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Nicholas Family of Companies celebrates construction progress at new indoor ice rink in Elk Grove Village

Nicholas Family of Companies and its in-house sports and recreation division Spectate Group were joined by Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson on Thursday, May 21, to celebrate…

IllinoisMultifamily

Essex Realty Group brokers $6 million sale of apartment building in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood

Chicago-based multifamily brokerage firm Essex Realty Group, LLC closed the sale of 1235 W. Greenleaf Ave., a 37-unit vintage courtyard apartment building east of Sheridan…

IllinoisIndustrial

Self-Storage Holds the Line: Why Chicago’s Quietest Asset Class Keeps Drawing Capital

While commercial real estate delinquencies across the broader commercial mortgage-backed securities market have climbed past 6%, self-storage delinquencies have hovered around 0.1%, according to KBRA…

IllinoisIndustrial

Brown Commercial Group closes 4,200-square-foot outdoor storage space lease in West Chicago

Brown Commercial Group completed a long-term industrial lease at 4N351 Powis Rd., West Chicago, Illinois, to support a growing business in securing outdoor storage space.…

IllinoisMidwestCRE

Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame: NAI Hiffman’s Kelly Disser

Over the course of his 23 years in the Chicago commercial real estate industry, NAI Hiffman's Kelly Disser has completed more than 650 sale and…

IllinoisIndustrial

Ryan Companies, Washington Capital Management start construction of 190,000-square-foot spec industrial facility in Bellwood

Ryan Companies US, Inc. in a joint venture with Washington Capital Management, Inc., on behalf of their client, announced the financial land closing and start…

IllinoisCRE

Chicago’s McHugh Construction makes three key hires

Chicago's McHugh Construction made three new hires: Eric Engstrom as project executive, Grant Peoples as director of risk management and Amit Patel as project manager. The…

IllinoisLegal

Chicago law firm Ginsberg Jacobs names partner, chair of real estate practice

Chicago-based law firm Ginsberg Jacobs today announced it has named Tim Franzen partner and chair of the firm’s growing hospitality real estate practice. Franzen brings nearly 30…

IllinoisCRE

Chicago’s Whitney Architects announces leadership transition

Chicago's Whitney Architects announced a leadership transition as part of the firm’s long-term growth strategy. Founder Mark Stenftenagel will transition to Chairman of the Board…

IllinoisCRE

General manager with Chicago’s Draper and Kramer wins property manager award

Chicago-based Draper and Kramer, Incorporated announced Kelli Stuart, general manager and assistant vice president, received the 2026 Certified Property Manager (CPM) Excellence Award from the…