MATTESON, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has negotiated a long-term build-to-suite lease with a national tank rental company at the Chicagoland Truck Center in Matteson. The new facility will consist of an 11,790-square-foot maintenance building with six drive-in doors on eight acres of secured outside storage. Entre assisted in designing a custom-built headquarters facility along with obtaining village approval for equipment rental and maintenance. Cory Kay and Mike DeSerto of Entre represented the landlord, Bike Road LLC. JLL represented the tenant.
CHICAGO — Related Midwest and CRG have unveiled plans to co-develop the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park (IQMP) at 8080 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive in South Chicago. The quantum innovation campus marks the first phase of a broader 400-acre master plan. PsiQuantum, a quantum computing technology company, will anchor IQMP. The project site is located on the former U.S. Steel South Works site along the Lake Michigan shoreline. IQMP will occupy 128 acres on the southern end of the site. In addition to PsiQuantum, the campus will house cryo facilities and equipment labs as well as research and office spaces for private companies and universities to collaborate. The first phase, designed by Lamar Johnson Collaborative, will occupy approximately 30 acres and is scheduled for completion in 2027. Clayco will serve as the general contractor for the initial phase.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Hamilton Zanze has acquired Crossroads Westside, a 222-unit apartment complex in downtown Kansas City. The purchase price was undisclosed. Mission Rock Residential, an affiliate of Hamilton Zanze, has assumed management of the property. Crossroads Westside was built in 2018 and features one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 614 to 1,252 square feet. Amenities include a saltwater pool, dog spa, fitness center, sundeck, private art garden, business center, coworking spaces, fire pit and entertainment lounge. The property is situated within the historic Crossroads Art District. The transaction marks Hamilton Zanze’s fourth acquisition in 2024.
BEDFORD, IND. — Northmarq has arranged the $40.7 million sale of a 401,474-square-foot industrial property in Bedford, a city in southern Indiana. The single-tenant asset is net leased to Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) and is situated on 74 acres at 3120 16th St. SAIC has occupied the property since 2009 and has expanded its footprint on seven separate occasions, including a new 16,000-square-foot build-to-suit. SAIC is a provider of technical, engineering and enterprise information technology services primarily to the U.S. government. Colin Couch, Jason Powell, Brian Ritchie and Tyler McCain of Northmarq represented the undisclosed seller. The buyer was an institutional investor.
MOKENA AND WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Colliers has brokered the sale of two retail strip centers in metro Chicago. The first property totals 16,482 square feet and is located in Mokena. Five of the tenants have been onsite since 2015, while the sixth has occupied space since 2003 when the property was developed. The second asset in Woodridge is anchored by a food mart and service-oriented tenants. Peter Block and Rachel Patten of Colliers represented the seller, Armco Properties. The buyer, a private investor, purchased the properties at close to asking price, which was $6.8 million.
CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group has negotiated the sale of a four-building, 38-unit multifamily portfolio in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood for $2.3 million. Robert Berman, Michael Anguiano, Daniel Shabsin, Jeremy DeMarco and Joe Kahlhammer of Essex represented the long-term, local seller. A local investor purchased the properties with plans to update units. The assets are located at 44 N. Mason Ave., 60 N. Mason Ave., 112 N. Mason Ave. and 150 N. Mayfield Ave.
CHICAGO — Prime Healthcare has agreed to acquire nine hospitals and associated physician practices in Illinois, as well as five post-acute and senior living facilities, from St. Louis-based Ascension. The properties are largely located in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, subject to standard regulatory and canonical approvals. The price was not disclosed. The acquisition includes the following Ascension hospitals: Prime Healthcare also acquired multiple post-acute and senior living facilities operated by Ascension Living: Fox Knoll Village in Aurora; Villa Franciscan Place in Joliet; Heritage Village and Heritage Lodge in Kankakee; and Resurrection Place in Park Ridge. Prime Healthcare plans to invest $250 million in facility upgrades, capital improvements, technology investments and system upgrades to the properties. According to Prime Healthcare, the company has all available funding for the renovations. No debt will be put on the hospitals to complete the transaction. Additionally, the buyer has agreed to make offers of employment to substantially all associates. “Our agreement with Ascension reflects our decades-long mission of saving, improving and investing in community hospitals,” says Sunny Bhatia, president and chief medical officer of Prime Healthcare. Prime Healthcare is based in Ontario, …
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Lee & Associates Second Quarter Report: Industrial, Office Market See Continued Challenges While Retail, Multifamily Trends Follow Region-Specific Patterns
In the first half of 2024, high interest rates led to decreased demand, higher vacancy rates, reduced construction starts and lower property sales in industrial and office, according to Lee & Associates’ 2024 Q2 North America Market Report. Meanwhile, retail saw minimal development and continued low vacancies. Retail rent growth was particularly strong in the South and Southwest. Finally, high demand for multifamily, coupled with a sudden influx of supply in the second quarter of the year, has created a market where outcomes are highly tied to region. Midwest and Northeast multifamily markets have remained stronger than their counterparts in the South and Southwest, while Western markets saw mixed growth. Lee & Associates has made their full market report available here (with complete breakdowns of cap rates by city, market rents, vacancy rates, square footage information and more). The summaries for the industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors below provide detailed insight into the trends and trajectories likely through the end of 2024. Industrial Overview: Activity, Growth Checked by High Interest Rates Industrial market performance across North America continued to downshift in the first half of this year. Although net absorption remains positive, demand for industrial space has fallen to the lowest levels …
MADISON, MIDDLETON AND FRANKLIN, WIS. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital (KBREC) has arranged $98 million in fixed-rate Freddie Mac loans for the refinancing of three multifamily properties in Wisconsin. Axiom Properties was the borrower. The Meadows in Madison is a 404-unit complex built in 1979 and renovated in 2008. The property consists of 16 residential buildings along with two pool buildings and two sheds. The $39.6 million loan features a 10-year term, 35-year amortization schedule and five years of interest-only payments. Springtree Apartments is a 272-unit, garden-style property in Middleton. Built in 1970, the community features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with 39 garage parking spaces and 338 surface parking spaces. The $29.4 million loan features a five-year term, 35-year amortization schedule and two years of interest-only payments. Mission Hills Apartments is a 271-unit, garden-style community in Franklin. Built in 1971 and renovated in 2015, the property features 10 buildings as well as a community pool and pool equipment building. The loan features a seven-year term, 35-year amortization schedule and two years of interest-only payments. Samantha Miller and Tom Reynolds of KBREC arranged the financing.
UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 72-acre industrial land site in the southern Chicago suburb of University Park. A private investor sold the land to Clarius Partners for an undisclosed price. The planned development will be primed for large logistics operations and include a 970,123-square-foot warehouse. The project will feature a 40-foot ceiling height, up to 475 trailer stalls, 162 docks and convenient access to I-57. Jim Estus and David Bercu of Colliers brokered the transaction. Colliers is marketing the project for lease.