VALPARAISO, IND. — Berengaria Development LLC has acquired Porter’s Vale Shopping Center in Valparaiso in northwestern Indiana for an undisclosed price. The 277,059-square-foot shopping center is located along Highway 49. The property was 96 percent leased at time of purchase to tenants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Five Below, Home Goods, Hobby Lobby, Party City, Cinemark, Kirkland’s, Gordman’s, McAllister’s Deli, Massage Envy and Mattress Firm. A 103,000-square-foot J.C. Penney shadow anchors the property. A 190,000-square-foot Meijer store will be completed in summer 2018. Paul Barile of Transwestern represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
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MADISON, WIS. — National Specialty Insurance (NSI) has commissioned The Gialamas Co. and The Livesey Co. to develop a 150,000-square-foot office building in Madison. The building will accommodate NSI’s current space needs of 80,000 square feet, while also providing it with the opportunity to expand to 150,000 square feet. The building will be located in the last large remaining parcel of Old Sauk Trails Office Park. In addition to being a tenant in the building, West Bend Insurance (NSI’s parent company) will also be a 50/50 partner in the building. Iconica will oversee design and construction of the building, which is slated for completion in December 2017. NSI will occupy the property in January 2018. NSI offers insurance products for child care, social services, detective and security programs.
O’FALLON, MO. — McGrath & Associates has completed construction of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) within the Childbirth Center at Progress West Hospital in O’Fallon. The eight-bed NICU will allow the hospital to care for premature babies born as early as 32 weeks after pregnancy. The NICU features eight newborn intensive care beds throughout a special care nursery, procedure room and baby nursery. Fox Architects was the project architect.
CINCINNATI — OnSite Retail Group will oversee leasing of the retail portion of The District at Deerfield, a $140 million mixed-use development in Cincinnati. The development spans 28 acres between Mason-Montgomery Road and Wilkens Boulevard. In partnership with Deerfield Township, the property will feature a community park. The green space’s town-square design will be surrounded by dining and retail establishments. The developer, Silverman & Co., will break ground on the project’s initial residential components later this fall. The property will feature 242 luxury apartments in four buildings, along with a pool, clubhouse and leasing office.
WOOD RIVER, ILL. — Broad Reach Retail Partners has acquired the Wood River Centre in Wood River, located 15 miles north of St. Louis. The purchase price was not disclosed. A Walmart Supercenter anchors the 70,000-square-foot shopping center. The center is 60 percent occupied by tenants including Dollar Tree, H&R Block, Sally Beauty, Taco Bell and Wendy’s.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Capital One has provided a $49.8 million loan to refinance the 358-unit Riverview Springs apartments in Oceanside. The community is located at 4398 Rainier Way. Riverview Springs was built by Spruce Grove in 1990. The 10-year, fixed-rate, interest-only, Freddie Mac loan has standard defeasance prepayment. Chuck Christensen originated the financing.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Pathfinder Partners has acquired the 195-unit Savannah Court apartments in Sacramento for $22 million. The community is located at 4337 Norwood Ave. The 24-buillding community was built in 1986. Amenities include a fitness center, swimming pool and spa and a tennis court. CBRE’s Marc Ross represented both Pathfinder and the seller in this transaction.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — IPT Acquisitions has purchased a 91,204-square-foot last-mile logistic center in Chandler for $10.7 million. The center is located at 550 E. Elliot Road. Amazon occupies the property. Will Strong, Mike Haenel, Andy Markham and Phil Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Globe Management Co., in this transaction.
PHOENIX — Mark Spitz, a New York-based multifamily owner and investor, has acquired the 96-unit Los Compadres Apartments in Phoenix for $4.5 million. The community is located at 3518 W. Dunlap Ave. Carrick Sears of SVN Desert Commercial Advisors represented the Canadian seller, Pat Stojak, in this transaction. The seller purchased the asset in 2013.
LOS ANGELES — Paradigm Talent Agency has leased 83,000 square feet of office space in Beverly Hills. The space is located at 8942 Wilshire Blvd. within the Wilshire La Peer Building. Paradigm will use the entire building for its headquarters, with plans to move in during spring 2018. The company plans to make capital renovations to the property. The agency is consolidating three locations into one space. NKF’s Michael Moll, CBRE’s Jeff Pion and BCRS’s Willa McNamarra Fields represented the talent agency, while LA Realty Partner’s Peter Best, Lisa St. John and Rick Buckley represented the building owners, Ocean West and Walton Street, in this transaction.