Illinois

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Kiser Group has brokered the $6.8 million sale of The Washington in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. Located at 720 N. Washington St., the building includes eight luxury apartment units and 6,500 square feet of commercial space. The property was built in 2018. The commercial space is leased to Great Western Flooring and Gantos Dental Group. Ron Plonis of Kiser represented the undisclosed buyer. Brian Karmowski of Essex Realty Group Inc. represented the seller, a development group led by Joshua Voit.

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CHICAGO — LifeSpice Ingredients, a global research, developer and manufacturer of proprietary seasoning blends for the food industry, has signed a 16,995-square-foot office lease at 213 West Institute Place in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. KBS Growth & Income REIT owns the property, which rises seven stories and spans 155,385 square feet. Built in 1888, 213 West Institute Place was originally developed for a bicycle manufacturer that eventually became the car company American Motors Corp. KBS has made a number of improvements to the property’s common areas, including a 2,000-square-foot tenant lounge. Scott Sessa of Ameritus represented KBS in the lease transaction.

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CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $41.7 million sale of 1100 West Fulton, a 45,380-square-foot office property in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Fulton Street Cos. and Huizenga Capital Management completed development of the five-story building in 2020. Furniture company Herman Miller occupies space at the property on a long-term lease. Cody Hundertmark, David Knapp, Tom Sitz, Dan Deuter and Paul Lundstedt of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers. Zagame Corp. was the buyer. The transaction sets a new per-square-foot record for Chicago office investment sales, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

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EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Krab Kingz has opened at EastPort Plaza, which is located within the central Illinois town of East Peoria. The seafood restaurant specializes in Southern-style seafood boils and offers fresh king crab, snow crab and blue crab. The menu also features other seafood options such as shrimp, lobster and salmon. The East Peoria location will be the first Krab Kingz restaurant in central Illinois. Rimmon McNeese is the franchisee. Peoria-based Cullinan Properties Ltd. owns and manages EastPort Plaza, a retail center that is home to tenants such as Erie Insurance, Mobil Gas, The Galley Restaurant, Maloof Realty and Edward Jones.

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CHICAGO — Becovic, a Chicago-based multifamily owner and operator, has acquired The Clark Rogers in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for $2.2 million. The 19-unit apartment building is located on North Clark Street and includes eight parking spaces. Chicago Real Estate Resources represented the undisclosed seller, while Becovic Realty represented the buyer.

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GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILL. — Clyde’s Donuts and Advanced Technical Services (ATS) have pre-leased space at Army Trail Trade Center in Glendale Heights, a western suburb of Chicago. Mike Antonelli and Dan Brown of Brown Commercial Group represented the development’s owner, ML Realty Partners. Clyde’s Donuts pre-leased a 153,000-square-foot facility at 85 West Army Trail Road. ATS pre-leased 24,161 square feet at 55 West Army Trail Road. Kelly Disser and Michael Freitag of NAI Hiffman represented Clyde’s, while Bill Lussow and Matt Kelly of Bespoke represented ATS. A timeline for occupancy was not provided.

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CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Erikson in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood for $17.1 million. The 36-unit multifamily property is located at 3728 N. Lake Shore Drive. Residents have access to 36 parking spaces and a rooftop deck. Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap arranged the sale. Buyer and seller information was not provided.

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CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of 1439 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood for $2.5 million. The building is home to five apartment units and 2,000 square feet of street-level retail space that is leased to Taco Bell Cantina, which selected the property for its first cantina location in the U.S. The building was originally constructed in 1878. All the apartments were fully leased at the time of sale. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the private seller. Danny Spitz of Greenstone Partners represented the undisclosed buyer.

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ALSIP, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged an $11.4 million loan for the refinancing of a 144-unit multifamily property in Alsip, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Built in 1974, the property consists of 12 buildings across nearly six acres. The complex was 94 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the five-year loan, which features a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. A bank provided the loan. The borrower acquired the asset in the first quarter of 2020 and immediately began implementing a value-add strategy. The property received new roofs, common areas, siding, unit flooring and kitchens.

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HUNTLEY, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate has acquired 264 acres in Huntley, a far northwest suburb of Chicago. The developer is building two industrial facilities totaling 1.8 million square feet. Phase I is a 629,186-square-foot building for an unnamed user at 11500 Freeman Road. The project will feature 132 loading docks and parking for 1,046 cars and 720 trailers. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2022. Phase II is a nearly 1.2 million-square-foot facility for an undisclosed user at 11400 Venture Court. The building will feature 156 truck doors and parking for 643 cars and 358 trailers. It is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2022. Brian Kling of Colliers represented Venture One. Ryan Cos. will serve as general contractor.

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