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.
TINLEY PARK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 7351 Sandalwood Drive in Tinley Park. The 12-unit property sold for $845,000. The property comprises four one-bedroom/one-bath units, measuring 600 square feet, and eight two-bedroom/one-bath units, measuring approximately 875 square feet. Each unit has storage, a dishwasher, access to on-site laundry and a balcony or patio. Jordan Gilbert, Andrean Angelov and Ryan Engle of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office represented the seller, a private investor, and secured the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.
WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Bridge Development Co. has selected PREMIER Design + Build Group to construct Bridge Point North, a 240-acre business park redevelopment within McGaw Park in Waukegan. The first phase of the project includes more than 17 million cubic feet of demolition and reconfiguration of existing roadways and infrastructure and the construction of a 625,000-square-foot building and a 400,000-square-foot building. Additionally, the first phase will include the installation of a new heating system and sanitary sewers in a few of the existing structures. Plans for the second phase are currently underway and include up to seven buildings, totaling 1.1 million additional square feet. Cornerstone Architects LTD is providing architectural services and Manhard Consulting LTD is providing civil engineering services.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Reed Construction has started a renovation project at the former Maryville Behavioral Health Hospital, located at 555 Wilson Lane in Des Plaines. US HealthVest acquired the facility in the fourth quarter of 2014 and renamed the property to Chicago Behavioral Hospital. The improvement program includes 22,000 square feet of internal renovations to the facility’s architectural components on the third and fourth floors, including new patient rooms and large group therapy rooms. Additional renovation includes upgrades to various mechanical, electrical and plumping components, as well as the nurse calling and fire alarm systems. Originally founded in 1883, the faith-based, 125-bed facility provides a range of inpatient and day hospital care for adolescents, including a general psychiatric unit and an intensive care unit. Following the renovations, the facility will expand to include services for adults. Miro Petrovic of US HealthVest is providing architectural services for the project. Construction of the renovated space is slated for completion this November.
LISLE, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has brokered the sale of a single-story office building located at 4933 Lincoln Ave. in Lisle, a southwest suburb of Chicago. A private investor acquired the 8,163-square-foot property for $1 million. George Spirrison of Adelphia Properties represented the seller, Conner & Gallagher Insurance Services Inc.
JOLIET, ILL. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) represented Saddle Creek Logistics in its relocation to a 1.1 million-square-foot build-to-suit distribution facility in Joliet. Located within CenterPoint Intermodal Center, the state-of-the-art facility will be situated on 60 acres. The $43 million facility will feature 32-foot clear ceiling heights, 132 dock doors, four drive-in doors, ample parking, 328 trailer stalls and 15,000 square feet of office space. Saddle Creek is relocating to the new facility from its current 590,000-square-foot facility at 21051 W. Walter Strawn Drive in Elwood, Ill. The company plans to occupy the new space by February 2016. Jack Cozzie of NGKF and Ladson Montgomery of Newmark Grubb Phoenix Realty Group represented Saddle Creek, while Dan Leahy and Adam Roth of NAI Hiffman represented CenterPoint in the transaction.