SPRINGFIELD, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 12,000-square-foot retail strip center in Springfield for an undisclosed price. FedEx Office and Verizon are the anchor tenants at the fully leased property, which is located at 3422 Freedom Drive. Brian Parmacek of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Chicago-based Tartan Realty Group Inc. Buyer information was not provided.
CHICAGO — Related Midwest has released detailed plans for The Row Fulton Market, a 43-story multifamily development currently underway at 164 N. Peoria St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The community will offer 300 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations upon completion, currently scheduled for this June. Standard units will range in size from 617 to 1,929 square feet. The community is also set to offer six premium penthouse residences, which will range in size from 2,358 to 3,418 square feet in three- and four-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities at the development will include a fitness center and yoga studio; children’s play suite; reservable entertainment suite with an adjacent terrace including an outdoor kitchen with seating; multiple lounge and co-working spaces; a lap pool with lounge seating; three outdoor kitchens with dining and seating areas; green space with hammocks; and two fire pits offering views of the Chicago skyline. The property will offer a 24-hour concierge and door attendant, alongside services such as move-in coordination, housekeeping, package storage, on-site dry cleaning, and walking, grooming and daycare services for pets. The community will also feature 146 parking spaces, including 12 electric vehicle charging stations and complimentary bike storage. The property will …
CHICAGO — Skender has completed a renovation of 225 W. Wacker Drive, a 31-story office tower totaling 651,000 square feet in Chicago’s West Loop. San Francisco-based Spear Street Capital owns the building. Valerio Dewalt Train served as architect and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates was the designer. Skender began the process of renovating the building’s lower lobby and Franklin Street entrance, fourth-floor amenity space and roof deck in summer 2021. Connected to the fourth-floor interior space is a completely redesigned open-air terrace with gardens. Cushman & Wakefield served as manager and owner’s representative on the project. OvS served as landscape architect for the terrace.
OAK LAWN, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the $13 million sale of reVerb Oak Lawn, an 84-unit multifamily property in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn. Located on South Harlem Avenue, the community was originally built in 1971 and renovated in 2017. The property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Joe Smazal, Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented the private seller and the undisclosed buyer.
NORMAL, ILL. — Draper and Kramer’s Commercial Finance Group has arranged a $14.9 million refinance and construction loan for The Park at Constitution Trail Centre, a three-phase student housing development in Normal. The financing retired the existing debt on the first two phases of the project and provided funding on the remaining phase of construction. The off-campus community serves students at Illinois State University. The initial two phases, which were delivered between 2019 and 2022, include 204 fully leased beds. Phase III will offer an additional 76 beds upon completion, which is slated for August 2023. When complete, the development will contain a total of 280 beds across 13 buildings. The project is connected to The Constitution Trail, a paved 40-mile trail. Matthew Wurtzebach of Draper and Kramer arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, 100 McKnight LLC.
CHICAGO — NewCold has expanded its office lease at 500 W. Madison Street in Chicago from 6,000 square feet to 35,564 square feet. The office serves as the company’s North American headquarters. The 40-story, Class A office building is known as Accenture Tower. Built in 1987, the property totals 1.4 million square feet and features a two-level fitness center with a basketball court along with a conference center and tenant lounge. KBS acquired the building in 2013. Dougal Jeppe of Colliers represented NewCold, which is an advanced automated warehouse and cold chain logistics company.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Bayshore Properties has acquired Stonebridge of Arlington Heights, a 586-unit multifamily property in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. The Conor Group sold the asset for $131 million. Built in 1973, Stonebridge of Arlington Heights features a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,075 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, dog park, basketball courts and bike storage rooms. Steve LaMotte Jr., John Jaeger, Dane Wilson, Justin Puppi and Ross Wettersten of CBRE represented the seller. Dan Sacks and Eric Rosenstock of Greystone originated a $94.4 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition. The fixed-rate loan features a 10-year term and amortization schedule.
CHICAGO — Zoro.com has signed a 41,875-square-foot office lease expansion at Accenture Tower in Chicago. The company sells tools, industrial equipment and business supplies. Zoro.com previously occupied the 16th floor at Accenture Tower and will now occupy the 39th and 40th floors. The office building, owned by KBS, was recently renovated to include a new conference center, outdoor terrace with high-speed internet and modernized elevators.
CHICAGO — Chicago real estate brokerage Kiser Group has arranged the sale of 1901 W. Pryor, an apartment community located in Chicago’s Morgan Park area for $3.1 million. A Chicago land trust sold the property to an investor based out of New York. Kiser Group’s Birk-Sklar team, including Noah Birk and Aaron Sklar, brokered the sale. The property offers 34 units, all of which comprise just under 700 square feet and have been remodeled. The building has a parking lot in both the front and rear for tenants and recently was equipped with a new roof. According to Apartments.com, 1901 W. Pryor rises two stories and includes features such as community laundry facilities and high speed internet access.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based commercial real estate investment services firm Interra Realty has arranged the sale of a three-building, 130-unit multifamily portfolio in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The properties included in the portfolio are located at 5454 S. Everett Ave., 5501 S. Everett Ave. and 5527 S. Everett Ave. The portfolio sold for an undisclosed price. The three buildings comprise 52 one-bedroom units, 60 two-bedroom units and 18 retail spaces. The rental units were approximately 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. All three properties are served by the Metra Electric and South Shore lines, as well as multiple Chicago Transit Authority bus routes. Interra’s senior managing partner, Joe Smazal, represented the seller, an affiliate of the Chicago-based Tricap Residential Group. The brokerage firm’s managing partner, Patrick Kennelly, and director, Paul Waterloo, represented the undisclosed, private West Coast-based buyer.