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Heartland Alliance Signs 20,941 SF Office Lease at 55 East Monroe in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 8, 2023

CHICAGO — Heartland Alliance has signed a 20,941-square-foot office lease at 55 East Monroe, a 1.3 million-square-foot building in Chicago. The Chicago-based nonprofit, which works to address poverty, will relocate from 208 South LaSalle later this year. The organization is downsizing and upgrading its space by taking a new speculative suite at 55 East Monroe. Heartland’s current building, 208 South LaSalle, is slated to be transformed into residential space. Andrew Davidson and David Burkards of Transwestern Real Estate Services represented the tenant, while Christian Domin of GlenStar represented the undisclosed landlord.

May 8, 2023

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Office

CBRE Arranges Sale of 116,500 SF Office Building in Waukegan, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow May 5, 2023

WAUKEGAN, ILL. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 116,500-square-foot office building located at 2100 Norman Drive in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan. The sales price was undisclosed. The property is net leased to UCC Environmental, a provider of environmental solutions for power generation and industrial application worldwide. The asset was constructed in 1989 as a build-to-suit for the company. Gary Nussbaum and Maury Vanden Eykel of CBRE represented the seller, Woodlark Investments LLC. A partnership between ICP Funds and Fulcrum Asset Advisors was the buyer.

May 5, 2023

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office

Thornton Tomasetti to Relocate Chicago Office to Fulton Market

by Kristin Harlow May 5, 2023

CHICAGO — Global scientific and engineering consulting firm Thornton Tomasetti has signed a new lease for 18,943 square feet on the seventh floor at 600 West Fulton, a nine-story office building totaling 214,000 square feet in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. Parkside Realty Inc. owns the building. Thornton Tomasetti is relocating its Chicago-based operations from 330 N. Wabash St. in River North. Molly Carroll and Andy Strand of JLL represented the tenant, while Barb Schenberg of Parkside Realty represented ownership. Originally built in 1895 to house Sears & Roebuck’s original warehouse, 600 West Fulton was converted to loft-style office space in 1982. The building was completely renovated in 2021.

May 5, 2023

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Retail

SRS Negotiates $2.8M Sale of US Bank-Occupied Property in Chicago’s Chinatown Neighborhood

by Kristin Harlow May 5, 2023

CHICAGO — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of a single-tenant retail property occupied by US Bank in Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood for $2.8 million. Constructed in 1991, the 5,400-square-foot building is located at 2131 S. China Place. US Bank has more than nine years remaining on its lease at the property, which is situated within Chinatown Square, a nearly 162,000-square-foot outdoor mall that offers authentic cuisines, stores and traditional artwork. Sean Lutz and Dan Elliot of SRS represented the seller, a California-based private investor. Zoe Zhu of Century 21 represented the buyer, a Chicago-based private investor. The transaction represented a cap rate of 4.6 percent.

May 5, 2023

Development Illinois Midwest Multifamily

McShane Completes Construction of 285-Unit Domain CityGate Apartment Complex in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 4, 2023

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has completed Domain CityGate, a 285-unit luxury apartment complex in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. Located in the town’s CityGate Centre, the project rises four stories and features a parking garage with 430 spaces. Atop the parking garage is a 38,000-square-foot rooftop event space. Amenities include a resident lounge, remote workspaces, a fitness center, bike lounge, pool and cabanas, fire pits, private pickleball court and dog run. Units come in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Monthly rents start at $1,775 for one-bedroom units, according to the property’s website. Lincoln Property Co. and Calamos Real Estate were the co-developers. Callison RTKL served as architect.

May 4, 2023

Development Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Structured Development Nears Completion of 10-Story Co-Living Project in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 3, 2023

CHICAGO — Structured Development is nearing completion of Post Chicago, a 10-story, 431-bed co-living community in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The project marks the city’s largest co-living development, according to Structured. Located at 853 W. Blackhawk St., the property will be operated by co-living and residential property operator Tripalink. Designed for students, corporate transferees and others in search of flexible, turnkey housing, Post Chicago offers 107 units with bedrooms that are fully furnished and individually leased. Units have between two and four bedrooms. Monthly rents start at $1,375. Cable and high-speed internet are included in the rent, and residents also benefit from weekly cleaning service. Residents share access to a living room, kitchen, in-unit washer and dryer and bathroom for those who don’t have their own ensuite bath. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop deck, bike room, package room and lounge areas. In addition to the co-living units, Post Chicago will offer 19 conventional unfurnished units with monthly rents starting at $1,799. Post Chicago is the second of three residential buildings totaling 487 units to be completed in a mixed-income development named Wendelin Park.

May 3, 2023

Development Illinois Midwest

Sargent Blinderman Breaks Ground on ASPIRE Center for Workforce Innovation in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 3, 2023

CHICAGO — General contractor Sargent Blinderman has broken ground on the ASPIRE Center for Workforce Innovation in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. The project is located on the former site of Emmett Elementary School at 5500 W. Madison St. The school closed in 2014. The ASPIRE Center is designed to be a one-stop shop for support services and career training and will house the Jane Addams Resource Corp (JARC) and BMO. JARC will provide free training in manufacturing, welding and mechanical assembly, while BMO will provide retail banking services. The center will also feature a café, community plaza, rooftop terrace event space and a recently opened park. Both Westside Health Authority (WHA) and Austin Coming Together (ACT) plan to expand their core services at the center. The ASPIRE Center is part of the ASPIRE Initiative, which is focused on investing and developing infrastructure to support businesses and schools, revitalize housing and boost workforce development in the Austin neighborhood. WHA and ACT lead the initiative, while leveraging support from several other partners. The project team includes architect Lamar Johnson Collaborative and project manager Project Management Advisors. The budget is roughly $40 million with over half of the costs being funded through city and …

May 3, 2023

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Kiser Group Negotiates $8.6M Sale of Multifamily Portfolio in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 1, 2023

CHICAGO — Kiser Group has negotiated the sale of a three-property multifamily portfolio in Chicago’s East Woodlawn and Bronzeville neighborhoods for $8.6 million. The buildings, which feature a combined 70 units, are located at 6625 S. Drexel Ave., 4901 S. Michigan Ave. and 4725 S. Michigan Ave. The units have updated kitchens and bathrooms, but current rents are about 30 percent below market rents, according to Kiser. The brokerage firm’s Birk | Sklar team brokered the transaction. Buyer and seller information was not provided.

May 1, 2023

Affordable Housing Development Illinois Midwest Multifamily

McShane, Powers & Sons Complete Construction of 206-Unit Mixed-Income Community in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow April 28, 2023

CHICAGO — McShane Construction Co. and Powers & Sons Construction have completed 23rd Place at Southbridge, a 206-unit mixed-income community located on Chicago’s Near South Side. The Community Builders and McCaffery Interests developed the project, which is situated on the former Harold Ickes Homes site. The two-building development features 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Approximately 50 percent of the units are affordable to households earning up to 80 percent of the area median income. The project features amenity space on the first and sixth floors, including lounges, terraces and a fitness center. A new public right-of-way, 23rd Place, connects the two buildings and can be closed off to create public gathering space for community activities. The transit-oriented development is located adjacent to the Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line L stop. Nia Architects and Antunovich Associates provided architectural services.

April 28, 2023

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Restaurant Retail

Kiser Group Brokers $6M Sale of Retail, Residential Building in Chicago’s Loop

by Kristin Harlow April 27, 2023

CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the sale of 701 S State in Chicago’s Loop for $6 million. The building features 36 apartment units as well as a bar on the first floor. The residences are renovated studio apartments, all of which are occupied. Kiser Group’s Birk | Sklar team represented the seller, Nicholas Vranas, who had owned the building for over 40 years. A local restaurant operator purchased the asset. According to Kiser, the buyer was drawn to the property because of its 4 a.m. liquor license, which was transferred upon sale.

April 27, 2023

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