SWANSEA, ILL. — BARBERMurphy Group has arranged the sale of a 108-unit apartment property in Swansea, about 15 miles east of St. Louis. The sales price was not disclosed. The building, located at Cantwell Lane and Old Collinsville Road, consists of 113,400 square feet. BARBERMurphy represented the seller, Dan L. Sheils LLC. Swansea Applegate Apartments LLC purchased the property.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group Inc. has brokered the sale of a 44-unit multifamily building in Chicago’s Sheridan Park neighborhood for $6.1 million. The property, located at 4706 N. Beacon St., consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. The building was fully renovated in 2007, including all major building systems. Doug Fisher of Essex represented the undisclosed seller. Doug Imber and Kate Varde of Essex represented the undisclosed buyer.
PARK RIDGE, ILL. — Draper and Kramer Inc. has acquired a three-acre commercial development site in Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago. The parcel is located at the corner of Greenwood Avenue and Busse Highway. The firm was self-represented in the transaction. Paul Buckingham and Terry Alexa of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the seller, the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Following the acquisition, Draper and Kramer sold a portion of the site to a developer for a luxury seniors housing development. Jason Gustavson of Stone Real Estate is marketing the remaining parcel on behalf of Draper and Kramer.
CHICAGO — LM Commercial has brokered the sale of a 67,305-square-foot industrial building in Chicago’s Montclare neighborhood. The property is located at 2701 N. Normandy Ave. The listing price was $1.5 million, but the final sales price was not disclosed. Martha Winter, Mike Merry and Brian Wabick of LM Commercial brokered the transaction.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — The Opus Group has completed a new corporate headquarters for MC Machinery Systems Inc. in Elk Grove Village, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The 175,000-square-foot property consists of two buildings located off I-90. The new headquarters features 50,000 square feet of office space, 75,000 square feet of warehouse and storage space and a 50,000-square-foot industrial machinery showroom to showcase the company’s equipment and host customer walkthroughs. MC Machinery Systems, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., develops, sells and supports seven different types of manufacturing equipment used primarily for metalworking. Opus Design Build was the design-builder, Opus AE Group was the structural engineer of record and Heitman Architects was the architect of record and the design architect.
HUNTLEY, ILL. — Midwest Industrial Funds has purchased a 71,000-square-foot industrial building in Huntley, about 50 miles northwest of Chicago. The property is located at 12007 Smith Drive. The building features 22-foot clear heights, eight exterior docks and parking for 60 cars. An additional three acres at the site can be developed separately. The facility is currently fully leased to one tenant that uses the property for warehousing and light manufacturing. Midwest Industrial plans to improve the exterior façade, install new windows, perform landscaping enhancements and eventually perform interior improvements to reposition the property in the marketplace. Dan Tobin of CTK Chicago Partners represented Midwest Industrial in the purchase. Michael Magliano of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a private investor. The purchase price was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — McShane Construction Co. has completed Clybourn 1200, an 84-unit mixed-use property in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. The seven-story building is located at the corner of Clybourn Avenue and Division Street and offers mixed-income housing. The property is within walking distance to several shops, restaurants and entertainment options as well as the CTA Clark/Division Red Line Station. The infill site is also easily accessible to the Kennedy Expressway. Clybourn 1200 also features 17,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 25,295-square-foot parking garage. Studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans are available. Amenities include a community room, computer lab, party room and fitness center. The rooftop features a vegetable garden and bee keeping area. Brinshore-Michaels was the developer, while Pappageorge Haymes Partners served as the project architect.
CHICAGO — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the sale of a 16,180-square-foot mixed-use building located at 6-8 S. Clark St. in Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The first floor of the building was previously occupied by a Wendy’s restaurant while the other three floors have been vacant in recent years. Greg Dietz and Danny Spitz of Baum represented the undisclosed seller. An out-of-state investor purchased the property.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc. has purchased The Commons at Town Center in Vernon Hills, a northern suburb of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. The 85-unit apartment property is located at 1255 Town Center Road. Constructed in 2010, the property sits on 2.4 acres and features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The property also includes 10,609 square feet of first-floor retail space. Tenants include Sam Martirano Salon & Spa, Hawthorn Dental Associates, Eight Piece Rolls, Design Studio Jewelry LLC and Giuseppe’s Pizza Restaurant. The Commons at Town Center was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Joe Cosenza and Brett Smith of Inland closed the transaction on behalf of Inland Residential Properties Trust Inc.
ELMHURST, ILL. — Peak Construction Corp. has completed a 38,000-square-foot industrial renovation for MedTorque Inc. in Elmhurst, a western suburb of Chicago. Peak coordinated installing new power, plumbing, HVAC and millwork at the multi-tenant building. MedTorque’s Chicago location specializes in the machining and assembly of complex medical instruments for the orthopedic industry.