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Chicago & Midwest  + Illinois  + Industrial  |  July 31, 2026
Jasmine Kilman
By: Jasmine Kilman

Lee & Associates Negotiates Pair of Industrial Lease Renewals in Itasca

Lee & Associates of Illinois has closed a pair of lease renewal transactions totaling 73,513 square feet in Itasca, Illinois.

Jeff Galante, SIOR, principal at Lee & Associates’ Illinois office, represented the tenant, Richards Building Supply, a national building exterior material supplier, in a 58,513-square-foot lease renewal at 909 W. Irving Park Road in Itasca, Illinois. The building is owned by Westmount Realty Capital.

Jeff Janda, SIOR, and Mike Plumb, SIOR, principals at Lee & Associates’ Illinois office, represented Landlord Molto Properties in the renewal of a 15,000-square-foot flex building located at 295 Spring Lake Drive in Itasca, Illinois. Cal Payne of CBRE represented the tenant, a Fortune 100 auto manufacturing company utilizing the facility as a training center.

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About Jasmine Kilman

Jasmine Kilman is Content Director of Connect Commercial Real Estate, covering Chicago and greater Chicagoland, the Midwest, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest. She covers industry trends, transaction deals, market research, and produces daily news stories. With experience in marketing and communications for academic nonprofits and corporate clients, including Hearst Media, Hilton, and Coldwell Banker, Kilman has written about commercial real estate, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), technology, healthcare, and philanthropy. She was born and raised in California and graduated with a degree in public relations. In her spare time, Kilman enjoys hiking and traveling to new locations with her family.
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