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Chicago & Midwest  + Downtown  + Office  |  May 17, 2019
Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

Uber in Talks for Massive Space at Old Post Office

Uber is in talks to lease about 450,000 square feet at 601W Cos.’ redeveloped Old Main Post Office, the Chicago Tribune reported. The 2.8-million-square-foot building would give the rapidly-growing company plenty of room to expand.

If completed, the lease would be one of the largest ever signed by a technology company in Chicago, the Tribune reported. Moreover, it would be one of the largest deals by any office tenant in Chicago in recent years.

Uber, with offices at 111 N. Canal St. as well as Uber Freight trucking business headquarters at 225 W. Randolph St., would be the largest tenant to date at the Post Office, which will open its doors in September.

Others that have committed to space at the long-vacant building include Walgreens, relocating its headquarters from suburban Deerfield, and most-recently two Kroger-owned companies: meal-kit maker Home Chef and data analytics firm 84.51.


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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).
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