Illinois
ReadyCap Commercial Adds Chicago Presence
Small-balance lender ReadyCap Commercial has opened a bridge lending office in Chicago, hiring Mark Blaha as a director of originations… Read more
Global X Changes Name to GBX; Buys Site Selection Consultant
Real estate investment firm GBX Group, formerly known as global X, has new headquarters in Cleveland to go with its… Read more
WHI Real Estate Garners $300M for Latest Opportunistic Fund
WHI Real Estate Partners L.P. has closed on its fourth fund, WHI Real Estate Partners IV, with $285 million of… Read more
Irvine Co. Taps Chicago Native to Oversee Local Construction
Irvine Company Office Properties has named Emily Kream its director of construction for the company’s Chicago portfolio. Spanning 4.2 million… Read more
High Street’s $86M, 11-Building, 1.2M-SF Chicago Claim
Boston-based High Street Realty paid $86 million to acquire 11 buildings totaling 1.17 million square feet of industrial assets across… Read more
$8.5B O’Hare Expansion Cleared for Takeoff
Chicago’s City Council signed off Wednesday on the Emanuel administration’s $8.5-billion plan to expand O’Hare International Airport. The upgrades will… Read more
Hilco to Market Industrial Parcels for Auction
Hilco Real Estate has been hired by Atlanta-based IDI Logistics to market 19 development parcels located in industrial parks across… Read more
WoodSpring Suites Expands Chicagoland Footprint
Holladay Properties LLC and Choice Hotels International have opened the third Chicago-area WoodSpring Suites location in Tinley Park, IL. It… Read more
Chicago Apartment Rent Gains Hold Steady as Inventory Spikes
A report from Zillow Group’s HotPads shows that Chicago apartment rents have enjoyed steady growth over the past seven months.… Read more
Landlord Rep O’Hara Joins NKF’s Leasing Team
Jessica O’Hara has joined NKF’s Chicago team as director. Previously a senior associate with CBRE, O’Hara has specialized in representing… Read more
Jonna Realty Breaks Ground on BTS for Autoliv
Automotive safety giant Autoliv has broken ground on what will become its new North American electronics technical center in the… Read more
Cortland Capital Platform Now Part of Alter Domus
Cortland Capital Services, which provides third-party fund administration to real estate private equity firms and other financial institutions, has sold… Read more
Chinese Investors Ride the Brakes Through Chicago
For concrete evidence that Chinese buys of U.S. commercial real estate slipped when China’s State Council restricted outbound investments last… Read more
Industrial Specialist Goldman Launches New Investment Firm
Industrial specialist Cary Goldman has launched private equity firm Timber Hill Group LLC, which will focus on acquiring and developing… Read more
Citywide Livability Tracker Wins Smart Cities Nod
Chicago’s Array of Things program, which measures real-time data on the city’s environment, infrastructure and activity, has won a Smart… Read more
Chicago Developer Plans 33-Story Tower in Denver
Developer Callahan Capital Properties and partners Epstein and Davis Partnership Architects submitted a plan concept for Two Tabor, a 33-story… Read more
Silverman Taps CushWake for Addison Leasing Job
The Silverman Group has selected Cushman & Wakefield’s Britt Casey and Jeff Matella to market 350 S. Church St. in… Read more
Ventas Taps Bulgarelli as Lillibridge CEO
Ventas Inc. has named Peter J. Bulgarelli EVP of office and president and CEO of its Lillibridge Healthcare Services platform,… Read more
Kluesner, Rymer Join Avison in Twin Cities
Tenant-representation and corporate-services specialists Phil Kluesner (pictured) and Eddie Rymer have joined Avison Young’s Minneapolis team. Kluesner has come in… Read more