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Greenstone Partners Brokers $16M Sale of Office Portfolio in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

NAPERVILLE AND WARRENVILLE, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has brokered the sale of a three-building office portfolio in Naperville and Warrenville for $16 million. Named the Cantera-Naperville Office Portfolio, the collection of assets totals 130,000 rentable square feet and is 86 percent leased. The properties are located at 4300 and 4580 Weaver Parkway in Warrenville and 1601 Bond St. in Naperville. Jason St. John and Paul Tesdal of Greenstone represented the seller, a Naperville-based real estate operator. The duo also procured the buyer, a Chicagoland-based family office that completed a 1031 exchange.

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JLL Brokers $40.7M Sale of Lincoln Place Shopping Center Near St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $40.7 million sale of Lincoln Place, a 272,060-square-foot shopping center in the St. Louis suburb of Fairview Heights. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Aldi, Total Wine & More, Kohl’s, Shoe Carnival, Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls, Five Below, GameStop, Pizza Hut and St. Louis Bread Co. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell and Michael Nieder of JLL represented the seller, Acadia Realty Trust. Jenel Real Estate was the buyer.

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Clear Height, Blackbird Investment Sell 112,000 SF Industrial Building in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — A joint venture between Clear Height Properties and Blackbird Investment Group has sold a 112,000-square-foot industrial building in Elk Grove Village for an undisclosed price. The property, located at 1250-1350 Greenleaf Ave., is fully leased to Brett Anthony Foods. In early 2018, Clear Height began planning with Brett Anthony Foods on site selection. Clear Height and Blackbird acquired the adjacent building at 1250 Greenleaf Ave. in January 2021 through a sale-leaseback transaction. A project team consisting of DSI Group, Michael Weber Architects, Cartland Kraus and Cage Engineering merged the two buildings via a 10,000-square-foot addition and completed improvements to the façade, main entrance, parking lot, landscaping and office portion. Michael Caprile, Zach Graham, Jason Lev and Ryan Bain of CBRE represented Clear Height in the sale. An institutional investor acquired the asset.

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Next Realty Completes Disposition of 30,000 SF Retail Building in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — An affiliate of Next Realty LLC has sold Nagle Plaza in Chicago for an undisclosed price. Walgreens anchors the 30,000-square-foot retail building, which is located along Nagle Avenue. Additional tenants include City Edge Dental and Ankle & Foot Specialists. Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented Next in the sale. The property represented a value-add investment for Next, which initially acquired the defaulted first mortgage note and ultimately obtained fee title to the property. Next completed lease-up of the building earlier this year. The buyer was not provided.

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Downtown Chicago Multifamily Market Roars Back

by Kristin Harlow

By Mike Drew, Structured Development As a longtime developer of multifamily, commercial and mixed-use properties in Chicago, I can tell you we’ve never seen anything like the last few years. From the highs of the pre-pandemic multifamily construction boom to the lows of the first year of COVID-19 lockdowns — when downtown emptied out — to today, it’s been a rollercoaster ride. But the multifamily sector has ultimately proved resilient and is roaring back stronger than ever. Here’s a look back at the past three years and a glimpse of three projects we broke ground on during the pandemic: Schiller Place, Big Deahl and Harrison Row. Early pandemic exodus  For the years 2019-2021, developers were expected to build 9,000 apartment units in downtown Chicago, according to Integra Realty Resources. This figure was lower than the expected 10,700 units because of rising construction costs and uncertainty around property taxes, but still strong. Average rents for downtown Class A rental communities were $3.31 per square foot, per Integra, and occupancy was a robust 94.9 percent. When the pandemic hit nine months later, it greatly slowed that activity. Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued the first stay-at-home order on March 20, 2020, followed by other …

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SVN Chicago Arranges Sale of 66,674 SF Industrial Building in Rolling Meadows, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. — SVN Chicago’s industrial team has arranged the sale of a 66,674-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Rolling Meadows for nearly $3 million. The buyer will utilize the property, located at 1125 Carnegie St., as a cannabis production facility. The property features clear heights ranging from 16 to 22 feet, five interior docks, one drive-in door and 3,400 square feet of office space. John Joyce of SVN represented the buyer, 11th Level Inc., a cannabis growth company that is licensed by the State of Illinois. Mike Senner and Tom Rodeno of Colliers represented the seller, Adams Plastics.

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CRG, Shapack Partners to Redevelop Former Bridgford Food Plant in Chicago into 750,000 SF Mixed-Use Project

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — A joint venture between CRG and Shapack Partners has acquired the former Bridgford Foods Corp. food processing facility in Chicago’s Fulton Market district with plans to redevelop the site into a 750,000-square-foot mixed-use project. The development is slated to feature 250 apartment units, 350,000 square feet of Class A office space, 150 boutique hotel rooms and 40,000 square feet of retail space. Located at 170 N. Green St., the project site spans nearly an entire city block near the Chicago Transit Authority Pink Line and Green Line station at Lake and Morgan streets. CRG’s parent company, Clayco, will serve as general contractor and its subsidiary, Lamar Johnson Collaborative, is the architect. Paige O’Neil and Annie Kwasigroch of Shapack will oversee lease-up of the office and retail space. CRG anticipates that construction could begin as early as this fall. A timeline for completion was not provided. “This location is a tailor-made opportunity to meet the overwhelming trend of flight to quality we are seeing in the city,” says CBRE’s Keely Polczynski, who represented Bridgford in the sale. “Employers are investing in upgraded spaces to boost employee engagement as well as attract and retain talent.” According to CBRE, 60 office …

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Stan Johnson Co. Brokers $13.7M Sale of Two-Tenant Retail Building in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of an 83,652-square-foot retail building in Chicago for $13.7 million. Located along North Cicero Avenue, the property is leased to Ross Dress for Less and its affiliate brand, dd’s Discounts. Both retailers operate under a single master lease. Mike Sladich of Stan Johnson represented the seller, an Illinois-based institutional investor. A California-based REIT acquired the asset.

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Greenstone Partners Negotiates Sales of Three Properties in Chicago’s Wicker Park for $7.8M

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has negotiated the sales of three properties in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood for roughly $7.8 million. Brewster Hague of Greenstone represented the sellers in each transaction and procured the buyers. In the first transaction, a 5,000-square-foot retail condo at 1725 W. Division St. sold for $2.3 million. A New York-based family office sold the asset to a Florida-based family office. Danny Spitz of Greenstone assisted in representing the seller. In the second sale, a seven-unit apartment and retail building at 1670 W. Division St. sold for $3.2 million. Bangers & Lace is the ground-floor retail tenant. In the last transaction, a six-unit apartment and retail property at 1920 W. Division St. sold for nearly $2.3 million. Milk & Honey Café occupies the ground-floor space. A California-based private individual from a Chicago-based family office purchased both 1670 W. Division St. and 1920 W. Division St.

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Mid-America Arranges Sale of 35,672 SF Retail Center in Highland Park, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of The Shops on Elm Place in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park for an undisclosed price. The 35,672-square-foot retail center is 87 percent leased to tenants such as The BBQ Pit, Spiffy Entertainment, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Bentley Safety Products, LifeStance and Dr. Gilbert Orthodontics. Joe Girardi and Emily Gadomski of Mid-America represented the seller, Northpond Partners. A private investor completing a 1031 exchange was the buyer.

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