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Crescent Heights Buys North Water Apartments in Downtown Chicago for $173 Million

by Channing Hamilton

CHICAGO — Crescent Heights has acquired North Water Apartments, a 398-unit property in downtown Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. Invesco Real Estate sold the asset for $173 million, according to real estate data firm CoStar Group. North Water Apartments is the multifamily portion of a 50-story building located at 340 E. North Water St. Built in 2015, the community is situated above the Loews Chicago Hotel, which was not included in the sale, and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. John Jaeger and Justin Puppi of CBRE represented the seller. …

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JLL Capital Markets Selects Bill Baumann as Managing Director

by Channing Hamilton

CHICAGO — Bill Baumann has joined JLL Capital Markets as a Managing Director in the firm’s Chicago office. In this role, Baumann will focus on both apartment investment sales and financing deals in Chicago and the Midwest, representing owners and developers. He will report to Senior Managing Directors Danny Kaufman and Jaime Fink. Prior to joining JLL, Baumann served as as principal and managing broker of Monarch Realty Partners, a Chicago-based multi-housing brokerage firm he co-founded in 2016. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his MBA from …

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Sam Zell
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Sam Zell, Equity Residential Founder, Champion of REIT Model, Dies at 81

by Channing Hamilton

CHICAGO — Tributes highlighting the life and legacy of billionaire real estate investor Sam Zell, the charismatic founder and chairman of Chicago-based Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) who died May 18 at the age of 81, have continued to pour in following his passing.  “Sam Zell was one of the most influential individuals, not just in commercial real estate, but in American business writ large. He was a great friend and an advocate on behalf of the multifamily industry,” said former National Multifamily Housing Council Chair David Schwartz in a statement from …

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KCB Real Estate Purchases Property at 914 W. Hubbard St. Near Chicago’s Fulton Market District 

by Channing Hamilton

CHICAGO — KCB Real Estate has acquired a 26-unit community in Chicago for an undisclosed price. Built at 914 W. Hubbard St. in 2006, the asset offers a mix of one- to five-bedroom floorplans. Units feature washers and dryers, dishwashers, walk in closets, and patios or balconies. The property is located two blocks from Chicago’s Fulton Market District and approximately two minutes from Google’s Chicago headquarters. The Pasadena, California-based KCB Real Estate plans to renovate the building façades and units, beginning with improvements to the sidewalls and the lobby.

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Fieldpointe of Schaumburg
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RMK Selected to Manage Fieldpointe of Schaumburg

by Lynn Peisner

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — RMK Management Corp. has been named property manager of Fieldpointe of Schaumburg, a 396-unit community in Schaumburg, Ill., a northwest suburb of Chicago. Fieldpointe comprises 12 three-story buildings and features studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts measuring 548 to 948 square feet. Rents range from $1,382 to $1,950.    The property is pet-friendly and offers a pool, covered or garage parking, bike storage and package services. Capital improvement projects are scheduled at Fieldpointe in the coming months, including a roof replacement and cosmetic updates to shared corridors. Chicago-based …

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Exterior of 508 Pershing in Chicago
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McHugh Construction, Brown & Momen Complete Near South Side Chicago Mixed-Income Project

by Lynn Peisner

CHICAGO — Locally based McHugh Construction and its partner Brown & Momen, a general contractor also based in Chicago, have completed construction of the $24.3 million 508 Pershing at Oakwood Shores in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The 53-unit mixed-use, mixed-income project was developed by The Community Builders (TCB). Construction began in April 2021. The project is part of a larger Oakwood Shores revitalization plan. Oakwood Shores is about 3.5 miles south of downtown Chicago and part of an area called Near South Side. TCB’s partners in the project include Granite Development, …

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A 3D render of Woodlawn Central, a mixed-use project in Chicago.
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South Side Chicago Mega Development One Step Closer to Construction Phase

by Channing Hamilton

CHICAGO —Transwestern Real Estate Services has been selected to lead the multi-phase South Side Chicago Woodlawn Central development project. J.C. Griffin of Transwestern will act as developer, doing business as Woodlawn Central LLC, throughout the project, which has been in various planning phases since at least 2009. Woodlawn Central is an eight-acre, $895 million development project in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Plans for Woodlawn Central call for 870 residential units, ranging from affordable to market-rate, luxury and seniors housing. Requirements for the affordable housing component were not disclosed. The development will …

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ShainRealty Capital Sells 200-Unit Portfolio in Chicago’s Kenwood Neighborhood for $28.5 Million

by Kari Lloyd

CHICAGO — Los Angeles-based investment firm ShainRealty Capital has sold an eight-building, 200-unit portfolio located in Kenwood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago for $28.5 million. The eight-building, value-add portfolio was sold to a locally based syndicate led by Eagle Infinite Investments. Lucas Fryman and Ted Stratman of Interra Realty arranged the transaction. The properties within the portfolio are all within a two-mile radius of each other and are within walking distance from the University of Chicago. Units across the properties consist of primarily two- and three-bedroom units approximately …

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The Habitat Company Secures Financing for Phase II of $200 Million Mixed-use Ogden Commons in Chicago

by Kari Lloyd

CHICAGO — Chicago-based The Habitat Company has secured financing for the second phase of Ogden Commons, a $200 million mixed-use, mixed-income project in the North Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago’s west side. Upon completion, the development will offer over 350 mixed-income units and 120,000 square feet of commercial and retail space. The development will be known as OC Living. With financing in place, construction has already started on OC Living’s first phase, a 92-unit building that will consist of 90 percent affordable units with the remaining units offered at market-rate. Planned …

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Roosevelt Square Chicago Illinois
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Partnership Breaks Ground on Phase 3B of Roosevelt Square, Plans Over 2,000 Units

by Kari Lloyd

CHICAGO — The City of Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), Department of Housing and local development company, Related Midwest, have broken ground on Phase 3B of Roosevelt Square, a 160-acre mixed-use development on the near west side of the city. The project is set to create a total of over 2,000 new housing units in the area.  Phase 3B includes the construction of three new mid-rise buildings with 92 market-rate units, 80 units for families with CHA subsidies and 50 affordable or workforce apartments. As part of this phase, Related Midwest …

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