ELMHURST, ILL. — McHugh Construction and its joint venture partner Nacional Group LLC have begun preconstruction work for the new Wagner Community Center in the Chicago suburb of Elmhurst. The 127,250-square-foot, two-story project will replace the current 32,000-square-foot community center at 615 N. West Ave. Demolition is scheduled for this fall, ahead of construction breaking ground in December. A grand opening is planned for fall 2027. Designed by the Elmhurst office of Dewberry, the new center will feature an artificial turf field for soccer, football and baseball; 27,000 square feet of gym space for basketball, pickleball and volleyball; a three-lane indoor walking track; dedicated early childhood and preschool spaces; larger spaces for dance and gymnastics; an indoor play area; and flexible multipurpose spaces for community programming. Additional project partners include mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer Elara Engineering, structural engineer Pease Borst & Associates, civil engineer V3 Cos. and landscape architect Upland Designs Ltd.
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ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $4.1 million loan for the refinancing of Carillon Court, a 29,891-square-foot retail strip center in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville. The property at 444 N. Weber Road is situated near I-55 and is home to a mix of restaurants and service-oriented businesses, including a dental office, salon and insurance agency. Dean Giannakopoulos of MMCC arranged the loan through a local bank on behalf of the private borrower. The three-year loan features one year of interest-only payments and a 25-year amortization schedule.
CHICAGO — McShane Construction Co. and Ashlaur Construction have completed Westhaven Park Station, a 96-unit mixed-income apartment complex located on Chicago’s Near West Side. Brinshore Development and The Michaels Organization developed the 12-story property. The project marks the final phase of redevelopment of the former Henry Horner Homes complex and satisfies the requirement to replace all affordable units that were lost when the homes were demolished. McShane built a 113-unit condominium building as part of Phase I of the Westhaven Park development in 2006. Westhaven Park Station features three retail spaces on the ground floor. Units are offered in one- and two-bedroom layouts. Sixty-six percent of the units are affordable, while the remainder are market rate. Amenities include a fitness room, rooftop deck, parking, package room and conference room. LBBA provided architectural services.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 100,400-square-foot last-mile logistics facility in Mount Prospect for an undisclosed price. The property at 350 N. Wolf Road features a clear height of 32 feet, 12 exterior truck docks and paved parking. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Tyler Ziebel of Collieres represented the seller, a joint venture between Stotan Industrial and PCCP LLC. An institutional investor purchased the asset. The site was formerly home to an office building, which Stotan demolished to make way for the facility. Completed in early 2024, the property is fully leased to OnTrac, an e-commerce logistics provider.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the $6 million sale of a multifamily property located at 1132-1140 W. Wilson Ave. in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Originally completed as an adaptive reuse project in 2015, the asset was fully occupied at the time of sale. The building is located one block from the Chicago Transit Authority and across the street from Truman College. CedarSt sold the property to J&J Equities. Katie LeGrand and Jacob Price of Kiser Group brokered the transaction, which closed two months after the property was brought to market.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a two-building industrial property totaling 289,847 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills. Named the Woodlands Light Manufacturing Center, the facilities on Woodlands Parkway are fully leased to Kanaflex Corp. The properties feature clear heights ranging from 19 to 29.5 feet, 12 dock-high doors, six drive-in doors, LED lighting and 247 parking spaces. Ed Halaburt and Kurt Sarbaugh of JLL represented the seller, High Street Logistics Properties. Centaur Capital Partners and Talos Capital LLC purchased the property.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group LLC has arranged the $3 million sale of a three-building multifamily portfolio totaling 55 units in Chicago’s West Chatham neighborhood. The three-story properties feature six studios, 26 one-bedroom units, 12 two-bedroom units and four three-bedroom apartments as well as eight commercial spaces. Joe Kahlhammer of Essex brokered the transaction. The seller was a long-term local owner.
NEW LENOX, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has negotiated an 87,461-square-foot medical office lease renewal for Silver Cross Hospital at 1890 Silver Cross Blvd. in New Lenox, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The 174,855-square-foot, six-story building is known as Pavilion A. Silver Cross healthcare providers occupy the first two levels as well as eight suites on the upper four levels. Other tenants in the building include the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab at Silver Cross and independent healthcare providers. Perry Higa of NAI Hiffman represented Silver Cross in the lease renewal, and Steve Brooks and Katie McReynolds of NexCore Group represented the owner, Prudential Real Estate Investors. The lease was completed far in advance of its expiration in fourth-quarter 2026.
CHICAGO AND CINCINNATI — JLL Capital Markets has secured $64 million in refinancing for TradeLane Properties’ Midwest Light Industrial Portfolio, a collection of 13 industrial assets totaling 1.1 million square feet across metro Chicago and Cincinnati. The properties are fully leased to 17 tenants, with industries ranging from automotive and food users to manufacturing, distribution, e-commerce and pharmaceuticals. Lucas Borges and Ethan Habecker of JLL secured a floating-rate, five-year loan through a regional bank. JLL’s wholly owned internal derivatives team, Kensington Capital Advisors, assisted TradeLane with the execution of an interest rate hedge to assist with managing the borrower’s exposure to floating interest rate risk.
CHICAGO — Skender has broken ground on Jigzibik, a seven-story development that marks Chicago’s first affordable housing project centered on serving Native American communities. Located at 2907 W. Irving Park Road in the Irving Park neighborhood, the 45-unit building will provide Native-inclusive affordable housing, dedicated nonprofit space and a rooftop community gathering area. Jigzibik will offer units for those earning between 15 and 60 percent of the area median income. The development was conceived by Visionary Ventures, a Native-led nonprofit, and co-led by Full Circle Communities, with Canopy Architecture + Design as architect. The project’s name is a Potawatomi word meaning “at the river’s edge.” The building was titled by the project’s Native American Advisory Council and pays homage to the Great Lakes Indigenous nations. A custom masonry façade is accented by a flowing river motif rendered in white and blue brick. Completion is slated for the second half of 2026.