O’FALLON, MO. — Holland Construction Services is currently constructing a 21,428-square-foot fellowship project for St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, which is located at 625 St. Nicholas Dr. in O’Fallon. The project includes an 11,628-square-foot activity center and a 9,800-square-foot spirituality center. The activity center will feature a youth room, three classrooms and a multi-purpose room. The spirituality center will feature a chapel, a nursery, three classrooms, a large group gathering area, a formal discussion room and an informal discussion room. Completion is slated for December. Fairview Heights, Ill.-based W.B. Ittner is providing architectural services; Fairview Heights-based Hoelscher Engineering is serving as civil engineer; and Belleville, Mo.-based BRIC Partnership is providing mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer services for the project.
Midwest
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — A partnership between Mitch Kahn, Josh Joseph and Matt Darin has created Frontline Real Estate Partners in Northbrook. The firm specializes in acquiring value-add, distressed and surplus real estate assets nationwide. Additionally, the firm counsels financial institutions, private companies and restructuring advisors on real estate matters. Kahn, Joseph and Darin formerly served at Hilco Real Estate in Chicago.
CHICAGO — Canada-based Sun Life Assurance Co. has acquired 29 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. The 10-story, 129,262-square-foot Class A office property sold for an undisclosed price. Designed and built in 1961 by A. Epstein & Sons, the property was renovated in 2000 by Skidmore Owings & Merrill. The building features 10,000 square feet of retail space, which is occupied by McDonald’s, The UPS Store and Taco Fresco. Current office tenants include Baker Miller, James Hardie Building and Fletcher & Sippel. NAI Hiffman assisted Sun Life in the acquisition, and NAI Hiffman has been retained to manage the building.
MELROSE PARK, ILL. — Spirit Distribution has signed a lease for 40,338 square feet of industrial warehouse space in Melrose Park. Located at 2680 W. Lake St., the property features 24-foot ceiling clearances, six docks and a small office area. Daniel Fanelli and Anthony Leeds of Darwin Realty & Development Corp. represented the landlord; Jason Lev and John Suerth of CB Richard Ellis represented the tenant in the transaction.
INDIANAPOLIS — The New York-based department store Shoppers World has opened a new store location at Felbram Plaza North in Indianapolis. The 85,000-square-foot store brings the retail center’s occupancy rate to 95 percent. Other tenants at the 185,589-square-foot center include Dollar Tree, Payless Shoes, GameStop, Fantastic Sams, MCL Restaurant, Firestone Tires, CiCi’s Pizza, Radio Shack and GNC. The center is owned by Nassimi Realty.
CHICAGO — M&S Pallets has signed a lease for 34,740 square feet of industrial space at 4042 W. Lake St. in Chicago. The company is relocating from Cicero, Ill. Terms of the lease were not released. Michael Nelson and Mark Nelson of Paine/Wetzel•ONCOR International represented the landlord, James Athanasopoulos, in the transaction.
WEST DUNDEE, ILL. — King Shan LLC is developing a 35,000-square-foot warehouse/distribution facility within Oakview Corporate Park in West Dundee. Designed by Opus Architects & Engineers, the facility is scheduled for completion in September. Opus North Corp. is providing design-build services for the project. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, King Shan is a manufacturer of steel wire and metal fabrication. Noel Liston of Darwin Realty & Development represented both King Shan and Opus in the transaction.
CHICAGO — A private investor has acquired Madison Terrace, which is located at 3153 W. Madison St. in Chicago. The 96-unit multifamily property was listed for $3 million. The property features a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom units in eight buildings. Ralph DePasquale of Hendricks & Partners’ Chicago office represented the seller, Atlanta-based LB Madison Terrace LLC, in the transaction.
NOVI, MICH. — Kongsberg Automotive has leased a 40,583-square-foot flex/R&D space at Novi Research Park, which is located at 27275 Haggerty Road in Novi. The company focuses on seat comfort, driver and motion control systems, fluid assemblies and industrial driver interface products. David Friedman of Friedman Real Estate Group represented the landlord, CSFB 2001-CP4 Haggerty Road LLC c/o Finsilver Friedman Management Co., in the transaction. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Edison Oakland Public School Academy has acquired a 78,529-square-foot office space in Southfield. Schoolhouse Finance sold the property, which is located at 23777 Southfield Road, for an undisclosed price. The property will be used as a kindergarten through 12th grade charter school. Steve Eisenshtadt and Bob Moon of Friedman Real Estate Group represented the seller in the transaction.