Illinois
Sugar Rush to Envelop Uptown Dallas
Sugar Factory American Brasserie recently leased 9,494 square feet at 1900 Cedar Springs Rd. in Uptown Dallas. Sugar Factory is… Read more
Coworking Operator Establishes First Chicago-Area Location
Avison Young’s Fred Ishler and Paige Korte completed a full-floor, 23,704-square-foot lease transaction with emerging coworking operator Venture X at 1 Mid America… Read more
Canadian Firm Chooses Joliet for Largest Electric-Vehicle Plant in U.S.
Lion Electric Company, a Canada-based manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, said Friday it will build a 900,000-square-foot facility in Joliet,… Read more
Connect CRE Introduces the Top Mortgage Brokers and Lenders Awards Program
For commercial real estate professionals on the lending side of the industry, 2020 was both an especially fruitful year and… Read more
Mike Watts Joins CBRE to Lead Americas Investor Leasing
Industry veteran Mike Watts has joined CBRE as president, investor leasing in the Americas. Based in Chicago, Watts will start… Read more
Bicycling Accident Claims Architect Helmut Jahn, 81
World-renowned architect Helmut Jahn, who made his mark both in Chicago and globally, was killed in a bicycling accident Saturday… Read more
Duke Launches Spec Build in Bellwood
The Chicago office of Duke Realty launched construction of a 299,520-square-foot speculative development in Bellwood, IL. The facility is located within… Read more
Higher Materials Costs Don’t Slow Pace of Industrial Construction
Industrial construction continues at a strong pace across many U.S. markets, despite an unprecedented increase in materials pricing that is straining… Read more
Agile Workspace is Now “a Requirement for Major Landlords and Corporations Alike”
While demand for agility in office space selection increased in 2020, the average flexible workspace requirement size decreased by 29%,… Read more
Pritzker Aims for Full Illinois Reopening on June 11
Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday that Illinois will move into the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois reopening plan beginning… Read more
Courtyard Apartments Trade Near Ravenswood Metra, CTA Stations
Essex Realty Group closed the sale of 4827-4833 N. Wolcott Ave., a 25-unit courtyard building in the North Side’s Ravenswood… Read more
CRER Joins TCN Network as Newest Affiliate
Chicago Real Estate Resources Inc. (CRER) has become the newest TCN Worldwide Real Estate Services affiliate. Headquartered in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood,… Read more
Golub, Petiole JV on Carol Stream Apartments
Golub & Company and Petiole Asset Management closed a joint venture acquisition of Lakehaven Apartments in Carol Stream, IL, marking the first residential JV between the… Read more
BMO Harris, Chase and Citadel Will Return Workers to Downtown Chicago as Soon as June
Some of Chicago’s largest financial tenants have announced that they expect workers to return to the office as soon as… Read more
CME Group Won’t Reopen Most Physical Trading Pits
Most of CME Group’s open outcry trading areas will be passing into Chicago history. The derivatives marketplace said that it… Read more
McKissack & McKissack Names Midwest Team Leaders
National architecture, engineering and construction management firm McKissack & McKissack hired Sam Boye Jr. as operations manager for the Midwest and… Read more
Landmarks Illinois Issues 2021 Roster of Endangered Places
Two sites in Chicago, including the Altgeld Gardens Shop Building and School Buildings B and C on the Far South… Read more
Insurer Triples Space in Move to Rosemont Redevelopment
Colliers Chicago’s Jonathon Connor and Jason Simon represented a joint venture between Farpoint Development and Greco/DeRosa Investment Group in a… Read more
Union Pacific Plans to Open Intermodal Terminal
Union Pacific recently announced plans to open a new intermodal terminal in the heart of Southern California’s import distribution/warehouse region.… Read more