ITASCA, ILL. — Costco-Innovel Solutions has signed a long-term lease to occupy 111,909 square feet of Building I at Bridge Point Itasca, a three-building, 741,162-square-foot industrial campus in Itasca. Costco will use the facility for last-mile distribution of consumer products. The company will begin occupying the space immediately while the developer, Bridge Development Partners, continues to build out the interior space. Bridge Point Itasca is now 65 percent leased. It was completed this summer. Chris Nelson and Jeffrey Janda of Lee & Associates represented Bridge in the lease transaction. Chris Lydon and Brian Pomorski of Avison Young represented Costco, which acquired logistics company Innovel Solutions earlier this year.
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AURORA, ILL. — Redwood Capital Group has acquired Hunter’s Glen, a 320-unit apartment community in Aurora. Redwood plans to renovate the majority of the units and implement extensive upgrades to most of the common areas as well as add a package room. Built in 1991, Hunter’s Glen consists of 16 buildings with a clubhouse, dog park, pool and fitness center. Units average 886 square feet. The acquisition was made in joint venture with an affiliate of Chicago-based Heitman. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
CHICAGO — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the Chicago Terminal Portfolio, which consists of four land sites totaling 25.5 acres in the western Chicago suburbs. The four properties are operated as school bus parking and staging sites for the school systems of Kane and DuPage counties. The sites are located in Glen Ellyn, Westmont, Batavia and Villa Park. They each accommodate parking for more than 100 buses. Bus fleet operator Laidlaw/First Services leases the properties. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers represented the seller, CenterPoint Properties. Venture One Real Estate purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price.
NORMAL, ILL. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has unveiled plans to build Phase II of the North Normal Industrial Park in Normal near Bloomington. The 500,000-square-foot addition will be built on 30 acres of land at 301 W. Kerrick Road. In June, Phoenix acquired the partially completed Phase I, which consists of 500,000 square feet that is leased to electric vehicle company Rivian. Phoenix expects to complete construction of Phase I in early 2021 and Rivian plans to take occupancy in March. Plans for Phase II include a clear height of 32 feet and 50 exterior docks. The space will be easily divisible for two users. The City of Normal approved tax-increment financing for the project.
PEORIA, ILL. — Triad Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of Dunlap Falls in Peoria for $16.8 million. The 180-unit apartment complex was built in 1997. The property underwent a $4.2 million renovation in 2019 that included a new clubhouse and fitness center along with upgrades made to nearly 150 units. A Massachusetts-based portfolio owner sold the asset to a Chicago-based owner and operator.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group Inc. has arranged the sale of a pair of apartment buildings in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood for a combined $14.4 million. The buildings, 640 and 656 W. Wrightwood Ave., had been owned by the same entities for more than 50 years. A local investor purchased the 640 property for $5.9 million while a separate local investor bought the 656 property for $8.5 million. The two assets total 107 units. Doug Imber, Kate Varde, Clay Maxfield and Jaimie Steinher of Essex represented the undisclosed sellers. Jim Darrow, Jordan Gottlieb and Jordan Multack of Essex represented the buyers.
CHICAGO — Parkside Realty Inc. has opened Fulton East, a 12-story, next-generation office building in Chicago’s Fulton Market District. The speculative project features high-tech features for employee health, hygiene, safety and wellness such as hands-free elevators, a state-of-the-art air and surface disinfection system, open-air terraces and a rooftop park. The 90,000-square-foot development also features retail space and is located at 215 N. Peoria St. Each floor offers 10,605 square feet with a private outdoor terrace. The building’s top floors feature a multi-level penthouse office suite. An 8,000-square-foot rooftop park offers tenants additional outdoor space. Chicago-based Clayco and its in-house architect Lamar Johnson Collaborative served as builder and designer. Chicago-based interior designer Holly Hunt designed the building’s lobby.
ELMHURST, ILL. — World Wholesale Inc., a distributor for convenience stores, has signed a 27,523-square-foot industrial lease at 845 N. Larch Ave. in Elmhurst. The recently constructed property, situated near the Chicago O’Hare International Airport, is now fully occupied. Christopher Lydon and Ryan Hanley of Avison Young represented the owner, Alpha Industrial Properties, in the lease transaction. Brian Colson and Brian Pomorski of Avison Young represented the tenant.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Ulta Beauty Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA) reports that its comparable sales, which includes store sales and e-commerce sales, decreased 8.9 percent in the third quarter on a year-over-year basis. The cosmetics retailer’s third quarter ended Oct. 31. Bolingbrook-based Ulta says the drop is due to the impact of COVID-19. This quarter, Ulta opened 17 new stores, compared with 31 new stores in third-quarter 2019. Net income was $74.8 million compared with $129.7 million for the same period last year. “We know guests are changing how they shop beauty, but importantly, their engagement with the category remains strong,” says Mary Dillon, CEO. Early holiday sales trends in November were encouraging, according to Dillon, but the retailer anticipates that comparable store sales will decline in the range of 12 to 14 percent in the fourth quarter.
CHICAGO — Maverick Commercial Mortgage has arranged two Fannie Mae loans in the amounts of $3.3 million and $1.9 million for the refinancing of a six-building multifamily portfolio located on Chicago’s North Side. The portfolio totals 36 units in the Lakeview, Wrigleyville and Wicker Park neighborhoods. The 10-year, fixed-rate loans have loan-to-value ratios of 55 percent. Loan proceeds paid off the existing lender, returned equity to the borrowing entity and paid for closing costs. Matthew Cohen of Maverick arranged the loans with an undisclosed national lender.