CHICAGO — Joint development partners The Missner Group and CBRE Investment Management have completed a 169,838-square-foot speculative industrial building in Chicago. The Missner Group also served as general contractor for the property, which is located at 3900 S. Normal Ave. in the city’s Bridgeport neighborhood. The building features a 3,700-square-foot model office, 16 loading docks, two drive-in doors, 26 tractor-trailer positions and parking for 168 cars. The property also features an abstract mural designed by AMUSE 126, a local artist known for his graffiti-inspired illustrative and typographic art. Cornerstone Architects and engineer Spaceco Inc. made up the project team. Mitch Adams, Steven Livaditis and Nicole Mentone of CBRE are the leasing brokers. CBRE will also serve as property manager.
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GLENVIEW, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Glenbrook Marketplace, a shopping center totaling 47,873 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Glenview. The sales price was undisclosed. Tenants include Starbucks, Fifth Third Bank, Athletico, Club Pilates, X Golf, Studio Spin and Jimmy John’s. Walgreens shadow anchors the property. Joe Girardi and Emily Gadomski of Mid-America represented the seller, Northpond Partners. Phillips Edison & Co. Inc. was the buyer.
CHICAGO — Tishman Speyer has acquired Union West, a 15-story luxury apartment tower in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. The purchase price was roughly $128 million, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Completed in 2019, Union West features 357 units ranging in size from studios to three bedrooms. A joint venture led by ZOM Living sold the property, which is located at 939 W. Washington Blvd. The building, which is currently 94 percent leased, features amenities such as a fitness center, lounge, entertainment space, an outdoor pool, private work and meeting rooms, a yoga and spin room, pet spa, dog run and onsite boutique grocer West Loop Market. John Jaeger of CBRE represented the seller.
CHICAGO — JLL has brokered the $76 million sale of 3Eleven, a 245-unit apartment community in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Built in 2018, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a rooftop terrace, pool, lounge areas, a fitness center, yoga studio, chef’s demonstration kitchen and coworking space. Located at 311 W. Illinois St., 3Eleven is situated at the intersection of West Illinois and North Franklin streets. Kevin Girard, Mark Stern and Zach Kaufman of JLL represented the seller, The John Buck Co. and its institutional partner. JLL also procured the buyer, Vista Property. Chris Knight and Mike Brady of JLL originated a $47.7 million Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the buyer.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $2.6 million sale of a 31-unit apartment building in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. Located at 6949-6959 S. Merrill Ave., the courtyard property includes a mix of studio to three-bedroom units, some of which have been updated with new kitchens and baths. Two units were reconfigured to include an additional bedroom, which generated additional rent of $300 per month. Max Grossman of Interra represented the local confidential buyer. Joe Smazal and Lucas Fryman of Interra represented the seller, a private investor based on the East Coast. The asset was roughly 90 percent occupied at the time of sale.
NORMAL, ILL. — AXIS 360 Commercial Real Estate Specialists has negotiated two retail leases for cannabis dispensaries in Normal, just north of Bloomington. Revolution Cannabis signed a lease for 3,700 square feet at 1609 Northbrook Road and expects to open before the end of the year. AYR Wellness signed a lease for 3,200 square feet at 1730 Bradford Lane within the Constitution Trail Centre shopping center. AYR Wellness is slated to open in spring 2024. Michael O’Neal and Meghan O’Neal-Rogozinski of AXIS 360 represented the undisclosed landlords in both leases.
CHICAGO — Habitat and P3 Markets have topped off construction of the second apartment building at 43 Green, a $100 million mixed-income development in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The transit-oriented development is centered around the 43rd Street Green Line L station. The new building rises 10 stories with 80 units, 44 of which will be designated as affordable. Completion is slated for late summer 2024. The developers have fully leased the first apartment building, which also rises 10 stories. The 99-unit property consists of 50 affordable units for households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Located on a long-vacant, city-owned lot on the northeast corner of East 43rd Street and Calumet Avenue, the first building is the largest of three planned buildings at 43 Green. Amenities include a fitness center, business center, picnic area, community room with kitchen, two rooftop terraces, laundry facilities and bicycle storage. The second building will have similar amenities.
CHICAGO — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a 38-unit multifamily property in Chicago for $2.7 million. The courtyard building is located at 4126 W. 24th Place in Little Village. Clay Maxfield of Quantum represented the seller, which had owned the asset for 25 years. The property sold to a local owner with multiple assets in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
CHICAGO — A. Lange & Söhne, a German luxury watch manufacturer, has signed a lease for 1,409 square feet of retail space at The Shops at Tribune Tower in Chicago. The retailer’s location will be positioned on Michigan Avenue on the corner overlooking Pioneer Court, which was redeveloped by CIM Group and Golub & Co. The area between Tribune Tower and the neighboring Apple store features space for locals and visitors to gather and shop. The A. Lange & Söhne boutique is slated to open in 2024 and will join the Musuem of Ice Cream, Foxtrot Market, Blue Bottle Coffee, Rowan and Krewe. The Shops at Tribune Tower consists of 50,000 square feet of retail space that anchors the ground floor of the 36-story, 740,000-square-foot Tribune Tower. CIM Group and Golub & Co. transformed the property into 162 luxury condos.
JOLIET, ILL. — PENN Entertainment has broken ground on the $185 million Hollywood Casino Joliet at RockRun Collection in Joliet. The casino will anchor RockRun Collection, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development that is under construction. Cullinan Properties is the owner and developer for the 310-acre project. The land-based casino will feature approximately 850 slots and 44 live table games, including a baccarat room, retail sportsbook, bars and restaurants, and an approximately 10,000-square-foot event center with meeting areas. There will also be roughly 1,330 parking spaces. PENN expects to create 450 construction jobs and 515 permanent jobs at Hollywood Casino Joliet. The development will take about 24 months to construct. RockRun Collection is slated to include 570 apartment units, 500 hospitality rooms, 150,000 square feet of office space, 500,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, an outdoor amenity area and entertainment space.