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CHICAGO — MB Real Estate has brokered the $10.6 million sale of an industrial loft building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The 90,000-square-foot building, located at 2065 N. Southport Ave., sits across the street from a 22-acre campus that was previously occupied by Finkl & Sons Co., the world’s leading supplier of steel processing. The campus is now one of the largest infill sites in the country. The four-story building features 22,500-square-foot floor plates and 12- to 15-foot ceilings. David Kimball of MB Real Estate represented the seller, Maclee Chemical Co., in the transaction. The buyer in the transaction was undisclosed. Maclee Chemical Co. was also the previous tenant but vacated the building upon the sale of the property. The facility, built in 1915, will be converted into creative office space.

LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — Transwestern has negotiated a 55,488-square-foot lease for a manufacturing facility in Lake Zurich, approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago. Alpha Tekniko, a developer and manufacturer of specialized healthcare patient support surfaces, will occupy the building located at 1290 Ensell Road. Alpha Tekniko has already moved a portion of the staff from its current headquarters located at 1000 Commerce Drive to the new location and expects to fully occupy the facility by the end of March. The property features 8,000 square feet of office space, 24-foot clear heights, four interior docks, three drive-in doors and parking for 64 vehicles. Thomas Boyle and Jared Paff of Transwestern represented the tenant in the transaction.