Chicago
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
Market Conditions Improved Across Chicago Industrial Sector
Market conditions improved across the Chicago industrial sector at the start of 2026, with vacancy declining 20 basis points year… Read more
Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale, Financing of Starbucks Property in Joliet
Marcus & Millichap announced today the sale of a net-leased Starbucks property in Joliet, Illinois, for $2.9 million. Marcus & Millichap… Read more
Riverside Investment & Development Secures Lease with Hedge Fund Qube at BMO Tower
Riverside Investment & Development has signed quantitative hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies to a 29,067-square-foot lease for the entire… Read more
Connect CRE Seeks Young CRE Talent for 2026 Next Gen Awards
Connect Commercial Real Estate’s ninth annual Next Generation Awards in 2025 put the spotlight on 110 of commercial real estate’s… Read more
Berkadia Arranges Financing for Grand Rapids Townhomes
Berkadia announced the financing of Meadowood Townhomes, a 96-unit, townhome-style multifamily property in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Managing Director Aaron Moll… Read more
Standard Real Estate Investments Acquires Lombard Multifamily Property
Standard Real Estate Investments has expanded its strategic partnership with Belay Investment Group, and the venture will target middle-market value-add… Read more
Interra Realty Brokers Trio of Chicago-Area Multifamily Sales
Interra Realty brokered three separate multifamily transactions in southwest suburban Chicago. The deals included the $2.34 million sale of 9822… Read more