ALTON, ILL. — Cassidy Turley has arranged a retail lease in Alton, 15 miles north of St. Louis. Ross Dress for Less has leased 28,000 square feet at Alton Square Mall. The store will open in the first half of 2015 and will serve as one of the anchors for the 639,172-square-foot regional mall, which currently includes JC Penney, Macy’s and Illinois Wholesale Furniture. More than 85,000 square feet has been leased within the mall in the last year. Chase Young and Nick Cascella of Cassidy Turley represented the mall owner, Bloomington, Minn.-based NorthMarq Capital, in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Millennium Properties R/E has brokered the $3.4 million sale of five former Dominick’s Finer Foods outlots throughout the suburbs of Chicago. The five outlots were sold as a portfolio to GMX Real Estate Group, a regional retail developer and real estate service company. Three of the properties – located in Fox Lake, Oswego and Shorewood – were developed as gas stations with small convenience stores. The stations have been decommissioned and are ready for redevelopment. Two outlots, in Aurora and Frankfort, are both zoned for retail or future gas station development. Chicago-based Millennium Properties is working with Safeway on the sale and lease assignment of several former Dominick’s properties throughout Chicagoland.
CHICAGO — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged a new retail lease on behalf of Yoga Six in the River North neighborhood of Chicago. Yoga Six signed a lease for 5,600 square feet at 9 W. Erie St. The studio is a new construction project expected to open in early 2016. Paul Bryant and Michael Wexler of Mid-America represented the tenant in the transaction. New York-based Jenel Management Corp. is the landlord.
CHICAGO — Reed Construction has completed a 22,000-square-foot renovation for Garrett Brands LLC (Garrett Popcorn) at 401 N. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Reed Construction completed a build-out of Garrett Popcorn’s headquarters, currently located on the 17th floor of the Mag Mile building. The company will relocate to the 24th floor. Construction included the installation of stone tile and wood slat ceilings throughout the elevator lobby, reception and café areas. Other features include custom, reclaimed wood reception seating and striped carpet that mimics the famous Garrett Popcorn tin. Bryan Krueger was the principal involved and Steve Sandquist was the project manager for Reed Construction. Harley Ellis Devereaux provided the architectural services. JLL is serving as owner’s representative.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.8 million sale of 1455 W. Hubbard St., a loft office property in Chicago. The two-story, 24,000-square-foot office building is located in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago. The property includes 16 parking spaces on the west side of the building. Stephen Lieberman of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago downtown office represented the undisclosed seller. A private investment group purchased the building.
CHICAGO — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged a 3,000-square-foot lease for DryHop Brewers in Chicago. The property is located at 3446 N. Southport Ave., between Newport Ave. and Cornelia Ave. The new brewery will be called Corridor Brewery & Provisions and is scheduled to open summer 2015. Will Crowden and Allen Joffe of Baum Realty Group arranged the lease on behalf of DryHop.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $2.8 million sale of a single-tenant, Dunkin’ Donuts property in Naperville, a suburb of Chicago. The 3,816-square-foot property is located at 1991 Brookdale Road along Illinois Route 59. There are nine years remaining on Dunkin’ Donuts original 20-year lease, which expires Sept. 30, 2023. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based private partnership. An East Coast-based private investor purchased the property in a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
CHICAGO — The Missner Group and joint-venture partner, Baker Development Corp. have broken ground on a new 25,000-square-foot fitness facility for First Ascent at 3516 N. Spaulding in Chicago. First Ascent is a local, community-focused climbing gym catering to climbers of all levels. The new building, constructed by The Missner Group, will feature climbing, yoga and fitness facilities. The center will also include a café, pro-shop, locker rooms and community spaces. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held in October.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.1 million sale of a five-story, 40,000-square foot, timber loft office property in the River North neighborhood of Chicago. The Class-B property is located at 153-157 W. Ohio St. near the intersection of LaSalle Street and Ohio Street. Stephen Lieberman of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Downtown office represented the undisclosed seller. A New Jersey-based private investor purchased the property.
CHICAGO — Loja Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of four Chicago grocery store properties from a former unit of Safeway Inc. for $95 million. The single-tenant grocery store properties were purchased from Dominick’s Finer Foods LLC in a transaction that closed Nov. 13, according to Tom Engberg, CEO of Loja Real Estate. The acquisitions consist of a total of 238,462 square feet of leasable space on 12.4 acres. Mariano’s Fresh Market, which opened earlier this year, anchors three of the properties. A Whole Foods, which is expected to open in the spring of 2015, anchors the other property. Guy Ponticiello of JLL represented Safeway as the investment sale advisor in the transaction.