CHICAGO — Newmark has arranged a $110 million loan for the refinancing of Cityfront Place, a 39-story luxury apartment tower in downtown Chicago. The borrowers, Strategic Properties of North America and Mirae Asset Securities, acquired the 480-unit property in 2020 and implemented a renovation plan, modernizing unit interiors and common areas while maintaining occupancy above 95 percent throughout the improvement period. The renovations contributed to a more than 60 percent increase in net operating income. Positioned along the Chicago River in the Streeterville neighborhood, Cityfront Place offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, indoor pool, rooftop terrace, resident lounge, indoor parking and direct access to the Riverwalk. Charles Han, Henry Stimler, Bill Weber, Matt Mense, Dan Sarsfield and Ricky Warner of Newmark arranged the financing.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty and Triton Realty Group have brokered the sale of a three-building multifamily portfolio totaling 115 units in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. The properties sold for $16.1 million in an off-market deal. All of the buildings were fully occupied at the time of sale and are located on North Damen Avenue. Brad Feldman of Interra and Harrison Cohen of Triton represented the seller, George Triff. The duo also represented the buyer, a private individual investor.
ANTIOCH, ILL. AND LAKE GENEVA, WIS. — Greystone has provided two Fannie Mae loans totaling $15.4 million for the refinancing of a 253-unit multifamily portfolio in Illinois and Wisconsin. Each of the two garden-style properties received a $7.7 million loan. Geneva Meadows Apartments is a 108-unit community in Lake Geneva, Wis., and Antioch Manor Apartments is a 145-unit property in Antioch, Ill. Kyle Jemtrud and Wilson Molitor of Greystone originated the nonrecourse loans, which feature fixed interest rates, seven-year terms, 30-year amortization schedules and interest-only payments for the entire term of the loan.
LA GRANGE PARK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $9 million sale of a retail property net leased to Jewel-Osco in La Grange Park, about 13 miles west of Chicago. The 46,637-square-foot building is located at 507 E. Woodlawn Ave. Jewel-Osco has operated at the property since it was built in 1964 and recently signed a 20-year lease extension through May 2044. Adrian Mendoza, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a life insurance company. The asset sold to a 1031 exchange investor and garnered one of the lowest cap rates for a full-service grocer in the Midwest in recent years, according to Mendoza.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — AXIS 360 Commercial Real Estate Specialists has brokered the sale of the Growing Grounds garden center located at 1610 S. Main St. in Bloomington. Dale Naffziger sold the property to Chad Jones, owner of Pontiac, Ill.-based Jones Country Gardens and a long-time supplier of Growing Grounds. Mike Talkington of AXIS 360 brokered the sale. Growing Grounds is known for its selection of perennials, annuals, trees and shrubs as well as its expertise in landscaping solutions.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — The White Sheep, a breakfast and brunch restaurant, has signed a 5,424-square-foot lease to open a restaurant at 22 E. Chicago Ave. in Naperville. The space is located in the River District Shopping Center, adjacent to North Central College. The restaurant is slated to open in the second quarter. Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates represented the tenant. Brooke Spinell of Mid-America Real Estate Group and Tom Bernier of Bucksbaum Properties LLC represented the landlord, Bucksbaum Properties. The lease marks the second location for The White Sheep, which maintains a restaurant in Orland Park.
JOLIET, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has negotiated the $1.5 million sale of an industrial outdoor storage (IOS) property in Joliet. The 7-acre fenced and secured site at 18424 NW Frontage Road features an 11,000-square-fot repair facility with four repair bays and approximately 100 trailer parking positions. It is situated 15 miles north of the CenterPoint Intermodal facility — Noth America’s largest inland port — and near I-55 and I-80. NAI Hiffman’s Disser Team, comprising Kelly Disser, Mike Freitag, Bill Byrne and TJ Feeney, represented the seller. Both the buyer and seller were privately owned trucking companies.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the sales of three fully occupied multifamily properties in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood for a total of $10.4 million. The buildings, all constructed in 2016, consist of large two- and three-bedroom units with ground-floor commercial space. All are predominately occupied by students and are situated near Loyola University. The assets were originally listed as a portfolio sale, but Kiser decided to split the buildings for individual sale, citing the rise in interest rates at the time of launch. All three buildings sold to new entrants in the market — a doctor from Columbus, a 1031 exchange buyer from the northwest suburbs and a local retail investor purchasing its first mixed-use property. Andy Friedman and Jake Parker of Kiser brokered the sales.
DOWNERS GROVE AND SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Colliers has negotiated two new office leases totaling 33,771 square feet in the western suburbs of Chicago. In the first transaction, Mason Logistics leased 20,971 square feet in the master-planned Esplanade at Locust Point development in Downers Grove. The transportation, warehousing and supply chain services company will relocate from 1815 S. Meyers Road in Oakbrook Terrace, where it maintains roughly the same footprint, in August. Sven Sykes, Tom Volini and Brent Jacob of Colliers represented the tenant. Phil Sheriden represented the landlord, Hamilton Partners, on an internal basis. Sykes and Volini arranged a 12,800-square-foot lease for Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC at Schaumburg Towers in Schaumburg. The law firm will vacate its 12,800 square feet at 1515 Woodfield Road, also in Schaumburg, in August. Doug Shehan and Dan Svachula of JLL represented ownership. Schaumburg Towers totals 890,000 square feet across two 20-story buildings.
BELLWOOD, ILL. — F.H. Paschen has topped off the first phase of the Bellwood Gateway Development, a $43 million workforce housing project in the Chicago suburb of Bellwood. The four-story, 71-unit community will feature 6,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and is set to open in spring 2026. Serving as the developer and general contractor, F.H. Paschen now moves toward the enclosure of the structures. Once enclosed, work will move on to mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection installations, followed by drywall, windows and façade work. Construction began in July 2024 on the project, which involves the repurposing of the former Village Hall, police and fire stations, and emergency management office. Chicago-based DesignBridge was the architect. The project is financed through a combination of tax-increment financing, a State of Illinois grant and workforce housing bonds.