Midwest

ROSEMONT, ILL. — Rosemont-based Venture One Real Estate has formed a joint venture with DRA Advisors for the recapitalization of a 2.7 million-square-foot industrial portfolio. The venture bought the portfolio from Venture One’s VK Industrial V fund. The $369 million transaction encompasses all the remaining assets within that fund, including 54 infill, last-mile and logistics properties throughout metro Chicago, New Jersey, Long Island and Philadelphia. The partnership plans to continue to add value to the properties through leasing and building improvements. Webster Bank, CIT, Wintrust and Byline Bank provided financing. Michael Caprile, Zach Graham, Ryan Bain, Brad Ruppel and Brian Fiumara of CBRE represented Venture One. VK Industrial is a series of funds managed by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.

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MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — A joint venture between PCCP and Stotan Industrial is developing a 100,400-square-foot speculative building in the Chicago suburb of Mount Prospect. The property at 350 N. Wolf Road will feature a clear height of 32 feet, up to 20 exterior docks, two drive-in doors, 20 truck trailer parking spaces, 96 car parking spaces, a 125-foot-deep truck court and office space. The project site was previously home to a vacant single-story office building that was built in 1960 and served as one of Comcast’s local Chicago offices. Demolition of that building was completed in late 2022. Site grading is scheduled to begin in April with completion slated for late this year. Signature Bank provided construction financing, and Principle Construction is the general contractor.

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LISLE AND NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has arranged the sale of a 117,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in suburban Chicago for $9.4 million. The three-property portfolio includes 2200 Ogden Ave. and 1997 Ohio St. in Lisle as well as 3170-3190 MacArthur Blvd. in Northbrook. The properties are fully leased to 10 tenants in industries such as healthcare, technology, marketing services, e-commerce, wholesale distribution and custom design/build. Paul Tesdal and Jason St. John of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-based investment group. Greenstone also procured the buyer, a West Coast-based real estate investment group.

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CHICAGO — Peak Realty has begun pre-leasing efforts for Portrait, a new luxury apartment building from Mavrek Development in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Located at 948 W. Sunnyside Ave., the property includes 59 units and 6,500 square feet of first-floor retail space. The pet-friendly development features amenities such as a coworking space, fitness center and covered parking. Peak Realty’s sister company, Peak Properties LLC, will manage the building. Completion is slated for June. Monthly rents start at $1,792, according to the property’s website.

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WENTZVILLE, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.5 million sale of a 14,213-square-foot medical office building in Wentzville, a far west suburb of St. Louis. Schroeder Creek Dental is the anchor tenant at the property, which is located at 1000 Schroeder Creek Blvd. Other tenants include an endodontics center, an orthopedic group and an oral maxillofacial and implant surgery center. Alec Coronado of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Buyer information was not provided.

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OSAGE BEACH, MO. — SkyView Partners and Tegethoff Development, along with Fred Ross, owner of Big Thunder Marine, are set to begin construction this summer on Oasis at Lakeport in Osage Beach within Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks. The $350 million family resort and entertainment district will span 25 acres. The development team most recently announced an agreement with Marriott International for the construction of a 400-room, full-service Marriott Hotels property as part of the project. The hotel, to be managed by Texas-based Aimbridge Hospitality, will feature a 26,000-square-foot conference center, full-service spa, outdoor pool, fitness center, pickleball courts and restaurants. The hotel will be located adjacent to a 50,000-square-foot, fully enclosed waterpark to be constructed by OpenAire. American Resort Management will operate the waterpark. Construction of both the hotel and waterpark is slated for completion in 2026. An amusement park and 1,000-space parking garage are scheduled to open in summer 2024. Amusement offerings will include roller coasters, thrill rides and family rides, as well as a 200-foot-tall observation wheel. Oasis at Lakeport is being developed along the Lakeport property acquired by Big Thunder Marine in 2021. Big Thunder Marine is a boat dealer in Lake of the Ozarks. The …

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CREVE COEUR, MO. — Brinkmann Constructors has broken ground on the new office headquarters for First Bank in Creve Coeur, a western suburb of St. Louis. The project consists of two office buildings totaling 169,000 square feet as well as a retail bank branch. First Bank’s original headquarters, built in 1967, was demolished in order to make space for the new headquarters. Completion is slated for spring 2024. The project team includes Lamar Johnson Collaborative, IMEG Corp., CEDC Civil Engineering Design Consultants and Cobalt Construction Consulting.

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KANSAS AND MISSOURI — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sales of 10 retail properties occupied by Valvoline for a combined $17.3 million. The net-leased buildings sold to 10 separate buyers. Hanley, in association with Kansas City-based Ferguson Properties, represented the seller, an Arizona-based private investor, in nine of the 10 transactions. Hanley, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented a different seller in the 10th transaction for an asset in Kansas City. That seller was a private investor based in Kansas City.

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CHICAGO — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of a 65-unit multifamily property in Chicago for $6.3 million. The building is located at 7733 S. Shore Drive. Finley Askin of Matthews represented both the buyer and seller. The buyer was an out-of-state investor looking to plant capital in metro Chicago. The seller, which acquired the property in 2021, completed renovations such as a new rubber seal coating on the roof and new windows.

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CHICAGO — Hanley Flight & Zimmerman, a patent and intellectual property law firm, has signed a 13,943-square-foot office lease at Chicago’s 10 South Wacker, otherwise known as CME Center. The building features amenities such as a lounge, conferencing center, fitness facilities and a riverside restaurant and wine bar. Nathan Miller, Andrew Davidson and Kyle Robbins of Transwestern Real Estate Services represented the tenant. Olivia Parker and Adam Mitchell of Tishman Speyer represented the landlord, 10-30 South Wacker LLC.

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