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JLL Arranges $141.8M Refinancing for Wolf Point West Luxury Apartment Tower in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 19, 2026

CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $141.8 million loan for the refinancing of Wolf Point West, a luxury multifamily property in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. JLL represented the borrower, Hines, in partnership with AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (advised by DWS Group), Magellan Development Group and the Jospeh P Kennedy Trust. New York Life Insurance Co. provided the three-year, floating-rate loan. Located at 343 W. Wolf Point Plaza, the property sits on the Wolf Point peninsula at the confluence of the three branches of the Chicago River. Delivered in 2016, Wolf Point West rises 48 stories with 509 units across 379,264 square feet. Designed by bKL Architecture, the LEED Silver-certified building features amenities such as an outdoor pool, fitness center, game room with golf simulator, business center and indoor-outdoor dog lounge. Danny Kaufman, Medina Spiodic, Rebecca Brielmaier and Youngsoo Yang led the JLL team. Hines developed the building and serves as property manager.

May 19, 2026

Development Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Bradford Allen Opens 301-Unit Arbor House Apartments in Arlington Heights, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow May 19, 2026

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Bradford Allen has opened Arbor House, a luxury apartment community rising eight stories with 301 units in Arlington Heights. Arbor House offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Spanning 17,500 square feet, the amenity space features a fitness center, resident lounge with golf simulator, game tables and a kitchen. Additional amenities include coworking suites on the first and fourth floors, a concierge desk, covered parking and pet spaces such as an onsite dog run and washing station. Residents also have access to a private outdoor terrace with a pool, spa, fire pits, grills and seating. The property includes 26,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Abor House serves as the anchor of Bradford Allen’s 18-acre mixed-use district known as Arlington Gateway. The project reimagines the southeast entrance to Arlington Heights as a live-work-play community. The integrated master plan concept includes a full renovation of the former Daily Herald building, now branded as Arlington Med, placing Arbor House residents steps from a 150,000-square-foot wellness center.

May 19, 2026

Development Illinois Midwest Retail

Joseph Nicholas Construction Breaks Ground on Cadillac Dealership in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 19, 2026

CHICAGO — Joseph Nicholas Construction, in partnership with Jack Carter Auto Group, has broken ground on Carter Cadillac of Chicago, a new dealership at 1400 W. North Ave., part of the former Lincoln Yards site. The new facility will be the brand’s third flagship store in the world, after locations in Manhattan and Los Angeles. The dealership is expected to open in late 2027. The development will include a two-story showroom and parking for inventory and customers. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Jack Carter Auto Group is a large independent retail automotive dealership group that operates locations across Canada and the U.S.

May 19, 2026

Acquisitions Build-to-Rent Illinois Midwest Single-Family Rental

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $26.4M Sale of Build-to-Rent Community in Matteson, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow May 18, 2026

MATTESON, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $26.4 million sale of The Manors at Brookmere, a 108-unit build-to-rent (BTR) community in Matteson, a southern suburb of Chicago. Homebuilder Lennar developed the property in 2016. The transaction represents one of the first sales of a stabilized BTR community in Chicagoland, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Brad Smith, Jack Maloney and Anna Lovell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Haven Realty Capital. The buyer was a joint venture between Ashland Capital and Crest Capital. The Manors at Brookmere consists of a collection of contiguous quadplex buildings offering two-story residences with two- and three-bedroom layouts. Units include private entrances, attached one- and two-car garages, vaulted ceilings in living areas, stainless steel appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. Daniel Management Group will manage the property.

May 18, 2026

Illinois Industrial Leasing Activity Midwest

AKIRA Signs 202,105 SF Industrial Lease Extension in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 18, 2026

BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Chicago-based fashion retailer AKIRA has signed a long-term lease extension for 202,105 square feet of warehouse space at 150 E. Crossroads Parkway, Unit A, in Bolingbrook. Dan Leahy and Dan O’Neill of NAI Hiffman represented the tenant. Since its founding in 2002, AKIRA has grown from a single boutique into 40 stores across multiple states along with an e-commerce platform. In late 2024, NAI Hiffman was engaged to conduct a comprehensive market assessment of industrial warehouse opportunities throughout the Midwest ahead of AKIRA’s lease expiration. The evaluation process included market surveys, ownership outreach, financial modeling and operational logistics analysis. Prologis owns the property.

May 18, 2026

Acquisitions Illinois Industrial Midwest

TruCore Industrial Acquires 71,552 SF Single-Tenant Property in Peoria, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow May 15, 2026

PEORIA, ILL. — TruCore Industrial, an owner and operator of Class B industrial real estate, has acquired a 71,552-square-foot property in Peoria net leased to HD Supply, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Home Depot. The facility is located just off North Allen Road and State Route 6. HD Supply is a wholesale distributor of maintenance, repair and operations products in North America, serving multifamily, hospitality, healthcare, institutional, commercial, government and education facilities. HD Supply operates more than 100 distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada.

May 15, 2026

Healthcare Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest

Two New Tenants Ink Leases Totaling 10,700 SF at Medical Outpatient Building in Lindenhurst, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow May 15, 2026

LINDENHURST, ILL. — Action Behavior Centers Therapy and Smile Partners have inked leases totaling 10,700 square feet at 1025 Red Oak Lane in Lindenhurst, a far north suburb of Chicago. Davis owns the Class A medical outpatient building. Jason Wurtz and Sarah Walker of NAI Hiffman represented Davis. Constructed in 2012, the two-story, 44,684-square-foot property offers space designed specifically for healthcare users, including efficient floor plates, 10-foot ceiling heights and infrastructure capable of supporting advanced medical technologies.

May 15, 2026

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office

Vedder Signs 163,000 SF Headquarters Lease Extension in Downtown Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 14, 2026

CHICAGO — Vedder has signed a 163,000-square-foot headquarters lease extension at 222 N. LaSalle Street, a 26-story office building in downtown Chicago. Vedder signed a 12-year extension to maintain its global headquarters at the building through 2041. The law firm, which has been headquartered at 222 N. LaSalle since 1988, will continue to occupy 163,000 square feet across five floors. Tishman Speyer serves as property manager and leasing agent at the property and was internally represented by Ellen May, Steve Golz and Bella Rapken. Joe Learner and Adam Southard of Savills represented Vedder. The 1 million-square-foot property recently received renovations and is now 87 percent leased. The renovated lobby features new food-and-beverage options, and the Zo Clubhouse features a new outdoor patio. All tenants have access to Zo Clubhouse, Tishman Speyer’s amenity network. Originally constructed in 1926, the building features unobstructed views of the Chicago River, flexible floorplates and convenient transit access.

May 14, 2026

Acquisitions Illinois Industrial Midwest

Realterm Acquires 28,985 SF Industrial Outdoor Storage Facility in Bridgeview, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow May 14, 2026

BRIDGEVIEW, ILL. — Realterm, an independent global investment manager focused on the transportation industry, has acquired 9655 Industrial Drive, an industrial outdoor storage maintenance facility in Bridgeview, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Located on a nearly 4-acre site, the 28,985-square-foot maintenance facility offers 10 oversized drive-in doors and a 6,000-square-foot office. The entire maintenance facility is leased to Carrier Corp., a subsidiary of the global HVAC and refrigeration solution provider. Matt Knafel of KWILL Real Estate represented Realterm in the sale.

May 14, 2026

Development Illinois Midwest Retail

Joseph Nicholas Construction Breaks Ground on 133,960 SF Porsche Dealership in Barrington, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow May 13, 2026

BARRINGTON, ILL. — Joseph Nicholas Construction (JNC), in partnership with Murgado Automotive Group, has broken ground on a new Porsche dealership showroom and service center at 24 E. Dundee Road in Barrington, about 40 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. The two-story, 133,960-square-foot facility will be the largest Porsche dealership in Illinois and one of the largest in the country, according to JNC. The facility will employ 80 to 100 people when it opens in late spring 2027. Upon completion, Barrington Porsche will serve as the new location for Murgado Automotive Group’s existing Porsche dealership, which is currently operating within the existing Motor Werks of Barrington auto mall, a 45-acre automotive sales campus that also houses BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Honda and Infiniti dealerships. The new showroom will have ample space across the first and second floors to display the full line of Porsche models. The basement level can store up to 90 inventory cars.

May 13, 2026

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