Downtown

Loop Alliance Urges Support for Theater Week, Restaurant Week
The Chicago Loop Alliance touted a pair of multi-day festivals organized by Choose Chicago—Theatre...Read more
First Industrial Names Marcus Smith to Board
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, named Marcus L. Smith to its board o...Read more
Mass Vaccination Site Coming to United Center
City, state and federal officials announced Friday that a mass vaccination site will be set up in th...Read more
IRR Sees Downtown Chicago Apartment Market Turning the Corner
Chicago’s downtown apartment market, which saw occupancies decline in the pandemic, is on the mend...Read more
Transwestern Expands Commerz Relationship with Second Leasing Assignment
Commerz Real, the asset and investment manager of German Commerzbank, selected Transwestern Real E...Read more
CBRE Adds Senior Financial Analyst to Downtown Team
CBRE Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance group has hired Jim Ferris as a senior financial anal...Read more
123 N. Wacker Lands $153M Refi
JLL Capital Markets arranged a $153-million refinancing for 123 North Wacker, a recently reposit...Read more
Suraj Desai Joins Black Bear Capital’s Chicago Office
Black Bear Capital Partners (BBCP) expanded its Chicago office with the addition of veteran real e...Read more
Pilsen Multifamily Achieves High Per-Unit Price
Essex Realty Group finalized the sale of 1417 W. Cullerton St., a six-unit multifamily property loca...Read more
Buildout Acquires Rethink; Will Integrate Product Suite
Buildout has acquired Rethink, a leading provider of commercial real estate dealmaking technology. A...Read more
Cinespace Chicago Snags Seven-Building Complex
Cawley Chicago recently closed the sale of 1901 S. Rockwell St. in Marshall Square on Chicago’s We...Read more
Foxtrot Market Plans to Double Store Count After Series B Round
Upscale convenience store Foxtrot Market, headquartered in Chicago, has raised $42 million in a Seri...Read more
New JV to Focus on Mall & Lifestyle Center Sector
Frontline Real Estate Partners, Carr Realty Advisors LLC (CRA) and Stillwater Advisory Group have f...Read more
Michael Marrion Joins Cresa Chicago Team
Michael Marrion has joined Cresa Chicago as an SVP with the firm’s downtown Tenant Representatio...Read more
Comcast Business Has Installed MTGs at 50+ Chicago-Area Properties
Comcast Business said more than 50 commercial, residential and mixed-use properties across the Chica...Read more
Downtown Chicago Could See Its Largest Apartment Project in Decades
Vancouver-based Pacific Reach Properties plans two high-rises with more than 1,000 apartments next t...Read more
EQ Office Launches Social Responsibility Program
EQ Office has launched a social responsibility program, EQ Impact, aimed at regenerating urban spa...Read more
Belgravia Goes Vertical on West Loop Condos
Belgravia Group, Ltd. launched construction on its latest condominium development, CA6 West Loop,...Read more
CBRE Promotes Matt Mulvihill to Vice Chairman
Matt Mulvihill of CBRE’s Advisory & Transaction Services has been promoted to vice chairman, t...Read more