Illinois

DES PLAINES, ILL. — Cambria Co. has signed a lease for 40,460 square feet of industrial space at a newly constructed warehouse building located at 1780 Birchwood Ave. in Des Plaines. The 140,000-square-foot speculative warehouse and distribution facility features 32-foot clear heights and ample loading, trailer parking and auto parking. Additionally, the property was built to LEED standards. Brennan Investment Group, a private real estate investment firm that acquires, develops and operates industrial facilities, owns the property. Jonathan Kohn and Thomas Rodeno of Colliers International represented the landlord, while Britt Casey and Al Caruana of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease, which will commence in late third quarter 2015. This lease brings the property to 100 percent occupancy.

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CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 5428-5430 N. Kimball Ave. in Chicago. The 14-unit property sold for $1.3 million. The property is located in the North Park neighborhood, which is home to Northeastern University and North Park University. Jacob Korman and Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap’s downtown Chicago office represented the seller, a private investor, while Joseph Scheck and Steve Livaditis, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.

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ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has completed a 70,411-square-foot expansion to a 238,643-square-foot sorting and distribution center in Romeoville. The expansion increases the capacity of the facility with the addition of 95 interior van loading positions, 185 auto parking stalls, 69 trailer stalls and 3,442 square feet of office space. Site improvements include the construction of a 1,600-linear-foot retaining wall to facilitate expansion of the trailer area. Precept Design LLC served as project architect and Jacob & Hefner Associates provided civil engineering services for the project. Meridian constructed the original facility on a design-build basis in 2012 for Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties.

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CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 926 W. George St. in Chicago. The 13-unit property sold for $3.8 million. Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago office represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.

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MATTESON, ILL. — The Starbucks | T-Mobile Center in Matteson has sold for $6.1 million to an undisclosed buyer. Located at 4800 211th St., the 11,904-square-foot property was constructed in 2014. The property consists of a 4,504-square-foot stand-alone Sleepy’s mattress store and a three-tenant strip center, which is fully occupied by Starbucks Coffee, T-Mobile and Giordano’s Pizza. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction.

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SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — CBRE has brokered the lease of 31,924 square feet of office space at 1100 E Woodfield Road in Schaumburg to Fullerton Engineering Consultants Inc. The firm’s new corporate headquarters will occupy the fifth floor of the property and offers three private balconies that overlook the lake at the 103-acre Woodfield Lake Office Park. Mark Smith and Bill Saviski of CBRE represented the landlord, McKnight Realty Partners, while Wayne Shulman of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the tenant in the transaction.

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LAKE ZURICH AND HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Cross Kick’s Fitness has signed two new leases for fitness facilities in Lake Zurich and Hoffman Estates. The company is opening a 2,500-square-foot location at 479 S. Rand Road within Village Square Retail Center in Lake Zurich, and a 2,000-square-foot location at 2567 Golf Road within Hoffman Village Shopping Center in Hoffman Estates. The fitness facility in Lake Zurich is slated to open later this month while the facility in Hoffman Estates will open later this fall. Cross Kick’s Fitness offers a 40-minute power workout, which includes circuit training, boxing, weight lighting and aerobics led by a certified personal trainer. Linda Kost and Dave Schmidt of RealtyMetrix LLC represented Cross Kick’s Fitness in the lease transactions.

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LOCKPORT, ILL. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a 38-acre land parcel located in Lockport within Chicago’s I-55 distribution corridor. Exeter Properties Group purchased a joint venture stake in the development site, which is owned by Tandem Development Group. The joint venture plans to develop Lockport Business Center, a two-building distribution/warehouse project totaling 612,000 square feet at the intersection of 163rd Street and I-355 along Chicago’s southwest industrial corridor. The development will feature a 327,600-square-foot building and a 284,400-square-foot building, and both properties will feature 32-foot clear height ceilings, ample parking and trailer spaces and seven-inch thick floors. Erik Foster, Mike Wilson, Brendan Kelly and Todd Heine of Avison Young represented Tandem Development Group in the transaction.

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CHICAGO — The Missner Group has been selected to complete a 10,000-square-foot renovation project at 504 N. Wells St. in Chicago’s River North district. The company will construct and build out space for the new Bottle Blonde location. Bottled Blonde is a pizzeria and beer garden based out of Scottsdale, Ariz. The property will feature open spaces, a large capacity, an outdoor bar and extensive multi-media viewing options. The project includes the demolition and reconstruction of the former Sushi Samba space and will feature multiple bars, event spaces and more than 20 high-definition televisions. D+K Architects is providing architectural services for the project. Completion is slated for this fall, with a grand opening slated to take place in the fourth quarter of this year.

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FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — CenterPoint Properties has completed the sale of an industrial building located at 2425-2553 Edington St. in Franklin Park. A private investor, which is expanding its portfolio, acquired the 263,668-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 13.4 acres, the property features heavy electric power, heavy loading, food-grade cooler space and close proximity to North and Grand avenues. Rick Daly, Noel Liston and Jeff Provenza of Darwin Realty & Development Corp. represented the seller, while Larry Goldwasser and Colin Green of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. Prior to the sale, Sutton Transport signed a 52,000-square-foot lease within the building at 2553 Edington St. The leased space features 12 docks, one drive-in door, interior floor drains and cooler space. Daly and Provenza of Darwin represented the landlord, CenterPoint Properties, in the lease transaction. Daly also represented the tenant in the transaction.

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