JOLIET, ILL. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the Laraway Distribution Center in Joliet for an undisclosed price. The 736,780-square-foot warehouse sits on over 34 acres at 1151 E. Laraway Road within the I-80 submarket. Built in 2008, the facility was fully leased to three tenants at the time of sale. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers represented the seller, Clarion Partners LLC. Exeter Property Group purchased the asset.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of 908 Main St. in Evanston for $5.2 million. The 27-unit multifamily building was originally constructed in 1913 and renovated in the 2000s. It features 15 one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom units. The building was fully occupied at the time of sale. Brad Feldman of Interra represented the seller, Robinson Rental, an Evanston-based company that has owned the property since the 1980s. Feldman also represented the international buyer.
CHICAGO — UnitedHealth Group has provided $15.4 million in construction financing for 508 Pershing at Oakwood Shores in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. Of the apartment building’s 53 units, 68 percent will be designated as affordable for households earning up to 80 percent of the area median income. The remaining 32 percent of units will be market-rate. Twenty of the units will receive public housing subsidies, enabling residents to pay income-based rent equal to 30 percent of their adjusted gross incomes. Amenities will include a resident lounge, fitness center, dog wash and bike storage. The four-story development will also include 3,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. National Affordable Housing Trust and The Community Builders Inc. (TCB) are the developers. TCB will also provide onsite resident services, such as workforce development, youth development and health and wellness. Construction is underway with completion slated for the first quarter of 2022.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Krusinski Construction Co. (KCC) has completed the buildout of an 11,500-square-foot rehabilitation center for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab at Enterprise Office Campus in Arlington Heights. This project is the fourth Chicagoland facility that KCC has completed for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, which was formerly known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. The Arlington Heights location features a therapeutic area, private therapy rooms, auxiliary rooms and a staff area. The project team included Cannon Design, Manhard Consulting and Ascent.
CHICAGO — Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth (BRF), a privately held wealth management company, has signed an 11,318-square-foot office lease to occupy space on the 18th floor at 227 W. Monroe St. in Chicago. Known as The Franklin, the two-building complex totals approximately 2.5 million square feet. It features a conference center, health club, underground parking and ground-level retail space. BRF will relocate from 200 S. Wacker Drive this summer. Tony Karmin and Corby Marx of Colliers International represented BRF in the lease transaction. Carey Spignese of Tishman Speyer Properties represented building ownership.
CHANNAHON, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate’s Crossroads 55 Business Park in Channahon is now fully leased. CJ Logistics America recently took occupancy of a 1 million-square-foot facility located at 24101 S. Frontage Road, about 13 miles southwest of Joliet. Additionally, Venture One recently began development of a 1.3 million-square-foot build-to-suit for Scotts Miracle-Gro, which will be located at 24231 S. Exchange Blvd. Clayco is building the facility, which is slated for completion in the fourth quarter. The remaining 1.1 million square feet of Crossroads 55 is leased to an undisclosed e-commerce company. Lynn Reich and Suzanne Serino of Colliers International represented CJ Logistics while David Prell and Phililp Pelok of CBRE represented Scotts Miracle-Gro. Jim Estus and Brian Kling of Colliers represented ownership.
PALATINE, ILL. — Midwest Industrial Funds (MIF) and its joint venture partner PCCP have purchased a 25-acre site on Sellstrom Drive in Palatine, a northwestern suburb of Chicago. The developers are building a $50 million speculative industrial project spanning two buildings and 428,000 square feet. It will be branded as Palatine Corporate Center. Demolition of three existing buildings at the site will commence in February. Completion of the new buildings is slated for the fourth quarter of this year. Steve Trapp and Sam Durkin of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. The duo has also been retained by MIF to market the new buildings for lease. MIF’s in-house construction arm, MIF Construction LLC, will serve as the general contractor. Harris Architects and Spaceco provided design services for the project.
DEERFIELD, ILL. — Bradford Allen Investment Advisors has acquired a 137,492-square-foot office building in Deerfield for an undisclosed price. The four-story property is located at 570 Lake Cook Road. The building was constructed in 1984 and recently renovated. Joel Berger and Matt Alexander of Bradford Allen Realty Services will serve as leasing agents for the building, which currently has 40,000 square feet of vacancy. Bradford Allen Management Services will serve as property manager. The seller was undisclosed.
CHICAGO — Talis Biomedical Corp. is the latest company to join the tenant lineup at Trammell Crow Co.’s Fulton Labs development in Chicago. Talis will occupy 26,432 square feet of advanced lab, office and chemical storage space. Other tenants at the property include Xeris Pharmaceuticals and Portal Innovations. Fulton Labs totals 725,000 square feet across two buildings, the second of which is slated for completion in early 2022. The first building is immediately available for occupancy. David Saad and Chad Freese of CBRE represented Talis in the lease transaction.
ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, NEBRASKA AND WISCONSIN — Newmark has negotiated the sale of the Midwest MHC Portfolio for $100 million. The portfolio spans 21 manufactured housing communities comprising 2,789 sites throughout Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska and Wisconsin. The portfolio was 83 percent occupied at the time of sale. Andrew Shih and Todd Fletcher of Newmark’s Manufactured Housing Group represented the undisclosed seller. Salt Lake City-based private investment group OZ Impact Funds was the buyer.