CHICAGO — @properties Commercial recently brokered the $3.6 million sale of a 22,500-square-foot mixed-use property in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The property is located at 2477-2501 N. Clybourn Ave. The property, which was owned by C. Maxwell LLC, occupies six city lots and currently includes four residential buildings, a commercial storefront and a vacant lot. Rebecca Lundstrom of @properties Commercial represented the buyer, a private investor who intends to redevelop the property.
WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Bridge Development Partners LLC is redeveloping the former 225-acre Cardinal Health Inc. campus in Waukegan. The industrial park is located at Waukegan Road. The site can accommodate up to 2.8 million square feet of industrial facilities. The campus lies between Route 137/Buckley Road and Route 120/Belvidere Road, immediately off I-94. The project is a joint venture of Bridge Development Partners, Hunt Realty Investments, Wanxiang America Real Estate Group and Globe Corp. Bridge will begin demolition of existing structures and commence park infrastructure work immediately. Phase I will consist of two speculative facilities totaling 625,600 square feet and 400,500 square feet, which will be available for delivery by the fourth quarter of this year. In addition to the first phase of development, the park will feature approximately 100 acres of land, with sites that can accommodate industrial facilities ranging from 40,000 to 1 million square feet. Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health sold the property. The park was founded by American Hospital Supply in the late 1960s and was previously home to Baxter Healthcare and Allegiance Healthcare prior to Cardinal’s acquisition. CBRE’s Keith Puritz, Brett Kroner, Zach Graham and Ryan Bain were the sole brokers in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the $2.2 million sale of three multifamily properties in Chicago. The properties include an eight-unit, walk-up property located at 5417-19 S. Drexel in Hyde Park, which sold for $1.06 million; a four-unit apartment building located at 1900 W. Oakdale in the Lake View neighborhood, which sold for $750,000; and a vacant 12-unit building located at 4034-42 W. Palmer in the Hermosa neighborhood, which sold for $430,000. Brad Feldman of Interra Realty represented the undisclosed buyers and sellers in all three deals.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $2 million sale of a single-tenant, net lease On The Border restaurant property in St. Charles. The property is located at 3050 E. Main St. The 6,488-square-foot building is adjacent to The Quad St. Charles Mall. Von Maur, Carson Pirie Scott and Kohl’s anchor the 775,000-square-foot mall. On The Border has fifteen years remaining on its recently signed absolute-net-lease. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented both the buyer and seller. The buyer was a private high net-worth investor based in the Midwest. A Southeast-based private investment firm sold the property. On The Border is a privately owned Tex-Mex casual dining restaurant that operates more than 160 locations.
CHICAGO — I.M. Construction Group will complete a 10,000-square-foot office renovation on behalf of the Belgravia Group Ltd. at 1101 W. Monroe in Chicago. IMCG was selected to complete the demolition and build-out of two complete floors at the property for Belgravia’s new offices. Belgravia Group develops residential, mixed-use and retail properties. The firm owns and manages 1101 W. Monroe and is relocating its offices from River North to this new location. Construction includes the addition of private offices, conference rooms, break rooms and open work areas. The new space will feature traditional loft styling including high ceilings with exposed timber and brick walls. Belgravia is expected to take occupancy of the new space in spring 2015. Bob Nomellini, president of IMCG, is the project executive leading the construction team. Len Corso is serving as the project superintendent. Hirsch Associates is providing architectural services for the project.
OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — Zilber Property Group has opened a new Chicago regional office in Oakbrook Terrace. Lead by Todd Vezza, director of industrial investments, the office is focused on the expansion of Zilber’s Chicago industrial portfolio through acquisition and development. The new location is located at One Oakbrook Terrace Suite 510. Zilber owns and manages more than 5 million square feet of commercial space and operates corporate offices in Milwaukee and operations in Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Texas and Wisconsin.
FRANKFORT, ILL. — Reed Construction will build Riverside Medical Center, a new 20,000-square-foot medical office building for Riverside Healthcare in Frankfort. The property will be located on a 25-acre site at the corner of US 45 and Steger Road. The single-story masonry medical office facility will feature metal panels and a curtain wall glazing system. The medical space will include exam rooms, CT imaging, EKG facilities and infusion bays for Riverside Healthcare, a healthcare system serving the needs of patients throughout the counties of Kankakee, Iroquois, Will and Grundy. Reed Construction will also complete more than 20 acres of site improvements and infrastructure for future development on the property. Scott Pickands and Cy Rangel are the project executives overseeing the project on behalf of Reed Construction. Jack Sbertoli of Reed Construction is leading the project team, which is scheduled to begin construction in April with completion slated for end of the year. Proteus Group is providing the architectural services.
LAKE FOREST, ILL. — Brennan Investment Group, in a joint venture with Goldman Sachs, has acquired an industrial property located at 13970 Laurel Drive in Lake Forest. This property will be added to the 23-building, 4.68 million-square-foot portfolio Brennan and Goldman Sachs acquired in late 2014. The properties are located within the greater Chicago Metropolitan area and were purchased from Mirvac Industrial Trust, an Australian public REIT. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Mid-America Real Estate’s annual Chicagoland Shopping Center Report shows construction completions totaled 2.4 million square feet in 2014, a slight uptick from the 2.26 million square feet completed in 2013. Looking ahead, 2015 should yield a little over 2 million square feet, which will likely prove to be within the normal range for development going forward. However, this is significantly less than the 8.3 million square feet completed in 2007. One of the primary causes of this decline is the demand for new shopping center space in the suburbs is primarily limited to single users, predominately grocery stores. While the demand for multi-tenant retail developments in urban markets remains high, the barriers to entry are significant. Consider, for example, that of the combined 26 new projects delivered in 2014 and planned for 2015, only one project, Regency Centers’ Shops on Main in Schererville, Indiana, is a suburban project built to accommodate more than one big-box retailer. Anchored by Gordmans, Shops on Main is also home to DSW, Home Goods, Ross, Pier 1 Imports and a planned Whole Foods. All of the remaining suburban projects are limited to single users such as Walmart/Sam’s Club, Target, Mariano’s or Meijer. The mid-sized boxes …
BARRINGTON, ILL. — Cohen Financial has arranged a $9 million acquisition loan for The Shops at Flint Creek, an upscale retail shopping center located at 500 N. Hough St. in Barrington. Heinen’s Grocery Store anchors the shopping center, which is fully leased. Dan Rosenberg of Cohen Financial’s Chicago office secured the fixed-rate CMBS loan, which is structured with a 10-year term and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. Rosenberg secured the loan with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. The borrower is a venture of Next Realty, a national owner of retail properties.