Hunt Investment Buys Millennium Park Retail For $47M

Heritage Shops at Millennium Park, Chicago, IL
CoStar Group

Hunt Investment Management is the new owner of the Heritage Shops at Millennium Park, a retail asset at Randolph and Wabash streets. Hunt paid $47M for the property from Acadia Realty Trust. That breaks down to $472/SF, a strong price for downtown retail.

Acadia bought Heritage Shops in 2011 for $32M and saw a 34% internal rate of return on the investment, Crain's reports. Acadia originally put the property on the market in late 2014.

It's a solid buy by Hunt. Downtown retail vacancies are at their lowest rates in 14 years. Heritage Shops' value will likely increase with expected increases in tourism and multifamily development downtown. [Crain's]

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's Chicago Newsletters
Related Stories

Furniture Outlet The Dump Is Getting Dumped In Atlanta

Simon Approaching End Of The Road With Struggling Suburban Boston Mall

California Investor Scoops Up Amazon Warehouse: The Chicago Deal Sheet

Chipotle Adding Hundreds Of New Locations Worldwide

How Crystal Lake 'Connects The Dots' To Building Complete Community

Stockdale Capital Partners, Hamilton Lane Acquire Chino Hills Shopping Center For $157M

Bucks County Mall Closing As Owners Prepare Redevelopment Plans

Brandon Johnson Seeks Second Term Amid Strained CRE Relationship

Prologis Acquires 69 Acres For 1M SF Chicago-Area Industrial Development

Starbucks Spending $1B To Turn Cafés Into Community Lounges

First LaSalle Street Reimagined Conversion Opens In Chicago's Loop

Inland Scoops Up 2 Senior Living Facilities: The Chicago Deal Sheet