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Kohan Retail Investment Group Acquires 1.5 MSF Office Tower in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Kohan Retail Investment Group has acquired 131 South Dearborn, a 1.5 million-square-foot office tower formerly known as Citadel Center in Chicago’s central business district. The purchase price of $137 million represents a 76 percent discount from the property’s 2006 sales price, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The acquisition was completed alongside investment partners Alan Assil and Kevin Assil, whose partnership has supported the continued expansion of Kohan’s office portfolio. Kohan, which is based in Great Neck, N.Y., and led by Mike Kohan, owns and operates retail, office and mixed-use properties. A partnership between Angelo, Gordon & Co., Hines and Dearborn Capital Group acquired the property in 2016. It was completed in 2003.

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AcquisitionsIllinoisIndustrialMidwest

St. Louis Regional Freightway Adds 160 Acres of Rail-Served Sites in Sauget, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

SAUGET, ILL. — The St. Louis Regional Freightway has added 160 acres to its pipeline of rail-accessible real estate sites. Located in Sauget, just east of St. Louis, the addition consists of four contiguous parcels and brings the aggregate inventory of rail-served sites in the region to more than 4,600 acres. The properties are located within or adjacent to Sauget Business Park. Upper Cahokia Road is the largest of the four parcels with 103 acres of land just northeast of Sauget Business Park. Parcels 7 and 8 within Sauget Business Park are located just off Sauget Business Boulevard, next to existing facilities for Amazon, Stellar Manufacturing and Sensient, and total 44.7 acres. The final parcel, 1635-1643 Sauget Business Park, totals 12.6 acres along Sauget Business Boulevard. All four sites can be rail-served via the adjacent CPKC railroad and are located within an enterprise zone and tax-increment financing district.

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AcquisitionsIllinoisMidwestMultifamily

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 128-Unit Rock Run Residences in Joliet, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

JOLIET, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Rock Run Residences, a 128-unit multifamily property in Joliet. Built in 2002 and fully renovated between 2021 and 2024, the property consists of seven buildings totaling 81,960 rentable square feet. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, community kitchen, pool, sundeck, picnic area and sand volleyball court. The community features convenient access to I-80 and I-55 as well as Rock Run Crossings, a retail and entertainment destination. Ryan Engle and Andrean Angelov of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were private investors.

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Core Spaces to Develop Three Student Housing Projects Totaling 3,500 Beds in Champaign, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Core Spaces has unveiled plans to develop three student housing projects near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Together, the developments will bring more than 3,500 beds between 2028 and 2031. In fall 2025, Core broke ground on Hub Champaign Green Street, a 490-unit, 1,577-bed student housing community that is slated to deliver in summer 2028. Core plans to further expand its Hub on Campus footprint along the Green Street corridor. Each community will be centrally located near both campus and downtown Champaign.

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IllinoisLoansMidwestMultifamily

BWE Originates $38.9M Loan to Refinance 194 Units of Chicago Condo Property

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — BWE has originated $38.9 million to refinance 194 units of Woodland Park by the Lake, a 240-unit condominium community in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. Ryan Morris and Max Miller of BWE originated the five-year Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between a Chicago-based property management firm and a Chicago-based investor group. The joint venture originally acquired 170 units in the property in 2019 as part of a fractured condo deal. Since then, the venture has purchased more units and substantially renovated those homes.

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Interra Realty Arranges $5M Sale of Multifamily Building in Chicago’s Bucktown

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of 2105 W. Caton St. in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood for nearly $5 million. Completed in 2023, the boutique property features six two-bedroom units and two three-bedroom penthouse duplexes with private rooftop decks. The property also includes eight covered garage parking spaces and one street-level commercial space that is currently leased to a Pilates studio. Brad Feldman of Interra represented the buyer, a local private investor that also assumed the loan. Feldman also represented the seller, a developer he had worked with on the original 2018 land acquisition. The asset was fully occupied at the time of sale.

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IllinoisLoansMidwestRetail

Gantry Secures $12M Loan for Refinancing of Shopping Center in Moline, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

MOLINE, ILL. — Gantry has secured a $12 million permanent loan to refinance maturing debt for Rock River Plaza in Moline. The 389,375-square-foot retail power center is anchored by Walmart and Lowe’s. Additional tenants include Marshalls, Five Guys, Chick-fil-A, Applebee’s and AT&T. Gantry’s Joe Monteleone and Rulin Dai represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. A CMBS lender provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan, which features interest-only payments for the full term.   

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Ryan Cos. Breaks Ground on 190,000 SF Spec Industrial Facility in Bellwood, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

BELLWOOD, ILL. — Ryan Cos. US Inc., in joint venture with Washington Capital Management Inc., has broken ground on a 190,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Bellwood, about 13 miles west of Chicago’s downtown Loop. The project is on the 13-acre site of the former SureBuilt building. The facility will feature a clear height of 32 feet and immediate access to several interstates as well as proximity to the Chicago O’Hare airport. The flexible design will accommodate uses from warehousing and distribution to light manufacturing. Ryan is the developer and builder. Completion is slated for spring 2027.

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Advocate Health Acquires Outpatient Center in Metro Chicago for $23.4M

by Kristin Harlow

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Advocate Health, has purchased the Advocate Health Cardiovascular ASTC & Outpatient Center in Naperville for $23.4 million. HSG Medical and Capital Healthcare Properties sold the 42,438-square-foot, single-tenant medical facility. Developed by HSG Medical and Capital Healthcare Properties, the newly redeveloped property is a cardiovascular ambulatory surgery treatment center (ASTC) and outpatient facility. The building was purpose-built to serve as an extension of Advocate’s cardiology program at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital and houses a dedicated cardiac catheterization operating room, prep and post-recovery services, cardiovascular specialty clinician offices, primary care, cardiac diagnostics, a lab and imaging services. The redevelopment project converted an existing building into the modern medical facility. Alex Sharrin of JLL represented the sellers, while Tom Hollinden of CBRE represented the buyer.

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Flaherty & Collins Opens 219-Unit Luxury Apartment Complex in East Peoria, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Flaherty & Collins Properties has opened Phase I of Blutowne in East Peoria. The 219-unit, $66 million luxury apartment project includes studio, one- and two-bedroom residences along with 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities include a heated saltwater pool, fitness center and rooftop sky lounge. Flaherty & Collins is preparing for Phase II, which will add 262 luxury apartment units and 12,000 square feet of retail space.

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