CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has secured $35.6 million in acquisition financing for the Chicago Infill Industrial Seed Portfolio, a collection of four shallow-bay assets totaling 411,781 square feet in the O’Hare, Northwest Cook and North DuPage submarkets. Danny Kaufman, Lucas Borges, Mary Dooley, Emma Berner and Annie Thomas of JLL represented the borrower, a newly formed joint venture between Matterhorn Venture Partners and TPG Angelo Gordon U.S. Real Estate. The transaction represents the initial investment for the joint venture, which is targeting value-add Midwest industrial acquisitions. Built in the mid-1980s, the portfolio features clear heights ranging from 18 to 24 feet, 30 dock doors and four drive-in doors across the four buildings.
LAKE FOREST, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has arranged the $8.9 million sale of Conway Park, a 225,000-square-foot office complex in the northern Chicago suburb of Lake Forest. Danny Spitz of Greenstone represented the buyer, The STG Group, a private real estate investment group based in Petaluma, Calif. Matthew Tarshis, Andrew Rubin, Andrew Picchietti, Zack Pearlstein and Andrew Slovis of Frontline Real Estate Partners represented the undisclosed seller. The property is currently 43 percent leased. Three of the five largest tenants have lease terms extending through 2030 and beyond.
PLAINFIELD, ILL. — Trammell Crow. Co. (TCC) has announced a full-building lease and plans for Phase II of Plainfield Business Center in Plainfield, about 40 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. RJW Logistics Group has leased Building 1, which totals 788,000 square feet. TCC plans to break ground on Building 2 in the second quarter. That building will also total 788,000 square feet. RJW is a retail-focused logistics and supply chain solutions provider. The Woodridge, Ill.-based company operates more than 16 distribution centers across Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania. Dominic Carbonari of JLL represented RJW in its lease negotiations. Matt Mulvihill and Phil DeBoer of CBRE represented the landlord. Building 2, which is being built on a speculative basis, will sit on 46 acres and feature a clear height of 40 feet, 80 dock doors expandable to 156 and 211 trailer parking stalls. The site offers proximity to both I-55 and I-80. At full build-out, Plainfield Business Center will encompass more than 8 million square feet of industrial space. Harris Architects designed Plainfield Business Center, and Krusinski Construction Co. was the general contractor for Phase I. Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer.
CHICAGO — Skender has completed the 230,000-square-foot build-out of Invenergy’s One South Wacker Drive headquarters in Chicago. The developer, owner and operator of power infrastructure originally occupied floors 18, 19 and 20. Skender completed upgrades to those floors in addition to the demolition and full construction of five additional floors (14-17). The project team included Lumen Workplace as owner’s representative, Partners by Design as architect and Syska Hennessy as engineer. Skender completed the build-out and renovation in three phases over the course of 12 months. The open-office concept features a three-floor atrium stair, two roof decks, a large café and an 8,000-square-foot control center for managing global power markets and operations. Floor 15 now serves as the heart of the workplace with a new reception area and boardroom.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Bradford Allen has begun preleasing for Arbor House, a 301-unit luxury apartment complex in Arlington Heights. First move-ins are scheduled for this spring. Located at 25 E. Algonquin Road, the eight-story community offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, with monthly rents starting at $1,895. Arbor House features 17,500 square feet of indoor and outdoor shared spaces and amenities, including a pool, resident lounge, coworking spaces, a fitness center, concierge and package services, pet-friendly facilities and covered parking. The property also features 26,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Arbor House will serve as the anchor development of Bradford Allen’s 18-acre mixed-use district known as Arlington Gateway. The concept includes a full renovation of the former Daily Herald building, now branded as Arlington Med, a 150,000-square-foot wellness center.
CHICAGO — Berkadia has brokered the sale of 3121 N. Sheridan Road, a 296-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. A publicly traded corporation sold the asset to a local investment group and Annenberg Investments Ltd. Peak Properties will manage the community, and Cross Street will handle leasing. The property was originally built in 1950 and updated in the early 1990s. The new ownership plans a comprehensive repositioning, including amenity spaces and units. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Pete Evans and Richard Evans of Berkadia brokered the sale.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the $11.7 million sale of a 46-unit apartment building located at 4400 S. Drexel Blvd. in Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood. Lucas Fryman of Interra represented the buyer and seller, whom Interra represented during the initial 2020 acquisition. The property was 91 percent occupied at the time of sale, and every resident holds a Housing Choice Voucher administered through the Chicago Housing Authority. Built in 1924, the courtyard-style building features predominantly two-bedroom units. Recent renovations reconfigured floor plans to maximize livable square footage without increasing unit count. Residences also received upgraded finishes, individual HVAC systems, dishwashers and in-unit laundry.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the $9 million sale of Barrington Square Town Center, a 101,769-square-foot shopping center situated on 11 acres in Hoffman Estates. The transaction marks the first time the property has traded hands since 1979. Wayne Caplan and Al Lindeman of SVN Chicago represented the Dutch-based ownership group, Depa Holding Co., along with its U.S. partner, Caruso Development Corp. Harris Ali of Sky High Real Estate represented the buyer, a local investment group. The center on West Higgins Road is adjacent to a 7.2-acre site slated to be developed as Grand Reserve of Hoffman Estates, a 330-unit luxury apartment development. The property is nearly fully leased and traded at a cap rate of 9 percent.
FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — CRG has sold The Cubes at ORD, a newly constructed industrial building totaling 66,552 square feet in Franklin Park, located immediately southeast of the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Developed on a speculative basis in 2025, the facility is fully leased to Worldwide Flight Services. The infill development offers direct access to I-294 and features 20 exterior dock doors, two drive-in doors, 11 trailer storage spaces and parking for 70 vehicles. Erik Foster, Mike Wilson, Brian Colson and Brian Pomorski of Avison Young represented CRG in the transaction. Matt Mulvihill of CBRE represented the tenant. The buyer and sales price were undisclosed. CRG integrated partner LJC designed The Cubes at ORD, while parent company Clayco served as general contractor.
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $5.6 million sale of a retail and medical property located at 1455 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The urban infill asset sold for 98 percent of the list price to a New York-based buyer. The two-story property features 11,370 rentable square feet, roughly 125 feet of frontage along North Milwaukee Avenue and a private surface parking lot with 23 dedicated spaces. Barry’s Bootcamp occupies the ground floor. The upper level is leased to medical services provider Kindbody, formerly Vios Fertility Institute. Danny Spitz and Brewster Hague of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-based investment and development company, and procured the buyer.