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Wonolo Announces Raise of a $138M Growth Round
Increasingly, businesses across the country are grappling with unpredictability – from inconsistent consumer demand to labor shortages to supply chain… Read more
Loop Alliance: Chicago’s Downtown is Fastest Growing in U.S.
Chicago Loop Alliance on Tuesday released a new report, “The Chicago Loop’s New Demography: Reviewing Change from 2010-2020,” based on U.S. Census data.… Read more
Buildout Adds 20-Year Veteran as CEO
Chicago-based Buildout, a marketing platform for commercial real estate brokers, has appointed Kirk Ziehm as its new CEO. Ziehm will bring an established track record of 20-plus years… Read more
Mixed-Use West Loop Property Hits the Market
Essex Realty Group has listed for sale 1041 W. Madison St., a new construction four-unit mixed-use building in Chicago’s West… Read more
Opal Holdings Nears Deals for Leo Burnett Building, Two Other Chicago Office Properties
New York-based Opal Holdings is finalizing deals to buy the 50-story office tower at 35 W. Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago, Caterpillar’s headquarters at the Corporate… Read more
We’re Looking for More Standout Attorneys in Commercial Real Estate
Nominations have been streaming in for Connect CRE’s second annual Lawyers in Real Estate Awards, and we appreciate the positive response. However, we… Read more
KeyBank Hires Freddie Mac Producer Samantha Miller as VP
KeyBank Real Estate Capital has hired Samantha Miller as VP and mortgage banker, based in the Chicago office. She is responsible for new business… Read more
Rogers Park Sales Demonstrate Neighborhood’s Value-Add Appeal
Interra Realty brokered a pair of multifamily transactions totaling $8.15 million in the North Side’s Rogers Park neighborhood. In the first transaction, Interra’s… Read more
Marcus & Millichap Team Arranges Back of the Yards Land Sale
Marcus & Millichap arranged the sale of 1104 W. 43rd St., an eight-acre land parcel in the South Side’s Back of… Read more
Greystar Readies Fulton Market Tower as Its First Chicago Project
Greystar said Monday it would break ground on its first high-rise development project in downtown Chicago at 166 N. Aberdeen… Read more
Blue Owl to Acquire Oak Street Real Estate Capital for $950M
New York City-based Blue Owl Capital Inc. has agreed to acquire Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC and its investment… Read more
Ben Bischmann Joins Bridge Industrial as First SVP of National Operations
Ben Bischmann has joined Bridge Industrial’s corporate team as its first-ever SVP of national operations and asset management. He’ll report to Bridge’s executive… Read more
Bradford Allen Opens Manhattan Office, Hires Industry Veteran Glenn Isaacson
Chicago-based services firm Bradford Allen has expanded with the opening of a New York office and the strategic hiring of industry veteran Glenn… Read more
Seller Seeks $8M for Uptown Courtyard Building
Essex Realty Group has listed for sale 905-911 W. Carmen Ave., a 41-unit courtyard building in the North Side’s Uptown… Read more
Rebuild Illinois Will Fund 8 New Wet Labs Statewide and Microgrid Expansion at Illinois Tech
The Pritzker administration announced a $15.4-million investment in the Rebuild Illinois-funded Wet Lab Capital program to support eight new wet… Read more
South Elgin Deal is Submarket’s Largest in 20 Years
Interra Realty brokered the $24.5-million sale of Panton Mill Station, a new 100-unit luxury rental community at 355 N. La Fox St.… Read more
Chicago-Area Investment Sales Rise 7% Y-O-Y But Lag Broader Recovery
With industrial deals leading the way, investors traded nearly $7.9 billion worth of Chicago-area commercial properties during the first eight… Read more
Alvarez & Marsal Backfills Fulton West with Three New Tenants
Alvarez & Marsal Property Investments (AMPI) has brought three new tenants to Fulton West, its 121,000-square-foot property at 1320 W. Fulton St. in… Read more
Circa-1880 Industrial Changes Owners in Pilsen
Cawley Chicago recently completed the sale of a 64,000-square foot industrial building at 1600 S. Laflin St. in the West Side’s Pilsen neighborhood. Terms… Read more