CHICAGO — Skender has broken ground on a 37,000-square-foot expansion of the Greater Chicago Food Depository. The food bank on Chicago’s Southwest Side provides food for families and individuals at risk of food insecurity. The new structure at 4100 W. Ann Lurie Place will add onto the food bank’s existing two-story warehouse and office. Plans call for a commercial kitchen for meal preparation and packaging as well as a demonstration kitchen for nutrition education. The Greater Chicago Food Depository aims to produce and distribute 2.5 million prepared meals annually to community members. Completion is slated for early 2024. Partners by Design is the project architect. This latest expansion as well as renovations that were completed in 2019 are phases of the Nourish Project, which was driven by a $75 million capital campaign.
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ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — JVM Realty Corp. has acquired Seasons at Romeoville, a 240-unit luxury apartment property in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville. Fiduciary Real Estate Development Inc. was the seller. JVM plans to rename the community as The Bluffs. Built in 2021, the property features amenities such as a fitness center, clubhouse, pool, outdoor living area, dog park and pet washing area. Monthly rents start at $1,575, according to Apartments.com. Wick Kirby, Amanda Friant and Kevin Girard of JLL represented the seller. With this latest acquisition, JVM now owns and manages seven apartment communities in Illinois and 22 properties representing $1.6 billion in assets under management throughout the Midwest.
CLARKSTON, MICH. — KIRCO has completed its first senior living community in Michigan, Monark Grove Clarkston. The 189,000-square-foot community is located on 17 acres in Clarkston, approximately 35 miles northwest of downtown Detroit. Beztak operates the property, which features 77 independent living units, 49 assisted living units and 22 memory care units. KIRCO was the developer and KIRCO MANIX was the builder on the project.
MINNEAPOLIS — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Dock Street Flats in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2013, the luxury apartment community features 185 units and 2,852 square feet of retail space. Units average 778 square feet. Amenities include a pool deck, rooftop terrace, two courtyards, two stories of underground parking and a fitness center. Guacaya Bistreaux, a Panamanian-inspired restaurant and cocktail lounge, recently opened at the property. Mox Gunderseon, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Adam Haydon of JLL represented the seller, The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust, advised by PNC Realty Investors. The Connor Group, a Dayton-based real estate investment firm, was the buyer.
NEW ALBANY, OHIO — Tempus Realty Partners has acquired Lane Bryant’s headquarters campus in New Albany, a northeast suburb of Columbus. The purchase price was $42 million. The two-building office property spans 236,070 square feet. Amenities include an onsite café, fitness center, water feature, walking trail and green space. Lane Bryant, a plus-size women’s apparel retailer with 450 stores nationwide, will remain a tenant at the property for at least the next 20 years. The transaction marks the sixth acquisition in the Columbus-area market for Tempus, which focuses on the South and Midwest markets.
HIGHWOOD, ILL. — Interra Realty has negotiated the $11 million sale of a 37-unit multifamily property in the Chicago suburb of Highwood. The newly constructed building is located at 546 Green Bay Road. Craig Martin of Interra represented the seller, Sy Oko. Martin also represented the buyer, HP Ventures Group-Development Services LLC, a development and property management company that specializes in mid-rise apartment buildings and townhomes.
OTTAWA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $6.1 million sale of the Comfort Inn hotel in Ottawa, about 80 miles southwest of Chicago. The 69-room hotel is located at 120 W. Stevenson Road directly off I-80. The three-story property, built in 1995, features a business center, fitness center, complimentary breakfast and meeting facilities. Scott Havericak and Robert Hunter of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Ottawa Hospitality Group LLC. The duo also procured the buyer, Akal Hotels.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — Fitness concept Crossfit Maven has signed a 17,123-square-foot retail lease at Winchester Center in Rochester Hills. Michael Murphy, Bill McLeod and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, RPT Realty. John Salsberry of Colliers represented the tenant. Winchester Center, anchored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshall’s and Burlington, is located on Rochester Road just south of Avon Road.
DETROIT — Related Cos. and Olympia Development of Michigan have proposed a $1.5 billion mixed-use project at The District Detroit, a sports and entertainment development spanning 50 blocks in downtown Detroit. The companies have begun a Community Benefits Ordinance (CBO) process with the City of Detroit, marking the next phase of plans to build new office, retail, residential with affordable housing, hotel and public space across 10 properties. The first meeting for residents in the areas surrounding the development will take place Tuesday, Nov. 29. The proposed development includes the construction of six new buildings and the renovation and adaptive reuse of four historic buildings. The type of development reflects initial feedback from the community, including more than 250 community engagement meetings to date, which will continue through the city-led CBO process. The new projects would include 695 mixed-income residential units, 20 percent of which would be reserved for those who earn up to 50 percent of the area median income, as well as 1.2 million square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet of retail space and 467 hotel rooms.
JOLIET, ILL. — Peak Construction Corp. is underway on a 1 million-square-foot speculative building at NorthPoint Development’s Third Coast Logistics Park in Joliet. The facility will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 103 dock doors, four drive-in doors and 264 trailer parking stalls. Peak will also construct a second speculative building at the industrial park. Plans call for a 1.2 million-square-foot facility with a clear height of 40 feet, 120 dock doors, four drive-in doors and 247 trailer parking stalls. Completion of both buildings is slated for fall 2023. The project team includes architect studioNorth Architecture and civil engineer Jacob & Hefner Associates.