CHICAGO — Darwin Realty & Development Corp. has arranged the lease of 115,200 square feet of industrial space in Chicago. MWD Logistics Inc., a third-party distribution firm, will occupy space in a 259,680-square-foot building at 1480-1540 E. 97th Place. MWD leased the space as part of an expansion of its business within the Calumet Business Center, where it currently leases 90,625 square feet of space in an adjacent building. Darwin Realty & Development Corp. represented MWD in the lease deal. Chris Gary of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, Ashley Capital.
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CHICAGO — Regus, a shared office center operator with more than 2,000 locations worldwide, has signed a long-term, 21,000-square-foot lease at 55 E. Monroe St. in Chicago. Regus plans to commence its lease in January 2015. GlenStar Properties and its partner Walton Street Capital own the office building and signed Regus through its in-house representative Christian Domin. In the past 12 months there has been more than 140,000 square feet of new leases at 55 E. Monroe, bringing the building to 88 percent occupancy.
CANTON, LANSING AND OKEMOS, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $4.1 million loan for a four-property retail portfolio in Michigan totaling 39,409 square feet. Two of the four shopping centers are located in Canton and the other two are located in Lansing and Okemos. Dave Dismondy of Bernard Financial arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, GK Retail Portfolio Inc.
MESA, ARIZ. – Fairfield Residential Company LLC has acquired the 676-unit Lakeview at Superstition Springs in Mesa for $66.6 million. The community is located at 1849 S. Power Road. Notable employers in the area include Banner Gateway Hospital, Banner Baywood Hospital, The Boeing Company’s Arizona headquarters and Apple’s future production facility. Grand Canyon University is also developing a 10,000-student campus five miles from the community. Lakeview was built in two phases in 1995 and 1998. Community amenities include four resort-style swimming pools, a resident clubhouse, a 24-hour fitness center, a basketball court, two playgrounds, resident business center, picnic areas and BBQ grills. It was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. The institutional seller was represented by Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix office.
AURORA, COLO. — Aragon Holdings LLC has acquired the 482-unit Waterfield Court in Aurora for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 3499 South Uravan Way, near the intersection of East Hampden Avenue and South Buckley Road. It is situated near the Denver Tech Center and Southeast Business Corridor, which contains more than 34 million square feet of office space. Waterfield was more than 97 percent occupied at the time of closing. Community amenities include two swimming pools, indoor spa, basketball court, clubhouse and a pet park. The unnamed seller was represented by HFF’s Jordan Robbins, Jeff Haag and Jared Buffington.
RICHMOND, CALIF. – Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation and TruAmerica Multifamily have purchased the 240-unit Summit at Hilltop in Richmond for $38.8 million. The community is located at 3600 Sierra Ridge Road. TruAmerica plans to enhance the common areas amenities and modernize the unit interiors. The property features seven-year Fannie Mae, fixed-rate financing with full term interest-only payments. Financing was arranged by CBRE’s Troy Tegler and Brian Eisendrath.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. – The 272-unit Ocotillo Springs in Chandler has received $22.8 million in acquisition financing. The community is located at 825 W. Queen Creek Road. The loan contains a seven-year term with three years of interest-only and a 30-year amortization schedule. Financing was arranged by Michael Elmoreand James DuMarsof NorthMarq Capital through the firm’s seller/servicer relationship with Freddie Mac.
DAVIS, CALIF. – A 4,022-square-foot property in Davis that is net leased to IHOP has sold to a partnership for $3.5 million. The building is located at 1745 Cowell Blvd. IHOP has about 13 years remaining on the lease. Steve Sauter of Marcus & Millichap’s Palo Alto office represented both the buyer and seller, an individual/personal trust, in this transaction.
MONTGOMERY, TEXAS – Construction has begun on Montgomery Summit Business Park, a 96-acre, master-planned park located just north of downtown Montgomery near Lake Conroe. Phase I of the development consists of 597,200 square feet of retail, office and office/warehouse flex space. The development will be anchored by an 87,000-square-foot Uncle Bob’s Self Storage, scheduled to open in the spring of 2015.
HOUSTON – Trammell Crow Co. and joint venture partner Clarion Partners have begun construction on a new facility for DB Schenker, which has signed a lease for the entire office/warehouse building totaling 150,000 square feet. The building will be located in Kenswick Air Freight & Logistics Centre, a multi-phase industrial business park developed by Trammell Crow and Clarion Partners near Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Munson Kennedy Partnership designed the project and Rosenberger Construction is the general contractor. Glynn Mireles and David Albert with CBRE represented DB Schenker in the transaction.