ROSEMONT, ILL. — Reyes Holdings has signed a 141,000-square-foot office lease renewal at One O’Hare Centre in Rosemont. Reyes has maintained its headquarters at the building since 2010. Located at 6250 N. River Road, One O’Hare Centre spans 380,000 square feet and is 90 percent leased. MDC Realty Advisors and Nicola Wealth Real Estate purchased the property in 2015. This year, ownership upgraded the HVAC filtration systems with UV light filters. The lobby and common areas are currently undergoing improvements. Francis Prock, Jonathon Connor and Steve Kling of Colliers International represented ownership. Jeff Liljiberg of JLL represented Reyes, which is the parent company of Reyes Beverage Group, Martin Brower, Great Lakes Coca-Cola, Reyes Coca-Cola and Reyes Fleet Management.
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CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of a 12-unit luxury apartment building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood for $5.8 million. The price per unit of $481,250 is the highest in the submarket in four years, according to CoStar. The asset was built in 2017 as condos but has always operated as a rental property. It is located at 1513-17 W. Diversey Parkway. Jeremy Morton and Ted Stratman of Interra represented the seller, a local real estate developer. A California-based private investor purchased the property while completing a 1031 exchange. The building was fully leased at the time of sale.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — GMH Capital Partners LP and AGC Equity Partners have acquired The Dean, a 672-bed student housing property in Champaign, for an undisclosed price. The seller, Core Spaces, completed development of the property this past summer. Spanning 240,737 square feet and rising 17 stories, The Dean is an off-campus community serving the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign campus. Its ground-floor retail space houses Target and Jimmy John’s. Units average 683 square feet and contain private bathrooms and modern finishes. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop sundeck, pool, hot tub, outdoor lounge and multiple study areas. Monthly rents start at $695 for shared units.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — CORFAC International has named Jonathan Salk as CEO of the organization. Salk previously served as executive director. Since joining CORFAC in 2015, he has been responsible for day-to-day operations of the organization and spearheaded growth. Thirty new offices have joined CORFAC since 2015, bringing the total count to 75 offices globally. Salk has also been instrumental in expanding the CORFAC sponsorship program, arranging industry alliances and rolling out new education and networking initiatives. Founded in 1989, Des Plaines-based CORFAC is a global brokerage network comprising privately held commercial real estate firms.
ILLINOIS AND OHIO — Investcorp has acquired 32 industrial properties totaling approximately 3.5 million square feet across four U.S. markets. The value of the acquired properties was more than $280 million. The assets are 96 percent leased and consist of a variety of Class A and B warehouse, distribution and flex industrial buildings. Tenants work in the healthcare, logistics, e-commerce, telecommunications and food service industries. Most of the properties are located in Chicago and Cleveland but others are situated in Columbus and Cincinnati. The acquisition grows Investcorp’s U.S. industrial portfolio to roughly $2 billion with 22 million square feet across 260 buildings.
LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $15.7 million in post-acquisition financing for Red Top Plaza, a 147,840-square-foot retail center anchored by Jewel-Osco in the suburban Chicago town of Libertyville. The property is also home to a mix of service, essential, restaurant and medical tenants. Christopher Drew, Brian Gaswirth, Christopher Knight and Michael DiCosimo of JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Florida-based Sterling Organization. An insurance company provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan.
CHICAGO — Commercial real estate industry veterans Christopher Nolte and David Schreiber have launched Chicago-based AneVista Group, a private equity platform focused on investment and operating strategies in the retail real estate sector. AneVista Group will develop and redevelop small-format, necessity-based shopping centers comprised of Internet-resistant retailers in last-mile locations. The duo intends to address the disruptive trends that the retail sector faces today. AneVista says it will benefit from market tailwinds created by significant product availability, limited competition and distressed pricing. Prior to co-founding AneVista, Nolte worked for the Marcus family and served as president of its family office, Marcus Investments. There, he founded Berengaria Development, a development and investment firm focused on retail and senior living assets. Schreiber served as managing director and retail sector lead at LaSalle Investment Management, where he managed retail and office investment across various markets.
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Principle Construction Corp. has completed the construction of Lola’s Truck Wash, a four-bay truck cleaning facility located at 1331 N. Independence Road in Romeoville. Principle worked to reduce the amount of fresh water required to support the 12,840-square-foot project in order to maximize environmental and economic efficiency. Principle built a series of trench drains and wastewater sediment separation tanks to facilitate water recycling needs of the truck wash. A&M Architects LLC was the project architect. Romeoville is the second heaviest-traveled truck corridor in Chicagoland, according to Principle’s COO Mark Augustyn. It is situated near I-55.
CHICAGO — Dwelle, a joint venture between Drew Breneman’s firm RiseInvest and Sam Meyer, has acquired a 72-unit apartment building in Chicago for $32.8 million. The fully leased property is located at 1247-1249 W. Madison St. in the West Loop. The property also includes six commercial units and a heated parking garage. Dwelle’s investors are high-net-worth individuals looking to invest in real estate over the long term and generate dividend income in a tax-efficient manner.
WOOD DALE, ILL. — Bestway Transport Inc. has signed a 67,932-square-foot industrial lease at 888 Central Ave. in Wood Dale. The property is situated near Chicago O’Hare International Airport as well as I-290. Chris Nelson of Lee & Associates represented Bestway Transport, which is a Chicagoland freight shipping and trucking company. Tom Rodeno, Matthew Stauber and Pat Turner of Colliers International represented the landlord, ML Realty Partners.