Chicago & Midwest + Office | October 1, 2018

Bridge Makes First Downtown Buy with One North LaSalle

The 47-story One North LaSalle has traded to Bridge Investment Group’s office division after two and a half years of ownership by Hilco Global and two MB Real Estate executives. The purchase price was not disclosed. Crain’s Chicago Business reported earlier this year that the Hilco partnership was seeking bids of $125 million on the vintage office tower.

The 493,738-square-foot One North LaSalle is Bridge’s first downtown investment, although it owns several properties in Chicago’s suburbs. “The repurposing of existing office properties in the CBD for other uses has created a scarcity of creative office space sought by today’s workforce,” said Bridge’s Brian Tretinik. “One North LaSalle checks all the boxes for capitalizing on this opportunity.”

Bridge Commercial Real Estate, the operating company for Bridge Office, will oversee the leasing which will be led by JLL’s Melissa Rubenstein, Annie Nicolau, and Jay Miller. The property is currently 84.6% leased.

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