MINOOKA, ILL. — MDH Partners has purchased Minooka Interstate Logistics Portfolio, a 2.2 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Minooka, about 60 miles outside Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed. The portfolio is comprised of three Class A facilities that are fully leased. Houston Hawley of MDH Partners sourced the deal. Adam Tyler, Jim Carpenter and Mike Tenteris of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller. The building at 200 International Parkway South totals 473,280 square feet and is fully leased to BMW of North America, which utilizes the facility to service hundreds of dealerships located between Colorado and Michigan. The building at 1460 Cargo Court is 705,661 square feet and is fully leased to Kellanova, which distributes Kellogg’s global snacks and international cereals. The 1 million-square-foot facility at 6225 E. Minnoka Road is fully leased by WK Kellogg, which distributes Kellogg’s U.S. breakfast cereals and is the largest distribution center for WK Kellogg in the Midwest. The buildings were constructed in 2002 and 2008.
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ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Marquette Cos. has acquired Ascend St. Charles, a 400-unit apartment community in the western Chicago suburb of St. Charles. The seller and sales price were undisclosed. Located at 100 Lakeside Drive, the property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with monthly rents starting around $1,600. Amenities include a 4,838-square-foot clubhouse that was recently renovated and includes remote workspaces, an upgraded fitness center, a residents’ lounge and game room, swimming pool and sundeck. Marquette plans to reposition the property by renovating residences with modern finishes and adding upgrades to the clubhouse and amenities.
CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE — Berkadia has arranged the sale of three upscale senior living communities offering assisted living and memory care services in the Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas. Heartis of Orland Park in suburban Chicago features 96 assisted living and memory care units. Opened in 2018, the property is the newest majority assisted living community in the Southwest Cook County submarket. Heartis Village Brookfield and Heartis Village North Shore, located in Brookfield and Glendale, Wis., opened in 2019 and total 210 assisted living and memory care units. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Dallas-based Caddis Partners and a private equity real estate fund. A publicly traded REIT was the buyer.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build has broken ground on 537 W. Drummond, a seven-story apartment building with 84 market-rate units in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The 80-foot-tall development will feature a fitness room, conference and coworking spaces, 84 bike parking spaces and 52 car parking spaces. The project site is the historic Covent Theater, which was situated behind the Covent Hotel. Moyer Properties is the developer, ParkFowler Plus is the architect, Catapult Real Estate Solutions is the owner’s representative, Cross Street is the broker and Principal Asset Management provided construction financing. A timeline for completion was not provided.
DEKALB, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a 57,832-square-foot retail center in DeKalb for an undisclosed price. The center was 63 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ollie’s, GNC and Little Caesars. Dan Waszak, Zack Hilgendorf and Nick Hilgendorf of Quantum represented the seller, GW Properties. The buyer was a private group based out of Miami.
AURORA AND GURNEE, ILL. — The Laramar Group has sold two multifamily properties in metro Chicago totaling 414 units. The sales prices and buyers were undisclosed. Laramar completed comprehensive renovation programs on each property, including a condo deconversion of one. Covey at Fox Valley in Aurora is a 216-unit asset adjacent to Rush Copley Medical Center. Laramar completed an extensive renovation program to improve the common areas and exterior, along with unit upgrades. The property includes an expanded fitness center, a dog park and an exterior seating and grilling area. Laramar also installed professional management and leasing staff to oversee the property. Luna Park Apartments is a three-building, 198-unit development in Gurnee that Laramar purchased in 2019 as a condo deconversion project. Laramar’s property repositioning plan included significant interior and exterior renovations, including adding an expansive barbecue and outdoor amenity area, updating the fitness center and improving the garage and mechanical systems. Laramar also completed common area improvements and unit renovations.
LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. — BWE has arranged a $20 million loan for the acquisition of Innovation Park, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use office and research laboratory campus in the Chicago suburb of Libertyville. Originally constructed in the 1990s to serve as an R&D facility for the Motorola Corp., Innovation Park spans 83 acres. The property was 71 percent leased at the time of loan closing. Anchor tenants include Valent BioSciences, Medline Industries and Juno Therapeutics. Daniel Rosenberg, Chris Caroll, Logan Petersmeyer and Max Miller of BWE arranged the loan through a depository institution on behalf of the borrowers, a joint venture between Chicago-based developer R2 and Chicago-based JDI Realty. The five-year loan features multiple years of interest-only payments and structured flexibility.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VII LP, has purchased a 74,975-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property sits on nearly three acres at 951 Lunt Ave. and was vacant at the time of sale. There are eight docks and parking for 70 cars. Prior to closing, Venture One received a 6B tax incentive from Elk Grove Village. Venture One plans to make improvements, including office renovations, warehouse paint, parking lot seal coating, energy-efficient warehouse lights, roof replacement, landscaping and façade enhancements. Cal Payne and Matt Mulvihill of CBRE represented the seller and will be retained to market the property for lease. VK Industrial VII is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
QUINCY, ILL. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $2.6 million sale of a Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers ground lease in Quincy, a city in western Illinois. The 3,062-square-foot restaurant features a drive-thru and is located at 3601 Broadway St. The newly developed property serves as an outparcel to Target and is directly across the street from Quincy Commons Shopping Center. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the seller, a Chicago-based merchant developer. Alexander Moore of SRS represented the buyer, a private investor from Sacramento, Calif. The lease term is 15 years.
LAKE FOREST, ILL. — Urban Innovations has completed the renovation and expansion of the Consumers Credit Union headquarters building at 300 N. Field Drive in the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest. Urban Innovations led the 140,000-square-foot renovation of an existing three-story building, which the tenant purchased in 2022 to move its headquarters from Gurnee. The project for the company’s 500 employees entailed a new interconnecting grand staircase from the first floor to the basement. Amenities include a Starbucks with lounge, fitness center, large training room and cafeteria. Other project features include an upgraded lobby and reception desk, new executive offices, a 40-person boardroom, new conference and phone rooms, six coffee bars and pantries, and a refresh of existing finishes and lighting. Partners by Design was the architect.