CHICAGO — Analytics8, a consulting firm that specializes in data strategy implementation, has signed a 13,355-square-foot office lease at 55 East Monroe in Chicago for its new U.S. headquarters. The firm is more than doubling its current 6,000-square-foot space at 150 N. Michigan. Victor Sanmiguel of Bespoke Commercial Real Estate represented Analytics8. Michael Lirtzman, Marina Zelenkova and Michelle Levy of Colliers represented the landlord, PGIM Real Estate. Rising 49 stories and totaling 1.2 million square feet, 55 East Monroe is situated in the city’s East Loop submarket. Amenities include a 3,400-square-foot conference center, 10,000-square-foot fitness center and the 10,000-square-foot Forum 55 food hall. More than 90,000 square feet of leases have been signed at the property within the last seven months. PGIM has unveiled plans to upgrade the building’s common areas, including the lobby, conference center and other amenity spaces in 2024.
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FOREST PARK, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the $1.8 million sale of a 15-unit apartment building in the Chicago suburb of Forest Park. Located at 102 Rockford Ave., the three-story property was constructed in 1979. There are five studios and 10 one-bedroom units, all of which were fully occupied at the time of sale. Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented both parties in the transaction. The buyer completed a 1031 exchange.
ALSIP, ILL. — SVN Chicago Commercial has negotiated the lease renewal for a roughly 45,000-square-foot warehouse located at 12600 S. Hamlin Court in Alsip. The Hines Building Supply division of US LBM is the tenant and has occupied space at the property since 2010. The new lease term is five years. Karen Kulczycki of SVN Chicago represented the undisclosed landlord, while CBRE represented the tenant. The property is situated on nearly five acres and features rail service.
Friedman Real Estate Negotiates Sale of West River Apartments in Dickinson, North Dakota
by Jeff Shaw
DICKINSON, N.D. — Friedman Real Estate brokered the sale of West River Apartments. West River Apartments is 234-unit community in Dickinson, a city in Stark County. The community offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, according to the property website. Amenities include a fitness center, 24-hour emergency maintenance and a dog park. Rich Deptula and Steven Silverman led the Friedman team. The buyer, seller and price were not disclosed.
CHICAGO — McHugh Construction has topped out construction of Cassidy on Canal, a 33-story apartment tower in Chicago’s Fulton River District. The project team includes co-developers The Habitat Co. and Diversified Real Estate Capital LLC as well as architect Solomon Cordwell Buenz. In a nod to the site’s history, bricks from the former Cassidy Tire building were used a baseline for selecting bricks for the new structure. The 355-foot-tall tower will offer studios, one- and two-bedroom units. The fifth-floor amenity space will include a fitness center, game room, various clubrooms, a coworking center, spa with sauna, pool, sun deck and grilling areas. First move-ins are slated for spring 2024.
OLATHE, KAN. — BCB Development has signed leases with two new tenants at Southpark Commerce Center in Olathe. Rob Holland and Jack Goldsborough of Cushman & Wakefield represented BCB in each of the leases. United Rotary Brush leased the entire 135,000-square-foot Building B. Joe Accurso of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. Groundworks leased the entire 112,550-square-foot Building A. Whitney Freeburn of Flowers Capital Holdings represented the tenant. Southpark Commerce Center consists of three buildings totaling 382,500 square feet and delivered in December. There are 54,000 square feet remaining available for lease in Building C.
BROOK PARK, OHIO — Reynolds Asset Management has acquired Park Place Apartments in Brook Park, a southwest suburb of Cleveland. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. Northwest Bank provided acquisition financing. Renovations at the property are slated to begin in the next 90 days and are expected to be completed by next summer. Park Place Apartments was originally built in 1955 and more than half of its units were renovated in 2016.
MAPLE GROVE, MINN. — MAS HVAC has signed a 150,000-square-foot industrial lease at Building VI within Arbor Lakes Business Park in the Minneapolis suburb of Maple Grove. The tenant plans to occupy the space beginning in January for its new headquarters, manufacturing and logistics operations. The build-out also includes 15,000 square feet of office space. Brent Masica of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, which moved to the Minneapolis market four years ago.
LA CROSSE AND STURGEON BAY, WIS. — Starbucks has inked two new retail leases in Wisconsin totaling 2,460 square feet each. The first property is located at 2552 Rose St. in La Crosse, while the second is at 911 Green Bay Road in Sturgeon Bay. Tony Colvin of Mid-America Real Estate represented the tenant in each lease. The respective landlords were Eagle Bay Partners LLC and 911 Green Bay Road Partners LLC.
MINNEAPOLIS — A joint venture between PCCP and Capital Partners has acquired a six-building light industrial portfolio totaling 690,742 square feet in Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. The properties, built between 2001 and 2014, are 91 percent leased to 15 tenants with an average size of 38,400 square feet and a weighted average lease term of 6.3 years. The portfolio was previously under institutional ownership. Peter Mork and Jason Simek, managing partners of Capital Partners, helped design, develop and lease the portfolio throughout the early 2000s when they previously worked for CBRE.