BLOOMINGDALE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has negotiated the sale of a 25,000-square-foot retail center in Bloomingdale for $4.2 million. The property at 125 E. Lake St. was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to a mix of local tenants. Brett Berlin of Quantum represented the undisclosed seller. The private buyer was based in Illinois.
ITASCA, ILL. — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 34,078-square-foot industrial building in Itasca for an undisclosed price. Located at 1170 Ardmore Ave., the property features multiple bridge cranes, a temperature-controlled warehouse and heavy power. Chris Nelson and Jeff Janda of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Tech-Max Machine Inc., a large parts manufacturing company that will expand into a larger facility in Itasca. Melody Mueller of Compass represented the buyer, Pulsarlube USA Inc., an Elk Grove Village-based company that specializes in single-point automatic lubrication.
CHANHASSEN, MINN. — BWE has arranged a $20 million loan to provide permanent financing for Lake Place, a 110-unit luxury active adult community in Chanhassen within metro Minneapolis. Lundat Kassa of BWE originated the financing through Freddie Mac on behalf of the borrower, Silver Creek Equity, a Minnesota-based developer. The 10-year loan features a 35-year amortization period and five years of interest-only payments. The loan replaces a high-interest rate, floating-rate construction loan. Lake Place was built in 2023 and completed lease-up during the loan underwriting. The property is reserved for residents age 55 or older, and 50 of the units are set aside for those who earn 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, pickleball court, pet wash, bike room, library, creative arts studio and storage units.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Roadtex Transportation has signed a 90,655-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 2725 Davey Road in the Chicago suburb of Woodridge. The property, located in the Woodhill Crossings Business Park, features immediate access to I-55. Kenneth Franzese, John Cassidy and Jeff Galante of Lee & Associates of Illinois, along with James Cant of Fischer & Co., represented the tenant. Sean Henrick of Cushman & Wakefield represented the owner, Bristol Group.
NEW ULM AND MANKATO, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of two single-tenant animal hospital properties in Minnesota for $2.8 million. The portfolio includes New Ulm Regional Vet Center at 401 20th St. in New Ulm and River Hills Pet Care Hospital at 340 St. Andrews Drive in Mankato. The New Ulm property was built in 1998, and the Mankato facility was constructed in 2017. Both are fully leased to PetVet Care Centers, which has operated at both locations since 2019. PetVet was founded in 2012 and currently has more than 450 veterinary locations nationwide. William Skoch and Christopher Mitchel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a group of six veterinarians who had owned the buildings for more than 27 years, and procured the buyer, a real estate investment trust focused exclusively on acquiring veterinarian-centric real estate nationwide.
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $2.4 million sale of The Retail Shops on Lincoln Avenue, a fully leased, three-tenant retail property in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The transaction closed at over $460 per square foot to a local private investor. The asset boasts a 7.7-year weighted average lease term, and the tenant roster includes Play, Junior Chefs Kitchen and That Face Facial Plastic Surgery. Jason St. John and Brewster Hague of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-based developer, and procured the buyer.
DETROIT — Domino’s Pizza has leased 1,904 square feet of retail space at the Studio One mixed-use development in Midtown Detroit. The property includes multiple stories of luxury apartments as well as national retailers such as Walgreens, Poke Poke and The UPS Store. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the tenant, while Greg Newman of Keystone Commercial Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord.
ORANGE, OHIO — Tanger has acquired Pinecrest, a 640,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Orange, an eastern suburb of Cleveland, for approximately $167 million. Tanger utilized cash on hand and available liquidity for the acquisition and estimates the center to deliver an 8 percent return during the first year. Opened in 2018, Pinecrest is anchored by Whole Foods Market. Retailers include Alo Yoga, UNTUCKit, Madewell, Sephora, Warby Parker, Indochino, Willliams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, REI and Nike. Dining and entertainment options include Shake Shack, Kitchen Social, First Watch, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Silverspot Cinema and Pinstripes. Tanger’s acquisition also includes the center’s residential and office components. The on-property AC Hotel is under separate ownership.
JOLIET, ILL. — RJW Logistics Group has signed a full-building, 976,954-square-foot industrial lease at 2903 Schweitzer Road in Joliet. CenterPoint Properties owns the distribution center, which is adjacent to the newly built Houbolt Road Extension bridge over the Des Plaines River. The facility was built in 2023. Dan Leahy and Adam Roth of NAI Hiffman represented CenterPoint in the lease. RJW, a third-party logistics company servicing consumer packaged goods retailers, employs more than 1,600 people in the Chicago and Dallas areas.
WHEATON, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of two multifamily buildings in the Chicago suburb of Wheaton. The 18-unit Liberty Square Flats sold for $8.4 million, while the 44-unit Lorraine Court Apartments traded for nearly $7 million. Nathan Zito, Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented seller Liberty Square Flats LLC as well as the buyer, a confidential local investor. The trio also represented LCA LLC in the sale of Lorraine Court Apartments, as well as the buyer, one of the largest owners of middle-market apartment properties in DuPage County. Both properties were sold as part of 1031 exchange transactions. Situated at 302 W. Liberty Drive, Liberty Square Flats was built in 2024. Amenities include a rooftop deck, dog washing station, outdoor patio, storage closets, heated garage parking, electric vehicle chargers, surface parking and keyless access. Lorraine Court Apartments, located on South Lorraine Road, was constructed in 1972.
