Peoria, Ill. — PaPPo’s Pizzeria & Pub will open at Quincy Mall in Peoria this summer. The restaurant specializes in stone-hearth, oven-baked pizzas; and craft beer. Quincy Mall is the company’s first Illinois location, but it currently operates in Lake of the Ozarks, Columbia and Springfield, Missouri. PaPPo’s also serves calzones, sandwiches, salads, wings, breadsticks and its famous Pizookie, a brown butter chocolate chip cookie. PaPPo’s will occupy the current Que Town Bar-B-Que space. Que Town plans to relocate within the mall. Cullinan Properties Ltd. owns the property.
Chicago — Draper and Kramer Inc. has completed the second phase of its ongoing renovation of Lake Meadows Market in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The final element of Phase II was a full interior and exterior renovation of the shopping center’s 193,000-square-foot Jewel-Osco grocery store. Jewel-Osco parent company Albertsons shared costs of the $2.3 million project, which also included the addition of a mural entitled “Heart of Bronzeville” by local artist Corey Jenkins. Previous Phase II work included the addition of more than 18,000 square feet of new and renovated retail …
Chicago — Fairgrounds Coffee & Tea has signed a 2,623-square-foot retail lease at 306 West Erie, an office development currently under construction in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The location will serve as the company’s seventh coffee shop in the Chicago area. The building is the first phase of Verso, a three-building office redevelopment undertaken by North Wells Capital and Urban Innovations. Renovation work began in late 2019 to expand and modernize the property. JLL is the leasing agent for 306 West Erie and the entire Verso portfolio.
Glenview, Ill. — Associated Bank has provided a $17.7 million loan for the acquisition of land and development of a 62,540-square-foot shopping center in Glenview, about 20 miles northwest of Chicago. Known as Willows Crossing, the multi-tenant center will be located at the southwest corner of Willow and Pfingsten roads. Previously signed leases at the project include Mission BBQ, First Watch Café and an undisclosed 35,000-square-foot grocery tenant. Completion is slated for spring 2021. Daniel Barrins of Associated Bank managed the loan and closing on behalf of the borrower and …
Oak Brook, Ill. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has negotiated the sale of The Shops at Oak Brook Place in suburban Chicago for an undisclosed price. An institutional buyer purchased the 177,165-square-foot shopping center, which is located at the southeast corner of 22nd Street and Midwest Road. Anchor tenants include Nordstrom Rack, T.J. Maxx, Ulta, Old Navy and Nike. Rick Drogosz and Joe Girardi of Mid-America represented the seller, a Canadian real estate investment trust.
Wheeling, Ill. — CMX CinéBistro is set to open at Wheeling Town Center on Friday, Feb. 14 in suburban Chicago. The movie theater anchors the retail portion of the mixed-use project. Spanning 40,000 square feet CMX CinéBistro Wheeling will offer a bar and lounge area, seven screens, reclining seats and tables for food and beverage service. After 8 p.m., movie goers must be 21 years of age or older. Previous tenants who have opened at Wheeling Town Center include Starbucks, Inland Bank, AT&T and City Works. The apartments at the …
Wheaton, Ill. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an 8,808-square-foot retail building in Wheaton for $5 million. Located at 2040 S. Naperville Road, the newly constructed property is fully leased to four tenants. Dunkin’ anchors the building and maintains a 15-year lease. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
Wheaton, Ill. — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the sale of a net-lease retail property spanning 12,996 square feet in Wheaton for $4.6 million. Tenants include Starbucks, Qdoba, AT&T, Supercuts and UPS. The building is situated near a 116,000-square-foot Jewel-Osco. Patrick Forkin of Baum represented both the undisclosed seller and the buyer, a regional real estate investor.
Chicago — Jameson Commercial has brokered the sale of a retail portfolio in Chicago’s South Loop for $21.9 million. The portfolio includes a single-tenant Chick-fil-A, a 7-Eleven gas station and an 8,000-square-foot retail building anchored by Aspen Dental. Mark Kishtow of Jameson represented the seller, GW Properties, as well as the buyer, Park 1 Chicago.
Evergreen Park, Ill. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the $1.1 million sale of an outlot at Evergreen Marketplace in Evergreen Park, about 15 miles south of Chicago. The 5,851-square-foot retail building is home to Cousins Subs, Hair Cuttery and The Crazy Crab. Ben Wineman and Emily Gadomski of Mid-America represented the seller, Sterling Bay. A private buyer purchased the asset.