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Coworking Operator Establishes First Chicago-Area Location

Avison Young’s Fred Ishler and Paige Korte completed a full-floor, 23,704-square-foot lease transaction with emerging coworking operator Venture X at 1 Mid America Plaza in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. The duo negotiated the transaction on behalf of the Landlord, IPX Mid America Investors, LLC, an affiliate of Equus Capital Partners, Ltd.

Along with the property’s highly-amenitized package, Venture X said a draw was the convenient location following a trend already in motion of individuals and families moving to the near city suburbs.

“This migration is chasing more living space, privacy, and safety; and Oakbrook Terrace is a business-friendly town filled with potential corporate satellite space, as well as individuals not looking to make the timely and stressful commute everyday into downtown,” said Preston Reiff, a partner with Venture X based in Chicago.

Venture X has approximately 40 locations across the U.S. and this will be its first in the Chicago area.

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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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