MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. — Land and Lakes Development Co. has selected Meridian Design Build to construct a 132,002-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Mount Pleasant, approximately 25 miles south of Milwaukee. The building will be the first in the new 60-acre Mount Pleasant Business Park, which has the potential to accommodate approximately 800,000 square feet of new development. Construction is underway at the site and the building will be available for occupancy by the end of this year. Harris Architects is providing architectural services. Pinnacle Engineering Group is completing civil engineering work.
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FRIDLEY, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $19.8 million sale of Fridley Medical Center, a 60,476-square-foot on-campus medical office property in Fridley, approximately nine miles north of Minneapolis. Fridley Medical Center, located at 480 Osborne Road NE, is connected via a walkway to the Allina Health-owned Unity Hospital. The building is anchored by Multicare Associates, a provider owned and operated clinic with multiple locations in the Minneapolis market. Additional tenants occupying the facility include Fridley Medical Pharmacy, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute, Minnesota Oncology, MAPS Medical Pain Clinic and NovaCare Physical Therapy. Scott Niedergang and Gino Lollio of Marcus & Millichap’s Healthcare Real Estate Group in Chicago represented the seller, a partnership between a local physician group and developer, and the buyer, a healthcare real estate investment trust.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $16.2 million sale of Timberlake Apartments, a 222-unit property located at 1450 Busse Road in Mount Prospect, approximately 24 miles northwest of Chicago. The value-add property consists of 16 buildings on a 12.8-acre campus with a rentable area of 169,538 square feet. Timberlake was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale and consists of a unit mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments. Bill Montana and Chris Sackley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a private partnership. An out-of-state investor seeking to increase its presence in suburban Chicago purchased the property.
BERWYN, ILL. — Summit Design + Build LLC has been selected as general contractor for the reconstruction of a 6,500-square-foot microbrewery building in Berwyn, a suburb 10 miles west of Chicago. Big Hurt Brewhouse will be located at 6801 W. Cermak Road. The project involves the redevelopment of an existing two-story limestone building, which was originally occupied by American State Bank and most recently Berwyn National Bank, into the flagship brewhouse for Chicago White Sox legend Frank Thomas. The baseball Hall of Famer launched his line of specialty brew — Big Hurt Beer — in the fall of 2011. Construction plans call for a complete gutting of the existing building, plus an interior renovation. The new microbrewery, sports bar and grill will feature an outdoor beer garden and include 2,200 square feet of second-floor offices and a private suite. Kisarau Architect Ltd. is providing architectural services for the project, which is slated for completion this fall.
CANTON, MICH. — Nelson Properties Inc. has arranged the lease of a 12,000-square-foot retail building at Coventry Commons Shopping Center in Canton, 10 miles southwest of Livonia. Locally owned franchises Aqua-Tots Swim Schools will occupy 8,400 square feet and Funtastic Play Center Inc. will occupy the remaining 3,600 square feet at the building. Brian Tomina is the real estate developer for Aqua Tots. Terry Bixler of ROC Real Estate represented Funtastic Play Center. Matthew Schoch of Nelson Properties represented the landlord in both transactions.
SAN DIEGO – A 22,000-square-foot property in San Diego that is triple-net leased to Rite Aid Pharmacy has sold to an unnamed buyer for $7.1 million. The building is located at 13167 Black Mountain Road in the Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood. It sits adjacent to a Vons-anchored shopping center. The private seller was represented by CBRE’s Ian Schroeder and Maurice Nieman.
DENVER – A 41-unit apartment building in Denver has sold to 2920 W 32nd LLC for $4.1 million. The community is located at 2920 West 32nd Ave. It was built in 1963. The LLC plans to renovate the property to capitalize on the strong rental market in central Denver. It was represented by Jim Knowlton of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors. The seller, RHSW LLC, was represented by the Calame Lewallen Team of the same firm.
CHINO, CALIF. — Clark’s Nutrition and Natural Food Market has signed on to lease 46,134 square feet at Mountain Village Plaza in Chino. It will serve as the plaza’s anchor. Mountain Village is located at 12835 Mountain Ave. Other notable tenants at the plaza include Fitness 19, Starbucks, Round Table Pizza and Mobil Oil. Clark’s Nutrition is scheduled to open this fall. Brad Umansky and Paul Galmarini of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented both the landlord and Clark’s Nutrition in this transaction.
PHOENIX — Anixter International has leased 63,000 square feet of space at Airport I-10 Business Park in Phoenix. The global distributor of enterprise cabling and security solutions will occupy almost half of the park’s “Building E.” The business park is located at the northwest corner of 24th Street and Rio Salado. Airport I-10 Business Park is the last large, developable parcel remaining in the Sky Harbor International Airport submarket. It is one of the largest speculative industrial developments in Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport-area. Building E’s shell is expected to be complete in the next few months. Anixter was represented by CBRE’s John Werstler, Jerry McCormick and Cooper Fratt. The landlord, Wentworth Property Company/Clarion Partners, was represented by JLL’s Pat Harlan, Steve Sayre and Kyle Westfall.
TACOMA, WASH. – The 35-unit Hannah Heights condominium development in Tacoma has sold to Pathfinder Partners LLC for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 415 6th Ave. in the city’s downtown area. It was built in 2007 and is fully leased. Hannah Heights will continue to operate as a rental community for the immediate future while Pathfinder completes several common-area improvements. The company acquired the property through a court-appointed receivership sale from a regional bank.