Downtown

Mayor Johnson Compromises, Signs Modified “Mansion Tax” Plan
Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed off on a compromise plan to raise the real estate transfer tax, bu...Read more
Federal Agency Leaving AmTrust Realty’s Illinois Center
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services will be leaving its nearly 170,000-square-foot o...Read more
American Street Capital Secures $41.6M for Florida MF Portfolio
American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $41.6 million loan for a five-property investment port...Read more
29th Street Capital Hires Jamie Petraglia as Principal
https://www.29sc.com/29th Street Capital has welcomed Jamie Petraglia as Principal to 29SC Ventures...Read more
European Billionaire Buys Apartment Tower for $232M
In one of the largest downtown Chicago deals in recent years, Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega ha...Read more
Lendlease Completes First Closings at The Reed at Southbank
Lendlease, a global integrated real estate group, has begun closings for the condominiums at The R...Read more
Vornado Taps JLL’s Management Services for The MART
JLL’s Property Management group’s Experience Management team was selected to provide services f...Read more
Cushman & Wakefield Releases 2022 ESG Report
Cushman & Wakefield released its 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report. The E...Read more
Goldie Initiative Announces Record-Breaking Scholar Cohort
The Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative, a nonprofit organization design...Read more
Logistics Firm MoLo Puts Fulton Market Office Space Up for Sublease
MoLo Solutions, a third-party logistics provider, is looking to sublease nearly 47,000 square feet...Read more
Cubs Co-Owner Laura Ricketts Leads Group Buying Chicago Red Stars
An ownership group of Chicago businesswomen led by Laura Ricketts, co-owner of the Chicago Cubs and...Read more
Kraft Heinz Names Carlos Abrams-Rivera as Next CEO
The Kraft Heinz Company, which is co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, announced that Carlos...Read more
Chicago’s Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox Resigns
Chicago’s city commissioner of the Department of Planning & Development, Maurice Cox, resigned...Read more
Wells Fargo Secures $145M for Chicago Multifamily Property
Wells Fargo’s Multifamily Capital (MFC) group has secured $145 million for Intercontinental Real ...Read more
Hunden Adds Real Estate Veteran Steve Haemmerle as EVP
Hunden Partners, a full-service, national real estate advisory practice, has hired senior real esta...Read more
Illinois Rises to 17th-Best State to Do Business In
A study from CNBC recently ranked Illinois 17th out of 50 for the top states to do business in, rep...Read more
Ivanhoé Cambridge, Hines Ink West Loop Lease with Raymond James
Ivanhoé Cambridge, alongside Hines, announced that a lease for nearly two full floors was signed w...Read more
City of Chicago, Amtrak Seek Nearly $1B in Fed Funds for Rail Revamp
A coalition of interests led by Amtrak has submitted applications for nearly a billion dollars of f...Read more
Blank Rome Adds Chicago Real Estate Finance Partner Team
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Joel Sestito, Of Counsel Rachel Mather, and Asso...Read more