CHICAGO — Glenstar has executed three office leases totaling 100,000 square feet at Presidents Plaza, a two-tower, 831,442-square-foot office complex situated near the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. A joint venture between Glenstar and a private investor purchased the property in October 2024. FM, a global commercial property insurance and loss prevention company, will relocate its regional office from Park Ridge, Ill., to a 40,000-square-foot space at Presidents Plaza. Formerly known as FM Global, the company has a network of offices in the U.S. and internationally. Glenstar also executed a 40,000-square-foot lease with Do It Best, a Fort Wayne, Ind.-based home improvement retailer that acquired True Value last year. In the third lease, current tenant Meitheal Pharmaceuticals signed a 20,000-square-foot expansion that doubles its footprint to 40,000 square feet. Presidents Plaza ownership is investing $16 million in improvements across the two buildings. A golf simulator is slated to open this summer. Spec suites are also being constructed. These improvements add to the property’s $34 million in renovations completed in 2022 that included the redevelopment of a three-story atrium lobby, three-level health club, fully renovated lounge, café with seating and conference center.
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CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $9.6 million sale of 6930 N. Greenview Ave. in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. The property features 66 apartment units and five retail spaces, two of which are occupied by a local coffee shop and a political field office. Built in 1932, the asset features a mix of studio and one-bedroom layouts. Patrick Kennelly of Interra represented the buyer, the Mehmeti family. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the confidential seller. The building was fully leased at the time of sale. Though the property has received recent upgrades including a new boiler and updated elevator controls, the buyer has an opportunity to add value through strategic capital improvements, according to Interra.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Core Industrial Realty has negotiated a long-term industrial lease totaling 159,000 square feet at 1301 Frontenac Road in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The building features 8,000 square feet of office space, ample loading space and more than 8,000 amps of power. Noel Liston and Nick Krejci of Core Industrial Realty represented the undisclosed landlord. Joe Karmin of Transwestern represented the tenant, CCS, an equipment and supply distribution company.
CHICAGO — BGO has completed an $8 million amenity center within its office tower at 200 W. Madison in Chicago in collaboration with architecture firm Gensler. The owner credits the amenity center with contributing to a surge in leasing activity at the building. Over the past 16 months, CBRE’s Jason Houze, Michael Kazmierczak and Aaron Schuster have arranged 189,000 square feet of new leases and renewals at the property. New lease signings include Wallace Miller, Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman, NOVO Advisors, Aerotek, Beyond Risk and Houlihan Capital. Renewals and expansions include The Hartford Insurance, UB Greensfelder LLP, PJT Partners, Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc., Dehay & Elliston, Crystal Equation Corp. and Savant Capital. The full-floor amenity center includes a fireplace lounge, coworking areas, a fitness center, conferencing center, large boardrooms and a game room with a golf simulator, pool table and shuffleboard. The space is professionally managed and operated by The Experience Group. JLL manages the property. Over the past year, BGO also delivered two move-in ready office suites in the building. Leases were executed within the first month of delivery for both suites. Approximately 133,000 square feet of space is available for lease in the building, with spaces ranging from …
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has negotiated the $7.4 million sale of a 48,500-square-foot flex office and industrial building located at 1100 W. Monroe St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. The three-story property features efficient floor plates, industrial storage, three exterior docks on the first floor and 37 surface parking spaces. The asset, which was well maintained by an owner-occupant for more than 20 years, is located two blocks south of McDonald’s global headquarters. Jason St. John of Greenstone Partners represented the buyer, Alexander West Capital, the family office of the Leopardo family. The property will serve as the new home for Leopardo Construction’s Chicago operations. Andrew Davidson, Jay Beadle and David Kimball of Transwestern represented the seller, 1100 West Monroe LLC, an affiliate of Kolcraft Enterprises.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — Kiser Group has brokered the $3.9 million sale of 35 condominium units in a bulk transaction in Rosemount, a suburb of Chicago. The value-add asset was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale and provides convenient access to Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Rivers Casino and the Rosemont Fashion Outlets. Andy Friedman and Jake Parker of Kiser brokered the sale, which involved multiple sellers. The buyer was a local investor.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 1160 S. Michigan Ave., a two-tenant, ground-floor retail property in Chicago. Located at the base of The Columbian, a 47-story residential tower, the fully leased property is home to Burger Bar Chicago and Elements Massage. The two tenants have been in place for over a decade and recently extended their leases. Mitchell Kiven and Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Kiven and Kanich procured the buyer, Zam Investment LLC, along with colleague Carson Dodge.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Midwest showed modest population growth from 2023 to 2024 with average rates varying by population size, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 estimates released May 15. Places with fewer than 5,000 residents saw an average growth of 0.1 percent. Those with populations between 5,000 and 9,999 recorded a 0.6 percent average increase, while cities and towns with 10,000 to 49,999 residents grew by an average of 0.7 percent — the same rate observed in places with populations of 50,000 or more. Nationally, cities with populations fewer than 5,000 grew by 0.3 percent on average, compared with average growth rates of 1 percent for those with populations of 5,000 to 9,999; 1.1 percent for populations of 10,000 to 49,999; and 1 percent for populations of 50,000 or more. Between 2023 and 2024, 22 cities and towns in 16 states nationwide crossed the 20,000-population threshold. Four were in the Midwest. Rosemount, Minnesota, was ranked as one of the top 10 fastest-growing cities and towns with populations of 20,000 or more. The population grew 10.6 percent to 30,581. Rosemount was the only city in the Midwest to make the top 15 list. Chicago was ranked No. 7 …
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the $3.4 million sale of a 34-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. Located at 4901 N. Christiana Ave. and built in 1928, the property includes 33 studios and one one-bedroom unit. The building was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale and recently received capital improvements to 23 units. Patrick Kennelly of Interra represented the local buyer, 606 Realty. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the seller, an entity led by Mike Root of Chicago-based Root Realty.
CHICAGO — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VII LP, has acquired a 56,068-square-foot industrial building located at 235 N. Artesian Ave. in Chicago. The property was vacant at the time of acquisition. Situated in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor, the building features direct access to the central business district. The facility features three docks, one drive-in door and parking for 38 cars. Venture One plans to improve the asset with office renovations, warehouse paint, parking lot paving, energy-efficient warehouse lights, roof replacement and landscaping. Cal Kropke and John Huguenard of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. Larry Goldwasser, Matt Cowie and John Marks of CBRE will market the property for lease. VK Industrial VII is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
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