Chicago & Midwest + Greater Chicagoland + Office | May 11, 2022

Ace Hardware will relocate its offices to the former McDonald's campus in Oak Brook, IL

Ace Hardware Relocating Offices within Oak Brook

Retailer Ace Hardware is relocating within Oak Brook, IL to The Reserve, an 80-acre campus that formerly housed McDonald’s offices. Crain’s Chicago Business reported that the lease at 2915 Jorie Blvd. is for 250,000 square feet, representing the largest suburban Chicago office lease since 2015.

“We feel blessed to have found a space that not only offers us a runway for more growth, but also provides a spectacular environment to reinforce our culture and inspire our people,” said John Venhuizen, Ace Hardware president & CEO.

Before moving into its new space in summer 2023, Ace plans an extensive interior renovation. The company will use employee input to help shape the building’s new look and feel.

For the first time, Ace’s 1,100-plus Oak Brook-based employees will be in a single building. Renovations to the new space are slated to begin late this year.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-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 15-20 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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