Illinois

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FRANKFORT, ILL. — Inland Real Estate Corp. has acquired Prairie Crossings in Frankfort, an affluent southwest suburb of Chicago, for $24.7 million. Inland purchased the property in cash, excluding closing costs and adjustments from the seller, Beachwood, Ohio-based Chase Properties. The Prairie Crossings acquisition consists of approximately 109,000 square feet of gross leasable area, including more than 83,000 square feet of inline retail space, plus two multi-tenant outlot buildings. The power center is currently 99 percent leased. Bed Bath & Beyond, Sports Authority and Office Depot anchor the shopping center, which is shadow-anchored by Kohl’s. Other tenants include Famous Footwear, Panera Bread, Chipotle, Red Mango, Game Stop, Sleepy’s, Massage Envy and Spa and Hair Cuttery, among others.

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GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of The Fresh Market Center in Glen Ellyn, a suburb in metro Chicago. New York-based American Realty Capital Properties Inc. purchased the 30,877-square-foot center for an undisclosed sales price. The Fresh Market Center is located at the southwest quadrant of Roosevelt and Lambert roads. The Fresh Market anchors the shopping center. Tenants include Firehouse Subs, Great Clips, Tide Dry Cleaners and European Wax Center. Joe Girardi and Rick Drogosz of Mid-America represented the seller, Minnetonka, Minn.-based Opus Development Company LLC.

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LISLE, ILL. — Ryan Cos. and Providence Life Services will develop an 80-unit, senior apartment community in Lisle, a western suburb of Chicago. Arbor Place of Lisle, an affordable, age-restricted community will be situated on an approximately 3.3-acre site at the northeast corner of Karns Road and Ogden Avenue. The development will comprise 60 one-bedroom, one-bathroom and 20 two-bedroom, one-bathroom units. The $20.6 million development was designed and is being constructed according to Enterprise Green Communities specifications. Construction is set for completion in summer 2015. Arbor Place of Lisle is the second project for the Ryan-Providence partnership. Arbor Place of Lisle is being financed under the Section 42 affordable housing program administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority.

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WHEELING, ILL. — Chicago-based REVA Development Partners has broken ground on a 288-unit luxury rental community in Wheeling, a northern suburban of Chicago. Northgate Crossing is located at 250 Northgate Parkway. The 20-acre Northgate Crossing development will feature nine three-story apartment buildings. The apartments will include one- and two-bedroom plans ranging from approximately 700 to 1,200 square feet. The development is part of the village’s Town Center district, which is anchored by the municipal campus, fitness and aquatic centers, large-scale Heritage Park redevelopment and an existing Metra Station. The village also recently signed an agreement for the additional development of future residential and retail on an existing 17-acre parcel owned by the village. REVA is partnering with Chicago-based Blue Vista Capital Management on the development. Kinzie Builders, a division of Kinzie Real Estate Group, is serving as the general contractor and construction project manager. Kinzie Real Estate Group will also oversee the leasing and management of the property. Fifth Third Bank provided financing for the development.

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CHICAGO — The Telos Group LLC has arranged a 49,464-square-foot lease for Cision at One Prudential Plaza in Chicago. Cision, a provider of public relations software and services, will occupy the entire seventh floor of One Prudential Plaza. The building’s ownership, Berkley Properties and 601W Cos., have committed nearly $85 million of improvements, which include the lobby and plaza areas as well as new and upgraded amenities. Jesse Van Dyke of JLL represented Cision in the transaction. Matt Pistorio and Bill Truszkowski of Telos represented building ownership.

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ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has begun construction on a new 188,166-square-foot cold storage facility in Romeoville. The build-to-suit facility is situated on a 35-acre site located at Airport Road just west of Southcreek Parkway. The property will include office space, dry storage, a refrigerated palletizing area and a -10°F freezer sized to accommodate 21,000 pallet positions. The new building will also include 36 loading docks, 75 exterior trailer stalls and 177 auto parking positions. A refrigerated elevated building link will be constructed to accommodate conveyance of product from an adjacent production facility. WBS Equities LLC and Abbott Land & Investment are providing development services for the project. Meridian has retained Ware Malcomb to provide architectural and structural design services for the project. Jacob & Hefner Associates will provide civil engineering services.

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SAINT CHARLES, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has arranged the sale of two office condominiums totaling 8,238 square feet in St. Charles. The properties are located at 3310 W. Main St. The buyer, Trustee for Landrus Realty 401K Plan & Pension Fund, purchased the suites as an investment. The property features a brick and stone veneer exterior, an atrium, signage along Route 64 and Peck Road and is less than three miles from Delnor Community Hospital. Adam Johnson of NAI Hiffman’s office services group represented PB II OREO LLC in the transaction. Jake Finley of Conlon Commercial represented the buyer.

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ITASCA, ILL. — Bradford Allen Realty Services has arranged the lease of a 42,435-square-foot office space for Epsilon in Itasca. The global marketing services firm is relocating to 1 Pierce Place from 1100 E. Woodfield Road in Schaumburg. The firm has 60 offices worldwide and more than 5,000 employees. With six offices in the Chicago area, the firm is consolidating its existing Schaumburg location with its office in West Chicago. Ben Azulay and Ryan Moen of Bradford Allen Realty Services represented Epsilon in the lease transaction. Azulay and Moen co-brokered the deal with John Boyle and Denise Orlando of Cassidy Turley’s Boston office. Scott Schroeder of Hamilton Partners represented building ownership.

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WILLOWBROOK, ILL. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4.5 million refinancing loan for a 50,157-square-foot, flex industrial warehouse in Willowbrook. The property is located at 7100 Madison St. James Murphy of NorthMarq Capital’s Boston office structured the five-year loan with a 25-year amortization schedule for the borrower, a Boston-based equity fund. A life insurance company provided funding for the loan.

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Three staggering announcements highlighted downtown Chicago’s office sector during the second and early third quarter as investors jockeyed to get a piece of a market that has been the beneficiary of the tech boom. The CBD office vacancy rate is now at its lowest level in five years — 14.1 percent — aided by downtown net absorption of 592,328 square feet during the second quarter, the most in nearly seven years, according to CBRE Group. Asking rents in the city have risen 3.9 percent over the past year. There have been seven sales of more than $300 million since October 2013, including the deal that will come to define downtown Chicago for a long time to come — the disposition of 300 N. LaSalle St. to Newport Beach, Calif.-based The Irvine Company for $850 million in May. The purchase price equals $654 per square foot for the 60-story trophy tower. To put that figure into context, consider that KBS Realty Advisors LLC paid a then-record $503 per square foot for the building in 2010 to Hines Interests LP. So why did 300 N. LaSalle fetch a record price? There are a few reasons. First, the tower is 97 percent leased …

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