Sunday, July 6, 2025
Read the Digital Magazines Subscribe to the Magazines
Subscribe

Illinois

AcquisitionsIllinoisLife SciencesMidwest

Greenstone Partners Brokers $5.4M Sale of Life Sciences Property in Lisle, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

LISLE, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $5.4 million sale of 2375 Cabot Drive, a 37,000-square-foot life sciences building in the Chicago suburb of Lisle. The headquarters property is fully leased to the Water Quality Association (WQA), a nonprofit trade organization that serves the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. WQA signed a 12.5-year lease in 2020 that features annual rent escalations between 3 and 4.5 percent. Both the tenant and the landlord collectively invested more than $5 million into the property. Jason St. John of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-based developer and owner, and procured the buyer, an out-of-state private investor.

Continue Reading
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
IllinoisLoansMidwestMultifamily

Lument Provides $90.6M in Loans for Refinancing of Chicago Multifamily Portfolio

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Lument has provided $90.6 million in Fannie Mae DUS loans for the refinancing of four multifamily communities totaling 654 units in Chicago. The loans replace existing life company debt for the borrower, BJB Properties, a Chicago-based operator. Evan Hom of Lument originated the loans, which feature fixed interest rates, seven-year terms and 35-year amortizations. In addition to providing permanent financing, the loans provide cash-out proceeds for the borrower. According to Lument, 96 percent of the portfolio is housing that is accessible and affordable. The assets are all located in the Lakeview neighborhood and include 424 W. Diversey, 451 Wrightwood, 443 Wrightwood and 517 Oakdale. All of the properties were built in the late 1920s.

Continue Reading
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
AcquisitionsIllinoisIndustrialMidwest

Colliers Brokers Sale of 429,623 SF Industrial Development in North Aurora, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

NORTH AURORA, ILL. — Colliers has brokered the sale of Park 88 Logistics Center, a two-building industrial development totaling 429,623 square feet in North Aurora. Completed in 2024, the fully leased property is home to three tenants with a weighted lease term of 6.3 years. Park 88 Logistics Center is situated near the full four-way interchange at I-88 and Route 31. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers represented the seller, TradeLane. Ares Management was the buyer.

Continue Reading
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
IllinoisLoansMidwestSeniors Housing

Canyon Partners Provides $47M Refinancing for Seniors Housing Community in Chicago

by Abby Cox

CHICAGO — Canyon Partners Real Estate has provided a $47 million senior loan for the refinancing of American House Oak Park, a 174-unit seniors housing community in the Oak Park neighborhood of Chicago. A joint venture between affiliates of AEW Capital Management and REDICO was the borrower. The property comprises 74 independent living, 65 assisted living and 35 memory care units. Amenities at the community include a rooftop lounge, roof terraces, fitness options, a salon, game room, art studio and theater. Newmark facilitated the financing.

Continue Reading
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Trulee-Evanston-Illinois
IllinoisLoansMidwestSeniors Housing

PGIM Real Estate Provides $50M in Financing for 160-Unit Senior Living Community in Metro Chicago

by Abby Cox

EVANSTON, ILL. — PGIM Real Estate has provided $50 million in floating-rate financing for Trulee Evanston, a 160-unit senior living community located in Evanston, roughly 13 miles north of downtown Chicago. Trace Wilson of PGIM Real Estate led financing efforts on behalf of the borrowers, AEW Capital Management and Solera Senior Living. The nine-story complex features contemporary architecture, technology and a variety of outdoor spaces, as well as independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Amenities at Trulee Evanston include an outdoor deck, bar, fire pit, hair salon and a fitness center.

Continue Reading
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
2712-McGraw-Bloomington-Illinois
AcquisitionsIllinoisMidwestOffice

AXIS 360 Brokers Sale of 16,998 SF Office Building in Bloomington, Illinois

by Abby Cox

BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — AXIS 360 Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 16,998-square-foot office building located at 2712 McGraw Drive in Bloomington. Formerly occupied by Insight CPAs & Financial PLLC, the property features floor-to-ceiling windows, sky lights, 11 private offices, cubicle space and conference rooms. Meghan O’Neal-Rogozinski and Mike O’Neal of AXIS 360 brokered the transaction. The buyer was locally based Hjerpe & Tennison CPAS LLC. 

Continue Reading
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
IllinoisLeasing ActivityMidwestRetail

Whole Foods Market to Open 36,234 SF Store in St. Charles, Illinois on June 25

by Kristin Harlow

ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Whole Foods Market is set to open a new 36,234-square-foot store at 300 S. 2nd St. in St. Charles, a western suburb of Chicago, on Wednesday, June 25. The location’s product assortment will feature more than 650 products from the Midwest, sourced with the help of Margie Omastiak, forager for local and emerging brands at Whole Foods. There will be a specialty department dedicated to cheesemakers and artisan producers; a full-service seafood counter; full-service meat counter; an extensive selection of craft beers, spirits and wines; a prepared foods department; bakery department; and wellness and beauty department. Whole Foods will present Chicago-based supplier Evergreen with a low-interest loan through the Whole Foods Market Lending Program to help grow its operations and support expansion to more Whole Foods locations.

Continue Reading
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
IllinoisIndustrialMidwest

CORFAC International Member Survey: Deal Activity Is on Upward Trajectory

by Kristin Harlow

DES PLAINES, ILL. — Des Plaines-based CORFAC International’s first-half 2025 survey of members from 75 independent commercial real estate firms across the globe shows that deal activity is on an upward trajectory. When assessing the past six months, 67 percent of respondents said that deal activity had increased, compared with 35 percent of respondents in the last survey. Industrial real estate continues to be the leading driver of CORFAC members’ business. Nearly 70 percent of respondents said it was a leading driver of business so far in 2025, and 56 percent said they expected it to be the leading sector in the second half of the year. In addition, 72 percent identified warehouse and distribution centers, continuing the trend from 2024, of those categories leading the way.  Members from 40 markets around the world identified positive employment trends (55 percent), population migration into their market (48 percent), and stabilizing interest rates (38 percent) as the three key factors that are having a positive influence on transaction activity. Some economic realities that are worrying members include high costs of construction (66 percent), inflation and interest rates (60 percent), and local and national policies (40 percent). “We’re pleased to see the strong …

Continue Reading
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
DevelopmentIllinoisMidwestRetail

Berger Asset Management Unveils New Development Plans for Hawthorn Woods Town Center in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

HAWTHORN WOODS, ILL. — After holding a 20-acre land parcel for more than 15 years, a private real estate investment group led by land developer Jonathan Berger of Berger Asset Management has unveiled new zoning and development plans for Hawthorn Woods Town Center. Berger worked with the Village of Hawthorn Woods on the revised plans for the site, which is located at the intersection of Old McHenry and Midlothian roads in the northern Chicago suburb. The original zoning of the property required 300-foot setbacks. Berger secured 30-foot setbacks, which are typical in most retail properties. The village has also indicated a willingness to incentivize grocery stores, including small-store footprints. Additionally, the rerouting of traffic under railroad tracks, once complete, will serve to more directly and conveniently connect the Hawthorn Woods Town Center site to the village’s community park. Berger originally acquired 40-plus acres in two distressed 20-plus-acre land parcels in Hawthorn Woods in 2009-2010, intending to act as an opportunistic land developer. In late 2019, Berger sold the site on the south side of Old McHenry Road to K. Hovnanian, a Dallas-based residential developer that built 70 homes. While assuming the position of a traditional land developer, Berger is not …

Continue Reading
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
AcquisitionsIllinoisMidwestMultifamily

Interra Realty Arranges Sale of 102-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Champaign, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of a 102-unit, five-building multifamily portfolio in Champaign for $5.9 million. Constructed in 1970, the apartment properties are located on West Francis Drive and North McKinley Avenue. There is also one single-family house included in the portfolio. The assets are located three miles from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Michael Duckler of Interra represented the confidential buyer in the off-market transaction.

Continue Reading
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Newer Posts
Older Posts