CHICAGO — Antares Capital has signed an 87,586-square-foot office lease for floors 41 through 43 at 320 South Canal in Chicago. Riverside Investment and Development and Convexity Properties co-developed the new 52-story office tower, which was completed in December 2022. Antares is a provider of financing to private equity-backed borrowers and a credit manager with more than $60 billion of capital under management. The firm is relocating from 500 West Monroe where it occupies 69,646 square feet. Designed by Goettsch Partners, 320 South Canal is situated immediately south of Union Station and is now 68 percent leased. Additional tenants include BMO, Skadden Arps, National Futures Association and Ullico. The Green, a 1.5-acre, privately owned outdoor park, sits on the west side of the building. Michael Sessa, Dan Maslauski and Jack Deroche of Cushman & Wakefield represented Antares in the lease. Christy Domin and Drew Neiman represented Riverside on an internal basis.
MORTON GROVE, ILL. — Echo Real Estate Capital has acquired a 7,550-square-foot medical office building located at 6131 W. Dempster St. in the Chicago suburb of Morton Grove. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. The single-tenant property is leased to Advocate Health Care. The facility is staffed by a mix of primary care physicians and one cardiologist that have operated out of the building for more than 20 years.
WOODSTOCK, ILL. — Cawley Chicago has negotiated the sale of a 129,800-square-foot industrial facility at 1005 Courtaulds Drive in Woodstock, about 45 miles northwest of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. Built in 1995, the property features rail access and has undergone production and manufacturing improvements. David Conroy, Joe Shapiro and Tim Gallagher of Cawley Chicago represented the buyer, while Kenneth Franzese and John Cassidy of Lee & Associates represented the seller. Further terms of the transaction were not provided.
BRADLEY, ILL. — RCG Ventures has acquired Bradley Commons shopping center in Bradley near Kankakee for an undisclosed price. The 175,369-square-foot property is home to Dick’s Sporting Goods, Joann Fabrics, Petco, Shoe Carnival and Ulta Beauty. Joe Girardi and Rick Drogosz of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. represented the undisclosed seller. Jeff Miller represented RCG on an internal basis. RCG’s portfolio totals 32 shopping centers and 4 million square feet across 21 states.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build has completed the adaptive reuse of a five-story industrial building in Chicago’s West Loop into a boutique, extended-stay hotel. Located at 1436 Randolph St., the property features 49 apartment-style rooms. All the rooms are fully equipped with kitchens and in-suite laundry. Guests have access to a fitness center and the ground floor contains both retail and restaurant space. Marquette Cos. was the developer and Brininstool + Lynch served as architect.
WATSEKA, ILL. — Franklin Street has arranged the sale of a 104-unit self-storage facility totaling 12,600 net rentable square feet in Watseka, about 60 miles east of Champaign. The sales price was undisclosed. The value-add property is located at 1090 E. Walnut St. Frank DeSalvo and David Perlleshi of Franklin Street represented the seller, Houston-based Pebble Ridge Capital. Wisconsin-based Just Simple Storage acquired the asset. The transaction marks the entrance into the Illinois market for Just Simple Storage, which currently operates facilities in Michigan and Wisconsin.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International has negotiated the sale of a 50,000-square-foot industrial building in St. Charles, about 40 miles west of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The Class B property, located at 2500 Production Drive, features a clear height of 21 feet, seven docks, one drive-in door, 1,500 square feet of office space and 55 parking spaces. Marc Hale of DarwinPW Realty represented the buyer, an HVAC manufacturing company that is relocating from Elk Grove Village. Brian Lindgren of SVN Landmark represented the seller, Hill & Smith.
SUGAR GROVE, ILL. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $6.6 million sale of a 14,739-square-foot retail property occupied by Walgreens in Sugar Grove, a western suburb of Chicago. Constructed in 2012, the single-tenant building features a drive-thru. Bill Asher, Jeff Lefko and Jeremy McChesney of Hanley, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, a private investor based in Orange County, Calif. Isaiah Harf of Northmarq represented the metro Chicago-based, 1031 exchange buyer. The property sold at full asking price.
GILBERTS, ILL. — RMK Management Corp. has begun leasing efforts for Conservancy at Gilberts, a new community that will offer 94 rental townhomes and 90 single-family rental homes in the Northwest Chicago suburb of Gilberts. Construction is complete for the community’s first phase, which comprises 54 townhomes. Many of the townhomes have been leased and nine are occupied. Construction is underway on the remaining 40 townhomes. RMK has begun pre-leasing efforts for the first phase of 46 single-family rental homes, which are slated for occupancy in June. Two-and three-bedroom townhomes measure from 1,469 to 1,724 square feet with monthly rents ranging from $2,530 to $2,925. Four-bedroom townhomes measure from 2,114 to 2,423 square feet. Conservancy at Gilberts is a pet-friendly community and offers ample green space and outdoor areas.
CHICAGO — Mag Mile Capital, a Chicago-based commercial real estate mortgage banking firm, has completed a merger with Salt Lake City-based Myson Inc. (OTC PINK: MYSN). The transaction creates a new public entity to be named Mag Mile Capital Inc. Rushi Shah, CEO of Mag Mile Capital, has been appointed chairman of Myson’s board of directors as well as CEO of the combined publicly traded company that will be traded under a new ticker symbol. Other significant shareholders in the company include California-based Reddington Partners, a private investment holding company. Myson served as a shell company for Reddington and will do the same for Mag Mile. The merger enables Mag Mile to expand its business and expedite the process of going public. “Underpinned by the liquidity of publicly traded shares and infusion of cash, we will seek out and prudently pursue strategic acquisitions, consolidate revenues and launch our technology platform,” says Shah. “Along with other mortgage banking and capital markets brokerage services platforms, we will seek to diversify the company’s revenue stream by exploring accretive business combinations of other commercial real estate (CRE) services, including but not limited to investment brokerage services, direct lending businesses, designated underwriting and servicing businesses, …