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Ryan Cos. Starts Construction on Final Phase of Pullman Crossings Industrial Park in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has formed a joint venture with Namdar Realty Group and Mason Asset Management to close on the land and start construction of the final phase of Pullman Crossings industrial park in Chicago. The final phase is a 160,000-square-foot speculative facility. Pullman Crossings is a 50-acre industrial park within Pullman Park, a 180-acre mixed-use project being developed by Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives. The new building will feature outdoor eating areas, exterior bike racks, ESFR fire protection and a clear height of 32 feet in the warehouse. Ryan is developing and building the facility with construction financing provided by Bankers Trust. Completion is slated for August 2025.

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McShane, Ashlaur Complete 76-Unit Affordable Housing Building for Visually Impaired Residents in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — A joint venture between McShane Construction Co. and Ashlaur Construction has completed The Foglia Residences in Chicago. Brinshore Development and The Chicago Lighthouse developed the 76-unit affordable housing building for residents who are blind, visually impaired, disabled and veterans. The development marks the first Low-Income Housing Tax Credit building in the nation for the blind community, according to McShane. Situated on a site adjacent to The Chicago Lighthouse’s center in the Illinois Medical District, the podium-style building features nine stories with three levels of parking, six levels of units and first-floor retail space. Units are offered in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Income restrictions were not provided. Amenities include a fitness center, community room, fourth-floor rooftop terrace, dog run and playground. The common areas offer contrasting colors, lit braille unit signage, handrails, braille wallpaper, braille numbering on mailboxes, contrasting flooring in front of unit doors and elevators with audible signals. LBBA was the architect.

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Lee & Associates Negotiates 3,163 SF Restaurant Lease in Downtown Naperville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 3,163-square-foot restaurant lease at Riverwalk Plaza in downtown Naperville, a suburb of Chicago. U Sushi Club Rotary Sushi Bar leased the second-floor space. Michael Petrik and Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Naper LP. The building offers onsite parking and is located adjacent to the Naperville Public Library and near the Naperville Riverwalk.

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Skender Completes Major Renovation of Two Senior Living Towers on Chicago’s West Side

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Skender and its joint venture partner Blackwood Group have completed extensive renovations of two senior living apartment towers in partnership with the Chicago Housing Authority and Michaels Development. Canopy Architecture designed the 400,000-square-foot renovation project. Located at 3700 W. Congress Parkway in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, Irene McCoy Gaines Apartments rises 17 stories with 150 units. The property was built in 1964. All units underwent substantial renovations, including updated HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems. Skender added new amenity spaces such as a redesigned dining and community room, exterior courtyard and upgraded laundry spaces. Albany Terrace Apartments, located at 3030 W. 21st Place in the South Lawndale neighborhood, rises 17 stories with 350 units. The property was built in 1974. The building received upgrades to resident units, common spaces and HVAC systems, including electrical and plumbing systems. Skender also installed a new elevator. Each unit in both buildings received new flooring, paint, LED lights, kitchens and baths, and air conditioning and thermostats. Common areas and units received upgraded internet connectivity and Wi-Fi.

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Gantry Arranges $14.7M Acquisition Loan for Industrial Property in Suburban St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

COLLINSVILLE, ILL. — Gantry has arranged a $14.7 million permanent loan for the acquisition of Eastport Tech Center in the St. Louis suburb of Collinsville. The four-building industrial property, located on Eastport Plaza Drive, totals 202,508 square feet. The asset is fully leased to multiple tenants. Joe Monteleone and Bonnie Monteleone of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate company. A life insurance company provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 30-year amortization.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $7.7M Sale of Retail Strip Center in Lake Zurich, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.7 million sale of Lakeview Plaza, a retail strip center totaling 52,400 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Lake Zurich. Built in 1987, the property is home to restaurants, health and fitness tenants, and automotive service users. Adrian Mendoza, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investment group, and procured the buyer, a family office specializing in owning and operating shopping centers.

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IPA Capital Markets Arranges $68.5M in Construction Financing for Chicago Apartment Project

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged a $56 million senior construction loan and $12.5 million in equity for the development of the first phase of Yorktown Reserve in Chicago. The apartment project, which involves the transformation of Yorktown Mall, will include 271 units. Frank Montalto of IPA Capital Markets secured the debt with a local bank and arranged the equity with an institutional investor. Chicago-based Synergy Development was the borrower.

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Coldwell Banker Commercial Negotiates $17.5M Sale of Country Financial Campus to Illinois State University

by Kristin Harlow

BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Devonshire Realty has negotiated the sale of Country Financial/Country Co.’s main campus in Bloomington to Illinois State University (ISU) for $17.5 million. The property includes roughly 400,000 square feet of office space in three buildings on 28.3 acres. The transaction will occur in two phases as Country vacates one of the buildings over the next two years. ISU plans to renovate the buildings for its new engineering campus slated for fall 2025 enrollment. AJ Thoma III of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the seller, and Bob Revoir of Cushman & Wakefield was a co-broker in the deal. Mike Talkington of AXIS 360 Commercial Real Estate Specialists represented ISU.

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Quantum Brokers $5.7M Sale of Retail Center in Burbank, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

BURBANK, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $5.7 million sale of a 17,683-square-foot retail center in Burbank, a southern suburb of Chicago. The fully leased property is home to tenants such as Meat Moot, Pizza Hut, Tropical Smoothie Café, OSF Healthcare and Dental Town. Dan Waszak, Zack Hilgendorf and Nick Hilgendorf of Quantum represented the seller, GW Properties. The buyer was a private investor based in Kansas.

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Standard, TCC Sell 217,000 SF Industrial Facility in Woodridge, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Standard Real Estate Investments LP and Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) have sold Woodridge Industrial Center in the Chicago suburb of Woodridge for an undisclosed price. Standard made an equity investment through its $150 million investment vehicle last year, and construction was completed in July of this year. The transaction marks the first sale in the investment vehicle. Located at 8110 Lemont Road, Woodridge Industrial Center totals 217,000 square feet on 17 acres. The development is situated two miles north of the I-55/I-355 interchange and features 22 dock doors with 130-foot truck courts and 270 parking spaces. The project team included Harris Architects, general contractor FCL and civil engineer SpaceCo.

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