CHICAGO — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $3.8 million sale of an 11-unit multifamily building in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. The property at 835 N. Wolcott Ave. was renovated in 2020. Quantum represented the out-of-state buyer, which completed a 1031 exchange. The seller was undisclosed.
BURBANK, ILL. — Time Equities Inc. (TEI) has purchased Burbank Plaza, a 28,000-square-foot retail strip center in Burbank, a southern suburb of Chicago. The purchase price was $3.1 million. Currently 91 percent leased and anchored by Family Dollar, the property is home to various tenants such as a dry cleaner, nail salon and phone store. One 2,500-square-foot space is available for lease. Ami Ziff, Jonathan Kim, Grant Scott and Eli Smith represented TEI on an internal basis. Adam Foret of CBRE represented the private seller.
ELGIN, ILL. — Principle Construction Corp. is building a 22,245-square-foot warehouse for Alvil Trucking in Elgin. The trucking company will use the building at 2450 Millennium Drive for maintenance and repairs of its fleet. The project will feature a clear height of 24 feet, 48 parking spaces, six docks and two drive-in doors. Harris Architects is the project architect, and Jacob & Hefner is the civil engineer. The project marks the second building that Principle has constructed for Alvil.
GENEVA, ILL. — Bullfrog International, a designer and manufacturer of a high-end line of hot tubs, has signed a 10,200-square-foot lease at Randall Square shopping center in Geneva. The lease marks the third location for Bullfrog in the Chicago market in the last few months. Rick Scardino, Michael Petrik and Sean Bishop of Lee & Associates represented the tenant. Branden Reedy and Jimmy Danaher of CBRE represented the landlord, an entity doing business as In Retail Fund Randall Square LLC. The shopping center totals 250,000 square feet and is located near Randall Road and Fabyan Parkway.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — The development arm of Bradford Allen has submitted plans for a 300-unit apartment development in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. The eight-story project will feature 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Approximately 30 of the units will be designated as affordable housing. Bradford Allen submitted plans to village officials in a joint venture with Moceri+Roszak, which is also the architect. Plans call for 17,500 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity spaces, including an outdoor pool, sun deck, fitness area, media rooms, business center, library, work-from-home conference rooms, golf simulator, dog walk and pickleball court. There will also be indoor parking for 484 vehicles and 86 outdoor parking spaces for the retail component. The proposed project is adjacent to the former Daily Herald building, which Bradford Allen is converting into a 150,000-square-foot medical office complex known as ArlingtonMed. Together, the buildings are part of a potential 16-acre, master-planned community that includes additional apartment buildings and retail space.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — The Picklr, a Utah-based company that intends to open roughly 500 pickleball venues across the country within the next several years, has selected Fox River Commons in Naperville as the site of its first location in the greater Chicago area. The Picklr signed a lease with owner Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) for 27,333 square feet within the 241,000-square-foot shopping center. The Picklr plans to open at Fox River Commons in 2024. Cherene Keenan represented the landlord on an internal basis, while Carter Randall of PPC Commercial represented the tenant. Located at 808 S. Route 59, Fox River Commons is home to International Fresh Market, Amish Furniture Gallery, Ball Factory, Entourage, Galleria Lighting and VAI’s Italian Inspired Kitchen + Bar.
WILMETTE, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the $9.2 million sale of Art House Eleven 21, an apartment building in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette. Developed in 2018, the 16-unit building at 1121 Greenleaf Ave. features six two-bedroom units, eight three-bedroom units and two retail spaces. Lucas Fryman and Craig Martin of Interra represented the buyer, Chicago-based HP Ventures Group. The duo also represented the seller, a joint venture between 4 Corners, Gabe Horstick and Josh Krueger. HP Ventures assumed the existing low-interest loan on the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale.
ELGIN, ROMEOVILLE AND BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 541,283 square feet in metro Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The properties are located at 277 Alft Court in Elgin, 1881 Normantown Road in Romeoville and 351-355 Hastings St. in Buffalo Grove. The buildings were fully leased at the time of sale. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers represented the seller, Ares Industrial Management. Venture One Real Estate was the buyer.
YORKVILLE, ILL. — Moda Homes has completed Phase I of Bristol Bay of Yorkville, a 240-unit build-to-rent townhome community in Yorkville, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Moda has completed 61 of the homes and is underway on Phase II. RMK Management Corp. is the property manager. Units at Bristol Bay range from 1,469 to 1,724 square feet, while monthly rents range from $2,325 to $2,700. All floor plans feature a main level with an open-concept kitchen and family room, powder room, coat closet, private patio and attached two-car garage. The second level of each home features a primary suite with a bath and walk-in closet, along with one or two secondary bedrooms, a full hall bath and laundry room with full-size washer and dryer.
EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Flaherty & Collins Properties has broken ground on Blutowne, a $65 million luxury apartment community in the Levee District of East Peoria, a city in central Illinois. The project includes two multifamily buildings that will be centrally located near the municipal building and public library. Plans call for 219 units, 10,000 square feet of commercial space and 276 parking spaces. Merchants Bank of Indiana provided financing for the project, which will be situated at 501 E. Washington St. Units will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, with the average unit size being 898 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness facility, meeting space, saltwater pool and rooftop lounge. Flaherty & Collins expects to welcome the first residential and commercial tenants in spring 2025. The full build-out is slated for completion in fall 2025.
