CHICAGO AND WILMETTE, ILL. — Westport Properties has acquired two self-storage facilities in Chicagoland for an undisclosed price. The first property, located at 1516 N. Orleans Ave. in Chicago, totals 885 units and features wine storage, climate-controlled units, electronic gated access and 24-hour surveillance. The second asset, a 378-unit facility located at 3510 Wilmette Ave. in Wilmette, features RV and boat parking, climate-controlled units, electronic gated access and 24-hour surveillance. Westport will rebrand the properties under the US Storage Centers brand. The facilities mark Westport’s first two properties in Illinois. MJ Partners Self Storage Group represented the undisclosed seller.
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NAPERVILLE, ILL. — A joint venture between Clear Height Properties and Harbert US Real Estate, an investment fund sponsored by Harbert Management Corp., has purchased a 49,954-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The property, located at 2244 Corporate Lane, is fully occupied by two tenants. The building features a clear height of 20 feet and 10 drive-in doors. Adam Johnson and Tom Gnadt of NAI Hiffman represented the buyers. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has arranged the $3 million sale of a nearly 12,000-square-foot retail property in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake. The building, located at 5899 Northwest Highway, is 77 percent occupied with two vacant units. Jason St. John and AJ Patel of Greenstone represented the seller, a local, private partnership. The duo also procured the buyer, a private partnership completing a 1031 exchange.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — SparrowHawk has negotiated new leases with tenants totaling 32,101 square feet at its industrial property located along National Parkway in Schaumburg. The 147,752-square-foot property is now 95.5 percent leased with one remaining space available for immediate occupancy. Italy-based TECH.PA signed a lease for 9,094 square feet for its first industrial showroom and warehouse space in Chicago and the U.S. The company, which specializes in the field of industrial automation and robotics, will take occupancy this month. Kelly Joyce of Colliers represented SparrowHawk in the lease and serves as the leasing agent for the property. John Hunter of John Hunter Services represented the tenant. Adaptive Adventures leased and moved into 3,355 square feet of space. The nonprofit organization provides outdoor sports opportunities to improve the quality of life for children, adults and veterans with physical disabilities. Jarvis Lighting renewed and expanded its lease to 19,652 square feet. The commercial lighting manufacturer and distributor previously occupied 10,552 square feet.
CHICAGO AND WILMETTE, ILL. — Westport Properties has acquired two self-storage facilities in Chicagoland for an undisclosed price. The first property, located at 1516 N. Orleans Ave. in Chicago, totals 885 units and features wine storage, climate-controlled units, electronic gated access and 24-hour surveillance. The second asset, a 378-unit facility located at 3510 Wilmette Ave. in Wilmette, features RV and boat parking, climate-controlled units, electronic gated access and 24-hour surveillance. Westport will rebrand the properties under the US Storage Centers brand. The facilities mark Westport’s first two properties in Illinois. MJ Partners Self Storage Group represented the undisclosed seller.
Clear Height Properties, Harbert Purchase 49,954 SF Industrial Building in Naperville, Illinois
by Jaime Lackey
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — A joint venture between Clear Height Properties and Harbert US Real Estate, an investment fund sponsored by Harbert Management Corp., has purchased a 49,954-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The property, located at 2244 Corporate Lane, is fully occupied by two tenants. The building features a clear height of 20 feet and 10 drive-in doors. Adam Johnson and Tom Gnadt of NAI Hiffman represented the buyers. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has arranged the $3 million sale of a nearly 12,000-square-foot retail property in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake. The building, located at 5899 Northwest Highway, is 77 percent occupied with two vacant units. Jason St. John and AJ Patel of Greenstone represented the seller, a local, private partnership. The duo also procured the buyer, a private partnership completing a 1031 exchange.
New Tenants Sign Leases Totaling 32,101 SF at Industrial Property in Schaumburg, Illinois
by Jaime Lackey
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — SparrowHawk has negotiated new leases with tenants totaling 32,101 square feet at its industrial property located along National Parkway in Schaumburg. The 147,752-square-foot property is now 95.5 percent leased with one remaining space available for immediate occupancy. Italy-based TECH.PA signed a lease for 9,094 square feet for its first industrial showroom and warehouse space in Chicago and the U.S. The company, which specializes in the field of industrial automation and robotics, will take occupancy this month. Kelly Joyce of Colliers represented SparrowHawk in the lease and serves as the leasing agent for the property. John Hunter of John Hunter Services represented the tenant. Adaptive Adventures leased and moved into 3,355 square feet of space. The nonprofit organization provides outdoor sports opportunities to improve the quality of life for children, adults and veterans with physical disabilities. Jarvis Lighting renewed and expanded its lease to 19,652 square feet. The commercial lighting manufacturer and distributor previously occupied 10,552 square feet.
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA — Morgan Properties has acquired two multifamily portfolios totaling eight communities and 2,986 units in Illinois and Indiana for $410 million. With the addition of these new assets, Morgan Properties now owns and operates 2,035 units in Illinois, 3,692 units in Indiana and more than 95,000 units nationwide. The Illinois portfolio consists of The Lakes of Schaumburg in Schaumburg, Blackhawk Apartments in Elgin and The Gates of Deer Grove in Palatine. The Indiana portfolio consists of The Boardwalk at Westlake, Parkside at Castleton Square, Lakeside Crossing at Eagle Creek, The Elliott at College Park and The Preserve on Allisonville. Morgan Properties plans to invest more than $40 million in capital improvements across the two portfolios. The seller was undisclosed.
CHICAGO — The Habitat Co. and P3 Markets have topped out construction of the first building at 43 Green, a $100 million mixed-income apartment development in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. Centered around the Chicago Transit Authority’s 43rd Street Green Line station, the project represents the first equitable transit-oriented development (ETOD) on Chicago’s South Side. The project will be developed in three phases and ultimately bring 300 new apartments to the neighborhood. The first building is the largest of the three planned buildings. The 10-story asset will house 99 apartment units as well as 5,500 square feet of retail space. Half of the units will be reserved for households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Construction of Phase I is slated for completion in February 2023. Construction on Phase II is expected to begin later this year. Bowa Construction and McHugh Construction are jointly building the project. Landon Bone Baker is the architect. Momentum Coffee and Super Cycle will occupy retail space. Financing for 43 Green involved a multi-layered capital stack, including the use of the City of Chicago’s low-income housing tax credits allocation and tax credit investor Stratford Capital. Fifth Third Bank provided debt via HUD’s 221(d)(4) …