Midwest

EVANSTON, ILL. — Restaurant group Etta Collective has signed a 6,808-square-foot lease to occupy the entire ground-floor retail space at Evanston Labs in Evanston. Slated for completion in spring 2024, Evanston Labs will bring 177,575 square feet of Class A life sciences space to Chicago’s North Shore submarket. Etta plans to open its neighborhood eatery in summer 2024. The 10-story building is situated steps away from Northwestern University. Each floorplate is designed to accommodate both single- and multi-tenant users. There will also be a floor dedicated to lab-ready suites ranging in size from 5,000 to 9,000 square feet. Tenants will also have access to a penthouse amenity center with a boardroom, bar and lounge, outdoor terrace and health and wellness center. ESG Architects is the project architect, CRB is the lab planning group and Power Construction Co. is the general contractor. Dan Lyne and Brandon Green of CBRE are marketing the space for lease on behalf of ownership, Trammell Crow Co. David Burden of Colliers represented Etta.

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JOLIET, ILL. — Peak Construction Corp. has broken ground on a 677,000-square-foot industrial build-to-suit project within the Rock Run Crossings Business Park in Joliet. IDI Logistics is the developer and Ecolab is the tenant. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2024. Ecolab is a sustainability company that offers water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. The project team also includes architect Ware Malcomb and civil engineer Jacob & Hefner Associates Inc.

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MT. PLEASANT, MICH. — Alpine Realty Capital LLC, a member of Hotel Brokers International, has brokered the sale of the Comfort Inn & Suites and Conference Center in Mt. Pleasant, a city in central Michigan. The sales price was undisclosed. The 137-room hotel includes an adjacent 10,000-square-foot conference center and is situated near the main campus of Central Michigan University (CMU). The property is located on a 10-acre site that is leased from CMU. Further details of the sale were not provided.

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CROWN POINT, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7 million sale of a 34,704-square-foot property occupied by the State of Indiana in Crown Point, a city in Northwest Indiana. The asset is located at 9801 Georgia St. near I-65. Mitchell Kiven and Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership. The duo also secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.

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CHICAGO — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property occupied by Wendy’s in Chicago for $3 million. Built in 1983 and renovated in 2022, the 4,031-square-foot building is located at 2811 N. Narragansett Ave. Sean Lutz and Dan Elliott of SRS represented the seller, a California-based private investor. Bruce Lee and Hope Kim of New Star Realty represented the all-cash buyer, a California-based private investor. The sales price of $753 per square foot represented a cap rate of 5.27 percent.

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NORMAL, ILL. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate Group has negotiated the $2.2 million sale of College Oak Square Strip Mall in Normal, just north of Bloomington. The 29,000-square-foot property, built in 1986, is home to 19 tenants and is located at 1520 E. College Ave. Greg Yount of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the seller, Broadmoor Park LLC. The buyer was undisclosed.

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LINCOLNWOOD, ILL. — Luxury Living has begun leasing District 1860, a six-story luxury apartment complex in Lincolnwood, a northern suburb of Chicago. Located at 7215 District Ave., the development offers 299 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Tucker Development and AECOM-Canyon Partners, a joint venture between AECOM Capital and Canyon Partners, were the developers. District 1860 has signed retail agreements with Davanti Enoteca, Fatpour, Fat Rosie’s and Amazon Fresh Grocery. Amenities include a pool, rooftop dog run, community room, fitness center and Wi-Fi access anywhere in the community. Move-ins are anticipated to begin later this month. Rents start at $1,850 per month for studios.

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ROSELLE, ILL. — Coaster Co. (COA Inc.) has signed an industrial lease to fully occupy Turnberry 5 in Roselle, which is located in Chicago’s North DuPage submarket. The 150,209-square-foot building is situated at 1550 Central Ave. within Turnberry Industrial Park. Jeff Janda and Tim Cronin of Lee & Associates represented COA, which is relocating from Des Plaines, Ill. Mike Freitag, Kelly Disser and Dan Leahy of NAI Hiffman represented the owner, Prologis. COA distributes and supplies household furniture.

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ELGIN, ILL. — Colliers has brokered the sale of an 80,878-square-foot office building located at 2250 Point Blvd. in Elgin for an undisclosed price. Originally built by PanCor Construction & Development in 1999, the four-story property is located within Randall Point Executive Center. The building was 30 percent leased at the time of sale. Alissa Adler and John Homsher of Colliers, in partnership with the Ten-X Commercial Real Estate auction platform, represented the undisclosed seller. An entity doing business as Elgin Square Property LLC was the buyer.

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FAIRFIELD, OHIO — Northmarq has arranged a $6.1 million loan for the refinancing of a four-building retail portfolio in Fairfield, about 25 miles north of Cincinnati. The portfolio is 99 percent leased and totals 62,720 square feet. Built in 1987, Diplomat Village consists of three buildings totaling 50,650 square feet. Kemper Ponds Plaza, built in 2005, totals 12,070 square feet. Noah Juran of Northmarq arranged the fixed-rate, three-year loan with a local bank.

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