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Colliers Brokers Sale of 246,446 SF Logistics Facility in Elgin, Illinois

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:31:37 +0000

ELGIN, ILL. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 246,446-square-foot logistics facility located at 2770 Alft Court in Elgin. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers represented the seller, Venture One. A publicly traded REIT was the buyer. Built in 2015 and fully leased to FleetPride, the property is situated within a fully developed business park just south of a full four-way interchange at I-90 and Randall Road.

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Krusinski to Complete Tenant Improvement Project for Electric Vehicle Repair Facility in Chicago

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:30:32 +0000

CHICAGO — Dayton Street Partners has selected Krusinski Construction Co. to complete a tenant improvement project for an automotive and clean energy company. The Loomis facility will support a new electric vehicle repair facility on the edge of the Chicago city limits. Krusinski will revitalize the existing building by installing replacement overhead doors, renovating the restroom block to meet ADA compliance and enhancing the exterior lighting for safer access and security purposes. The project will also include the installation of new windows and a roof drainage system to accommodate the tenant’s needs. Completion is slated for next month. A+M Architects is the project architect, and Jacob & Hefner Associates Inc. is the civil engineer.

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Scion to Acquire Operating Business of Student Quarters

Kristin Harlow — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:44:55 +0000

CHICAGO AND ATLANTA — The Scion Group, a Chicago-based owner-operator of student housing communities, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the operating business of Student Quarters (SQ), an Atlanta-based operator with interests in approximately $1.5 billion of student housing assets. SQ’s senior leadership will retain asset ownership positions. The SQ portfolio comprises approximately 13,000 beds across 21 markets, with 77 percent market overlap with Scion’s existing footprint. In addition to acquiring the SQ operating business, Scion will also invest both in underlying real estate and related fund structures. The transaction is being funded entirely with Scion’s balance sheet and is expected to close in the third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. Prior to this transaction, Scion’s portfolio consisted of more than 105,000 beds across 161 communities in 89 U.S. markets.

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BWE Arranges $133M Loan to Recapitalize Luxury Apartment Community in Skokie, Illinois

Kristin Harlow — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:44:14 +0000

SKOKIE, ILL. — BWE has arranged a $133 million first mortgage loan to recapitalize The Henry at Harms Woods, a 294-unit apartment community with 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space in Skokie. Daniel Rosenberg and Logan Petersmeyer of BWE arranged the financing on behalf of the sponsor, a joint venture between Tucker Development and Wingspan Development Group. Sourced from an institutional bank lender, the loan enables ownership to lower their cost of capital from the construction financing while maintaining the flexibility needed to complete lease-up and stabilize the asset. Completed in late 2025, The Henry at Harms Woods features 245 apartment units and 49 for-rent townhomes with attached two-car garages. Amenities include a pool, courtyard, fitness center, work-from-home spaces and direct access to hundreds of acres of surrounding natural open space.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $15M Sale of Industrial Property Near St. Louis

Kristin Harlow — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:43:44 +0000

ALTON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $15 million sale of Alton Center Business Park, a 450,000-square-foot industrial property located in the St. Louis suburb of Alton. Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, arranged $12.4 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Rockford Asset Management. Alton Center Business Park sits on 133.8 acres and features 22 dock-high doors, five grade-level doors, clear heights between 23 and 25 feet and outdoor storage capacity. Imperial Manufacturing Group anchors the property, which was 70 percent leased at the time of sale. Tyler Sharp and Adam Abushagur of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private family partnership, in the transaction and procured the buyer. Frank Montalto and Ethan Splan of IPA arranged the three-year loan, which carries multiple extension options and a 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio, through a direct bridge lender.

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North Arrow, Turnstone Development to Build 36-Unit Seniors Housing Project in Du Quoin, Illinois

Kristin Harlow — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:42:58 +0000

DU QUOIN, ILL. — North Arrow Partners, in partnership with Turnstone Development, has closed on the financing and commenced construction on The Blackstone, a 36-unit seniors housing development in Du Quoin, a city in southern Illinois. Located at 1223 S. Washington St., the two-story independent living property will be reserved for seniors age 55 and up. Amenities will include a garden and fitness center. The Illinois Housing Development Authority, Hudson Capital and Associated Bank are providing financing and support.

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Range Group Nears Completion of 72-Unit Luxury Apartment Building in Chicago

Kristin Harlow — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:05:31 +0000

CHICAGO — Range Group is nearing completion of 465 Carpenter, a 72-unit luxury apartment building on the border of Chicago’s Fulton Market and West Town neighborhoods. Floor plans will consist of studio, convertible, one- and two-bedroom units, and amenities at the five-story boutique property will include a rooftop deck, fitness studio, coworking lounge and pet wash. Cross Street, which is marketing and leasing the building, has begun hard-hat tours with prospective residents ahead of an expected July move-in.

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NAI Hiffman Negotiates 2,748 SF Office Lease in Rosemont, Illinois

Kristin Harlow — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:03:46 +0000

ROSEMONT, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has negotiated a 2,748-square-foot office lease for Horn-McGowan Insurance Agency at 5500 Pearl Street in Rosemont. The lease brings the four-story building to 100 percent occupancy. Owner Integris Ventures purchased 5500 Pearl Steet in 2018 and upgraded the amenities to include a fitness center, lounge, game room and boardroom. NAI Hiffman was engaged by ownership in 2019 to oversee the upgrades and leasing and marketing strategy. Jason Wurtz, Jack Reardon and Sarah Walker of NAI Hiffman represented Integris Ventures in the negotiations.

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Cinnaire Closes $307M LIHTC Equity Fund for 2,259 Affordable Housing Units Across 10 States

Kristin Harlow — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:51:11 +0000

LANSING, MICH. — Lansing-based Cinnaire has closed a $307 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity fund, Fund for Housing LP 45, which will finance the creation and preservation of 2,259 affordable housing units across 27 properties in 10 states. Fund 45 will support multifamily development in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. Specific projects include 3rd Avenue Flats in Dilworth, Minn., and The Argus Apartments in Verona, Wis. A new-construction development, 3rd Avenue Flats will bring 44 affordable housing units, five of which will be reserved for people with disabilities and four of which will be designated for households experiencing high-priority homelessness. The developer, Commonwealth Holdings IV, will partner with Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership to provide access to the state’s community coordinated entry system CARES, which provides access to all homeless housing programs as well as emergency resources to prevent households from falling into homelessness. The Argus Apartments is also a new development that will provide 60 affordable housing units, including nine reserved for individuals with developmental, physical or mental disabilities. Social services provider Lutheran Social Services will provide onsite services to the nine Permanent Supportive Housing units. The project developers are…

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Kohan Retail Investment Group Acquires 1.5 MSF Office Tower in Chicago

Kristin Harlow — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:25:11 +0000

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

Kristin Harlow — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:21:17 +0000

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

Kristin Harlow — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:20:36 +0000

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

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:11:48 +0000

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

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:10:25 +0000

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

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:09:55 +0000

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

Kristin Harlow — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:32:22 +0000

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

Kristin Harlow — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:24:29 +0000

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

Kristin Harlow — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:23:46 +0000

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

Kristin Harlow — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:01:15 +0000

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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Partnership to Undertake $25M Renovation of Historic Jewelers Building in Chicago

Kristin Harlow — Fri, 29 May 2026 13:47:00 +0000

CHICAGO — Clayco, CRG, The Prime Group Inc. and TP Management Co. (TPM) have unveiled plans to complete a $25 million renovation of the historic Jewelers Building at 35 E. Wacker Drive in Chicago. The project will introduce a fine dining restaurant, lobby and rooftop bars, expanded fitness and wellness amenities and a reimagined conference, event and coworking space to the office property. Planned renovations will honor the building’s Beaux-Arts character. Roanoke Hospitality Group, an affiliate of The Prime Group, will operate and manage the new food-and-beverage offerings, which will be open to the public. Construction will begin in fall 2026, with the new restaurant and bar concepts slated to open in 2027. TPM is an investor in the project and will continue to participate in the ongoing management and long-term enhancement of the asset while cording capital support for future improvement and repositioning initiatives. Designed by Joachim Giaver and Frederick Dinkelberg, the Jewelers Building is recognized by the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Michigan-Wacker Historic District. Upon completion in 1927, the 40-story building was the world’s tallest outside of New York City. It was designated a Chicago landmark in 1994.

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