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Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of May 1, 2026
Minneapolis-based Opus announced the promotion of Pete Conlon to chief financial officer and head of capital markets and Su O’Sullivan to executive… Read more
Associated Bank Completes $23M Retail Redevelopment Loan in Buffalo Grove
Associated Bank announced the completion of a $22.6 million loan to Shorewood Development Group for the acquisition and renovation of… Read more
Boutique Hotel Planned for Chicago’s Northalsted Neighborhood
Following the initial site plan announcement in 2025, Backbeat Hotel has shared its first detailed look at the design of… Read more
Greenstone Partners Lists 100%-Leased Office Building in Woodlawn for Sale
Greenstone Partners has listed 915 E. 63rd Street, a 100% leased urban infill office investment located in the Woodlawn neighborhood… Read more
McHugh Construction, Powers & Sons Break Ground on Housing Development in Chicago’s South Loop
McHugh Construction and joint venture partner Powers & Sons Construction broke ground on Southbridge 1C, the latest phase in the… Read more
Walker & Dunlop Closes $60M in Financing for Chicago-Area Multifamily
Walker & Dunlop has closed nearly $60 million in construction take-out financing for Optima Verdana, a luxury mixed-use community in… Read more
Hubbard Street Group Secures Lease with Whole Foods Market in East Lakeview
Hubbard Street Group announced it secured Whole Foods Market for Chicago’s East Lakeview neighborhood at the intersection of Halsted Street… Read more
Newmark Arranges Claire’s Headquarters Lease in Rosemont
Newmark has arranged a 43,200-square-foot office headquarters lease with RCS Real Estate Advisors for Claire’s Holdings at Columbia Centre III… Read more
Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of April 24, 2026
PREMIER Design + Build Group announced a key addition to its national leadership team with Audra Billmeyer joining as senior… Read more
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