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Chicago’s CBD is Poised for Greater Density

Chicago lands at about the midpoint in CommercialCafe’s ranking of the top 25 cities for infill potential. With 16.8 acres in the CBD, it ranks slightly ahead of Manhattan and surpasses Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, and Washington, DC in terms of available land.

With just under seven million square feet of urban core construction completed since 2013, Chicago is one of the top three U.S. cities in terms of development activity, lagging behind only Dallas and New York City. Currently underway are 2,130 residential units and 4.6 million square feet of office.

When an additional 3.4 million square feet of office and 282 apartment units still awaiting city approvals are factored in, it’s safe to say that Chicago’s CBD is bound to experience a spike both in construction activity and density in the coming years, according to CommercialCafe.


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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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