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Empire Crossing
Empire Crossing, at 1500-1608 East Empire St., was built in 1962 and underwent renovations in 1990. It is 85% occupied by tenants that include Dick's Sporting Goods, HomeGoods, Ashley Furniture HomeStore, and DSW Shoe Warehouse.
First Farmers Lends $26Mln for Bloomington, Ind., Residential Condo Building
First Farmers Bank & Trust has provided $26 million of financing for the construction of the 17-unit ONE15 Lofts on Kirkwood residential condominium buildings in Bloomington, Ind. The three-year loan was arranged by Maverick Commercial Mortgage of Chicago and American ...
Central Illinois Retail Property Sells for $28.35Mln
Chase Properties has paid $28.35 million, or $123.28/sf, for Empire Crossing, a 229,971-square-foot shopping center in the central Illinois city of Bloomington. The Beachwood, Ohio, investment firm acquired the retail property from Bet Investments, which was represented by JLL Capital ...
Eastland Plaza
The Louisville, Ky., company purchased the retail property from a company calling itself Eastland Plaza LLC in a deal brokered by Cushman & Wakefield. Eastland Plaza, on 12 acres at 411 South Woodscrest Drive, was built in 1967 and is ...
Bloomington, Ind., Shopping Center Sells for $22.4Mln
REBusiness Online Kaden Cos. has paid $22.4 million, or $179.20/sf, for the 125,000-square-foot Eastland Plaza shopping center in Bloomington, Ind. The Louisville, Ky., company purchased the retail property from a company calling itself Eastland Plaza LLC in a deal brokered ...
290-Unit Apartment Property Near Minneapolis Sells for $58.05Mln
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Hegenes Properties Inc. has paid $58.05 million, or $200,172/unit, for the 290-unit Bristol Village apartment property in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, Minn. The Eden Prairie, Minn., property manager acquired the complex from an ...
Bloomington, Minn., Office Property Sells at Massive Discount
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Namdar Realty Group has paid $4 million, or $8.57/unit, for the leasehold interest in 8500 Tower, a 467,000-square-foot office property in Bloomington, Minn. The Great Neck, N.Y., company acquired the building, at 5800 84th St. West, ...
Mall of America Sees Another Drop in Its Appraised Value
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report The massive Mall of America in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, Minn., has been reappraised at a value of $1.68 billion. It marks the second time over the past decade that the property has ...
BridgeInvest Lends $37.68Mln for Construction of 3 Industrial Outdoor Storage Properties
BridgeInvest has provided $37.68 million of financing to fund the development of three industrial outdoor storage facilities in Bloomington, Calif., Las Vegas and Staten Island, N.Y. The properties are being developed by a venture of Stonemont Financial Group of Atlanta ...
Greystone Monticello Lends $36.3Mln Against Bloomington, Ind., Student-Housing Property
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Greystone Monticello has provided $36.3 million of short-term financing against Stadium Crossing, a 226-unit student-housing property near Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. Greystone Monticello is a venture that funds bridge loans against multifamily, seniors-housing ...
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