McHugh Enterprises and First Investors LLC arranged a $92M refinancing agreement for the Hiltons at McCormick Place.
Walker & Dunlop arranged the floating-rate, interest-only loan from Access Point Financial for the 23-story, 466-room hotel.
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The Hiltons at McCormick Place is connected to Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center, which welcomes 3 million visitors annually.
The loan is $20M less than the mortgage McHugh Enterprises and First Investors received for the property in 2019, according to a report from The Real Deal.
Walker & Dunlop's Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Dustin Stolly, Jordan Casella and Cole Grims arranged the loan, while the company's Jay Morrow and Carter Gradwell advised throughout the process.
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Colliers appointed Josh McGee as vice chair. In his new role, McGee will focus on advising corporate clients on sale-leaseback and disposition strategies to support portfolio optimization. McGee comes to the firm with over 25 years of advising experience, most recently at Cushman & Wakefield.
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Essex Three-Twelve hired Niko Apostal as managing broker. Apostal is the former founder and principal broker of Niko Collaborative and co-founder of Keller Williams ONEChicago. He will oversee operations, implement strategic initiatives and work closely with the leadership team to execute growth plans.
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National law firm Dinsmore & Shohl LLP added Patrick Clancy to its Chicago office as a partner. He comes to the company with over a decade of experience advising clients on real estate transactions, commercial contracts and corporate governance.
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Ware Malcomb added Stanley Schultz to its team as director of its data centers portfolio. Schultz will serve as a firmwide resource for data center pursuits and project execution. He brings 22 years of experience in architecture, industrial design and manufacturing across a variety of project types and has specialized in hyperscale data center projects.
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Redmond, a general contractor headquartered in Chicago, hired Tim Rogers as vice president.
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Edgemark purchased Hillside Town Center, a 160K SF open-air retail center at 30 S. Mannheim Road in Hillside, from Hutensky Capital Partners. The price of the sale was not disclosed.
The center is 99% occupied across six buildings and is anchored by a Target. JLL's Michael Nieder and Brian Page represented the seller.
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Stocking Urban paid $15.5M for a mixed-use property including 22 multifamily units and five commercial suites at 1542 N. Damen Ave. and 2010 W. Pierce Ave. in Wicker Park. Marcus & Millichap's Kyle Stengle marketed the property on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer.
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HP Ventures Group sold two multifamily properties for a combined $6.7M. The 24-unit apartment building at 4954 N. Christiana Ave. in Albany Park sold for $4.5M to Eloy Burciaga, and the 10-unit building at 4321-4323 N. Tripp Ave. in the Old Irving Park neighborhood sold for $2.2M to John Krumsee. Interra Realty managing partner Craig Martin represented the seller and the buyers.
