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Zenith IOS Acquires Two Industrial Facilities in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

WEST CHICAGO AND BRIDGEVIEW, ILL. — Zenith Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) has acquired two facilities in metro Chicago: 1400 Powis Road in West Chicago and 9809 Industrial Drive in Bridgeview. Ikey Betesh of Meridian Capital Group as well as Frank Melchert, Matt Garland, Stevan Arandjelovic and Simon Porras of Cawley Commercial Real Estate sourced the two acquisitions for Zenith. The Cawley team has been retained as the leasing agent for the West Chicago property, which features a 67,500-square-foot warehouse with 5 acres of outdoor storage space.

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NAI Hiffman Negotiates $2.6M Sale of Industrial Building in Wood Dale, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

WOOD DALE, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has negotiated the $2.6 million sale of a 20,541-square-foot industrial building at 344 Beinoris Drive in the Chicago suburb of Wood Dale. Joe Bronson and Paddy Dwyer of NAI Hiffman represented the buyer, a metal manufacturing company that bails, stores and distributes scrap metals nationwide. The buyer will nearly triple its previous footprint of about 7,000 square feet, also in Wood Dale. With heavy power infrastructure and outdoor storage capacity, the facility enables the manufacturer to expand processing and storage while maintaining its presence in the O’Hare submarket.

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Nicholas Family of Cos. Buys Joseph Nicholas Construction Corp., Expands Auto Dealership Building Services

by Kristin Harlow

MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — The Nicholas Family of Cos. has acquired Schaumburg, Ill.-based Joseph Nicholas Construction Corp. (JNC), a construction firm specializing in auto dealerships. JNC will become a dedicated automotive facility construction studio within The Nicholas Family of Cos., which is based in Mount Prospect. JNC joins Nicholas & Associates, the Nicholas Family’s diversified construction arm, and will relocate its headquarters to Mount Prospect. Joey Mariconda, director of construction for JNC, will join Nicholas & Associates as director of its automotive construction studio. Both companies are second-generation, family-run operations.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $4.4M Sale of Apartment, Retail Building in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.4 million sale of 2525 North Clark Street in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Totaling 7,851 rentable square feet, the asset includes 12 multifamily units and three commercial storefronts anchored by Starbucks. Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. Mitchell Kiven of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer, The Shiner Group, a Wilmette, Ill.-based developer and investor. The buyer plans to keep the current retailers in place and make targeted improvements to the apartment units for continued rent growth.

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Lurie Children’s Opens 75,000 SF Outpatient Center in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has opened its new 75,000-square-foot outpatient center in Schaumburg. The project consolidates services from former locations in Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates and Huntley into one facility. The center will offer a range of specialties and an ambulatory infusion center. The project team included HKS as architect, Skender as general contractor, IMEG Corp. as structural and mechanical engineer and V3 Cos. as civil engineer. In addition to its main hospital in downtown Chicago, Lurie Children’s now offers care through 17 outpatient centers, six primary care locations and 10 partner hospitals across Chicagoland.

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Lee & Associates of Illinois to Relocate to One Lincoln Centre in Oakbrook Terrace

by Kristin Harlow

OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — Lee & Associates of Illinois has signed a long-term office lease at One Lincoln Centre in Oakbrook Terrace. The move, set for third-quarter 2026 occupancy, marks the firm’s first transition out of the Rosemont area since its 2002 inception. Built in 1986, One Lincoln Centre is a 318,000-square-foot property. Lee & Associates of Illinois will occupy space on the 14th floor. The move will accommodate the company’s growth, housing more than 60 employees across its brokerage and Lee Asset Management divisions. The company will remain in its current space at 9450 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. until the relocation. Hamilton Partners, the owner of One Lincoln Centre, was self-represented.

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Sky Zone Signs 40,103 SF Retail Lease at Gurnee Mills Mall in Metro Chicago  

by Kristin Harlow

GURNEE, ILL. — Family entertainment tenant Sky Zone has signed a 40,103-square-foot retail lease at Gurnee Mills Mall in the northern Chicago suburb of Gurnee. Sean McCourt and Alex Corno of CBRE represented the landlord, Simon Property Group. Gurnee Mills Mall is home to more than 200 retail, dining and entertainment options.

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Greenstone Partners Brokers $3.6M Sale of Retail Building in Des Plaines, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

DES PLAINES, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $3.6 million sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant retail building occupied by Guzman y Gomez in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines. The quick-service restaurant specializes in fresh Mexican cuisine. Founded in Australia, the brand has expanded to more than 250 restaurants across Australia, Singapore, Japan and the U.S. The Des Plaines property at 2741 Mannheim Road marks the sixth U.S. location. Brewster Hague and Danny Spitz of Greenstone represented the seller, an Illinois-based developer, and procured the buyer, a local private investor.

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DesignPac Inks 17,447 SF Flex Office Lease in Oak Brook, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

OAK BROOK, ILL. — DesignPac, a subsidiary of 1-800-Flowers.com Inc., has inked a long-term lease for 17,447 square feet of flex office space at 2100 Swift Drive in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. Corey Chase of Newmark represented the tenant, which is a provider of gourmet gift baskets and sets for major retailers across North America. The new space will support the company’s multifaceted operations, including its design studio and showroom, product packaging and light manufacturing. Experimental Holdings owns the three-story, 58,010-square-foot property, which underwent a significant renovation in 2017. Ownership is adding an overhead door to the first floor to create a flex space that will enable the tenant to efficiently move products in and out of the facility. Patrick Kiefer and Dan O’Neill of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord.

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Related Midwest, CRG Break Ground on Phase I of 440-Acre Quantum Shore Chicago Innovation District

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Related Midwest and CRG have broken ground on the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park (IQMP), the first phase of Quantum Shore Chicago, a 440-acre, master-planned technology and innovation district along the Chicago lakefront. The project is located on the former U.S. Steel South Works site at 8080 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the South Chicago neighborhood. The co-developers are receiving financing from funds managed by Blue Owl Capital on both the land acquisition and vertical development of facilities for IQMP’s anchor tenant, PsiQuantum, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based company with a mission “to build and deploy the world’s first useful quantum computers.” Quantum computing utilizes quantum mechanics to solve complex problems such as climate, energy and defense challenges faster than traditional computers.  Created through a public-private partnership with State of Illinois and federal agencies, IQMP will occupy 128 acres on the southern end of the development site. In addition to PsiQuantum’s 80,700-square-foot office and research facility — the first of several buildings the firm will eventually occupy — the campus will include a cryoplant (a facility that uses extremely low temperatures to produce gases like liquid helium and nitrogen for high-tech applications) and equipment labs, as well as …

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