Chicago
Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of January 9, 2026
Cushman & Wakefield announced today the addition of Scott Pickett and Tom Miles to its Columbus brokerage team as Senior… Read more
Chicago Awards $33M in Grants for 58 Commercial Projects
A South Shore intergenerational housing complex, a new headquarters for a West Garfield Park gun violence prevention organization and a… Read more
Equity Residential Sells Seattle Apartment Complex for $132M
An apartment complex in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood has traded for $132 million. The Centennial Tower and Court Apartments complex comprises… Read more
Essex Realty Completes Sale of Bucktown Multifamily
Essex Realty Group arranged the sale of 2163 North Bell Avenue, an eight-unit multifamily property located in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood.… Read more
Barnes & Noble Opening Four Chicago Stores
Barnes & Noble will open four new locations in the Chicago area in 2026, including a large store off Michigan… Read more
Report: Data Center Sector to Double Amid AI Infrastructure Boom
The global data center sector is poised for continued expansion, with capacity expected to nearly double from 103 GW to… Read more
NewMark Merrill Acquires Chicago-Area Shopping Center
NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc. has acquired Lake Meadows Shopping Center, a 179,106-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center located on 16 acres on… Read more
Alterra IOS Expands National Presence in Key Markets
Alterra IOS, a prominent player in the industrial outdoor storage (IOS) sector that has acquired over 400 sites nationwide, said… Read more
IPA Arranges $97M Financing from Bank OZK for Illinois Industrial Portfolio
Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, announced the $96.7 million financing of three industrial properties in… Read more
Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of January 2, 2026
Newmark has hired Dan Baker as a Managing Director within its multifamily debt and structured finance business. Based in St.… Read more
Mavrek Acquires Gold Coast Retail Building in Chicago
Mavrek has acquired 12-16 W. Maple Avenue, a 20,000-square-foot, four-story building located in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast, immediately… Read more
Avison Young Secures Purchase, Full Leasing of Lake Forest Office Building
Avison Young announced the acquisition and successful full leasing of 1905 West Field Court in Lake Forest, Illinois. The property,… Read more
Law Firm Benesch Expands Firm’s Chicago Office Footprint
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, a Cleveland-based law firm, is making a significant expansion of the firm’s Chicago office. The… Read more
Investor to Buy Southern Portion of Stalled Lincoln Yards Site in Chicago
General contractor Novak Construction is set to acquire the southern portion of the stalled Lincoln Yards megaproject. The deal would… Read more
Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of December 19, 2025
Essex Realty Group, LLC is celebrating 35 years as a mid-market multifamily sector firm. As client needs have expanded, so… Read more
CEDARst Acquires Logan Square Multifamily for $35M
CEDARst Companies has completed the $34.6 million acquisition of The Weyland, a seven-story, 132-unit multifamily community at 1980 N. Milwaukee… Read more
Northmarq Facilitates $27M Refi for Chicago Luxury Apartments
Northmarq’s Chicago Debt and Equity team, led by Managing Director Kevin McCarthy, arranged the approximately $27 million refinance of Madison Throop… Read more
Wind Point Partners Relocates, Expands Salesforce Tower Office Space
Private equity investment firm Wind Point Partners will relocate its headquarters to a 24,000-square-foot full floor at the Salesforce Tower… Read more