Church Street Portfolio 2690 E Church St

Marcus & Millichap is pleased to present the opportunity to acquire the property located at 2690 East Church Street in Sandwich, Illinois. The subject property consists of approximately 22,015 square feet of industrial and self-storage space and is situated on 2.0 acres of land. The four-building asset features a clear height ranging from 12’ to 15’, 10 grade-level doors, 61 self-storage units with grade-level doors, and metal construction and roofing. Also known as Walter Payton Memorial Highway and U.S. Route 34, Church Street provides the property with over 120 feet of frontage along the area’s main corridor. At $98.57 per square foot, the full-leased property can be acquired well below replacement costs. The property is occupied by Route 34 Storage Warehouse and two auto shops, Quick Lane (long-term tenant since 2007) and All About Detail. Each tenant is on a short-term lease, creating a value-add investment opportunity.
The subject property sits within the Interstate 88 West submarket, containing a massive 79.1 million square feet of industrial space. In Q3 2024, the vacancy rate in Interstate 88 West remained relatively steady at 2.3 percent, sitting 4.4 percentage points lower than the national average. Despite availability remaining tight, annual rent growth decelerated 150 basis points to 4.5 percent but continued to outpace the Consumer Price Index. Asking rents across Interstate 88 West averaged about $8.50 per square foot by the end of Q3. While 4 million square feet of industrial space was under construction in Interstate 88 West, representing a sizeable 5.1 percent of inventory, nearly all of which was concentrated in properties of at least 100,000 square feet (CoStar).
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