Chicago
MI-based Signature Associates Joins TCN Worldwide
Detroit-based Signature Associates has come into the TCN Worldwide fold as its newest member firm selected to join the international… Read more
Office Leads as Chicago Sales Post 44% Gain
Chicago investment sales volume for the first half of 2018 was up 44% year over year, according to Avison Young.… Read more
Optima’s Streeterville Rental Tower Signs 3 Retailers
Optima Signature, Optima’s 57-story, 490-unit luxury rental tower just east of the Magnificent Mile has signed leases for three commercial… Read more
Appraisal Veteran D’Alessandro Joins CBRE’s Chicago Team
Michael D’Alessandro (pictured) has been named EVP with CBRE’s Valuation and Advisory Services (VAS) in Chicago. He has more than… Read more
Capital One Provides Refi on Supportive Living Facility
Capital One has provided a 35-year, fixed-rate $28.4-million HUD loan to refinance a supportive living facility in the Chicago suburb… Read more
Prologis Completes Sale of $1.1B Portfolio to Asian Investor
San Francisco-based Prologis, Inc. completed the sale of a high-quality portfolio of buildings and land in Europe and the United States, reportedly to Singapore-based… Read more
EQ Rebrands Former Warehouse as 350 N. Orleans
EQ Office has taken the wraps off its transformation of a circa-1970s warehouse that has been reimagined as 350 North… Read more
Officials Break Ground on Belt Junction Rail Flyover
Government and rail industry officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking recently on the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project, a $474-million freight… Read more
CrossHarbor Adds Flohr as Portfolio Manager in Chicago
Investment management firm CrossHarbor Capital Partners has added Richard Flohr as managing director and portfolio manager for the company’s new… Read more
Industrial Construction Spikes Across Chicago Region
Construction in the Chicago area’s industrial market spiked in the third quarter, with a 61.1% increase over Q2’s 9.1 million… Read more
RFP Calls for Solar Installations on City-Owned Parcels
The Emanuel administration has issued an RFP to develop solar energy installations on vacant city-owned land, primarily on Chicago’s South… Read more
Brew Pub Closing Opens Up Rogers Park Space
Empirical Brewery is closing its Rogers Park Brew Pub in mid-October, leaving prime commercial space available for lease at 1330… Read more
McShane Breaks Ground on Active Seniors Apts.
A ceremonial groundbreaking marked the beginning of McShane Construction Company’s work on an active-living senior housing complex in Naperville, IL.… Read more
Komatsu Plans 2.5M-SF Campus in Milwaukee’s Harbor District
Longtime Milwaukee-area employer Komatsu Mining is planning a 2.5-million-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing campus near the location of the company’s original… Read more
Q&A with Transwestern’s Stephen Powers: Mission-Focused Nonprofit Real Estate Strategies
By Transwestern’s Stephen Powers Q: What trends are you seeing when it comes to nonprofits regarding their real estate? A:… Read more
Historic Chicago-Area Adaptive Reuse MXU Sold
Fifth Avenue Station, a mixed-use property consisting of 118 loft-style apartments and 94,422 square feet of commercial space in Naperville,… Read more
Bridge Makes First Downtown Buy with One North LaSalle
The 47-story One North LaSalle has traded to Bridge Investment Group’s office division after two and a half years of… Read more
Local Grocery Chain Treasure Island Shutting Down After 55 Years
Family-owned grocery chain Treasure Island Foods, with locations on the city’s South and North Sides as well as in suburban… Read more
Mission-Critical Headquarters Facility Trades in Columbus Metro
Industrial development company Agracel has sold a recently-expanded mission-critical facility near Columbus, OH to Gladstone Commercial. HFF brokered the $8.3-million… Read more