GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — Holladay Properties has broken ground on Glenwood Station, a $35 million luxury apartment community in the western Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn. The development will include 86 units in a variety of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, electric vehicle charging stations and secure heated parking. There will also be 1,500 square feet of retail space. Completion is slated for 2025. Glenwood Station marks the fourth luxury apartment complex in Chicagoland for Holladay Properties. Holladay Construction Group is the general contractor, and Tandem Architecture designed the project. Wintrust Bank & Trust provided financing.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Kedzie Plaza in Chicago for $5.2 million. The 73,876-square-foot retail property is located at 4725 S. Kedzie Ave. Tenants include Dunkin’, Metro by T-Mobile, Subway, Domino’s and Sally Beauty. Adrian Mendoza, Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a local private investor. Seller information was not provided.
WAYZATA, MINN. — Davis has opened the Wayzata Specialty Center, a 16,147-square-foot medical office building in Wayzata, about 13 miles west of Minneapolis. Tailwind Pediatric Dentistry and Lorenz Clinic are leasing the entire second floor of the two-story building. LAK MedSpa occupies a portion of the first floor. The project replaced an outdated office building. The project team included Synergy Architecture Studio and Timco Construction. In addition to serving as developer, Davis is providing property management and leasing services for the building. Two suites on the first floor remain available for lease.
PERU, ILL. — Cawley Chicago has arranged the sale of a 52-acre truck terminal property in Peru, a city in Central Illinois. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 5005 Plank Road, the property consists of 27 acres of heavy-duty parking, a terminal building with 146 docks, 10,000 square feet of office space and a 9,600-square-foot mechanic’s shop with six drive-through bays. Originally developed by Consolidated Freight, the asset has been in continuous operation by various less-than-truckload (LTL) companies. LTL is a ground transportation method that consolidates multiple shippers’ freight onto single semi-trucks. Jon Chamlin, Joshua Hearne and Reinier Pranger of Cawley Chicago brokered the sale, further details of which were not provided.
CHICAGO — SVN Chicago Commercial has negotiated the sale of the former MK restaurant property in Chicago’s River North neighborhood for $2.6 million. The buyer plans to redevelop the 9,600-square-foot building, which is located at 868 N. Franklin St. Marcus Cook of SVN Chicago represented the buyer, while colleagues Wayne Caplan and Michael Elam represented the seller, a Los Angeles-based investment firm.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Martens Development and Willmeng Construction have broken ground on Mission Park, a Class A industrial development in Buckeye. Located at near I-10 and Perryville Road in the emerging Buckeye industrial submarket, the 723,508-square-foot project will comprise two buildings. The north building will feature 196,353 square feet with 32-foot clear heights. The south building will encompass 527,155 square feet with 40-foot clear heights. Both are scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2024.
CASA GRANDE, ARIZ. — Blue Vista Capital Management and Kentwood Ventures have started construction of KV Casa Grande, a Class A industrial building in Casa Grande, southeast of Phoenix. The 314,453-square-foot project will feature 32-foot clear heights, a 175-foot concrete truck court, 32 dock-high doors and 14 grade-level doors. The building will utilize tilt-up construction and a panelized thermoplastic polyolefin roofing, which improves energy efficiency by reflecting heat and is resistant to ultraviolet, ozone and chemical exposures. The project is currently 15 percent pre-leased. It is scheduled for completion in summer 2024.
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Unique Properties, Inc. / TCN Worldwide has arranged the $3.1 million sale of a 12,600-square-foot warehouse in Centennial, approximately 15 miles south of Denver. The nearly four-acre space is located at 14156 and 14105 E. Easter Ave. The site primarily consists of outdoor material, truck and equipment storage. Keesen Landscape, a commercial landscaping company, fully occupies the property on long-term, triple-net lease. Brett MacDougall and Michael DeSantis and Hudson Cramer with Unique Properties, Inc. / TCN Worldwide represented the unnamed seller. The buyer was also not disclosed.
BURBANK, CALIF. — Lee & Associates, LA North/Ventura has closed seven lease transactions totaling more than 23,000 square feet at an office building located at 601 S. Glenoaks Blvd. in downtown Burbank. These new leases have moved the building’s occupancy rate from 64 percent to 85 percent. The leases cater to a range of businesses, including an adult care facility, a regional wellness center, an entertainment company, a financial services firm, a speech therapy group and local service providers. With the property now stabilized, the owner has listed it for sale. Scott Romick, Darren Casamassima and David Kaufman of Lee & Associates led the brokerage team.
LOS ANGELES — The Federative Republic of Brazil has secured a long-term lease for 16,477 square feet of office space in Los Angeles’ Miracle Mile neighborhood. The Consulate General of Chile is one block away on Wilshire Boulevard. The 10.5-year lease is valued at $10.4 million. The new office is located at 6222 Wilshire Blvd. The new deal creates a centralized location for Brazil’s consulate general. Brian Dunne and Don Hudson of Kidder Mathews represented the tenant in the transaction. The landlord was Decron Properties.