BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — AXIS 360 Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 16,998-square-foot office building located at 2712 McGraw Drive in Bloomington. Formerly occupied by Insight CPAs & Financial PLLC, the property features floor-to-ceiling windows, sky lights, 11 private offices, cubicle space and conference rooms. Meghan O’Neal-Rogozinski and Mike O’Neal of AXIS 360 brokered the transaction. The buyer was locally based Hjerpe & Tennison CPAS LLC.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Whole Foods Market is set to open a new 36,234-square-foot store at 300 S. 2nd St. in St. Charles, a western suburb of Chicago, on Wednesday, June 25. The location’s product assortment will feature more than 650 products from the Midwest, sourced with the help of Margie Omastiak, forager for local and emerging brands at Whole Foods. There will be a specialty department dedicated to cheesemakers and artisan producers; a full-service seafood counter; full-service meat counter; an extensive selection of craft beers, spirits and wines; a prepared foods department; bakery department; and wellness and beauty department. Whole Foods will present Chicago-based supplier Evergreen with a low-interest loan through the Whole Foods Market Lending Program to help grow its operations and support expansion to more Whole Foods locations.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Des Plaines-based CORFAC International’s first-half 2025 survey of members from 75 independent commercial real estate firms across the globe shows that deal activity is on an upward trajectory. When assessing the past six months, 67 percent of respondents said that deal activity had increased, compared with 35 percent of respondents in the last survey. Industrial real estate continues to be the leading driver of CORFAC members’ business. Nearly 70 percent of respondents said it was a leading driver of business so far in 2025, and 56 percent said they expected it to be the leading sector in the second half of the year. In addition, 72 percent identified warehouse and distribution centers, continuing the trend from 2024, of those categories leading the way. Members from 40 markets around the world identified positive employment trends (55 percent), population migration into their market (48 percent), and stabilizing interest rates (38 percent) as the three key factors that are having a positive influence on transaction activity. Some economic realities that are worrying members include high costs of construction (66 percent), inflation and interest rates (60 percent), and local and national policies (40 percent). “We’re pleased to see the strong …
HAWTHORN WOODS, ILL. — After holding a 20-acre land parcel for more than 15 years, a private real estate investment group led by land developer Jonathan Berger of Berger Asset Management has unveiled new zoning and development plans for Hawthorn Woods Town Center. Berger worked with the Village of Hawthorn Woods on the revised plans for the site, which is located at the intersection of Old McHenry and Midlothian roads in the northern Chicago suburb. The original zoning of the property required 300-foot setbacks. Berger secured 30-foot setbacks, which are typical in most retail properties. The village has also indicated a willingness to incentivize grocery stores, including small-store footprints. Additionally, the rerouting of traffic under railroad tracks, once complete, will serve to more directly and conveniently connect the Hawthorn Woods Town Center site to the village’s community park. Berger originally acquired 40-plus acres in two distressed 20-plus-acre land parcels in Hawthorn Woods in 2009-2010, intending to act as an opportunistic land developer. In late 2019, Berger sold the site on the south side of Old McHenry Road to K. Hovnanian, a Dallas-based residential developer that built 70 homes. While assuming the position of a traditional land developer, Berger is not …
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of a 102-unit, five-building multifamily portfolio in Champaign for $5.9 million. Constructed in 1970, the apartment properties are located on West Francis Drive and North McKinley Avenue. There is also one single-family house included in the portfolio. The assets are located three miles from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Michael Duckler of Interra represented the confidential buyer in the off-market transaction.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Greystone has provided a $58.6 million Freddie Mac Workforce Preservation loan to refinance Terraces of Elk Grove, a 427-unit multifamily property in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village. Built in 1968, the garden-style community consists of nine buildings, including a clubhouse. Eric Rosenstock and Dan Sacks of Greystone originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, Bayshore Properties. The nonrecourse, fixed-rate loan, which refinances an existing Greystone bridge loan on the property, features a 10-year term, 35-year amortization and five years of interest-only payments. In accordance with Freddie Mac’s Workforce Preservation program, 30 percent of the units at the property are designated for households earning less than 80 percent of the area median income.
CHICAGO — Related Midwest has opened three new residential buildings in Phase 3B of Roosevelt Square, the developer’s 67-acre multi-phase redevelopment project on Chicago’s Near West Side. Developed in partnership with the Chicago Department of Housing and Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), the latest phase adds 207 mixed-income apartment units — including 75 public housing, 40 affordable and 92 market-rate units — and 10,000 square feet of retail space to the former ABLA Homes site. The new buildings, located at 1002 S. Racine Ave., 1257 W. Roosevelt Road and 1357 W. Roosevelt Road, offer a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The additions build on earlier phases, with nearly 900 mixed-income units completed since 2006. The Chicago Department of Housing invested $17 million in tax-increment financing and $2.5 million in donation tax credits. The City of Chicago issued $76.3 million in tax-exempt bonds, which generated $5.3 million in 4 percent low-income housing tax credits. In total, the redevelopment received approximately $101 million in public investment and financial support. Designed by Chicago-based DesignBridge, the six-story twin buildings at 1257 and 1357 W. Roosevelt each offer 70 units ranging from 556 to 1,191 square feet. Market-rate rents start at $1,650. Amenities …
HUNTLEY, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate has begun development of a new 130,000-square-foot production facility for Silesia Group in the Chicago suburb of Huntley. The project is located off Route 47 near the I-90 interchange at the Huntley Industrial Park and will more than triple Silesia’s footprint in the U.S. Integrating research, manufacturing and warehousing operations, the new facility will serve Silesia’s customers throughout the Americas. Meridian Design Build will oversee construction, and Ware Malcomb is the project architect. Brian Kling of Colliers represented Silesia throughout the site selection and development process.
MCCOOK, ILL. — Core Industrial Realty has negotiated a long-term lease for 36,440 square feet at 8401 W. 47th St. in McCook. Ryan Mullins and Frank Damato IV of Core Industrial represented the tenant, Kangde Xin America LLC, in its relocation and expansion effort. Vernon Schultz of Colliers represented the undisclosed landlord.
CHICAGO — The NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks have revealed renderings for the forthcoming expansion of Fifth Third Arena. Originally opened in 2017, the facility has been undergoing renovations since May 2024. When complete in January 2026, the venue will boast more than 250,000 square feet of community hockey space and training facilities. The Blackhawks estimate that Fifth Third Arena will welcome more than 1.5 million guests per year and impact economic growth on Chicago’s West Side, solidifying the arena as a destination for youth and amateur hockey alongside new offerings for Blackhawks fans. The arena will connect to the United Center campus’ forthcoming 1901 Project. The facility remains the official training home to the Blackhawks and will also become the permanent home of Chicago Steel, the region’s United States Hockey League that was acquired by Wirtz Corp. in 2023. The expansion will transform Fifth Third Arena from a hockey facility into a versatile venue that can host events of all sizes and year-round programming. Championship Arena, one of the two new rinks, will offer stadium-style seating and hospitality areas for 2,000 spectators. As the future new home of the Chicago Steel, the arena will feature a center scoreboard, video ribbon boards …
