MCCOOK, ILL. — American Tire Distributors Inc. has renewed its 233,669-square-foot industrial lease at 9450 Sergo Drive in McCook, about 15 miles southwest of Chicago. Chris Mason of Newmark Knight Frank represented the tenant in the lease transaction. ML Realty Partners is the property landlord. American Tire Distributors provides tires, wheels and supplies for the automotive industry.
STREAMWOOD, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $2.2 million sale of an Andigo Credit Union ground lease in Streamwood, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Built in 2019, the single-tenant, net-leased property is located at 990 S. Barrington Road. Andigo has a 15-year lease at the building. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate group. A Southwest-based private real estate company was the buyer. There are currently seven Andigo branches across metro Chicago. Andigo intends to merge with Consumers Credit Union later this year.
CHICAGO — Summit Expedited Logistics has renewed and expanded its office lease at 55 W. Monroe St. in Chicago. The full-service transportation provider has signed a long-term lease extension and will expand its office on the 35th floor of the 40-story office tower. The expansion provides Summit the space to accommodate its growing sales team, nearly tripling its footprint from 6,378 to 15,844 square feet. Matthew Wright of Bradford Allen represented Summit in the lease transaction. Andrea Saewitz and Matt Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord.
CHICAGO — The temporary conversion of a portion of Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center into an alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients is expected to be complete by Friday, April 24. Walsh Construction, the contractor for the project, completed the first 500 beds earlier this month. The facility will have the capacity to treat up to 3,000 low-to-moderate acuity patients across three of the convention center’s halls. Patients will be separated by the level of care required. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are directing the conversion of the temporary field hospital. The project is designed to relieve pressure on the city’s hospital system by freeing up beds for more patients with severe COVID-19 cases in anticipation of a surge in positive diagnoses. Stantec provided design and engineering services for the project.
AURORA, ILL. — Sonova, a provider of hearing care solutions, has signed a 63,647-square-foot office lease at 750 North Commons Drive in Aurora. Stanton Road Capital owns the 205,000-square-foot, two-building property, which is flexible for both office and industrial users. Stanton purchased the property in 2018 and is currently implementing a repositioning plan with modern amenities. It is currently 85 percent leased. Francis Prock, Dave Florent and Brian Kling of Colliers brokered the lease transaction. In mid-June, Sonova will consolidate three of its existing operations — two from Illinois and one from Minnesota — at the new location.
NORTHFIELD, ILL. — On Saturday, April 4, student groups from seven Midwest-based universities competed in the 10th annual Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation Real Estate Challenge for $5,000 in scholarships toward their university’s real estate program. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition took place virtually instead of its traditional in-person format. The Eisenberg Foundation partnered with Moody Bible Institute (MBI) to task real estate students with creating a hypothetical redevelopment plan for 7.9 acres of MBI’s campus, consisting of low-lying structures, parking lots and a soccer field. DePaul University’s proposal, River Coast West, won first place. The River Coast West proposal suggested a mixed-use development that would create a dynamic and diverse urban community. The team’s plan included four multifamily towers, an upscale senior living tower, a student housing building, a co-living building, a rehabilitation medical office center, 20,000 square feet of office space, a sports facility and two retail buildings. Additionally, the team’s proposal included a new park, church, recording studio and nonprofit accelerator aimed at expanding MBI outreach. The panel of judges included Michael Blue of Teska Associates, Christopher Dillion of Campbell Coyle, Ken Heulitt of MBI, Erik Hultquist of MBI and Al Klairmont of Imperial Realty …
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — STREAM Capital Partners LLC has arranged the sale of a 200,000-square-foot industrial building in Elk Grove Village, located adjacent to O’Hare International Airport, for an undisclosed price. Material Sciences Corp., a technology provider of metal solutions, fully occupies the property on a net-lease basis. Adam English, Phil DiGennaro and Chelsea Mandel of STREAM represented the seller, a partnership between Jera Partners LLC and a fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC. Miami-based Midtown Capital Partners LLC purchased the asset.
BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — SVN Chicago Commercial has negotiated the sale of a 22,000-square-foot office building in Buffalo Grove for $2.2 million. The facility is located at 100 Lexington Drive. It was 87 percent leased at the time of closing. Al Lindeman and Nathalie Fisher of SVN represented the undisclosed seller. A New York-based buyer purchased the asset.
OAKBROOK TERRACE AND LISLE, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Two TransAm and 750 Warrenville, two Class A office buildings in suburban Chicago, for $24.2 million. Two TransAm is a five-story, 117,759-square-foot property located in Oakbrook Terrace. It is 87.7 percent leased to 18 tenants. Located in Lisle, 750 Warrenville is a four-story, 94,380-square-foot building. It is 86.7 percent leased to nine tenants. Patrick Shields, Jaime Fink, Jeffrey Bramson, Bruce Miller and Sam DiFrancesca of JLL represented the seller, American Landmark Properties Corp. The team also procured the buyer, RE Development Solutions.
O’FALLON, ILL. — Holland Construction Services is underway on a $39 million senior living community known as Keystone Place at Richland Creek in O’Fallon, about 20 miles east of St. Louis. Upon completion, the four-story building will offer 64 independent living units, 66 assisted living units and 19 memory care units. There will also be one guest suite. The five-acre development will also feature a memory garden and a courtyard. Keystone Senior Management Services Inc. is the developer. Completion is slated for early 2021. The project is being constructed next to Parkway Lakeside Apartments, which Holland built several years ago.
