Illinois

CHICAGO — Becovic, a Chicago-based multifamily owner and operator, has purchased The Howard Theater Building in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for $7.5 million. The property, located on West Howard Street, was originally built in 1918 and has a history of hosting movies and live productions. In 1999, Cornerstone Investment Group repurposed the building. Today, it is home to 40 apartment units, 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 60 surface parking spaces. The commercial spaces are home to Sol Café, Factory Theater and P & J Footwear. Becovic Realty brokered the sale.

DES PLAINES, ILL. — Kiser Group has brokered the $117 million sale of Park Ridge Commons in Des Plaines, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The garden-style multifamily property consists of 752 units across 47 buildings. Amenities include a clubhouse, lap pool, fitness center, tennis courts and laundry facilities. Matt Halper, Danny Mantis and Lee Kiser of Kiser Group represented the buyer, Bayshore Properties, and the seller, H.A. Langer & Associates. The seller had owned the property for 25 years. Dan Sacks and Eric Rosenstock of Greystone originated $103 million in acquisition financing through Fannie Mae.

CHICAGO — Chicago-based Waterton has acquired The Shoreham at Lakeshore East and The Tides at Lakeshore East in downtown Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed, but Crain’s Chicago Business previously reported that the combined price could approach $400 million. The apartment towers total 1,156 units in the Lakeshore East neighborhood. The adjacent properties are situated directly south of the recently completed St. Regis Chicago, which rises 95 stories with 191 hotel and condo units. Both The Shoreham, which opened in 2005, and The Tides, which debuted in 2008, feature a 24-hour concierge, private club floor, outdoor pool, game room, fitness center, storage and parking. Waterton plans to upgrade unit fixtures and finishes, as well as modernize the common areas and amenity spaces. With this acquisition, Waterton’s Chicagoland portfolio now totals 10 communities with more than 6,600 units. John Jaeger, Dan Cohen and Justin Puppi of CBRE represented the seller, PNC Realty Investors.