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.
TINLEY PARK, ILL. — Cannabis Facility Construction (CFC) has completed the Ascend Tinley Park recreational cannabis dispensary for Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc. in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park. The 4,900-square-foot property at 16200 S. Harlem Ave. was formerly home to Chili’s and the Dugout sports bar. The project build-out included new lighting, custom-milled wood walls, multimedia display screens, illuminated product display cases and flexible point-of-sale stations. The building now features a state-of-the-art security system, custom mural by a local artist and expanded parking. The project marks the seventh Illinois dispensary that CFC has built for Ascend.
ILLINOIS — IWG, a provider of hybrid working solutions with brands such as Spaces and Regus, has unveiled plans to open 21 new coworking spaces across Illinois. The new locations are primarily in metro Chicago. Plans call for 17 Regus locations, four HQ locations and one Signature location. The flexible workspaces will offer private offices, meeting rooms and creative coworking spaces. IWG’s “Design Your Own Office” service will enable companies to tailor their space entirely. IWG operates 4,000 locations in more than 120 countries. The firm predicts that 30 percent of all commercial real estate will be flexible workspace by 2030.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — OneLife Senior Living has acquired the former Springs of Vernon Hills Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills. The firm has since rebranded the 70-unit property as The Laurel at Vernon Hills. OneLife retained all 59 staff members, and reviewed and updated benefits, wages and best practices for staffing. OneLife reduced temporary agency staff and increased permanent team members. The Laurel at Vernon Hills provides memory care services for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. The community features large hallways, a circular design, fully enclosed courtyards and enhanced security. The seller and sales price were not provided.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a 69-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for $8.1 million. Located at 7219 N. Sheridan Road, the property features three studios, 37 one-bedroom units, 21 two-bedroom units and eight ground-floor retail spaces. Kevin Rahmanim of Interra represented the buyer, a local private investor. The sale marks the first time the building, which was constructed in 1931, has transacted in over 50 years. The local private seller was self-represented.
CHICAGO — The NHP Foundation (NHPF) has completed a major renovation of the Edwin C. Berry Manor Apartments in Chicago. The Section 8 seniors housing property is located at 737 E. 69th St. The rehabilitation project was made possible by a financial partnership between HUD, Merchants Capital, Illinois Housing Development Authority, National Affordable Housing Trust and UnitedHealth Group. The 57-unit community, built in 1991, marks the fourth property that NHPF has acquired or built in Chicago in the last five years and the first specifically for seniors. The units are fully leased. The project team included Weese Langley Weese, Burling Builders Inc., Solis Construction and baso ltd. Operation Pathways, a subsidiary of NHPF, will provide social and enrichment services to the residents. An onsite resident services coordinator will work with residents to support aging well in their independent living spaces.