Illinois

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Podolsky Circle has arranged the sale of 1755 Park Street in Naperville for $3.5 million. The 37,668-square-foot office building is currently 94 percent leased to a mix of local and regional tenants including a therapy practice, an executive suites operation, an IT consulting firm and a regional bank office. Alissa Adler, John Homsher and Paul Tesdal of Podolsky Circle represented the seller, CP Highalnds Fund LP. The company purchased the property in 2013 and began a capital improvement plan to update the property’s automation systems, common areas, building signage as well as tenant spaces. The improvements also included the addition of electric vehicle charging stations. Podolsky Circle Construction completed the improvements. Tony Russo of Cawley Chicago represented the buyer, a private investor.

CHICAGO — Sam Zell’s Equity Commonwealth plans to sell Groupon’s headquarters, located at 600 W. Chicago Ave., for $500 million, according to local media reports. Sterling Bay is expected to acquire the 1.6 million-square-foot building, which formerly served as a Montgomery Ward catalog warehouse. Equity Commonwealth purchased the asset in 2011 for $390 million. This deal would mark the billionaire’s exit from the Chicago office market. By narrowing its portfolio to just 20 assets, Equity Commonwealth has accumulated approximately $2 billion in cash since Zell took over as chairman in 2014.

ITASCA, ILL. — A partnership between a private equity real estate fund of Balfour Pacific Capital Inc. and Hamilton Partners has acquired One Pierce Place and 500 Park Boulevard in Itasca for $78.3 million. The two buildings span 976,000 square feet within the Hamilton Lakes Business Park. Amenities include an athletic club, restaurant and deli, conference facilities and direct access to the adjacent Westin Hotel. Renovated in 2012, One Pierce Place is 91 percent leased by tenants such as Houghton Mifflin Harcort and Epsilon. Renovated in 2015, 500 Park Boulevard is 94 percent leased by tenants such as Keyence Corp., The Boler Co. and Hitachi. Bryan Rosenberg and Patrick Shields, Mark Katz, Jeff Bramson and Jaime Fink of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between Long Wharf Capital LLC and Hamilton Partners.