LOMBARD, ILL. — JRK Property Holdings has acquired the Clover Creek apartment complex in Lombard, a suburb of Chicago. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 504-unit community was built in 1986. Clover Creek features a variety of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans on a 34-acre site. Common area amenities include a swimming pool, playground, soccer field, volleyball court, bark park and clubhouse with Internet café, fitness center and business center. JRK MF Opportunities II LP fund was used to purchase the property. Sean Fogarty, Marty O’Connell and Amanda Friant of HFF represented both JRK and the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
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MONROE, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Telegraph Plaza in Monroe, about 40 miles south of Detroit. The sales price was not disclosed. The 141,354-square-foot shopping center is located at the northwest corner of Telegraph and Mall roads. Kohl’s, TJ Maxx and PetSmart anchor the center. A private investment group purchased the property. Ben Wineman, Carly Gallagher and Daniel Stern of Mid-America brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, a public REIT.
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — Great Lakes Capital (GLC) is developing Indiana Technical Center, a 100,000-square-foot industrial building in Noblesville, about 25 miles north of Indianapolis. The build-to-suit facility will be leased to BorgWarner, a manufacturer of technology solutions for combustion, hybrid and electronic vehicles. The facility will help BorgWarner consolidate its two existing locations in Anderson and Pendleton. Construction will begin this month with completion slated for April 2018. The Hagerman Group will serve as general contractor, while MSKTD & Associates Inc. will serve as architect and engineer.
HASTINGS, MICH. — Wolverine Building Group has broken ground on a 100,000-square-foot industrial facility in Hastings, about 26 miles north of Battle Creek. Hastings Fiberglass, a fiberglass tool designer and manufacturer, will occupy the property. The $8 million development is located approximately a quarter-mile from the company’s current headquarters, which spans 70,000 square feet and is located at 770 Cook Road in Hastings. Completion of the property is slated for February 2018.
CHICAGO — Snapsheet has signed a 52,000-square-foot office lease at 1 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago. The company provides auto insurance carriers with a virtual claims technology that streamlines the claims process for customers. Snapsheet will be moving from 55 W. Monroe St., where it currently occupies 21,000 square feet. Snapsheet will occupy the new facility starting in January 2018. Brad Serot, Paul Reaumond and Todd Lippman of CBRE represented Snapsheet in the lease transaction. Jack O’Brien and Caroline Colnon of Telos Group represented the landlord, Beacon Capital Partners.
CHICAGO — SVN | Chicago Commercial has arranged the sale of a multifamily portfolio totaling 312 affordable units in Chicago for $26.4 million. The two properties are located at 12141 S. Indiana Ave. and 10010 S. Sayre Ave. Cody Doran and Reid Bennett of SVN represented the sellers, Indian Trails Apartments LP & Ridge Garden Apartments LP. The buyer was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a 167,968-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility in Chicago’s New City neighborhood. The property, located at 4330 S. Racine Ave., features 20-foot clear heights and four interior truck docks. Edsal Sandusky, a Tennessee-based storage and container manufacturer, purchased the property. The company currently occupies 125,000 square feet within the building. International Laser Products, a re-manufacturer of laser printer toner cartridges, occupies the remaining 42,968 square feet. John Moysey of Avison Young represented the owner, 4330 South Racine LLC, in the sales transaction. Cushman & Wakefield represented Edsal Sandusky.
FORT WAYNE AND MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Englewood Construction has completed the ground-up construction of three new restaurants: a BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse in Fort Wayne, Ind., an Outback Steakhouse in Merrillville, Ind. and an Eddie V’s in Troy, Mich. The 7,525-square-foot BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse is located next to Glenbrook Square Mall along Coliseum Boulevard in Fort Wayne. BJ’s, a pizza and burger restaurant, was designed by Dublin, Ohio-based WD Partners. Englewood completed a 6,494-square-foot Outback Steakhouse at 1590 E. Lincoln Highway in Merrillville for Bloomin’ Brands. The company chose to move from a nearby location. The Roberts Group was the project architect. North of Detroit, Englewood completed construction of a 9,698-square-foot Eddie V’s restaurant in Troy. Scheduled to open in June, it is the 16th Eddie V’s location for Orlando, Fla.-based Darden Restaurants Inc. Located at 2100 W. Big Beaver Road, the restaurant will feature seafood, cocktails and live music from jazz musicians. Designers of Progressive Architecture was the project architect.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 15,000-square-foot retail property net leased to Walgreens in North Ridgeville, about 22 miles southwest of Cleveland, for $5.4 million. Dan Yozwiak of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Melinda Marston of JRW Realty represented the buyer, a California-based private fund.
CHICAGO — Horizon Realty Services has arranged two retail leases for Kilwins in the Chicago area. The chocolate and ice cream store leased 1,409 square feet at the vintage Metropolitan Tower building located at 310 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago’s South Loop. The store is slated to open this summer. In Naperville, Kilwins leased a former restaurant space totaling 1,864 square feet. Located at 36 W. Jefferson Ave., the store is slated to open in the first quarter of 2018. Kilwins maintains approximately 114 stores nationally, seven of which are in the Chicago market. Stuart Lenhoff and Jason Lenhoff of Horizon Realty brokered the lease transactions on behalf of Kilwins.