FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — Colliers International has arranged a 55,251-square-foot, long-term flex lease for Tax Air Freight. The 142,447-square-foot building is located at 10700 Waveland Ave. in Franklin Park, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Tax Air Freight will join two other tenants and will bring the facility to 100 percent occupancy. The building is situated on 8.2 acres and offers immediate access to I-294. Tax Air Freight’s facility includes 3,500 square feet of office space, 23 dock positions, 27 trailer stalls and room for 14 truck-parking stalls. Tax Air Freight will occupy the space starting March 2016. Tom Rodeno of Colliers International represented Tax Air Freight in the transaction. Jim Estus of Colliers International represented the landlord, CenterPoint Properties.
CAHOKIA, ILL. — The Kase Group has arranged the $5.25 million sale of Camp Jackson, a 108,979-square-foot shopping center located in Cahokia, five miles south of St. Louis. Jeff Gates of The Kase Group’s San Francisco office worked on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer, both undisclosed private investors, in the transaction. The 76 percent occupied center is home to tenants including Schnucks, Dollar General, Rent A Center, AutoZone, H&R Block, Cricket Wireless, Little Caesars and Mission Thrift.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Signature Associates has brokered the sale of a 23,000-square-foot industrial property in Ann Arbor. CSFB 2005-C6 Highland Industrial LLC sold the building located at 4260 Varsity Drive to Budget Truck Lease LLC for an undisclosed price. Jay Chavey of Signature Associates represented the seller in the transaction. Cody Bowlds of Sperry Van Ness/Stewart Commercial represented the buyer.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Inland Real Estate Income Trust Inc. has acquired a 158,046-square-foot retail center in Kansas City. According to The Kansas City Star, NorthPoint Development Co. sold the property at a price “in excess of $30 million.” The Village at Burlington Creek is located at 6300 N. Revere Drive and was constructed between 2007 and 2012. The center was 98 percent leased at the time of sale and is anchored by a 28,009-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market. The shopping center features more than 45 tenants including Impact Fitness, SPIN! Pizza, Bonefish Grill, Northland Dermatology, Bank of Oklahoma and KC Dry Cleaning. Mark Cosenza of Inland brokers the transaction on behalf on Inland.
CHICAGO — Sedgwick Properties has broken ground on a 30-unit luxury apartment building in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The five-story building, located at 1545 W. North Ave., is slated for completion in spring 2016. The apartment building will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will range from $1,900 to $4,000. Unit amenities include custom cabinetry, quartz countertops, tile backsplashes, washers and dryers and private balconies. Community amenities include valet dry cleaning service, bicycle storage and gated parking. The development will also include 2,600 square feet of retail space. The building will be located two blocks from the Kennedy Expressway and will be a short walk to the Chicago Transit Authority’s Blue Line. Sedgwick Properties will serve as the architect, designer, developer and general contractor for the project.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Midtown Square, a mixed-use development in the northern Chicago suburb of Glenview, is 90 percent leased, according to High Street Residential, a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co. Situated on 2.7 acres, Midtown Square opened in November 2014. The four-story building is comprised of 138 Class A luxury apartment units and approximately 9,000 square feet of retail space. CorePower Yoga opened for business in early 2015 and occupies 5,000 square feet of the ground-floor retail. The apartments are one- and two-bedroom units that feature balconies or patios, quartz countertops, 9-foot ceilings, gas ranges, washers and dryers, a breakfast bar and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a clubroom, wine room, dog wash station, business center, bicycle storage, heated garage parking, storage lockers and a 24-hour fitness center.
LINCOLNWOOD, ILL. — Jameson Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale of a former Mobil gas station in Lincolnwood, a northern suburb of Chicago. The property, located at 7169 N. Crawford Ave., currently has eight pumps and two service bays. The facility, which is situated on 15,198 square feet of land, sold for $1.1 million. Mark Kishtow and Mark Jones of Jameson Commercial represented the seller in the transaction, a long-time operator and owner of the former Mobil gas station who is retiring. The buyer is a local multi-unit gas station operator who plans to remodel and reopen the station. Mark Ahmad of Century 21 represented the buyer.
MILWAUKEE AND GREENFIELD, WIS. — Siegel-Gallagher has arranged two office leases in Wisconsin in separate transactions. In the first transaction, Penrod Software leased 7,151 square feet at the Phoenix Building located at 219-239 N. Milwaukee St. in Milwaukee. Phoenix 219 Investments LLC is the landlord. Shaun Dempsey and Dan Walsh of Siegel-Gallagher brokered the transaction. In the second deal, 2YS & 1K LLC leased 1,838 square feet to Thrivent Financial at Forest Green Executive Center I. The office building is located at 8555 W. Forest Home Ave. in Greenfield. Shaun Dempsey brokered the deal.
CARMEL, IND. — Anderson Birkla Investment Partners has selected Woolpert to design a $60 million mixed-use development in downtown Carmel, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. The Proscenium will be situated on 6.5 acres and will include 225 luxury one- and two- bedroom apartment units. Plans also include a fitness club, a bike center and a coffee bar. The Proscenium will also offer 20,000 square feet of retail space and 60,000 square feet of office space that will be centered on 1.8 acres of public green space. Construction on The Proscenium will begin this fall and is expected to take 18 to 24 months to complete.
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — NorthMarq Capital has secured an $11.5 million refinancing loan for a 500,000-square-foot distribution warehouse in Jeffersonville, a suburb of Louisville, Ky. River Ridge IV is located at 600 Patrol Road. The loan features a 10-year term and 15-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged the financing for the industrial developer through its correspondent relationship with a national life insurance company. Randall Waddell of NorthMarq secured the loan.