CHICAGO – Huron has renewed its 134,000-square-foot headquarters lease in Union Tower located at 550 W. Van Buren St. in Chicago. Colliers International’s David Burden and Michael Marrion represented Huron in the lease negotiations, and Cushman & Wakefield represented the building landlord, Onni Group. Huron is a global management consulting company offering services to the healthcare, higher education, life sciences and commercial industries. Onni Group owns the 17-story, 332,000-square-foot office building and has aided Huron in its tenant improvements as well as agreeing to additional upgrades to common areas of the building. The building is currently undergoing renovations to its fitness center and tenant lounge, with expected completion by the end of the year.
CHICAGO —Interra Realty has brokered the sale of 5827 N. Ridge Ave., a four-story, 18-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood, for $3.7 million. Built in 1926, the property was gut-renovated in the past year, and the apartments were fully occupied at the time of sale. It is located near public transportation and is approximately 10 miles from downtown Chicago. Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented both the seller, Campbell Street Asset Management Inc., and the buyer, a local private investor, in the transaction. At $205,555 per unit, the sale represents the second-highest per-unit price in Edgewater so far in 2019, according to data from CoStar Group.
CHICAGO — Developer Fifield Cos. has topped off 740 N. Aberdeen in Chicago’s River West neighborhood. The 11-story building will include 188 apartment units and 2,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Completion is slated for fall 2020. The project team includes Fitzgerald Associates Architects and McHugh Construction. Morgante Wilson Architects designed the apartment and amenity interiors. Units at the property will range from 540 to 1,513 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness club, resident lounge, party room, coffee bar, coworking space and bike storage. A sun terrace on the third floor will feature a pool, dining areas and grilling stations. In addition, Hitchcock Design Group is developing a public park adjacent to the building that will include a dog park and dedicated access for residents.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Harbert Management Corp. has acquired Poplar-Prairie Stone Crossing, a 316,575-square-foot shopping center in Hoffman Estates. The purchase price was not disclosed. Tenants include TJ Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Cost Plus World Market, PetSmart, Old Navy and Ulta. Target shadow anchors the property. CBRE represented the seller, Walton Street Capital.
ITASCA, ILL. — Keyence Corp. has signed an industrial lease for 80,849 square feet at Building II in Bridge Point Itasca, a three-building industrial campus currently under development in Itasca. Keyence, a manufacturer of automation sensors, barcode readers, measuring instruments and digital microscopes, is the first tenant to sign a lease at the 741,621-square-foot project. Bridge Development Partners is the landlord. Keyence is slated to take occupancy in the third quarter of 2020. Building II, spanning 247,176 square feet, will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 34 exterior docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 234 cars. Chris Nelson and Jeffrey Janda of Lee & Associates represented Bridge in the lease transaction. David Haigh of NAI Hiffman and Mike Nicholson of Acclaim Group represented Keyence.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Crown Castle has leased 48,000 square feet of office space at Highland Landmark II in Downers Grove. The provider of communications infrastructure is consolidating all five of its Chicago-area locations into the new space. Highland Landmark II, located at 3025 Highland Parkway, is a 284,000-square-foot building within a 42-acre office park. Amenities include a deli, conference center and fitness center. David Burden, Tom Berarducci and Jay Kyle of Colliers International represented Crown Castle in the lease transaction. Jeff Shay and Karla Harmon of JLL represented the building owner, James Campbell Co.
ITASCA, ILL. — Premier Design + Build Group has broken ground on a 48-acre industrial project in Itasca on behalf of developer Bridge Development Partners LLC. The project will feature three new industrial buildings totaling 741,621 square feet. In addition to the industrial buildings, Bridge Point Itasca will include more than seven acres of land newly zoned for retail use. In July, Premier supervised the demolition of two decommissioned radio broadcast towers. Each of the industrial buildings will be constructed with a clear height of 32 feet and will be intended for distribution and logistics use. The project team includes Cornerstone Architects Ltd., civil engineer Spaceco Inc. and structural engineer Swift Structural Design LLC. Lee & Associates will market the property for lease. Webster Bank and Associated Bank provided project funding.
CHICAGO — Mag Mile Capital has opened its headquarters office in a new custom-built location in Chicago’s West Loop. The new office is located at 1141 W. Randolph St. within the Fulton Market district. It features a loft-style design with private rooftop access. Mag Mile celebrated the opening with an evening reception for its team, clients, partners and vendors in October. Mag Mile Capital, a full-service commercial real estate mortgage and investment banking firm, now has seven offices across the country. Rushi Shah serves as president and CEO.
MORTON GROVE, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has arranged the sale of an 8,020-square-foot retail building in Morton Grove for an undisclosed price. The property is situated on one acre at 9300 Waukegan Road near Skokie. Gail’s Carriage Grove, a restaurant and pancake house, is a tenant at the property. George Spirrison and Simeon Spirrison of Adelphia represented the seller, a private Chicago-based real estate investor. A local private buyer purchased the asset.
CHICAGO — Fifield Cos. has signed leases with three restaurants and one retailer to occupy ground-floor space at its Logan Apartments in Chicago. Big Wig Tacos, Jersey Mike’s Subs, K-Fire Korean BBQ and Verizon will occupy a combined 6,800 square feet. Target previously leased 27,000 square feet at the new complex and will serve as the anchor retail tenant. The 220-unit Logan Apartments is slated to open in spring 2020. It is situated on the site of the former Mega Mall in the Logan Square neighborhood.