Downtown

Groupon Puts Half Its Headquarters Space Up for Sublease
Groupon has put 150,000 square feet, about half its headquarters space at 600 W. Chicago Ave., on th...Read more
Hines Opens Upper Floors at Wolf Point East
Wolf Point East, an apartment tower within the Wolf Point mixed-use development, has introduced the ...Read more
Chicago Landlords, Lenders Take Solidarity Pledge
Chicago’s leading housing lenders and landlord associations, including the Chicagoland Apartment A...Read more
Skender Completes Buildout at Mondelēz HQ
Skender, serving as general contractor, recently completed interior construction of the 90,000-squar...Read more
Deal for Fulton Market Assemblage Closes Amid COVID-19
@properties Commercial completed the $19-million sale of a nearly 20,000-square-foot land assemblage...Read more
Chicago Enacts Electrical Vehicle Ordinance for New Construction
The Chicago City Council passed an ordinance mandating Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) read...Read more
Q&A with Skender’s Jeff Janicek on Hospitals’ Rapid Response
Across Chicago and the metro area, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic created a new urgency for hosp...Read more
1 North Dearborn Wins Regional TOBY from BOMA
Beacon Capital Partners and MB Real Estate (MBRE) said their 1 North Dearborn office tower won the...Read more
Downtown Office Outlook a Question Mark for Now
Despite reaching a five-year high in vacancies, Downtown Chicago’s office market is best described...Read more
MJ Zaring Joins Newcastle as VP of Asset Management
MJ Zaring has joined Newcastle Limited as VP of asset management. In her new position, Zaring will b...Read more
Samantha Fisher Joins Transwestern Chicago in Workplace Strategy Role
Samantha Fisher has joined Transwestern as director of workplace strategy. Based out of Transwestern...Read more
Illinois Faces Greater Hit to Revenue Than 2008 Recession
Illinois’ revenue hit from the coronavirus pandemic could be worse than what the state experienced...Read more
NKF Arranges $103M Financing on JV’s Cityfront Place Deal
NKF Multifamily arranged $102.5 million in financing for the acquisition of Cityfront Place in Dow...Read more
Deconversion Deal Crosses Finish Line in Chicago’s Gold Coast
CBRE completed the $44-million condo deconversion sale of 21 East Chestnut Condominiums, a 163-unit ...Read more
Clear Height Completes Buildout for Singerman’s Loop Offices
Singerman Real Estate, a real estate private equity firm, has relocated to a new, 8,000-square-foot ...Read more
Chicago Office Faces Uncertainty After Strong Start to 2020
Aside from suburban office, where vacancies increased 10 basis points, the Chicago office market beg...Read more
East Coast Investor Snares Streeterville’s Cityfront Place
An affiliate of Lakewood, NJ-based Strategic Properties of North America has bought Cityfront Place,...Read more
Uber Pauses Buildout at Old Post Office Due to COVID-19
Uber has halted construction on its 463,000-square-foot space at 601W Cos.’ Old Post Office redeve...Read more
Berkadia Adds JLL’s Skok and Bond in Chicago
Berkadia has added three new managing directors to its mortgage banking team. Steve Skok and Jason B...Read more