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KIG Brokers $86M Portfolio Sale of Office Buildings, Land Sites in Downtown Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — KIG has brokered an $86 million portfolio sale of six vintage office buildings and three land sites in downtown Chicago. R2 Cos. purchased the properties, located throughout the West Loop, Greektown, River North and Printers Row. Built between 1883 and 1904, the properties are collectively 90.8 percent occupied, with an average of 3.9 years remaining on existing leases. The properties included the Pontiac Building; 118 S. Clinton St.; 130 S. Jefferson St.; 901 W. Jackson Blvd.; 641 W. Lake St. and 445 W. Erie St. The land sites included are Randolph/Desplaines, 708 W. Wayman St. and Peoria/Green. Susan Tjarksen of KIG represented the seller, Chicago-based Loft Development Corp.

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IllinoisMidwestMixed-Use

Baker Development Breaks Ground for ELEVATE Lincoln Park in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Baker Development Corp. has begun construction on ELEVATE Lincoln Park, a mixed-use luxury apartment building in the heart of Lincoln Park. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Nov. 1. The former Lincoln Centre complex was demolished for the new project, which consists of 191 apartments on top of 16,300 square feet of retail space located at 2518-36 N. Lincoln Ave. Residents will be able to choose from a wide array of floor plans. The first move-ins are scheduled for late 2017. The project is the first luxury apartment building and transit-oriented development (TOD) on Lincoln Avenue. SCB is the architectural firm and McHugh Construction is the general contractor. Financial partners include USAA, Fifth Third Bank, First Midwest Bank and FirstMerit Bank/Huntington National Bank. Luxury Living Chicago Realty is the exclusive leasing brokerage.

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Quantum Real Estate Advisors Brokers $1.8M Sale of Retail Center in Woodstock, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

WOODSTOCK, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a 13,915-square-foot multi-tenant retail center in Woodstock for $1.8 million. The retail center is located at 11620 Catalpa Lane. The property is 80 percent occupied by national and regional tenants including Great Clips, Benjamin F. Edwards & Co., Anytime Fitness and Lucky Bernie’s. Chad Firsel of Quantum Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, a Chicago-based investment group. A private real estate investor based in the northern suburbs of Chicago was the buyer.

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Bradford Allen Arranges 12,096 SF Office Lease Renewal for Precision Research in Des Plaines, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

DES PLAINES, ILL. — Bradford Allen Realty Services has arranged a 12,096-square-foot office lease renewal at 999 E. Touhy Ave. in Des Plaines, a suburb of Chicago. Precision Research, a data collection company, moved into the building in 2004 and will be occupying the space for three more years. 999 East Touhy is a 145,000-square-foot Class B building. Other tenants include Emergency24 and Sterno Group. Joel Berger of Bradford Allen represented Precision Research in renewing the lease. Janet Mrowka of Siete 7 LLC represented 999 East Touhy.

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MidwestMissouriRetail

Hilliker Corp. Brokers Sale of 5,000 SF Retail Property in St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

ST. LOUIS, MO. — Hilliker Corp. has brokered the sale of a 5,000-square-foot retail property at 1716 S. Broadway in the Soulard area of St. Louis for $400,000. Grateful Pets purchased the property for its daycare facility, pet training area and grooming room. Rebecca Suen of Hilliker Corp. represented the buyer. Dan Lesinski and Brandon Wappelhorst of Sansone Group represented the seller, 1716 S. Broadway LLC.

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Tishman Speyer Negotiates 105,000 SF Office Lease for OCC at The Franklin

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Tishman Speyer has arranged a 105,000-square-foot lease for OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, at The Franklin in Chicago’s West Loop. The Franklin is a Class A office complex that recently underwent a complete repositioning, including the redevelopment of the lobby. The complex consists of two connected buildings at 222 W. Adams St. and 227 W. Monroe St., totaling nearly 2.5 million square feet. Holly Duran, Lois Durkin and Jeff Mulder of Holly Duran Real Estate Partners LLC represented OCC in the transaction. Ellen May and Greg Tait of Tishman Speyer represented building ownership.

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Mesa West Capital Originates $145M Loan for New Downtown Chicago Luxury Apartment Building

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Mesa West Capital has provided $145 million in structured debt for the recapitalization and stabilization of a 469-unit luxury apartment building in Chicago’s South Loop. 1000 South Clark, a 29-story building, is a joint venture of JDL Development and New York-based iStar Inc. The building features a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom and townhome units and is currently in the final stages of lease-up. The five-year, non-recourse financing included $30 million in mezzanine debt that was sold to an institutional investor at closing.

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Mid-America Arranges Sale of Pinehurst Square West Shopping Center in Bismarck, N.D.

by Kristin Harlow

BISMARCK, N.D. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Pinehurst Square West, a 69,119-square-foot shopping center in Bismarck. The sale price was not disclosed. The center is located at the northeast quadrant of I-94 and Tyler Parkway and is anchored by Best Buy, PetSmart and Dollar Tree. Joe Girardi and Ben Wineman of Mid-America Real Estate, in cooperation with Jill Duemeland of Duemelands Commercial Real Estate, were the exclusive brokers in the transaction on behalf of the seller. Dakota REIT was the buyer.

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Dougherty Mortgage LLC Closes $8.5M Fannie Mae Loan for Wausau Portfolio

by Kristin Harlow

WAUSAU, WIS. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed an $8.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of the Wausau Portfolio, which consists of five market-rate multifamily apartment properties located in Wausau in central Wisconsin. The properties include Apple Apartments, Black Berry Circle Duplexes, Cedar Creek Apartments, Eva Estates Luxury Apartments and Eva III Luxury Apartments. The 10-year, Fannie Mae loan includes a 30-year amortization. OWS LLC was the borrower.

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The Boulder Group Arranges $6.5M Sale of Net Leased Walgreens Property in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Walgreens in Chicago for $6.5 million. Located at 4385 S. Archer Ave., the property is situated near Interstate 55. There are over 14 years remaining on the lease to Walgreens. The lease expires in 2030. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller in the transaction, a Midwest-based private real estate firm. The buyer was a Midwest investment company.

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