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CHICAGO — Tishman Speyer has received a $340 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of The Franklin, a two-tower office complex in Chicago’s West Loop. JPMorgan led the single asset single borrower (SASB) loan with Bank of America and Deutsche Bank serving as co-lenders. Proceeds from the five-year, floating-rate loan will be used to pay off The Franklin’s existing loan and fund ongoing leasing efforts. Tishman Speyer has secured 460,000 square feet of new leases and extensions at the property since June 2025, leaving the asset 84 percent leased. Tenants at the 2.5 million-square-foot campus include The Options Clearing Corp., Robert W. Baird, Amazon Web Services, Guggenheim Partners and The Trade Desk. The Franklin encompasses a 60-story tower at 227 W. Monroe St. and a 34-story tower at 222 W. Adams St.

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BENSENVILLE, ILL. — BDK Express, a trucking and logistics company, has signed a full-building industrial lease totaling 120,985 square feet at 951 Thorndale Ave. in Bensenville. Paddy Dwyer, Joe Bronson and Pat Clifford of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, Prologis. The Class B distribution center features a clear height of 24 feet, 20 loading docks and immediate access to I-390 as well as proximity to the Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

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GLENVIEW, ILL. — Knighthead Funding has provided a $32 million loan for the refinancing of Cerca, a newly constructed multifamily community in Glenview. The loan refinances a previous construction facility and provides proceeds to pay off the property’s preferred equity investor. Jonathan Daniel, Peter Illuzzi and Joseph Marraccini of Knighthead originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, The Drake Group. Amenities at the 62-unit property include fitness rooms, a private dining area, conference rooms, an amenity deck, dog spa and grilling stations. The property also includes 6,886 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Daniel Gillard, Philip Galligan, Michael Gurwin and Ryan Planek of JLL represented the borrower.

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CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has closed two multifamily sales totaling $3.2 million in Chicago’s Wicker Park and Bridgeport neighborhoods. In the first transaction, the firm brokered the sale of a recently renovated eight-unit multifamily property located at 1226 N. Greenview Ave. in Wicker Park. The property features six one-bedroom, one-bathroom units and two two-bedroom, two-bathroom units, each with hardwood flooring, in-unit laundry, private balconies and granite countertops. Jordan Multack of Greenstone Partners facilitated the $2.2 million transaction. The firm also arranged the sale of a three-unit multifamily building with an additional non-conforming coach house and an adjacent development lot located at 3201-3203 S. May St. in Bridgeport. Units include individual furnaces and hot water heaters and in-unit laundry. Multack and Jacob Goldstein, also of Greenstone Partners, arranged the $1 million transaction. 

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OSWEGO, ILL. — JVM Realty Corp. has purchased Springs at Oswego, a 280-unit apartment community located 48 miles west of Chicago, and rebranded the community as Trillium at Oswego. Continental Properties sold the property, and Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal. The purchase price was not disclosed. Located at 801 Fifth St., the gated community was completed in 2019 and features townhome-style units across two-story residential buildings. Residences come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a heated pool, 24-hour fitness center, a clubhouse with lounge and entertainment areas, outdoor grilling stations, fire pit, car wash, two dog parks and gated access.

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CHICAGO — Cross Street and Mavrek have begun leasing Belmora, a 46-unit apartment building located at 919 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Designed by Eckenhoff Saunders, the building includes 5,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space that is anchored by Studio Three, a locally based fitness company. A second building at 917 W. Belmont Ave. will be completed later this year and will include an additional 46 apartments and 5,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space that will be anchored by Foxtrot Café & Market. Units come in studio through two-bedroom floor plans, with monthly asking rents starting at $2,095. Amenities include a fitness center, coworking space, package room, bicycle storage room with additional resident lockers and a furnished lobby lounge with a fireplace.

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CHICAGO — SVN Chicago Commercial has negotiated the $1.5 million sale of a 6,000-square-foot retail property located at 3832 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood. Tim Rasmussen and Marcus Sullivan of SVN represented the seller. The two-story property sold for 8 percent above asking price.

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CHICAGO — Developer Podmajersky Inc., led by John Podmajersky III, is developing a small-bay industrial facility totaling 12,000 square feet in Chicago’s East Pilsen area. Avison Young has been retained to market the speculative development at 2100 S. Canalport Ave. for lease. The asset will feature a clear height of 24 feet, dock and drive-in loading, flexible power capacity and Enterprise Zone incentives. Completion is slated for 2027. The developer says the project is expected to appeal to light manufacturing users, food producers, contractors, logistics operators, technology startups and last-mile distribution users that increasingly favor infill locations over suburban alternatives.

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CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $2.1 million sale of a 13-unit apartment building located at 1433 W. Ardmore Ave. in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. Joe Braun of Interra represented the private seller, while Tommy Richard of Interra represented the local buyer. The transaction marks the first time the asset has traded hands in nearly 50 years. Originally constructed in 1927, the building includes 10 one-bedroom units and three two-bedroom layouts. The buyer plans to undertake a full gut rehab of the property, which is currently less than half occupied, including reconfiguring the existing units and adding new ones.

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CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $20.4 million sale of a 98-unit multifamily property located at 1515 N. Fremont St. in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The building also features roughly 4,000 square feet of commercial space. Built in 2016, the property offers studio units and features a work-and-play lounge, barbecue and picnic areas, indoor bicycle storage and package locker service. Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Jack Duncan of Thesis Investment Group, and procured the buyer, Bill Silverstein of Beal Properties.

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