ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has negotiated the $1.9 million sale of a 4,083-square-foot, two-tenant retail center located at 2701 E. Main St. in St. Charles. The property, which features a drive-thru, is occupied by Dunkin’ and Options Medical, a weight loss facility with 40 locations across the U.S. Both tenants operate under net lease structures. Brewster Hague, AJ Patel and Tom Galvin of Greenstone represented the seller, a private partnership. The buyer was a local investor.
PEORIA, ILL. — Black Bear Capital Partners (BBCP), a subsidiary of Black Bear Asset Management, has arranged $41.5 million in financing for the redevelopment of two warehouse buildings located at 800 and 801 SW Washington St. in Peoria. Oculus Development is the owner and developer. BBCP arranged the financing in two components, both with Southern Bank. A $28.5 million construction loan features a three-year term, fixed interest rate, interest-only payments for the full term and a 66 percent loan-to-cost ratio. A $13 million historic tax credit bridge loan features a two-year term, floating interest rate, interest-only payments for the full term and a 90 percent loan-to-cost ratio. BBCP also assisted in sourcing the historic tax credit equity. The project will feature 170 apartment units and 2,500 square feet of commercial space across two adjoining warehouse buildings. Plans call for a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units along with 237 parking spaces. Amenities will include community lounges, laundry rooms, pet grooming stations, a fitness center, bike storage, package rooms, a reading room, movie theater, game room, pet run and courtyard.
ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12.5 million sale of a 130,200-square-foot retail property occupied by Walmart in the Chicago suburb of Rolling Meadows. Built in 2000 and renovated in 2016, the single-tenant property sits on 9.8 acres at 1460 Golf Road. Walmart, which recently signed a long-term lease extension with an absolute net structure backed by a corporate guarantee, has occupied the space for nearly 25 years. Ashish Vakhariya, Seth Haron, Darin Gross and Steven Weinstock of Marcus & Millichap represented the private equity fund seller and procured the institutional buyer.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Perfection Servo Hydraulics, an automation machinery manufacturing and repair company, has signed a full-building industrial lease for 15,840 square feet at 3940 Swenson Ave. in St. Charles. Luke Dummitt of Brown Commercial Group represented the tenant, which is part of SunSource, a North American equipment manufacturing, repair and fabrication business that maintains its primary Illinois facility in Addison. Eric Schneider and Joel Friedland of Brit Properties represented the undisclosed landlord. Perfection’s previous storage location in Batavia was sold. Additionally, the company sought more space for its equipment storage needs.
CHICAGO — Zurich North America has signed a 52,000-square-foot office lease at Willis Tower, which is located at 233 S. Wacker Drive in Chicago. Zurich, a global insurer, will occupy floors 53 and 54, relocating its downtown Chicago office from 300 S. Riverside Plaza. The new office will feature innovative workplace design and technology to enable collaboration within a hybrid environment. Zurich’s primary North American headquarters will remain in Schaumburg, Ill., where the company launched its U.S. operations in 1912. Zurich is expected to transition to Willis Tower in summer 2026. Todd Mintz of JLL represented Zurich in the lease. Nikki Kern of The Telos Group LLC represented the landlord, Perform Properties.
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VII LP, has acquired a 67,565-square-foot freezer/cooler building in the Chicago suburb of Glendale Heights. The property at 601 Wall St. was fully leased at the time of sale to KeHE Distributors, a specialty food distributor. Situated in the High Grove Business Park, the building offers direct access to I-355 via Army Trail Road. The precast facility was constructed in 1991 and expanded in 2005. The asset features clear heights ranging from 22 to 37 feet, 10 exterior docks, four drive-in doors and parking for 10 trailers. There is 38,087 square feet of freezer space with glycol floors, 16,139 square feet of production space and 3,594 square feet of cold docks. Will McCormack and John Huguenard of JLL represented the seller, LBA Logistics. VK Industrial VII is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sales of two Chicago apartment buildings. A 14-unit property constructed in 2023 at 5069 N. Northwest Highway in the Jefferson Park neighborhood sold for $5.7 million, while an eight-unit building completed in 2020 at 2034 N. Avondale Ave. in the Bucktown neighborhood traded for $4.9 million. Brad Feldman of Interra represented the seller, a private local developer, in both transactions. Michael Duckler of Interra represented the confidential buyer of 5069 N. Northwest Highway. The private buyer of 2034 N. Avondale Ave. acquired the property as part of a 1031 exchange and assumed the seller’s debt on the asset. Both properties were fully occupied at the time of sale.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has brokered the sale of a 42,780-square-foot industrial facility at 2375 Estes Ave. in Elk Grove Village within the O’Hare submarket. The freestanding property features three docks, two drive-in doors, heavy power, a clear height of 22 feet and ample car parking. The buyer, Excel Restoration, will use the building as its headquarters. Cory Kay, Mike DeSerto and Elisabeth Lazzara of Entre represented the undisclosed seller, while colleague Kevin Kaplan represented the buyer.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — The Nicholas Family of Cos. has opened Rosemont Ice Arena, a new $34.5 million indoor ice arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont. The twin-sheet arena totals 103,000 square feet. Located steps away from Allstate Arena, Rosemont Ice Arena offers ice time for youth hockey groups and figure skating, evening ice time for adult hockey leagues and exclusive daytime use by the Chicago Wolves professional hockey team for their practices ahead of home games at Allstate Arena. The project includes new practice facilities for the Chicago Wolves equipped with a dedicated sauna, steam room, cold plunge, film room and team lounge. Constructed by Nicholas & Associates and designed by ARCON Associates Inc., the new arena features a food and coffee area called Market by Hatty’s, a sports bar and supper club concept named Hatty’s Club, a lounge area and a physical therapy clinic. The Nicholas Family’s Spectate Group will operate the arena. Spectate Group will pay the Village of Rosemont an annual licensing fee to operate and manage the year-round facility.
WOOD DALE, ILL. — Tolead Logistics USA Inc. has signed a long-term lease for 160,000 square feet of industrial space at 640 N. Central Ave. in the Chicago suburb of Wood Dale. The tenant provides fashion, electronics and e-commerce logistics solutions. The building features a clear height of 32 feet, 38 exterior docks and two drive-in doors. Ryan Mullins and Frank Damato of Core Industrial Realty represented the tenant, while Kevin Segerson and Genna Ohrn of CBRE represented the undisclosed landlord.
