DeVry University Purchases Office for $12M

WOOD DALE, IL-DeVry Inc. has acquired a 110,000-sf building at 300 Bauman Ct. in Wood Dale. The building was purchased for about $11.8 million, or about $113 per sf, sources say.

Both buyer and seller were represented by Cushman & Wakefield in the deal. Senior Director Ned Franke represented DeVry in the sale, and Susan Rosen of the firm represented seller Quadrangle. Franke said DeVry, which runs a network of schools nationwide, will use the two-story office building to expand its online operation from its existing headquarters in Naperville.

“It was centrally located, which they liked,” Franke said. “They thought it was an efficient building for what they were doing. The large floorplates were desirable given their layouts, and it’s a large site with a large parking ratio.”