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CA Residential Breaks Ground on 102-Unit Luxury Apartment Tower in Chicago

by Christina Cannon June 21, 2016

CHICAGO — CA Residential LLC has broken ground on a 26-story, 102-unit luxury apartment tower in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The building, which will be located on the northeast corner of State and Huron streets, is scheduled for completion next October. Designed by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, the tower will include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Units will include floor-to-ceiling windows, wood plank flooring, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. The building will feature 8,000 square feet of amenity space on the 24th floor which will include an infinity-edge pool, sundeck, grilling stations, demonstration kitchen, resident lounge, media room, fitness center with yoga studio, pet spa and dog run.

June 21, 2016

Illinois Midwest Office

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $5.3M Sale of Office Property in Des Plaines, Illinois

by Christina Cannon June 21, 2016

DES PLAINES, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an office property in Des Plaines, approximately 20 miles northwest of Chicago, for $5.3 million. Touhy Office Plaza, located at 1400 E. Touhy Ave., was built in 1972 and renovated in 2013. J. Emil Anderson & Son Inc. sold the four-story, 126,088-square-foot building. The company will continue to occupy space within the building. The buyer was a Chicago-based private investment group. Stephen Lieberman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.

June 21, 2016

Illinois Midwest Multifamily Seniors Housing

Harrison Street Buys Former Hospital Site in Chicago for Conversion to Seniors Housing

by Christina Cannon June 20, 2016

CHICAGO — Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, a private equity firm, has purchased the “Nellie Black” property at the former Children’s Memorial Hospital in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. Harrison Street plans to partner with operator Belmont Village Senior Living to convert the property into a seniors housing facility named Belmont Village Lincoln Park. The new community will feature 160 assisted living and memory care units and will be part of the larger Lincoln Common mixed-use development. Co-developed by McCaffery Interests and Hines, when completed Lincoln Commons will consist of two 19-story luxury apartment buildings with a total of 540 units, up to 60 low-rise condominiums, and approximately 160,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. The developers plan to break ground on Belmont Village Lincoln Park in early 2017. The project is set for completion in 2018.

June 20, 2016

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KeyBank Provides $324M in Financing for Enlivant Assisted Living Portfolio

by Christina Cannon June 17, 2016

CHICAGO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $182 million Freddie Mac loan and a $142 million corporate credit facility to Enlivant, a Chicago-based owner and operator of nearly 200 seniors housing communities throughout the United States. The Freddie Mac loan is secured by 36 assisted living communities comprised of 1,477 units in 14 states. The capital provides permanent, non-recourse financing. The corporate credit facility is comprised of a $100 million term loan and a $42 million revolver, secured by 40 assisted living communities that are located throughout 12 states. The credit facility provides Enlivant with capital to implement its operating and growth strategy. Charlie Shoop of KeyBank Healthcare Mortgage Banking Group arranged the Freddie Mac financing. Paul Di Vito, Tim Sylvain and Mark Amantea of KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Healthcare Group arranged the corporate credit facility.

June 17, 2016

Illinois Midwest Office

Opus to Build National Headquarters for American Academy of Pediatrics Near Chicago

by Christina Cannon June 17, 2016

ITASCA, ILL. — The Opus Group will build a 183,000-square-foot office building for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The national headquarters facility will be located within the Hamilton Lakes Business Park in Itasca, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. The five-story building will feature 10-foot floor-to-ceiling windows and a two-story lobby, which will serve as the central hub for AAP’s conference center and visitor activity. The office will have areas dedicated to educational training, recording videos for procedures and demonstrations, conferences, outdoor meetings and a historical archival storage area. Construction is slated to start this July and be completed by the fall of 2017. Eric Kunkel and Scott Ohlander of JLL represented AAP in the transaction.

June 17, 2016

Illinois Midwest Mixed-Use Retail Top Stories

Intercontinental Real Estate Sells Retail, Entertainment Property in Chicago for $133M

by Christina Cannon June 17, 2016

CHICAGO — Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. has sold the River East Center, a 251,060-square-foot, mixed-use property in the Streeterville area of downtown Chicago. A joint venture between Wheelock Street Capital and Madison Capital purchased the center for $133 million, according to Crain’s Chicago. The buyer has plans to rebrand the property, which is situated on 2.8 acres encompassing an entire city block. Intercontinental Real Estate paid $117.5 million for the property in early 2006, according to Crain’s. The three-story retail and entertainment complex sits on top of a four-story underground parking garage with 1,154 spaces. The property also features an 18-story Embassy Suites hotel and a 58-story, 620-unit luxury condominium tower, neither of which are included in the sale. Tenants at the retail and entertainment center include AMC Theatres, Lucky Strike, LA Fitness, FTW Chicago, Walgreens, Bright Horizons, NIU Sushi, Bellwether restaurant and BMO Harris Bank. Located at 322 E. Illinois St., River East Center is 97.8 percent leased. HFF arranged financing for the transaction. — Christina Cannon

June 17, 2016

Illinois Midwest Office

White Oak Realty Partners, CA Ventures Breaks Ground on Trophy Office Tower in Chicago

by Christina Cannon June 16, 2016

CHICAGO — White Oak Realty Partners LLC and CA Ventures have broken ground on a 20-story, trophy office tower in Chicago’s West Loop. The project is slated for completion by the first quarter of 2018, according to Crain’s Chicago. The building, located at 625 W. Adams St., will consist of 432,000 square feet of office space and a 400-space parking facility. Amenities at the tower will include three outdoor terraces, a fitness center, panoramic views, a conference auditorium that can accommodate up to 1,000 people and 2,500 square feet of ground-floor retail. Martin Wolf of Solomon Cordwell Buenz designed the project.

June 16, 2016

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Market Conditions Ripe for Office Acquisitions by Single-Tenant Users

by Christina Cannon June 16, 2016

Across the country, and specifically in the Chicago corridor that leads to the northwestern suburbs, a wide range of businesses are debunking the commonly held notion that urban migration is diminishing the suburban marketplace. The evidence is indisputable. While Fortune 500 firms are leasing hundreds of thousands of square feet in Chicago’s suburbs, small to midsize firms are facilitating the expansion of their businesses by acquiring single-tenant facilities in the burbs as well. Since 2014, 20 businesses in Chicago’s northwest suburbs have acquired buildings totaling more than 1.3 million square feet of space, according to Colliers International. The cumulative purchase price of these assets exceeds $97.1 million. This level of activity compares favorably to statistics for the entire suburban marketplace that show 63 buildings totaling approximately 4.7 million square feet and valued in excess of $307.7 million were sold during that time (see table). Four driving factors This healthy level of activity can be attributed to a variety of factors, four of which we highlight in this piece. • Access to capital — Banks are lending again and exhibiting greater levels of caution after years of retreating to the sidelines. Additionally, the cost of capital is very reasonable, in spite …

June 16, 2016

Illinois Industrial Midwest

IDI Gazeley Developing 276,250 SF Industrial Business Park Near Chicago

by Christina Cannon June 15, 2016

BLOOMINGDALE, ILL. — IDI Gazeley is developing a new 276,250-square-foot industrial business park in Bloomingdale, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. The three-building Bloomingdale Corporate Center is slated for completion by the end of this year. The center will include 255 Madsen, 260 Madsen and 270 Madsen, which will be 51,600 square feet, 70,650 square feet and 154,000 square feet, respectively. Each building will feature loading docks, concrete truck courts, 30-foot clear heights, T-5 lighting and ESFR sprinkler systems. Newmark Grubb Knight Frank will serve as the leasing agent for the complex.

June 15, 2016

Illinois Loans Midwest Office

Cohen Financial Arranges $15.5M Acquisition Loan for Two Office Buildings in Oak Brook, Illinois

by Christina Cannon June 15, 2016

OAK BROOK, ILL. — Cohen Financial has closed a $15.5 million acquisition loan for two office buildings in Oak Brook, approximately 20 miles west of Chicago. Oak Brook Place I & II are each three stories and 90,000 square feet. The buildings were constructed in 1980 and 1981 and were 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Cohen Financial placed the floating-rate, three-year loan with Prime Financial Partners. The borrower was an affiliate of American Landmark Properties Management LLC.

June 15, 2016

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