AURORA, ILL. — JVM Realty Corp. has sold The Aventine at Oakhurst North in Aurora for an undisclosed price. The 464-unit apartment community was built in 1999. The property recently received a big facelift, including an update to the clubhouse and amenity spaces, repairs to major building systems and a full renovation of approximately 40 percent of the unit interiors. The property’s 29 buildings sit on 28.5 acres. Dan Cohen, John Jaeger, Justin Puppi and Nisha Mishra of CBRE’s Chicago multifamily team represented JVM in the sale. Hayman Co. was the buyer.
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CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $30.7 million in construction financing for 601-609 W. Randolph in Chicago’s Fulton Market. The project scope includes the renovation of an existing five-story office building as well as the development of a new 15-story office building. Designed by Antunovich Associates, the new building will feature pandemic-related features such as small floorplans with flexible layouts, touchless options and fresh air exchange. Amenities will include a rooftop terrace, fitness room, bike room, business lounge, café and coworking space. A JLL team led by Christopher Knight represented the borrower, Vista Property Group. Bank OZK was the lender. Skender is the general contractor. Completion is slated for early 2022.
Peppercorn Capital Unveils Renovation Plans for 80,000 SF Office Building in Chicago’s Fulton Market
CHICAGO — Peppercorn Capital has unveiled renovation plans for 240 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Plans call for lighted metal canopies and uniform signage. The west side of the office building will feature a new tenant entrance and lighting, along with a repaved parking lot and green space. Originally built in 1926, the adaptive reuse property formerly served as the headquarters for furnishings and décor company CB2. The building rises three stories and spans 80,000 square feet. Peppercorn is a commercial real estate development company strictly focused on the West Loop and Fulton Market neighborhood of Chicago.
CHICAGO — Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage (AHIB) has arranged the sale of Levy House in Chicago’s East Rogers Park neighborhood for $8.1 million. AHIB partnered on the listing with Kiser Group. Kyle Shoemaker of AHIB represented the buyer, Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), as well as the seller, a nonprofit entity. Levy House is a 57-unit, seven-story apartment building that offers one-bedroom floor plans. POAH plans to preserve the property’s affordability status. POAH will work with the City of Chicago and Chicago Housing Authority to execute a modernization plan. POAH now owns roughly 2,000 apartment units in Chicago.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a two-building apartment portfolio in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. The properties include the 30-unit 7646 S. Essex Ave. and the 33-unit 7800 S. Phillips Ave. The price per unit was $86,667. Both buildings were constructed in 1926 and offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The properties were renovated to include in-unit HVAC, onsite laundry, key fob entry and security systems. They were 88 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ted Stratman and Jeremy Morton of Interra represented the seller, Iron Bridge Lending, as well as the buyer, a local multifamily owner and operator.
WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate has acquired a 17,900-square-foot industrial building located at 1161 S. Northpoint Blvd. in Waukegan for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2000, the property was vacant at the time of acquisition. It features two exterior docks, one drive-in door, 2,476 square feet of office space and parking for 31 cars. Ralph Huszagh of JC Forney Realty Inc. represented the undisclosed seller and will be retained by Venture One to market the building for lease. Venture One acquired the asset via its acquisition fund VK Industrial V LP, which is a partnership between Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
CALUMET CITY, ILL. — Cannabis Facility Construction has completed the buildout of a recreational and medical dispensary occupied by Mission Dispensaries in Calumet City, about 23 miles south of Chicago. The 3,000-square-foot property is located at 1330 Torrence Ave. across from River Oaks Center. It includes back office space, an oversized vault and an advanced security system. 4Front Ventures Corp. was the developer.
CHICAGO — Lendlease and Magellan Development Group have topped off Cirrus and Cascade, a pair of residential towers along Lake Michigan in Chicago’s Lakeshore East. Cirrus is a 47-story, 350-unit condominium tower at 211 N. Harbor Drive, while Cascade is a 37-story, 503-unit apartment tower at 455 E. Waterside Drive. Together, the two luxury properties represent one of the final phases of the Lakeshore East master plan. Cascade Park, a public green space connecting the two towers to the lakefront and Chicago Riverwalk, is slated to open ahead of schedule this summer. The buildings, designed by bKL Architecture, are two of three towers planned on the site. Condo units at Cirrus are priced from mid-$400,000 to more than $4 million. Floor plans range from 650 to 3,000 square feet. There are 15 penthouse residences located on floors 42 through 47 as well as two townhome residences on the ground level. The first units are slated for completion this fall. Apartment units at Cascade will range in size from studios up to three bedrooms. Pre-leasing is scheduled to begin this spring with the first move-ins expected in the summer. Residents of both towers will have shared access to amenities housed in …
HANOVER PARK, ILL. — Essex Realty Group Inc. has brokered the $21.6 million sale of Pebblewood Court Apartments in Hanover Park, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The 220-unit property is comprised of 11 buildings. Each building features 20 units along with storage lockers and a laundry room. Doug Imber, Kate Varde, Jaimie Steinher and Dan Shepherd of Essex represented the seller, a regional investment group. Brian Kochendorfer and Brian Karmowski of Essex represented the buyer, a local investor. In 2019, Essex brokered the deconversion sale of the property as it previously consisted of condominium units.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sales of two Chicago-area multifamily buildings for a total of $14.1 million. Craig Martin and Brian DiBasilio of Interra represented the buyers and sellers in both transactions. The duo arranged the $9 million sale of Vine Place Apartments in Park Ridge. The newly constructed property, located at 400 Talcott Road, features 22 units and one commercial space that is leased to STEM Studio, a daycare and preschool. Vine Place LLC sold the asset to DAG Vine Place LLC, which completed a 1031 exchange. Vine Place Apartments was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. In the second transaction, the Wrightwood Lamon Building sold for $5.1 million. Located at 4848 W. Wrightwood Ave. in Chicago, the property consists of 44 units. It was originally built in 1926. The buyer, an affiliate of Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corp., plans to renovate the building, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. John Scorte was the seller.