WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has negotiated the sale of Waukegan Plaza in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan for an undisclosed price. The 211,190-square-foot retail center is 89 percent leased to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, Burlington, dd’s Discounts, rue21, Shoe Carnival, Family Dollar, GameStop, Subway, USPS and Aaron’s Rental. Joe Girardi and Emily Gadomski of Mid-America represented the private seller. The asset sold to a West Coast-based 1031 exchange investor.
LOS ANGELES — A joint venture between Kairos Investment Management Co. (KIMC) and Harbor Associates has purchased 6922 Hollywood Boulevard, a 12-story office and retail property in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Terms of the transaction were not released. Situated at the intersection of North Orange Drive and Hollywood Boulevard, the 208,000-square-foot building features 37,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and an underground and adjacent five-story parking garages. Retail tenants include Wahlburgers, CaboWabo, US Bank and Line Friends. The Trail Park Group occupies the top three floors of office space. The joint venture plans to implement site and façade improvements and update vacant office space with a goal of reaching 85 percent to 90 percent occupancy by the end of 2025.
SAN ANTONIO — Cold Creek Solutions, a cold storage developer based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, has sold a roughly 300,000-square-foot facility located at the intersection of I-10 and Loop 410 in San Antonio. The newly built facility features convertible spaces with temperatures ranging from -20 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit to accommodate a range of food uses. Additional building features include 48-foot clear heights, 45,000 pallet positions and 6,000 square feet of office space. ARCO National Construction served as the general contractor for the project.
WORCESTER, MASS. — Boston-based Synergy Investments has acquired Chestnut Place, a two-building, roughly 273,000-square-foot office complex located in the Central Massachusetts city of Worcester. The sales price was $10.5 million. Chestnut Place One is a 234,786-square-foot building that was constructed in 1990 and is anchored by Fallon Health. Chestnut Place Two is a 38,844-square-foot building that was originally constructed in the 1800s and renovated in the 1980s. Chestnut Place, which includes 248 parking spaces, was approximately 80 percent leased at the time of sale. The seller was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 1.7-acre site located at 420 N. May St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood for $34.5 million. Tom Svoboda of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as 420 May Acquisitions LLC. The buyer, Crescent Heights, has proposed a large multifamily project for the site. The Miami-based developer has been active in the Chicago market with multiple projects. In 2019, the firm completed construction of Nema Chicago, a 76-story, 800-unit skyscraper that is the tallest apartment building in the city.
SHOREWOOD, WIS. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of and acquisition financing for the Oaks of Shorewood, a 101-unit active adult community in Shorewood, a northern suburb of Milwaukee. Weidner Apartment Homes acquired the asset from Sherman Associates. The four-story, age-restricted building offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units averaging 1,115 square feet. The Oaks of Shorewood is near Lake Michigan, the Milwaukee River, Hubbard Park & Beer Garden and the 50-acre Estabrook Park and Village’s main drive, which is known for eclectic boutiques and trendy restaurants. JLL worked on behalf of the new owner to originate a Fannie Mae loan to fund the purchase. Tom Wilson and Mike Brady of JLL represented the borrower, while Amanda Friant, Wick Kirby, Mox Gunderson and Jaime Fink of JLL represented the seller.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Dunleer, a Los Angeles-based private real estate investment and development firm, has completed the disposition of a 2.5-acre industrial outdoor storage parcel that includes a single-story building, located at 4404 W. First St. in Santa Ana. The City of Santa Ana acquired the asset for $10.5 million and plans to use the property for city-related public services. The property features a fenced and secured yard area, a 3,900-square-foot building and quick access to interstates 5 and 405. Keith Greer, Ben Seybold, Sean Ward and Joshua Samuels of CBRE represented Dunleer, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Atlanta-based investment firm MDH Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire Loop 375 Industrial, a three-building, 554,960-square-foot development that is nearing completion in El Paso. The site spans 36.7 acres, and the development features 191 trailer parking spaces, 230 car parking spaces and clear heights of 32 to 36 feet. Bret Felberg and Jeff Morris of Colliers represented the seller and developer, Houston-based NIT Industrial, in the transaction. MDH Partners also provided NIT Industrial with mezzanine debt to complete construction. The financing is coterminous with the senior construction loan, which was provided by Veritex Community Bank. CBRE is leasing the development, which is scheduled to come on line this fall.
LINDENHURST, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has brokered the $1.8 million sale of a 25,600-square-foot industrial building in Lindenhurst, a city in Northeast Illinois. The property is located at 2910 Falling Waters Blvd. Collin Tyrrell of Brown represented the seller, Falling Waters Development LLC, which sold its warehouse space and is moving its office operations to a 5,500-square-foot space at 1225 Tri State Parkway in Gurnee, Ill.
RENO, NEV. — Reno-based Bajwa Properties has purchased a two-property hospitality portfolio in Reno. Terms of the transaction were not released. The 229-room portfolio includes a 94-key Staybridge Suites and a 135-key Hilton Garden Inn. Located at 10559 Professional Circle, Staybridge Suites features a 24-hour business center, onsite meeting room with flexible space, an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Hilton Garden Inn, at 9920 Double R Blvd., offers an onsite restaurant, business center, fitness center, indoor pool and event space. Bill Murney and Steve Avanzino of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
