NILES, ILL. — SEDCO Capital, an asset management company headquartered in Saudi Arabia, has purchased a distribution facility occupied by FedEx Ground in the Niles submarket of Chicago. The purchase price was not disclosed. SEDCO used a separate account managed by ElmTree Funds LLC to acquire the property. The 306,448-square-foot facility is located at 5959 W. Howard St. Originally constructed in 2015 as a build-to-suit for FedEx Ground, the net-leased property features 101 dock doors. FedEx has approximately 11 years remaining on its lease.
Illinois
HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. — Berger Asset Management has sold a 52,000-square-foot retail building known as the Tesla Building in Highland Park. The sales price was not disclosed. The two-story property is located at 1200 Old Skokie Valley Road. The anchor tenant, Tesla, occupies 32,000 square feet. Bystol Performance Center, a sports performance and personal training firm, occupies the remaining 20,000 square feet. In order to develop the property, Berger Asset Management first had to complete three different acquisitions from unrelated parties to form an assemblage that would ultimately create the existing asset and 140-space parking lot. The site originally consisted of a series of buildings with 10 parking spaces. Tesla signed on as a tenant at the building in 2014. At the location Tesla provides sales, service and charging stations for its north suburban Chicago and southeast Wisconsin clientele. Bystol Performance Center also signed its lease in 2014. Joshua Silverglade of The Equitable Group of Companies represented Berger in the transaction. The buyer, a Hawaii-based private investor, purchased the asset while completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
NEW LENOX, ILL. — HSA PrimeCare, the national healthcare real estate division of HSA Commercial Real Estate, has begun development of a 40,000-square-foot medical office building on Silver Cross Hospital’s campus in New Lenox, immediately west of the I-355/I-80 interchange and about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Scheduled for completion in December, the facility will house the hospital’s urgent care, occupational health and primary care clinics. Eppstein Uhen Architects is the architect. PREMIER Design + Build is the general contractor.
LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. — Principle Construction Corp. has broken ground on a new 126,611-square-foot warehouse and office building for Pharma Logistics Ltd. in Libertyville. The property will be situated at 1801 N. Butterfield Road. The build-to-suit will include eight docks, one drive-in door, 188 car parking spaces and a clear height of 30 feet. The warehouse portion will be 108,985 square feet, while the office portion will be 17,626 square feet. The pharmaceutical company is expanding from its current locations in Mundelein and Libertyville. Harris Architects provided design services for the project. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Skender has completed construction of Chicago’s newest Hyatt House extended-stay hotel. The 14-story, 167,000-square-foot property is located in the heart of Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood at 105 N. May St. Amenities include an indoor pool, bar and lounge and green roof features. The hotel also includes a third-floor lobby and first-floor retail space. The pool, workout center and lounge are situated on the 14th floor. The 200 guest rooms are on floors four through 13. Sterling Bay developed the hotel. Eckenhoff Saunders Architects served as the project architect.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Glen Gate, a 102,961-square-foot shopping center in Glenview, about 15 miles northwest of Chicago. Mariano’s Fresh Market anchors the fully leased property. Other tenants include AT&T, Hair Cuttery, Bentley’s Pet Stuff, Glenview Bank & Trust and For Eyes. The shopping center is situated at the northeast corner of Waukegan and Golf roads. Joe Girardi and Ben Wineman of Mid-America represented the seller, a client of LaSalle Investment Management. Dallas-based Invesco Real Estate purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — CA Ventures has acquired an 8.3-acre site at 550 Devon Ave. in Elk Grove Village for an undisclosed price. The acquired site includes a 20,000-square-foot retail building that CA Ventures intends to reduce in size and modernize. The developer also plans to build a 142,000-square-foot speculative industrial building on the remainder of the land. Tom Rodeno and Jonathon Kohn of Colliers International represented the seller, Terry Bolger. The team also represented the buyer. This is the first foray into the Chicago industrial real estate market for CA Ventures.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Planmeca USA Inc., a manufacturer of dental equipment, has purchased the former Serta Mattress Co. building at 2600 Forbs Ave. in Hoffman Estates. The company will relocate its U.S. headquarters to the 90,000-square-foot building later this year. The headquarters will comprise Planmeca’s corporate office, a testing and distribution center and a showroom and training center. Planmeca currently operates out of two buildings totaling 77,000 square feet in Roselle, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. Britt Casey and Jeff Matella of Cushman & Wakefield represented Planmeca in the transaction. Mark Smith of CBRE represented Serta. The purchase price was not disclosed.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual chicken salad restaurant concept, has expanded to its 15th state with its first Illinois restaurant opening in Edwardsville. This is the brand’s third location in the St. Louis area, with existing restaurants in Chesterfield and Creve Coeur. Located at 2323 Plum St., the 3,000-square-foot, Edwardsville restaurant is scheduled to open on Wednesday, June 26. Hannah Lukowski of SJ Restaurants LLC will own and operate the property. Lukowski currently owns three Firehouse Subs locations across Illinois and Missouri.
RANTOUL, ILL. — Berkadia has negotiated the $7 million sale of South Pointe Commons in Rantoul, about 19 miles northeast of Champaign. The 245-unit multifamily property was originally built in 1959 as military housing for Chanute Air Force Base, which closed in 1993. The property is situated on 150 acres and consists of 37 two-story buildings. Floor plans are comprised of three- and four-bedroom units ranging from 1,050 to 2,300 square feet. Ralph DePasquale, Parker Stewart and Alex Blagojevich of Berkadia represented the Urbana, Ill.-based seller. Philadelphia-based Odin Properties purchased the asset.