Midwest

Beacon JV Acquires $100M Chicago Loop Office Tower

Beacon Investment Properties , in a joint venture with Harel Insurance, Investments and Financial Services Ltd, of Tel Aviv has bought a 23-story office tower in Chicago’s West Loop from Monroe Acquisition for $100 million.

Expansion Team: Mark Doran on Transwestern’s Growth Strategy

Insights from COO Mark Doran on the strategy behind Transwestern’s recent acquisitions the Boston and Chicago markets.

Global Law Firm Leases 200 KSF at Chicago’s Willis Tower

Global law firm Seyfarth Shaw has agreed to lease about 200,000 square feet at the 110-story Willis Tower in downtown Chicago in a 15-year-deal that will boost the iconic skyscraper’s occupancy past 90 percent.

Concord Hospitality Sells 13-Hotel Portfolio for $240M

Concord Hospitality Enterprises has sold a portfolio of 13 premium-branded, select-service hotels to companies owned by a global investment fund for approximately $240 million in an all-cash transaction.

JLL Secures $333M in Financing for Zurich North America’s HQ in Suburban Chicago

JLL has secured more than $333 million in financing for the new 11-story, 735,000-square-foot, Class A suburban Chicago headquarters of Zurich North America.

Select Income REIT Closes $188M Acquisition of 820 KSF Office Property in Suburban Chicago

Select Income REIT has gotten its hands on a premier 820,000-square-foot office asset in suburban Chicago, courtesy of a sale-leaseback transaction with Tellabs Inc.

Crow Holdings Capital Closes M-F Portfolio Sale

Crow Holdings Capital Partners continues making moves, this week announcing it has sold a 12-property Class A multi-family portfolio with 4,426 luxury units.

DLA Piper Leases 175 KSF of Office Space in Chicago’s West Loop

Global law firm with 4,200 lawyers DLA Piper has signed a 175,000-square-foot lease office space at River Point in Chicago’s West Loop area and will relocate its Chicago office.

First Hospitality JV to Redevelop Chicago’s Famed Purple Hotel

First Hospitality Group has entered into a joint venture with North Capital Group to reinvigorate Chicago’s iconic Purple Hotel into the new SpringHill Suites Lincolnwood.

AEW Acquires 296-Unit Senior Housing Portfolio in Colorado for $104M

AEW Capital Management L.P. has snapped up a 296-unit portfolio of seniors housing facilities from Balfour Senior Living on behalf of AEW Senior Housing Investors II for $104 million, outside of Boulder.