CHICAGO — Chicago-based Frontline Real Estate Partners LLC, Four Corners Advisors Inc. and Aries Capital LLC have formed a joint venture known as Frontline Real Estate Partners: Hospitality Division. The venture will provide competitive marketplace analysis, broker valuations, financing services, receivership management and disposition services aimed at hotel, luxury resort and gaming properties valued at $5 million to more than $100 million. “The hotel market is facing a downturn unlike any we’ve experienced in recent history owing to the global pandemic,” says Michael Schindler, president and CEO of Four Corners Advisors. “Hotel owners are finding it necessary to defer loan payments or enter forbearance agreements, all of which are likely to expire before the market can fully recover. This is creating an unprecedented need for financing and receivership analysis, as well as expert guidance on how to best generate maximum recovery for lien holders.”
CHICAGO — Johnstone Supply has leased an entire industrial building located at 4150 N. Knox Ave. in Chicago. Dayton Street Partners completed development of the 41,000-square-foot property in late 2017. The facility features a clear height of 30 feet, six docks, four drive-in doors and parking for 55 cars. Matt Cowie, Larry Goldwasser, Colin Green and John Marks of Cushman & Wakefield represented Dayton Street in the lease. Brendan Green of Colliers International represented Johnstone, which is a Portland, Ore.-based wholesale distributor of HVAC equipment and supplies. Johnstone will use the building as a showroom and distribution hub.
CHICAGO — Ascend Real Estate Group has delivered Superior House, a 12-story, 33-unit luxury condominium tower located at 366 W. Superior St. in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. @properties Developer Services is the exclusive sales and marketing firm for the project, which is currently 70 percent sold. Prices range from $1.8 million to $2.5 million. FitzGerald Associates Architects designed the building to include only four units per floor in order to increase privacy and natural light. Power Construction was the general contractor and Gary Lee Partners designed the interiors and amenity spaces, which include a rooftop deck, outdoor bar and lounge, vegetable garden, fenced dog run, entertainment room and fitness center.
CHICAGO, LYONS AND BARTLETT, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a three-property cold storage portfolio totaling 712,051 square feet in metro Chicago for an undisclosed price. The facilities are located in Chicago, Lyons and Bartlett. They are fully leased to 11 tenants. John Huguenard, Ed Halaburt, Sean Devaney, Kurt Sarbaugh and Robin Stolberg of JLL represented the seller, Investcorp. Lineage Logistics, which is controlled and operated by Bay Grove, purchased the assets.
SCHILLER PARK, ILL. — MidAmerica Printing Systems Inc. has signed a 30,550-square-foot industrial lease at 3838 River Road in Schiller Park near the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The facility totals 65,082 square feet and sits on 3.5 acres. It features four interior docks, three drive-in doors and 30 trailer stalls. The printing company will move from 1716 W. Grand Ave. in Chicago once the lease commences in July. Tom Rodeno and Matthew Stauber of Colliers International represented the landlord, Brennan Investment Group. The remainder of the building is available for lease.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has completed the construction of a 673,920-square-foot speculative industrial building in Edwardsville within metro St. Louis. Exeter Property Group was the developer. The new facility is located on a 135-acre parcel within Gateway Commerce Center. The building features a clear height of 36 feet, 132 loading docks, four drive-in doors, 398 auto parking stalls and 171 exterior trailer stalls. JRA Architecture and Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers Inc. made up the project team.
EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Panera Bread has opened a new location at The Levee District in East Peoria in central Illinois. The 4,380-square-foot restaurant is located at 496 W. Washington St., across from Target. Panera Bread relocated from Camp Street Crossing. The new location features a drive-thru and outdoor patio. While full access to the dining room is not yet available due to COVID-19 restrictions, the restaurant is offering curbside pickup, contactless delivery, drive-thru and catering. Cullinan Properties Ltd. owns The Levee District.
DANVILLE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.7 million sale of a 65,900-square-foot medical office building in Danville in eastern Illinois. The two-tenant property is located at 707 N. Logan Ave. Constructed in 1994, the four-story building is situated near other healthcare providers, retail and restaurants. One of the building tenants, OSF HealthCare, recently executed a new 10-year lease. Frank Roti and Brett Rodgers of Marcus & Millichap represented the private seller and procured the buyer, a private equity firm. Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Marcus & Millichap says it has completed a similar volume of multi-tenant medical office building sales from March 15 to May 15 of this year compared with the same time period in 2019. “Medical office buildings are desirable investments for a variety of reasons, including strong tenant credit, the growing need for healthcare services and high lease renewal rates,” says Roti.
CHICAGO — Parkside Realty is addressing employee health, safety and wellness at Fulton East, a new 12-story, 90,000-square-foot office building nearing completion in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Slated to open this summer, the building features wellness technology such as a hands-free elevator system that utilizes foot-activated buttons to help reduce the spread of germs. In addition, Fulton East will utilize airPHX, which is currently used in hospitals and college athletic facilities and helps reduce bacteria and mold both on surfaces and in the air. Fulton East will have touch-free key fob access and touch-free sinks in bathrooms. Floor plates are designed for single-tenant use and each floor has its own private balcony. An 8,000-square-foot rooftop garden park will be available for exclusive use of building occupants. Clayco is the design-builder and Lamar Johnson Collaborative is the architect. Interior designer Holly Hunt designed the lobby.
CHICAGO — Boutique fitness concept Studio Three has signed a 10,000-square-foot lease at 333 N. Green, a new office building in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Studio Three, which offers cycling, yoga and interval classes, is slated to open in the first quarter of 2021. The Chicago-based business currently operates two studios in Lincoln Park and River North. Sterling Bay owns the 555,000-square-foot 333 N. Green, which opened in December and is now 87 percent leased. Sterling Bay plans to move its corporate headquarters to the 19-story building this summer.