Downtown

KPMG Names Diane Swonk Chief Economist
KPMG LLP has named Diane Swonk—a familiar name in commercial real estate—as chief economist. Sw...Read more
Newmark Sells South Loop Mariano’s Store and Adjacent Parking Lot
Newmark completed the sales of a single-tenant net-leased Mariano’s Fresh Market grocery store an...Read more
NASCAR, Chicago Partner on New Street Race for 2023
NASCAR and the City of Chicago announced Tuesday that the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series street race ...Read more
JCA Completes Renovations for Ipsos in West Loop
J.C. Anderson (JCA) completed a 59,000-square-foot renovation project for Ipsos at Tishman Speyer�...Read more
Ferrero North America to Open Innovation Center in the Loop
Ferrero North America, part of the global confectionery company Ferrero Group, plans to open an Inn...Read more
PPM America’s Core Plus Strategy Marks Two Milestones
PPM America Inc.'s Core Plus Real Estate Debt Strategy recently achieved two key milestones: a...Read more
Park Hyatt Chicago Reopens After $60M Refresh
The Park Hyatt Chicago has resumed operations, unveiling a $60-million redesign of guestrooms and p...Read more
Waterton Names SVP, Marketing and Communications
Christina Steeg will join Chicago-based Waterton as SVP, marketing and communications. ...Read more
Belgravia Group Emphasizes Extra-Large Condo Units in New West Loop Project
In another example of the surge in popularity of Chicago’s West Loop, locally based Belgravia Gr...Read more
ULI Chicago, DePaul Real Estate Center Slate Webinar on Industry Sentiment
The Real Estate Center at DePaul University and The Urban Land Institute Chicago District Council a...Read more
Riverside Adds Three Tenants at BMO Tower
Riverside Investment and Development has signed Skadden Arps to 89,100 square feet, National Future...Read more
Baird & Warner Names Two VP Sales Managers
Baird & Warner has hired Bob Kohler, formerly of Compass, as VP, sales manager of the firm’s ...Read more
OppFi Puts Entire One Pru Space Up for Sublease
OppFi, an online consumer lender that went public last year, is offering its nearly 80,000-square-f...Read more
Urban Innovations Promotes Two to GM, VP of Accounting
Urban Innovations (UI) promoted Joi Harrell to general manager and Fabian Ratulowski to VP of accou...Read more
Pols Seek Federal Funding for Chicago Union Station Rehab
City and state officials, federal lawmakers and regional transportation leaders joined together at ...Read more
Aries Capital Closes $46M of Financing for Self-Storage Properties
Chicago-based Aries Capital closed $46 million in construction, bridge and permanent debt financing...Read more
Chicago Loop Alliance Expands Ambassador Program
Chicago Loop Alliance said Wednesday it would expand the Chicago Loop Alliance Ambassador Program, ...Read more
Riverside Investment Plans West Loop Apartments
Riverside Investment & Development is joining the West Loop apartment development boom, Crain�...Read more
Amazon Takes Stake in Grubhub, Offers Prime Members One-Year Trial
Amazon has agreed to take a 2% stake in Grubhub, the Chicago-based food delivery business acquired ...Read more