BEDFORD PARK, ILL. — Lampshades Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of lamp shades, has signed a 16,950-square-foot industrial lease at 5009 W. 66th St. in Bedford Park, about 15 miles southwest of Chicago. The tenant is relocating from Ogden Avenue in Chicago. The 255,000-square-foot building features a clear height of 18 feet, access to four common docks, 2,400 square feet of office space and one drive-in door. Ed Wabick and Chris Mergenthaler of DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International represented the tenant. John D’Orazio of Colliers represented the owner, Mumford Properties.
CHICAGO — Belay Diagnostics has expanded its lease to just over 10,000 square feet at Fulton Labs in Chicago. The expansion comes only a few months after the initial lease signing in August. The company, which uses a proprietary molecular testing platform for detecting brain and spinal cord cancers, leased an additional 6,100 square feet of space at 1375 W. Fulton. Dan Lyne and Kelsey Scheive of CBRE represented ownership, Trammell Crow Co. Fulton Labs totals 725,000 square feet across two buildings.
DEKALB, ILL. — Meta, parent company of Facebook, has opened a new 1 million-square-foot data center at ChicagoWest Business Center in DeKalb, about 64 miles west of Chicago. The Meta property is adjacent to one of the recently announced Illinois MegaSites Investment Program projects. This site makes approximately 793 acres of additional land available at ChicagoWest Business Center that is ready for the next phase of development. ChicagoWest Business Center is home to other tenants such as Amazon, Ferrara and Kraft Heinz. Krusinski Construction Co. served as general contractor.
CHICAGO — Workbox, a coworking space provider, and Iron Galaxy Studios, a national video game studio based in Chicago, have signed leases at The National, a 600,830-square-foot office building located at 125 S. Clark St. in Chicago. Workbox signed a new lease for 29,033 square feet and expects to open its new space in January. Iron Galaxy Studios expanded its current lease from 32,865 square feet to 48,156 square feet. John Nelson, Kathleen Bertrand and Eric Myers of Transwestern Real Estate Services represented ownership, Commerz Real. The National features amenities such as a fitness center, lounge with bar, pool table and outdoor terrace. The 24,000-square-foot Revival Food Hall offers tenants access to a variety of local restaurants. The property was originally built in 1907. Michael Kloppenburg of Avison Young represented Workbox, while Corey Siegrist and Jim Rose of JLL represented Iron Galaxy Studios.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $3.4 million sale of a nine-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. The primary building is located at 2852-56 N. Southport Ave. with an adjacent coach house located at 1411 W. George St. There are eight residential units that are fully occupied and one ground-floor retail space totaling 4,600 square feet that is vacant. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the local private seller.
CHICAGO — Good Eating Co. has leased 5,000 square feet at 77 W. Wacker Drive, a 51-story office tower totaling 960,000 square feet in Chicago’s Central Loop. The restaurant is slated to open in the first quarter of 2024 and will occupy space on the first floor. Good Eating Co. focuses on organic, locally sourced dishes. Transwestern Real Estate Services represented the undisclosed landlord. Transwestern leases and manages the property. Amenities at the building include a 12,000-square-foot wellness center with a basketball court, conferencing center and outdoor plaza.
MOKENA, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Prairie Crossings, a 109,079-square-foot shopping center in Mokena, a southern suburb of Chicago. Tenants at the property include Chipotle, Panera, Hair Cuttery, Massage Envy, Botti Chiropractic and Sloan Stevens Salon. Rick Drogosz, Ben Wineman and Joe Girardi of Mid-America represented the seller, IRC Retail Centers/DRA Advisors. First-Tek Inc. was the buyer. Pine Tree served as property manager.
CHICAGO — The NHP Foundation (NHPF) has opened Covent Apartments, a project that involved the redevelopment of Covent Hotel, a single-room occupancy (SRO) property in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The 30-unit affordable housing property marks NHPF’s second SRO property in Chicago. SRO housing is defined as a residential property that includes multiple single-room dwelling units, according to HUD. Each unit is for occupancy by a single eligible individual. The total development cost was $21.6 million, including $7.9 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and historic tax credits, $5 million of City Home and Affordable Housing Opportunity Funds, $3.1 million in Illinois Housing Development Authority Permanent Supportive Housing Funds and $4.9 million from a HUD/FHA loan. The project also received a $698,910 Affordable Housing Program General Fund grant from FHLBank Chicago. The Chicago Housing Authority contributed 30 project-based vouchers for the property. In addition to the 30 units, Covent features onsite laundry facilities, a community room and an outdoor space. The property also includes three retail spaces totaling 4,700 square feet. Linn-Mathes was the general contractor, and Weese, Langley, Weese served as architect. R4 Capital was the tax credit investor and Merchants Capital was the lender.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — BWE has arranged a $10 million preferred equity investment to finance the acquisition of a portfolio of student housing properties near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The portfolio includes 616 beds across 170 units. Mike Guterman of BWE arranged the financing on behalf of an East Coast-based student housing owner and operator. The capital stack includes a five-year senior loan with a loan-to-cost ratio of 60 percent from a Midwest regional bank. The seller was a multigenerational ownership group that had held the properties for 100 years. The buyer plans to renovate and redevelop some of the properties.
ROCKFORD, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Superior Self Storage of Rockford, a 31,210-square-foot self-storage facility in Rockford. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 1711 York Ave., the property features 204 non-climate-controlled units, an onsite manager’s office, four rental apartments and one-single family residence. Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer, a limited liability company.