CHICAGO AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — Brailsford & Dunlavey (B&D), a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company, and Project Management Advisors (PMA) have merged, bringing together two national companies in program management and real estate advisory services. Together, the firms offer a comprehensive suite of services spanning strategic planning and advisory, project leadership and delivery, owner’s representation and operations for consulting for social and institutional infrastructure clients and large asset owners. By merging their teams and capabilities, the firms expand their geographic reach and sector depth across higher education, healthcare, life sciences, technology, K-12 schools, civic and municipal projects, sports venues, hospitality, residential and energy infrastructure. The combined organization includes more than 450 professionals serving clients nationwide from offices in major markets, including Northern and Southern California, Austin, Chicago, Atlanta, Orlando, Tampa, Washington, D.C., and New York.
CHICAGO — A partnership between LaTerra Capital Management and Respark Residential has agreed to acquire a portfolio of seven multifamily properties in suburban Chicago totaling 1,495 units. Multifamily owner-operator Aimco (NYSE: AIV) plans to sell the portfolio to the partnership for $455 million. The transaction is expected to close in first-quarter 2026, pending the assumption of the properties’ in-place mortgages. According to Crain’s Chicago Business, the portfolio comprises Evanston Place in Evanston; Hyde Park Tower in Chicago; Elm Creek and Eldridge Townhomes in Elmhurst; Yorktown Apartments and 220 Grace in Lombard; and Willow Bend in Rolling Meadows. Aimco recently concluded its year-long strategic review process and is moving forward with its “plan of sale and liquidation.” The Denver-based firm says that the buyers have completed due diligence and funded in part a $20 million nonrefundable deposit for the acquisition. Aimco says that the net proceeds from the sale will total $160 million. For LaTerra, the Aimco acquisition allows the Marina del Rey, Calif.-based company to increase its holdings in Chicago, which is currently the No. 1 market in the United States for rent growth, according to data from CoStar Group. The market saw 6,700 new units delivered in the past 12 …
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Peakline Real Estate Funds (PREF) and Lincoln Property Co. have broken ground on The Claire, a 90-unit build-to-rent (BTR) community in the western Chicago suburb of Naperville. The project marks Naperville’s first BTR development, according to the developers. The Claire will offer 34 two-story townhomes and 56 three-story rowhomes with attached two-car garages, private outdoor space and resident amenities. The first residential deliveries are targeted for the second quarter of 2026. FNBO provided construction financing. The project team includes Kinzie Builders as general contractor, BSB as design architect and landscape architect, V3 Cos. as civil engineer and Eleni Designers as interior designer. RPM Living will oversee leasing and property management. The project is the second investment within PREF’s Build To Rent Fund I.
EAST ALTON, ILL. AND FORISTELL, MO. — EquiCap Commercial has negotiated the sales of two self-storage facilities in metro St. Louis. All Inn Storage, located at 978 E. Airline Drive in East Alton, features 9,600 net rentable square feet with 87 units on 9.1 acres. Alex Erbs of EquiCap represented the seller and procured the buyer, an out-of-state private equity firm. Foristell Storage, located at 19100 Veterans Memorial Parkway in Foristell, consists of 21,173 net rentable square feet with 260 units on 7.3 acres. Marla Čolić of EquiCap procured the buyer, a local storage owner-operator completing a 1031 exchange.
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the sale of a retail redevelopment site located at 1419 W. Diversey Parkway in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The existing two-story building totals 11,300 square feet across a 10,700-square-foot land site. Rosebud Restaurants’ headquarters office and commissary kitchen formerly occupied the property. Brewster Hague and Tom Galvin of Greenstone represented the buyer, a Michigan-based real estate development firm.
NORTHLAKE, ILL. — D6 Inc., a sustainable packaging supplier, has signed a 41,190-square-foot industrial lease at 11720 W. Grand Ave. in Northlake. Ed Wabick and Marc Hale of DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International represented the tenant, which is both expanding and relocating from its previous facility. The space is part of a larger 82,380-square-foot building with 1,717 square feet of office space, four docks, two drive-in doors and a clear height of 22 feet. Terry Herlihy of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, Westmount Realty Capital. D6 took occupancy last month.
NILES, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a 314,000-square-foot FedEx Ground distribution facility located at 5959 W. Howard St. in Niles. Constructed in 2015 as a build-to-suit for FedEx Ground Package Systems Inc., the distribution center features a clear height of 32 feet, 101 dock doors, six drive-in doors and a fully automated material handling system with six-dimensional package scanning and sorting capabilities. The property includes 291,511 square feet of warehouse space, 14,937 square feet of office space, a 5,180-square-foot maintenance facility and a 2,400-square-foot guard building. There are 562 car parking spaces and 546 trailer parking spaces across the site along with a fueling station. The property includes an additional 11.2 acres of land that FedEx currently utilizes for trailer and auto parking. FedEx has operated from the facility since June 2015.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Maverick Commercial Mortgage Inc. has arranged a $13.5 million stretch senior construction loan for a 30-unit apartment building in Evanston. A Midwest-based debt fund provided the loan. The borrower acquired the site, previously a parking lot, in 2024. The project site is located four blocks west of Northwestern University. Completion is slated for spring 2027.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Inspired by Somerset Development has launched leasing for the West Side of Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates. The project’s first phase has reached 98 percent occupancy. The former AT&T campus now features a mix of office, retail, dining, residences and hospitality. The redeveloped West Side will include more than 500,000 square feet of new space, including 430,000 square feet of traditional office space with approximately 35,000 square feet dedicated to 16 fully furnished “Ready-to-Wear” suites. These suites are available for flexible short- and long-term leases ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 square feet. A conference center with five conference rooms will accommodate up to 370 people. There will also be 70,000 square feet of retail space. Completion of the West Side is slated for the third quarter of 2026. The East Side now has only 10,000 square feet of space remaining, including an 1,800-square-foot “Ready-to-Wear” suite and two office spaces. Following recent leases from Arjo, Convergint and WT Group, a combined 785 additional employees are at the campus on a daily basis.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Logistics Property Co. LLC (LogiPropCo) has purchased a 10-acre site at 424 Howard Ave. in Des Plaines with plans to build a 171,600-square-foot industrial development. Located less than a mile from the Chicago O’Hare International Airport’s north cargo gate, the site sits within two miles of an I-90 four-way interchange. Construction is expected to commence this month. The project will include 35 docks, 136 auto parking spaces and 53 trailer parking spaces. Aaron Martell and Ben Fish of LogiPropCo worked with Tom Rodeno and Mike Senner of Colliers on the land acquisition. The Colliers duo will also serve as the leasing agents. Heitman Architects is the project architect, Jacob & Heffner is the civil engineer and Meridian Design Build is the general contractor. Completion is slated for late summer 2026.