AURORA, ILL. — MidCap Financial has provided an $18 million senior loan for the acquisition and refinancing of a 362,000-square-foot retail center in Aurora. Chicago-based Windfall Group was the borrower. Best Buy, Value City Furniture and Pier 1 Imports anchor the center, which is located north of Fox Valley Mall. Windfall plans to rename the center Pacific Square and remodel it with new restaurants and shops. Jessica Ke of Cushman & Wakefield and John Leslie of Eastern Consolidated arranged the loan.
GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has negotiated the $2.9 million sale of a two-tenant retail building in Glen Ellyn, about 24 miles west of Chicago. Mattress Firm and F45 Fitness occupy the 7,006-square-foot property. Simeon Spirrison and George Spirrison represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction. A local investor purchased the asset for 98 percent of the list price.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Contegra Construction Co. has broken ground on a 486-bed student housing property to serve Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE). Richland Residential is developing the project, known as The Reserve. The property will comprise nine buildings with two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Amenities will include a workout room, study area, gaming room and a pool. Completion is slated for summer 2019.
CARPENTERSVILLE, ILL. — Realty Metrix Commercial has brokered the $6.8 million sale of Spring Hill Market Place in Carpentersville, 40 miles northwest of Chicago. Built in 1990, the 95,259-square-foot retail center is located on Route 31. New tenants at the property include MAACO Collision Repair & Auto Painting, Artistry in Dance and Tyke Play Kids Gym. Other tenants include Big Lots, Southern Belle Pancake House, AutoZone, Firestone, The UPS Store, Sherwin Williams, Fifth Third Bank, Sewing Concepts, Gyradiko’s Restaurant and Salon Anovin. Dave Schmidt and Linda Kost of Realty Metrix represented the buyer, Troy Business Inc. The seller was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Euromonitor International LLC has signed a 36,023-square-foot office lease at 1 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago. The independent provider of strategic market research will move its North American headquarters from 224 S. Michigan Ave. in October of this year. Euromonitor will occupy the 17th floor of the Central Loop office tower, which is owned by Beacon Properties. Tony Karmin and Corby Marx of Colliers International represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Jack O’Brien and Caroline Colnon of Telos Group represented Beacon Properties.
CHICAGO — Bluemercury, a luxury beauty retailer, has signed a lease to open an 1,800-square-foot store at 900 West in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The store is expected to open this summer. Tucker Development Corp. completed 900 West last year. The project included the renovation of 10 historic buildings along West Randolph Street. Together, the buildings comprise 45,000 square feet of street-level retail space and 45,000 square feet of upper-level office space. Bluemercury joins lululemon athletica and Bonci Pizza, both of which opened last year.
BURR RIDGE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.9 million sale of a nearly 8-acre land site at 11680 German Church Road in Burr Ridge, a southwestern suburb of Chicago. The sale equates to $237,500 per acre. The parcel, declared surplus property by the City of Burr Ridge, is located about two miles east of Interstate 55. Richard Kozarits of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor.
LISLE, ILL. — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the $1.4 million sale of a 22,839-square-foot industrial building in Lisle. The property is located at 1958 University Lane. John McDermott and Aidan Bowe of SVN represented the buyer, a Michigan-based electrical motor seller.
SOUTH ELGIN, ILL. — Realty Metrix Commercial has negotiated a five-year lease for Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois in South Elgin, about 40 miles west of Chicago. The Savannah, Ga.-based organization will occupy 4,500 square feet at a Jewel-Osco-anchored shopping center located at 353 Randall Road. The space formerly housed a Hallmark store. Girl Scouts will use the location as a retail store, as well as office and meeting space. FGM Architects designed the space, and Extreme Remodeling will serve as the general contractor. Completion is slated for May. Linda Kost and Dave Schmidt of Realty Metrix represented both the tenant and the landlord, Stony Creek LAD LLC, in the lease transaction. Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois recently leased another location in Lake Zurich.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 225,006-square-foot industrial building in Elk Grove Village for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 1501 Nicholas Blvd. Chris Nelson, Ken Franzese and John Cassidy of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Prologis. Chris Volkert and Brendan Green of Colliers International represented the buyer, GHP Group Inc., a manufacturing company that specializes in electric fireplaces and accessories, portable heating and barbecue grill products.