Oak Brook, Ill. — Game of Irons, a golf simulation facility, has leased 18,361 square feet at Oak Brook Promenade in Oak Brook, a western suburb of Chicago. Featuring 16 bays, Game of Irons will be the largest golf simulation facility in the Midwest when it opens in November. One to six players can play in each bay and enjoy full food and beverage service. Chris Irwin of Colliers International represented Game of Irons in its lease. Brendan Reedy and Jimmy Danahe of CBRE represented the landlord, Retail Properties of …
Chicago — Illuminarium Experiences, an experiential entertainment company, has unveiled plans to open an Illuminarium at Chicago’s Navy Pier. The 32,000-square-foot entertainment venue, which combines projections and soundscapes to create virtual reality-like exhibits, will be situated inside the former Crystal Gardens venue. This is the fourth Illuminarium location announced in the U.S., following Atlanta, Miami and Las Vegas. The company plans to add dozens of its immersive experience venues in major cities across the globe over the next five years. In Chicago, architecture firms Rockwell Group and Perkins & Will …
Bridgeview, Ill. — Adelphia Properties has negotiated the $3.6 million sale of a single-tenant retail building occupied by Panera Bread in Bridgeview, about 15 miles southwest of Chicago. The newly constructed, 4,380-square-foot property is located at 8115 S. Harlem Ave. Simeon Spirrison and George Spirrison of Adelphia represented the buyer, a Chicago-based private investor. A Chicago-based developer was the seller. There are 15 years remaining on Panera Bread’s lease.
Elmhurst and Crystal Lake, Ill. — Adelphia Properties has arranged the sale of two restaurant properties in metro Chicago. Dispositions include a 5,000-square-foot restaurant building formerly occupied by Elmhurst Family Restaurant in the Chicago suburb of Elmhurst; and a 4,500-square-foot vacant freestanding building located at 394 W. Virgin St. in Crystal Lake. George Spirrison and Simeon Spirrison of Adelphia Properties represented the sellers in each transaction, both of which were local investors. Terms of the transactions were undisclosed.
Orland Park, Ill. — Adelphia Properties has brokered the sale of a 7,365-square-foot retail center in Orland Park, a suburb of Chicago. The building is located at 15845 S Harlem Ave. and was 17 percent occupied at time of sale. George Spirrison and Simeon Spirrison of Adelphia Properties represented the undisclosed seller in the disposition of the property. Both the buyer and seller in the transaction are based in Chicago.
Aurora and Lombard, Ill. — Old Second Bancorp Inc. and West Suburban Bancorp Inc. have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Aurora-based Old Second will acquire Lombard-based West Suburban in a cash and stock transaction valued at $297 million. Under the terms of the merger agreement, which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Old Second will pay 65 percent of the purchase price in stock and the remainder in cash. According to a news release, the merged company will have approximately $6.2 billion in …
Chicago — Wilson Sporting Goods Co. has opened its first-ever retail location in its hometown of Chicago. Wilson plans to open additional flagship stores in New York, Los Angeles, Beijing and Shanghai in the coming months. The Chicago store opened in July 2021. The new 2,247-square-foot store is located at 932 N. Rush St. in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood and will offer a curated assortment of sporting goods across many sport categories such as tennis, baseball, football, basketball and golf, as well as Wilson’s new athletic-lifestyle sportswear collection.
Chicago — The Chicago City Council has given approval for the development of Bronzeville Lakefront, a $3.8 billion mixed-use project located in Bronzeville, a South Side neighborhood. Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, which closed in 2008, formerly occupied the 48-acre development site. The City of Chicago acquired the property in 2009 and cleared most of the land over the ensuing months. A team of local developers known as GRIT was selected to purchase the site for $96.9 million through a redevelopment agreement. GRIT comprises Farpoint Development, Loop Capital Management, …
Minneapolis and Bolingbrook, Ill. — Target Corp. and Ulta Beauty have revealed further details about the Ulta Beauty at Target launch, which is slated to begin rolling out in more than 100 Target stores nationwide and online this August. Most of the initial locations will be concentrated in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York and Texas. The “shop-in-shop” retail concept will include 50 specially curated brands. The two companies are planning to roll out the concept at 800 Target stores in the coming years. Each shop-in-shop will be placed …
Indianapolis and Chicago — Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE: KRG) and Retail Properties of America (NYSE: RPAI) have entered into a merger agreement valued at $7.5 billion that will create a new shopping center REIT with a portfolio of 185 assets totaling approximately 32 million gross leasable square feet. Under the terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter, a subsidiary of Indianapolis-based KRG will acquire Chicago-based RPAI in an all-stock transaction. The $7.5 billion valuation puts the newly formed company in the top five …