Vernon Hills, Ill. — Perry’s Restaurants, a Texas-based boutique restaurant group, is opening its third Chicago-area location. Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille is set to debut at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills in late 2023. The 11,000-square-foot restaurant will include a main dining room and four private dining rooms. Chicago-based Aria Group Architects Inc. designed the Vernon Hills restaurant, which will accommodate up to 350 people. Perry’s also operates locations in Oak Brook and Schaumburg.
Chicago — A California-based family trust has acquired a retail building occupied by Whole Foods Market in Chicago for $18.1 million. The 41,148-square-foot store is situated on the first floor of a condominium development at 6020 N. Cicero Ave. within the Sauganash neighborhood. Isaiah Harf of Northmarq represented the seller, a Maryland-based private investor, in the transaction. The property was built in 2017.
Crystal Lake, Ill. — Northmarq has brokered the $34.7 million sale of a freestanding grocery store property occupied by Mariano’s in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake. Built in 2018, the property spans 74,800 square feet. The grocery store features a Starbucks Coffee, sushi bar, pizza oven, oyster bar and sweets shop. Jason Maier of Northmarq represented the seller, a New York-based private investor. The New York-based buyer completed a 1031 exchange.
Freeport, Ill. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Freeport Plaza, a shopping center located in Freeport. CRE Pro acquired the 87,846-square-foot property, which is anchored by a 62,000-square-foot Cub Foods. Rick Drogosz and Emily Gadomski of Mid-America represented the seller, a publicly traded REIT. The center was 87 percent leased at the time of sale, and Cub Foods recently extended its lease to 2027.
Northbrook, Ill. — JRW Realty has arranged the acquisition of a 90,408-square-foot Mariano’s grocery store located in Northbrook, a suburb of Chicago. Christopher Thompson of JRW represented the institutional buyers, who purchased the store as part of a focus on acquiring net-leased properties. Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller. Mariano’s is a subsidiary of Kroger.
Wauconda, Ill. — AmCap Inc., in a joint venture with Encore Enterprises, has acquired Liberty Square, a 107,431-square-foot retail center located in the Chicago suburb of Wauconda. Anchored by a 54,522-square-foot Jewel-Osco, the shopping center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including UPS, Charter Fitness, KFC, Subway, Pet Supplies Plus and PNC Bank. This acquisition marks AmCap’s fifth grocery-anchored retail center in the Chicago area. Ben Wineman of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. brokered the transaction.
Vernon Hills, Ill. — Dallas-based real estate firm Centennial has revealed plans to expand on its Hawthorn 2.0 redevelopment of Hawthorn Mall, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, a northern suburb of Chicago. Built in 1973, the mall currently houses over 120 retailers. Centennial first announced the redevelopment of Hawthorn Mall in 2019, which included new retail and dining options, luxury multifamily housing and indoor/outdoor gathering spaces. The expanded plans nearly triple the new development at the property and include 162 units of seniors housing, a 25,000-square-foot grocery store …
Belvidere, Ill. — Anytime Fitness has signed a 6,276-square-foot retail lease at Southtowne Shopping Center in Belvidere, a city in northern Illinois. The property is located at the corner of Highway 20 and Pearl Street. Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Southtowne Ventures LLC, in the transaction. Jack Siragusa of CBRE represented the tenant.
Naperville, Ill. — Newcastle Properties is set to begin construction on an 8,300-square-foot, multi-tenant outlot building and a 3,260-square-foot endcap space at Eastgate Crossing in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The new development will be home to Kura Revolving Sushi Bar and NaanSense, an Indian fast-casual chain. Adam Cody of JLL represented Kura, and Phil Golding of CBRE represented NaanSense in the leasing transactions. Midwest Construction Partners will serve as general contractor, and Sean Devine of Newcastle Properties is the project manager. Eastgate Crossing currently spans 270,327 square feet and …
Lakemoor, Ill. — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $2.3 million sale of a newly constructed retail property occupied by Starbucks Coffee in Lakemoor, located in Northeast Illinois. The net-leased building is situated within the larger Lakemoor Commons development, which is home to tenants such as Heartland Dental, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Buona Beef. Brewster Hague and Jason St. John of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-area developer. The duo also procured the buyer, a private entity based in California completing a 1031 exchange.
