Illinois

Skender Begins Interior Construction of Vital Proteins Headquarters in Chicago’s Fulton Market

by Kristin Harlow November 12, 2018

CHICAGO — Skender is underway with the interior construction of the future 40,000-square-foot headquarters for Vital Proteins, a retailer of health supplement products. The company is assuming full occupancy of the four-story building at 939 W. Fulton St. and relocating 130 employees from its current office at 1201 W. Washington Blvd. The company’s new space will include open office workstation areas as well as private offices and conference rooms, two reception areas and a large café. The interior design will retain the historic building’s high ceilings, exposed brick walls and wood floors. Completion is slated for July 2019. SCB and JLL are project partners.

November 12, 2018

Development Illinois Industrial Midwest

Cushman & Wakefield to Complete Lease-Up of 1 MSF Industrial Development in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow November 9, 2018

CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield has been selected by Hilco Redevelopment Partners to complete lease-up of Exchange 55, which is currently under development. The 1 million-square-foot warehouse is the largest new industrial development available in Chicago, according to Cushman & Wakefield. The planned development is a fully entitled and zoned for industrial use. Hilco plans to break ground immediately, with completion slated for the first quarter of 2020. The development is intended to attract a variety of users from e-commerce and manufacturing to food and cold storage and rail users. The project, located within Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 70-foot speed bays, multiple access points and options for parking expansion.

November 9, 2018

Illinois Industrial Loans Midwest Self-Storage

Associated Bank Provides $3.8M Loan for Self-Storage Conversion in Cicero, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow November 9, 2018

CICERO, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $3.8 million loan for the acquisition of two industrial buildings in Cicero. The borrower, JSM Venture Inc., plans to convert a 115,379-square-foot building into a 693-unit self-storage facility. The property, located at 1309 S. Cicero Ave., was formerly home to Brad Foote Gear Works. The self-storage facility will be climate-controlled and span 63,587 net rentable square feet. JSM’s acquisition also includes a 28,000-square-foot building that will either be demolished and paved for parking or improved and leased at a market rate. JSM is a Northfield, Ill.-based self-storage development company headed by John S. Mengel. Daniel Barrins of Associated Bank originated the loan, terms of which were not disclosed.

November 9, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Net Lease Retail

Boulder Group Arranges $16M Sale of Property Net Leased to Jewel-Osco in Oak Lawn, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow November 8, 2018

OAK LAWN, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $16 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Jewel-Osco in Oak Lawn, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The 47,370-square-foot property is situated on 3.6 acres at 4650 W. 103rd St. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented both parties in the sale. A Southwest-based private real estate investment company sold the asset to an investor based in Australia.

November 8, 2018

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office

Puratos Signs 6,668 SF Lease at Office Development Under Construction in Chicago’s Pilsen Neighborhood

by Kristin Harlow November 8, 2018

CHICAGO — Puratos, a Belgium-based international food science company, has signed a 6,668-square-foot lease to occupy space at Mural Park. The office will operate as an innovation center to expand the company’s U.S. footprint and service its Midwest clients. Jeff Dowdell, Katie Steele and William Briggs of Transwestern represented the landlord, Condor Partners, in the lease transaction with Puratos. Mural Park is a 200,000-square-foot creative office project in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood that involves the transformation of two existing industrial buildings from the early 1900s. The project is now 18 percent pre-leased. Anchor tenant 5 Rabbit Cerveceria is slated to open in early 2019. Maverick Commercial Mortgage Inc. arranged $33.7 million in construction financing. An East Coast-based mortgage REIT provided the financing.

November 8, 2018

Illinois Loans Midwest Office

Meridian Capital Group Arranges $6.3M Refinancing for Office Building in Skokie, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow November 7, 2018

SKOKIE, ILL. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $6.3 million loan for the refinancing of Fairway Executive Building, a 64,000-square-foot office building in Skokie. Located at 8707 Skokie Blvd., the Class A property rises four stories. Features include an indoor parking garage, a redesigned lobby and a conference room. Weiss Properties purchased the asset as a distressed property in 2010 and invested significant funds to remodel and re-tenant the property. Gershon Friedman of Meridian arranged the 10-year CMBS loan, which features a 4.84 percent rate.

November 7, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest

Colliers Negotiates $4.9M Sale of Industrial Facility in Bensenville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow November 7, 2018

BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of United Business Mail’s industrial facility in Bensenville for $4.9 million. The 81,084-square-foot warehouse is situated on 3.2 acres at 1001 Foster Ave. The building features a clear height of 22 feet, parking for 68 cars, three interior docks and three exterior docks. Steve Kohn of Colliers represented United Business Mail in the transaction. Doug Pilcher of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, Midwest Distribution, which plans to move its headquarters to the facility.

November 7, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Multifamily

Kiser Group Brokers $4.5M Condo Deconversion Sale in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow November 7, 2018

CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the $4.5 million condo deconversion sale of a 20-unit property in Chicago’s East Lincoln Park neighborhood. Originally built in the late 1950s as a condominium development, the property features four studio, 14 one- and two two-bedroom units. The units range from 550 to 1,200 square feet. The property is located at 512 W. Wrightwood Ave. An affiliate of Horizon Realty Group purchased the property from 512 Wrightwood Condominium Association. Under the Condominium Property Act in Illinois, condo unit owners can elect to sell a condo property if 75 percent or more are in agreement.

November 7, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Industrial Midwest

Bridge Development Purchases 741,586 SF Industrial Park in Bolingbrook, Illinois for $73.5M

by Kristin Harlow November 6, 2018

BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Bridge Development Partners has purchased Fountain Square Commerce Center, a four-building industrial business park in Bolingbrook, for $73.5 million. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers International represented the seller, Conor Commercial and partner LaSalle Investment Management. The buildings span 741,586 square feet. At the time of sale, two of the buildings were fully leased. The remaining 439,099 square feet are available for lease. Completed in 2016, the buildings feature a clear height of 32 feet. Bridge Development plans to develop a 216,320-square-foot speculative facility on the adjoining 12 vacant acres, which were also included in the sale.

November 6, 2018

Illinois Industrial Leasing Activity Midwest

Gruma Corp. Signs 61,163 SF Industrial Lease in Lockport, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow November 6, 2018

LOCKPORT, ILL. — Gruma Corp. has signed a 61,163-square-foot industrial lease at 14407 S. Gougar Road in Lockport, 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Dan Leahy, Mark Moran and John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, ML Realty Partners, in the lease transaction. Britt Casey and Al Caruana of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. Gruma is a food company most known for the production of Mission tortillas.

November 6, 2018

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