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Chicago & Midwest  + Illinois  + Industrial  |  July 21, 2026
Jasmine Kilman
By: Jasmine Kilman

Lee & Associates Negotiates Purchase of 456K-SF Warehouse in Lansing

Lee & Associates of Illinois has negotiated the purchase of a 455,858-square-foot industrial building located at 16801 Exchange Avenue in Lansing, Illinois.

Walter Murphy, Principal at Lee & Associates of Illinois, represented the buyer, RBT Industries (The Great Escape), a retailer of the leading home leisure products. RBT will occupy 313,982 square feet of the building, while the remainder of the building is leased to LKQ Corporation. The institutional seller, Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc., was represented by Stephanie Park, Colin Green and Traci Payette of CBRE.

The heavily powered building is close to I-80 and I-94. “The building’s location, potential future expansion, and the cooperation of Lansing in securing the Class 8 tax incentive made this acquisition their preferred choice,” said Murphy.

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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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