Midwest

GREEN OAKS, ILL. —Biddeford Blankets has signed a 96,810-square-foot industrial lease at 13820 S. Business Center Drive in Green Oaks in northeastern Illinois. The manufacturer of heated blankets is moving to Green Oaks Business Center from Mundelein, where it had occupied space for 15 years. The new location offers proximity to I-94 and includes 3,305 square feet of office space. Michael Fonda and John Hauser of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease transaction. The landlord, Colony Capital Inc., was self-represented by Scott Cordes, a vice president at the company.

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CHICAGO — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a two-building apartment portfolio that contains 24 units in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood for $3.9 million. The buildings are located at 5427-29 and 5430-32 S. University Ave. Both properties rise three stories and were built in the early 1900s. Tyler Hague of Colliers represented the seller, The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. RDG Funds LLC purchased the portfolio.

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WOODBRIDGE, ILL. — Monument Capital Management, an A-Rod Corp. company, has acquired Townhomes at Highcrest in Woodbridge for an undisclosed price. Monument plans to make approximately $1.5 million in capital improvements, including the installation of new flooring, modern appliances, new landscaping and the addition of a fitness center. Built in 1968, the property includes a pool and laundry facilities. This is Monument’s third property in the Chicago area and is part of Monument Opportunity Fund IV, which was launched earlier this year. Highcrest Apartments LLC was the seller.

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AURORA, ILL. — LTD Commodities has signed a 10-year lease renewal at its 694,367-square-foot distribution facility located at 1000 Bilter Road in Aurora. Acquired by e-commerce giant Amerimark Holdings in December 2017, LTD Commodities is a catalog and online merchandiser. Jason West and Chris Cummins of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. Matt Neumann of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Liberty Property Trust.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 254,460-square-foot industrial building in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 4310 Stout Field Drive within the Stout Field Industrial Park. The asset is situated within the southwest submarket of Indianapolis, the most active industrial submarket in the city, according to Colliers. The property offers convenient access to I-70 and the Indianapolis International Airport. The site also includes approximately three acres of excess land for future development. Progressive Logistics, Dugdale Foods, Gilmore Supply and GS Transportation fully occupy the property. Alex Davenport, Alex Cantu and Mike Lubbers of Colliers brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, SAW Capital. The O’Donnell Group Inc., a southern California-based developer, purchased the building.

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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has arranged the sale of the 8301 State Line Professional Building in Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The three-story office building spans approximately 27,350 square feet and is situated just north of Ward Park Center. Notable tenants at the fully occupied property include the Third and Long Foundation, Psychology of Kansas City and Hospice Care of America. Piers Pener of Block & Co. represented the undisclosed buyer. The seller was also undisclosed.

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INDIANAPOLIS — O’Brien Commercial Real Estate LLC and the Indianapolis office of Cresa have merged effective Monday, July 1. The merged firms now operate under the Cresa name. All employees of both companies have been retained. Cresa, which established its Indianapolis office in 1998, operates under the direction of Jim Teskey, David Black and Leslie Teskey. Tim O’Brien, president and owner of O’Brien Commercial, now serves as a principal with Cresa. Both companies focus exclusively on tenant representation.

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CHICAGO — Glassdoor has unveiled plans to further expand its presence in Chicago. The technology company, which operates a recruiting and job review website, has signed a long-term lease for two floors of a new office building, West End on Fulton. Glassdoor will maintain its existing space and operations at 1330 West Fulton. The new space will support up to 400 employees and the company plans to create up to 500 new jobs in Chicago over the next several years. Glassdoor expects to move into its new 52,000-square-foot space in summer 2020. Kyle Kamin and Dan Persa of CBRE represented Glassdoor in the lease transaction. Sara Spicklemire and Kelsey Scheive of CBRE represented the developer, Trammell Crow Co.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson has broken ground on a 16-story, 341-unit apartment building in Minneapolis that will house a new Wells Fargo bank branch. The existing bank branch will remain in operation throughout construction, but will eventually be demolished in order to make way for the apartment project, known as The Larking. The new bank, slated for completion in spring 2020, will span 3,500 square feet. The apartments are expected to open in early 2022. Amenities at The Larking will include a fitness center, golf simulator, sauna, game room, rooftop pool, outdoor courtyard, package lockers and work-from-home suites. Plans also call for 12,900 square feet of street-level retail space. Saturday Properties will manage the apartments. ESG Architects designed the project.

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CHICAGO — The Habitat Co. has assumed management of 18 affordable housing communities owned by the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA). The properties total 4,479 units and are scattered throughout Chicago’s West and South sides. Habitat Affordable Group, the company’s affordable housing division, now operates more than 12,000 units across three states. Of those, 8,215 units are owned by the CHA.

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