ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of an industrial building in Elk Grove Village, adjacent to O’Hare International Airport, for $2.2 million. The 34,856-square-foot, single-tenant property is located at 1331 Greenleaf Ave. Jason Caplan of Quantum represented the buyer, a Chicago-based, private real estate investor. An investment group based in the northern suburbs was the seller.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Chandler’s Building in Evanston, 12 miles north of Chicago, for $5.7 million. The building is located at 630 Davis St. near Northwestern University. The mixed-use property features office space and 23,929 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property was built in 1910 with renovations completed in 2010. The building was 70 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer was a private real estate investor satisfying a 1031 exchange. The seller was 630 Davis Street LLC. Stephen Lieberman and Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap represented the sale on behalf of ownership.
CHICAGO — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of 3030 North Broadway in Chicago for $81 million. The 137,618-square-foot shopping center is located between Barry and Wellington avenues. Ohio-based DDR Corp. purchased the center, which is anchored by grocer Mariano’s. Other tenants include XSport Fitness, Starbucks and PNC Bank. Ben Wineman and Joe Girardi of Mid-America represented the sellers, a joint venture between Barrett & Porto Real Estate, The Taxman Corp. and Newport Capital Partners.
PARK RIDGE, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has completed construction of the latest Fitness Formula Clubs (FFC) location in Park Ridge. The 67,000-square-foot fitness facility is located at 826 W. Touhy Ave. FFC Park Ridge features two stories as well as a mezzanine level. The facility includes cardio and strength training spaces, group exercise rooms, studios, an indoor basketball court, six-lane lap pool and three-story indoor climbing wall. McShane completed the facility two months ahead of schedule. McShane has provided construction services for several other FFC locations in the Chicago area, including the signature facility at the former Chicago Mercantile Exchange building at Union Station.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Retail Properties of America Inc. (RPAI) has renamed the office property formerly known as Zurich Towers to Schaumburg Towers. RPAI also signed two new leases at the property with Great American Insurance Group and Swiss Re for approximately 78,000 square feet. Schaumburg Towers is an office building with twin 20-story towers totaling approximately 895,000 square feet and is located in Schaumburg, Ill. The property is situated adjacent to Woodfield Mall, a Class A shopping mall. Great American Insurance Group and Swiss Re are both insurance companies. Steven Kling and David Florent of Colliers International are marketing the property for lease. Mark Kolar of JLL represented Great American Insurance Group, while Sven Sykes and Thomas Volini of Colliers International represented Swiss Re. Zurich Insurance relocated to a new 783,000-square-foot headquarters in Schaumburg near the corner of Meacham Road and Interstate 90.
CHICAGO — Jameson Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale-leaseback of a mixed-use property in Chicago’s Fulton Market district for $1.7 million. The building, which consists of 6,000 square feet of office and retail space, is located at 1360 W. Lake St. A longtime occupant of the building, the seller was a distributor of medical devices for the orthopedic and arthroscopic markets. An East Coast-based investor was the buyer. Ari Topper of Jameson brokered the transaction.
CHICAGO — Eugenie Terrace Associates LLC has received a $125 million loan for the refinancing of Eugenie Terrace in Chicago. The 44-story tower includes 575 luxury apartment units. The building is located at 1730 N. Clark St. in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. An international life insurance company provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. The building was originally constructed in 1988 and previously financed in 2007. Matthew Schoenfeldt and Mike Kavanau of HFF secured the loan and represented the borrower in the transaction.
BURR RIDGE, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has arranged the sale of a 101,282-square-foot industrial building in Burr Ridge, about 20 miles southwest of Chicago. The building is located at 160 Tower Drive. Accurate Partitions Corp., a manufacturer of high-performance bathroom partitions, acquired the building from a private seller after outgrowing its current space in McCook, Ill. Accurate Partitions plans to refurbish the existing 16,800 square feet of office space to accommodate the company’s growth. The building features 20- and 30-foot clear heights, 120 car parking spaces, five exterior docks and three drive-in doors. Mark Moran, John Whitehead and Brett Tomfohrde represented the seller in the transaction.
BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — Computer Aided Technology LLC (CATI) has renewed and expanded its lease to 14,000 square feet at the company’s headquarters in Buffalo Grove. This is CATI’s third expansion in the complex located at 165 N. Arlington Heights Road. The product development company previously occupied 9,040 square feet. CATI expects to begin occupying the additional space in May. Jake Ehrenberg and Scott Brandwein of CBRE represented the tenant. Mike Rolfs of Hamilton Partners represented the undisclosed owner.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Retail Properties of America Inc. (RPAI) has acquired Main Street Promenade in Naperville for $88 million. The 182,000-square-foot mixed-use property includes 103,000 square feet of retail space and 79,000 square feet of office space. The property is currently 93 percent occupied by tenants such as Anthropologie, Ann Taylor, Sur la Table and White House Black Market. The acquisition also includes a vacant parcel that can be developed into 62,000 square feet of mixed-use space. Dwight and Ruth Yackley of BBM Inc. developed the project. CBRE represented the seller, Dwight Yackley.
