Midwest

Distribution Realty, EverWest Plan Chicago-Area Spec Warehouse

The industrial property will contain nearly 200,000 square feet in Chicago’s O’Hare submarket. JLL’s Sam Durkin and Dominic Carbonari will market the asset.

Sullivan Center

601W Cos. Buys Chicago’s Sullivan Center Office Space for $176M

JLL’s Capital Markets group handled the sale and arranged acquisition financing for the New York City-based company, which purchased the property from a joint venture of KKR and Madison Capital.

601W Cos. Welcomes New Tenant at Chicago’s Aon Center

The Telos Group represented the landlord in closing a lease with Kemper Corp. for two floors. This marks the first major deal since the tower’s renovation started.

Lourenco Goncalves, chairman, president & CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs

Cleveland-Cliffs Breaks Ground on $700M Toledo Plant

The facility is scheduled to start operation by the summer of 2020 and create 130 new jobs. Construction of the project, situated at the Ironville Terminal in the Port of Toledo, is expected to generate an additional 1,200 jobs.

Chicago, Airlines Ink $8.5B Expansion at O’Hare

The deal marks the largest capital expansion in the airport’s history, as well as the first major terminal improvement project in 25 years.

CubeSmart To Open in Chicago

The 65,000-square-foot facility is situated in Chicago’s commercial and retail corridor, alongside Touhy Avenue. CubeSmart will manage the property on behalf of the owner, Bloomfield Capital.

101 Corporate Center in Lemont, Ill.

High Street Realty Buys Chicago Industrial Portfolio for $86M

JLL’s Capital Markets team facilitated the transaction, which included 11 institutional-quality, value-add properties totaling nearly 1.2 million square feet.

Packard Hospitality to Renovate, Reflag IL Hotel

Springfield’s State House Inn is situated two blocks north of the Capitol and is anticipated to open for business in September.

Panattoni Breaks Ground on 815 KSF Warehouse in TN

The build-to-suit facility, which is fully preleased to Dorman Products, is scheduled for completion by the end of the year.

Ventas Taps New EVP Office, President of Lillibridge Healthcare

Peter Bulgarelli will lead the company’s integrated 25 million-square-foot ambulatory medical office building and university-based life science portfolio.