Cold storage hits a hot streak
The temperature outside may be dropping, but interest in cold storage has never been hotter. Since 2018, online grocery sales have surged annually by 20…
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How spec suites have become the most powerful component in the office marketing toolbox
Attracting office tenants to Class A space is almost too easy; you just let the spiffy new building promote itself. For older buildings, getting a…
Core Acquisitions purchases Deerfield office property, Ten Parkway North
Core Acquisitions, a Chicago-based commercial real estate investment, development and property management company, has acquired Ten North Parkway in Deerfield, Illinois. Gramercy Property Trust, an…
Chicago’s former Apparel Center rebrands as 350 North Orleans
EQ Office, the U.S. office portfolio company wholly-owned by Blackstone's real estate funds, unveiled the transformed and renamed, 350 North Orleans. Known originally as the…
NAI Hiffman represents Gateway Industrial Properties in new Central DuPage lease
With the help of NAI Hiffman, Gateway Industrial Properties—a Blackstone portfolio company that leases, operates and manages high-quality, well-located industrial assets—has secured a new tenant…
EQ Office appoints Michael Knott as new CFO
EQ Office, the U.S. office portfolio company wholly-owned by Blackstone’s real estate funds, announced that Michael Knott will be joining the company as chief financial…
The short- and long-term implications for Chicago’s industrial market
For the first half of 2018, industrial remained strong in Chicago. According to Newmark Knight Frank research, the market's absorption was lower than usual and…
Equity Office brings two new tenants to Willis Tower
BenchPrep, a comprehensive online learning platform, and Meltwater, a global internet and media intelligence company, will lease office space at Chicago's Willis Tower. Equity Office…
Equity Office brokers office relocation to Chicago’s River North neighborhood
Equity Office, the U.S. office portfolio company wholly-owned by Blackstone's real estate funds, announced that Gartner, Inc. will be moving its Midwest operations to River…