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Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Underway on Redevelopment of Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

SKOKIE, ILL. — Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is underway on the redevelopment of the Westfield Old Orchard shopping mall in Skokie. Plans call for retail, apartments, restaurants, gourmet markets, health and wellness amenities and entertainment space. The project will also include a park and event space designed as the center’s focal point and social gathering space. The multi-phase project began earlier this fall with the modernization of the existing shopping center, starting with enhancements to the common areas as well as the opening of new restaurants, health and wellness components and retailers such as Bloomies and Louis Vuitton as well as the return of Barnes & Noble. Redevelopment will continue in 2023 with the former Lord & Taylor space, which will be completely reimagined. Development of the new residences, eateries, wellness facilities and outdoor amenities is expected to begin in 2024 and open in phases starting in 2026. Westfield Old Orchard originally opened in 1956.

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Coldwell Banker Commercial Affiliate Negotiates Sale of 488,000 SF Industrial Facility in Freeport, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

FREEPORT, ILL. — Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 488,000-square-foot industrial facility in Freeport, a city in Northwest Illinois. The sales price was undisclosed, but the list price was $7 million. The building is roughly 70 years old and features a clear height of 26 feet, 30 exterior docks and 10 drive-in doors. Adam Shultz of Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates represented the seller, an affiliate of Janesville, Wis.-based Badger Property Investments LLC. The buyer was an affiliate of Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors LLC.

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McShane to Build 32-Unit Supportive Living Community for Adults with Autism in Grafton, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow

GRAFTON, WIS. — McShane is building Woodside Prairie, a 32-unit supportive living community for adults with autism in Grafton, about 20 miles north of Milwaukee. Impact Seven is the developer. The project incorporates four supportive living buildings as well as two townhomes. Additionally, a 3,700-square-foot activity building will contain a community kitchen, craft space, computer center and fitness area. Completion is scheduled for October 2023. New Horizon Ventures is the architect.

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Interra Realty Brokers $9.7M Condo Deconversion Sale in Arlington Heights, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered a condo deconversion sale in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights for $9.7 million. Built in 1971, the 40-unit property is located at 1 N. Chestnut Ave. Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented the seller, the Chestnut Street Condominium Association. The duo also represented the undisclosed buyer, which plans to improve the units as they turn over. Under the Condominium Property Act in Illinois, condo unit owners can elect to sell a property if 75 percent or more are in agreement. The threshold is 85 percent for the City of Chicago. Sellers then have the option to either move out of their units or lease them back from the new owner.

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TopSide Marinas Acquires 16-Acre Boatyard, Marine Facility in Waukegan Harbor, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

WAUKEGAN HARBOR, ILL. — TopSide Marinas has acquired Larsen Marine, a 16-acre boatyard and full-service marine facility in Waukegan Harbor, a city along Lake Michigan. The purchase price was undisclosed. Larsen Marine services 850 boats annually and features a service center. TopSide Marinas is the first company to acquire the family-owned marine facility since the Larsen family opened its business in 1933. TopSide Marinas, launched in 2021, has acquired three other marinas in Oklahoma and Texas.

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DeJames Builders Breaks Ground on 15,000 SF Office for Baird & Warner in Naperville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — DeJames Builders has broken ground on a 15,000-square-foot office for real estate services company Baird & Warner in Naperville. The office, located at 1528 Aurora Ave., is designed to house up to 500 Baird & Warner agents when it opens in 2023. The new office will accommodate all three of Baird & Warner’s business lines — brokerage, mortgage lending and title insurance — under one roof. The project team includes developer RX Health & Science Trust and architect OKW Architects. Baird & Warner’s current Naperville office is located at 836 W. 75th St. The firm maintains several offices throughout Chicagoland.

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Halsted Street Deli & Bagel to Open 1,500 SF Location at Park Plaza in Naperville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Halsted Street Deli & Bagel is opening a 1,500-square-foot location at Park Plaza, an office building in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. Accesso owns the building. Slated to open in January, the restaurant will be accessible to tenants of the property as well as the general public. Halsted Street Deli is known for its soups, salads, sandwiches and bagels. The Naperville location will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.

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Metro Edge Development Partners to Build $257M Data Center in Illinois Medical District

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Metro Edge Development Partners has unveiled plans to build a $257 million data center within the Illinois Medical District (IMD) in Chicago. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2023 and be completed in 2024. Metro Edge secured a 75-year ground lease on a nearly two-acre parcel owned by IMD. The data center will rise five stories and span 184,720 square feet. The facility is 50 percent preleased. Corgan is the project architect. Clune Construction is overseeing all construction in partnership with Power Construction and Ujamaa Construction. T5 Data Centers is the project manager.

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NASCAR Opens Office at Chicago’s Prudential Plaza

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — NASCAR has opened an office at Two Prudential Plaza in downtown Chicago. Dubbed “One Two Pru,” the two-building office complex spans 2.3 million square feet and features amenities such as a rooftop terrace, lounge, conferencing facilities and health club with Peloton bikes. NASCAR recently announced that it would be hosting the Chicago Street Race in July. The 2.2-mile race will take place downtown and is expected to have an economic impact of $113.8 million. Clark Evans and Kevin Morgan of JLL represented NASCAR in the three-year lease for 4,250 rentable square feet. The landlord was undisclosed.

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Industrial Outdoor Ventures to Develop Two Industrial Service Facilities in Zion, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

ZION, ILL. — Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has acquired two parcels totaling 56 acres in Zion, a city in northeast Illinois near the Wisconsin border. Named Trumpet Park Spec Development, the project will consist of a pair of industrial service facilities (ISFs). Project costs are estimated at $35 million. The development will feature up to 1,200 truck trailer parking spaces and more than 26,000 square feet of maintenance and service buildings. ISFs provide supply chain infrastructure solutions to industries such as transportation, bulk material distribution, last-mile logistics, heavy equipment and utilities. The project marks IOV’s first ground-up development in the Chicago market. The design team includes Spaceco, which will provide civil and surveying services, and Arete Design Studio, which will provide architecture, planning and design services. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2023 and be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023. Chris Volkert, Ned Frank and Jeff Devine of Colliers represented the institutional seller in the land sale. Volkert and Frank, along with colleague Pat Hake, will market the project for lease.

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