Chicago

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has recently announced the debut of The Luxury Collection brand in Chicago, following the conversion of the Conrad Chicago hotel at 521 N. Rush St.

Chicago native Waterton Associates has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of a 264-unit mixed-use community in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood.

The Barack Obama Presidential Library will be located in Chicago’s South Side neighborhood, according to reports by CBS Chicago and NBC News.

The first Hyatt Centric-branded hotel in the world has opened in downtown Chicago.

Oak Grove Capital of St. Paul, Minn. has secured construction financing for a transit-oriented development in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood.

A public meeting was recently held at Chicago’s Aqua Tower to discuss a $900 million mixed-use supertall proposed by The Dalian Wanda Group and Magellan Development for Lakeshore East.

The Boulder Group has recently brokered the sale of a newly constructed, single tenant net leased Walgreens property in Oak Lawn, Ill.

Metro Storage is giving Chicago what it needs—more quality self-storage facilities.

The Opus Group has recently completed work on a 335,000-square-foot food processing plant for Fresh Express in Streamwood, Ill.