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DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International Brokers Sale of 93,911 SF Industrial Building in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 93,911-square-foot industrial building located at 5841 W. Dickens Ave. in Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. Terry Lynch of DarwinPW represented the seller, JLO Metal Products. The buyer, Elite Auto Corp., will repurpose the former manufacturing facility into a car sales business. The building is a World War II-era manufacturing facility that has heavy power and bus ducts along with four docks and one drive-in door. Steve Kohn of Avison Young represented Elite Auto Corp., which is expanding from its location in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood.

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Fortec Purchases Former School District Headquarters in Barrington, Illinois, Inks Lease with Nest Schools

by Kristin Harlow

BARRINGTON, ILL. — Fortec, a Miami-based real estate development company focused on educational projects, has purchased the former Barrington School District headquarters in suburban Chicago for $695,000. Fortec is investing an additional $2.8 million in remodeling the building and creating an adjacent playground. The developer has signed a 17-year lease with The Nest Schools, an early childhood education operator with over 50 locations nationwide. The Nest Schools is slated to open this summer and will serve approximately 200 children ages six weeks to 12 years. Milo Spector of Northmarq represented Fortec in the transaction. Jennifer Hopkins and Olivia Czyzynski of SVN Chicago Commercial represented the seller, the Board of Education of Barrington Community Unit School District Number 220. The Barrington School District utilized the 12,413-square-foot property from the early 1970s until 2019.

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Driftwood Capital Receives $60.5M Loan for Refinancing of Margaritaville Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow

OSAGE BEACH, MO. — Driftwood Capital has received a $60.5 million loan for the refinancing of the Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake of the Ozarks. The 520-room resort is located in Osage Beach, a central Missouri city situated along the Lake of the Ozarks. Located at 494 Tan Tar A Drive, the property includes a full-service marina, championship golf course, indoor water park, spa and seven restaurants and bars. Driftwood acquired the asset in 2017 and rebranded it from the Tan-Tar-A Resort into a Margaritaville hotel. Michael Weinberg and Scott Wadler of Driftwood worked with Alec Fox of Berkadia to secure the loan through Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Starwood Mortgage Capital. The five-year loan features interest-only payments for the full term.

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Chicagoland Quad Cities Express Signs 140,000 SF Industrial Lease in Country Club Hills, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, ILL. — Chicagoland Quad Cities Express Inc., a local warehousing and trucking company, has signed a 140,000-square-foot industrial lease at LogiPark 57-80 in the Chicago suburb of Country Club Hills. Logistics Property Co. (LPC) owns the 1.2 million-square-foot, three-building development, which is now fully leased. Aaron Martell and Ben Fish of LPC worked with Irv Gilner of Transwestern to lease the space. George Cibula and Luke Ferzacca of DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International represented the tenant. Chicagoland Quad Cities Express will consolidate two of its locations into the new space, which offers immediate access to I-57 and I-80.

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PREMIER Design + Build Group Begins Expansion Project for Abt Electronics Showroom in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

GLENVIEW, ILL. — PREMIER Design + Build Group has begun work on a retail showroom renovation and expansion project for Abt Electronics in the Chicago suburb of Glenview. Abt is a retailer of electronics, appliances and home goods. The company’s showroom totals 114,000 square feet. PREMIER will expand the second floor of the showroom, adding 41,316 square feet with an elevator and restroom facilities. The property will remain open throughout construction. Cornerstone Architects Ltd. is the project architect. Completion is slated for the third quarter of this year.

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Wangard Partners, Kraus-Anderson Complete $5M Veterans Affairs Clinic in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow

OCONOMOWOC, WIS. — Wangard Partners and Kraus-Anderson have completed the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare clinic at Olympia Fields in Oconomowoc, about 34 miles west of Milwaukee. The 9,991-square-foot clinic will be leased by the Veterans Health Administration and operated by the Clement Z. Zablocki VA Health Care System. Designed by Plunkett Raysich Architects, the $5 million facility features reception and waiting areas, conference rooms, exam rooms, primary care, women’s health services, mental health services, consultation rooms, telehealth, a staff lounge and team workrooms. Construction began in May 2023 and was completed one month ahead of schedule. Wangard is the developer of Olympia Fields, a mixed-use project that includes The Locklyn apartment community and a Sendik’s Food Market. Plans also call for a hotel, medical offices, commercial outlets and a recreational bike trail.

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AcquisitionsIllinoisMidwestMultifamily

Breneman Capital Sells Chicago Apartment Building for $4M

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Breneman Capital has sold a 12-unit apartment building located on North Elston Avenue in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood for $4 million. Breneman originally purchased the property in August 2019 for $3.5 million. Constructed in 2009, the building consists of three two-bedroom units and nine three-bedroom units. Breneman increased rents at the property by 21 percent over the hold period. The asset is one of 23 Chicago multifamily properties that Breneman has acquired since 2013.

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VICI Properties Provides $105M Construction Loan for Margaritaville Resort in Kansas City

by Kristin Harlow

KANSAS CITY, KAN. — VICI Properties Inc. has entered into a construction loan agreement with affiliates of Homefield Kansas City to provide up to $105 million in financing for the development of a Margaritaville Resort in Kansas City. The construction loan has an initial term of three years with three 12-month extension options. The Margaritaville Resort, set to open in summer 2025, will serve as the anchor to the Homefield Development, an ongoing project in Kansas City that will house Homefield’s new youth sports training facility and baseball center that are currently under development within the Homefield Resort campus. Both the training facility and baseball center are slated to open this spring. Homefield is an operator of youth sports facilities. Simultaneous with entering the loan agreement, VICI entered into a call right agreement that provides VICI with a call option on the Margaritaville Resort, the Homefield youth sports training facility, the Homefield baseball center and the existing Homefield youth sports complex in Olathe. VICI also received a right of first refusal to acquire the real estate of any future Homefield property in a sale-leaseback transaction, should Homefield elect to monetize such assets. If the call right is exercised, all of …

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Partnership Acquires Former American Hotel Register Site in Suburban Chicago, Plans Industrial Redevelopment

by Kristin Harlow

VERNON HILLS, ILL. — A partnership between Avgeris and Associates Inc., The Missner Group and Wylie Capital has acquired International Corporate Park, commonly known as the former American Hotel Register site, in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills. The venture paid $29.5 million for the site from an entity affiliated with American Hotel Register, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Originally developed in 1996, the 70-acre site features a 257,927-square-foot warehouse, which will remain in the redevelopment, and a five-story, 202,000-square-foot office building, which will be demolished. Plans call for more than 900,000 square feet of new industrial space in up to four buildings. Redevelopment of the site is anticipated to begin later this year. The Missner Group will also serve as general contractor. American Hotel Register is a hospitality supplies distributor.

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Woda Cooper Opens 60-Unit Affordable Housing Community in Columbus, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. has opened Lockbourne Greene, a 60-unit affordable housing community with an onsite early learning center in Columbus. Woda developed the property at 1840 Lockbourne Road in partnership with Healthy Homes, which is affiliated with Community Development for All People and Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families Initiative. The project transformed a vacant Columbus Land Bank property. The development is available for workforce families, seniors and other general occupancy residents who earn 40 to 70 percent of the area median income, or roughly $39,680 to $69,440 annually for a family of four. Rents range from $760 to $999 per month, depending on income category and size of unit. The three-story, 71,000-square-foot building includes 12 one-bedroom, 40 two-bedroom and eight three-bedroom apartments. Five units offer features for people with disabilities. Community amenities include an onsite management office, resident fitness center and community room. Financing for the $16 million project came from a diverse mix of public, private and nonprofit sources. Equity financing was made possible through the allocation of federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits via the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. Bank of America invested $7.3 million in the tax credits and supplied a construction …

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