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HDR Architecture Selected as Architect of Chicago’s Mixed-Use Focal Point Community Campus
Omaha, Neb.-based HDR Architecture Inc. has been selected as the architect for Chicago’s mixed-use Focal Point community campus. Abbie Clary, HDR project principal, said: “This is an incredibly meaningful project, one that most architecture firms get few opportunities to design.”
330 N. Wabash Gets New Tenant; Suburban Baker Hill Center Acquired by REIT
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The landmark 330 N. Wabash is welcoming a new tenant, as Creative Circle LLC has signed a lease for 7,128 square feet on the 14th floor of Prime Group Realty Trust’s office building. The staffing firm has agreed to a five and a half-year lease beginning on March 1, 2013. […]
Hamilton Partners to Buy 57-Acre Kraft Foods Office Campus
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Itasca-based developer Hamilton Partners has signed a contract to purchase Kraft Foods Inc.’s office campus in north Glenview and Morton Grove, ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com reports. The 57-acre suburban property, located at Gold and Waukegan roads, includes two buildings with around 500,000 square feet of office space. Hamilton Partners plans to redevelop the […]
Chesapeake Lodging Trust Acquires W Chicago-Lakeshore Hotel
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Chesapeake Lodging Trust announced that it has purchased the W Chicago-Lakeshore hotel from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. The Annapolis-based real estate investment trust paid $126 million, or around $242,000 per key, for the 32-story hotel. Located at 644 North Lake Shore Dr. overlooking Lake Michigan, the luxury property […]
Tishman Speyer Plans to Sell 31-Story Office Tower in Downtown Chicago
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Tishman Speyer Properties LP is planning to take advantage of Chicago’s strong downtown office investment market and has decided to put up for sale a West Loop office tower, ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com reports. The 31-story office building, located at 125 South Wacker Dr., was acquired by Tishman in December 2004 for $44 […]
Advocate Health Care Plans Two Hospital Projects Totaling $455 Million
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Advocate Health Care plans to take advantage of record-low interest rates and is moving forward with two hospital projects totaling $455 million in the Chicago area, Crain’s Chicago Business reports. According to documents filed with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board—the entity that regulates medical construction to avoid […]
Prudential Acquires Retail and Restaurant Space in John Hancock’s Center for Almost $142 Million
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor John Hancock Center’s retail and restaurant space has been acquired by Prudential Real Estate Investors for close to $142 million, ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com reports. As previously reported by Commercial Property Executive, a joint venture including Deutsche Bank A.G. and NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. seized the property earlier this year after a joint […]
Foreign Investors Sought for New Proposed Multi-Hotel Complex and Convention Center
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Intercontinental Regional Center Trust of Chicago (IRCTC) and Chicago developer Anshoo Sethi are hoping to attract foreign investors via the EB-5 program for their proposed multi-hotel complex and convention center near O’Hare International Airport. The proposed development is projected to have a total economic impact of $2.6 billion over […]
Capital One Financial Corp. Closes on 150,000-Sq.-Ft. Lease
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor In the second-largest office lease of 2012 for Chicago’s suburbs, Capital One Financial Corp. has closed on a lease of 150,000 square feet in the Atrium Corporate Center, Chicagorealestatedaily.com reports. This deal brings the office building’s occupancy rate close to 100 percent. Located at 3800 Golf Rd. in Rolling Meadows […]
Windfall Group Plans New Commercial Building in Chicago’s Chinatown; New Restaurant Announced for Hard Rock Hotel Chicago
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Windfall Group USA is under contract to acquire one of the most coveted pieces of property in Chicago’s Chinatown and plans to build a 100,000-square-foot commercial building, Crain’s Cleveland Business reports. The Cleveland-based developer plans to construct the six-story commercial building on the southwest corner of Archer Street and Wentworth […]