ITASCA, ILL. — Jewel-Osco has renewed its 69,000-square-foot office lease for 10 years at Hamilton Lakes Business Park in Itasca. The grocery and drug retailer has maintained its corporate headquarters at the property, located at 150 Pierce Road, for the past 10 years. Hamilton Partners Inc. is the property landlord. Jewel-Osco has 187 locations across Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, and employs 31,000 associates.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Aries Conlon Capital has arranged a $62.4 million non-recourse loan for the refinancing of a seven-hotel portfolio in seven states. The portfolio, owned by Inner Circle Investments, includes six Radisson hotels, which are located in Cromwell, Conn.; Billings, Mont.; Highpoint, N.C.; Albany, N.Y.; Appleton, Wis.; and Cheyenne, Wyo; as well as one independent, boutique hotel in St. Louis. Rushi Shah of Aries Conlon arranged the interest-only loan with an international investment bank. Instead of refinancing its assets as fee-simple properties, Inner Circle split ownership of the land parcels and the hotels into leased-fee and leasehold entities respectively, entered into 99-year leases with its hotels as tenants and then refinanced the land/leased-fee portions at a higher loan-to-value ratio and more attractive terms. Aries Conlon is now refinancing the corresponding leaseholds to effectively close the loop.
HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. — Interra Realty has negotiated the sale of a CVS ground lease in Highland Park for $4.8 million. The 13,225-square-foot building is located at 2000 Skokie Valley Road, approximately 25 miles north of Chicago. Craig Martin and Colin O’Malley of Interra represented both parties in the transaction. The seller, a local real estate development firm, developed the property in 2011. The buyer, a local family, was completing a 1031 exchange. CVS has approximately 20 years remaining on its lease.
CHICAGO — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a $9.7 million loan for the refinancing of Portage Park in Chicago. Formerly a bank building, the mixed-use property now incorporates office and retail space. Situated on seven acres, the property features 60,500 square feet of rentable space and a 180-space parking lot. Tenants include Binny’s Beverage Depot, Retro Fitness and Immigration Lawyers PC. A portion of the vacant space is a historic theater that was formerly home to the Northwest Chicago Film Society, and will be preserved as a performing arts facility. Luke Erlandson, Jeff Robbins and Matt Ewig arranged the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. Loan proceeds will be used to pay off an existing construction loan. Cui Properties was the borrower.
CHICAGO — Skender Construction has completed a 21,000-square-foot office build-out for The Climate Corp., a subsidiary of Monsanto Co. The company creates digital tools to help farmers sustainably increase their productivity. The new office, located at 1330 W. Fulton Market, incorporates rustic wood walls, oversized barn doors and an antique tractor on display. Two workshops house the company’s equipment and ongoing projects. A large break room offers ping pong and foosball for employees. Skender collaborated with architect Shive-Hattery and COR Consulting for the project.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Avison Young has negotiated the sale of a three-building, 538,236-square-foot industrial portfolio in Elk Grove Village for an undisclosed price. The buildings are located near the Chicago O’Hare International Airport in the O’Hare submarket. The properties include: 1900 Pratt Blvd., a 111,338-square-foot building; 1950 Pratt Blvd., a 165,212-square-foot building; and 2000-2020 Pratt Blvd., a 261,686-square-foot building. The portfolio is 100 percent leased to Clear Lam and D&W Fine Pak, both of which are packaging manufacturers for the food industry. Erik Foster and Mike Wilson of Avison Young represented the seller, Australia-based Mirvac. LBA Realty purchased the portfolio.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — NEC Display Solutions of America has signed a 47,714-square-foot office lease in Downers Grove, a western suburb of Chicago. The property is located at 3250 Lacey Road. Included in the new headquarters will be a 6,000-square-foot technology showcase and demo facility for client engagement, as well as a 5,000-square-foot research and development lab. The designer and provider of LCD displays is moving from a 40,000-square-foot office in Itasca, Ill. Chad Freese, Paul Diederich, Matthew Frazee and Jon Springer of CBRE represented NEC in the lease transaction. Phil Sheridan of CBRE represented the owner, Hamilton Partners.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the sale of a 4.8-acre property net leased to a Hyundai car dealership in Schaumburg for $6.3 million. The property is located at 1020 E. Golf Road near Woodfield Mall. Patrick Forkin represented the seller, a local investor who had owned the property for over 30 years.
CHICAGO — Peapod has unveiled plans to move its headquarters from suburban Skokie to 300 South Riverside Plaza in Chicago. Founded in 1989, Peapod is an online grocery delivery store that operates out of 23 markets. All 220 employees will move to the 53,000-square-foot office by April 2018. Currently occupying a 33,000-square-foot space, Peapod is moving to downtown in order to access a deeper talent pool of data analytics and tech employees. Owned by Third Millennium Group, 300 South Riverside Plaza is a 23-story Class A office tower in Chicago’s West Loop. Matt Pistorio and Joy Jordan of The Telos Group represented ownership in the lease transaction. David Burden and Tom Berarducci of Colliers International represented Peapod.
ALSIP, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Orchard Estates in Alsip, a southern suburb of Chicago, for $11.1 million. The 156-unit apartment property is located at 4600 W. 122nd St. Built in 1973, the property comprises six three-story buildings on a 6.2-acre lot. The 72 one-bedroom units and 84 two-bedroom units were 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ryan Engle of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer. Both were undisclosed.
