Chicago
American Eagle Signs Michigan Avenue Flagship on Magnificent Mile
American Eagle Outfitters has signed a lease for a new flagship store at 600 North Michigan Avenue, at the intersection… Read more
KBRA: CMBS Distress Rates Vary Widely by Metro Area
The U.S. private-label CMBS loan distress rate entered double-digit territory in January 2026, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) reported this… Read more
Skender Wraps Construction on 535K-SF Mixed-Use, Office Building
Skender, as general contractor, recently completed construction of The Fulton, an 11-story, 535,000-square-foot development at 217 N. Sangamon Street in… Read more
Marcus & Millichap Completes Sale of Illinois Self-Storage Property
Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of U.S. 30 Storage, a 500-unit self-storage property in Montgomery, Illinois. “The sale of… Read more
CCIM Technologies Launches, Reinvents Intellisite – the Data-Driven CRE Platform
CCIM Technologies, a subsidiary of The CCIM Institute, has officially rebranded to Intellisite, marking a major evolution in its flagship… Read more
Marquette Companies Buys 236-Unit Rental Community in Lake Bluff
Marquette Companies has acquired Forest Pointe, a 236-unit apartment community in Lake Bluff in Chicago’s North Shore. Marquette Management will… Read more
SVN Chicago Facilitates Sale of Redeveloped Restaurant Property in Joliet
SVN Chicago Commercial has completed the $1.7 million sale of a 3,339-square-foot quick-service restaurant property located at 1866 West Jefferson… Read more
CBRE Completes Retail Lease in Chicago’s Gold Coast
CBRE has completed a 32,000-square-foot retail lease with Club Studio at Newberry Plaza on behalf of landlord 11 East Partners… Read more
Draper and Kramer Closes $65M Construction Loan for West Loop MF Development
Draper and Kramer, Incorporated‘s Matt Wurtzebach, senior vice president with the firm’s Commercial Finance Group, has closed a $64.78 million HUD construction… Read more
Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of April 17, 2026
The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) announced Oscar Bedolla as its new Chief Strategy Officer, a key leadership role… Read more
Interra Realty Brokers Sale of Bucktown Mixed-Use Building
Interra Realty brokered the $7.34 million sale of 1755 N. Damen Ave., a 13-unit mixed-use building adjacent to The 606… Read more
Biosciences Tenant Inks Full-Building Allendale Lease
Avison Young completed a 60,215-square-foot, full-building industrial lease on behalf of Regenity Biosciences, a New Jersey-based global leader in regenerative technologies… Read more
Seattle’s New $300M Amtrak Maintenance Facility Reaches Milestone
Amtrak has reached the halfway mark of constructing its new maintenance and inspection facility in Seattle. The facility, located in… Read more
Bulley & Andrews Acquires Interior Construction Group
Bulley & Andrews (B&A), a national construction firm, announced the acquisition of Interior Construction Group (ICG), a Chicago-based general contractor… Read more
60-Acre College Campus Listed for Sale in Suburban Chicago
Trinity Christian College has retained CBRE as exclusive listing agent for the sale of its campus at 6601 West College… Read more
Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of April 10, 2026
Essex Realty Group announced the promotions of Karla Galva and Jimmy Donahue. Galva joined the firm in 2022 as an… Read more
Newmark Arranges $41M Sale of Michigan Avenue Retail Space
Newmark has arranged the $41 million sale of the retail portion of 500 North Michigan Avenue, a high street asset… Read more
Special Servicing Rate Rises to 11% in March
The Trepp CMBS Special Servicing overall rate increased by 27 basis points in March 2026 to 11.00%, driven mainly by six… Read more
1M-SF AI Automated Warehouse Opens Outside Atlanta
Exol (formerly GreenBox Systems) opened its first physical AI-powered U.S. facility, marking the commercial debut of a new logistics category:… Read more