Downtown

Chicago Restaurants, Bars Cleared for Increase to 50% Capacity
The Lightfoot administration on Tuesday further eased COVID-19 regulations for Chicago businesses, t...Read more
Retailer Paper Source Seeks Sale to Lenders in Chapter 11 Filing
Chicago-based omnichannel retailer Paper Source said Tuesday it would accept a stalking horse bid fr...Read more
Trilogy Exceeds Goal for Fourth Multifamily Fund
Trilogy Real Estate Group, a Chicago-based real estate investment and property management firm, rec...Read more
Golub Adds Office Leasing Veteran to Downtown Team
Golub & Company has added Erica Rogers to the company’s downtown Chicago office leasing team as...Read more
Mag Mile Capital Adds Originations AVP
Matt McClellan has joined Mag Mile Capital as associate VP of originations. He’ll be based at the ...Read more
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