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Chicago & Midwest  + Downtown  + Office  |  November 28, 2023
Jasmine Kilman
By: Jasmine Kilman

Law Firm Signs Lease as First Tenant in Renovated Tower

After making a bet on the future of the downtown Chicago office market, Vancouver, Canada-based Onni Group has landed its first tenant at the firm’s newly redeveloped office tower at 225 W. Randolph Street, Crain’s Chicago Business reported.

Law firm Neal Gerber & Eisenberg has signed a lease for 90,000 square feet across three floors in the 853,000-square-foot landmark building. The firm will relocate in 2025 from its current space at 2 N. LaSalle Street after that lease expires.

CBRE’s Todd Lippman and Kyle Kamin negotiated the new lease on behalf of Neal Gerber & Eisenberg. Onni was represented by Jack O’Brien and Matt Whipple of Telos Group.

Onni paid $166 million for the 31-story tower in 2021 with plans to overhaul the property, which was designated as a city landmark due to its history as a hub of the former Bell Telephone Company.

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About Jasmine Kilman

Jasmine Kilman is Content Director of Connect Commercial Real Estate, covering Chicago and greater Chicagoland, the Midwest, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest. She covers industry trends, transaction deals, market research, and produces daily news stories. With experience in marketing and communications for academic nonprofits and corporate clients, including Hearst Media, Hilton, and Coldwell Banker, Kilman has written about commercial real estate, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), technology, healthcare, and philanthropy. She was born and raised in California and graduated with a degree in public relations. In her spare time, Kilman enjoys hiking and traveling to new locations with her family.
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