Illinois

CHICAGO — Draper and Kramer Inc. has provided a $64.8 million HUD 221(d)(4) construction loan on behalf of Riverside Investment & Development for a new 12-story, 199-unit apartment building at 566 W. Van Buren St. in Chicago’s West Loop. Matt Wurtzebach, Dave Tomfohrde, Bill Barry, Jeff Ross and Kevan Briscoe of Draper and Kramer originated the loan, which features a fixed interest rate with interest-only payments during construction and converts to a fully amortizing 40-year permanent loan after year 10. The $85 million project is slated for delivery in 2027.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Real Capital Solutions (RCS) has acquired MetroWest, a 10-story office building in Naperville, for $16.1 million. The 207,714-square-foot property is located at 55 Shuman Blvd. The purchase price represents a significant discount to the property’s most recent sale for $32.5 million in 2015 when it was nearly fully leased. RCS says the reset in pricing reflects broader market conditions, including higher interest rates, constrained lending and limited liquidity across the office sector. MetroWest is currently 67.6 percent leased and is anchored by Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, which occupies 11 percent of the building under a long-term lease through 2034. Designed by architect Helmut Jahn, the building features amenities such as a fitness center, cafeteria and structured parking. RCS plans to implement a targeted leasing and repositioning strategy. Approximately 40 percent of the vacant space already includes modernized or move-in-ready suites. Newmark’s Peter Harwood, Jim Postweiler, Jack Trager and Mary Gilbank represented the undisclosed seller.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

ELGIN, ILL. — Lee & Associates of Illinois and CBRE have arranged the sale of a 510,000-square-foot, 82-acre former corporate campus and ministry facility at 1000 N. Randall Road in Elgin. Kenneth Franzese and John Cassidy of Lee & Associates and Tony Gange of CBRE represented the seller, Harvest Bible Chapel. The self-represented buyer was Acts2Network, a Christian organization based in California. Originally developed as Safety-Kleen’s world headquarters in 1993, the property includes a roughly 350,000-square-foot office building wrapped around a multi-story parking deck, plus a 160,000-square-foot addition developed by Harvest Bible Chapel to accommodate an academy, worship center, gym and multipurpose ministry space. Amenities include a 2,100-seat auditorium, athletic center, production studios, training rooms, a cafeteria with full kitchen, visitor café and related support areas. The transaction terms included a longer-term leaseback for Harvest Bible Chapel’s academy and portions of its corporate offices, worship center and support spaces. Prior to closing, Acts2Network and Harvest Bible Chapel began cohabitating the campus. Shared spaces such as the worship center and gym serve both organizations.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

MOKENA, ILL. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions LLC has purchased Clarendale of Mokena, a 156-unit senior living community in Mokena, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The property features 60 independent living residences, 56 assisted living units and 40 memory care units. Amenities include a bistro, pub, dining room, fitness studio, theater room, salon, outdoor patio and landscaped grounds. Clarendale of Mokena was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Inland’s Matthew Tice and Brett Smith completed the transaction on behalf of an Inland affiliate. A joint venture between LCS and Nuveen Real Estate was the seller. LCS Community Operations will continue to provide management services for the community and its residents.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

ALTON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.3 million sale of Oakwood Plaza, a 16-suite retail property in Alton. Built in 2005, the 45,400-square-foot center sits on nearly 9 acres and is home to tenants such as Panera, Spectrum, Dollar Tree and Great Clips. Chris Garavaglia, Alex Perez and Steven Weinstock of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Commonwealth Commercial. Buyer information was not provided.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

LAKE BLUFF, ILL. — Marquette Cos. has acquired Forest Pointe, a 236-unit apartment community in Lake Bluff within Chicago’s North Shore. Marquette Management will serve as property manager for the community at 29533 N. Waukegan Road. Forest Pointe features seven three-story buildings with a clubhouse and leasing center at the hub of the property. Marquette will undertake renovations to unit interiors to update finishes and appliances throughout, and the amenity offerings will be enhanced with a new grilling area, seating area with a fire pit and pergola, dog park and updates to the fitness center.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

LOCKPORT, ILL. — Core Industrial Realty has arranged the sale of a 120,000-square-foot industrial building in Lockport. The single-tenant building is fully leased to a company in the specialty plastics industry. Constructed in 2000, the property features 8,000 square feet of office space, 11 exterior loading docks, ceiling heights of 26 and 30 feet, over 5,000 amps of power a heavy crane system throughout. Matthew Lee and Nick Krejci of Core represented the buyer, TradeLane Properties.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

CHICAGO — The Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation hosted its 16th Annual Real Estate Challenge on Saturday, April 11. Roosevelt University took first place in the graduate division, while Marquette University won first place in the undergraduate division. The Roosevelt team included Lissette Zarco, Theresa Jurgus, Kenya Hunter, Brittany Pointer and Eliseo Elizarraraz. The Marquette team consisted of Matt Waters, Charlie Pfefferle, Maeve Kelly, Charlie Clark and Mickey Simi. Overall, 27 university teams competed in the event. The Eisenberg Foundation selected The 78 Chicago as the featured development site for this year’s event. Student teams from across the nation presented their redevelopment plans for an 8-acre section, incorporating the 22,000-seat, open-air stadium and hospitality offerings that the Chicago Fire FC’s new stadium will bring to The 78. Related Midwest is the developer for The 78, which will transform 62 acres of undeveloped riverfront land on the Near South Side into what will be “The 78th” neighborhood in Chicago. The Eisenberg Foundation has two primary focuses: to raise awareness and funds to support gastrointestinal research and to continually inform and educate the next generation of real estate industry professionals.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

CHICAGO — Chicago-based construction firm Bulley & Andrews (B&A) has acquired Interior Construction Group (ICG), a Chicago-based general contractor specializing in interior construction. ICG will now operate as Bulley & Andrews Interior Construction Group and will continue to serve clients from its current downtown Chicago office. ICG founders Steve Zuwala and Mike Lynk will continue to lead the business. The acquisition marks the fifth in B&A’s history and comes as the company celebrates its 135th year in business.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $7.3 million sale of 1755 N. Damen Ave., a 13-unit apartment and retail building adjacent to The 606 trail in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. The deal marks the highest sales price of any multifamily or mixed-use asset in the submarket in over two years, per CoStar data. Joe Smazal and Mark Dykstra of Interra represented the buyer, Stocking Urban LLC, led by Nicholas Stocking. Smazal and Dykstra also represented the confidential seller in the off-market deal. All residential units were fully occupied at the time of sale. The property features three two-bedroom units, five three-bedroom units and two four-bedroom layouts. In addition to the residential units, the building includes three commercial spaces, two of which were occupied at the time of sale to a bridal shop and a health and wellness center. Stocking Urban plans to make light cosmetic updates to the commercial spaces and lease the vacant storefront.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Newer Posts