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Contegra Construction Underway on 611,000 SF Warehouse for McLeod Express in Decatur, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

DECATUR, ILL. — Contegra Construction Co. is underway on a 611,000-square-foot warehouse for McLeod Express in Decatur, about 40 miles east of Springfield. Completion is slated for June 2025. The building will serve as McLeod’s second warehouse in Decatur. The project will feature a clear height of 36 feet and 56 dock doors, including four drive-through doors. Parking will be available for 63 cars and 64 trucks. There will also be a two-story, 6,000-square-foot office space. Founded in 1986, McLeod Express is a transportation company with more than 400 employees managing a fleet of over 300 trucks and 900 trailers.

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Alterra IOS Acquires Three Industrial Outdoor Storage Sites in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

ILLINOIS AND INDIANA — Alterra IOS has acquired three industrial outdoor storage (IOS) sites totaling 14 acres in metro Chicago for an undisclosed price. The parcels include 2201 E. Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village, Ill.; 22634 S. Frontage Road in Minooka, Ill.; and 300 W. Chicago Ave. in East Chicago, Ind. All three properties are fully leased to a company in the equipment rental industry and feature more than 30,000 square feet of accompanying warehouse space. Alterra’s industrial real estate platform, Alterra IOS, is focused on heavy industrial and outdoor storage space.

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NAI Hiffman Negotiates 2,330 SF Lease for Spec Medical Office Suite in Hinsdale, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

HINSDALE, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has negotiated a 2,330-square-foot medical office lease at 12 Salt Creek Lane within the Salt Creek Medical Campus in Hinsdale, a western suburb of Chicago. Brian Edgerton of NAI Hiffman represented ownership, Remedy Medical Properties, in the lease with Bloom Plastic Surgery. NAI Hiffman also proposed that the landlord complete a speculative build-out of the long-vacant office suite into clinical space. The space now occupied by Bloom Plastic Surgery had been vacant for more than 10 years. Remedy completed the build-out in September. The lease brings the 62,000-square-foot building to 86 percent occupancy. Joey Carr of Carr Realty Advisors represented the tenant.

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Bradford Allen, Moceri+Roszak Break Ground on 301-Unit Apartment Complex in Arlington Heights, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Bradford Allen Development Co. and Moceri+Roszak have broken ground on a 301-unit apartment complex in Arlington Heights, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The project is part of a larger master-planned community that includes ArlingtonMed, a 150,000-square-foot medical office complex that previously housed the Daily Herald newspaper. Designed by Thomas Roszak Architecture, the eight-story multifamily building will include 26,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities will include an outdoor pool, fitness center, media rooms, coworking space, dog walk, golf simulator and grill stations. The exterior of the building will feature green vertical accents that pay homage to the nearby Ned Brown Preserve. Clark Construction is the general contractor. Completion is slated for 2026. The multifamily building and ArlingtonMed represent the first two of up to four buildings in the master plan.

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Colliers Arranges Sale of 195,375 SF Industrial Building in Mundelein, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

MUNDELEIN, ILL. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 195,375-square-foot industrial building in Mundelein, a northern suburb of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. Known as Route 60 Logistics Center, the property is located at 1300 Allanson Road just west of a four-way interchange at I-94 and Route 60. Completed in 2021, the facility is fully leased to two tenants. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers represented the sellers, Affinius Capital and Venture One Real Estate. An institutional real estate investor purchased the asset.

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Summit Design + Build Completes 14-Acre Innovation, Education Center for Farm Foundation in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. — Summit Design + Build has completed Farm Foundation’s Innovation and Education Center in the Chicago suburb of Libertyville. The 14-acre project is situated on the Casey family farm. The development includes a 4,000-square-foot educational barn with a media room, demonstration kitchen and office space. Farm Foundation will offer various educational programs on agriculture and food systems. Kahler Slater served as the project architect, and JLL was the property manager.  

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Bayshore Properties Receives $61.6M for Refinancing of Multifamily Property in Schaumburg, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Bayshore Properties has received $61.6 million for the refinancing of 21 Kristen Apartments in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. The 357-unit multifamily property is a condo deconversion that Bayshore acquired in 2022 and has since invested over $2.5 million in capital expenditures. Of the total units, 30 percent are reserved for residents who earn 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and library/meeting room. Greystone provided a $55.6 million Freddie Mac loan with a five-year term, and 7Acres provided $6 million in preferred equity funds. Eric Rosenstock and Dan Sacks of Greystone structured the financing.

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Midwest Express Signs 40,320 SF Industrial Lease in Elk Grove Village, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Transportation company Midwest Express has signed a 40,320-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at 1850 Arthur Ave. in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village. The property features 24 exterior docks and 29 trailer spots. Chris Nelson of Lee & Associates represented the owner, RREEF America. Calvin Gunn of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, which is relocating from Mount Prospect.

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SVN Chicago Commercial Brokers Sale of 16,400 SF Historic Building in Wicker Park

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of a historic building totaling 16,400 square feet in the city’s Wicker Park neighborhood for an undisclosed price. The property, built in 1907, is located at 1934 W. North Ave. near The Robey Hotel. Tim Rasmussen, Adam Napp and Chad Schroedl of SVN represented the undisclosed seller. The buyer, Envoi Partners LLC, plans to renovate the building and add nine rental units on the second and third floors. The property served as the filming location for MTV’s “The Real World Chicago” in 2001, and was later home to Cheetah Gym and Verge Gym.

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CyrusOne Breaks Ground on 446,000 SF Data Center in Aurora, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

AURORA, ILL. — CyrusOne has broken ground on a two-building data center totaling 446,000 square feet in Aurora. The campus marks CyrusOne’s second in the city, the first of which is a three-building campus that opened in 2016. The new data center is part of the company’s broader investment strategy, selecting Illinois to expand its portfolio, with total capital investments in the state exceeding $1 billion.

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