BEDFORD PARK, ILL. — PREMIER Design + Build Group has broken ground on a speculative warehouse project in Bedford Park on behalf of Bridge Development Partners. Bedford Park is located about 16 miles southwest of Chicago. The project will be completed in two phases. The first phase involves demolition of a large single-story building located on West 65th Street. During the second phase, PREMIER will oversee construction of a new 218,560-square-foot building. The new property will include 33 exterior truck docks, two drive-in doors and a clear height of 32 feet. The 12-acre site will accommodate parking for 180 cars and 44 trailers. Cornerstone Architects Ltd., Swift Structural Design and Spaceco make up the project team. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
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GODFREY, ILL. — Life Care Services has completed a renovation project at The United Methodist Village, which has been renamed Asbury Village. The nonprofit continuing care retirement community, which opened in 1997, is located in Godfrey, approximately 25 miles north of St. Louis. The new amenities include communal spaces, a new library, activity areas, fireplace and coffee bar. The community also recently added a new wellness clinic. Life Care Services continues to manage the community, as it has for 17 years.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 2,331-square-foot building net leased to Wendy’s in Elk Grove Village for $1.5 million. The property is located at 900 Busse Road. Brian Parmacek of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller. Calvin Lee of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer.
HARVARD, ILL. — A joint venture of Brennan Investment Group LLC and a client of Arch Street Capital Advisors LLC has acquired a 1.3 million-square-foot distribution facility occupied by True Value Co. in Harvard, located approximately 30 miles northeast of Rockford, Ill. The purchase price was not disclosed. True Value, a hardware wholesaler, has occupied the property since 1998. This is the final acquisition in a portfolio owned by Brennan and Arch Street, but the companies plan to launch another venture to continue to seek single-tenant, net-leased industrial properties. David Berglund and Tom Shepherd of Colliers International represented the seller, Industrial Realty Group LLC.
CHICAGO — General contractor Skender has launched modular building production at its advanced manufacturing facility on Chicago’s Southwest Side at 3348 S. Pulaski St. Modular building, which is completed onsite, reduces both price and delivery schedule. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Tuesday, May 28. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who attended the event, said that the project will help generate job growth and advance a creative solution to address the affordable housing shortage. The first modular building project will be 10 affordable apartment buildings from developer Sterling Bay. The three-flat buildings will be completed and ready for occupancy in a nine-week production schedule, 80 percent faster than conventional construction methods, according to Skender. At full capacity in about 18 months, Skender’s facility will employ 150 workers.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of two buildings in St. Charles for undisclosed prices. The first was a 5,100-square-foot office building located on School Road. Jay Farnam of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, AMI Group Inc. The second transaction was the sale of a 13,250-square-foot industrial building located at 2541 DuKane Drive. Mike Androwich Jr. of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, El Milagro.
ALGONQUIN, ILL. — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of a 7,549-square-foot restaurant property in Algonquin for $1.1 million. The freestanding building is located at 2561 County Line Road. Tim Rasmussen and Olivia Czyzynski of SVN brokered the transaction. The buyer, an operator of Mexican restaurants, plans to open a casual Mexican concept, according to Rasmussen.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.1 million sale of two apartment buildings spanning 25 units in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood. The buildings are located at 700 E. 81st St. and 8055 S. Langley Ave. James Ziegler and KJ Zelenika of Marcus & Millichap marketed the properties on behalf of the seller. The pair also represented the buyer.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a new-construction, 7,749-square-foot retail property in Lockport for $4.2 million. Located on West 159th Street, the property is home to Aspen Dental and Panera Bread. Aspen Dental has a new 10-year lease while Panera Bread has a new 15-year lease. Austin Weisenbeck, Barry Wolfe, Glen Kunofsky and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the undisclosed seller. An out-of-state buyer completed a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE AND FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — Stream Realty Partners has been retained to manage two new Class A industrial properties in suburban Chicago from Principal Real Estate Investors on behalf of an institutional client. The first is a 133,000-square-foot building in Elk Grove Village. Completed in December, the facility is situated on 6.5 acres. Seko Worldwide and Gran Quartz occupy the property, which features 20 exterior docks and a clear height of 32 feet. The second is a 400,370-square-foot building in Franklin Park. Completed in May, the facility is currently available for lease. Situated on 20 acres, it offers 79 exterior docks and a clear height of 36 feet.