Illinois
Principle Construction Builds Circle K, Fueling Center in West Dundee
Principle Construction has completed construction on a new 4,000 square foot flagship Circle K fleet convenience store at 70 Airport… Read more
Alterra IOS Expands National Presence in Key Markets
Alterra IOS, a prominent player in the industrial outdoor storage (IOS) sector that has acquired over 400 sites nationwide, said… Read more
IPA Arranges $97M Financing from Bank OZK for Illinois Industrial Portfolio
Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, announced the $96.7 million financing of three industrial properties in… Read more
Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of January 2, 2026
Newmark has hired Dan Baker as a Managing Director within its multifamily debt and structured finance business. Based in St.… Read more
Mavrek Acquires Gold Coast Retail Building in Chicago
Mavrek has acquired 12-16 W. Maple Avenue, a 20,000-square-foot, four-story building located in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast, immediately… Read more
Avison Young Secures Purchase, Full Leasing of Lake Forest Office Building
Avison Young announced the acquisition and successful full leasing of 1905 West Field Court in Lake Forest, Illinois. The property,… Read more
Avatar Financial Provides $11M for Three IL Gas Stations
Avatar Financial Group LLC has funded a $11.125 million bridge loan secured by three operating gas stations in the Chicago… Read more
JLL Arranges Sale of 314K-SF FedEx Facility in Niles
JLL completed the sale of a 314,028-square-foot FedEx Ground distribution facility located at 5959 W. Howard Street in Niles, Illinois.… Read more
Law Firm Benesch Expands Firm’s Chicago Office Footprint
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, a Cleveland-based law firm, is making a significant expansion of the firm’s Chicago office. The… Read more
Investor to Buy Southern Portion of Stalled Lincoln Yards Site in Chicago
General contractor Novak Construction is set to acquire the southern portion of the stalled Lincoln Yards megaproject. The deal would… Read more
Leasing Launched for West Side of Bell Works Chicagoland
Inspired by Somerset Development, announced that Phase I of Bell Works Chicagoland has reached 98% occupancy, and leasing is now… Read more
Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of December 19, 2025
Essex Realty Group, LLC is celebrating 35 years as a mid-market multifamily sector firm. As client needs have expanded, so… Read more
CEDARst Acquires Logan Square Multifamily for $35M
CEDARst Companies has completed the $34.6 million acquisition of The Weyland, a seven-story, 132-unit multifamily community at 1980 N. Milwaukee… Read more
Maverick Commercial Mortgage Closes $14M Loan for Evanston MF
Maverick Commercial Mortgage, Inc. closed a $13.55 million ground-up stretch senior construction loan provided by a Midwest-based debt fund for… Read more
Northmarq Facilitates $27M Refi for Chicago Luxury Apartments
Northmarq’s Chicago Debt and Equity team, led by Managing Director Kevin McCarthy, arranged the approximately $27 million refinance of Madison Throop… Read more
Wind Point Partners Relocates, Expands Salesforce Tower Office Space
Private equity investment firm Wind Point Partners will relocate its headquarters to a 24,000-square-foot full floor at the Salesforce Tower… Read more
Aimco to Sell Chicago Multifamily Portfolio for $455M
Apartment Investment and Management Company (Aimco) has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio of seven apartment properties,… Read more
CAVA Opens New Des Plaines Location, Plans More Restaurants
Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain CAVA Group Inc. recently opened its latest location in Des Plaines. The company opened a 2,500-square-foot… Read more
Peakline Real Estate Funds, LPC Break Ground on Naperville BTR Development
Peakline Real Estate Funds, in partnership with Lincoln Property Company, celebrated the official groundbreaking of The Claire, a 90-unit build-to-rent… Read more