ELMHURST, ILL. — Hummingbird Pediatric Therapies has signed a 10,523-square-foot office lease at 501 W. Lake St. in the Chicago suburb of Elmhurst. The transaction marks the third location for Hummingbird in suburban Chicago. Renovation of the space is underway. Named the Hummingbird Therapy & Enrichment Elmhurst Center, the facility is slated to open this summer. Aubrey Englund of NAI Hiffman represented Hummingbird, while Norm Murdoch of Bradford Allen represented the undisclosed landlord. Hummingbird offers a wide variety of speech, feeding, occupational, physical and developmental therapies.
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CHICAGO — NAMI Chicago, a mental health services provider, has signed a 10,058-square-foot office lease at Old Town Park, which is located at 224 W. Hill St. in Chicago. The tenant will relocate from its current 6,500-square-foot space at 1801 W. Warner Ave. this fall. Built in 2021, Old Town Park features 80,000 square feet of office space with ground-floor retail. The property is situated where the Old Town and River North neighborhoods meet. Ryan Foran and Jonathan Zeitler of Cresa represented the tenant. Abby McFayden of Madison Rose represented the owner, Onni Group.
ALGONQUIN, ILL. — Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. has provided a $15.5 million HUD Lean loan for the refinancing of The Pointe at Eastgate in Algonquin. The assisted living facility is designed for residents age 65 and older who are transitioning from independent living to a more supportive environment. The property offers private apartments and a variety of services, including weekly housekeeping, optional laundry service, medication set-up and reminders, assistance as needed with personal care, grooming and bathing, plus transportation to medical appointments and group outings. Brent Holman-Gomez of Cambridge originated the 35-year loan on behalf of the borrower, an Illinois-based limited liability company.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has brokered the sale of a 112,290-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Mount Pleasant for an undisclosed price. The property, which features a clear height of 24 feet, is located at 1450 Feehanville Drive within the Kensington Business Center. Dan Jones and Sam Deihs of Entre represented the buyer, a joint venture between Nicholas & Associates and Parenti & Raffaelli. The buyers intend to occupy a portion of the facility and lease the remainder. Nicholas & Associates is a full-service construction management and development company specializing in public projects, private sector work and multifamily developments in Illinois, Wisconsin and Florida. Parenti & Raffaelli is a custom woodworking company specializing in custom finished millwork. Planned renovations for the property include a new entrance façade, office area, truck docks, landscaping, lighting and parking improvements. Mike Sedjo and Jack Brennan of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
PLAINFIELD, ILL. — Principle Construction has completed several facility renovations for Veolia Water Technologies HPD Plainfield Offices. Veolia, which is a water and wastewater treatment company, maintains its 42,000-square-foot office at 23561 W. Main St. Principle originally designed and built the property in 2001 for Avgeris and Associates, which leased the building to Veolia. Principle completed interior and exterior renovations to both the headquarters office building and the research and development building. Archideas Inc. was the architect.
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VI LP, has acquired a 38,409-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville. Located at 1280 Lakeview Drive, the property is fully leased to one tenant. Constructed in 1995 and situated on three acres, the building features a clear height of 24 feet, two exterior docks, one drive-in door and parking for 52 cars. Terri Alexander and Michael Kraft of Transwestern represented the undisclosed seller. VK Industrial VI is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
NEW LENOX AND JOLIET, ILL. — Northern Builders will serve as developer and general contractor for two industrial build-to-suits at Cherry Hill Business Park in New Lenox and Joliet. Agile Cold Storage will occupy a 202,759-square-foot facility on nearly 24 acres with expansion capabilities for an additional 150,000 square feet. The building is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2025. Illinois Truck Group (ITG) will utilize a 33,180-square-foot property as a truck maintenance and dealership facility. The project calls for nine maintenance bays, one wash bay, 5,000 square feet of office space and parking for 200 tractor cabs. Straddling both Joliet and New Lenox, Cherry Hill Business Park is located between I-55 and I-57 with immediate access to I-80 and I-355.
PLAINFIELD, ILL. — Wingspan Development Group has sold Sixteen30, a 284-unit luxury multifamily property in Plainfield, about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Continental Properties was the buyer. The sales price was roughly $78 million, according to CoStar. Located at 14750 Wallin Drive and opened in August 2021, Sixteen30 features eight garden-style buildings surrounding a 7,500-square-foot clubhouse and pool. Designed by Eleni Interiors, the clubhouse features a great room, coffee bar, fitness center, yoga studio, coworking space, demonstration kitchen, pet spa and package room. Units range from 600 to 1,500 square feet. Sixteen30 was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The acquisition marks the 10th community in Illinois for Continental Properties.
CHICAGO — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated the sale of 400 South Jefferson, a 247,000-square-foot office building in Chicago’s West Loop. The eight-story property is located at the intersection of Jefferson and Van Buren streets. Originally constructed in 1946 for the Newman-Rudolph Lithographing Co., the building underwent extensive renovations in 2013. Amenities include a town hall space, in-building parking for 80 cars, a rooftop deck, lounge and locker rooms. Mark Bâby and Patrick Russo of Stream represented the seller, Office Properties Income Trust. Jeff Skender and Craig Cassell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, The Chicago School. The RMR Group was the property manager.
ROSEMONT, ILL. AND HOLLAND, MICH. — Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC) and Macatawa Bank Corp. (NASDAQ: MCBC) have entered into a definitive merger agreement for Wintrust to acquire Macatawa in an all-stock transaction valued at $510.3 million. Macatawa is the parent company of Macatawa Bank, a Michigan state-chartered bank that is headquartered in Holland, Mich., and operates a network of 26 full-service branches. Macatawa, which was founded in 1997, had approximately $2.7 billion in assets, $2.4 billion in deposits and $1.3 billion in loans as of Dec. 31. The purchase price of $14.85 per share represents a nearly 50 percent premium to Macatawa’s closing stock price on Monday, April 15. The transaction is subject to approval by banking regulators, approval of Macatawa’s shareholders and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2024. Rosemont, Ill.-based Wintrust, which maintains approximately $57 billion in assets, operates 15 community bank subsidiaries with over 170 banking locations in the greater Chicago and southern Wisconsin markets.