BEACHWOOD, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the $15 million sale of Enterprise Place in Beachwood near Cleveland. The 130,000-square-foot office and medical office building is positioned directly off I-271. Amenities include outdoor terraces, landscaped grounds, heated indoor parking, a café and conference room. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, a local real estate investment group. The private buyer purchased the asset at 98 percent of the list price and a cap rate of 8.45 percent.
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Recent additions at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates include global medical device and solutions provider Arjo, indoor golf facility Swing Loose, interactive gaming and entertainment experience Game Night Out, Indonesian specialty retailer LeGenda, video installation gallery Cameos of Street Life, local media company Love Local Media Agency and French-inspired gluten-free bakery Musing Baker. The new and expanded office and retail leases represent an additional 73,500 square feet at the property. In addition to the new tenants, Convergint, an existing tenant specializing in technology solutions, has expanded its footprint by an additional 17,400 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of warehouse space. Convergint’s space now totals 92,400 square feet. Inspired by Somerset Development is the developer behind Bell Works Chicagoland, the redevelopment of the former AT&T corporate campus.
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Steve Rolfe of Midland Commercial Development Corp., William Wirth of Luft Consulting Inc. and Jordan Nelson of Nelson Development have purchased a development site at 5151 W. State St. with plans to build Wauwatosa Self Storage. The temperature-controlled self-storage facility will total 63,500 net rentable square feet divided across 444 units in over two dozen configurations. There will be 23 units in the main drive-thru aisle specifically laid out to accommodate automobile storage. The property will be attended by an onsite manager and will incorporate high-resolution cameras throughout. Brett Deter and Scott Revolinski of Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented the buyers. The project is slated for completion late this summer.
NORMAL, ILL. — AXIS 360 Commercial Real Estate Specialists has arranged the sale of a 30,421-square-foot office condominium in Normal near Bloomington for an undisclosed price. The asset is located at 420 Wylie Drive within the Crossroads Center, which was formerly the Bloomington Normal Factory Stores. Chestnut Health Systems acquired the property in 2007, converting the former retail space into a functional office setting. The space features a research library, large training room, kitchen facilities, office and conference rooms and a mezzanine level with private offices. The facility served as an office for Chestnut’s research division, Lighthouse Institute, for nearly two decades. Lighthouse will relocate to its headquarters on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Bloomington. Meghan O’Neal-Rogozinski and Michael O’Neal of AXIS 360 marketed the property for sale. The buyer was undisclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 23,639-square-foot restaurant building located at 611 Houston St. in downtown Fort Worth. The building was originally constructed in 1939 and includes an 8,100-square-foot basement with potential for future redevelopment. The building was fully leased at the time of sale to The Library Bar and Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar, which have occupied the space for more than two decades. Joe Santelli of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were local investment groups that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Twining Properties will undertake an 850,000-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment project in New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York City. Known as Pratt Landing, the project will convert a 11.5-acre waterfront industrial site into a destination with 383 apartments, 99 condos, a 150-room hotel, 40,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and a public park. Robert A.M. Stern Architects is leading the design of Pratt Landing, which will house the aforementioned uses within four buildings and across four city blocks. Twining Properties has received full site plan approval from the City of New Rochelle and will soon commence demolitions of existing structures on the site.
LEVITTOWN, PA. — Lument has provided a $24.8 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for an affordable housing complex in Levittown, a northeastern suburb of Philadelphia. The name of the property, which was built in 1972 and offers amenities such as clubhouse, fitness center, playground and outdoor grilling stations, was not disclosed. John Hurley of Lument originated the financing, which carried a five-year term and a 35-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the buyer, an affiliate of New Jersey-based owner-operator Silverstein Properties. Zach Schwartz of Brook Hollow Capital acted as the mortgage broker on the deal.
WINTHROP, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.7 million sale of Shore Drive Apartments, a multifamily complex in Winthrop, located northeast of Boston. Shore Drive Apartments currently houses 71 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats, and plans are underway for the addition of another 27 units as part of a reconstruction effort following a fire at the property last year. Evan Griffith, Tony Pepdjonovic and Will Sanborn of Marcus & Millichap Boston represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm Sitar Realty Co. has arranged the sale of a 27-unit apartment building in Wall Township, located near the Jersey Shore. The sales price was $3.1 million. According to the property website, the building at 2538 Allaire Road exclusively houses one-bedroom units that are reserved for residents age 55 and above who meet certain income restrictions. Ronald Schrader Jr. of Sitar Realty represented the buyer and seller, both of which were limited liability companies, in the transaction.
PARAMUS, N.J. — German discount grocer Lidl has opened a 25,000-square-foot grocery store in the Northern New Jersey community of Paramus. The store is housed within a freestanding building at 651 U.S. Route 17 and offers Lidl’s traditional selections of cured meats and cheeses, as well as a bakery. Lidl expects the store opening to create about 25 new jobs within the community.