Chicago — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $5.6 million sale of a retail and medical property located at 1455 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The urban infill asset sold for 98 percent of the list price to a New York-based buyer. The two-story property features 11,370 rentable square feet, roughly 125 feet of frontage along North Milwaukee Avenue and a private surface parking lot with 23 dedicated spaces. Barry’s Bootcamp occupies the ground floor. The upper level is leased to two medical services providers. Danny Spitz and …
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SVN Chicago Commercial Arranges $9 Million Sale of Barrington Square Town Center in Suburban Chicago
Hoffman Estates, Ill. — SVN Chicago Commercial has arranged the $9 million sale of Barrington Square Town Center, a 101,796-square-foot neighborhood center located in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates. Wayne Caplan and Al Lindeman of SVN Chicago Commercial represented the sellers, Dutch-based ownership group Depa Holding Co., and its U.S. partner, Caruso Development Corp. Harris Ali of Sky High Real Estate represented the buyer, a local investment group. This transaction marks the first time the property has been sold. Situated at 2300-2356 West Higgins Road on 11 acres, Barrington Square …
JLL Negotiates $28.4 Million Sale of Empire Crossing Shopping Center in Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Ill. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the $28.4 million sale of Empire Crossing, a 229,971-square-foot retail power center in Bloomington. Anchor tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, HomeGoods, Ashley Furniture HomeStore and DSW. The seller, BET Investments, completed a redevelopment that converted the long-vacant Kmart anchor store into multi-tenant space. Currently 85 percent occupied, the property offers value-add potential through 33,000 square feet of vacancy across eight suites. Michael Nieder and Brian Page of JLL represented the seller. Chase Properties was the buyer.
Simon to Invest $250 Million for Redevelopment of Three Malls in Nashville, Denver and Tampa
Indianapolis — Indianapolis-based mall owner Simon Property Group has unveiled plans to invest more than $250 million for the redevelopment of The Mall at Green Hills in Nashville, Cherry Creek Shopping Center in Denver and International Plaza in Tampa. Simon acquired the three properties in November 2025 as part of its purchase of the remaining 12 percent interest in The Taubman Realty Group LP that it did not already own. The $250 million investment reflects Simon’s focus on mall redevelopments to create modern environments that cater to today’s shopper, according …
Joint Venture Acquires 690,000-Square-Foot Shopping Center in Metro Chicago for $69 Million
Schaumburg, Ill. — A joint venture between PCCP and Hutensky Capital Partners has acquired Streets of Woodfield, a 690,000-square-foot shopping center located in the northwestern Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. According to the Daily Herald, Blackstone sold the property for $69 million. Blackstone originally purchased the shopping center for $168.5 million in 2015. Built in 1991, Streets of Woodfield was 94 percent leased to 22 tenants at the time of sale including Whole Foods Market, Dick’s House of Sport, AMC Theatres, Restoration Hardware Outlet, Legoland and Dave & Buster’s.
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 …
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 …
Amazon Plans to Open First-of-its-Kind Retail Store in Metro Chicago Totaling 230,000 Square Feet
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 …
Pacific Southwest Realty Arranges $36 Million in Refinancing for Winston Plaza in Melrose Park, Illinois
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 …
NewMark Merrill Cos. Acquires 179,106-Square-Foot Lake Meadows Shopping Center in Chicago
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. …