CHICAGO — Habitat has opened Cassidy on Canal, a 33-story luxury apartment tower located at 350 N. Canal St. in Chicago’s Fulton River District. The 343-unit development marks the first Class A rental tower to open in more than 17 years near the west bank of the Chicago River, according to the developer. The first residents have begun moving in. Cassidy on Canal offers a mix of floor plans and penthouse residences along with parking for 123 vehicles and ground-floor retail space. A 10,000-square-foot outdoor deck off the building’s fifth floor offers landscaped grounds, a pool, fire pits, grilling areas, cool weather heaters and dining areas. Inside, residents have access to a fitness center, game room, various clubrooms, a coworking center and spa. An outdoor dog run is scheduled to open in the coming months. Monthly rents range from $2,550 to $5,660. Penthouse Collection units rent for up to $10,810 per month. The project site was formerly home to the Cassidy Tire building, which had stood on the location since 1908. Habitat repurposed 200 bricks from the original property in the outdoor plaza near the new building’s main entrance. Solomon Cordwell Buenz designed the 375-foot glass tower. Diversified Real Estate …
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O’FALLON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.1 million sale of a retail property net leased to Caliber Collision in O’Fallon, about 20 miles east of St. Louis. The building is located at 1274 Central Park Drive. Dominic Sulo and Andrew Antoniou of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were limited liability companies.
CAROL STREAM, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has arranged the sale of a 42,525-square-foot industrial flex building in the Chicago suburb of Carol Stream for $3.1 million. The fully leased property is located at 135 E. St. Charles Road. Matt Hanson of Brown represented the buyer and seller, both of which were private investors.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the sales of two multifamily properties in Chicago’s Montclare neighborhood for a total of $2.7 million. A nine-unit building at 3145 N. Nordica Ave., constructed in 1965, sold for $1.4 million. A nine-unit property at 3037-39 N. Harlem Ave., built in 1974, sold for $1.3 million. The Nordica asset closed at full price and marked the highest price per unit for vintage apartment buildings in the Montclare neighborhood in the last nine years, according to CoStar. Patrick Kennelly, Paul Waterloo and Nathan Zito of Interra represented the seller, a local partnership that had owned the properties for decades. The trio procured the buyer of the Harlem property, a local investor. Beco Kalamperovic of Dream Town Real Estate represented the undisclosed buyer of 3145 N. Nordica. The new owners plan to renovate units as tenants move out.
ELGIN, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 15,520-square-foot industrial lease for Soosan USA, a wholly owned North American subsidiary of Soosan Heavy Industries. The property is located at 1390 Gateway Drive in Elgin. Soosan designs, manufactures and supplies hydraulic breakers, compactors and crawler drills to 70 different countries. John Sharpe and Rick Anesi of Lee & Associates represented the tenant. Matt Garland of Cawley Chicago represented the owner, Clear Height Properties.
HEBRON, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has brokered the sale of a 12,013-square-foot industrial facility in Hebron, a city in northeast Illinois. The sales price was undisclosed. The property features additional land suitable for outdoor storage or future expansion. The facility once served as the headquarters of KBI Custom Case, a manufacturer specializing in casework for the commercial sector. Elisabeth Lazzara and Kevin Kaplan of Entre represented the seller, while Kevin Kaplan of Entre represented the buyer, CTS Group of Cos. The trucking and logistics company plans to utilize the space as its new headquarters.
ILLINOIS — Alberici will build two utility-scale solar energy projects for Adapture Renewable Inc. (ARI) in central Illinois. The developments will be comprised of more than 232,000 solar panels each. Alberici is scheduled to break ground later this year, with commercial operation expected in early 2026. ARI anticipates that the projects will create more than 300 jobs during construction and over $250 million in economic impact to the local communities. Although the developments would include enough capacity to power more than 34,250 homes, the electricity generated by the solar plants will be procured by a social technology company through an Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement. Coordination of the projects will be managed and executed by Alberici in conjunction with resources from its enterprise affiliate Flintco Renewable Energy.
MACHESNEY PARK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.2 million sale of a 14,490-square-foot retail property net leased to Walgreens in Machesney Park, just north of Rockford. Constructed in 2008, the building is located at 1680 W. Lane Road. Joe Sparano, Dan Yozwiak and Darpan Patel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Steven Weinstock of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the transaction. The asset sold to a local buyer completing a 1031 exchange.
CHICAGO — BWE has arranged a $17 million loan for the acquisition of 939 North Avenue, a Class A mixed-use property in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The asset features roughly 200,000 square feet of retail, fitness and medical office space as well as a 350-space parking garage. Daniel Rosenberg and Logan Petersmeyer of BWE arranged the loan on behalf of the borrowers, Farpoint Development and MCZ Development Group. A debt fund provided the loan, which features interest-only payments.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Oak Brook, Ill.-based Devon Self Storage, a member of The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. Inc., has been awarded the property management contract for six self-storage properties in Indiana, Colorado, Michigan, Nevada and Louisiana totaling roughly 361,000 square feet. The assets include a 603-unit property in Fort Wayne, Ind.; a 487-unit property in Northglenn, Colo.; a 459-unit facility in Waterford, Mich.; a 387-unit facility in Las Vegas; and a 595-unit property in Baton Rouge, La. To date, Devon manages 119 properties for 12 owners across the U.S. The firm expects to add approximately 100 additional self-storage facilities by year’s end.