CHICAGO — USG Corp. has extended its lease for an additional 10 years at 550 W. Adams St. in Chicago. The building materials manufacturer will remain in 220,000 square feet on floors 11 through 18. Chris Wood, David Stefancic and Brian Duffy of Cushman & Wakefield represented USG in the lease transaction. Joy Jordan and Emily Marquardt of Telos Group represented the landlord, GLL Real Estate Partners. Cushman & Wakefield will also provide project management services to USG as part of a renovation to the office space.
Illinois
OAK PARK, ILL. — 33 Realty has brokered the sale of a 79-unit condo building located at 932 W. Pleasant St. in Orland Park for $15.2 million. The Pleasant Court Condominium Association was the seller. The buyer, a family office looking to increase its holdings in suburban infill markets, plans to convert the building into rental apartment units and complete renovations. 33 Realty’s sister company, Cubed Construction, will complete the renovations, which are estimated to cost $3 million. Completion of the renovation project is slated for spring 2020. Drew Millard and John Meyer of 33 Realty represented the buyer in the sale.
BEDFORD PARK, WOOD DALE AND ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sales of three industrial buildings in suburban Chicago for $11.5 million. A 159,857-square-foot property in Bedford Park net leased to Packaging Corp. of America sold for $5 million. A 60,275-square-foot property in Wood Dale sold for $3.8 million. The facility was 51 percent occupied at the time of sale. The final property, a 49,360-square-foot building net leased to Wurth Baer Supply, is located in Elk Grove Village and sold for $2.6 million. Jordan Goodman, Matt Fitzgerald and Jeff Rowlett of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a special servicer. All three properties sold at auction to separate buyers.
ELMHURST, ILL. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of an 81,212-square-foot warehouse in Elmhurst for an undisclosed price. Alpha Industrial purchased the asset from Venture One. The facility, recently completed in December, is situated on 4.7 acres at 845 Larch Ave. The property features a clear height of 32 feet, LED lighting, six truck docks, 62 car parking spaces and nine trailer parking spaces. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers represented Venture One. At the time of sale, approximately 55,879 square feet remained available for lease.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the $8.2 million sale of a 43-unit apartment building located at 820-26 W. Cuyler Ave. in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood. Built in 1921, the property features 23 studios and 20 one-bedroom units. The building was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the seller, a limited liability company controlled by Chicago-based Mo2 Properties. Smazal, along with associate Harrison Pinkus, represented the private local buyer, which purchased the property through a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — Graycor Construction Co. has completed the retail portion of Mellody Farm, a mixed-use development located in Vernon Hills, about 36 miles north of Chicago. Regency Centers is the owner and developer. The retail portion consists of 12 individual buildings. Each of the shops within the center has a different finish, from precast concrete and steel to masonry. Whole Foods, REI, Nordstrom Rack and HomeGoods anchor the 270,000-square-foot retail space. The first tenants began occupying the space in fall 2018. The developer expects the center to be more than 95 percent leased by this fall.
ELGIN, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate and Globe Corp. have begun development of Northwest Pointe III, a two-building industrial project in Elgin. The development will span 349,080 square feet and will be located within the Northwest Corporate Park. The project will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 20 dock doors and two drive-in doors per building. This is the third development by Conor within the park. Ken Franzese and John Cassidy of Lee & Associates will market the property for lease. McShane Construction Co. and Ware Malcomb are providing construction services.
CAROL STREAM, ILL. — Clear Height Properties has acquired a two-building industrial facility in Carol Stream for an undisclosed price. The buildings total 64,285 square feet and are 22 percent leased. Building 130 features one exterior dock and two drive-in doors, while Building 150 offers two exterior docks and three drive-in doors. The buildings, constructed in 1987 and renovated in 2005, sit on 3.8 acres with 157 car parking spaces. Kelly Disser and Michael Freita of NAI Hiffman will market the property for lease.
ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has brokered the sale of a 46,807-square-foot industrial building in the northwest Chicago suburb of Rolling Meadows. The sales price was not disclosed. The transaction was a partial sale-leaseback, as the seller, HK&RP LLC will continue to occupy about 27,000 square feet of the building. The buyer, Alliance Moving and Storage, will occupy the remainder of the building and relocate from its space in Elk Grove Village. Dan Brown of Brown Commercial represented the seller, while Jim Pietrarosso of Brown Commercial represented the buyer.
CHICAGO — Skender has completed interior construction of Aspen Dental’s Midwest headquarters in Chicago. The company now occupies 50,000 square feet at 1040 W. Randolph St. Aspen Dental is a New York-based company that provides administrative and business support to branded dental practices. To accommodate a practice support center and 250 newly created jobs, Aspen Dental’s two-story buildout includes a training center, three large training rooms and an audiovisual media wall. Additional features include a coffee bar, café and catering kitchen space. Skender collaborated with architecture firm Perkins+Will.