LINCOLNSHIRE, ILL. — Melinta Therapeutics, an antibiotics company, has signed a four-year office lease renewal at Tri State International in Lincolnshire. The company occupies 8,876 square feet on the second floor. Dan Fernitz, Matt Alexander and Milan Gacanovic of Bradford Allen represented ownership in the lease transaction. Henry Lee and Max Zwolan of JLL represented the tenant.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Waterfield Capital LLC has renewed its 4,030-square-foot office lease at 7221 Engle Road in Fort Wayne. The investment company occupies space at 7221 Engle Road. Brady Gardner and Kevin Ellis of Sturges Property Group represented both the tenant and the landlord, Midwestern Office Park Acquisition LLC, in the lease transaction.
INDIANAPOLIS — Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) has released plans for reopening several of its malls in the first half of May. The openings are based on current state and/or local stay-at-home orders put in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously scheduled to open today, some properties in Georgia and Indiana have been delayed to a May 4 opening. View the reopening schedule here. Indianapolis-based Simon says its protocols have been reviewed and approved by experts in epidemiology and environmental health and safety. The protocols are in effort to help prevent further spread of COVID-19. Simon employees, contractors and vendors will be required to screen themselves at home prior coming to work. Anyone with a temperature exceeding 100.4 degrees or who exhibits flu-like symptoms will be required to stay home. Employees will be trained in COVID-19 safety guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They will wear protective face masks while on property and be instructed to maintain six feet of distance from coworkers or shoppers. Simon will ensure that property occupancies do not exceed a targeted level of one person per 50 square feet. Food court seating, as well as common area seating, will …
EVANSTON, ILL. — Vermilion Development has received approval from Evanston’s City Council to build a 210,000-square-foot, 18-story office tower located at 605 Davis St. in Evanston. The Class A property will be the first high-rise office building in Evanston in 20 years, according to Vermilion. Solomon Cordwell Buenz is the architect for the project, which is slated for completion as early as 2022. John Clark and Bill Rolander of Newmark Knight Frank will market the property for lease. Plans call for 15 floors of office space with conference and fitness facilities, a tenant lounge and an outdoor terrace. The building’s ground floor will house two retail suites as well as a lobby and bike room. The top two floors will feature private balcony access.
BLUE ISLAND, ILL. — Clark Construction Group, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has completed the transformation of the MetroSouth Medical Center, a shuttered hospital just south of Chicago, into an alternate care facility to treat COVID-19 patients. Located in Blue Island, the facility now features 585 beds, including 265 high-acuity beds for critically ill patients. Clark completed the project in 22 days. The project team also included architect Perkins and Will, engineer Salas O’Brien, Hill Mechanical, Titan Electric, RG Construction and Consolidated Flooring. The MetroSouth Medical Center closed in late 2019.
MILAN, ILL. — Berkadia has negotiated the $8.7 million sale of Village Woods in Milan near the Quad Cities. The 96-unit, garden-style multifamily property was built in 1998. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and new leasing center. Ralph DePasquale, Parker Stewart and Alex Blagojevich of Berkadia represented the seller, Minnesota-based Dominium Inc. Pete Benedetto of Berkadia secured acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Colorado-based Monarch Investment and Management Group.
MILWAUKEE — Prescient Capital has provided a $1.7 million bridge loan for a 132-unit multifamily portfolio in Milwaukee. The three properties include 2848 W. Wells St., 2904 W. Wisconsin Ave. and 2625-2635 W. Juneau Ave. The debt yield was 15 percent and the loan-to-value ratio was 37 percent. The borrower was undisclosed.
CHICAGO — Hines has completed the development of Wolf Point East, a 698-unit luxury apartment tower in Chicago. Units located on floors 41 through 55 are known as the Lake Collection. Monthly rents for these units range from $2,695 to $5,605, and residents will begin moving into the tower in mid-May. Units located on floors 56 through 58 comprise the Penthouse Collection. There are six units per floor that average 1,700 square feet. Residents will begin moving into the penthouses in July. For units located below floor 41, monthly rents range from $2,095 to $3,995. First move-ins for these units began in January. Wolf Point East’s amenity space spans three floors. Amenities include a full-floor fitness center as well as The Sports Club, which features social games, a golf lounge and swing simulator, an indoor pool and sundeck. Additional common areas can be found on the 40th floor, including a coworking space, an outdoor dog run, dining and entertaining spaces and a gathering space known as Mirror Lounge. Soucie Horner Ltd. served as the designer for the amenity interiors and model units. Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, in partnership with Pappageorge Haymes Partners, designed Wolf Point East, which is located at …
ELMHURST, ILL. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has provided a $28.8 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition, rehabilitation and preservation of Elmhurst Terrace, a 315-unit affordable housing property in Elmhurst. Phil Melton of Bellwether Enterprise’s Dallas office originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. Developer Cohen-Esrey was the borrower. In addition, Bellwether’s parent company, Enterprise Community Investment Inc., along with BMO Harris Bank and Cohen-Esrey, have invested $17 million for the rehabilitation and preservation. Located about 20 miles south of downtown Chicago, Elmhurst Terrace was originally constructed in 1947. Monthly rents range from $975 to $1,400. Unit renovations will include new kitchen appliances and finishes, flooring and light fixtures. Plans also call for exterior improvements as well as the addition of a pet park and barbecue stations. The renovations are scheduled for completion in the next one to two years.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Newmark Grubb Zimmer (NGZ) has arranged the sale of Midtown Park and Rivergate Business Center, two light industrial parks containing a total of nine buildings in Kansas City, for an undisclosed price. The properties total 560,000 square feet. There are four buildings within Midtown Park and five buildings within Rivergate. The portfolio is home to 29 tenants that occupy space ranging in size from 3,600 to 80,000 square feet. Mark Long, John Hassler, Scott Bluhm and Trenton Wahl of NGZ represented the seller, Brennan Investment Group. Sealy & Co. purchased the portfolio.