ROCKFORD, ILL. — Krusinski Construction Co. has begun an interior renovation project for a 6,400-square-foot Comcast office in Rockford. After a partial demolition, the renovated space will feature multiple offices, meeting rooms, open office areas with workstations, a server room, break room, wellness room, restrooms, an interior vestibule and new doors. Completion is slated for January.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Champaign Town Center, an 85,920-square-foot retail center in the central Illinois city of Champaign. The sales price was undisclosed. Champaign Town Center is leased to five national tenants, including HomeGoods, Ruler Foods, JoAnn Fabrics, Guitar Center and Men’s Wearhouse. Ben Wineman of Mid-America represented the seller, a metro Washington, D.C.-based private investment company. David Tran of Transmercial represented the buyer, a California-based private investor.
SKOKIE, ILL. — A joint venture between Wingspan Development Group and Tucker Development has received a $100 million construction loan for The Henry at Harms Woods in Skokie. The project at 5400 Old Orchard Road will feature 245 luxury apartment units, 49 rental townhomes and roughly 10,000 square feet of commercial space. Kennedy Wilson and a national insurance company provided the financing. The project architect is HKM Architects + Planners, and Nicholas & Associates will serve as general contractor. Demolition of an existing office structure at the site is scheduled for this winter. Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring. The Henry at Harms Woods will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment units as well as three-story townhomes. Amenities will include a courtyard, pool, sun deck, grilling areas, fitness center and coworking stations. The project is situated near the 350-acre Harms Woods Nature Preserve as well as Westfield Old Orchard shopping mall. Plans for the project were first announced earlier this year.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered a Section 15 condominium deconversion sale of The Granville Tower Condominium Associated for $31.5 million. Situated immediately south of the Loyola campus, the property is located at 6166 N. Sheridan Road. Granville Tower was converted from apartments to condominiums in 1981. There are 154 units. Andy Friedman and Jake Parker of Kiser brokered the sale. Becovic Management Group was the buyer. With high dues and upcoming maintenance needs, properties like Granville Tower have faced challenges in resale, making a deconversion sale an attractive option, says Parker.
CHICAGO — Waterton has acquired the Alta Grand Central apartment community in Chicago’s South Loop for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2020, the property at 221 W. Harrison St. comprises 346 units across two 14-story buildings. Waterton plans to rebrand the asset as The Grand Central. According to Waterton, the community primarily attracts workforce residents in the healthcare, public service and consulting sectors. Units come in studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include coworking spaces, an indoor-outdoor rooftop lounge, yoga studio, bike storage, pool, rooftop spa and electric vehicle charging stations. The seller was a joint venture between Chicago-based D2 Realty and Atlanta-based Wood Partners, according to Crain’s Chicago Business.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — A partnership between Focus, Affinius Capital, Atlantic Residential and Centennial has opened The Domaine at Hawthorn Row in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills. The 311-unit luxury apartment complex is part of the redevelopment of Hawthorn Mall, a 50-year-old shopping center. The Domaine also features 54,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a lounge, dining room, game room, two-story gym, pet spa and outdoor terrace with a pool, sundeck and grilling stations. Units range in size from 600 to 1,330 square feet, while monthly rents start at $1,775. Residents can now earn one month of free rent on select lease terms, according to the property’s website.
HANOVER PARK AND WARRENVILLE, ILL. — Associated, a storage and order fulfillment solutions company, has signed two office and industrial leases totaling 178,477 square feet in metro Chicago. The tenant signed a long-term lease to occupy the entire building at 6450 Muirfield Drive in Hanover Park. The property features 160,419 square feet of industrial space, inclusive of 10,000 square feet of office space. With this lease signing, Associated marks the establishment of a new operations facility and doubles its footprint in Chicagoland. The property will house the company’s warehouse operation as well as material handling equipment sales, service, parts and rental functions. In the second transaction, Associated signed a lease for a move-in ready office sublease at 4101 Winfield Road in Warrenville. The space totals 18,058 square feet. Corey Chase of Newmark represented Associated in both leases. Brian Colson and Brian Pomorski of Avison Young represented the landlord for the Hanover Park property, while Josh Feldman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sublandlord in the Warrenville space.
CHICAGO — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the $1.8 million sale of a 4,800-square-foot restaurant condo in Chicago’s South Loop. The asset is located at 1307 S. Wabash Ave. Tim Rasmussen and Marcus Sullivan of SVN represented the undisclosed seller. David Wong of Century 21 Realty Associates represented the local buyer. The property sold for 95 percent of the asking price.
CAROL STREAM, ILL. — Mainfreight has signed a build-to-suit lease for a 57,100-square-foot freight terminal in the Chicago suburb of Carol Stream. Chicago-based Timber Hill Group owns the property in a joint venture with Champion Realty Advisors. TH LLC, a special purpose entity managed by Timber Hill and Champion, acquired the site in May. Mainfreight’s new terminal will feature 81 dock doors and parking for 92 cars, 88 trailers and 44 tractors. There will also be a 70-foot-wide dock area and a 20,000-square-foot, two-story office space complete with a kitchen and locker rooms. The facility will serve as Mainfreight’s North American headquarters. Construction is scheduled to begin in November with completion slated for early 2025. Mainfreight is a New Zealand-based logistics company providing end-to-end freight service solutions, including warehousing, domestic distribution and international air and ocean services. The company operates in 26 countries with more than 11,000 employees. Mainfreight currently has an office in Franklin Park, Ill. The project in Carol Stream is the first of two terminal build-to-suits that Timber Hill and Champion are developing on behalf of Mainfreight.
ITASCA, ILL. — Skender has completed interior construction on the new 50,000-square-foot office for AIT Worldwide Logistics at Two Pierce Place within the Hamilton Lakes Business Park in Itasca. AIT, a global supply chain solutions company, occupies floors 20, 21 and 25 within the 25-story, 494,000-square-foot office tower. The build-out included 210 workstations, 43 enclosed offices, nine conference rooms, a boardroom, 2,000-square-foot café, dedicated reception area and game room, along with several collaboration areas throughout the floors. The project team included Partners by Design as architect, RLE as owner’s represtnative and Advance Consulting Group as engineer.