WEST CHICAGO, ILL. — CBRE has brokered the purchase of a 174,400-square-foot industrial facility in West Chicago, approximately 35 miles west of downtown, for an undisclosed price. Simpson Manufacturing purchased the new facility from CenterPoint Properties. Simpson Manufacturing will relocate to the facility at 2505 Enterprise Drive from its current 50,000-square-foot space in Addison. David Prell, Tyson Vallenari and Cal Payne of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction. Britt Casey of Cushman & Wakefield represented CenterPoint Properties.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented Applied Imaging in the acquisition of a 60,000-square-foot office building in Grand Rapids. Applied Imaging will move its headquarters to the facility located at 5555 Glenwood Hills Parkway SE. Applied Imaging sells and services copiers, printers, document storage and retrieval products and provides network services and software solutions. The company currently occupies 25,000 square feet at 5282 E. Paris Ave. SE. Applied Imaging has occupied its current facility since 1999 and expects to move to the new location this summer. Stu Kingma and Jim Badaluco of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented Applied Imaging in the transaction. The new location will include a customer loyalty center, showrooms and service dispatch.
ROCKFORD, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a property net leased to OSF Healthcare | Cardiovascular Institute in Rockford. The 48,225-square-foot asset sold for an undisclosed price. A joint venture fund managed by MBRE Healthcare purchased the facility located at 444 Roxbury Road. The building, which was constructed in 2007, is fully leased to OSF HealthCare System. Gino Lollio and Scott Niedergang of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller. The duo also procured the buyer.
LISLE, ILL. — Baceline Investments LLC has acquired a 15,464-square-foot retail property in Lisle, approximately 20 miles west of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. Century Plaza was built in 2002 and is located at 2801 Ogden Ave. The shopping center consists of 10 stores including Dunkin’ Donuts, Jimmy John’s and Domino’s. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed. Denver-based Baceline Investments is a privately held boutique real estate investment and management company that specializes in the acquisition, management and sale of necessity-based shopping centers in the Midwest.
OAK BROOK, ILL. Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of a 67,143-square-foot retail property in Oak Brook, approximately 20 miles west of Chicago. Newport Capital Partners acquired The Oaks of Oak Brook on behalf of Newport Fund II for $18.2 million. The retail property is located at the intersection of Kingery Highway and 16th Street and features tenants such as Panera Bread, Atheltico, Wells Fargo and Sleepy’s. Joe Girardi and Ben Wineman of Mid-America represented the seller in the transaction, a joint venture between DLC Management and Hutensky Capital Partners.
CHICAGO — Baum Realty Group LLC has brokered the sale of The Armitage Collection in Chicago for $14.6 million. The Armitage Collection is a 32,604-square-foot retail portfolio that is located at 1123 – 1133 W. Armitage Ave. The portfolio is 100 percent leased to five tenants and consists of four, two-story buildings. Greg Dietz and Danny Spitz of Baum Realty represented the private seller in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
LONG GROVE, ILL. — William A. Randolph Inc. has broken ground on Long Grove Senior Care, a project in Long Grove, approximately 35 miles northwest of Chicago. GART Partners selected William A. Randolph Inc. to serve as the general contractor for the two-story, 100-unit senior living community, which includes assisted living and memory care. The project will be situated on 10 acres and will feature a bistro, a pub and billiards room, outdoor patios, walking paths, gardens, a theater and a greenhouse.
GROVEPORT, OHIO — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has arranged a 1 million-square-foot lease for an industrial facility located in Groveport, a southeastern suburb of Columbus. Saddle Creek Logistics Services will occupy the newly completed building located at 6606 Pontius Road in February, which is inside the Groveport Industrial Park. Benton Benalcazar and Ladson Montgomery of NGKF represented Saddle Creek, which signed a long-term lease for the warehouse and distribution facility. The property features 36-foot clear heights, ample car and trailer parking, a cross-dock warehouse, 100 dock positions, fours drive-in doors and an ESFR sprinkler system. The lease also features a 15-year, 100 percent real estate tax abatement.
DENVER and COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — A joint venture of Arcapita, a global investment management firm, and MorningStar Senior Living, an owner/operator based in Denver, has acquired a three-community seniors housing portfolio in Denver and Colorado Springs for $85 million. The portfolio totals 196 units of assisted living and memory care. The communities were built in 2013 and 2014. The names of the communities were not disclosed. MorningStar will operate the communities. Arcapita, which is based in the small middle-eastern island country of Bahrain, plans on many more U.S. seniors housing acquisitions in the near future. The investment firm previously acquired, managed and sold a $1.5 billion seniors housing portfolio in the U.S. and U.K. Colorado was specifically targeted because its seniors population is projected to grow at twice the national average over the next five years, according to Martin Tan, Arcapita’s chief investment officer.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Irvine, Calif.-based The Khoshbin Company has acquired three retail properties in Newport Beach from GP’s Landing LLC for $28.9 million. Located at 2751 and 2801 Coast Highway and 2620 Avon St., the properties consist of 29,341 square feet, a marina and include two well-known landmarks — Billy’s at the Beach and The Ritz restaurant, formerly The Chart House. Alton Burgess and Travis Haining of Lee & Associates Newport Beach represented the buyer, while Brian Barson of Lee Newport Beach represented the seller in the transaction.