EVERGREEN PARK, ILL. — Inland Real Estate Corp. has announced that its joint venture with Dutch pension fund advisor PGGM has entered into a joint venture partnership with IBT Group LLC and Pine Tree Commercial Realty to develop Evergreen Promenade, a 92,512-square-foot shopping center in metro Chicago. Mariano’s will occupy 75,000 square feet and anchor the retail property located in Evergreen Park, about 15 miles south of Chicago. The shopping center will draw from a population base of 225,400 with average household incomes of approximately $65,300 within a three-mile radius. Including the lease signed with Mariano’s, Evergreen Promenade is more than 80 percent pre-leased. The joint venture intends to begin construction on the center this fall and expects Mariano’s to open in fall 2014. Upon completion, Inland’s joint venture with PGGM will have the option to acquire 100 percent ownership in the shopping center.
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