Midwest

LAKE BLUFF, ILL. — Marquette Cos. has acquired Forest Pointe in Lake Bluff, a village located on Chicago’s North Shore. Marquette also will manage the 236-unit property at 29533 Waukegan Road. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. Forest Pointe’s one- and two-bedroom apartments are situated in seven three-story buildings with a clubhouse and leasing center at the hub of the community. Marquette is planning to renovate unit interiors and update amenity offerings with a new grilling area, seating area with a fire pit and pergola and a dog …

CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the $7.34 million sale of a 13-unit, mixed-use building in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. Interra Senior Managing Partner Joe Smazal and Director Mark Dykstra represented the buyer, Stocking Urban, LLC, led by Nicholas Stocking. Smazal and Dykstra also represented the confidential seller in the off-market deal. All residential units were fully occupied at the time of sale. The property features three two-bedroom, five three-bedroom and two four-bedroom layouts. In addition to the residential units, the building includes three commercial spaces, two of which were occupied …

RICHTON PARK, ILL. — Eastham Capital and Bender Cos. have acquired Park Towers Apartment Homes in Richton Park, 35 miles south of Chicago. This $30.4 million purchase marks Eastham’s third Chicagoland acquisition with Bender since the start of 2026. The co-investors also bought The Element in Mount Prospect and The Flats at Gladstone in Glendale Heights. The companies have, in total, acquired 13 properties through Fund VII. Park Towers, built in 1974, consists of 270 one- and two-bedroom units and such amenities as a fitness center, business center, on-site laundry …

CHICAGO — Interra Realty’s Jeremy Morton has arranged the $5.1 million sale of 2156 and 2158 W 21st St. in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. Neither party to the transaction was named. The two-property portfolio includes 24 units. Both buildings were constructed in 1893. Units were renovated in 2023, at which time quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, updated bathrooms and in-unit washers and dryers were installed.