Chicago
Lightfoot Cuts Ribbon on Third of 10 New Public Plazas
Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently cut the ribbon on the Winthrop Garden POP! in the North Side’s Uptown neighborhood. It’s the third… Read more
Waterton Closes on Acquisition of Alta Roosevelt Apartments in South Loop
Waterton closed on its acquisition of the 496-unit Alta Roosevelt Apartments at 801 S. Financial Pl. in Chicago’s South Loop.… Read more
Connect Investment & Finance Video Recap: Experts Make Sense of the Current Market
“If your deal’s not in flight, it’s not closing by the end of the year, unless the lender absolutely has… Read more
U.S. Soccer Federation Exits South Loop Headquarters for East Loop Location
The governing body of American soccer is moving its headquarters to the East Loop and putting its historic South Loop… Read more
Proptech Firm Fortress Names Chief Marketing Officer
Chicago-based property management technology firm Fortress has named Marc Ruzten as chief marketing officer. Rutzen brings more than a decade… Read more
Chicago Seeks to Streamline Sales of Vacant City-Owned Lots
Chicago is seeking to streamline sales of thousands of vacant lots owned by the city in an effort to fight… Read more
Study: Migration Patterns Have “Ripple Effect” on CRE Sectors
The pandemic didn’t so much result in new migratory patterns as reinforce those that were already underway, Placer.ai reported earlier… Read more
West Ridge Apartments Go Up for Sale
Essex Realty Group has listed 6431-6433 N. California Ave., a six-unit mixed-use property in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood. The asking… Read more
Greenstone Closes Deal for Wicker Park Mixed-Use
Greenstone Partners has closed the sale of a mixed-use property at 2049 W Division St. in Wicker Park. Senior director… Read more
Cresa Makes Push into Chicago Suburbs
Cresa is expanding its service delivery in the suburban Chicago office market and has tapped two industry veterans to lead… Read more
Two More Downtown Chicago Apartment High-Rises Come to Market
Two more downtown Chicago apartment high-rises have come to market, adding to a growing list of CBD residential towers up… Read more
Calling for More Outstanding Commercial Real Estate Attorneys
Nominations have been streaming in for Connect CRE’s third annual Lawyers in Real Estate Awards, and we appreciate the positive response. However,… Read more
Intersection Realty Nabs Boutique Offices in Downtown Chicago
JLL Capital Markets closed the $19.25-million sale of the 222,728-rentable-square-foot 65 E. Wacker Pl., a 1920s-vintage, boutique, mixed-use, retail and office building in… Read more
Skender Completes Work on Sterling Bay’s 345 N. Morgan
Skender has completed 345 N. Morgan, a 200,000-square-foot boutique office and retail building in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. Skender acted… Read more
Marquette Bank Names Director of Real Estate Lending, Adds VP
Marquette Bank announced that Gene Malfeo, MBA, MAFM, has been promoted to SVP – director of commercial banking and real… Read more
Lightfoot Administration Issues Building Decarbonization Study
The Lightfoot administration has released the Chicago Building Decarbonization Working Group (CBDWG) report, which recommends equitable solutions to address the… Read more
Tradewater Inks Lease in Fulton Market District
The historic Auxiliary Building at 1550 W Carroll Ave in Chicago’s West Fulton Market neighborhood will soon be home to… Read more
Greystone Adds Managing Director to Focus on Loan Origination
AJ Walker has joined Greystone as a managing director in Chicago. He will focus on the origination of commercial real… Read more
Baird & Warner Agents Pitch In on Habitat for Humanity Chicago Projects
Dozens of agents and employees from Baird & Warner, Illinois’ largest family-owned independent real estate services company, recently collaborated with… Read more