NORTH AURORA, ILL. — The Opus Group and USAA Real Estate Co. have arranged the lease of a 604,565-square-foot warehouse building in North Aurora. Midwest Warehouse & Distribution System Inc. has signed a long-term lease agreement at the I-88 Gateway Logistics Center. Construction on the speculative industrial building was completed in October 2014. The property is located on 32 acres of land and features 32-foot clear heights, 60 docks, 103 trailer parking spaces, an ESFR sprinkler system and T5 lighting. Midwest Warehouse provides third-party logistics including warehouse and distribution services for companies across the Midwest. The company plans to move into the building during the second quarter. Opus Development Co. was the developer, Opus Design Build was the design-builder, and Opus AE Group was the architect and engineer of record for the project. USAA Real Estate Co. owns the building. Tim Thompson of HSA Commercial Real Estate represented Midwest Warehouse. Brandon Kelly and Todd Heine of Avison Young were the listing brokers.
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MIDLOTHIAN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.4 million sale of 14800 Kenton Ave., a 24-unit apartment property located in Midlothian. The property is located at 14800-16 S. Kenton Ave., and includes two-bedroom units. The asset includes off-street parking and on-site laundry facilities in each building. Scott Harris, Andrean Angelov and Ryan Engle of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office, represented the seller, a private investor and the buyer, a limited liability company.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — Carmike Cinemas Inc. has opened Ovation 10 featuring Carmike Cinemas’ new cinematic dining experience in Bloomington. The new movie theater is located at 415 Detroit Drive. The dine-in entertainment complex features 10 large, wall-to-wall screens, all-new stadium seating with accessible service buttons, a projection system, which delivers crystal-clear 2D and 3D images, as well as special services for visually and hearing-impaired guests. The complex also provides kiosks and guest services and a cocktail lounge with a full service bar.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.7 million sale of a 19-unit apartment property in Chicago. The property is located at 900 W. Sunnyside Ave. in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Steve Livaditis and Joseph Scheck of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago O’Hare office represented the undisclosed seller and buyer, a local investor.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — HSA Commercial Real Estate has arranged a lease for Wimmer Transportation Services. The Chicago-based trucking and freight delivery company has signed a long-term lease to occupy 17,280 square feet at the newly-completed second phase of Park 355 in Woodridge. The lease is the first at the 180,480-square-foot warehouse facility located along I-355 at 2143 Internationale Pkwy. HSA Commercial, in partnership with Denver-based Industrial Income Trust Park, developed the second phase at Park 355. The property features 30-foot clear ceiling heights, frontage on I-355, an ESFR sprinkler system, 49 exterior truck docks and four drive-in doors. The new 180,480-square-foot distribution center is divisible to 17,280-square-foot suites to accommodate smaller industrial tenants. Timothy Thompson of HSA Commercial Real Estate represented ownership in the lease transaction. Josh Hearne of Cawley Chicago represented Wimmer Transportation Services.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $4.3 million sale of a single-tenant retail building in Naperville. The property is located at 1823 Freedom Drive. Fidelity Investments occupies the property. The site is part of the Freedom Commons mixed-use development. Tenants include Morton’s The Steakhouse, Subway, Athletico Physical Therapy, Jason’s Deli and Maggiano’s Little Italy. A real estate investor based in Scottsdale, Ariz., sold the property. A Chicago-based private real estate investor purchased the property. Chad Firsel of Quantum was the sole broker in the transaction.
GURNEE, ILL. — Millennium Properties R/E has brokered the $775,000 sale of a 61,700-square-foot industrial facility in Gurnee. The property is located at 3850 Clearview Court within the Hawthorne Industrial Center and is in close proximity to Skokie Highway and I-94. The research and development facility was a former generic drug manufacturing facility. The building includes labs and six loading docks. The bank-owned property was sold to an undisclosed investor that plans to use the facility to expand its presence in the Chicagoland area.
CENTREVILLE, ILL. — Construction-management firm IMPACT Strategies has begun construction on a $2.4 million expansion and renovation project at the Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation (SIHF) Mother and Child Center in Centreville. The multi-phased project is set for completion in October. IMPACT Strategies will renovate approximately 24,000 square feet of SIHF’s current facility at 6000 Bond Ave. The renovation will include five departments. Those include pediatrics, pediatric behavioral health, adult medicine, obstetrics and dental, and the addition of an outpatient pharmacy. The project will involve five to six phases of construction to accommodate the facility’s plans to remain operational while the project is ongoing. The design-build team includes project manager Will Stadjuhar, project assistant Kari Stevens and project superintendent Larry Howard. IMPACT Strategies is collaborating with architectural design firm Bates & Associates of Clayton, Mo.
NEW LENOX, ILL. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $20 million loan for the refinancing of Cottages of New Lenox, an 80-unit, 100-bed assisted living and memory care facility in New Lenox. The loan was structured with three years of interest-only payments using Walker & Dunlop¹s interim loan program. The borrower is an affiliate of a joint venture between Chicago-based Focus Healthcare Partners LLC and Artemis Real Estate Partners LLC. John Pantone led the Walker & Dunlop team that structured the loan. Located 42 miles southwest of Chicago, Illinois, Cottages of New Lenox features five stand-alone, 20-resident cottages, including one building that provides assisted living. Additional amenities include personalized care, health care coordination, chef prepared meals, housekeeping, and secure courtyards.
CHICAGO — Foresite Realty Partners LLC has arranged the lease of a 7,196-square-foot office space in Chicago. Alliance of Chicago Community Health Service, L3C has signed a 10-year, seven-month lease renewal at the space located at 215 West Ohio. The Alliance provides health information technology to support more than 40 non-profit health centers nationally. Foresite Reality Partners represented the landlord. Trevor Marticke of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.