NORMAL, ILL. — Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International has arranged the sale of College Plaza Shopping Center, a retail center located in Normal’s primary retail trade area near Bloomington. Phillips Edison acquired the property from Normal Properties of Illinois LLC for an undisclosed price. In 1999, the single-tenant property was redeveloped into a 100,000-square-foot multi-tenant retail center. Alissa Adler, John Homsher and Steven Tick of Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International represented the seller in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Beacon Capital Partners has acquired AMA Plaza, a 1.2 million-square-foot office building and an adjacent 902-stall parking garage, for $467.5 million. The Class A asset is located in the River North neighborhood of Chicago. The office component of the property is located above a 316-room Langham Hotel, which was not included in the sale. The hotel is housed on levels two through 13 of the building. The LEED Gold-certified property is situated on the banks of the Chicago River, and is a designated Chicago landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also the last and largest American building designed by German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The building was 96-percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including the American Medical Association, the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, SmithBucklin Corp., BDO USA LLP and Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP. Originally opened in 1973, the property recently underwent $73.8 million in renovations including the addition of all new mechanical systems, elevators, HVAC, restrooms and a green Roof. Jaime Fink, Jeff Bramson, Mark Katz, Michael Kavanau, John Pelusi, Gerard Sansosti and Patrick Shields of HFF represented the seller, an affiliate of Five …
NILES, ILL. — Baum Realty Group has arranged the sale of Oak Mill Plaza, a grocery-anchored retail property located at 7900 N. Milwaukee Ave. in the Chicago suburb of Niles. Major Realty Group sold the center to an affiliate of Phillips Edison & Co. for an undisclosed price. The 164,000-square-foot property is anchored by Jewel-Osco. Greg Dietz and Danny Spitz of Baum Realty Group represented the seller in the deal.
AURORA, Ill. — Evergreen Real Estate Group, a Chicago-based developer of market-rate multifamily properties, is nearing completion of its St. Charles Senior Living independent living development. The 60-unit, $24 million project is a redevelopment of St. Charles Hospital, a historic Art Deco building in the Chicago suburb of Aurora. The renovations began in February, and move-ins are scheduled to begin in December. Designed by Wybe J. Van der Meer, the former hospital was completed in 1932, with additional renovations made to the interior of the structure in the decades that followed. Until the redevelopment, the building had stood vacant since 2010, the year it was named to the National Register of Historic Places. Evergreen Real Estate Group collaborated with Invest Aurora, the Northern Lights Development Corp., the City of Aurora, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, along with several private lenders and investors, to secure the financing and tax credits needed to fund the rehabilitation. Approximately $3 million was obtained through the River Edge Redevelopment Zone program, created in 2006 to incentivize riverfront development in several Illinois cities. The balance of the project’s development cost was covered by a combination of …
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 53 W. Burton Place in Chicago’s Gold Coast. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $2 million. The six-unit building features four one-bedroom/one-bath units, one two-bedroom/one-bath unit and one three-bedroom/one-bath unit. Doug Fisher of Essex represented the undisclosed seller, while Jordan Gottlieb, also of Essex, represented the buyer.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant retail property located at 2-18 S. Dunton Ave. in Arlington Heights, a northwest suburb of Chicago. An international real estate investment fund acquired the property from a Chicago-based investment group for $1.3 million. Built in 2006, the 8,195-square-foot street-level retail property is part of a 55-unit condo building. At the time of sale, the retail property was 100 percent occupied. Daniel Waszak of Quantum represented the seller in the deal.
CHICAGO — White Oak Realty has reopened a 487,000-square-foot office building located at 200 W. Jackson in Chicago’s Loop. Redesigned by Wright Heerema Architects, the 29-story building features new amenity space on the 28th floor, including a four-seasons hospitality lounge, a full-service conference facility, fitness center and access to healthy and convenient food. Additionally, the redesign includes a renovated lobby and building exterior. Morgan Harbour Construction worked with Wright Heerema Architects on all the interior and exterior renovations. A joint venture between White Oak Realty and Angelo Gordon & Co. purchased the property in 2015.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Southport Corridor Mixed-Use, a mixed-use property located at 1362 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. An individual/personal trust sold the 5,166-square-foot property to a limited liability company for an undisclosed price. The two-story building was vacant at the time of sale. Brewster Hague, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenback of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group has arranged the sale of a seven-unit multifamily building located at 1223-25 W. Foster Ave. in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $1.5 million. The walk-up building features one two-bedroom, one-bath garden apartment; four two-bedroom, one-bath apartments; and two three-bedroom, one-bath apartments. Additionally, the property features five parking spaces. Steve Livaditis, Joe Scheck and Brian Karmowski of Essex represented the undisclosed seller, while Doug Imber and Kate Varde, also of Essex, represented the buyer in the deal.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has brokered the sale of a newly constructed retail building located at 1201 Ogden Ave. in Downers Grove. A private investor acquired the property from the undisclosed developer for $4.1 million. BMO Harris Bank and Chipotle Mexican Grill occupy the 5,305-square-foot building. Simeon Spirrison and George Spirrison of Adelphia Properties represented the buyer in the deal.