CHICAGO — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a 14,378-square-foot development site at 863 N. Orleans St. in Chicago’s River North neighborhood for $4.2 million. Tom Svoboda of CBRE represented the seller, BlitzLake. The buyer, Draper and Kramer Inc., plans to build a multifamily project at the transit-oriented development site.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has arranged the sale of an 18-unit multifamily property at 7224 N. Rockwell St. in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for $2.7 million. The property has been partially renovated and houses four dorm units for the Hebrew Theological College. The building comprises a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Danny Logarakis of Kiser brokered the sale. The buyer, a local investor, also recently purchased another building nearby with 40 units.
MELROSE PARK, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has completed a three-building speculative industrial development in suburban Chicago known as Industry Center at Melrose Park. The project totals 651,617 square feet. McShane also completed three interior buildouts for a transportation, trucking and railroad company, as well as a logistics and package delivery company and a portable storage and moving firm. Each of the buildings features a clear height of 36 feet. LBA Logistics was the developer and Harris Architects served as architect.
WAUCONDA, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Liberty Square in the Chicago suburb of Wauconda for an undisclosed price. Anchored by Jewel-Osco, the 107,431-square-foot shopping center is 97 percent leased. Other tenants include Pet Supplies Plus, USPS, Athletico, Subway, Great Clips and T-Mobile. Ben Wineman of Mid-America represented the seller, Maryland-based Broad Reach Retail Partners LLC. Connecticut-based AmCap purchased the asset.
OAK LAWN, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has arranged the $2.6 million sale of a retail development site in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn. The site comprises a vacant restaurant that was formerly home to Texas Corral. The buyer plans to demolish the restaurant and build a new retail development. Located at 6616 W. 95th St., the property is situated across the street from Chicago Ridge Mall. Brewster Hague and AJ Patel of Greenstone brokered the transaction. Buyer and seller information was not provided. The deal marks the highest land price per acre in Oak Lawn, according to Greenstone.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a 51-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood for $8.2 million. Located at 2718 N. Hampden Court, the building consists of one-bedroom units. Craig Martin of Interra represented the seller, the Manilow family. Martin also represented the buyers, investors Gabe Horstick and Edwin Vdovets, who plan to renovate the property.
CHICAGO — MB Real Estate (MBRE) has negotiated the sale of Preston Bradley Center in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood for an undisclosed price. The building at 941 W. Lawrence Ave. has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000 and has served as the home of the Peoples Church of Chicago since construction was completed in 1926. The 50,000-square-foot building features a 1,300-seat auditorium, offices and community space. David Kimball and Jay Beadle of MBRE represented the seller, the Peoples Church of Chicago. James Hodur and Ben Miotti of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT represented the buyer, real estate investor Steven Ivankovich and his brother Dr. Dan Ivankovich. The buyer plans to restore the property while maintaining its original use and character. The Peoples Church of Chicago will maintain offices within the building and continue worshipping at the property on a long-term basis.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Rug company Luxe Weavers has signed a 28,436-square-foot industrial lease at Park 355 in the Chicago suburb of Woodridge. The building, which is located at 2145 Internationale Parkway, is now fully leased. Reinier Pranger and Joshua Hearne of Cawley Chicago represented the tenant. Sean Henrick, Jason West and Ryan Klink of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed landlord.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. – Dallas-based real estate firm Centennial has revealed plans to expand on its Hawthorn 2.0 redevelopment of Hawthorn Mall, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, a northern suburb of Chicago. Built in 1973, the mall currently houses over 120 retailers. Centennial first announced the redevelopment of Hawthorn Mall in 2019, which included new retail and dining options, luxury multifamily housing and indoor/outdoor gathering spaces. The expanded plans nearly triple the new development at the property and include 162 units of seniors housing, a 25,000-square-foot grocery store and 109,000 square feet of open-air retail. The center started its redevelopment with the 2020 unveiling of Center Park, a 15,190 square-foot outdoor space in the mall’s former Center Court. Center Park features both lawn games and soft furnishings. The expanded plan calls for the relocation of 250 apartments to create a larger outdoor public plaza to increase pedestrian access to the mall and a new main entrance for the shopping center. Hawthorn 2.0 will also create more retail, restaurant and entertainment space surrounding the exterior of the Hawthorn Row integrated streetscape. “The expansion of our Hawthorn 2.0 plans enhances the original vision we had for the center as a …
MORTON GROVE, ILL. — Two tenants have signed industrial lease renewals at 8220 Austin Ave. in Morton Grove, a northern suburb of Chicago. Dynamic Group, a contract cabinet manufacturer, signed a 45,000-square-foot renewal. Johnson & Quin expanded its offsite storage facility to 17,500 square feet at the property. Johnson & Quin is a large volume, personalized direct mail company that has operated in the Chicago area for 146 years. Sam Badger of CBRE represented Johnson & Quin, while Brendan Green and Patrick Turner of Colliers represented ownership, Clear Height Properties.
