground on the project last May and plans to open the Amazon facility in the second quarter of this year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A joint venture between Federal Capital Partners (FCP), Level 2 Development LLC and Clark Enterprises Inc. plans to develop The Highline, a $100 million apartment community located at 320 Florida Ave. N.E. in Washington, D.C. The property will feature 314 residential units, four penthouse residences and roughly 10,000 square feet of first-floor retail space. Designed by Eric Colbert & Associates, the 12-story community will feature warehouse-style windows, materials reminiscent of rail cars and riveted steel columns. Located one block from the NoMa/Gallaudet Red Line Metro Station, The Highline will include a rooftop pool, a green roof, bio retention facility, energy-efficient building design and 105 bicycle parking spaces. In conjunction with The Highline, the joint venture will develop 13 three-bedroom townhomes off-site in conjunction with DC Habitat that will be set aside for households earning no more than 50 percent of the area median income (AMI). In addition, 4 percent of The Highline’s units will be reserved for households earning no more than 80 percent of AMI. United Bank and EB5 Capital provided construction financing for the project, and MAC Realty Advisors assisted the venture in acquiring development financing.
CLEARWATER BEACH, FLA. — Wyndham Hotel Group has opened Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach, a new 343-room hotel in Clearwater Beach, a beachfront town situated along the Gulf of Mexico in Pinellas County. The hotel features more than 22,000 square feet of meeting space, a full-service spa, outdoor pool, bar and Asian fusion restaurant, as well as a fitness center and business center open 24 hours a day. The hotel also includes two presidential suites, which feature three bedrooms, private elevator access, a balcony, dining area and living room.
BECKLEY, W.VA. — PREIT has sold Crossroads Mall, an enclosed regional mall in Beckley, for $24.8 million. The mall’s tenant roster includes anchors Belk, Dick’s Sporting Goods, J.C. Penney and Sears, as well as tenants such as AT&T, Bath & Body Works, GameStop, Hallmark, Hot Topic, PetSmart, Victoria’s Secret and Zales. Since January 2013, PREIT has sold 16 lower productivity malls and other non-core properties, generating $720 million in gross proceeds. The company’s portfolio featured 27 Sears stores in 2012 but is now down to just 10 stores in its portfolio, following the sale of Crossroads Mall. The buyer was undisclosed.