The Boulder Group is pleased to exclusively market for sale a single-tenant, ground-leased McDonald’s property located in Chicago, Illinois. The property was purpose-built for McDonald’s in 2018 on a 0.9-acre parcel and is operating on a long-term ground lease through May 2038. The lease features 7% rental escalations every ?ve years throughout the primary term, with the next increase occurring in May 2028, and includes eight ?ve-year renewal options. McDonald’s Corporation is a publicly traded, investment-grade company (S&P: BBB+).
The 3,876 square-foot restaurant is positioned at the signalized, hard-corner intersection of Roosevelt Road and Ogden Avenue, two of Chicago’s primary commercial corridors, which carry a combined 40,000+ vehicles per day. The site also bene?ts from close proximity to Interstate 290, which carries more than 210,000 vehicles per day. The property sits within the Illinois Medical District, one of the largest concentrations of academic medical centers in the world, anchored by Rush University Medical Center (664 beds), John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County (464 beds), and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. The site also bene?ts from its dense, in?ll Chicago location near the University of Illinois Chicago campus (36,000 students) and Downtown Chicago’s Loop. The property is further surrounded by a diverse mix of major demand drivers, including the Union Paci?c GLOBAL-1 (Chicago’s intermodal yard), Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, the FBI Chicago Field Office, the Illinois State Police, and the Cook County Juvenile Center, all of which contribute steady employee, visitor, and institutional traffic to the immediate trade area. There are more than 1,106,000 residents within a ?ve-mile radius of the property, with an average household income exceeding $106,000 within one mile.
McDonald’s Corporation is the world’s largest restaurant company and one of the most recognized brands globally. Founded in 1940 by Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino, California, the company has grown into a global quick-service restaurant leader serving customers across more than 100 countries. As of year-end 2025, the McDonald’s system consisted of approximately 45,000 restaurants worldwide, with approximately 95% operated by franchisees. The company generated more than $139 billion in systemwide sales in 2025 and continues to expand its global restaurant footprint. McDonald’s Corporation is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MCD and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.