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Chicago General Obligation Bonds See First Rating Upgrade in Years
Fitch Ratings upgraded its long-term ratings for the City of Chicago’s General Obligation Bonds (...Read more
Ambassador Hotel in Gold Coast on the Market; May Sell at a Loss
A venture of Hong Kong-based Gaw Capital Partners has hired hotel real estate brokerage RobertDougl...Read more
Chicago Plan Commission Endorses Shapack Proposal for Apartments, Hotel in West Town
The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday endorsed developer Jeffrey Shapack’s long-term propo...Read more
River North Apartments Trade for Less Than 2011 Purchase Price
San Francisco-based FPA Multifamily paid $89 million for a River North apartment tower, a price th...Read more
Workbox Launches Venture Capital Arm Focused on Future of Work
Workbox, the Chicago-based specialized flexible office operator, has launched Workbox Ventures, th...Read more
Investment Advisory Firms BDT, MSD to Merge
Chicago-based BDT & Company Holdings and Michael Dell’s MSD Partners, L.P. have entered...Read more
Colliers to Handle Office Leasing Assignments at PGIM Real Estate’s 55 East Monroe
Colliers has been awarded the exclusive office leasing and management assignment for PGIM Real Esta...Read more
Waterton Closes on Acquisition of Alta Roosevelt Apartments in South Loop
Waterton closed on its acquisition of the 496-unit Alta Roosevelt Apartments at 801 S. Financial Pl...Read more
U.S. Soccer Federation Exits South Loop Headquarters for East Loop Location
The governing body of American soccer is moving its headquarters to the East Loop and putting its h...Read more
Proptech Firm Fortress Names Chief Marketing Officer
Chicago-based property management technology firm Fortress has named Marc Ruzten as chief marketing...Read more
Lightfoot Proposes Next Phase of Multi-Year Capital Improvements Plan
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday introduced a two-year plan for the next phase of her admini...Read more
JLL Becomes Founding Company for iMasons Climate Accord
JLL said Monday it has become an Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) Climate Accord (ICA) founding comp...Read more
Greenstone Closes Deal for Wicker Park Mixed-Use
Greenstone Partners has closed the sale of a mixed-use property at 2049 W Division St. in Wicker Pa...Read more
Two More Downtown Chicago Apartment High-Rises Come to Market
Two more downtown Chicago apartment high-rises have come to market, adding to a growing list of CBD...Read more
Intersection Realty Nabs Boutique Offices in Downtown Chicago
JLL Capital Markets closed the $19.25-million sale of the 222,728-rentable-square-foot 65 E. Wack...Read more
Skender Completes Work on Sterling Bay’s 345 N. Morgan
Skender has completed 345 N. Morgan, a 200,000-square-foot boutique office and retail building in C...Read more
Lightfoot Administration Issues Building Decarbonization Study
The Lightfoot administration has released the Chicago Building Decarbonization Working Group (CBDWG...Read more
Tradewater Inks Lease in Fulton Market District
The historic Auxiliary Building at 1550 W Carroll Ave in Chicago’s West Fulton Market neighborhoo...Read more
Greystone Adds Managing Director to Focus on Loan Origination
AJ Walker has joined Greystone as a managing director in Chicago. He will focus on the origination ...Read more