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Darwin Realty Arranges Sale of 90,000 SF Industrial Building in Elgin, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

ELGIN, ILL. — Darwin Realty has arranged the sale of a 90,000-square-foot industrial building located at 501 Davis Road in Elgin. Consideration for the sale was in excess of $5 million. The property features seven loading docks, three drive-in doors, 5,000 square feet of office space and a clear height of 24 feet. Noel Liston of Darwin brokered the transaction. Chicago Logistic Service owned and occupied the building. Navis Industries, which provides plastic packaging films, purchased the building and plans to relocate from a 25,000-square-foot facility in Elgin.

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Pacific Surfaces Signs 40,000 SF Industrial Lease in Elk Grove Village, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Pacific Surfaces LLC has signed a 40,000-square-foot industrial lease in Elk Grove Village. The India-based granite distributor has maintained a sales office in Chicago for several years, but this is the company’s first warehouse in the United States. Located at 1300 Mark St., the single-story facility features six docks, several bridge cranes and a clear height of 22 feet. It is situated in Elk Grove Industrial Park. The new property will enable Pacific Surfaces to sell smaller quantities to a broader market. John D’Orazio of Colliers International represented Pacific Surfaces in the lease transaction.

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Barber Murphy Brokers Sale of 21,000 SF Industrial Building Near St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

MILLSTADT, ILL. — Barber Murphy has brokered the sale of a 21,000-square-foot industrial building in Millstadt, about 17 miles southeast of St. Louis. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 600 S. Breese St. In-Land Management Group LLC sold the asset to East Washington Street Property LLC. Barber Murphy represented both parties in the sale.

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Amazon to Open 1 MSF Fulfillment Center in Channahon, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

CHANNAHON, ILL. — Amazon has unveiled plans to open a fulfillment center in Channahon, southwest of Joliet. The facility will create more than 500 new full-time jobs. Employees at the more than 1 million-square-foot center will pick, pack and ship large items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture, fishing rods, pet food, kayaks, bicycles and household goods. Amazon currently employs more than 11,000 full-time associates throughout the state of Illinois.

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NAI Hiffman Negotiates $17.1M Sale-Leaseback of Young Innovations Properties in Illinois, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow

ALGONQUIN, ILL. AND EARTH CITY, MO. — NAI Hiffman has negotiated the sale-leaseback of several properties occupied by Young Innovations Inc. for $17.1 million. Young Innovations is a manufacturer and distributor of consumable dental supplies and equipment. The assets include the company’s 95,000-square-foot headquarters at 2260 Wendt St. in Algonquin as well as the firm’s three manufacturing facilities totaling 117,400 square feet in Earth City, a suburb of St. Louis. Young Innovations will maintain operations at all properties under a 20-year lease with the buyer, New York-based New Mountain Net Lease. Pat Sullivan and Ryan Chambers of NAI Hiffman brokered the sale.

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Skender Completes Interior Construction of 80,000 SF Spaces Location in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Skender has completed the interior construction of the eight-story, 80,000-square-foot Spaces location in Chicago. Spaces has assumed occupancy of the former Sports Authority building, located at the intersection of LaSalle Drive and Ontario Street. As the sole tenant, Spaces will enjoy private access to the building’s roof terrace, also renovated by Skender. At its new location, coworking company Spaces will provide workspace access to more than 500 business professionals from companies of all sizes. Users will have access to a gym space, large reception area and conference rooms of varying sizes. Skender collaborated with Nelson Cos., Loring Engineers, Himes Associates and Spaces parent company IWG. The property will serve as the third location in Chicago for Spaces.

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Chicago CBD Office Market in the Groove, Even Property Taxes Unlikely to Bring It Down

by Kristin Harlow

Despite recent concerns of an imminent market correction, the Chicago central business district (CBD) still has room to run. There are many signs of optimism in the market, including continued healthy fundamentals and a wealth of redevelopment projects injecting new life and vibrancy into various submarkets. In the second quarter, downtown Chicago wrapped up its busiest quarter for office leasing since 2016. Additionally, the downtown office vacancy rate of 11.6 percent was the lowest it had been since 2016. To top it off, Chicago is experiencing historically high annual levels of net absorption, which potentially could put upward pressure on rents, and sublease space is relatively scarce. It’s hard to find stronger evidence of a robust CBD office market. Redevelopment projects Market statistics aside, noteworthy redevelopments have Chicagoans genuinely excited as they look forward to a new crop of influential spaces that will drive the next iteration of the Chicago office market. The real estate fairy tale that has real estate aficionados entranced — not only in Chicago but nationally — is 601W Cos.’ Old Post Office project at 433 W. Van Buren. More than 1 million square feet has already been leased at the 2.8 million-square-foot space, largely thanks …

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Opus Completes 14-Story Student Housing Building Adjacent to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

by Kristin Harlow

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — The Opus Group has completed Seven07, a new student housing building near the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The 14-story building is home to 218 units with 548 beds. Amenities include a fitness center, indoor basketball court, spa, lounge, café and study areas. The fourth-floor clubroom features pin ball machines, shuffle board and ping pong tables. The project was a joint venture between Opus and The Carlyle Group. Opus served as developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. Creative License was the interior designer. Asset Living will manage the property. SunTrust Commercial Real Estate provided project financing.

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CBRE Arranges $45.7M Refinancing for Two Seniors Housing Communities in Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

WESTMONT AND LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — CBRE has arranged a $45.7 million refinancing for Aspired Living of Westmont and Azpira Place of Lake Zurich, both seniors housing communities outside of Chicago.The borrower is a joint venture between Virtus Real Estate Capital and Pathway to Living, the latter of which will continue to operate the communities. Aspired Living of Westmont is a 107-unit assisted living and memory care community in the affluent submarket of Westmont, approximately 25 miles west of Chicago. Within a five-mile radius of the community the average household income is $126,000, according to CBRE. Azpira Place of Lake Zurich is a 120-unit assisted living community approximately 45 miles northwest of Chicago in Lake Zurich. Within a five-mile radius of the community the average household income is $158,000, according to CBRE. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root of CBRE National Senior Housing secured the five-year, floating-rate loan with 36 months of interest-only payments from a regional bank.

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Meridian Breaks Ground on Two Spec Industrial Buildings in Elgin, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

ELGIN, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has broken ground on two speculative industrial buildings on behalf of developer Scannell Properties in Elgin. The buildings are located at 2451 Bath Road and 1755 Britannia Drive. The Bath road facility will span 325,020 square feet and feature a clear height of 36 feet, four drive-in doors, 367 auto parking spaces and 56 trailer parking stalls. The Britannia Drive facility will span 80,400 square feet and feature a clear height of 32 feet, two drive-in doors and 93 auto parking spaces. Paul Woody Architects and Manhard Consulting make up the project team. Kenneth Franzese and John Cassidy of Lee & Associates will market the properties for lease.

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