CHICAGO — GlenStar Properties LLC has acquired 10 acres of land at the Cumberland Avenue interchange in Chicago for an undisclosed price. Chesapeake Hotel Limited Partnership and Host Hotels & Resorts LP sold the land. Upon closing, GlenStar subdivided the property into three parcels. The largest parcel, totaling 3.6 acres, is available immediately for build-to-suit opportunities. The smallest parcel, approximately 2.4 acres, is in the process of being rezoned. An undisclosed buyer purchased the remaining 2.8-acre parcel and subsequently retained the developer to build a new, 150,000-square-foot office building on its behalf.
MUNDELEIN, ILL. — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of Orchard Technology Center in Mundelein, a northern suburb of Chicago, for $1.9 million. The 60,000-square-foot flex office building features pharmaceutical research space that was built by Baxter Travenol. The building consists of three separate laboratory blocks that total 30,000 square feet and three office/flex blocks that also total 30,000 square feet. Michael Rudman, John Guill and John McDermott of SVN | Chicago Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction. Neither the buyer nor the seller was disclosed.
CHICAGO — Ware Malcomb has completed interior architecture and design services for the corporate headquarters of Purohit Navigation at Willis Tower in Chicago. The healthcare communications and advertising agency now occupies 10,000 square feet on the 62nd floor of the office tower. The design emphasizes a central collaborative area with open space. All millwork was custom designed to fit Purohit’s needs. Bear Construction was the general contractor for the project.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $21.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Legacy at Poplar Creek in Schaumburg. Built in 1986, the 196-unit multifamily property is comprised of 20 two-story buildings. Trevor Ritter of KeyBank originated the seven-year loan. The borrower was not disclosed.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) has signed a 102,390-square-foot industrial lease in Lockport, 30 miles southwest of Chicago. ITW is a global manufacturer of engineered fasteners and components. The 293,872-square-foot industrial facility is located within Heritage Crossing, a 228-acre business park. H. Charles Osweiler of Nicolson Porter & List represented ITW in the lease transaction. Dan Leahy, Mark Moran and John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented ownership, ML Realty Partners.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — The Opus Group, in partnership with The Carlyle Group, has broken ground on a 14-story student housing property at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The building will feature 218 units ranging from studios to four-bedroom apartments for a total of 548 beds. The building’s shared amenities will include an indoor basketball court, fitness center and spa on the second floor. Group study rooms and lounges, along with a coffee bar, will provide additional spaces for students to gather on the third floor. The fourth floor will feature a club room with pool tables, ping pong tables and TVs leading to an outdoor amenity space with a pool, fire pits and grilling stations. Completion is slated prior to the 2019 fall academic semester. Opus Development Co. is the project developer, Opus Design Build is the design builder and Opus AE Group is the architect and structural engineer of record. Creative License International is the interior designer. Cardinal Group will manage the property.
CHICAGO — Heartland Bank & Trust Co. has provided a $26.5 million refinancing of 10 industrial and flex properties across metro Chicago. The portfolio of properties comprises the majority of the remaining assets within Midwest Industrial Funds’ MIF Value Fund LP. The portfolio totals over 800,000 square feet. The properties are occupied by more than 40 tenants with an overall occupancy rate in excess of 90 percent.
BARTLETT, ILL. — Animal Supply Co. has signed a 220,000-square-foot industrial lease in Bartlett, about 35 miles northwest of Chicago. The distributor of wholesale pet products will occupy the space at 1323 Brewster Creek Blvd. within the Brewster Creek Business Park. The property is a 421,401-square-foot warehouse newly constructed in the summer of 2017. The building features a clear height of 32 feet, 48 dock doors and 40 trailer spaces. Animal Supply will relocate from 6450 Muirfield Drive in Hanover Park. Adam Marshall, Brian Carroll and Mark Deady of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Jeffrey Janda and Steve Bass of Lee & Associates represented ownership.
LISLE, ILL. — A venture between GFH Financial Group BSC, Lincoln Property Co. and Crestlight Capital has acquired Central Park of Lisle I and II in Lisle. The sales price was $129 million, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The two-building office property totals 693,546 square feet. Completed in 1991, Central Park of Lisle I is a seven-story building featuring 381,634 square feet. Central Park of Lisle II, built in 2001, features eight stories of office space totaling 311,912 square feet. Combined, the properties are 86 percent leased to tenants such as Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC, CA Technologies, Millward Brown (Kantar), EMC Corp. and Kone. Amenities include an on-site athletic club, childcare, cafeteria, conference facility and executive parking. The transaction included the 7.5-acre development parcel to the east of the site fronting I-88. Bryan Rosenberg, Patrick Shields, Jaime Fink, Jeff Bramson and Mark Katz of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer. Eric Tupler and Trent Niederberger of HFF arranged financing for the borrower through Citigroup.
CHICAGO — Crate & Barrel has signed a 117,000-square-foot lease for office and production space at The Fields in Chicago. Crate & Barrel plans to use the space for photo and video production. The Fields is a 22-acre, 1.5 million-square-foot redevelopment of the former Marshall Field’s campus located at 4000 West Diversey St., and is part of the Logan Square neighborhood. In 1965, Marshall Field and Co. acquired the six-story loft building, which was constructed in 1928. After going vacant in 2008, 4K Diversey Partners LLC, a partnership of Louis Silver, Aaron Paris and Paul Fishbein, acquired the complex. Developer Merit Partners began a mixed-use redevelopment at the site in January 2014. The project now comprises 300,000 square feet of office space; 123 residential rental lofts; 100,000 square feet of retail space, including the flagship Cermak Fresh Market; a 125,000-square-foot Cubesmart Self Storage business; and a 400,000-square-foot warehouse anchored by Studio 41. Cushman & Wakefield’s Barbara Schenberg and Teddy Walsh represented ownership in the lease transaction, while Steve Schneider and Andy Heymann, also of Cushman & Wakefield, represented Crate & Barrel.