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925 N.E.2d 233
Page 1
398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736
(Cite as: 398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736)
Ill.App. 3 Dist.,2010.
LaSalle Bank Nat. Ass'n v. Cypress Creek 1, LP
398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736
Appellate Court of Illinois,
Third District.
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
CYPRESS CREEK 1, LP, an Illinois limited partnership; Crystal Lifestyles, Inc., an Illinois corporation; Dennis Egidi; Dre,
Inc. National City Community Development Corporation d/b/a National City Community Development Association-Illinois;
Fifth Third Community Development Corporation; Anthony F. Starcevic; Donna Starcevic; Illinois Housing Development
Authority; CL Management, Inc.; Wegner Sewer And Water, Inc.; Hill Concrete Products; NEE-Corp.; Underground Pipe &
thony F. Starcevic; Donna Starcevic; Illinois Housing Development Authority; CL Management, Inc.; Wegner Sewer and
Water, Inc.; Hill Concrete Products; NEE-Corp.; Underground Pipe & Valve Co.; Basic Development Group; and “Unknown
Owners” and “Non-Record Claimants”, Defendants.
and
LaSalle Bank National Association, a national banking association, Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.
lien claimants, and subrogated bank to the position of mechanic's lien claimant for various costs it funded during construc-
tion. Lien claimants appealed, and bank cross-appealed.
Holdings: The Appellate Court, O'Brien, J., held that:
(1) trial court properly allocated sheriff sale proceeds;
Justice Schmidt, specially concurred, and filed opinion.
West Headnotes
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925 N.E.2d 233
Page 2
398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736
(Cite as: 398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736)
© 2010 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works.
266k151(3) k. Mortgages and mechanics' or contractors' liens in general. Most Cited Cases
Mortgages 266 163(3)
266 Mortgages
266III Construction and Operation
266III(D) Lien and Priority
266k162 Priority of Record
266k163 In General
266k163(3) k. Mortgages and mechanics' liens. Most Cited Cases
Following judicial foreclosure, the priority of claims between a mortgagee and a mechanic's lien claimant depends on the
30 Appeal and Error
30XVI Review
30XVI(F) Trial De Novo
30k892 Trial De Novo
266X Foreclosure by Action
266X(P) Review
266k578 k. Scope and mode of review. Most Cited Cases
Apportionment of sheriff's sale proceeds and statutory interpretation are questions of law that the Appellate Court reviews de
novo. S.H.A. 770 ILCS 60/16.
266k563 k. Disposition in general. Most Cited Cases
Mortgages 266 565
266 Mortgages
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925 N.E.2d 233
Page 3
398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736
(Cite as: 398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736)
mortgage was recorded, and proceeds were insufficient to satisfy mechanics liens and mortgage in full. S.H.A. 770 ILCS
257k5 k. Construction of lien laws in general. Most Cited Cases
The purpose of the Mechanics' Lien Act is to protect those who, in good faith, furnish material or labor for construction of
buildings. S.H.A. 770 ILCS 60/0.01 et seq.
[5] Mortgages 266 133
[6] Subrogation 366 17
366 Subrogation
366k17 k. Junior mortgagees or lienors. Most Cited Cases
266 Mortgages
266X Foreclosure by Action
266X(O) Disposition of Proceeds and Surplus
266k563 k. Disposition in general. Most Cited Cases
Mortgagee was not entitled to be subrogated to status of a mechanic's lien claimant to share proceeds from judicial sale of
102 Costs
102VIII Attorney Fees
102k194.16 k. American rule; necessity of contractual or statutory authorization or grounds in equity. Most Cited
Cases
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925 N.E.2d 233
Page 4
398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736
(Cite as: 398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736)
361 Statutes
361VI Construction and Operation
30 Appeal and Error
30XVI Review
30XVI(F) Trial De Novo
30k892 Trial De Novo
266 Mortgages
266III Construction and Operation
266III(D) Lien and Priority
266k151 Priorities of Mortgages in General
266X(Q) Fees and Costs
266k581 Attorney Fees
266k581(2) k. Stipulation for attorney fees in general. Most Cited Cases
Mortgagee was entitled to have attorney fees it incurred in prosecuting judicial foreclosure of mortgaged property included as
additional indebtedness in the decree for judicial sale, and have priority for payment of attorney fees, as provided for in the
go, for LaSalle Bank National Association.
Andrew R. Schwartz, Andrew R. Schwartz, LLC, chicago, for Wegner, Sewer and Water, Inc.
Elizabeth M. Bradshaw, LeBouf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP, chicago, IL, for Cypress Creek I, L.P.
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925 N.E.2d 233
Page 5
398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736
(Cite as: 398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736)
Paula K. McGuire, Friedman & Holtz, P.C., Chicago, IL; Edward Richard, Chuhak & Tecson, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Crystal
Lifestyle, Inc.
Plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant LaSalle Bank National Association filed this action to foreclose a mortgage it held on a
parcel of real estate that was being developed for senior apartments. Defendants-appellants-cross-appellees Edon Construc-
tion Co. and Eagle Concrete filed mechanic's liens for work they had done on the apartment buildings. The property was sold
pursuant to a sheriff's sale, and in allocating the sale proceeds, the trial court apportioned the funds between LaSalle as mort-
gagee and Edon and Eagle as mechanic's lien claimants, and subrogated LaSalle to the position of mechanic's lien claimant
ments. The loan, in the amount of $8,018,151, was secured by a mortgage and security agreement. Section 4.3 of the mort-
gage provided, in pertinent part:
“In any suit to foreclose the lien hereof * * *, there shall be allowed and included as additional indebtedness in the de-
cree for sale or other judgment or decree, all expenditures and expenses which may be paid or incurred by or on behalf of
Creek defaulted on the mortgage in June 2005. In July 2005, LaSalle filed the instant complaint to foreclose the mortgage.
Eagle recorded a $63,478 mechanic's lien on November 4, 2005. Edon recorded a mechanic's lien in the amount of
$285,826.80, on November 21, 2005. Eagle filed its complaint for foreclosure of its mechanic's lien on March 30, 2006. A
judgment of foreclosure and sale was entered against Cypress Creek in April 2006, finding that the balance due on the mort-
gage was $8,621,110, and reserving a determination as to priorities between LaSalle as the mortgagee and the various
confirmation of the sale and argued for priority of their liens over the mortgage. Various experts testified as to the value of
the real estate and the improvements. Other testimony included that of John Marynell, a senior vice president at LaSalle, who
testified that LaSalle had funded the construction draws while the work was progressing, including $1,446,266 in construc-
tion costs, $99,917 in engineering costs, $2,842 for environmental reports, and $8,538 for utilities. Marynell also testified that
LaSalle paid the perfected mechanic's lien for $30,202 of Basic Development, a defendant not involved in this appeal. In to-
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925 N.E.2d 233
Page 6
398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736
(Cite as: 398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736)
Expense of sale
$ 1,542.00
Receiver's fees and expenses
746,243.94
Remaining proceeds:
LaSalle Bank
$ 471,614.06
Edon Construction
50,000.00
Eagle Concrete
10,000.00
Gallagher Construction
7,300.00
All American Roofing
7,300.00
Another Plumbing
6,000.00
$1,300,000.00
The court's apportionment was based on the following:
Value of land before improvements:
$1,360,000.00
Value of enhancements:
Lien claimants
$ 480,934
+
bank subrogation
1,587,765
$2,068,699
+
land value
1,360,000
=
total value
$3,428,699
LaSalle was subrogated as to the following amounts for a total of $1,587,765:
construction costs
$1,446,266
engineering costs
99,917
environmental reports
2,842
utilities
8,538
Basic Development's lien
30,202
$2,068,699/$3,428,699 = 60% to enhancers of property (lien claimants)
$1,300,000/$3,428,699 = 40% to mortgagee
Value of improvements: $522,214 * x 60% = $331,328.40
Eagle: $63,478 **/$2,068,699 = 3% = approximately $10,000
925 N.E.2d 233
Page 2
398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736
(Cite as: 398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736)
© 2010 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works.
266k151(3) k. Mortgages and mechanics' or contractors' liens in general. Most Cited Cases
Mortgages 266 163(3)
266 Mortgages
266III Construction and Operation
266III(D) Lien and Priority
266k162 Priority of Record
266k163 In General
266k163(3) k. Mortgages and mechanics' liens. Most Cited Cases
Following judicial foreclosure, the priority of claims between a mortgagee and a mechanic's lien claimant depends on the
30 Appeal and Error
30XVI Review
30XVI(F) Trial De Novo
30k892 Trial De Novo
266X Foreclosure by Action
266X(P) Review
266k578 k. Scope and mode of review. Most Cited Cases
Apportionment of sheriff's sale proceeds and statutory interpretation are questions of law that the Appellate Court reviews de
novo. S.H.A. 770 ILCS 60/16.
266k563 k. Disposition in general. Most Cited Cases
Mortgages 266 565
266 Mortgages
925 N.E.2d 233
Page 3
398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736
(Cite as: 398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736)
mortgage was recorded, and proceeds were insufficient to satisfy mechanics liens and mortgage in full. S.H.A. 770 ILCS
257k5 k. Construction of lien laws in general. Most Cited Cases
The purpose of the Mechanics' Lien Act is to protect those who, in good faith, furnish material or labor for construction of
buildings. S.H.A. 770 ILCS 60/0.01 et seq.
[5] Mortgages 266 133
[6] Subrogation 366 17
366 Subrogation
366k17 k. Junior mortgagees or lienors. Most Cited Cases
266 Mortgages
266X Foreclosure by Action
266X(O) Disposition of Proceeds and Surplus
266k563 k. Disposition in general. Most Cited Cases
Mortgagee was not entitled to be subrogated to status of a mechanic's lien claimant to share proceeds from judicial sale of
102 Costs
102VIII Attorney Fees
102k194.16 k. American rule; necessity of contractual or statutory authorization or grounds in equity. Most Cited
Cases
925 N.E.2d 233
Page 4
398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736
(Cite as: 398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736)
361 Statutes
361VI Construction and Operation
30 Appeal and Error
30XVI Review
30XVI(F) Trial De Novo
30k892 Trial De Novo
266 Mortgages
266III Construction and Operation
266III(D) Lien and Priority
266k151 Priorities of Mortgages in General
266X(Q) Fees and Costs
266k581 Attorney Fees
266k581(2) k. Stipulation for attorney fees in general. Most Cited Cases
Mortgagee was entitled to have attorney fees it incurred in prosecuting judicial foreclosure of mortgaged property included as
additional indebtedness in the decree for judicial sale, and have priority for payment of attorney fees, as provided for in the
go, for LaSalle Bank National Association.
Andrew R. Schwartz, Andrew R. Schwartz, LLC, chicago, for Wegner, Sewer and Water, Inc.
Elizabeth M. Bradshaw, LeBouf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP, chicago, IL, for Cypress Creek I, L.P.
925 N.E.2d 233
Page 5
398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736
(Cite as: 398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736)
Paula K. McGuire, Friedman & Holtz, P.C., Chicago, IL; Edward Richard, Chuhak & Tecson, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Crystal
Lifestyle, Inc.
Plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant LaSalle Bank National Association filed this action to foreclose a mortgage it held on a
parcel of real estate that was being developed for senior apartments. Defendants-appellants-cross-appellees Edon Construc-
tion Co. and Eagle Concrete filed mechanic's liens for work they had done on the apartment buildings. The property was sold
pursuant to a sheriff's sale, and in allocating the sale proceeds, the trial court apportioned the funds between LaSalle as mort-
gagee and Edon and Eagle as mechanic's lien claimants, and subrogated LaSalle to the position of mechanic's lien claimant
ments. The loan, in the amount of $8,018,151, was secured by a mortgage and security agreement. Section 4.3 of the mort-
gage provided, in pertinent part:
“In any suit to foreclose the lien hereof * * *, there shall be allowed and included as additional indebtedness in the de-
cree for sale or other judgment or decree, all expenditures and expenses which may be paid or incurred by or on behalf of
Creek defaulted on the mortgage in June 2005. In July 2005, LaSalle filed the instant complaint to foreclose the mortgage.
Eagle recorded a $63,478 mechanic's lien on November 4, 2005. Edon recorded a mechanic's lien in the amount of
$285,826.80, on November 21, 2005. Eagle filed its complaint for foreclosure of its mechanic's lien on March 30, 2006. A
judgment of foreclosure and sale was entered against Cypress Creek in April 2006, finding that the balance due on the mort-
gage was $8,621,110, and reserving a determination as to priorities between LaSalle as the mortgagee and the various
confirmation of the sale and argued for priority of their liens over the mortgage. Various experts testified as to the value of
the real estate and the improvements. Other testimony included that of John Marynell, a senior vice president at LaSalle, who
testified that LaSalle had funded the construction draws while the work was progressing, including $1,446,266 in construc-
tion costs, $99,917 in engineering costs, $2,842 for environmental reports, and $8,538 for utilities. Marynell also testified that
LaSalle paid the perfected mechanic's lien for $30,202 of Basic Development, a defendant not involved in this appeal. In to-
925 N.E.2d 233
Page 6
398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736
(Cite as: 398 Ill.App.3d 592, 925 N.E.2d 233, 338 Ill.Dec. 736)
Expense of sale
$ 1,542.00
Receiver's fees and expenses
746,243.94
Remaining proceeds:
LaSalle Bank
$ 471,614.06
Edon Construction
50,000.00
Eagle Concrete
10,000.00
Gallagher Construction
7,300.00
All American Roofing
7,300.00
Another Plumbing
6,000.00
$1,300,000.00
The court's apportionment was based on the following:
Value of land before improvements:
$1,360,000.00
Value of enhancements:
Lien claimants
$ 480,934
+
bank subrogation
1,587,765
$2,068,699
+
land value
1,360,000
=
total value
$3,428,699
LaSalle was subrogated as to the following amounts for a total of $1,587,765:
construction costs
$1,446,266
engineering costs
99,917
environmental reports
2,842
utilities
8,538
Basic Development's lien
30,202
$2,068,699/$3,428,699 = 60% to enhancers of property (lien claimants)
$1,300,000/$3,428,699 = 40% to mortgagee
Value of improvements: $522,214 * x 60% = $331,328.40
Eagle: $63,478 **/$2,068,699 = 3% = approximately $10,000

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