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U.S. Life Sciences Markets Poised for Outsized Growth
The U.S. life-science industry, and by extension the real estate that supports it, is being driven to strong growth by multiple… Read more
McDonald’s Initiates Oak Brook Campus Divesture
McDonald’s is relocating to a new headquarters in Chicago’s Fulton Market district starting this spring. Leading up to that move,… Read more
Virtual Restaurants Are Heating Up
Delivery-only food providers are not new concepts, but data-mining customers’ food searches and finding restaurants to literally feed the demand… Read more
Amazon Reveals Contenders for $5B HQ2
The short list of cities still in the running for Amazon’s $5-billion HQ2 includes 20 metropolitan areas. The giant Seattle-based e-commerce… Read more
Rubenstein, Strategic Capital Expand Indy Portfolio, Again
Indianapolis-based Strategic Capital Partners, LLC and partner, Philadelphia-based Rubenstein Partners, L.P., acquired the Precedent Office Park in Indianapolis’ Keystone Crossing… Read more
Irvine Co. Leases 45K SF at Trophy Chicago Tower
Irvine Company Office Properties signed leases with Andersen Tax LLC and JAMS totaling 45,000 square feet at 71 South Wacker,… Read more
Electrolux Renews 965K SF with Duke in IL
Electrolux Home Products, Inc. renewed its 965,183-square-foot lease at Duke Realty’s Midpoint Distribution 801 in Minooka, IL. The appliance manufacturer… Read more
Chicago’s Iconic Morton Salt Site Set for Redevelopment
Connect Retail West is set for January 25th at the Hurley Surf Club Pacific City in Huntington Beach, CA. Here’s… Read more
CBRE Global Investors Fund Acquires DC-Area Retail, MF MXU
Connect Retail West is set for January 25th at the Hurley Surf Club Pacific City in Huntington Beach, CA. Here’s… Read more
Warehouse Construction Surge Lifts Industrial Land Prices
The e-commerce-fueled surge in development of warehouses and distribution centers has generated double-digit, year-over-year percentage increases in prices for industrial… Read more
National Apartment Vacancy Rate Increases, New Supply in Pipeline
The apartment market continued to face pressure from added supply in the fourth quarter, as the national vacancy rate increased… Read more
Most Visited Cities by Americans
It’s the holidays and traveling is nearly synonymous with the season, which means it’s a good time to see where… Read more
Blackstone Completes 2017’s Largest Suburban Chicago Office Deal
New York-based Blackstone Group divested a Lisle office complex in what ranks as the largest suburban Chicago office sale of… Read more
Chicago Investor Nabs Pair of Vegas MF’s for $115M
Chicago-based LivCor acquired two multifamily communities in Las Vegas from a partnership between AEW Capital Management, on behalf of one… Read more
Chicago Data Center Sold for $315M
Tampa-based Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc. divested a 250,000-square-foot data center located on roughly 19 acres of land in… Read moreWomen in Real Estate Honoree: Randy Fifield, Fifield Companies
Randy Fifield guided the Fifield Companies to success, developing new upscale apartments and condominiums in Chicago and Los Angeles. As… Read moreWomen in Real Estate Honoree: Debra Moritz, Cushman & Wakefield
Debra Moritz has a unique way of helping leading companies make decisions about their headquarters. As executive managing director of… Read more
Irvine Co. Signs Ziegler to One North Wacker Deal
Irvine Company Office Properties signed a 32,000-square-foot lease with Ziegler at Chicago’s One North Wacker, UBS Tower. The privately-held national… Read more
Zell Divesting Groupon’s Chicago HQ for $520M
Sterling Bay and JP Morgan Asset Management are acquiring Groupon’s sprawling 1.65-million-square-foot headquarters along the Chicago River from Equity Commonwealth… Read more