Illinois

CARY, ILL. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a 61,000-square-foot building in Cary, about 45 miles northwest of Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The property, located at 165 Chicago St., is fully leased to AMPAC, a global manufacturer of creative and flexible packaging for pharmaceuticals, health and beauty products and retailers. The building, developed in 1985, includes three exterior docks, one drive-in door and heavy power for manufacturing. Erik Foster and Mike Wilson of Avison Young represented the seller, ML Realty Partners. Agracel Inc., a regional industrial development firm based in Effingham, Ill., purchased the property.

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CHICAGO — CenterPoint Properties has been selected by CRRC Sifang America Inc. to develop a 380,944-square-foot industrial building for the rail car manufacturer in Chicago. Located on 45 acres at 13535 S. Torrence Ave., the facility will include warehouse, office and rail car assembly and testing space. The building footprint also incorporates room for future growth and expansion of CRRC’s North American production capabilities. The Chicago assembly facility will serve initially to fulfill a contract between CRRC and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for new rail cars. CRRC will assemble, test and deliver the CTA’s new, modern 7000 Series transit cars, with the first cars expected by 2019. The building will achieve a LEED certification upon completion and feature LED lighting for internal production lighting, skylights for natural lighting, water-efficient fixtures, natural landscaping and storm water management. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on March 16.

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ROSEMONT, ILL. — Money360 has provided a $16.2 million bridge loan for a 71,132-square-foot office property in Rosemont. Constructed in 2006, the single-tenant building includes a central break room, executive suite, conference room, large meeting room, computer training room, fitness center and locker rooms. The borrower was a single-purpose entity.

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CHICAGO — Dayton Street Partners has sold its 43,000-square-foot distribution facility at 920 W. Pershing Road in Chicago to a private investor for $4.1 million. Originally acquired in 2015, Dayton Street transformed the manufacturing building into a modern warehouse/distribution facility. Last year, Trane U.S. signed a 25,000-square-foot lease at the property and Stanley Steemer signed an 18,000-square-foot lease.

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CHICAGO — American Realty Advisors (ARA) has acquired The Madison at Racine, a 216-unit luxury apartment community in Chicago’s West Loop. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 216-unit property is located at 1164 W. Madison St. The community features one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a rooftop with a sun deck, pool, hot tub and fire pits. Other amenities include a coffee bar, dog park and concierge services. John Jaeger, Dan Cohen and MJ Zaring of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between Boston-based Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. and Chicago-based Ascend Real Estate Group.

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DES PLAINES, ILL. — Riddell Inc. has signed approximately a 27,000-square-foot office lease in Des Plaines, about 20 miles northwest of Chicago. The producer of football helmets and protective equipment will occupy the space at 1700 W. Higgins Road. The new location will serve as the company’s headquarters and also feature a testing lab to advance the design and development of football gear. Riddell will be vacating its current space located at 9801 W. Higgins Ave. in Rosemont later this year. Jon Springer, Paul Diederich and Andrew Kaplan of CBRE represented Riddell in the lease transaction.

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CHANNAHON, ILL. — Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has acquired an 18.9-acre truck and container yard in Channahon near Joliet. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the asking price was $8 million. Cavalea Continental Freight Inc., the seller, built the property in 2006 to be used as an intermodal container storage facility for customers moving ocean freight through the southwest suburban intermodal rail yards. The property is located at 23264 Youngs Road and includes a maintenance shop and office building. IOV plans to make some improvements to the asphalt and office space. Dan McGillicuddy and Steve Ostrowski of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. IOV has retained Josh Hearne of Cawley Chicago to market the property for lease.

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SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of the Shoppes at Prime Village in Schaumburg for $2.3 million. The 9,949-square-foot retail center is located at 1414-1424 E. Algonquin Road. A Chicago-based private real estate investor purchased the property. The seller was an undisclosed prominent property owner from the Chicagoland area. Chad Firsel of Quantum represented the seller in the transaction.

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ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Apollo Flow Controls has signed a 226,102-square-foot industrial lease in Romeoville, 26 miles southwest of Chicago. The producer of flow control products will occupy the space at 1881 Normantown Road. The building, developed by Molto Properties in 2015, features 32-foot clear heights, two drive-in doors, 35 docks and parking for 200 cars and 39 trailers. Britt Casey, Chris Lydon and Al Caruana of Cushman & Wakefield represented Apollo in the long-term lease transaction, while Jim Estus of Colliers International represented Molto. Meridian Design Group was responsible for tenant improvements.

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O’FALLON, ILL. — Gateway Multifamily Group, along with its in-house property management company Tut and Tut Properties, has purchased a 78-unit apartment community in O’Fallon, about 17 miles east of St. Louis. The purchase price was not disclosed. The garden-style community will be rebranded as the Park Entrance Apartments. Gateway plans to invest an additional $2 million to $3 million in renovations. The property sits on 5.4 acres and consists of two-bedroom units averaging 1,200 square feet.

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