Midwest

CHICAGO — CIM Group has closed on the purchase of a 1 million-square-foot office building at LaSalle Street and Congress Parkway in Chicago’s business and financial district for $191 million. The seller of the 40-story tower known as Four40 was TIER REIT Inc. The tower was built in 1984. The property consists of a 954,000-square-foot office tower with an 83,000-square-foot annex overlooking Congress Parkway, a 45,000-square-foot outdoor plaza with seating, a 5,000-square-foot retail outparcel, and a 325-car underground parking garage. Renovations to the property were completed in 2015 and included the addition of a 25,000-square-foot tenant amenity space on the building’s third floor. Amenities include lounges, conference centers, a cafeteria, restaurants and the Buckingham Club, a fitness center that includes a lap pool, driving range, basketball courts, saunas and racquetball courts. The building also includes the Buckingham Hotel, which is located on the 40th floor and offers 21 hotel rooms.

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PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KAN. — Tutera Senior Living & Health Care will soon break ground on Mission Chateau Senior Living, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Kansas City suburb of Prairie Village. Development costs are estimated at $40 million. The 18.4-acre community will feature over 200 units when completed. Tutera hired studioSIX5, Nearing Staats Prelogar & Jones Architects and BHC RHODES to design the project.

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CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $2.8 million sale of a 59-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The sale price equates to $47,830 per unit. Bil-Mar Management sold the building to Mark DeAngelis. The property, which is a former retirement home, is located at 4724 S. Vincennes Ave. Over 70 percent of the units are two-bedroom/one-bathroom units. The building includes 70 parking spaces, a social room, recreation room and a gym. Craig Martin of Interra Realty represented both parties in the transaction.

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ROMEOVILLE AND BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Molto Properties has sold a three-building industrial portfolio in metro Chicago for an undisclosed price. Lincoln Property Co. is the buyer. The properties consist of a 189,662-square-foot building at 1485 Normantown Road in Romeoville; a 116,000-square-foot building at 1055 Remington Veterans Blvd. in Bolingbrook; and a 45,000-square-foot building at 49 N. Paragon Road in Romeoville. Both 1485 Normantown and 1055 Remington were developed by Molto Properties in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and are operating at 100 percent occupancy. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers International represented Molto in the transaction.

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WHITING, IND. — Cohen Financial has arranged a $3.3 million non-recourse loan to refinance City Place, a Class A apartment community in Whiting, approximately 15 miles northwest of Gary. City Place was built in 2015 and features 24 units. Located at 1514-1520 119th St., the property features all two-bedroom/two-bathroom units with an average size of 938 square feet. Michael Hart secured the 12-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan with Pillar. The borrower is a Chicago-based apartment developer and investor.

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CHICAGO — What are the best buying opportunities today for investors in the seniors housing space? The answer begins with an understanding of the deals that are among the least attractive, according to veteran broker Ryan Saul. A property that is 99 percent full that trades at a 6.5 percent cap rate could hardly be called opportunistic because there is no upside, points out Saul, managing director of Chicago-based Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Instead, buying a property that is 75 percent occupied for $100,000 a unit with a broken management team in place presents real opportunity, he believes. “You can go in, turn it around and really add value so that you can sell it stabilized for a much larger premium.” Saul’s insights came during a panel discussion on the state of the investment market at InterFace Seniors Housing Midwest, which took place Tuesday at the Westin Chicago River North Hotel.  The conference attracted 265 attendees from a cross-section of the seniors housing industry. Moderated by Ben Firestone, managing director of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, the investment panel discussed who’s buying, who’s selling and what’s driving deal velocity. In addition to Firestone, the panelists included Talya Nevo-Hacohen, chief investment …

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Today we have a choice in virtually every retail segment, and choosing a place for your favorite workout is no different. Specialty health clubs are a growing trend in Chicago, ranging from cycling at Flywheel or SoulCycle to high-impact cardio and weights at Shred415, Orange Theory or Barry’s Boot Camp. You can take ballet-inspired classes at Pure Barre, The Bar Method, Daily Method or The Barre Code, or yoga at Core Power Yoga, Yoga Six or Yoga By Degrees. You can even take rowing classes at GO Row or practice wake boarding with ChicagoSUP. But classes are not cheap, ranging from $20 to $30 per visit to unlimited yearlong memberships for $1,900. Despite the high price tag, these types of workouts are increasingly popular. While a full-service health club offers much more than just one type of workout, specialty fitness does just that — it specializes. Unique features  These fitness classes focus on just one exercise, making the classes more challenging and better with teachers who are experts. They also provide different levels of classes compared with a gym, which may only offer one yoga, weight or spin class. Specialty fitness spaces are smaller than a full-service health club, but …

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ROSSFORD, OHIO — NAI Harmon Group has unveiled plans to develop the Rossford Entertainment District, an upscale hotel and retail complex that will be connected to the Hollywood Casino in Toledo via an aerial gondola. The project will cost between $75 million and $85 million, according to The Toledo Blade, and will contain 100,000 square feet of retail space and a 150-room hotel with conference space and an outdoor pool. The project, to contain about 25 shops, will be situated on roughly 20 acres. Construction will start in the fall of 2017.

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BROWN DEER, WIS. — New Perspective Senior Living has nearly finished work on a 133-unit seniors housing community in the Milwaukee suburb of Brown Deer. The property is scheduled to open in early August. The 153,000-square-foot community will feature 87 independent and assisted living units and 46 memory care units. Founded in 1998, New Perspective Senior Living is a Minneapolis-based developer and operator with 14 communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois.

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ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Darwin Realty has arranged a 58,627-square-foot office and industrial lease for Porreca Freight, a local pick-up and delivery service provider. The building is located at 1850 Greenleaf Ave. in Elk Grove Village, approximately 25 miles northwest of Chicago. The facility features 11 exterior docks, two drive-in doors, 16-foot clear heights and parking. Richard Daly of Darwin Realty represented the tenant in the transaction. Jonathan Kohn and Tom Rodeno of Colliers International represented the landlord.

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