MONEE, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, in partnership with DRA Advisors, has purchased a 718,709-square-foot industrial building in Monee, a southern suburb of Chicago. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. Located at 25850 Ridgeland Ave., the property is fully leased to one tenant. Constructed in 2004 and situated on 44 acres, the facility features a clear height of 30 feet, 75 exterior docks, two drive-in doors and more than 100 trailer stalls. Sean Devaney, Kurt Sarbaugh, Ed Halaburt, Ross Bratcher, Scott Duerkop, Keith Stauber and Steve Ostroswki of JLL represented the seller. Brian Walsh and Lucas Borges of JLL arranged permanent financing for the transaction. Venture One utilized its acquisition fund, VK Industrial VI, which is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
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CHICAGO — AmTrust RE has acquired Parkline Chicago, a 213-unit luxury apartment tower in Chicago’s East Loop neighborhood. The sales price and seller were undisclosed. The 26-story property is located at 60 E. Randolph St. Totaling 210,000 square feet, the building features 189 rental units and 24 penthouses. Amenities include a two-story sky lounge, fitness and yoga studio, indoor/outdoor pool with attached sundeck and private dog run. Commercial tenants in the building’s 6,200 square feet of retail space include Smoothie King and Starbucks. Parkline Chicago features unobstructed views of Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain and Lake Michigan. AmTrust is a longtime investor in the Chicago office market. John Jaeger, Justin Puppi and Jason Zyck of CBRE brokered the transaction.
ITASCA, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VII LP, has purchased a 59,735-square-foot industrial building in Itasca for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1972 and located at 700 District Drive, the facility features clear heights ranging from 18 to 24 feet, three docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 77 cars. Venture One signed a long-term lease with a tenant prior to closing on the property. Jeff Janda of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed seller, while Cal Payne of CBRE represented Venture One and the tenant. VK Industrial VII is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
JOLIET, ILL. — Galleria Furniture has signed a 20,000-square-foot retail lease at Marycrest Shopping Center in Joliet. The 171,000-square-foot strip center, located on Jefferson Street, is home to Provena Health, Joliet Bank & Trust, Rent-A-Center, Golden Corral, Dollar Tree, Sidelines Sports Bar, Posh Salon Suites, Clair Beauty Mart, Popus Gourmet Popcorn and Basinger’s Pharmacy. The property is now 93 percent leased. Chris Irwin and Brad Belden of Colliers represented the owner, RMS. Eli Munoz of Wirtz Real Estate represented Galleria Furniture.
CAROL STREAM AND ELMHURST, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the sales of two Class A industrial assets in Chicago’s North DuPage County submarket for undisclosed prices. Carol Stream Logistics Center in Carol Stream totals 185,796 square feet, while I-290 Distribution Center in Elmhurst spans 150,010 square feet. Kurt Sarbaugh, Ed Halaburt, Sean Devaney and John Huguenard of JLL represented the seller in both transactions. Brian Walsh, Lucas Borges and Matt Stewart of JLL arranged acquisition financing through a life insurance company for I-290 Distribution Center. Constructed in 2020, Carol Stream Logistics Center features a clear height of 32 feet, 190-foot truck court depth, full concrete parking lots, ESFR fire protection and ample trailer parking capacity. The building, situated in the Carol Point Business Center, is fully leased to a single tenant with approximately five years of lease term remaining. Prologis was the buyer. The I-290 Distribution Center, completed in 2022, features a clear height of 32 feet, separate ingress/egress for truck and car traffic, ESFR fire protection, LED motion sensors, a 130-foot truck court, 15 dock-high doors and 138 parking spaces. The property is fully leased to a global packaging manufacturing company.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 187,485 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook for an undisclosed price. The properties are located on Territorial Drive within the heart of the I-55 Corridor, which links the Joliet intermodal yards to metro Chicago. The buildings are fully leased to two tenants with a weighted average lease term just under two years. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers represented the seller, an institutional real estate investor. The buyer was an institutional real estate private equity fund.
CHICAGO — Medline has expanded its office lease from 51,000 to 161,000 square feet at THE MART in downtown Chicago. Vornado Realty Trust owns the 3.7 million-square-foot property. Medline’s contiguous space will take up the majority of the 12th floor, and the lease term is through 2036. Headquartered in Northfield, Ill., Medline is a medical-surgical product manufacturer, supply chain provider and clinical solutions partner. The company currently has more than 39,000 employees worldwide. Spanning two full city blocks, THE MART is home to companies such as Motorola Mobility, PayPal, Conagra Brands, Allstate and Grainger. The 25-story building also features more than 250 design showrooms. Vornado recently completed the final phase of a more than $70 million renovation, which incorporates a grand staircase leading to a second-floor amenity program and gathering space. There are a range of food-and-beverage options, a fitness and conference center, exclusive tenant lounge and landscaped River Park. J. Frank Franzese and Steven Bauer of Colliers represented Medline, while Andrea Saewitz, Wendy Katz and Ben Cleveland of Stream Realty represented Vornado.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Logistics Property Co. LLC has received a $205 million permanent loan from PGIM Real Estate. The loan included five projects within the firm’s first develop-to-core fund, LPC Logistics Venture One LP. The five projects total nearly 2.7 million square feet across seven buildings. Frederickson ONE, Building 4 and Building 7 are in the Seattle market, 94 Logistics Park is in the Chicago market and Logistics 83 and North Penn Logistics Center are in the Southeast Pennsylvania/New Jersey market.
CHICAGO — Chicago office tower 161 North Clark has emerged from receivership with a new ownership group that has inked 75,000 square feet of leases so far this year. The 50-story property features a refreshed lobby and a soon-to-open Veteran Roasters coffee shop. The new ownership group is an entity doing business as 161 North Clark Newco LLC. Telos Group is overseeing leasing, CBRE is the property manager and Xroads Real Estate Advisors is the asset manager. The 1 million-square-foot property is situated directly across from Google’s new Chicago headquarters, which are slated to open in 2026. Established in 2017, the veteran-owned Veteran Roasters is opening in the retail space formerly occupied by Freshii. Visitors will also enjoy a multimedia art exhibit from local artist Tom Rossiter. Tenant amenities include a conference center, 12th-floor outdoor roof terrace, fitness center and lounge. The new ownership is working on plans to expand and update the amenity and conference center floor.
AURORA, ILL. — Principle Construction has completed a 282,588-square-foot tenant improvement project for Tailored Brands at 2000 Deerpath Road in Aurora. The fashion retailer owns brands such as Men’s Wearhouse, Jos A. Bank and K&G Fashion Superstore. The new building will service Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit and Minneapolis, each of which is currently serviced by other distribution centers in Houston, Pittston and Atlanta. Principle added a dedicated 13,491-square-foot boiler and dry-cleaning room with a specialized mezzanine for pipe support and a new 4,000-amp electrical service to accommodate the facility’s energy demands. Improvements also included 20 new rooftop air conditioning units, 14 interlocking exhaust fans, an ESFR sprinkler system and 29 new loading docks. Partners in Design was the architect.