CHICAGO — Continental Partners has arranged a $7 million bridge loan for the buyer of a 115,000-square-foot Motor Row industrial building in Chicago’s South Loop. The building’s new owner, a private investor, plans to convert the asset into a Class A mixed-use property with retail, entertainment and office space. The former auto showroom, located at 2222 S. Michigan Ave., is currently vacant. The lender was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a 33-unit multifamily building in Chicago for $3.2 million. The property, located at 5001 S. Drexel Blvd., features a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. The buyer, EquityBuild, plans to rehab the property, which was built in 1906. Brad Feldman and Adam Saxon of Interra represented the buyer. Brian DiBasilio, along with Feldman and Saxon, represented the seller, Cedar Street.
CHICAGO — Developer Sterling Bay has received a $64 million bridge loan to refinance construction financing for the Ace Hotel Chicago. Opened in 2017, the 159-room hotel is located at 311 N. Morgan St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The boutique property features a lobby restaurant and bar, outdoor terrace, rooftop bar, private dining area, fitness center and nearly 4,000 square feet of retail space. Timothy Joyce, Tony Malk, Jeff Bucaro and Nicole Aguiar of HFF arranged the five-year loan through LoanCore Capital and Ohana Real Estate Investors.
OAK PARK, ILL. — Magnolia Capital has purchased Vantage Oak Park in Oak Park for an undisclosed price. Built in 2016, the 270-unit apartment building features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Brian Eisendrath and Mike Bryant of CBRE arranged a 10-year Freddie Mac loan on behalf of Magnolia Capital for the acquisition. CBRE also brokered the sales transaction.
CHICAGO — RedShelf, a Chicago-based educational software company, has signed a 16,201-square-foot office lease at 500 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago. The firm had previously been subleasing 13,201 square feet on floors 12 and 13 at the same location. The new office space fosters a collaborative work environment for RedShelf. Christine Torres of Colliers International represented RedShelf in the lease transaction. Bob Zimmerman of Friedman Properties represented ownership.
ELGIN, ILL. — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a 74,613-square-foot industrial property in Elgin, about 35 miles northwest of Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The building is located at 440 S. McLean Blvd. Advance Engineering Corp. (AEC) has fully occupied the property since 2006. AEC provides the natural gas industry with fabricated meter sets and piping. Adam Marshall and Boris Shraybman of NKF represented the seller, a private ownership group. Bryan Bartlett of Newmark Grubb Phoenix Realty Group represented the buyer, Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc.
LINCOLNSHIRE, ILL. — bswift, an Aetna company that provides healthcare technology and benefits administration outsourcing services, has signed a 3,470-square-foot office lease in Lincolnshire. The company is expanding its Chicago office and will occupy new space at 1 Overlook Point in Lincolnshire Corporate Center. bSwift chose the space because of the location, amenities and available workforce nearby, according to a news release. New amenities currently under construction at the office property include a deli, Wi-Fi lounge, conference facility, fitness center and bike room. Jonathan Metzl of Cushman & Wakefield represented bswift in the lease transaction, while Nicholas Panarese of Van Vlissingen and Co. represented ownership.
CHICAGO — CoreSite Realty Corp. has acquired a two-acre land parcel in downtown Chicago to build CH2, a 175,000-square-foot data center. The four-story facility will support 18 megawatts of power capacity. CoreSite expects to begin construction on the project at the end of 2018 or the beginning of 2019. The company plans to construct the building in three phases, consisting of six megawatts of capacity per phase, with a total estimated cost of $190 million to $210 million. CH2 will be located one mile from CoreSite’s existing CH1 facility and network node. CoreSite plans to connect the two sites via fiber.
CHICAGO — Hubbard Street Group is nearing completion of the second phase of Wicker Park Connection in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Phase II consists of a 15-story, 146-unit apartment building and is expected to open this June. Phase I, a 60-unit apartment building, was completed in 2016. A small-format Target store, totaling 12,800 square feet, is slated to open in the retail portion of Phase I this summer after recently receiving formal approval from the area community group. Hubbard Street is dedicating nearly one-third of the development’s 2.5 acres for open space, featuring a public plaza.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build LLC has completed two office build-outs for Level Office, a company that rents private offices, co-working desks and meeting space. Summit renovated and expanded two of the company’s four Chicago locations. The 21,348-square-foot Level Office River North features private offices, office suites, co-working desks, reception, event space and conference rooms. This location also features a unique space off the first floor where a loading dock was converted to open office and lounge space. Summit’s scope of work also included building out a new floor plan for all four floors. Private offices feature a custom glass storefront, and a first-floor community kitchen includes bamboo and tile flooring and custom millwork. For the second project, Level Office West Loop, Summit built out amenity spaces and perimeter offices similar to the River North location. Summit also added two conference rooms and five phone booths. A 7,200-square-foot space on the 17th floor now serves as the primary amenity floor for all Level Office tenants within the building. Warren Johnson Architects Inc. served as the architect for both projects.
