Midwest

CREW SPECIAL REPORT: M-F Industry Will Decelerate in 2013, Panelists Agree

The year 2012 will go down in the record books as a chart-popping year for the multi-family sector, but the exuberant levels of multi-family rent increases, transactional activity and equity investments are due for a slowdown over the next year, suggested speakers at the 2012 CREW Network Convention and Marketplace, held in Chicago.

CREW Special Report: Excellence Awards Presented to ‘Incredible’ Women in CRE

The Commercial Real Estate Women Network awarded its Impact and Circle of Excellence awards yesterday evening during the 2012 CREW Network Convention and Marketplace held in Chicago.

Inland’s Newest Non-listed REIT Begins IPO

Non-listed Inland Real Estate Income Trust has begun selling $1.5 billion in common stock in connection with its initial public offering.

Sovereign Capital Acquires Congress Center in Chicago for $95M

Sovereign Capital Management Group, a San Diego-based real estate company, has purchased a Class A, 524,800-square-foot, 16-story office tower in downtown Chicago for $95 million.

Thor Equities Refinances Chicago’s Palmer House Hotel for $365M

Chicago’s historic Palmer House Hilton luxury hotel has been refinanced by owner Thor Equities to the tune of $365 million, it was announced Wednesday by Jones Lang LaSalle, which arranged the floating-rate financing package.

ULI Special Report: Emerging Trends Respondents Optimistic About Recovery

Optimism permeated the Emerging Trends in Real Estate results this year, with respondents finding a marked improvement over last year. Researchers gave reporters a sneak peak Wednesday during the ULI Fall Meeting.

The Outlook for Investing in Secondary and Tertiary Markets

Key takeaways from the recent MHN-CPE webinar “Secondary and Tertiary Markets: Identifying, Finding and Investing in Commercial Real Estate Opportunities.”

Stunted Chicago M-F Project Gets $115M Construction Financing

The downtown Chicago project 111 Wacker Drive is getting its second wind. The multi-family property, which never came to be in 2008 due to the financial crisis, will now be slated to open in 2014.

Missner Group Facilitates 255 KSF Construction Project for Furniture Supplier

The Missner Group completed a design-build tenant improvement project totaling 255,000 square feet for Leggett & Platt Fashion Bed in Illinois.

MB Real Estate Completes 260 KSF in Leases at Michigan Plaza

MB Real Estate has completed 26 lease transactions this year at a two-building complex in Chicago totaling 69 stories.