SOUTH BEND, IND. — CBRE Hotels has arranged the sale of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel South Bend for an undisclosed price. The 291-room hotel is located at 123 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. in South Bend. In 2013, the hotel changed brands from a Marriott to a DoubleTree and underwent a comprehensive renovation. The property is connected to the Century Center Convention Complex. Nate Sahn and Drew Noecker of CBRE Hotels represented the seller, Jenna Hotel Investments LLC. United Capital Corp. purchased the property.
NORTHLAKE, ILL. — PREMIER Design + Build Group LLC has completed a 110,439-square-foot addition to an existing freezer facility at a business park in Northlake, about 20 miles west of Chicago. More than 1 million square feet of space is undergoing construction or redevelopment at the park. The freezer facility features 58 truck stalls, a 104-car parking lot and 40 dock doors. The project team included Samantha Skopek and Rip Pogue of PREMIER. Cornerstone Architects LLC provided architectural services, while Structure-Logic provided engineering expertise. Bridge Development Partners LLC was the developer.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a 43-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for $3.9 million. The property is located at 7245 N. Rogers Ave. The building features a mix of 12 studios, 24 one-bedroom units and six two-bedroom units. A 1,200-square-foot, vacant commercial space is best suited for office tenants. Craig Martin of Interra represented both the sellers and the buyers, local investors.
BROADVIEW, ILL. — Printing Arts has signed a 46,973-square-foot industrial lease in Broadview, about 12 miles west of Chicago. The printing production and materials storage company will occupy the space at 2105 W. 21st St. Printing Arts is expanding from an adjacent building. Mandy Lewandowski of Darwin Realty represented the landlord, Welbic III Broadview 21 LLC, in the lease transaction.
ST. LOUIS — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis for $87.8 million. Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I sold the hotel to Hospitality Properties Trust (Nasdaq: HPT). Sonesta International Hotels Corp. will operate the hotel under its new name, Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta Hotel. Built over 90 years ago, the historic hotel features 338 guest rooms and suites, 51 furnished executive apartments and retail space.
BARRINGTON AND ELMHURST, ILL. — Millennium Properties has brokered the sale of two retail centers in suburban Chicago. The sales prices were not disclosed. Chet Evans of Millennium brokered the sale of a 9,800-square-foot retail center located at 121-141 S. Northwest Highway in Barrington. The two-building center is fully leased to five tenants including JC Licht Benjamin Moore and Farmers Insurance. Brad Thompson of Millennium brokered the sale of a 9,667-square-foot building located at 110-112 W. Park Ave. in Elmhurst. The property features a mix of retail, restaurant and office space and is fully leased to tenants such as Lou Malnati’s.
LINCOLNSHIRE, ILL. — Ice Mobility has signed a 98,735-square-foot industrial lease in Lincolnshire, a northern suburb of Chicago. The distributor of wireless products and provider of supply-chain solutions will occupy the entire building located at 610 Schelter Road. Built in 2009, the warehouse facility contains 30-foot clear heights and 12,000 square feet of office space. Ice Mobility will relocate from Vernon Hills, Illinois. Keith Puritz, Brett Kroner and Eric Fischer of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the lease transaction on behalf of the property owner, Industrial Property Trust Inc. Tom Condon of Lee & Associates represented the tenant.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has arranged the sale of Sherrydale Shopping Center in Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The 7,670-square-foot retail center is located on 1.3 acres at the southwest corner of 152 Highway and North Oak Trafficway. David M. Block and Jody Minder of Block & Co. arranged the sale on behalf of the sellers, Top 29 Sherydale LLC and North 152 Partners LLC. Rubenstein Real Estate Co. LLC represented the undisclosed buyer.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Farbman Group has completed the renovation of Oakland Commons in Southfield that it owns and manages. A new fitness center and conference center were added to the two-building office property. The 24-hour fitness center includes elliptical machines, treadmills, weight machines, shower facilities and fitness classes for tenants. The conference center consists of mobile video screens, teleconferencing capabilities, a full kitchen for catered events and new office furniture. Other amenities at the property, located at 20700 and 20750 Civic Center Drive, include after-hours security with lobby attendant, a restaurant and onsite management.
As Chicago has emerged as one of the country’s top tech capitals, large parcels of land across the city -— many set aside for manufacturers that no longer do business there — have remained stuck in the past, serving as roadblocks to billions of dollars in new real estate development. That’s about to change thanks to a yearlong effort spearheaded by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the city’s Department of Planning and Development, which recently approved recommendations for modernizing the first of 26 industrial corridors across the city. The recommendations are the result of a community engagement process that solicited feedback from various stakeholders, including our firm and other real estate developers. The plan will pave the way for new residential and commercial projects throughout the North Branch Industrial Corridor, which stretches from Kinzie Street to just north of Fullerton Avenue along the Chicago River. These investments, which include much-needed infrastructure and open space initiatives, will engage the adjacent riverfront and create mixed-use environments. The early years In the 1980s, the city of Chicago designated a series of industrial corridors and Planned Manufacturing Districts (PMDs) — many along waterways and railways — to protect the city’s industrial base from encroachment by …