WHEELING, ILL. — Starbucks Coffee and Inland Bank have signed leases at Wheeling Town Center in the Chicago suburb of Wheeling. The mixed-use property is scheduled to open later this year. Starbucks will include a drive-thru and outdoor patio on a 2,100-square-foot plot. Inland Bank will span 2,000 square feet and also include a drive-thru. Previously unveiled tenants at the property include CMX Cinemas and City Works Eatery & Pour House. The project, a joint venture between WTC LLC and the Lynmark Group, will also include a 300-unit luxury apartment building.
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CHICAGO — Golub & Co. and USAA Real Estate have formed a joint venture to acquire Century Tower in the heart of Chicago’s Loop for an undisclosed price. The 292-unit luxury condominium tower is located at 182 W. Lake St. Built in 1930, the building was converted from office to multifamily units in 2001, and then condominiums in 2006. The buyer plans to renovate the residential units and convert them back to rental apartments. Upgrades will also be made to the amenity spaces, including a fitness center, co-working space, game and lounge room and roof deck. Collin McKenna of Golub led transaction negotiations on behalf of the joint venture. The seller was not disclosed.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $29.2 million sale of a 400-bed student housing community in Champaign. The property is located at 512 S. Third St., just west of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The four-story building features 140 units, in-unit washers and dryers and balconies. Built in 2001, the property includes three shared courtyards and underground parking for 246 vehicles. The community is currently 95 percent preleased for the 2018-2019 school year. Scott Harris and Bryan Kunze of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local private developer. The team also procured the buyer, a Denver-based limited liability company.
CHICAGO — Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP) has sold Midpointe Apartments in Chicago to an unnamed fund manager for $49.5 million. CLP acquired the 424-unit multifamily property in 2014 for $28.5 million. The company invested millions in upgrades to the property that included the construction of a new leasing office, resident lounge and fitness center. Other improvements included the installation of energy-efficient roofs, LED lighting, new elevators, parking lot resurfacing and renovations to 30 percent of the units. CLP refinanced the property for $40 million in June 2017.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Ladder Capital has provided a $38.7 million loan for the acquisition and renovation of Chicago Marriott Schaumburg. The 398-room hotel is located at 50 N. Martingale Road in suburban Chicago. The 13-story property is situated within the Woodfield Corporate Center, an office complex spanning more than 3 million square feet. Completed in 1983 and renovated in 2007, the hotel features a fitness center, business center, indoor and outdoor pools, two restaurants and 18,536 square feet of meeting space. Jeff Bucaro, Nicole Aguiar, Tony Malk, Matt Enright and Bryan Rosenberg of HFF arranged the three-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Arbor Lodging Partners. The Chicago-based company is planning significant upgrades to the property, including a full renovation of the lobby, meeting space, common areas and guest rooms. Arbor Lodging Management manages the hotel.
SKOKIE, ILL. — American Landmark Properties has completed the lease-up of its Illinois Science + Technology Park (ISTP) in Skokie, a northern suburb of Chicago. Vetter Pharma International USA and Charles River Laboratories International recently signed lease expansions. Vetter now occupies a total of 49,000 square feet, and Charles River has expanded to 34,056 square feet. American Landmark acquired the 24-acre research, lab and office campus one year ago when it was 86 percent leased. The real estate investment group plans to redevelop an existing 130,000-square-foot building located within ISTP at 8030 Lamon Ave. Five other build-to-suit sites provide a total development capacity of an additional 1.3 million square feet, according to John Roeser, executive vice president of American Landmark. Scott Brandwein and David Saad of CBRE are the leasing agents for ISTP.
CHICAGO — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the sale of Albany Square in Chicago for $6.3 million. The 29,764-square-foot retail center is located at 4415-4453 N. Pulaski Road in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. Some of the tenants at the property include Subway, Wingstop and Little Caesars. Greg Dietz, Brad Teitelbaum and Danny Spitz of Baum represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. A local investor acquired the asset.
MOUNT VERNON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Times Square Marketplace in Mount Vernon for $8.2 million. The 263,459-square-foot retail property is located at the southeast corner of Broadway and 42nd streets in southern Illinois. Originally developed in 1974, the property was expanded in 1998 and received $12 million in upgrades to the parking lots, façade and signage in 2013. The center is situated on a 24-acre lot and is surrounded by six anchors including Hobby Lobby, Ross Dress for Less, Big Lots, Peebles, J.C. Penney and Dunham Sports. The property was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Sean Sharko, Austin Weisenbeck, Scott Wiles, Craig Fuller and Erin Patton of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also secured and represented the buyer, a private investor.
MCCOOK, ILL. — Holly Hunt Enterprises Inc. has signed a 210,315-square-foot industrial lease in McCook, a western suburb of Chicago. The designer and manufacturer of furniture, lighting products, textiles and leather products will occupy the space at 9450 Sergo Drive. Vern Schultz and Mike Senner of Colliers International represented Holly Hunt Enterprises in the lease transaction. Jason West, Sean Henrick and Larry Goldwasser of Cushman & Wakefield represented ownership, ML Realty Partners.
CHICAGO — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of a 4,200-square-foot retail building in Chicago’s Fulton Market for $1.7 million. The two-story property is located at 1039 W. Lake St. Scott Maesel and Drew Dillon of SVN | Chicago Commercial represented the seller, Sterling Bay Co. Lee French and Tim Rasmussen represented the undisclosed buyer.