AURORA, ILL. — MLG Capital has acquired Orchard Village, a 272-unit multifamily property in the western Chicago suburb of Aurora. The purchase price was undisclosed. Built in 2000, the community is located at 1240 W. Indian Trail. Amenities include a heated pool, clubhouse, fitness center and dog park. MLG acquired an interest in the property using 1031 exchange proceeds from its Legacy Fund, which offers a tax-deferred exit strategy for private real estate owners. Orchard Village marks MLG’s ninth acquisition in metro Chicago. The firm owns more than 1,700 units in Illinois.
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EVANSTON, ILL. — The Apartment Source (TAS) has begun leasing efforts for Lodge Evanston, a 30-unit apartment project located at 1700 Oak Ave. in downtown Evanston. The 30-unit development is the adaptive reuse of a century-old sanctuary. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with several luxury penthouses. Development partners included Campbell Coyle, Ranquist Development and Jodi Development. ISA was the project architect. Monthly rents start at $2,400, according to the property’s website.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a three-building, 114-unit multifamily portfolio on Chicago’s South Side for $9.3 million. Two buildings, 7131 S. Bennett Ave. and 1949 E. 73rd Ave., are located in the South Shore neighborhood, while the third property, 6600 S. Ingleside Ave., is in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Lucas Fryman of Interra represented the buyer and seller, both based in Brooklyn, N.Y. The purchaser assumed the asset’s existing mortgage, which carries a 3.29 percent interest rate that matures at the end of 2032. Built in the early 1920s, the properties were 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. All three buildings have undergone capital improvements in recent years to include upgraded exteriors, building systems and unit interiors. The new ownership plans to continue the modernization with new appliances, fixtures and paint.
CHICAGO — Reform Studios is scheduled to open a 4,000-square-foot Pilates studio on Saturday, June 22 in downtown Chicago. The studio will occupy ground-floor retail space of Optima Signature, a 57-story luxury apartment tower developed by Optima Inc. in 2017. Additional commercial tenants at the property include Guidepost Montessori School, Egg Harbor Café, Bedazzled and GoodVets Streeterville. Founded by local resident Jennifer Villamil, Reform Studios is the only studio in Chicagoland to offer Reform RX machines, the world’s first commercial-grade smart Pilates reformer. Equipped with high-definition touchscreen displays and a library of on-demand classes, the machines can precisely track users’ movements and present real-time data on calories burned, heart rate and power output as well as post-session workout summaries.
LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — Principle Construction has completed a bakery build-out for Apres Pastry & Bakery in downtown Lake Zurich, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The tenant occupies the last remaining space within the building that Principle constructed in 2023. Principle added a new common entrance and pedestrian access corridor from the rear parking lot. The project included various mechanical, electrical, fire protection and plumbing systems as well as the installation of a walk-in freezer. Muran Architects served as the project architect, while Siren Betty designed the interior.
STREAMWOOD, ILL. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 152,304-square-foot logistics facility located just west of O’Hare International Airport in Streamwood. The sales price was undisclosed. Built on a speculative basis in 2020 by The Missner Group, the property at 800 Phoenix Lake Ave. features a clear height of 32 feet. The facility is fully leased to Pelton Sheperd Industries and ACME Furniture. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers represented the seller, an institutional real estate advisor. The asset sold to an Atlanta-based institutional investor.
WILMETTE, ILL. — JT Magen has completed a 150,000-square-foot, two-story retail store for Wayfair at Edens Plaza in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette. Opened on May 23, the project marks the first large-format store for the e-commerce home furnishings company. Wayfair took over the anchor space formerly occupied by the Carson Pirie Scott department store. JT Magen completed a gut renovation of the existing building, providing new facades, utility systems and roofing. The project also included an exterior expansion of 110,000 square feet to include a plaza, new parking lot, landscaping and storm detention center. This area also includes The Porch at Wayfair, a full-service café.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Origin Investments, a multifamily investment manager, is launching a new investment program named Origin Exchange. According to Origin, the program enables qualified 1031 exchange investors to realize significant tax advantages, as well as access institutional-quality multifamily properties and estate-planning efficiencies at a fraction of typical fee structures. The Origin program establishes a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) to acquire and manage real estate consistent with the firm’s stringent investment criteria — multifamily properties in the path of growth geographically diversified in Origin’s target markets. Interests in the DST qualify for a 1031 exchange. Origin is in final negotiations and due diligence for its first DST acquisition and will offer positions starting at $250,000. The company has appointed Michael O’Shea, an experienced professional with 17 years of work in commercial real estate, to the newly created position of vice president of Origin Exchange.
CHICAGO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a 188-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in a southern submarket of Chicago. The seller was a Midwest-based institutional capital provider, and the buyer was a Midwest-based owner-operator looking to expand its footprint throughout the region. Brad Clousing, Daniel Geraghty and Ryan Saul of SLIB brokered the transaction.
MIDLOTHIAN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of the Karlov & Keystone Portfolio, a 23-unit multifamily portfolio in Midlothian, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. Originally built in the 1960s, the properties are located along Karlov and Keystone avenues near I-294 and Route 57. Ryan Engle, Andrean Angelov, Sam Antreasian and Zack Mahoney of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor. Engle, Angelov and Antreasian represented the buyer, a private investor.