DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Holladay Properties has opened Burlington Station, an 89-unit luxury apartment complex in Downers Grove. The site, located at 5100 Forest Ave., previously housed a bank building. The property features an 8,000-square-foot outdoor amenity deck in addition to a fitness center, cyber café and covered parking. Monthly rents start at approximately $1,600.
GRAYSLAKE, ILL. — Colliers International has negotiated the $6.5 million sale of Brittany Square Apartments in Grayslake, about 45 miles north of Chicago. The 83-unit apartment building, built in 1974, is located at 720 Brittany Square. Jack Maloney and Tyler Hague of Colliers represented the longtime family owner, Jim Freese. The undisclosed buyer plans to upgrade units and add a dog park and basketball court.
CHICAGO — The Habitat Company has received approval from the city’s planning commission to develop a $200 million mixed-use project in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), Sinai Health System, Cinespace Chicago Film Studios and the city of Chicago are serving as development partners for the 10-acre project. Known as Ogden Commons, the development will offer hundreds of mixed-income rental housing units in addition to approximately 120,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. The project will be situated on the site of the former CHA Lawndale development. Ogden Commons will be developed in multiple phases, with the first phase comprised of 45,000 square feet of commercial space, 15,000 square feet of retail space and a portion of the planned residences. Construction on the commercial space is expected to begin during the second quarter of 2019 with the residential work to follow. The entire development is slated for completion in 2021, at which time Cinespace and Sinai will occupy a significant portion of the commercial space, expanding on their current locations on Ogden Avenue across from the Ogden Commons site.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Draper and Kramer has acquired North 680, a 180-unit apartment community in Schaumburg, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The purchase price was not disclosed. Draper and Kramer purchased the property as part of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange following the firm’s sale of Fieldpointe of St. Louis, a 318-unit community in suburban St. Louis. Located at 680 E. Algonquin Road, North 680 is comprised of 176 apartment units and four townhomes. Units range from 665 to 1,588 square feet. Amenities include a heated pool, dog park, clubhouse and fitness studio. Draper and Kramer plans to make select renovations to the property over time as needed.
ADDISON, ILL. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of an 87,640-square-foot manufacturing facility in Addison, about 20 miles west of Chicago. Bridge Development Partners purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Built in 2008, the building features 62,640 square feet of warehouse space and 25,000 square feet of office space. The facility includes three interior docks, one drive-in door and 128 car parking spaces. The property is situated on 4.6 acres at 133 N. Swift Road. Corey Chase and David Stremler of NKF represented the seller, a private investor. Chase also negotiated a lease renewal on behalf of the tenant, Associated Material Handling Industries Inc.
FAIRBORN, OHIO — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $1.2 million sale of Shops at Valle Green in Fairborn, about 12 miles northeast of Dayton. The 5,000-square-foot property is located at 1171 E. Dayton Yellow Springs Road. The asset is fully leased to Verizon, Great Clips and Hot Head Burritos. Daniel Waszak and Zack Hilgendorf of Quantum represented the private seller. A Midwest-based investment fund purchased the property.
ORLAND PARK, ILL. — Structured Development LLC has been selected to develop the final phase of the downtown Main Street Triangle project in Orland Park. Structured will complete the five remaining parcels comprising approximately nine acres within the 27-acre Triangle master plan. The project will include retail, office, hospitality and entertainment space. Completion is slated for 2021. The Triangle currently houses Ninety7Fifty, a 295-unit mixed-use rental community; the University of Chicago Medicine Center for Advanced Care, a 110,000-square-foot medical office building; a 500-space public parking structure; and Crescent Park, a landscaped green space.
KILDEER, ILL. — A joint venture between DRA Advisors and Pine Tree LLC has acquired The Shops at Kildeer, a 171,339-square-foot retail center located in the Chicago suburb of Kildeer, for $32.5 million. Bed Bath & Beyond, Ulta Beauty, Michael’s, Old Navy, Uncle Dan’s and Cost Plus World Market anchor the center. George Good and Christian Williams of CBRE brokered the transaction. William Barry of Draper and Kramer arranged acquisition financing through Wells Fargo on behalf of the joint venture. The seller was undisclosed.
ZION, ILL. — JSM Venture Inc. has acquired a former Kmart store located at 3355 Sheridan Road in Zion for $2.3 million. JSM plans to convert the 90,426-square-foot building into a self-storage facility with 69,750 rentable square feet. Of the 619 total units, 96 percent are expected to be climate-controlled. Patrick Turner and Brendan Green of Colliers International represented JSM. Paine/Wetzel represented the seller, Amin & Shah Solutions LLC.
AURORA, ILL. — Panattoni Development has purchased a 53.4-acre site in Aurora to develop Orchard Gateway, a 764,895-square-foot speculative warehouse. The Class A facility will be divisible up to 300,000 square feet. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2019. Building features will include a clear height of 36 feet, 166 exterior docks, 185 trailer parking positions and 304 car parking spaces. Alston Construction and Harris Architects make up the project team.
