WICHITA, KAN. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of Towne West Square in Wichita for $14 million. The regional mall spans nearly 900,000 square feet and is situated on 46 acres at 4600 W. Kellogg Drive. It opened in 1980. Anchor tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dillard’s Clearance Center, JC Penney and Regal Cinemas. Shopping mall investment company Kohan Retail Investment Group purchased the asset. Kohan focuses on distressed properties with value-add opportunities. Thomas Dobrowski of NKF represented the seller. In February, ownership of the mall was transferred to Wells Fargo, according to the Wichita Business Journal.
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GREENWOOD, IND. — Herman & Kittle Properties have sold Copper Chase at Stones Crossing in Greenwood, south of Indianapolis. Copper Chase Apartments LLC purchased the 296-unit multifamily community for an undisclosed price. Built in 2010, the property is located at 2345 Thorium Drive. It features a pool, coffee café, business center, car care center and dog park. Steve LaMotte Jr. and Dane Wilson of CBRE represented the seller.
MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. — Hillwood, a Perot company, has acquired a newly constructed industrial building spanning 307,850 square feet in Mount Pleasant, about 30 miles south of Milwaukee. Located at 11905 Meridian Drive, the property features a clear height of 32 feet, rear loading and 140-foot truck courts. The purchase price and seller were not disclosed.
MAPLE GROVE, MINN. — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has negotiated the sale of an 18,027-square-foot property net leased to Caliber Collision in Maple Grove for $4.5 million. The collision repair company has a 15-year lease at the building. A developer sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer as part of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
TOTOWA, N.J. — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 60,000-square-foot medical office lease for St. Joseph’s Health in Totowa, located in northwestern New Jersey. The space is housed within a two-building, 120,000-square-foot Medical Arts Complex that CHA Partners is developing. The property is on the corner of Minnisink and Vreeland roads, in close proximity to state routes 80, 46 and 23. Construction is underway and the facility is slated to open in early 2021. Brian Lynch, Peter Rasmusson, Jason Lynch and Joe Torman of Lee & Associates represented St. Joseph’s in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — ABS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $37.2 million sale of 62 West 45th Street, a 55,000-square-foot office property in Manhattan. The building rises 12 stories and includes ground-floor retail space, 11 office units and a newly renovated lobby and elevators. The site is expandable by an additional 4,000 square feet. Alan Cohen, Jay Caseley, Steven Hornstock and Alex Warner of ABS represented the seller, 62 West 45th Street Associates LLC, in the transaction. Cohen and Casely will also head up leasing efforts. The buyer was New Jersey-based Renaissance Properties.
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — JLL has brokered the $33.2 million sale of a 206,000-square-foot data center in Marlborough, located northeast of Worcester. The property, which also offers some flex space, is located at 34 St. Martin Drive. At the time of sale, the center was 95 percent leased. Data center tenants TierPoint and Crown Castle lease 85 percent of the property’s rentable square footage with a weighted average lease term of well over 10 years. Frank Petz, Matt Sherry and Tom Ragno of JLL represented the seller, Lincoln Property Co., in the transaction. The buyer was California-based Menlo Equities.
Berkadia Arranges $22 Million Acquisition Financing for 164-Unit Student Housing Community Near Arizona State
by Amy Works
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Berkadia has arranged $22 million in acquisition financing for MarQ at 1st, a 164-unit community located one mile northwest of the Arizona State University campus in Tempe. Scott Holland and Jeremy Hammill of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage secured the loan through NXT Capital. Terms of the financing and the identity of the borrower were undisclosed. The community offers shared amenities including two swimming pools, a 24-hour fitness center and outdoor picnic and barbecue areas.
MADISON, WIS. — Banyan Investment Group has acquired a three-property hotel portfolio in Madison for approximately $50 million. Banyan will operate the portfolio, which is comprised of a 127-room Courtyard by Marriott, a 130-room Fairfield Inn & Suites and a 115-room Hampton Inn. Each of the four-story properties features a pool, fitness center and business center. The Fairfield Inn & Suites and the Hampton Inn have newly furnished breakfast lounges. The Courtyard by Marriott features 1,080 square feet of meeting space. Banyan is a hotel investment and management company with offices in Florida and Georgia. The seller was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Stanton Road Capital LLC, in partnership with Third Lake Partners LLC, has purchased 200 S. Michigan Avenue, a 371,566-square-foot office tower in the heart of Chicago’s East Loop. The 22-story tower overlooks The Art Institute of Chicago and Millennium Park. Completed in 1958 and widely known by its previous name, the Borg-Warner Building, the property will undergo a modernization. Plans call for an upgraded lobby and improvements to existing amenities such as the tenant lounge. Cushman & Wakefield brokered the sale of the building. Crain’s Chicago Business previously reported that Stanton was under contract to pay approximately $34 million for the leasehold interest in the building. Shidler Group was the seller.