Illinois

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Round Lake, Ill. and Michigan City, Ind. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of two retail properties in Illinois and Indiana. Andy Bulson, Mike Phillips, Dick Spinell and Mike Fitzgerald represented the seller and owner, Transformco — the company holding former Kmart/Sears assets — in both transactions. The first property, a 190,174-square-foot former Super Kmart store located in Round Lake, was purchased by Target Stores. The second property, a former Sears and Sears Auto Center complex situated directly within Marquette Mall in Michigan City, totals a combined 105,270 …

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Shoppes at College Hills

Normal, Ill. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Shoppes at College Hills, a 144,555-square-foot lifestyle center located in the college town of Normal. Hobby Lobby anchors the center, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants include J.Crew Factory, Starbucks, JD Sports, Maurices, Buckle, Comcast, Dry Goods, Charles Schwab, Massage Envy, J. Jill, Bath & Body Works, Chico’s, Soma, WHBM and Crumbl Cookies. Ben Wineman of Mid-America represented the seller, a joint venture between M&J Wilkow and ALTO Real Estate Funds, in the …

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Amazon

Orland Park, Ill. — Amazon has unveiled plans to open a first-of-its-kind retail store in the southern Chicago suburb of Orland Park. The planned brick-and-mortar store will occupy the long-vacant site of the former Petey’s II restaurant at the southwest corner of 159th Street and LaGrange Road. The Orland Park Village Board approved the project at its Jan. 19 meeting. Amazon’s plans call for a one-story building of approximately 230,000 square feet that will offer groceries, household essentials and general merchandise. The store would function similarly to a large-format retailer …

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Winston-Plaza

Melrose Park, Ill. — Pacific Southwest Realty has arranged $36 million in refinancing for Winston Plaza, a 400,000-square-foot shopping center located in the Chicago suburb of Melrose Park. Kostas Kavayiotidis of Pacific Southwest Realty and Bryan Gortikov of Gortikov Enterprises arranged the loan through Wells Fargo on behalf of the borrower, NewMark Merrill. Sandra Kist and Josh Ginsborg internally represented NewMark Merrill in the transaction. NewMark Merrill acquired Winston Plaza in 2008, and shortly thereafter completed an extensive remodeling and repositioning of the property. The center has added more than 100,000 square feet of new retailers in the …

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Lake-Meadows

Chicago —NewMark Merrill Cos. has acquired Lake Meadows Shopping Center, a 179,106-square-foot retail center in Chicago. Jewel-Osco anchors the center, which was 85 percent leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants include LA Fitness, Foot Locker, CVS Pharmacy and Citi Trends. NewMark Merrill will upgrade the property with new signage, lighting and gathering spaces. The firm also has plans to promote the center’s businesses and operators by hosting events for the neighborhood. Sandy Sigal, Jim Patton, Brad Pearl, Sandra Kist, Susan Rorison and Matt Gugliciello internally represented NewMark Merrill in the transaction. …

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Shops-of-Orland-Park

Orland Park, Ill. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.1 million sale of the Shops at Orland, a 15,886-square-foot retail strip center located at 11229 W. 143rd St. in the southern Chicago suburb of Orland Park. Built in 2003, the six-suite retail property is currently 48 percent vacant. RoccoVino’s Italian Restaurant anchors the property. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor group, and procured the buyer, a private, out-of-state 1031 buyer, in the transaction.

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Orland-Park-Place

Orland Park, Ill. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Orland Park Place, a 580,477-square-foot shopping center in the southern Chicago suburb of Orland Park. The sales price was $60 million, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Orland Park Place, which was 93 percent leased at the time of sale, included a mix of tenants such as Nordstrom Rack, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Steinhafel’s Furniture, Ashley Home Store, Hobby Lobby, DSW, Barnes & Noble and Planet Fitness. The sale included the primary 568,577-square-foot inline …

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Elmwood-Park

Elmwood Park, Ill. — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $5.2 million sale of Elmwood Commons, a 16,840-square-foot retail center in the Chicago suburb of Elmwood Park. The property sold to an institutional investor for the full list price. Developed in 1991, the multi-tenant center has maintained near full occupancy since its construction and features a weighted average lease tenure of 15.6 years. Longstanding tenants include FedEx Office, which has occupied its space for 34 years, Wingstop (24 years), Jimmy John’s (19 years), Betty’s (12 years) and Happy Wok (11 years). …

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Park-Lawn-Plaza

Oak Lawn, Ill. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.5 million sale of Park Lawn Plaza, a 13-suite retail property in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn. The property, which was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale, spans 2.5 acres and totals 24,685 square feet. Tenants include Cutting Edge Salon, The Black Oak, Cicero Dental and Athletico Physical Therapy, according to LoopNet Inc. Adrian Mendoza, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local real estate investment company. The buyer was a …

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North Riverside, Ill. — Five new retailers have signed leases to open at North Riverside Park Mall in the Chicago suburb of North Riverside. The leases, which include Canada Weather Gear, Lovisa Jewelry & Accessories, Boneyard Chicago, FLX Move Pilates and Hello Sweetie, bring the property to 96 percent occupancy. Most of the tenants are now open. The Feil Organization owns the 1.2 million-square-foot shopping center. Feil originally acquired the mall in 2004 and completed an $8 million capital improvement plan in November 2024.

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