Comments Off on DARWINPW REALTY NEGOTIATES SALE OF CAROL STREAM BUILDING TO ILLINOIS FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LABOR COUNCI
DarwinPW Realty President Rick Daly, Principal and Managing Broker George Cibula represented Automobile Mechanics’ Local No. 701 Union in its sale of a 24,000 square foot building located at 450 Gunderson Drive in Carol Stream, IL to the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council. The union is relocating from Western Springs. (more…)
Comments Off on DARWIN REALTY/CORFAC INTERNATIONAL EXPANDS WITH ADDITION OF PW COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE/TCN WORLDWIDE
(Elmhurst, Illinois – JUNE 22, 2022) – Darwin Realty/CORFAC International today announces that beginning July 1, the Chicago-based PW Commercial Real Estate/TCN Worldwide team will join their firm. Following the merger, Darwin Realty/CORFAC International will change its name to DarwinPW Realty. PW Commercial Real Estate’s eight brokers and two staff members will move to the Elmhurst headquarters, and the DarwinPW Realty team expands to 20+ brokers. In 1975, the two firms each started as offshoots of Pain & Sutherlin and are now reuniting to expand market reach and provide shared expertise. (more…)
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(Elmhurst, Illinois) – Darwin Realty/CORFAC International President Rick Daly negotiated a sale and two leases in the western suburbs during the month of February. The transactions in Elk Grove Village and Carol Stream were to businesses growing or adding space in a competitive industrial market. (more…)
Comments Off on Darwin REALTY REPRESENTS TENANT AND LANDLORD IN NEW 174,178 SQUARE FOOT LEASE
(Elmhurst, Illinois –October 28, 2019) – Darwin Realty is pleased to announce the firm facilitated a lease between Axis Warehouse Management and CenterPoint Properties for the third party logistics company’s new 174,178 square foot space at 500 Country Club Drive in Bensenville, Il. CenterPoint Properties’ Senior Vice President of Asset Management Danielle Radtke and their attorney Jerome Richman of Richmond Breslin, LLC supervised the transaction. Axis Warehouse executives Frank Pagone, Ed Louis and Daniel Goldberg, along with their attorney John Chitkowski of Chitkowski Law Offices, worked with the brokerage team. Darwin Realty President Rick Daly led the transaction, with assistance from Managing Broker George Cibula. (more…)
Comments Off on Darwin REALTY REPRESENTS BUILDING OWNER IN NEW MANUFACTURING LEASE
(Elmhurst, Illinois –September 18, 2019) – Darwin Realty is pleased to announce the firm’s President Richard G. Daly and Associate Chris Mergenthaler represented a private partnership in the lease of its building at 1701 Birchwood Avenue in Des Plaines to Amphenol EEC. The tenant, a manufacturer of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, is relocating its facility from Chicago and Mexico.
“The tenant was attracted to this building because of its heavy power and open floor plan,” Daly says. “The company’s relocation shows that the Midwest, and specifically Chicago, is once again becoming a desirable location for manufacturers because of its labor pool and ease of distribution.” (more…)
Comments Off on Darwin REALTY ANNOUNCES NEW LEASE AT WEST SUBURBAN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
(Elmhurst, Illinois – May 8, 2018) – Darwin Realty is pleased to announce the firm’s President Richard G. Daly represented Apex Warehouse Systems, LLC in its new lease of 107,600 square feet at 631 W. Park Avenue in Aurora, IL. The warehouse will serve as additional storage space for the materials handling and storage equipment company.
“This is a large crane-served facility that will help the tenant serve its existing client base and any new clients it may bring in,” Daly says.
The 342,268 square foot building features ceiling heights of up to 40 feet, outdoor storage space for vehicles and equipment, 10 exterior docks, 10 drive-in doors and seven cranes. With easy access to I-88 via Route 31, the building boasts low Kane County taxes.
The building owner, Transbulk Real Estate Limited Partnership, was represented by Transwestern’s Joe Karmin and Justin Lerner.
Comments Off on Darwin REALTY EXECUTIVES VOLUNTEER AT LAMBS FARM
(Elmhurst, Illinois – July 10, 2017) –Darwin Realty executives recently donated a day of their time working at Lambs Farm, a non-profit organization that provides residences and jobs for adults with disabilities, in Libertyville, IL. A group of over 20 Darwin Realty team members that included brokers, construction department associates, property managers and administrative staff, worked with Lambs Farm to paint the Magnolia Café building, an on-site restaurant that employs many of its residents, and updated landscaping on the facility’s grounds.
“We were looking for an opportunity where we could really make a difference and helping Lambs Farm beautify this property was a good fit for our company,” said Rick Daly, Darwin President. “It was a great way to get out of our regular routine and give back to the community.”
Lambs Farm has been helping people with developmental disabilities lead productive, happy lives and connecting with the human spirit since 1961. The organization started as a pet store on State Street in Chicago that employed people with disabilities. In 1965, its founders moved the organization to a 70-acre farm where 250 people with developmental disabilities live and/or work in a nurturing, helpful environment.
This is Darwin’s fifth semi-annual philanthropic volunteer day. Darwin selected Lambs Farm as their Spring/Summer charity because they wanted to support a local, small business non-profit with a similar family culture to their own company.
Comments Off on Darwin REALTY ANNOUNCES NEW LEASE AT ELK GROVE VILLAGE WAREHOUSE
(Elmhurst, Illinois – June 26, 2017) – Darwin Realty is pleased to announce the firm represented the landlord in a new full-building lease at 951 Fargo Avenue in Elk Grove Village, IL. Darwin President Richard G. Daly represented a private institutional investor in the lease to seasonal food gifts distributor Marketplace Brands, LLC.
The tenant selected the 103,987 square foot building because it was recently renovated and features 22-foot ceilings, 11,000 square feet of office space, 10 dock positions and one drive-in door. The building has a Class 6B tax incentive in place and can be served by rail.
NAI Hiffman’s Joe Bronson and Josh Will represented the tenant.
Comments Off on Darwin REALTY ANNOUNCES SALE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE WAREHOUSE
(Elmhurst, Illinois – June 20, 2016) – Darwin Realty is pleased to announce the firm completed the sale of a 70,796 square foot warehouse at 925-1065 Chase Avenue in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Darwin Realty Principal Richard G. Daly represented the seller, Hicks Properties LLC in the transaction.
TMI Properties LLC has purchased the two-tenant facility which is divided into 41,000 square foot and 29,000 square foot spaces as an investment. The smaller space is occupied by Filter Services, Inc. with a long-term lease, allowing the buyer to purchase the building with existing income already in place and occupy the balance of the building. The 20’ clear building features 11 docks, three drive-in doors and parking for 115 cars. The offices within the building have been recently renovated.
Colliers’ Jonathan Kohn represented the buyer, TMI Properties LLC.
Comments Off on Darwin REALTY REPRESENTS PORRECA FREIGHT TRADING WITH NEW LEASE
(Elmhurst, Illinois – June 14, 2016) – Darwin Realty is pleased to announce the firm completed a new lease on a 58,627 square foot warehouse and office space for Porreca Freight at 1850 Greenleaf Avenue in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Darwin Realty’s President Richard G. Daly represented the tenant in the transaction.
Porreca Freight, a company that provides full local pick up and delivery services throughout the Chicago area, is expanding its warehouse and office. They selected the free-standing building because of its high velocity loading capacity in the heart of the O’Hare market, 11 exterior docks, two drive-in doors, 16’ foot ceiling clear heights andample parking.
According to Daly, “There is a shortage of buildings in the O’Hare market with abundant loading and trailer parking. The new location will give my client flexibility to warehouse and deliver their clients’ product on a timely basis.”
Colliers International’s Jonathan Kohn and Tom Rodeno represented the landlord in the transaction.
Comments Off on Darwin Realty represents manufacturing company in Glendale Heights acquisition
(Elmhurst, Illinois – August 24, 2015) –Darwin Realty is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 48,663-square foot building located at 999 Regency Drive in Glendale Heights, Illinois. Darwin President Richard G. Daly, SIOR represented the purchaser, Robert C. Weisheit Co., Inc. who acquired the property for the expansion and relocation of his high-tech manufacturing business.
Comments Off on Darwin Represents Seller of Franklin Park Industrial Building
(Elmhurst, Illinois – June 5, 2015) – Darwin Realty is pleased to announce that Darwin’s Rick Daly represented the seller, CenterPoint Properties, in the investment sale of a 263,668-square-foot building located at 2425-2553 Edington Street in Franklin Park, Illinois to a private investor who is expanding their portfolio. (more…)
Comments Off on Darwin Realty Announces Recent Lease in Franklin Park
(Elmhurst, Illinois – June 5, 2015) – Darwin Realty announces a 52,000 square foot lease at 2553 Edgington Street in Franklin Park.This space is part of a multi-tenant building owned and managed by CenterPoint Properties. (more…)
Comments Off on Darwin Realty Announces Lease in I-55 Market
(Elmhurst, Illinois – June 2015) – Richard G. Daly, President of Darwin Realty, recently represented Duke Realty in the leasing of 515 Crossroads Parkway in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
515 Crossroads is a free-standing building totaling 145,000 square feet located in Crossroads Business Park. Features include 12,000 square feet of office space, 24’ ceiling height, and 7 loading docks. (more…)
Comments Off on North Cargo Entrance Attracts Another Tenant In Active Des Plaines Market
Furniture distributor needed more space for expansion
(Elmhurst, Illinois) – Darwin Realty is pleased to announce that Darwin President Richard G. Daly, SIOR, represented TA Associates Realty in the lease of 25,573 square feet at 1757 Marshall Drive, Des Plaines, Illinois, to Deco Salon Furniture, Inc. Deco Salon Furniture, a furniture distribution company, was represented by Ryan Phillips and John Joyce of Transwestern. (more…)
Comments Off on Darwin Finds Several Solutions for TA Associates in O’Hare Submarket
Brokerage team inks nearly 400,000 square feet in new deals
(Elmhurst, Illinois) – Darwin Realty is pleased to announce that the firm has recently completed 393,000 square feet of transactions on behalf of client TA Associates including one of the largest industrial leases in 2014 in the O’Hare submarket. (more…)
Comments Off on Darwin Executes Tenant in Glendale Heights Industrial Lease
Darwin Realty is pleased to announce that Darwin President Richard G. Daly, SIOR, represented iD Commerce + Logistics in their lease of 101,513 square feet of space within a 135,526-square-foot industrial building at 80 Internationale Boulevard in Glendale Heights, Illinois. (more…)
Comments Off on Darwin Completes This Year’s Largest Sale in Will County
A 319,683 SF facility in University Park, IL
(Elmhurst, Illinois) – Darwin Realty today announces that the firm has brokered the sale of a 319,683 square foot industrial building located at 2635 Federal Signal Drive in University Park, Illinois. This is one of the largest industrial sales to a user in Will County in 2014. (more…)