Downtown

George Smith Partners Secures Financing for Acquisition of Magnificent Mile Retail
George Smith Partners secured the permanent financing for the acquisition of a 5,666 square-foot lu...Read more
Chicago and the Midwest “Likely to Take Their Lumps” from CRE Distress
Chicago specifically and the Midwest more generally appear likely to see their share of commercial ...Read more
Sancerre Hospitality Adding New Restaurant Concept to Fulton Market District
Fulton St. Companies and Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation have signed Sancerre Hospitality ...Read more
Vacancies and Rents Both Rise in Downtown Chicago Office During Q1
Vacancy rates and rental rates rose in Chicago’s downtown office market during 2023’s first qua...Read more
Summit Design + Build Completes Revamp of West Loop Industrial into Hotel
General contractor Summit Design + Build has completed the gut demolition and renovation of a fiv...Read more
Chicago Selected for 2024 Democratic Convention
Chicago will host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, the Democratic National Committee announ...Read more
City, NASCAR Chicago Announce Month-Long Street Closures Ahead of July Event
The inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race will have residents navigating street closures and parking...Read more
Block 37 Adds Verge Immersive to Entertainment Mix
Verse Immersive, reportedly the world's first holographic theater, has opened at CIM Group’s Bloc...Read more
Arlo Hotels Opening First Midwest Location in Downtown Chicago
Arlo Hotels, a New York-based boutique hotel chain, is set to open its first Midwest location this ...Read more
Barstool Sports Leases Space on Near West Side to Move Some Operations from NYC
Barstool Sports has leased most of a warehouse property just west of the Fulton Market District, wh...Read more
Lightfoot Issues 2023 Updates to Allocation Plan for Affordable Housing Development
The Lightfoot administration has issued the 2023 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), which determines ...Read more
GSA Plans Demolition of Low-Rise Flanked by Two Towers on State Street
The U.S. General Services Administration said it would demolish 208-212 S. State St., a three-story...Read more
CBRE Hires Senior Transaction Manager in Chicago
CBRE has hired Ciana Carpenter as a senior transaction manager in Chicago. A licensed attorney, Car...Read more
Chicago Real Estate Industry Turns a Wary Eye to Incoming Mayor
The mayoral candidate backed by some of Chicago real estate’s heaviest hitters didn’t win last ...Read more
Mag Mile Capital Merges with Myson, to Become Publicly Traded Company
Mag Mile Capital, a Chicago-based full-service commercial real estate mortgage banking firm, has co...Read more
Partner Valuation Advisors Adds Managing Directors in KC, DC
Partner Valuation Advisors, a national commercial real estate valuation advisory firm, continued it...Read more
Greenstone Lists Package of Office Condos at 55 West Wacker
Greenstone Partners has listed a package of office condominiums at 55 W. Wacker Dr. in Chicago’s ...Read more
Goldie Initiative Names Former Executive Director as Its First CEO
The Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative, a nonprofit organization founde...Read more
DLR Group Adds Business Development Leader for K-12 Education Practice
Architecture firm DLR Group recently added Ellen Hanson as K-12 education business development lead...Read more