CHICAGO AND CINCINNATI — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $120 million mortgage loan secured by a 15-property industrial portfolio. The Class A buildings, which total 3.3 million square feet, are located in the Chicago, Cincinnati and Memphis metro areas. An affiliate of Industrial Property Trust Inc. is the borrower that received the eight-year, fixed-rate loan.
ELGIN, ILL. — In a sale-leaseback deal, The Packaging Wholesalers has sold its 443,103-square-foot industrial headquarters building in Elgin, approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago, to Brennan Investment Group LLC for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 1717 Gifford Road. Adam Marshall and Mark Deady of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented Brennan Investment Group in the transaction. Brennan Investment Group is a private real estate investment firm that acquires, develops, and operates industrial facilities throughout the United States.
CHICAGO — Thor Equities has acquired a 16,000-square-foot industrial building in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood for $5.9 million. Columbus Meats, the seller, will occupy the building for the next three months, after which it will be converted to a retail and office building. Located at 942 W. Fulton Market, the four-level property is situated across the street for Google’s new Midwest headquarters and directly in front of a new ACE Hotel.
INDIANAPOLIS — Novak Construction has completed a 153,000-square-foot Costco Wholesale in Indianapolis. The building includes a food court, meat preparation area, bakery, freezer and cooler, optical center, photo processing area, pharmacy and tire center. The project also features a fuel center. Construction was completed in 110 days. Costco Wholesale is a chain of membership warehouses with 494 locations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged an 8,746-square-foot lease for The Steinberg Law Firm, which will occupy space in the Onyx office building in Southfield, approximately 15 miles northwest of Detroit. The space will serve as the firm’s new headquarters, which was formerly located in Farmington Hills. Located at 29777 Telegraph Road, Onyx is a four-story building situated on 11.9 acres. The recently renovated building features amenities such as a sundry shop, café, conference facility and on-site management. Other new tenants to the building include Fras-le North America, Bogdahn Consulting, Dynamic Wealth Solutions and Szura-Delonis. David Friedman, Jordan Friedman and Greggory Kent of Friedman represented the landlord in the transaction.
MIAMI — Swire Properties Inc. has announced new retailers joining Brickell City Centre’s 500,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Miami’s Brickell district. Comprising more than 80 retailers and eateries, the retail development is set to open to the public in November. The new tenants joining the project include Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, Suit Supply, Stitched and Pinko. Swire Properties is co-developing the shopping center with Whitman Family Development and Simon Property Group. Tenants that have previously signed leases at the $1.05 billion, 4.9 million-square-foot Brickell City Centre include Saks Fifth Avenue, Cinemex, Italian Food Hall, LIVE!, lululemon athletica, Armani Collezioni, Cole Haan, Bally, Coach, Porsche Design, Luke’s Lobster, Taco Chic and AT&T. As part of the center’s design, Swire Properties has integrated the Miami Metromover with a stop that exits directly into the shopping center’s third floor. The project will also feature a two-story underground parking deck.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Skanska has signed a $60 million contract with the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority to construct its new administrative headquarters building in Washington, D.C. Skanska will build the new headquarters over an operating pump station. The 150,694-square-foot building will house roughly 350 D.C. Water and Sewer employees. The project is targeted for LEED Platinum certification. Skanska will break ground on the facility this year with an expected completion for December 2017.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $44.5 million sale of Pine Harbour Apartments, a 366-unit luxury multifamily community located at 10600 Bloomfield Drive in east Orlando. Built in 1990, the gated community features a 24-hour fitness center, indoor racquetball court and a Wi-Fi-enabled clubhouse and business center. Pine Harbour Apartments features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 622 square feet to 1,255 square feet. Steve Witten, Still Hunter III and Victor Nolletti of IPA, along with Evan Kristol, Francesco Carriera and Michael Regan of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer.
ATLANTA — Apple Hospitality REIT has closed on the previously announced acquisition of a 128-room Home2 Suites by Hilton in downtown Atlanta. The purchase price was $24.6 million, or approximately $192,000 per room. Located at 87 Walton St., the hotel is situated near Centennial Olympic Park, CNN Center, World of Coca-Cola, College Football Hall of Fame, Georgia Aquarium, Philips Arena, the Georgia Dome, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech and the upcoming Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Following the purchase, Apple Hospitality REIT’s portfolio includes 180 hotels spanning 23,000 guestrooms in 32 states.
TAMPA, FLA. — HRE/Sefira Cypress LLC, a joint venture between Highline Real Estate Capital and Sefira Capital, has closed on its $13.1 million purchase of Cypress Point Office Park in Tampa. Cypress Point is a six-building, 165,000-square-foot office park located at 10004-10014 Dale Mabry Highway. The park was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Longtime CREC principal David Moret formed Highline Real Estate Capital in February 2016, and Cypress Point was the inaugural purchase for the company. Mijael Attias and Aby Galsky formed Sefira Capital in September 2015. Jeffrey Morris and Bret Felberg of JLL represented the seller, Tomorrow VII Cypress LP, in the sale. Tarik Bateh of JLL’s capital markets group arranged acquisition financing through TD Bank on behalf of the new ownership group. HRE/Sefira Cypress LLC has selected Focus Real Estate Services to provide management and leasing services for Cypress Point.