LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. — Tide Cleaners will open its seventh Chicagoland location at Red Top Plaza in Libertyville. The property is situated at the southeast corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Red Top Drive. Allen Joffe of Baum Realty Group represented Tide in the lease transaction with the landlord, IRC. Tide offers 24-hour drop-off and pickup and has more than 128 locations nationwide.
BARTLETT, ILL. — Love Funding has provided a $4.7 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Victory Centre of Bartlett Senior Apartments. Built in 2007, the 104-unit property is dedicated to residents 55 and older. Amenities include a library, dining area, clinic, salon and fitness center. Ken Charbauski of Love Funding secured the loan through HUD’s 223(f) loan insurance program. The nonrecourse loan will be used to pay off the existing loan and fund some minor repairs to the property.
OAK FOREST, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $5.3 million bridge loan for a 72-unit multifamily complex in Oak Forest, about 24 miles south of Chicago. The garden-style property is comprised of two buildings and 98 parking spaces situated on 2.1 acres. Floor plans average 850 square feet. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the 12-month, nonrecourse loan with an agency lender.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Ulta Beauty has expanded its corporate headquarters in Bolingbrook by 70,720 square feet. The company now leases nearly 379,000 square feet at Tallgrass Corporate Center, which is a 533,365-square-foot Class A office building. Middleton Partners, the landlord, is adding a new tenant lounge in the building. Existing amenities include a fitness center, conference center, cafeteria and outdoor walking path. Ulta Beauty has maintained its headquarters at Tallgrass Corporate Center since 2008. Francis Prock, Dave Florent and Brent Jacob of Colliers International represented Middleton Partners in the lease expansion.
CHICAGO — Hines and McCaffery Interests have opened The Apartments at Lincoln Common, a 538-unit apartment property on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and Antunovich Associates designed the two-tower property, which features one-, two- and three-bedroom units as well as penthouses. Amenities include a coworking lounge, game room, clubroom, fitness center, yoga studio, 20th-floor rooftop lounges and concierge services. Monthly rents start at $1,814 for studios.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of 820 Davis St., a 76,239-square-foot office building in Evanston, for $10.6 million. The five-story building is located four blocks south of Northwestern University. Stephen Lieberman of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a North Shore-based private family that had owned the property for nearly 20 years. Lieberman also procured the buyer, Free Market Ventures, a Chicago-based private investment group. The buyer plans to do an extensive renovation and modernization of the building.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the third and fourth floors of the Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) building in Chicago’s River North neighborhood for $6 million. The property, located at 360 N. State St., is a four-story, mixed-use condo building totaling approximately 54,000 square feet. Until the sale, the MBC utilized the upper three floors, but will now consolidate operations on the second floor. STK Chicago, a restaurant, occupies the ground floor. Kyle Stengle and Stephen Lieberman of Marcus & Millichap marketed the floors on behalf of the museum. Fern Hill Co., a privately held real estate development and investment firm in Chicago, was the buyer.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — ML Realty Partners has acquired a 218,000-square-foot industrial building located at 701 Devon Ave. in Elk Grove Village for an undisclosed price. The property features a clear height of 24 feet and 16 exterior docks. Steve Stone of Cushman & Wakefield represented ML Realty in the sale. The seller was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — The city of Chicago has selected Studio ORD to lead the design of the $8.5 billion expansion at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Studio ORD will design the new O’Hare Global Terminal and Global Concourse. The city will now enter into contract negotiations with Studio ORD. In the coming months, a second team will be selected from the remaining four finalists to design two new satellite concourses to be built west of Terminal 1. The expansion will create tens of thousands of jobs, according to the city. Airport revenues, not taxpayer dollars, will be used to pay for the expansion. At 2.2 million square feet, the new O’Hare Global Terminal will more than double the space at the existing Terminal 2. The terminal project is valued at $2.2 billion. Construction is expected to begin in 2023. For the first time at O’Hare, the new Global Terminal will integrate international and domestic operations, enabling travelers to more easily connect to domestic flights from destinations from around the world under one roof. More than 83 million passengers use the airport each year. Studio ORD is a joint venture comprised of the following firms: Corgan Associates Inc., Milhouse Engineering and Construction …
CHICAGO — Developers Bob Wislow and Camille Julmy have selected Clayco to construct a 12-story office development in Chicago’s West Loop. Located at 215 N. Peoria St., the $26 million mid-rise project will include a ground-level restaurant and lobby. Floors two through four will feature a 45-space parking garage and floors six through 12 will be leasable office space. Plans also call for an amenity rooftop. Clayco plans to break ground next month. Clayco’s in-house design firms, BatesForum and LJC Collaborative, make up the project team. CBRE will market the property for lease.
