CHICAGO — Cohen Financial has secured a $108 million equity investment for the acquisition of Three First National Plaza, a 57-story office tower located at 70 West Madison St. in Chicago. The property is more than 90 percent leased to anchor tenants including law firms K&L Gates LLP and Ungaretti & Harris LLP, private-equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and credit-card security software provider Trustwave Holdings Inc. Kevin O’Grady of Cohen Financial’s Miami office, Mark Strauss of the San Francisco office and the company’s Chicago office secured the equity investment with GEM Realty Capital Inc., a Chicago-based commercial real estate investor, and Farallon Capital Management LLC, a global institutional asset management firm. The operating sponsor is The Hearn Co., a Chicago-based owner/operator of commercial real estate properties across the U.S.
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WEST DES MOINES, IOWA, PEORIA, ILL., AND INDIANAPOLIS — Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of the OREP Portfolio, a three-property, 1,056-unit multifamily portfolio in the Midwest, for $58 million. The properties include the 420-unit Wellington Apartments located at 4700 EP True Expressway in West Des Moines, Iowa; the 312-unit Seven Oaks Apartments located at 4010 N. Brandywine Drive in Peoria, Ill.; and the 324-unit Wildwood Village Apartments located at 3491 Timbersedge Drive in Indianapolis. IPA’s Peter Von Der Ahe and Scott Edelstein, along with Alex Blagojevich and David Gaines of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership between Onex Real Estate Partners and New York Life Insurance Asset Management. The team also represented the buyer, Fireside Financial. Barry A’Hearn of Marcus & Millichap’s Cedar Rapids office is the firm’s broker of record in Iowa. Josh Caruana of the firm’s Indianapolis office is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Indiana.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Landmark Commercial Real Estate Services Inc. has arranged the $13.4 million sale of the Orchard Square Shopping Center in Washington Township. Kroger, Dollar Tree and O’Reilly Auto Parts anchor the 92,450-square-foot shopping center. Kevin Baker and Daniel Kukes of Landmark represented the buyer, a non-traded REIT, and the seller, a Michigan-based full services commercial, residential and industrial firm.
LOVELAND, OHIO — Cassidy Turley has arranged the $2.3 million sale of a 70,350-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center in Loveland. Pioneer Real Estate Investments sold the industrial facility located at 107 Northeast Drive to Red Carpet Studios. Tom McCormick and Ben McNab of Cassidy Turley’s Cincinnati office represented Pioneer Real Estate Investments in the sale. Red Carpet Studios is planning to expand its office and warehouse operations at the new location.
BUCKTOWN, ILL. — A new Mariano’s grocery store has opened at the intersection of Ashland and Webster Avenue in the Bucktown neighborhood. Mariano’s leased the freestanding, 80,000-square-foot building for 20 years from owner Chicago Ashland Webster LLC. Transwestern’s project management team, led by Robert Klinger, completed the project in eight months. The new development marks the 23rd Mariano’s store for Milwaukee-based Roundy’s Inc., a grocer in the Midwest.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust has acquired Front Range Village in Fort Collins for $128.3 million. The center is located at 2720 Council Tree Ave. Front Range Village contains 810,000 square feet. Ramco-Gershenson has acquired 460,000 square feet of the center. Front Range is shadow anchored by Target and Lowe’s. Other notable tenants include Sprout's Market, DSW, Cost Plus World Market, Staples, Party City, Toys 'R Us/Babies 'R US, and The Sports Authority. The center also includes 78,000 square feet of office space. Notable office tenants include Microsoft and CA Technologies. Front Range is also home to the Southeast Branch of the Fort Collins Public Library.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – The 445,984 –square-foot Bank of the West Tower in Sacramento has received a $90-million refinance. The Class A tower is located at 500 Capitol Mall. The tower is situated next to the office of U.S. Immigration and Customs, and within walking distance of the Gold Line train. Financing was arranged by Jeff Haskellof NorthMarq Capital’s San Franciscooffice through the firm’s correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
LOS ANGELES – A nine-property multifamily portfolio in Los Angeles has received $80 million in refinancing. The 10-year, fixed-rate financing was arranged through Freddie Mac’s Fast Track Early Rate-Lock Program, which allows borrowers to lock in an interest rate and loan amount shortly after their application is filed with minimal documentation. The loan features a 3.5-month early rate lock, 4 percent interest rate, 65 percent loan-to-value ratio and a 30-year amortization schedule. The portfolio contains about 900 units. They are 95 percent occupied. The loan was originated by Allan Freedman of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC.
SPARKS, NEV. — Standard Management Co. has acquired the 296-unit Eastland Hills in Sparks for $27.5 million. The community is located at 1855 Baring Blvd. Eastland Hills was built in 1998. Community amenities include a fitness center, heated pool and year-round spa, tennis court and barbecue areas. Stanford Jones, Philip Saglimbeni, Salvatore Saglimbeni and Kenneth N. Blomsterberg represented both the buyer and seller, A.G. Spanos Cos., in this transaction. The community is situated near the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Truckee Meadows. It is about four miles from Reno, where Tesla Motors recently announced it will open a new $5-billion battery factory. The facility will house 6,500 employees.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — PPF Industrial LLC has acquired a 386,598-square-foot industrial building in Ontario for $23.8 million. The building is located at 1671 Champagne Ave. The property is situated just east of Interstate 15 and south of Interstate 10 in the Inland Empire West industrial warehouse/distribution submarket. The area is serviced by the Union Pacific Railroad. Notable tenants at the building include Precision Foam LLC, Pacific Urethane and Bericap LLC. The space was renovated and retrofitted in 2011. Darla Longo, Barbara Emmons and Rebecca Perlmutter of CBRE’s Ontario office represented both the buyer and seller, CT Realty, in this transaction.