FOX LAKE, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has arranged the sale of a 4,800-square-foot mixed-use property in Fox Lake, about 56 miles north of Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The property, located at 1 Nippersink Blvd., was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. In addition to three apartment units on the second floor, the ground floor is home to one tenant, Lucky Bernies Gaming. Simeon Spirrison and George Spirrison of Adelphia represented both the buyer, a local investor, and the undisclosed seller.
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DES PLAINES, ILL. — Podolsky Circle CORFAC International has arranged the sale of Rand Center in Des Plaines for $6.2 million. The 136,533-square-foot industrial facility consists of four buildings and is located at 1221-1311 Rand Road. The property is currently 94 percent occupied by 43 tenants. Alissa Adler, John Homsher and Paul Tesdal of Podolsky Circle represented the seller, Ameritus Real Estate Investment. Clear Height Properties purchased the asset.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has relocated its corporate headquarters from Deerfield to Rosemont. The design build general contracting firm will occupy 11,500 square feet at Pointe O’Hare, an 11-story office building located at 9550 W. Higgins Road. The new space features collaborative work areas, a café, wall-mounted TVs and LED lighting. Partners in Design Architects provided architectural services. Michael Flynn, Jason Wurtz and Larry Much of NAI Hiffman represented Meridian in the lease transaction. Equity Office owns and manages the office building.
CHICAGO — GlenStar Properties LLC has acquired 10 acres of land at the Cumberland Avenue interchange in Chicago for an undisclosed price. Chesapeake Hotel Limited Partnership and Host Hotels & Resorts LP sold the land. Upon closing, GlenStar subdivided the property into three parcels. The largest parcel, totaling 3.6 acres, is available immediately for build-to-suit opportunities. The smallest parcel, approximately 2.4 acres, is in the process of being rezoned. An undisclosed buyer purchased the remaining 2.8-acre parcel and subsequently retained the developer to build a new, 150,000-square-foot office building on its behalf.
MUNDELEIN, ILL. — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of Orchard Technology Center in Mundelein, a northern suburb of Chicago, for $1.9 million. The 60,000-square-foot flex office building features pharmaceutical research space that was built by Baxter Travenol. The building consists of three separate laboratory blocks that total 30,000 square feet and three office/flex blocks that also total 30,000 square feet. Michael Rudman, John Guill and John McDermott of SVN | Chicago Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction. Neither the buyer nor the seller was disclosed.
CHICAGO — Ware Malcomb has completed interior architecture and design services for the corporate headquarters of Purohit Navigation at Willis Tower in Chicago. The healthcare communications and advertising agency now occupies 10,000 square feet on the 62nd floor of the office tower. The design emphasizes a central collaborative area with open space. All millwork was custom designed to fit Purohit’s needs. Bear Construction was the general contractor for the project.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $21.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Legacy at Poplar Creek in Schaumburg. Built in 1986, the 196-unit multifamily property is comprised of 20 two-story buildings. Trevor Ritter of KeyBank originated the seven-year loan. The borrower was not disclosed.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) has signed a 102,390-square-foot industrial lease in Lockport, 30 miles southwest of Chicago. ITW is a global manufacturer of engineered fasteners and components. The 293,872-square-foot industrial facility is located within Heritage Crossing, a 228-acre business park. H. Charles Osweiler of Nicolson Porter & List represented ITW in the lease transaction. Dan Leahy, Mark Moran and John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented ownership, ML Realty Partners.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — The Opus Group, in partnership with The Carlyle Group, has broken ground on a 14-story student housing property at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The building will feature 218 units ranging from studios to four-bedroom apartments for a total of 548 beds. The building’s shared amenities will include an indoor basketball court, fitness center and spa on the second floor. Group study rooms and lounges, along with a coffee bar, will provide additional spaces for students to gather on the third floor. The fourth floor will feature a club room with pool tables, ping pong tables and TVs leading to an outdoor amenity space with a pool, fire pits and grilling stations. Completion is slated prior to the 2019 fall academic semester. Opus Development Co. is the project developer, Opus Design Build is the design builder and Opus AE Group is the architect and structural engineer of record. Creative License International is the interior designer. Cardinal Group will manage the property.
CHICAGO — Heartland Bank & Trust Co. has provided a $26.5 million refinancing of 10 industrial and flex properties across metro Chicago. The portfolio of properties comprises the majority of the remaining assets within Midwest Industrial Funds’ MIF Value Fund LP. The portfolio totals over 800,000 square feet. The properties are occupied by more than 40 tenants with an overall occupancy rate in excess of 90 percent.