CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield and JLL have brokered the sale of a two-property self-storage portfolio in Chicago. The brokerage firms represented the seller, Self Storage 1. Etude Storage Capital purchased the portfolio, which comprises 2,043 units across 150,216 square feet in the Lincoln Park/Bucktown and Wrigleyville/Lakeview neighborhoods. Cushman & Wakefield’s Greg Wells, Mike Mele, Luke Elliott and Ross Bailey partnered with JLL’s Steve Mellon, Brian Somoza, Dan Reynolds and Tom Kirschbraun. The portfolio offers immediate scale and operating efficiencies, along with upside through continued lease-up, rental rate optimization and unit mix refinement, according to a release.
ROSSFORD, OHIO — Colliers has negotiated the sale of Innovation Industrial Park Building 2, a 208,000-square-foot industrial facility in Rossford near Toledo. Alex Cantu, Alex Davenport, Jeff Devine, Steve Disse, Tyler Ziebel, Tim Breckner and Conor Toomey of Colliers represented the seller, Scannell Properties. Glen Una Management Co. was the buyer. Delivered in 2022, the property is fully leased to Logos Logistics, Norplas Industries Inc. and Grabber Construction Products. The rear-load facility features a clear height of 32 feet, 24 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, a 130-foot truck court and 58 trailer parking stalls.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Skender has broken ground on Mt. Pisgah Apartments, a 33-unit affordable housing development in Evanston. The project, led by Housing Opportunity Development Corp. (HODC) in partnership with Skender, Mt. Pisgah Ministries and the City of Evanston, will transform the current church site at 1813 Church St. The one-, two- and three-bedroom units will be reserved for households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. The development will also include 2,250 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, shared community amenities and energy-efficient building features. Mt. Pisgah Apartments will remain under the long-term ownership and management of HODC. Cordogan, Clark & Associates Inc. is the architect. Financing partners include the Illinois Housing Development Authority, City of Evanston, Clocktower Tax Credits, Housing Authority of Cook County, National Equity Fund, Wintrust Village Bank & Trust and ComEd.
GURNEE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.4 million sale of a 10,000-square-foot medical office building leased to Aurora Health Care in Gurnee. The Class A property was built in 2005. Aurora Health Care offers dermatology, family medicine and internal medicine services at the facility. Frank Roti and Brett Rodgers of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private entity. Brian Munn of Marcus & Millichap procured the East Coast-based buyer, which completed a 1031 exchange.
CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $141.8 million loan for the refinancing of Wolf Point West, a luxury multifamily property in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. JLL represented the borrower, Hines, in partnership with AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (advised by DWS Group), Magellan Development Group and the Jospeh P Kennedy Trust. New York Life Insurance Co. provided the three-year, floating-rate loan. Located at 343 W. Wolf Point Plaza, the property sits on the Wolf Point peninsula at the confluence of the three branches of the Chicago River. Delivered in 2016, Wolf Point West rises 48 stories with 509 units across 379,264 square feet. Designed by bKL Architecture, the LEED Silver-certified building features amenities such as an outdoor pool, fitness center, game room with golf simulator, business center and indoor-outdoor dog lounge. Danny Kaufman, Medina Spiodic, Rebecca Brielmaier and Youngsoo Yang led the JLL team. Hines developed the building and serves as property manager.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Bradford Allen has opened Arbor House, a luxury apartment community rising eight stories with 301 units in Arlington Heights. Arbor House offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Spanning 17,500 square feet, the amenity space features a fitness center, resident lounge with golf simulator, game tables and a kitchen. Additional amenities include coworking suites on the first and fourth floors, a concierge desk, covered parking and pet spaces such as an onsite dog run and washing station. Residents also have access to a private outdoor terrace with a pool, spa, fire pits, grills and seating. The property includes 26,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Abor House serves as the anchor of Bradford Allen’s 18-acre mixed-use district known as Arlington Gateway. The project reimagines the southeast entrance to Arlington Heights as a live-work-play community. The integrated master plan concept includes a full renovation of the former Daily Herald building, now branded as Arlington Med, placing Arbor House residents steps from a 150,000-square-foot wellness center.
CHICAGO — Joseph Nicholas Construction, in partnership with Jack Carter Auto Group, has broken ground on Carter Cadillac of Chicago, a new dealership at 1400 W. North Ave., part of the former Lincoln Yards site. The new facility will be the brand’s third flagship store in the world, after locations in Manhattan and Los Angeles. The dealership is expected to open in late 2027. The development will include a two-story showroom and a six-level parking garage with 490 spaces for inventory and customer parking. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Jack Carter Auto Group is a large independent retail automotive dealership group that operates locations across Canada and the U.S.
CLEVELAND — The Community Builders (TCB) has completed Woodhill Station East, the third phase of the Buckeye-Woodhill Choice Transformation in Cleveland. The building delivers 54 affordable apartments and 10 market-rate units for residents in the Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood and is situated immediately to the east of Woodhill Station West. Woodhill Station East is the third phase in the redevelopment of the former Woodhill Homes. A commercial space will host up to three tenants. Residents have access to amenities including a community room, lounges, a fitness center, landscaped greenspace and an outdoor patio. All units are pre-wired for high-speed internet service, including low-cost access provided by Digital-C. TCB will oversee a wide range of resource and programming partners and activities, including a team of TCB Community Life case managers, which will provide onsite supportive service programming. They will connect residents to opportunities in six areas: workforce development, asset building, community engagement, youth development, education and health and wellness. Financial partners included Lument, Ohio Capital Corp. for Housing, Ohio Housing Finance Agency, Citizen’s Bank, HUD Choice Neighborhoods program, TCB, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) and the City of Cleveland via ARPA HOME funds. In 2021, HUD awarded a $35 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation …
MATTESON, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $26.4 million sale of The Manors at Brookmere, a 108-unit build-to-rent (BTR) community in Matteson, a southern suburb of Chicago. Homebuilder Lennar developed the property in 2016. The transaction represents one of the first sales of a stabilized BTR community in Chicagoland, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Brad Smith, Jack Maloney and Anna Lovell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Haven Realty Capital. The buyer was a joint venture between Ashland Capital and Crest Capital. The Manors at Brookmere consists of a collection of contiguous quadplex buildings offering two-story residences with two- and three-bedroom layouts. Units include private entrances, attached one- and two-car garages, vaulted ceilings in living areas, stainless steel appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. Daniel Management Group will manage the property.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Chicago-based fashion retailer AKIRA has signed a long-term lease extension for 202,105 square feet of warehouse space at 150 E. Crossroads Parkway, Unit A, in Bolingbrook. Dan Leahy and Dan O’Neill of NAI Hiffman represented the tenant. Since its founding in 2002, AKIRA has grown from a single boutique into 40 stores across multiple states along with an e-commerce platform. In late 2024, NAI Hiffman was engaged to conduct a comprehensive market assessment of industrial warehouse opportunities throughout the Midwest ahead of AKIRA’s lease expiration. The evaluation process included market surveys, ownership outreach, financial modeling and operational logistics analysis. Prologis owns the property.
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