ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — The historic Vail Davis Building, located at 15 N. Vail Ave. in Arlington Heights, a northwest Chicago suburb, has undergone a complete makeover to create 16 luxury residences for upscale renters. CF Real Estate and 33, a real estate firm, acquired the historic mixed-use building in June 2014 for $2.5 million in an off-market transaction. Renovations at the Vail Davis Building included a total rehabbing of all rental units, new HVAC systems, electrical systems upgrades, new windows and a restored underground sewer system. The $1.4 million project was completed in early November and the 16 units are 100 percent leased. Restaurants La Tasca and Bangkok Café currently lease the ground-level retail space and have continued to operate during the renovations. Completed in 1929, the building originally included 16 apartments on the second and third floors and eight retail establishments on the first floor: Redker Real Estate, a druggist, barber, fish market, tailor, restaurant, Western Union and the Hoggay pool hall. In later years, one of the more well-known tenants in the building was the Hertzog cigar factory, makers of the hand-rolled Gander Cigar. The Vail Davis Building, which features an English-style architecture, includes a distinctive castle …
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SEATTLE — Seattle-based Colliers International has arranged the sale of three Washington retail properties for $59.6 million. Transactions include the sale of Surprise Lake Square, a 134,795-square-foot shopping center located in Milton, to Tourmaline Capital for $19.5 Million; the sale of Everett Village Center, a 120,912-square-foot retail center located in Everett, to Stockbridge Capital Group for $22.5 million; and the sale of Coal Creek Marketplace, a 55,875-square-foot retail center located in Newcastle, to RPAI for $17.6 million.
LOS ANGELES — The Herald Examiner Building in downtown Los Angeles will soon undergo redevelopment. to turn the historic space into a mix of creative office space, retail and restaurants. The Herald Examiner Building was originally constructed in 1914 between South Park and the Broadway Corridor. The two-story lobby will also undergo a restoration as part of the renovation. The Georgetown Company has partnered with the Hearst Corporation on this project. The Herald Examiner Building was initially designed by Julia Morgan, the same architect who designed Hearst Castle. Carl Muhlstein of Jones Lang LaSalle will lead the leasing efforts.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Bradley Co. has arranged two leases and one condominium sale across various property types in Fort Wayne. Kienan O’Rourke of Bradley Co. represented the tenant, Vintage Treasures LLC, in the lease of 21,600 square feet of retail space located at 265 Coliseum Blvd. In a separate transaction, O’Rourke represented the seller, B&R Real Estate, in the sale of a 2,077-square-foot office condo located at 515-519 Airport North Office Park in Fort Wayne to an undisclosed buyer. In a third transaction, O’Rourke represented the landlord, Kurt Mundinger, in the lease of 7,108 square feet of industrial space located at 224 E. Wallace St. to Three Rivers Distilling Co. Kelly Castle, also of Bradley Co., represented the tenant in the transaction. Terms and additional details of the transactions were not released.
NEWCASTLE, WASH. — RPAI has acquired Coal Creek Marketplace, a 56,000-square-foot grocery-anchored neighborhood center located in the Seattle suburb of Newcastle, for $17.6 million. The center is currently 95 percent occupied and anchored by Quality Food Centers, a subsidiary of Kroger. Shane Garrison and Michael Hazinski represented RPAI in-house in the off-market transaction.
NEWCASTLE, WASH. — RPAI has acquired Coal Creek Marketplace, a 56,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center located in the Seattle suburb of Newcastle. The center is currently 95 percent occupied and anchored by Quality Food Centers, a subsidiary of Kroger. Shane Garrison and Michael Hazinski represented RPAI in-house in the off-market transaction.
DANVILLE, CALIF. —Eight stores are set to open at a mixed-use redevelopment of the historic Danville Hotel in downtown Danville, a project by joint developers Castle Cos. and Nearon Enterprises. Retail tenants will receive space in late August through September. New openings will include a 1,200-square-foot Papyrus; a 2,000-square-foot Heavenly Couture; a 1,100-square-foot Sole Desire Shoes; a 1,000-square-foot Look + See Luxury Optical; a 400-square-foot BoBen Designs jeweler; a 3,700-square-foot Danville Brewing Co.; a 2,800-square-foot Pizza Antica; and a 1,600-square-foot Basque Boulangerie Café. Adria Giacomelli and Gary Riele of Newmark Cornish & Carey led the leasing efforts.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Bradley Co. has arranged two leases totaling more than 15,000 square feet in Fort Wayne. In the first transaction, Mike Dahm represented the landlord, Industrial Road Enterprises, as well as the tenant, HD Supply Waterworks, in the lease renewal of 13,480 square feet of industrial space located at 5120 Industrial Road. In the second transaction, Dahm and Kelly Castle represented the tenant, RPM Pizza Midwest LLC, in the lease of 2,130 square feet of retail space located at 301 W. Jefferson Blvd. Bradley Co. has served the Northern Indiana and West Michigan commercial real estate market since 1978.
NEWCASTLE, WASH. — Seniors housing developer Aegis Living has broken ground on Aegis Gardens in Newcastle near Seattle, marking the Pacific Northwest’s first senior living community for Chinese-Americans. Situated on a 7.5-acre waterfront site with access to Lake Boren, the resort-style, 110-home community is slated to open in 2017. When completed, Aegis Gardens’ activity center will host civic activities and cultural exhibitions. The center will also provide daycare services to promote multigenerational engagement. According to Nielson, 92,000 Chinese-Americans live within a 25-mile radius of the Newcastle location. Aegis Gardens’ community programming will include celebrations of Chinese holidays, traditional cuisine representing major regions of China, mahjong, calligraphy, cribbage, Tai Chi classes, a central Zen garden and a tearoom. Staff fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English will provide 24-hour care. The development site in Newcastle, a block from the Bellevue city line, is culturally relevant for Chinese-Americans because immigrants from China mined coal there in the late 1800s, contributing to Seattle’s rise to prominence.
INDIANAPOLIS — Brennan Investment Group LLC has acquired Hillsdale Business Park, a six-building business park comprising 445,892 square feet, in Indianapolis. Hillsdale Business Park is located at 7700 North Shadeland Ave. on the northeast side of Indianapolis at the intersection of I-465 and I-69, two main interstates that serve the Indianapolis metro area. The business park is within minutes of a number of restaurants, banks, and Castleton Square Regional Mall. Tenants of Hillsdale feature Community Hospital, Verizon Wireless, State Farm Insurance, Ingersoll Rand, Northeast Family Physicians and Pro Kids Inc. Originally developed by Duke Realty, Hillsdale Business Park is owned by Hillsdale Property Company and is leased and managed by Jones Lang LaSalle.