Illinois

PARK FOREST AND UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. — Cohen Financial has arranged three acquisition loans totaling $35.9 million for multifamily properties in the suburbs of Chicago. The Ferndale Realty Group LLC is the borrower. In the first deal, Dan Rosenberg of Cohen Financial secured a $4.7 million loan for Governors House Apartments, a 96-unit property in University Park. Rosenberg also arranged an $11.4 million loan for the 220-unit Central Park Apartments and a $19.8 million loan for Autumn Ridge Apartments, a 384-unit property. Both Central Park Apartments and Autumn Ridge Apartments are located in Park Forest. All three fixed-rate loans featured a 10-year term with 30-year amortization schedule and were financed through Morgan Stanley’s CMBS program.

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CHICAGO — Wool Finance Partners has arranged a $3.8 million refinancing loan for a 36,730-square-foot industrial property in the Fulton Market district of Chicago. The single-tenant, net-leased building is situated on a nearly one-acre site. Matt Lebenson of Wool Finance Partners originated the floating-rate, three-year loan through an undisclosed regional bank.

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LISLE, ILL. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $26.2 million refinancing loan for a 308-unit multifamily property in Lisle, approximately 30 miles west of Chicago. Arboretum Village Apartments features amenities such as an outdoor pool, playground, Internet café and 24-hour fitness center. The fixed-rate, non-recourse loan features a 10-year term. Ben Fazendin of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital originated the Fannie Mae financing for the undisclosed borrower.

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GLENVIEW, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a building net leased to Bank of America for $6.9 million. The property is located at 1400 Waukegan Road in Glenview, approximately 20 miles northwest of Chicago. Other retailers in the immediate area include Walgreens, Trader Joe’s, Jewel-Osco, Ace Hardware, Staples and Starbucks. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate development company, in the transaction. The buyer was a local 1031 exchange investor. The Bank of America ground lease has over 13 years remaining and expires in December 2029. The ground lease features 10 percent rental escalations every five years throughout the primary term and renewal option periods.

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CHICAGO — International Property Developers North America (IPDNA) has sold Chicago’s Old Post Office and adjacent sites to 601W Cos. for $130 million. The new owners have unveiled plans for a five-year, $500 million redevelopment of the sprawling building. The conversion will turn the 2.7 million-square-foot building into office space and will add a three-acre rooftop park, outdoor cafes, event space, a fitness center, basketball and paddle tennis courts and a quarter-mile running track. The redevelopment, to be conducted in three phases, is slated for completion in 2018. HFF represented 601W Cos. in the transaction, and Savills represented IPDNA.

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BATAVIA, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $15 million sale of Fabyan Randall Plaza, a 91,415-square-foot shopping center located in the Chicago suburb of Batavia. The center is anchored by Trader Joe’s and Walgreens, and is home to tenants including Smashburger, Sports Clips, Edward Jones and Papa John’s. Evan Halkias, Michael Marks and Nick Kanich of Cushman & Wakefield’s Retail Investment Advisory Group represented the seller, InvenTrust Properties. The buyer was Dallas-based Netco Investments Inc.

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STREAMWOOD, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the $4.1 million sale of a 17,562-square-foot, multi-tenant retail center in Streamwood, approximately 35 miles northwest of Chicago. Willow Pond Marketplace, located at 1040-1060 S. Sutton Road, features tenants such as GameStop, Jimmy John’s, Sport Clips and Kiddie Academy. A local private investor purchased the property from a California-based investor. Chad Firsel and Daniel Waszak of Quantum Real Estate Advisors were the sole brokers in the transaction.

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SKOKIE, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of the multi-tenant portion of Touhy Marketplace, an 18,700-square-foot retail property located in the Chicago suburb of Skokie. Ben Wineman of Mid-America arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, a private developer. An undisclosed private investment group acquired the property. Tenants at Touhy Marketplace, which is shadow-anchored by a Walmart Supercenter, include Sleepy’s, Supercuts, T-Mobile, Jimmy John’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill and M Burger. The PNC Bank, Just Tires and Jollibee locations at the center are separately owned and were not included in the sale.

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PROSPECT HEIGHTS AND BURR RIDGE, ILL. — Brookdale Senior Living will undertake a $4 million memory care conversion at its communities in the Chicago suburbs of Prospect Heights and Burr Ridge. The projects are part of a capital investment and community management joint venture between Brookdale and HCP, a large healthcare REIT. At both Brookdale Prospect Heights and Brookdale Burr Ridge, 26 existing assisted living apartments will be converted to memory care. Both communities offer skilled nursing in addition to the assisted living and memory care options.

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NILES, ILL. — Molto Properties has acquired an industrial property in Niles, approximately 15 miles northwest of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. The facility, located at 7720 Lehigh Ave., is situated on eight acres and was built in 1954. MFRI Inc. was the seller. Molto plans to redevelop the existing site into a 136,650-square-foot, Class A distribution center. The property will feature 32-foot clear heights, 150 car parking spaces and 20 dock doors. The redevelopment is slated for completion by the end of the year.

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