Illinois

WILMETTE, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the $9.2 million sale of Art House Eleven 21, an apartment building in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette. Developed in 2018, the 16-unit building at 1121 Greenleaf Ave. features six two-bedroom units, eight three-bedroom units and two retail spaces. Lucas Fryman and Craig Martin of Interra represented the buyer, Chicago-based HP Ventures Group. The duo also represented the seller, a joint venture between 4 Corners, Gabe Horstick and Josh Krueger. HP Ventures assumed the existing low-interest loan on the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale.

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ELGIN, ROMEOVILLE AND BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 541,283 square feet in metro Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The properties are located at 277 Alft Court in Elgin, 1881 Normantown Road in Romeoville and 351-355 Hastings St. in Buffalo Grove. The buildings were fully leased at the time of sale. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers represented the seller, Ares Industrial Management. Venture One Real Estate was the buyer.

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YORKVILLE, ILL. — Moda Homes has completed Phase I of Bristol Bay of Yorkville, a 240-unit build-to-rent townhome community in Yorkville, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Moda has completed 61 of the homes and is underway on Phase II. RMK Management Corp. is the property manager. Units at Bristol Bay range from 1,469 to 1,724 square feet, while monthly rents range from $2,325 to $2,700. All floor plans feature a main level with an open-concept kitchen and family room, powder room, coat closet, private patio and attached two-car garage. The second level of each home features a primary suite with a bath and walk-in closet, along with one or two secondary bedrooms, a full hall bath and laundry room with full-size washer and dryer.

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EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Flaherty & Collins Properties has broken ground on Blutowne, a $65 million luxury apartment community in the Levee District of East Peoria, a city in central Illinois. The project includes two multifamily buildings that will be centrally located near the municipal building and public library. Plans call for 219 units, 10,000 square feet of commercial space and 276 parking spaces. Merchants Bank of Indiana provided financing for the project, which will be situated at 501 E. Washington St. Units will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, with the average unit size being 898 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness facility, meeting space, saltwater pool and rooftop lounge. Flaherty & Collins expects to welcome the first residential and commercial tenants in spring 2025. The full build-out is slated for completion in fall 2025.

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BURR RIDGE, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $59.9 million sale of Loyola Medicine Burr Ridge, an outpatient medical center totaling 104,912 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Burr Ridge. Built in 2010, the three-story property is fully leased to Loyola University Medical Center. The Chicago academic medical center is an affiliate of the national health system, Trinity Health. Loyola Burr Ridge is Loyola’s largest ambulatory care location and offers orthopedics, cancer care, neurology, cardiology and dermatology services. Mindy Berman, Sam DiFrancesca, Pat Shields and Matt Sykes of JLL represented the seller, Healthcare Realty Trust, and procured the buyer, Sila Realty Trust.

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By Mike Mangan, Cresa We knew it would happen, it was just a matter of time: The industrial real estate market is currently experiencing a cooling trend in Chicago and across the country. The best-performing asset across all commercial asset classes for the past several years is finally coming back to earth due to higher borrowing costs and a slowdown in demand. Rental rates are beginning to level off and many economists are predicting a reduction in consumer spending.  The industrial sector had been able to flourish despite economic headwinds, with demand during the pandemic heavily focused on e-commerce activity. The supply versus demand is shifting, and this should be welcome news to tenants in the market or who will be in the market in the next 12 to 24 months. Indicators are not pointing toward a crash landing, but a return to earth for the golden child of the commercial real estate asset classes. Tenants and occupiers will be able to utilize the additional supply coming to market to secure better economics and concessions.  The facts Let’s first take a look at the national landscape. The U.S. unemployment rate in August was 3.8 percent — higher than predicted by …

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BEDFORD PARK, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VI LP, has purchased a 63,382-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Bedford Park. Located at 7333 Lockwood Ave., the property was vacant at the time of acquisition. The single-tenant building features six docks, one drive-in door, parking for 43 cars and a two-ton crane. Prior to closing, Venture One received a 6B tax incentive from Bedford Park. Venture One plans to make improvements to the property such as office renovations, warehouse paint, parking lot paving, energy-efficient warehouse lights, roof replacement and sprinkler system upgrades. Rown McDonnell, Traci Payette and Stephanie Park of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and will be retained to complete lease-up. VK Industrial VI, which is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group, targets industrial acquisitions in the Chicago, Northeast and Florida markets.

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CHICAGO — An affiliate of Chicago-based Rany Management has acquired the remaining owned condominium units of the building at 4180 N. Marine Drive in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood. The purchase price for the approximately 8.9 percent of remaining units not previously owned by Rany affiliate, 4180 Holdings, was not disclosed. Formerly known as Polo Towers Condominium Association, the property will be renamed Marine Terrace Apartments. The 16-story building features 190 units and was built in 1957. The fully occupied property is located at the intersection of Marine Drive and Gordon Terrace. Amalgamated Bank of Chicago has been a lending partner on the project since 2013.  

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CHICAGO — Advocate Commercial Real Estate Advisors has relocated its Chicago headquarters to 145 S. Wells in the West Loop. The commercial real estate firm will occupy 5,980 square feet on the 14th floor. Moceri + Roszak designed, developed and owns the 20-story building, which totals 210,318 square feet of rentable office space. Amenities include a penthouse amenity lounge with pool, ping-pong and foosball tables, a café and cocktail bar, golf simulator, outdoor deck, conference center and fitness center. Mark Bâby and Matt Lerner of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord.

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CHICAGO — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the $1 million sale of a 5,000-square-foot commercial building along with the business sale of the ground-floor restaurant space at 5352 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. A local restaurant buyer purchased the building, which sits directly across the street from the CTA’s $2 billion Red/Purple Line modernization, which is set for completion in late 2024. Marcus Sullivan and Tim Rasmussen of SVN represented the undisclosed seller. The restaurant space was formerly home to Pearl’s.

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