Midwest

RED ROBIN SIGNS FOUR LEASES IN ILLINOIS

by admin June 13, 2013

CHICAGO — Lee & Associates of Illinois LLC has represented gourmet burger chain Red Robin in four new leases in Illinois, two in northern Illinois and two in central Illinois. The restaurant signed a 5,710-square-foot lease in the Harlem Irving Plaza in Norridge, located about 15 miles northwest of Chicago. The second lease is for a 5,901-square-foot location at Oakbrook Center Mall in Oak Brook, a western suburb of Chicago. Fred Murray of Harlem Irving Cos. represented building ownership in the Norridge transaction and Randy Guse, formerly of General Growth Properties, represented building ownership in the Oakbrook transaction. Red Robin signed a third lease for a 4,001-square-foot building located at West Washington Street and Altorfer Lane in East Peoria. The final lease is a 5,735-square-foot building located at 2881 S. Veterans Parkway in Springfield. Kathleen Cullinan of Cullinan Properties represented the ownership in the East Peoria transaction and Mike Liyeos of Quattro Development represented building ownership in the Springfield transaction. Rick Scardino, director of retail brokerage for Lee & Associates, represented Red Robin in four transactions.

June 13, 2013

PARTNERSHIP TO INVEST $100M IN PRUDENTIAL PLAZA

by admin June 12, 2013

CHICAGO — An investment group, led by Mark Karasick with 601W Companies and Michael Silberberg with Berkley Properties, is spending more than $100 million to take a controlling interest in the Prudential Plaza Office Towers in Chicago. The group, through a partnership with current owner and operator BentleyForbes Holdings LLC, plans to redevelop the property’s retail and common areas. The 1950s-era towers take up a full city block overlooking North Michigan Avenue. Occupying the center point between Illinois Center, the Loop Business District and Grant Park, the Prudential Plaza complex features approximately 2.2 million square feet of Class A office space in two distinctive high-rise towers, which are 41 and 64 stories. The complex also includes 90,000 square feet of retail.

June 12, 2013

Midwest Multifamily

ARLINGTON DEVCO HIRES AECOM FOR $53M HOTEL CONVERSION

by admin June 12, 2013

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Arlington Devco LLC has hired Tishman Construction as construction manager and general contractor for the $53 million conversion of the former Sheraton Hotel in Arlington Heights. The reconstruction will transform the 13-story building into a 214-unit apartment and retail facility. The project features the renovation of the existing 300,000-square-foot tower, as well as the construction of a new 105,000-square-foot garage, new roadways, underground utilities and landscaping. A new subterranean parking garage will feature 312 parking spaces that will accommodate the new apartments. The project is slated for completion by summer 2014.

June 12, 2013

Midwest Retail

RETAIL DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY IN SUBURBAN CHICAGO

by admin June 12, 2013

GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — The Opus Group has started construction on a new 31,175-square-foot retail center in Glen Ellyn, located about 25 miles west of Chicago. The Fresh Market plans to occupy 20,300 square feet of space. The project will transform a vacated car dealership into a new grocery-anchored center serving the Glen Ellyn and North Wheaton communities. The center will include patio seating and 186 customer parking spaces. Other tenants include Great Clips and Tide Dry Cleaners, occupying 1,075 and 2,800 square feet, respectively. Opus Development Company LLC is the developer and Opus Design Build LLC will serve as the general contractor for the project. OKW Architects provided design services. The project is slated for completion later this year, with The Fresh Market expected to open in late 2013 or early 2014.

June 12, 2013

Midwest Retail

FINESA ACQUIRES 41,148 SF RETAIL SPACE IN CHICAGO

by admin June 12, 2013

CHICAGO — Finesa Real Estate Group has acquired a 41,148-square-foot retail property in Chicago. The retail grocery space is located at 6020 North Cicero Ave. and is leased to Whole Foods under a 15-year agreement. The ground-floor retail space is part of a multi-story, 136-unit condominium building, which includes a 167-space parking garage. Almost 300,000 people live within a three-mile radius of the property and the average household income within a one-mile radius is more than $122,000. The purchase price was undisclosed.

June 12, 2013

Midwest Office

INDIANAPOLIS FIRST SPEC OFFICE BUILDING IN 5 YEARS TO OPEN

by admin June 11, 2013

INDIANAPOLIS — Sourwine Real Estate Services has broken ground on the first speculative office building in the Indianapolis market since 2008, according to Cassidy Turley, leasing agent for the property. The project, which includes 80,700 square feet of Class A space for lease, is scheduled for completion by the end of the second quarter. Dubbed 8335 Keystone Crossing, the three-story structure is the third building in Sourwine’s Keystone Office Centre southeast of 86th Street and Keystone Avenue. The estimated cost of the project is $12 million, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal. CSO Architects designed the building, and Shiel Sexton managed the construction. Sourwine will own, develop and manage the new multi-tenant space.

June 11, 2013

Midwest Office

AUTO SUPPLIER SIGNS 117,319 SF LEASE IN TROY, MICH.

by admin June 11, 2013

TROY, MICH. — Magna International Inc. has signed a 117,319-square-foot office lease at 750 Tower Drive in Troy. The building, which will be Magna’s new headquarters, is located in the North Troy Corporate Park. The automotive supplier is moving from an 80,000-square-foot location on Wilshire Drive in Troy. Magna will move several hundred employees to the new location in September. David Friedman, president and CEO, and Robert Gagniuk, associate broker, of Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions represented the landlord in the transaction. When Friedman began managing the 240,000-square-foot property in May 2012, it was vacant. After renovations, rebranding and leasing initiatives, the building is 60 percent occupied.

June 11, 2013

Midwest Office

SONY RENEWS 281,464 SF LEASE IN BOLINGBROOK, ILL.

by admin June 11, 2013

BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Sony Music Holdings Inc. has renewed its 281,464-square-foot lease at 430 Gibraltar Drive in Bolingbrook, a southwest suburb of Chicago. NAI Hiffman manages the property, which is located off I-55 near Route 53. Mark Moran and Steve Connolly of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, in the transaction. Aileen Gozzola Sandstedt of CTK Chicago Partners represented Sony.

June 11, 2013

Industrial Midwest

L.A. FIRMS BUY TWO INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN DETROIT AREA

by admin June 11, 2013

LIVONIA, MICH. — Los Angeles-based firms Hackman Capital Partners LLC and Oak Pass Capital Management have purchased two industrial properties in Livonia totaling 285,306 square feet. The properties were acquired through Auction.com from LNR. The purchase price was not disclosed. The buildings, located at 38220 and 38150 Plymouth Road, are fully occupied. Tenants at the properties include Helm Inc. and McKesson.

June 11, 2013

Healthcare Midwest

IRGENS SELLS SIX MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS FOR $46.5M

by admin June 10, 2013

MILWAUKEE — Irgens, a Milwaukee-based developer, has sold its portfolio of six medical office properties, located throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Arizona, for $46.5 million. Toby Scrivner, Jeff Matulis and Daniel Herrold of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was an institutional REIT out of New York. The properties within the portfolio were all triple-net leased to market dominant hospital systems with more than 10 years remaining on their leases.

June 10, 2013

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