BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Renovations are underway on a freezer/cooler project for Eastland Foods in Bolingbrook. Peak Construction Corp. is making improvements to a 4,282-square-foot freezer/cooler space at the company’s Illinois facility located at the Panattoni building. Construction began on Oct. 1. Project enhancements include a new 3,522-square-foot freezer/food storage area and a 760-square-foot cooler storage space. The project is scheduled for completion by the end of the year. Harris Architects and Climate Pros Refrigeration are assisting with the project. Eastland Food imports and distributes food products from Southeast Asia. The company is headquartered in Maryland, but operates other locations in Illinois, Florida and California.
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GRANGER, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5.2 million sale of a 14,490-square-foot retail property in Granger, approximately nine miles northeast of South Bend. The property is located at 15005-45 State Road 23. Mark Lewenauer of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago downtown office secured and represented the buyer, a private investor. Josh Caruana, the firm’s Indiana broker of record, assisted in closing the transaction.
EDGERTON, KAN. — Kubota Tractor Corp. will open a 450,000-square-foot parts distribution center in Edgerton, 37 miles southwest of Kansas City. The company has entered into a five-year lease agreement with ELHC XI LLC., a Kansas limited liability company. Kubota plans to have the facility operational during the third quarter of 2015. The center will primarily service the Midwest and will employ approximately 75 people after the first year. Kubota’s current divisional parts operations in Suwanee, Ga., Fort Worth, Texas, Columbus, Ohio and Lodi, Calif., will continue to provide regional support to local Kubota dealers.
MADISON HEIGHTS, MICH. – Biggby Coffee has signed a 2,071-square-foot retail lease for a second Madison Heights location. The property is located at 11 Mile Road between I-75 and John R Road. Tjader Gerdom and Mike Vaughn of Gerdom Realty & Investment arranged the transaction. The new Biggby location will have a drive-thru and is expected to open in spring 2015.
SMYRNA, GA. — Berkadia Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $27 million sale of the 416-unit Mission Galleria Apartments in Smyrna, a suburb of Atlanta located in Cobb County. The property is located at 5000 S. Lincoln Trace Ave. N.E., near the site of SunTrust Park, the Atlanta Braves’ new ballpark that will open in 2017. Andrew Mays and Paul Vetter of Berkadia’s Atlanta office represented the buyer, RADCO Cos., in the transaction. David Oakley of Berkadia’s Birmingham office represented the seller, Mission Galleria LLC. Built in 1975 on more than 25 acres, Mission Galleria was 85 percent occupied at the time of sale.
BOWLING GREEN, KY. — Landmark Commercial Real Estate Services Inc. has brokered the $18.6 million sale of the Shoppes at Gary Farms, a 99,777-square-foot power shopping center in Bowling Green. Built in 2014, the property’s tenant roster includes Dick’s Sporting Goods, Bed Bath & Beyond, PetSmart, Kirkland’s and Lane Bryant. An unnamed, non-traded REIT purchased the property from an unnamed regional developer. Kevin Baker and Daniel Kukes of Landmark represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. — Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. has acquired The Fresh Market Commons in Pawleys Island, located roughly 23 miles south of Myrtle Beach. The 32,594-square-foot shopping center is located at 11045 Ocean Highway. The property’s tenant roster includes The Fresh Market, Chico’s, Litchfield Books and Pawleys Island Swimwear.
ATLANTA — Cousins Properties Inc. has signed Veritiv Corp. (NYSE: VRTV), a $9.5 billion Fortune 500 company, to a 68,315-square-foot office lease at Northpark Town Center in Atlanta. The business-to-business distribution firm plans to take occupancy at Northpark in the spring of 2015. With the addition of Veritiv, the office building in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket is 91 percent leased. Sam Holmes, John Shlesinger and Ellen Stern of CBRE represented Veritiv in the lease transaction. Atlanta-based Cousins purchased Northpark in October 2014 from AEW Capital Management and the Bank of Ireland for $348 million.
HENDERSON, NEV. — Envoy Net Lease Partners LLC has closed a $4.5 million loan for a new Goodwill of Southern Nevada store, the first to be funded under a multi-property construction facility. The first project, a 16,000-square-foot freestanding retail store in Henderson, will be situated across the street from the Nevada DMV and a Walmart Neighborhood Market anchored-shopping center. Envoy worked in tandem with its senior bank partner to provide the subordinated “B-piece” financing that allowed the developer borrower, Brentwood Capital Partners, to fund the construction of the Henderson store.
DENVER –The Confluence, an ultra-luxury, 288-unit apartment community, has broken ground in Denver. The high-rise tower will be located at 2166 15th Street, in the Lower Downtown (LoDo) District. The new project is named after its unique location: at the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek. It will feature a mix of studio to three-bedroom units that range in price from $1,500 to $12,000 per month. The new multifamily high-rise will be the tallest building in Riverfront Park once it’s completed. It is being designed by GDA architects. The glass apartment tower will feature common-area amenities that include a large terrace with a saltwater infinity-edge pool, underwater sound system, heated Jacuzzi, outdoor cabanas and fire pit, Skyline Lounge with catering kitchen, fitness center, concierge, a dog washing station and a 24-hour coffee bar. All homes feature views of either Downtown Denver or the Rocky Mountains. The ground floor of the building is intergraded into Confluence Park, which contains more than 8,000 square feet of high-end, ground-floor retail and restaurant space. It includes access to the trails along Cherry Creek and the South Platte River. The Confluence is being developed by a joint venture between PM Realty Group …