PLAINFIELD, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Plainfield Marketplace, a retail building located at 11850 S Route 59 in Plainfield. An Illinois-based private investor acquired the 8,010-square-foot retail center for $1.8 million from a Minnesota-based developer. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied by Sherwin Williams, Edward Jones, Kumon and EDO Cleaners. Chad Firsel and Daniel Waszak of Quantum were the sole brokers in the transaction.
LISLE, ILL. — Providence Life Services and Ryan Companies US Inc. are developing Arbor Place of Lisle, an 80-unit, age-restricted affordable senior living community in Lisle, located about 25 miles west of Chicago. The $20.6 million project features 60 one-bedroom/one-bath and 20 two-bedroom/two-bath units, ranging from 756 square feet to 1,008 square feet. On-site amenities include a living room and common kitchen, a multi-purpose room, a TV/library room, on-site laundry facilities, a private courtyard with gazebo and fitness center. Additionally, the facility features 94 exterior parking spaces. Pioneer Property Management will provide on-site property management services for the property, which is slated to open in July. Residents at Arbor Place of Lisle must be 55 or older.
CHICAGO — NorthMarq Capital has secured $19.4 million in refinancing for Twin Towers Apartments in Chicago. The two 22-story multifamily buildings total 253 units. Sue Blumberg of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule, for the undisclosed borrower through NorthMarq’s Fannie Mae DUS platform.
EVERGREEN PARK, ILL. — Detroit-based Lormax Stern Development, in partnership with Tampa, Fla.-based DeBartolo Development, has acquired Evergreen Plaza Mall (The Plaza) in Evergreen Park for an undisclosed price. Built in 1952, the mall has been largely vacant since 2013, with only four stores open at the time of sale. The buyers plan to demolish the majority of the existing 800,000-square-foot mall and replace it with a 425,000-square-foot open-air retail center on the 32-acre parcel. Construction is slated for completion in 2017.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sales of two multifamily properties totaling $2.7 million in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village and North Park neighborhoods. A five-unit, owner-occupied multifamily property, located at 1101 N. Damen Ave. in Ukrainian Village, sold for $2 million. The second transaction is the $735,000 sale of a six-unit multifamily property, located at 3217-23 W. Balmoral St. in the North Park district. Brad Feldman of Interra Realty brokered the transactions. The names of the sellers were not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Community Investment Corp. (CIC), a Chicago-based community development financial institution (CDFI), has raised a $200 million loan pool to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable rental housing in the Chicago area over the next five years. The funding will preserve at least 7,500 affordable units, preventing their loss due to demolition or decay, as well as providing quality rental housing for approximately 18,000 people. The new fund consists of investments by 37 Chicago-area banks to support CIC’s Multifamily Loan Program. The program, which is the foundation of CIC’s affordable rental housing initiatives, primarily targets privately owned rental housing. To date, the program has provided more than $1.2 billion in financing for the acquisition, rehab and preservation of more than 55,000 units of affordable housing for more than 130,000 Chicago-area residents.
LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a retail building located at 440 S. Rand Road in Lake Zurich. The 7,200-square-foot, dual-tenant property sold for $3.7 million. The property’s tenant roster includes Vitamin Shoppe and Sleepy’s. Chad Firsel of Quantum Real Estate represented the buyer, a Argentina-based private real estate investor, and the seller, an Illinois-based development group, in the transaction.
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Holladay Properties has partnered with WoodSpring Suites, formerly Value Place, to develop the first WoodSpring Suites hotel in Romeoville, located west of Chicago. Located at 1093 Windham Parkway, the four-story hotel will feature 116 rooms with in-room kitchens, free high-speed Internet and guest laundry facilities. The hotel is slated to open in April 2016.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Podolsky|Circle CORFAC has arranged the relocation and renovation of the Evanston Art Center in Evanston. The organization will relocate to a newly acquired 20,000-square-foot facility located at 1717 Central St. this summer from its current location at 2603 Sheridan Road. The Dobbins Group, serving as design-build contractor, renovated the new facility, which was a former office building. The art center features multi-disciplinary offerings, including programming and educational activities in the areas of culinary arts, design, digital fabrication, music and visual arts. Additionally the facility features gallery space and a coffee shop. Randy Podolsky and Adam Tarantur of Podolsky|Circle assisted in the acquisition of the facility for the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Podolsky|Circle and Lebar Construction Management served as construction manager for the renovation project.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — LG Electronics has extended its lease of 377,630 square feet at 1251 115th St. in Bolingbrook. The property is located within Highland Corporate Center and owned by ML Realty Partners. James Frank and Jason West of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the transaction. Terms of the lease were not released.
