Illinois
Lightfoot Proposes Revisions to Chicago’s Affordable Ordinance
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot on Wednesday introduced a revised Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) to Chicago City Council. Intended to encourage… Read more
Skender Completes Buildout for BofA’s New Downtown Chicago Offices
Skender recently completed interior construction of the 536,000-square-foot office relocation for Bank of America’s (BofA) downtown Chicago offices. The financial institution relocated… Read more
New Mary Cook White Paper Maps Changing Home Landscape
Chicago-based Mary Cook Associates , a national, award-winning commercial interior design firm, published a white paper titled “There’s No Place Like Home, Or Is… Read more
CBRE Adds Property Tax Specialist to Chicago Team
CBRE has hired Philip Penner in its Chicago office as director of property tax services. Penner will help clients achieve… Read more
Apparel Retailer Consolidates to 352K SF in Bolingbrook
Darwin Realty/CORFAC International negotiated a long-term lease on behalf of apparel retailer AKIRA for a 352,338-square-foot warehouse facility at 150 E.… Read more
Do You Know a Rising Star in CRE?
Connect Media’s 2020 Next Generation Awards shined a spotlight on an impressive list of more than 100 of commercial real… Read more
TCC Tops Out at Fulton Market Life Sciences Campus
Trammell Crow Company (TCC) topped out construction on its Fulton Labs at 400 N. Aberdeen development in Chicago’s Fulton Market District. The… Read more
Loop Alliance Unveils 2020 Report, 2021 Plans
Chicago Loop Alliance and the Chicago Loop Alliance Foundation hosted their 16th Annual Meeting on Tuesday. During the virtual event, the organization’s 2020 Annual Report was unveiled in a new digital format. Keynote… Read more
Second City Plans to Reopen Theaters in Early May
More than a year after closing its theaters to in-person performances due to COVID-19, Chicago comedy institution The Second City… Read more
KTGY Acquires Simeone Deary Design Group
Envisioning a future where residential and hospitality design intersects, residential architecture firm KTGY Architecture + Planning (KTGY) has acquired hospitality-focused… Read more
ML Realty Readies Two-Building Spec Industrial in Bensenville
ML Realty Partners is launching the development of two new speculative industrial buildings totaling 605,300 square feet in Bensenville, IL. The firm… Read more
Codal Shifts to Old Post Office in “First-Mover’s Market”
Digital development and consulting firm Codal leased 15,972 square feet in 601W Companies’ Old Post Office, more than doubling its… Read more
Novel Coworking Rebrands as Expansive Amid Growing Range of Services
Chicago-based flexible office provider Novel Coworking will rebrand as Expansive to better reflect the growing range of space and services… Read more
Brixbid Brings Auction-Based Apartment Leasing to Chicago
Brixbid, an auction-based apartment listing platform, has launched in the Chicago market. Conceived by commercial real estate veterans who own… Read more
Renovated Apartments Trade in South Humboldt Park
Kiser Group recently closed the $3.7-million sale of 3432-40 W. Franklin Blvd. The 46-unit multifamily property is located on Chicago’s… Read more
Ryan Completes Second Phase of Westmont Office Redevelopment
Ryan Companies US, Inc., has completed Phase II of the Oakmont Point office park redevelopment just west of Route 83 and… Read more
NAP Acquires 104-Unit Metro Nashville Apartment Property
Chicago-based real estate investment firm National Apartment Partners (NAP) has acquired The Landings at Riverside Apartments, a 104-unit apartment property… Read more
Eisenberg Foundation’s Real Estate Challenge Draws Biggest Field Yet
The Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation’s 11th Annual Real Estate Challenge is tasking 14 collegiate teams from across the country with creating a… Read more
Morgante Wilson Adds Fifield’s Westerly to Interiors Portfolio
Evanston, IL-based Morgante Wilson Architects (MWA) has added to its growing portfolio of multifamily interiors work with the completion of Westerly, a recently… Read more