MESQUITE, TEXAS — TIG Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated a 42,919-square-foot lease at 4401 Samuell Blvd. in the Austin suburb of Mesquite on behalf of an unspecified tenant. Matthew Hickey and Kristin Grammar of TIG represented the tenant in the transaction. NAI Robert Lynn represented the undisclosed landlord.
CHICAGO — Starbucks Coffee Co. has unveiled plans to open a Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago in 2019. Located on North Michigan Avenue and Erie Street on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, the Chicago Reserve Roastery will be the company’s third Roastery location in the United States, following Seattle, which opened in December 2014, and New York City, which is slated to open in 2018. The 43,000 square-foot space will be dedicated to roasting, brewing and packaging the company’s small-batch Starbucks Reserve coffees from around the world. Tailored to the Chicago customer, the four-story building will offer multiple brewing methods, specialty Reserve beverages and mixology. Reserve Roastery locations also include artisan breads and bakery items from Italian-based Rocco Princi. Robert Wislow, Camille Julmy and Todd Siegel of CBRE represented the landlord, Gordon Segal, in the lease transaction. Segal is the founder of Crate & Barrel. Adam Secher of Baum Realty Group represented Starbucks.
CHICAGO — PCCP LLC has provided a $36 million loan for the refinancing of Village Market in the Lakeshore East community of downtown Chicago. The 102,224-square-foot retail center is 87 percent leased and is anchored by a 56,000-square-foot Mariano’s store. Village Market opened in 2011. The borrower was a joint venture between Magellan Development Co. and Hanwha Engineering & Construction.
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged a $15.2 million loan for the refinancing of an industrial property in Cuyahoga Falls, five miles north of Akron. The property currently serves as the main manufacturing facility for Gojo Industries Inc., a producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions. Jeff Musser of Bellwether arranged the financing for Gojo Industries. The lender was not disclosed.
MAUMEE, OHIO — Reichle | Klein Group has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot industrial building in Maumee, a suburb of Toledo, for $2 million. The former Champion Windows building is located at 6214 Monclova Road. Mike Poulos of Reichle Klein represented the buyer, Therma-Tru Corp. Toledo-based Champion Realty LLC was the seller.
CUDAHY, WIS. — US Pack Logistics LLC has signed a 13,971-square-foot industrial lease in Cudahy, approximately seven miles south of Milwaukee. The building is located at 200 E. College Ave. Pat Hake, Bill Langhoff and Steve Sewart of Colliers International brokered the lease transaction.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Allianz Real Estate of America has provided a $100 million loan for The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, a 28-story, 520,000-square-foot office tower located in downtown Nashville. Built in 2010, the LEED Gold-certified building was 99 percent leased to 20 tenants at closing. Bat Barber of Medalist Capital arranged the loan through Allianz on behalf of the borrower, Highwoods Properties, a Raleigh-based REIT that purchased the office building in 2013 for $152 million. The Pinnacle at Symphony Place represents the first commercial mortgage in Nashville for Allianz Real Estate of America, which manages a $10.7 billion debt portfolio. Allianz Real Estate of America is the U.S. real estate lending arm of Allianz Group, a global asset management firm based in Munich.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged the $51 million refinancing for Bank of America Place, a 144,000-square-foot, four-story office building along Meeting Street in Charleston. The office building features ground-floor retail space and an attached 355-space parking garage. Tenants include Bank of America, New York Life, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Advisors, Parker Poe Law Firm and Resurgent Capital Services. Russ Balderson and Kevin French of Grandbridge arranged the loan through AIG Global Real Estate on behalf of Charleston Financial Center LLC, a subsidiary of Oceanside Resorts Inc., which purchased Bank of America Place in 2004.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Paramount Hospitality Management LLC and Batson-Cook Development Co. have broken ground on a $43 million dual-branded hotel at the corner of Church and State streets in Knoxville. The property will include a 144-room Courtyard by Marriott and an 88-room Residence Inn. The 166,544-square-foot hotel will feature a rooftop lounge, a bar and café in the lobby and a three-level parking deck. Paramount and Batson-Cook plan to complete the hotel in the third quarter of 2018.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — In-Rel Properties has acquired Meidinger Tower, a 26-story, 331,172-square-foot office tower located at 462 S. 4th St. in downtown Louisville. In-Rel purchased the asset from New York City-based Torchlight Investors for $32 million. Ralph Smalley and John Merrill of HFF, along with Mark Wardlaw and Lenisa Alvey of NAI Fortis Group, represented Torchlight in the sale. Renovated in 2006, Meidinger Tower was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Computershare, Mountjoy Chilton Medley, Cotiviti, River Road Asset Management, Seiller Waterman, Northwestern Mutual and TQL.
