Midwest
Extension of Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive Latest Step for 600-Acre Mixed-Use Development
The announcement that Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive will be extended two miles south also highlighted the progress of Chicago Lakeside Development, a 600-acre mixed-use redevelopment of a former U.S. Steel South Works site.
CIM Buys Chicago’s Block 37 from BoA
CIM Group, the Los Angeles-based real estate fund, has closed on Chicago’s troubled Block 37 development. The fund purchased the property from Bank of America for a reported $84 million.
Taubman Breaks Ground on Luxury 450 KSF Open-Air Mall near St. Louis
The composition of the St. Louis-area retail market will soon undergo a notable change now that Taubman Centers Inc. has broken ground on a new outlet-shopping destination, the 450,000-square-foot Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield, in Chesterfield, Mo.
Hard Rock Proposes $275M Entertainment Project in Northeast Ohio
Gambling that video lottery terminals at Ohio racetracks will soon be legal, Hard Rock International and Milstein Entertainment announced a joint venture to develop a $275 million gaming and entertainment center at Northfield Park, a northeast Ohio harness-racing track.
Inland Real Estate Continues Midwest Retail Spree
Inland Real Estate Corp. has been busy in the last month. This week, the firm picked up seven single-tenant retail properties that feature 95,630 square feet of gross leasable area, as well as two grocery-anchored retail properties in Wisconsin, for an aggregate $78.3 million.
New Tishman JV Acquires Stakes in Office Portfolio in Deal Estimated at $1.6B
A joint venture between Tishman Speyer and an unidentified large pension fund has acquired the assets of Tishman Speyer Office Fund, an Australian listed property trust/REIT, in a deal worth a reported $1.6 billion.
Inland Buys Shopping Centers in Missouri, Tennessee for $74M
Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has picked up two shopping centers — one located in Branson, Mo., and the other in metro Knoxville, Tenn. — for a combined total of $74 million.
O'Connor Capital, Wafra Purchase Two Retail Centers Totaling 332 KSF
O’Connor Capital Partners and Wafra Investment Advisory Group have joined forces, acquiring The Promenade at Chenal in Little Rock, Ark., and Phase II of Settlers Ridge in metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pa.
Even More for Inland American: $393M in Hotel Purchases
Inland American Lodging Group Inc. continues to add upper-upscale and luxury assets to its portfolio, acquiring five hotels in five states with a total of 2,302 rooms this week for about $393 million.
GrubHub Signs 60 KSF Chicago Office Lease
Looking to expand its space along with its increasing success, GrubHub has signed a lease for nearly 59,500 square feet of office space at Burnham Center, Harbor Group International’s historic 580,000-square-foot high-rise in downtown Chicago’s Central Loop submarket.