CHICAGO — Resource Innovation Office REIT Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust, has purchased 1025 W. Sunnyside, an office building in Chicago, for $7.2 million. The building offers 27,852 square feet of office and retail space with exposed wood beams, high ceilings, open floor plans and café-style workspaces. The property is 100 percent occupied by tenants such as Fansided, an independent sports and entertainment network. Cedar Street Cos. was the seller.
CHICAGO — Thor Equities has acquired two properties in Chicago’s Fulton Market district for $36.1 million. The properties, 816-820 West Fulton Market and 216-226 North Peoria Street, together total more than 106,000 square feet. Thor plans to convert the historical buildings into prime retail and office properties. Once dominated by cold storage facilities and wholesale meat companies, Fulton Market is filled with restaurants, boutique hotels, residential buildings, art galleries and architectural and creative firms, along with major companies such as Google and Uber. The vacant warehouses on Peoria Street will be combined and expanded to accommodate a five-story mixed-use structure. The West Fulton Market properties will be renovated and repositioned.
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Aryzta has opened a new 193,000-square-foot distribution center in Romeoville, about 25 miles southwest of Chicago. The facility specializes in cold storage and will store foods that are made at the global baking company’s Chicagoland area bakeries. The company also has a bakery location in Romeoville. Meridian Design Build was the general contractor and WBS Equities LLC was the development manager. Ware Malcomb provided architectural and structural design services, while Jacob & Hefner Associates completed civil engineering work.
AURORA, ILL. — CyrusOne, a REIT specializing in carrier-neutral data center properties, has broken ground on a 425,000-square-foot data center at the company’s Aurora campus in suburban Chicago. Carrier-neutral data centers allow interconnection between multiple telecommunication carriers. This is the second center at the location. Construction is beginning on part of the land acquired in March 2016 as part of the sale-leaseback transaction with CME Group. The newest data center will provide CyrusOne customers involved in the global financial markets with additional space and connectivity. CyrusOne operates 35 carrier-neutral data center facilities across the United States, Europe and Asia.
ELGIN, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate has completed development of Northwest Pointe II, a 385,300-square-foot speculative industrial building in Elgin, about 35 miles northwest of Chicago. The company also purchased a 20.5-acre site directly adjacent to the development. Northwest Pointe II and neighboring parcel are located within Northwest Corporate Park near the intersection of Galvin and Higgins Roads. The building offers Class A industrial space with 32-foot clear heights. Northwest Pointe I, a 342,620-square-foot speculative industrial facility, was completed in 2014. Multiple design options are available for Northwest Pointe III from 120,000 to 300,000 square feet. John Cassidy and Kenneth Franzese of Lee & Associates represented both the seller and Conor Commercial in all three transactions. McShane Construction Co. and Ware Malcomb comprised the design/build team for Northwest Pointe II.
CHICAGO — The Boulder Group has arranged the $1 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Athletico Physical Therapy in Chicago. The 4,535-square-foot building is located at 8905 S. Commercial Ave. The new Athletico lease is for 10 years and features a 10 percent rental escalation in each of the two five-year renewal option periods. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest real estate investment company. A West Coast-based real estate investment company was the buyer.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Bradford Allen has been named the exclusive leasing agent for 1900 Spring Road, a 107,000-square-foot Class A building in Oak Brook, about 20 miles west of Chicago. The building is also known as Citibank Office Plaza, as Citibank runs a branch on the first floor. Franklin Partners purchased the building from American Realty Advisors in September and plans to relocate its offices to the building as well as handle the property management. John Millner and Ryan Moen of Bradford Allen will handle the leasing management.
CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of a portion of Bohl Farm Marketplace in Crystal Lake, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, Planet Fitness and Party Center anchor the 66,066-square-foot portion that was sold. The center is located near the northwest corner of Northwest Highway and Pingree Road. Ben Wineman and Carly Gallagher were the exclusive brokers in the transaction on behalf of the seller, Berengaria Development.
CHICAGO — Thor Equities has closed on the sale of 26-34 S. State St. in Chicago for $44.2 million. The retail space is home to the first dedicated Jordan Brand store, which opened in October 2015. Thor leased approximately 12,000 square feet of retail space to the athletic apparel store in 2014. The two-level location sells sneakers and apparel, and features a basketball gym and consumer lounge. The buyer was not disclosed. Michael Marks of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property net leased to US Bank in Lockport, 30 miles southwest of Chicago, for $2.1 million. The building is located at 1103 East 9th St. near Lewis University. The triple net lease entered into by US Bank expires in July 2026 and features annual rental escalations of 2.5 percent and three five-year renewal option periods. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller in the transaction, an institutional investment firm. A high net worth individual was the buyer.