Mid-America signs 68,000+ sq. ft. of home furnishings stores in Illinois

Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. -- Mid-America Asset Management said it has signed three furniture/home décor stores to retail locations in Chicago’s suburbs of Oak Brook and McHenry as well as downstate in Bloomington, Ill.



Ashley Furniture signed a lease for 31,573 sq. ft. at Colonial Plaza in Bloomington, Ill., with plans to open in spring 2013. Ashley Furniture will co-anchor the 236,460-sq.-ft. center along with Kmart and OfficeMax.



Chicagoland furniture chain The Room Place signed a lease for 23,800 sq. ft. at a free-standing former Border’s store in McHenry, Ill, with plans to open in summer 2013.



Pier 1 Imports signed a lease for 12,996 sq. ft. at The Shops at Oak Brook Place in Oak Brook, Ill., with plans to open in September 2013. The 177,206-sq.-ft. center is anchored by Old Navy, T.J. Maxx, DSW, Nordstrom Rack and Cost Plus.