CHICAGO — Chicago-based Origin Investments, a multifamily investment manager, is launching a new investment program named Origin Exchange. According to Origin, the program enables qualified 1031 exchange investors to realize significant tax advantages, as well as access institutional-quality multifamily properties and estate-planning efficiencies at a fraction of typical fee structures. The Origin program establishes a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) to acquire and manage real estate consistent with the firm’s stringent investment criteria — multifamily properties in the path of growth geographically diversified in Origin’s target markets. Interests in the DST qualify for a 1031 exchange. Origin is in final negotiations and due diligence for its first DST acquisition and will offer positions starting at $250,000. The company has appointed Michael O’Shea, an experienced professional with 17 years of work in commercial real estate, to the newly created position of vice president of Origin Exchange.
CHICAGO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a 188-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in a southern submarket of Chicago. The seller was a Midwest-based institutional capital provider, and the buyer was a Midwest-based owner-operator looking to expand its footprint throughout the region. Brad Clousing, Daniel Geraghty and Ryan Saul of SLIB brokered the transaction.
MIDLOTHIAN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of the Karlov & Keystone Portfolio, a 23-unit multifamily portfolio in Midlothian, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. Originally built in the 1960s, the properties are located along Karlov and Keystone avenues near I-294 and Route 57. Ryan Engle, Andrean Angelov, Sam Antreasian and Zack Mahoney of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor. Engle, Angelov and Antreasian represented the buyer, a private investor.
GRAYSLAKE, ILL. — Peak Construction Corp. has broken ground on a 203,257-square-foot industrial expansion for OCM Inc. in Grayslake, about 40 miles north of downtown Chicago. Upon completion, OCM will occupy 337,208 square feet. The addition features a clear height of 30 feet, 10 dock doors, three drive-in doors and 115 car parking spaces. Completion is slated by the end of the year. Cornerstone Architects and Manhard Consulting make up the project team. OCM is a subsidiary of OKABE Co. Ltd., which was founded in 1917 in Japan as a full-service manufacturer and distributor of concrete construction supplies.
AURORA, ILL. — Redwood Living Inc. is nearing completion of Redwood Aurora, a 140-unit build-to-rent community in the Chicago suburb of Aurora. The single-story development will offer eight different floor plans ranging in size from 1,294 to 1,709 square feet. Each of the homes will feature two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a two-car garage. The property is located at 1241 Coffeeberry Lane near I-88. Monthly rents will start at $2,649. Redwood has developed more than 18,000 single-story apartment homes.
OSWEGO, ILL. — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has acquired Townes Crossing, a 105,731-square-foot shopping center in the western Chicago suburb of Oswego. The purchase price was undisclosed. A 65,000-square-foot Jewel-Osco grocery store anchors the property and has been a tenant for over 30 years. Additional tenants include Phenix Salon Suites, Oswego Dental, The UPS Store and Subway. Evan Halkias of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller.
ELMHURST, ILL. — Cicero Construction Group has completed the build-out of a third HOTWORX fitness studio in metro Chicago. The newest studio is located at 100 N. Addison Ave. in Elmhurst. Previously, Cicero renovated spaces in Chicago’s River North neighborhood and in Naperville. Cicero’s scope of work at the Elmhurst facility included installing mechanicals, drywall, paint, flooring and the building of bathrooms and a lobby. The team also installed infrared saunas and an expansive list of exercise systems. Like the River North and Naperville locations, the Elmhurst studio is open and staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It offers members a variety of virtual-instructed 30-minute Isometric (ISO) and 15-minute High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) workouts inside infrared saunas. Semi-private sessions include Yoga, Pilates, ISO, Barre, Core, Buns, Cycle and Thunder Row.
UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a full-building industrial lease totaling 1.6 million square feet at 701 Central Ave. in the Chicago suburb of University Park. The transaction marks the largest warehouse lease in the Chicago market in 2024, according to the brokerage firm. Sean Henrick and Ryan Klink of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, W. P. Carey. Jason West, Lou D’Avanzo and Adam Cooke of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, a global tech and logistics company. W. P. Carey made several capital improvements to the property. The tenant is consolidating its footprint into a single facility.
CHICAGO — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the $2.3 million sale of a 6,800-square-foot commercial building located at 5212 N. Clark St. in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. Tim Rasmussen of SVN procured a local buyer who plans to convert the ground-floor commercial space into medical use. SVN also represented the undisclosed seller.
CHICAGO — Cronheim Hotel Capital (CHC) has arranged a $15.4 million loan for the refinancing of the Hyatt Place Chicago South University Medical Center. A Southeast-based bank provided the nonrecourse financing, which features a floating interest rate. David Poncia of CHC arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Smart Hotels and the Olympia Cos., the original developers of the hotel and current operators. The property is located at 5225 S. Harper Ave.