WILMETTE, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $6 million loan for the refinancing of the Chicago Northside Storage property in Wilmette, 14 miles north of Chicago. The property includes over 52,800 square feet and 500 units. The 10-year loan provided by CMBS features a 30-year amortization schedule. Han Capital was the borrower. Igor Zhizhin of ASC originated the loan.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has brokered the $2.9 million sale of a PNC Bank ground lease in Bensenville adjacent to O’Hare International Airport. The 3,181-square-foot building is located at 1151 S. York Road. Brad Teitelbaum, Patrick Forkin and Graham Gold represented the seller, a local private investor. The buyer was also local.
AURORA, ILL. — Amazon has unveiled plans to open two new fulfillment centers in Aurora, about 45 miles west of Chicago. The facilities will add more than 1,000 jobs. Amazon currently has fulfillment centers in Edwardsville, Joliet and Romeoville. A center is also under construction in Monee, about 40 miles south of Chicago. At the nearly 1 million-square-foot facility in Aurora, employees will pick, pack and ship small items to customers such as books, electronics and consumer goods. The other fulfillment center, spanning 400,000 square feet, will specialize in handling larger items.
BRIDGEVIEW, ILL. — Darwin Realty has arranged the sale of 9900 Industrial Drive in Bridgeview, about 17 miles southwest of Chicago. Welch Packaging Group Inc., a manufacturer of corrugated packaging, purchased the 215,000-square-foot building. The sales price was not disclosed. Welch will relocate from Countryside to the former crane facility to support its expanding Chicagoland operations. The facility offers heavy power, land for trailer parking and is located immediately off I-294. Welch also plans to add additional improvements to the building. Noel S. Liston and Kevin D. Cooney of Darwin Realty represented Welch in the transaction. Jeff Locascio of Transwestern represented the undisclosed seller.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Liberty Property Trust has acquired a five-acre industrial site in Bensenville in the O’Hare Airport metro area. Liberty plans to redevelop the site beginning in early 2017. The property is located at 350 N. York Road and includes a 60,000-square-foot building, which Liberty plans to replace with a 96,962-square-foot, high-efficiency building. Features will include 32-foot clear heights, 20 exterior docks and two drive-in doors. Shell completion of the $11.6 million project is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2017. Matt Neumann of Liberty, along with Steve Stone and Eric Fischer of Cushman & Wakefield, will handle the leasing of the property.
DEERFIELD, ILL. AND CAMP HILL, PA. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) and Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) have agreed to sell 865 Rite Aid stores and some assets related to store operations to Fred’s (NASDAQ: FRED) for $950 million in an all-cash transaction. The agreement came about due to concerns by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its review of Walgreens Boots Alliance’s proposed acquisition of Rite Aid, which was announced in October 2015. That transaction is scheduled to close in early 2017. The 865-store sale would make Fred’s one of the largest drugstore chains in the United States, with a significant presence in the South and on the East and West coasts. If the sale is approved, Fred’s will continue to employ all store associates and certain field and regional associates related to the operations. The stores will also continue to operate under the Rite Aid banner. Fred’s has also agreed to purchase additional Rite Aid stores if the FTC mandates additional divestments for the proposed merger. BofA Merrill Lynch acted as Walgreens Boots Alliance’s financial adviser. Sidley Austin LLP acted as legal counsel on transaction legal matters and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP acted as its legal …
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has arranged the sale of 516-554 N. York Road in Bensenville within the O’Hare submarket. The 100,000-square-foot industrial complex features 16-foot clear heights and approximately 1,500 to 3,000 square feet of built-in office space and one dedicated exterior dock per unit. At the time of purchase, the building was 85 percent occupied. John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented the buyer, Cordoba Properties. Whitehead and Josh Will of NAI Hiffman have been retained to lease the remaining 15,000 square feet of vacant space. The seller was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — A joint venture between Bridge Development Partners LLC and Akard Street Partners has sold three industrial facilities in the Chicago area totaling 539,440 square feet for $64.3 million. The properties include 2475 Touhy Ave. in Elk Grove Village; 4800 S. Vernon Ave. in McCook; and 8401 W. 47th St. in McCook. The properties averaged 92 percent occupancy at the time of sale. The buyer was not disclosed. Steve Disse and Jeff Devine of Colliers International represented the seller.
TINLEY PARK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 7,368-square-foot property net leased to Texas Roadhouse in Tinley Park, a southern suburb of Chicago. The property is located at 18345 LaGrange Road and was built in 2004. Bruce Bentley III of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Joseph Sigal of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a REIT. Steven Weinstock assisted in closing the transaction. Texas Roadhouse is a steakhouse restaurant.
CARTERVILLE, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property net leased to First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust in Carterville in southern Illinois. The 2,602-square-foot building is located at 300 S. Division St. There are approximately six years remaining on the lease, which expires in October 2022. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based private investment trust. The buyer was a Midwest-based 1031 exchange investor.
