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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Brokers $10.8M Sale of 16-Story Office Building in Norfolk

by John Nelson October 27, 2016

NORFOLK, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has brokered the $10.8 million sale of a 16-story, 230,316-square-foot office building located at 500 E. Main St. in Norfolk’s central business district. Richmond, Va.-based Riverstone Properties LLC purchased the asset from the undisclosed seller. The building was 59 percent leased at the time of sale to 32 tenants. BB&T anchors the property and operates a full-service bank branch on the ground floor. Other tenants include Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Hunton & Williams and Brown & Brown. Eric Robinson and John Duffy of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer brokered the transaction.

October 27, 2016

Industrial Southeast Virginia

NGKF Arranges 143,440 SF Industrial Lease Expansion in Alexandria

by John Nelson October 27, 2016

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has arranged a 143,440-square-foot industrial lease expansion in Plaza 500, a two-story, 500,800-square-foot industrial property located at 6295 Edsall Road in Alexandria. The owner, First Potomac Realty, signed Paxton Van Lines Inc. to the lease, which increases the moving and storage company’s footprint in Plaza 500 by 36,127 square feet. Larry Fitzgerald of NGKF represented Paxton Van Lines in its original lease at Plaza 500 three years ago and also represented the company in its expansion. Additionally, Fitzgerald represented Paxton Van Lines in its recent $3.6 million sale of 32 acres in Manassas, Va., which is slated to be home to a new data center. With the expansion, Paxton Van Lines is now the largest tenant at Plaza 500.

October 27, 2016

Alabama Retail Southeast

Corporate Property Dispositions, Avison Young Broker Home Depot’s Land Sale in Alabama

by John Nelson October 27, 2016

SYLACAUGA, ALA. — Corporate Property Dispositions and Avison Young have represented The Home Depot in its sale of 3.6 acres of land in Sylacauga. The site is situated adjacent to The Home Depot store along U.S. Highway 280. Elcan & Associates purchased the land to develop a Dollar Store and additional retail space. Keith Valentine of Corporate Property Disposition’s Atlanta office and Patrick Arnold of Avison Young brokered the sale. Valentine represented The Home Depot on previous land sales at this location for Zaxby’s and Captain D’s.

October 27, 2016

Industrial Midwest Ohio

Schueler Group Nears Completion of Shell Construction for Bank’s Operations Center in Lebanon, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow October 27, 2016

LEBANON, OHIO — Schueler Group has nearly completed the shell construction of a $13 million build-to-suit corporate operations center for LCNB National Bank in Lebanon. Located at 105 North Broadway, halfway between Cincinnati and Dayton, the three-story building will measure 47,000 square feet. Construction began in February 2016 and is expected to be complete by late February 2017. LCNB National Bank serves customers and communities in southwest and south central Ohio.

October 27, 2016

Hospitality Loans Michigan Midwest

Axilla Capital Closes $6M Non-Recourse Loan for TownePlace Suites Detroit Auburn Hills

by Kristin Harlow October 27, 2016

AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Axilla Capital has arranged a $6 million CMBS loan to refinance the TownePlace Suites Detroit Auburn Hills. The 10-year loan features a fixed interest rate of 4.25 percent. TownePlace Suites Detroit Auburn Hills is a three-story, 82-room, extended-stay lodging facility built in 2015. The property is located on the southwest corner of Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, an enclosed, super-regional shopping mall in Auburn Hills. Joel Mazur, managing principal of Axilla Capital, originated the transaction and secured the financing.

October 27, 2016

Midwest Retail Wisconsin

Anthony Vince’ Nail Joins Growing Tenant Roster at Corners of Brookfield in Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow October 27, 2016

BROOKFIELD, WIS. — The Corners of Brookfield, a 750,000-square-foot lifestyle center under development in suburban Milwaukee, has added Anthony Vince’ Nail to its tenant roster. The full-service nail salon, which also offers facials and body waxing, is the fifth first-to-Wisconsin tenant to lease space at the lifestyle center. The 3,425-square-foot salon and spa will cater to all ages with premium services for adults, including an array of manicure and pedicure offerings, relaxation massages, facials and more. The grand opening of The Corners of Brookfield is slated for spring 2017. Confirmed retailers include Anthropologie, L.L.Bean, Von Maur and others. Located at I-94 and Barker Road in the town of Brookfield, The Corners of Brookfield is a development undertaken by Brookfield Corners LLC, an affiliate of IM Properties and Bradford Real Estate. When complete, the development will be comprised of 400,000-square-feet of retail and restaurant space anchored by a 140,000-square-foot Von Maur Department Store and a 30,000-square-foot Sendik’s Food Market. The complex will also include 244 luxury apartment homes and parking for more than 1,700 cars.

October 27, 2016

Illinois Industrial Midwest

Meridian Starts Construction on 421,403 SF Speculative Industrial Project in Bartlett, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow October 27, 2016

BARTLETT, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has started construction on a new 421,403-square-foot speculative industrial building for Exeter Property Group in Bartlett, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The new facility will be located on a 34-acre site within Brewster Creek Business Park. The multi-tenant building, which features a 32-foot clear height, is designed to accommodate up to four tenants, 117 loading docks, four drive-in doors, 449 auto parking stalls and 110 exterior trailer stalls. Harris Architects is providing architectural services, while V3 Cos. is completing civil engineering work.

October 27, 2016

Illinois Midwest Retail

EXP Realty Arranges $34M Sale of Building Leased to Mariano’s in Bronzeville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow October 27, 2016

BRONZEVILLE, ILL. — EXP Realty Advisors, Inc. has arranged a $34 million sale of a building occupied by grocer Mariano’s in Bronzeville. The 74,000-square-foot building is located at 3857 S. Martin Luther King Drive, five miles south of Chicago. The building is triple net leased to Mariano’s, a division of Kroger. The buyer was a New York City-based real estate investor seeking a high-quality, well-positioned asset. Andrew Greenberg of EXP Realty Advisors represented the buyer.

October 27, 2016

District of Columbia Maryland Seniors Housing Southeast Top Stories Virginia

HCP Acquires Seniors Housing Portfolio in Mid-Atlantic for $186.3M

by John Nelson October 27, 2016

BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — An affiliate of HCP Inc. (NYSE: HCP), a seniors housing REIT based in Irvine, Calif., has purchased a portfolio of assisted living and memory care properties in the Mid-Atlantic for approximately $186.3 million. Developed between 1993 and 2013, The Morningside House Mid-Atlantic Portfolio consists of seven seniors housing communities located in the greater Baltimore and Washington, D.C. areas. The seller, a joint venture between Morningside House Senior Living and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, sold the portfolio for roughly $354,000 per unit. HCP has selected Chicago-based Senior Lifestyle Corp. to operate the assets. The portfolio included: — Morningside House of Ellicott City in Ellicott City, Md. — Morningside House of Friendship in Hanover, Md. — Morningside House of Laurel in Laurel, Md. — Morningside House of Satyr Hill in Parkville, Md. — Morningside House of Leesburg in Leesburg, Va. — Morningside House of Saint Charles in Waldorf, Md. and — Poet’s Walk Memory Care in Fredericksburg, Va. Lisa Widmier and Matthew Whitlock led CBRE Capital Markets’ National Senior Housing team in representing the joint venture in the sale. “This transaction had multiple moving parts, including a new operator — Senior Lifestyle — partnering with a …

October 27, 2016

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Transit-Oriented Developments Are Transforming Chicago’s Urban Core

by Jeff Shaw October 27, 2016

Mixed-use projects are booming, and for good reason: the city as we know it is fundamentally changing. Millennials are flocking away from the suburbs and into the city center, driving development in walkable urban cores that incorporate everything consumers need to live, work and play. In Chicago, a dramatic increase in mixed-use development since the last recession has completely recast the way we think about how retail concepts fit into our unique urban landscape. Mixed-use buildings anchored by residential projects are well supported by the city’s political class because they increase density in a city that’s already bursting at the seams. Changes in the way the City of Chicago approaches zoning has led to an uptick in transit-oriented development, which allows for lower parking requirements in projects centered around mass transit hubs. The city’s transit-oriented development (TOD) ordinance, which was approved in 2013 and revised in 2015, has been the driver behind the massive influx of new mixed-use projects over the last four years. Mixed-use advantages From a purely economic standpoint, mixed-use projects boast a diverse tenant roster, which typically means less risk for investors. Land prices in Chicago have reached a point where in some cases standalone retail is …

October 27, 2016

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