Larry Kling brings Orangetheory Fitness to Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL (August 3, 2017) – Larry Kling (Vice President) of Metro Commercial Real Estate, recently represented Orangetheory Fitness in the leasing of 3,700 square feet at Yorktown Center in Lombard, Illinois. The opening of this studio location will mark the 42nd location for Orangetheory Fitness in the state of Illinois. Orangetheory Fitness looks forward…
Sharon Bar-Shalom arranges Lease to Technique Tumbling & Cheer Prep
Normal, IL (July 17, 2017) – Sharon Bar-Shalom, of Metro Commercial Real Estate, recently represented the landlord, Tabani Group, in the leasing of 5,040 square feet of retail space to Technique Tumbling & Cheer Prep at Constitution Trail Centre in Normal, Illinois. Sharon (Associate Broker) is new to the industry as of February 1st, 2017…
Steven Baer brings Dollar General to S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL (July 14, 2017) – Steven Baer, of Metro Commercial Real Estate, recently represented Dollar General in the leasing of 11,400 square feet in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Eugene Noska of Hunter Real Estate represented the landlord in the deal. The new store, located at 11040 S. Michigan Avenue, fills a vacancy…
Steven Baer brings J.C. Licht to Bensenville & Orland Park
Chicago, IL (July 12, 2017) – Steven Baer, exclusive broker for J.C. Licht, represented the company in two new leases in Bensenville, Illinois and Orland Park, Illinois. Bensenville, IL – J.C. Licht signed a new 10-year lease for 3,030 square feet at Brentwood Commons in Bensenville, Illinois. The 125,500 square foot Phillips Edison & Co…
Metro arranges Lease to Pizza Amore in Buffalo Grove
Buffalo Grove, IL (July 10, 2017) – Steven Baer and Gary Greenfield, of Metro Commercial Real Estate, recently represented the landlord in the leasing of 1,880 square feet of retail space to Pizza Amore at Buffalo Grove Crossing in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. This will be Pizza Amore’s first location which will offer handcrafted pizzas. Customers…
In Naperville, Starbucks and Dark Horse Pastries move to new locations, Floyd’s Barbershop opens
New businesses in Naperville’s downtown are popping up, and a few favorites have moved to new locations. Here’s a rundown of some of the changes: Starbucks, located at Jefferson Avenue and Main Street for 15 years, opened Friday in a larger space on Main Street that used to be part of the Eddie Bauer clothing store….
Metro arranges Leases to Simple Greek & El Salto in Munster, IN
Munster, IN (June 12, 2017) – Steven Baer and Gary Greenfield, of Metro Commercial Real Estate, recently represented the landlord in the leasing of 2,200 square feet of retail space to Simple Greek and 4,500 square feet to El Salto at Centennial Village. Simple Greek and El Salto join Kitaro and Spring Hill Suites, a…
Shodeen begins construction of Prairie Centre at former mall site
Geneva-based, Shodeen Inc., has begun construction of Prairie Centre, a $100 million, 27-acre development that will include 670 residential units and up to 116,000 square feet of commercial space on the former St. Charles Mall site at Route 38 (Lincoln Highway) just east of Randall Road… …The construction of Prairie Centre will be done in…
Auto repair shop on Washington Street closing after 26 years
Gas pumps at the Marathon gas station on the corner of Washington Street and Gartner Road have been shut off, and owner Rick Jaracz expects to close up his auto repair shop and snack shop by the end of July… …While business over the years was “very good,” Jaracz was recently approached with an offer…
Sierra Trading Post to open in Wheaton, Kildeer
Framingham, Massachusetts-based Sierra Trading Post, a retailer of apparel, footwear, outdoor gear and pet products, will open its first Illinois stores in Wheaton and Kildeer on Saturday, May 6. Stores at the Danada Square East in Wheaton and Kildeer Village Square in Kildeer will each be about 21,000 square feet and offer various contests and…
Panera Bread coming to Lockport Square
Lockport officials are considering development plans for new construction at the Lockport Square shopping center, which will include a Panera Bread. Adam Firsel, a partner with Lockport Gateway LLC, presented the proposal for the 7,940-square-foot, two-tenant building at the development site located on the corner of Interstate 355 and 159th Street to the city council’s…
Metro Receives Multiple Power Broker Awards from CoStar
Highland Park, IL (March 27, 2017) – Metro Commercial Real Estate is pleased to announce that in addition to being named a Top Leasing Firm by CoStar, that five (5) brokers received the 2016 Top Retail Leasing Power Broker TM Award by CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), the leading provider of commercial real estate information,…