Illinois

SKOKIE, ILL. — Interra Realty has arranged the $3.7 million sale of a property occupied by Firestone Complete Auto Care in Skokie, about 15 miles north of Chicago. The property is located at 8801 Skokie Blvd. Paul Waterloo of Interra represented the private local buyer, which will assume an existing lease that has seven years remaining. Colin O’Malley of Interra represented the seller, a family trust that has owned the asset for more than 50 years. Built in 1950, the property features nine bays, 18 drive-in doors and a parking lot.

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LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of an 11,614-square-foot retail property in Libertyville for $2.5 million. The anchor tenant is real estate brokerage firm @Properties. The asset is located at 200-218 S. Milwaukee Ave. Chad Firsel of Quantum represented the seller, a local property owner. Jason Lenhoff of Quantum represented the buyer, a local real estate investment group.

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DES PLAINES, ILL. — Cagan’s Realty Inc. has brokered the condo deconversion sale of Heritage Village Pointe in Des Plaines for $94 million. The transaction represents the largest deconversion sale by units in the state of Illinois, according to Cagan’s. The 154-building, 924-unit property sits on six acres and was originally developed in 1973. It will be renovated from condos into apartments via a planned, multi-year schedule. Current residents will be able to stay in their units until their buildings come up for rehabilitation. New Jersey-based CLK LLC was the buyer. Mirela Dulu and Heather Gallagher of Cagan’s, an affiliate of Cagan Property Management Inc., represented CLK and worked closely with the condominium association. Unit owners were motivated by the above-market purchase price offer as well as the prospect of expensive monthly assessments that would be required for deferred maintenance at the property, according to Dulu.

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CHICAGO — Hometown America LLC has signed a 9,443-square-foot office lease at the new Bank of America Tower under development at 110 N. Wacker Drive in Chicago. The privately held company, which owns and operates more than 120 residential land-lease communities across the United States and Australia, will relocate to the 45th floor of the tower in May 2021 from its current space at 150 N. Wacker Drive. Michael Marrion of Colliers International represented the tenant in the lease transaction.

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CHICAGO — Help at Home LLC, a provider of in-home care and support for older adults and people with disabilities, has signed a 76,313-square-foot office lease at Sullivan Center in the Chicago Loop. The company will move its corporate headquarters from nearby 1 N. State St. later this year and occupy the entire fifth floor. Chicago-based Partners by Design is overseeing the office space design and layout. Cushman & Wakefield’s project and development services team is also assisting with the build-out of the new space. Jonathan Metzl, Jeff Samaras and James Stein of Cushman & Wakefield represented Help at Home in the lease transaction. Jamey Dix and Steve Dolz of Telos Group represented the landlord, 601W Cos.

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CHICAGO — Ready Capital has closed on a $7.7 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 52-unit, Class B multifamily and retail property within Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. The sponsor will complete capital improvements to all units, upgrade common-area amenities and renovate the ground-floor retail spaces. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan features a floating rate, 36-month term, two extension options, flexible pre-payment and is inclusive of a credit facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs and interest shortfall. The name of the borrower and property were not disclosed.

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WHEATON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an 8,808-square-foot retail building in Wheaton for $5 million. Located at 2040 S. Naperville Road, the newly constructed property is fully leased to four tenants. Dunkin’ anchors the building and maintains a 15-year lease. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.

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PALOS HILLS, ILL. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $2.6 million Fannie Mae supplemental loan for the refinancing of Green Oaks Apartments in Palos Hills, about 20 miles southwest of Chicago. The 384-unit apartment complex, built in 1965 and rehabbed in 1998, is comprised of 14 buildings. The loan features a five-year and one-month term and is amortized over 30 years. The borrower was Green Oaks at Palos Hills LP.

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CHICAGO — iManage, a global provider of work management production solutions, has signed an 85,000-square-foot office lease at 71 South Wacker, a 48-story office tower in downtown Chicago. Irvine Co. owns the property. iManage will relocate from 540 W. Madison St. and will begin occupying its new space in early 2021. Frank Franzese, Steven Bauer and Aaron Schuster of Cushman & Wakefield represented iManage, while Brad Despot, Mark Georgas and Annie Nicolau of JLL represented Irvine.

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WHEELING, ILL. — CMX CinéBistro is set to open at Wheeling Town Center on Friday, Feb. 14 in suburban Chicago. The movie theater anchors the retail portion of the mixed-use project. Spanning 40,000 square feet CMX CinéBistro Wheeling will offer a bar and lounge area, seven screens, reclining seats and tables for food and beverage service. After 8 p.m., movie goers must be 21 years of age or older. Previous tenants who have opened at Wheeling Town Center include Starbucks, Inland Bank, AT&T and City Works. The apartments at the project opened in spring 2019 and are more than 70 percent leased.

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