NEW LENOX, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.9 million sale of a retail strip center in New Lenox, a southwest suburb of Chicago. A Chipotle restaurant with a drive-thru anchors the 9,907-square-foot property. Other tenants include MOD Pizza, Smoothie King, Classy Nails and Vino Gaming Wine Bar. Brian Parmacek of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Chicago-based developer. The buyer was undisclosed.
MORTON GROVE, ILL. — Dayton Street Partners has sold a 208,000-square-foot distribution center in Morton Grove, about 16 miles northwest of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The property, located at 6123 Monroe Court, features a clear height of 28 feet, 17 loading docks, three drive-in doors, parking for 150 cars and 1.5 acres of trailer parking. The facility was fully leased at the time of sale to five tenants. Dayton Street acquired the asset in 2016 and updated its façade, repaved the parking lots, installed a new roof and added new signage. Michael Caprile, Zach Graham and Ryan Bain of CBRE represented Dayton Street in the sale. Brookfield Property Group was the buyer.
MICHIGAN, INDIANA AND ILLINOIS — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a portfolio of properties net leased to Dollar General for $5.4 million. The four single-tenant buildings are located in Battle Creek, Mich., Bedford, Ind., Sheffield, Ill. and Streator, Ill. Randy Blankstein and John Feeney of Boulder represented the seller, a West Coast-based private individual, as well as the buyer, a Midwest-based institution. Each property has 10 to 12 years remaining on its lease term.
CHICAGO — Echo Real Estate Capital has sold a 94,000-square-foot office building in Chicago for $16.2 million. AT&T fully leases the property, which is located at 2401 W. Grace St. AT&T uses the building as a national call center and training facility. Echo acquired the asset in 2018 and signed a lease extension with AT&T earlier this year. Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. represented both the buyer and seller. Quantum’s Chad Firsel represented Echo, while Dan Waszak represented the buyer, an international investment fund.
AURORA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 98,765-square-foot retail center in Aurora for $5 million. Located at 1901 W. Galena Blvd., the property features a mix of retail and medical tenants. Rush-Copley Medical Center, which specializes in family medicine, imaging and obstetrics and gynecology, anchors the center. There is 23,751 square feet available for lease. Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local fund manager. The duo also secured the buyer, an Iowa-based limited liability company.
EVANSTON, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of 1717, a 175-unit apartment complex in Evanston. The sales price of $71 million represented the biggest multifamily deal in the northern suburbs in nearly two years, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Built in 2013, the property features amenities such as a pool, sundeck, picnic area, fitness center, resident lounge, business center and cybercafé. Located at 1717 Ridge Ave., the complex is situated just south of the convergence of Green Bay Road and Ridge Avenue. Kevin Girard, Matthew Lawton and Mark Stern of JLL represented the seller, Invesco Real Estate. CBRE Investment Management acquired the asset on behalf of the CBRE Strategic Partners U.S. Value 9 fund.
AURORA, ILL. — The Laramar Group has purchased Covey at Fox Valley in Aurora for an undisclosed price. Built in 1988, the 216-unit apartment community is located at 2160 Walcott Road. Laramar plans to make interior and exterior renovations to the property, which is located adjacent to Rush Copley Medical Center. The seller was not provided.
CHICAGO — Skender has completed the interior buildout of 43,000 square feet of spec suites in the North building of the Old Post Office in Chicago’s West Loop. A spec suite is ready for move-in and saves tenants the time that is typically associated with office buildouts. The 11 divisible office suites provide lease options ranging from 1,000 to 7,000 square feet. The accompanying amenity space includes two conference rooms, a reading room and library. As with most of the space in the redeveloped Old Post Office, the new spec suites feature unique historic touches, including mosaic tiles and salvaged doors. Skender worked closely with building owner 601W Cos., architect Partners by Design and project manager JLL.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $16.9 million sale of a two-building multifamily portfolio totaling 50 units in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The properties are located at 4714 N. Sheridan Road and 843 W. Agatite Ave. Combined, the two buildings were 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Jon Morgan, David Goss and Joe Smazal of Interra represented the seller, Chicago-based Mavrek Development, which developed the properties in 2019 and 2021. Colin O’Malley of Interra represented the private buyer.
ELMHURST, ILL. — LMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lennar Corp., has completed development of The Fynn in Elmhurst, a western suburb of Chicago. BKV Group designed the eight-story, 212-unit apartment development, which is located at 183 N. Addison Ave. BKV provided planning and pre-development services and led all engineering, architecture, interior design and landscape architecture. Amenities include a pool, community lounge, coworking stations, fitness center, exercise studio, dog run and sky club. Monthly rents start at $1,815. Residents can now receive up to two months of free rent.