Chicago: Bally’s executes sale-leaseback on newly acquired Freedom Center site, raising up to $500 million to develop casino

Chicago: Bally’s executes sale-leaseback on newly acquired Freedom Center site, raising up to $500 million to develop casino

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  • Robert Channick , Chicago Tribune
November 21, 2022 3:54 PM
  • Robert Channick , Chicago Tribune

Days after buying the 30-acre Freedom Center printing site, Bally’s has sold the land to a Chicago real estate investment firm, leasing it back for 99 years and raising up to $500 million to help build its proposed $1.74 billion Chicago casino complex.

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Oak Street Real Estate Capital acquired the River West property Monday for $200 million in the sale-leaseback deal, with a commitment to provide up to $300 million more in additional funding to develop the casino.

“It’s just another step forward in making sure that the project is fully funded,” Bally’s Chair Soo Kim said Monday.

A spokesman for Oak Street declined to comment.