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Waterton Buys Fulton Market High-Rise for $90 Million

by Lynn Peisner

CHICAGO — Waterton has acquired The Mason, a 263-unit high-rise in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. According to CoStar, the asset traded for approximately $90 million, and the seller was a joint venture between Marquette Cos. and an affiliate of Deutsche Bank, which developed the property in 2019. Floorplans at The Mason include studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Waterton plans to implement a light value-add program, which will include flooring upgrades in the units and enhancements to common areas and amenity spaces. The property features a pool, a fitness …

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Bender, Eastham Sell Suburban Chicago Asset For $23.2 Million

by Lynn Peisner

PARK FOREST, ILL. — Eastham Capital has sold Central Park Apartments in the Chicago suburb of Park Forest for $23.2 million. Crain’s Chicago Business reports that the buyer was GoldOller and Chase Chavin The 220-unit property was acquired for the portfolio of Eastham Capital Fund V in partnership with Bender Cos. in September 2019. Central Park Apartments was the second collaboration between Eastham and Bender. To date, the partners have co-invested in 10 properties together. Under Bender’s management, the joint venture completed an exterior improvement plan at the property that …

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Joint Venture to Break Ground in Chicago Suburb

by Lynn Peisner

DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Co-developers Conor Commercial Real Estate and LCI Development Partners, along with investment partner Bailard, will develop 138 units at 750 Curtiss St. in Downers Grove, 30 miles west of Chicago. The development team also includes SGW Architecture & Design and McShane Construction Co. Completion is slated for spring 2027. The six-story residence will be comprised of studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom units as well as five two-bedroom, direct-entry townhomes. Amenities will include a coffee bar, pool, firepits, a dog park, a fitness center, coworking space …

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Interra Brokers $3.15 Million Sale in Chicago’s West Ridge Neighborhood

by Lynn Peisner

CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $3.15 million sale of 6254 N. Whipple St. in Chicago. The 16-unit apartment building, which was fully occupied at the time of the sale, was developed in 1931 and renovated in 2023. The $3.15 million sales price equated to $196,875 per unit. Interra Senior Managing Partner Brad Feldman represented the buyer and seller, both of whom are Chicago-based private investors. The seller acquired the asset in 2023 for $1.8 million, and, at that time, the property had not traded in more than 50 years. …

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Cullinan Breaks Ground on Multifamily Portion of Chicago Mixed-Use Project Rock Run Collection

by Lynn Peisner

JOLIET, ILL. — Cullinan Properties has broken ground on the first phase of The View at Rock Run, a 573-unit apartment community set on 30 acres within the larger 310-acre Rock Run Collection mixed-use development in Joliet. PREMIER Design + Build Group and Humphreys & Partners Architects are, respectively, constructing and designing the community that will consist of fourteen three-story, garden-style apartment buildings. Amenities will include a pool, volleyball and bocce ball courts and a fitness center with a separate yoga area. Phase I of The View includes three residential …

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Marquette Tapped to Manage Suburban Chicago Property

by Lynn Peisner

OSWEGO, Ill. — Marquette Management, a division of Naperville, Illinois-based Marquette Cos., has been selected as property manager for Emblem Oswego, a 312-unit community in Oswego, 46 miles west of Chicago. Quarterra Group, whose parent company is Lennar, developed the property in 2024. Emblem Oswego offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans with in-unit features such as quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and private patios or balconies. Residents also have access to a pool and sundeck, fitness center, lounge, entertainment kitchen and electric vehicle charging stations. Marquette Management provides property management …

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How Affordable Housing Investors Can Benefit From Property Tax Programs

by Lynn Peisner

By Max Grossman Many cities across the U.S. are grappling with two persistent challenges: a lack of affordable housing and high property taxes. While these issues may seem separate, some policymakers have implemented programs that can address both at the same time. Chicago’s affordable housing supply is short by approximately 120,000 homes and 240,000 rental units, according to the Illinois Policy Institute. Additionally, nearly one-third of Illinois residents commit more than 30 percent of their income toward housing, the most of any state in the Midwest. The city is also …

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Canyon Street Partners Provides $106.3 Million to ReFi Chicago High-Rise

by Lynn Peisner

CHICAGO — Canyon Street Partners has funded a $106.3 million loan, arranged by JLL Capital Markets, for a joint venture led by Mavrek Development. Mavrek will use the loan to refinance existing debt on The Saint Grand, a 248-unit, 21-story mixed-use tower in Chicago’s Streeterville submarket. The joint venture partners broke ground on the asset in 2023 and opened it in 2024. In addition to the 248 apartments, The Saint Grand has a 103-space parking garage and about 47,000 square feet of retail space, currently leased to Club Studio Fitness, …

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Development Team Completes Westhaven Park Station in Chicago

by Lynn Peisner

CHICAGO — McShane Construction Co. and partner Ashlar Construction have completed the development of Westhaven Park Station in Chicago. Developers on the 96-unit, mixed-income project were Brinshore Development and The Michaels Organization. The 12-story building marks the final phase of redevelopment of the former Henry Horner Homes complex, which was a cluster of several public-housing buildings originally developed in the 1950s and 1960s in the Near West Side area. The concrete building offers a total of 121,800 square feet with three retail spaces on the ground floor and residential units on …

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Banner Real Estate Secures $124 Million in Debt and Equity for Suburban Chicago Project

by Lynn Peisner

WHEATON, Ill. — Banner Real Estate Group has secured $124 million in debt and equity and broken ground on The Faywell in Wheaton, 30 miles west of Chicago. The financing includes an $84 million construction loan from PNC Bank and approximately $40 million in joint venture equity, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The 2.6-acre development site is an assemblage of 13 parcels and involved seven separate sellers. The deal took about five years to put together. The site is adjacent to the Metra Union Pacific West station with service to downtown …

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