Aerial of the Victoria Drive campus, Montgomery
Workforce Housing · Investment Offering

Victoria Drive

Address800–834 Victoria DrMontgomery, Illinois
Apartments152
Asking Price$23,000,000
01 — The Asset

152 Apartments · 168 Beds

Workforce garden apartments on a single contiguous site. Highly occupied, with a renovation program already underway — rent growth comes through unit turns, not a lease-up.

Units152
Total bedrooms168
Gross building116,032 SF
Net rentable99,440 SF
Avg unit763 SF
Renovation scope132 of 152
Three-story building with balconies
02 — The Property

Garden-Style Walk-Ups

Studios, one- and two-bedrooms with private balconies on the upper floors, open surface parking and an on-site leasing office.

TypeGarden-style multifamily, two and three stories
OutdoorPrivate balconies, upper units · open surface lots
LaundryCommon-area laundry on site
AmenitiesSwimming pool, playground, central green
Overhead aerial of the property
03 — Exteriors

Grounds & Common Areas

A leasing and laundry building, pool, playground and an open central green tie the campus together.

Playground and buildings
Leasing office and laundry
Three-story building
Two-story building
Central green and playground
04 — Unit Mix

Three Floor Plans

  • 32Studios21%
  • 72One-beds47%
  • 48Two-beds32%
Studio floor plan
Studio$1,002 → $1,200
One-bedroom floor plan
1 BR / 1 BA$1,255 → $1,475
Two-bedroom floor plan
2 BR / 1 BA$1,454 → $1,725
05 — Renovation Program

Renovation & Interiors

132 of 152 units in three scopes: white shaker cabinetry, stainless appliances, plank flooring, refreshed baths and paint.

Added rent / yr$422,424
÷
Program cost$590,700
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Return on cost71.5%
ScopeUnitsCost / unitTotal
Classic45$7,000$315,000
Upgraded63$3,500$220,500
Renovated24$2,300$55,200
Total · weighted avg132$4,475$590,700
Kitchen
Living room · balcony
Bedroom
Kitchen
Living room
Hallway · closets
Bathroom
Laundry room
06 — Location

Area Employers & Amenities

The Grid at Route 31 (former Caterpillar campus, 2,000+ jobs) sits under a mile away. I-88 logistics, retail and two regional hospitals are within ten miles.

Employers
E1

The Grid at Route 31 · Caterpillar

0.7 mi
E2

ALDI · Mayfield Dr

0.6 mi
E3

Orchard Rd retail · I-88

4.0 mi
E4

Rush Copley Medical Center

5.0 mi
E5

Walmart · Kirk Rd

7.7 mi
E6

Dreyer Medical Clinic

8.2 mi
E7

Amazon KRB6

9.2 mi
E8

Amazon MDW9

10.2 mi
Area
A1

Fox River Trail

1.9 mi
A2

Oswego High School

3.3 mi
A3

Waubonsee CC

3.6 mi
A4

Aurora Metra · BNSF

4.0 mi

Teal square marks the property. Straight-line distances; rings at 3 and 10 miles. The Grid tenants include Tangent Technologies, U.S. Medical Glove, DSV and a Caterpillar engineering team.

07 — Submarket

Montgomery, Illinois

A Kane and Kendall County village roughly 45 miles southwest of Chicago — 3,369 residents in 1980, more than 22,000 today. Workforce housing near warehouse, manufacturing and retail jobs, priced well below new construction.

Population22,157
Growth since 2020+9.4%
Montgomery avg rent$1,755
Avg in-place rent$1,264
Avg market rent$1,496
Trade-out on turn+$232 / mo

Population: July 2025 estimate vs 2020 Census (20,262). Town rent: RentCafe, August 2026. Property rents: current rent roll vs pro forma.

High aerial looking north over the property toward Aurora
08 — Market Fundamentals

Rents vs. Market

In-place rents average $1,264 against $1,496 market. Every unit type rents under the nearby comp set.

Rent upside+18.3%In-place to market
Added income$422KPer year at market
Trade-out+$232Avg rent bump / mo on turn
Comp set5Within 6.4 mi
EmploymentCaterpillar, ALDI and Walmart within minutes of the site
TransitTwelve minutes to the Aurora Metra, BNSF Line to Union Station
AccessUS 30, US 34 and Orchard Road to I-88
RentersWorkforce renters. Upside comes from trade-outs on turn and steady renewal bumps
Avg rentVictoriaCompsRunway
Studio$1,002$1,206+20%
One-bed$1,255$1,491+19%
Two-bed$1,454$1,629+12%

Victoria Drive: current rent roll. Comps: average of the five rent comparables on slide 10.

09 — Workforce Housing

Demand & Deliveries

New deliveries around Montgomery are luxury product leasing with concessions. Nothing new is being built at Victoria Drive's price point, and owning costs about twice the rent.

Montgomery avg rent$1,755
Victoria Dr in-place$1,264
Discount to town−28%
Own · Aurora median≈ $2,670
New supply · leasing now1-bed askingConcession
Avanterra Wolfs Crossing · Oswego$2,1143 weeks free
Echelon Oswego · Oswego$1,764Special
Montgomery Place · Montgomery$1,680$1,000 off
Victoria Drive · subject$1,325None
Own vs. rent · monthlyCost
Aurora home · Zillow value $324,470≈ $2,670
Victoria Drive · avg in-place rent$1,264
Monthly gap≈ $1,400

Live listings on Redfin, Zillow and RentCafe, accessed October 2026. Ownership estimate: 10% down, 6.5% 30-year, property tax and insurance; illustrative.

10 — Rents

Rent Comparables

Five properties within 6.4 miles. In-place rents sit below the comp average in every unit type.

Studio runway+20%
1 BR runway+19%
2 BR runway+12%
PropertyUnitsStudio1 Bed2 BedDist
1037 W Howell Pl · Aurora97$1,204$1,510$1,6983.7 mi
2000 W Illinois Ave · Aurora128—$1,577$1,8043.1 mi
1240 Nantucket Rd · Aurora258—$1,416$1,5944.4 mi
1800 Light Rd · Oswego168—$1,414$1,5921.6 mi
211 Lincolnway · N. Aurora73$1,234$1,566$1,6806.4 mi
Comp average144$1,206$1,491$1,6293.8 mi
Victoria Drive · in-place152$1,002$1,255$1,454
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14 — Sales Comparables

Sales Comparables

PropertyPriceUnits$ / UnitCapDist
1240 Victory Court$6,625,00048$138,0216.21%3.6 mi
2127–2225 Pepper Valley Dr$11,200,00080$140,0006.43%11.3 mi
1800 Light Rd$22,000,000168$130,9526.82%1.6 mi
2074 Fox Pointe Cir$40,045,500248$161,4746.42%5.2 mi
1655 Felten St$2,395,00016$149,6887.14%6.9 mi
Five-comp average$16,453,100112$144,0276.60%5.7 mi
800–834 Victoria Dr · subject$23,000,000152$151,3166.08%
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