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Skender Completes Buildout for Equity Residential
Skender, serving as general contractor, recently completed interior construction of the 75,000-square-foot Chicago office of Equity Residential at Two North… Read more
Goldie Initiative Grows to 25 Scholars in 2020-21 Class
The Goldie Initiative has set a new record for number of Goldie Scholars and universities represented with its 2020-21 class. The new… Read more
Hilco Handles Court-Supervised Auction for 45 South Side Properties
Hilco Real Estate, LLC announced Sept. 30 as the bid deadline for a court-supervised auction of 45 multifamily properties located on Chicago’s South… Read more
MRI Software Adds Lease Management Business
MRI Software, headquartered in Solon, OH, has acquired MacMunnis, Inc., a provider of lease administration solutions to enterprise businesses managing complex lease portfolios.… Read more
Government-Occupied Riverside Office Asset Sold for $16M
Laguna Beach-based Dornin Investment Group divested a 44,354-square-foot, Class A office building in Riverside for $16 million, or $361-per-square-foot. The… Read more
Life Science Space Coming to Lincoln Yards Mega-Project
As the initial step in developing an expansive medical innovation district at Lincoln Yards, Sterling Bay on Thursday announced the… Read more
Bellwether Provides $21M for Affordable West Side Portfolio
Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC closed on a $20.5-million loan to rehabilitate and preserve the affordability of Victory Apartments, a… Read more
Deal for Southport Corridor Retail Crosses the Finish Line
Marcus & Millichap finalized the sale of 3730 N. Southport Ave., a Chase Bank-anchored retail building on the North Side’s Southport Corridor.… Read more
Sloan Opts for Fulton Market Space as First Chicago Showroom
Commercial plumbing manufacturer Sloan has signed a lease with Sterling Bay at 333 N. Green St. in the Fulton Market… Read more
Randy Conte Joins Cresset as COO
Randall “Randy” Conte has been named COO at Cresset Capital Management, a Chicago-based registered investment advisor. Founded three years ago,… Read more
Loop Business Metrics Show Improvement
The Chicago Loop Alliance’s July survey of member businesses shows progress form the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns. 17… Read more
POAH Makes First Uptown Acquisitions
Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), a Boston-based non-profit apartment investor, acquired 247 apartments in the North Side’s Uptown and the… Read more
Hyatt Hotels CEO Sees Encouraging Signs Despite Quarterly Losses
Unsurprisingly given the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on lodging, Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corporation reported a 376% year-over-year decline in net income,… Read more
GCM Grosvenor Will Become Public Company Following Merger
Chicago-based global alternative asset management firm GCM Grosvenor will become a public company through a merger with CF Finance Acquisition… Read more
City Expands Outdoor Dining Program
The Lightfoot administration on Monday announced an expansion of its Outdoor Dining Program that has already allowed more than 250… Read more
Gurnee Parcel Sells for Future Hotel Use
A land parcel at 5742 Northridge Dr. in Gurnee, IL was recently sold to a developer with plans to build a hotel. Paul… Read more
Proposed West Loop Tower Heads for Approvals
Vista Property Group is seeking approval for a new office building at 609 W. Randolph St. in the West Loop, Crain’s… Read more
Nonprofit Openlands Renews Longtime Tenancy
Bradford Allen’s Jonathan Seeley and Merrick Wells completed a lease extension on behalf of Openlands. The Chicago-based nonprofit signed a… Read more
Lightfoot Appoints New Buildings Commissioner
Matthew W. Beaudet has been named Commissioner of Chicago’s Department of Buildings (DOB). Beaudet, who served as Acting Commissioner for… Read more