Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame: Gould & Ratner’s Linsey Cohen
Each year, Midwest Real Estate News inducts a new class into its Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame. Last year, despite its challenges, was no…
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Shrinking apartments no more? Developers adding square footage to new multifamily units
For 10 years, apartments across the United States have been getting smaller as developers focused on expanding common areas in their multifamily projects. This trend,…
Plenty of hope in latest apartment research from Walker & Dunlop
Hope. It's sweeping across the country as vaccines send the number of COVID-19 cases across the United States crashing. At the same time, governors across…
Detroit’s Bedrock adds SVP of leasing
Detroit-based developer Bedrock has added veteran real estate executive Naumann Idrees as its senior vice president of leasing. As SVP of leasing, Idrees will identify…
The post-pandemic downtown part 4: A quicker recovery than expected?
Downtowns have certainly suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic. But not all commercial real estate professionals expect the pain to last much longer.
A year later and demand for mid-sized multifamily still drives suburban apartment development
When the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in first shelter-in-place orders being enacted nearly a year ago, Kinzie Builders was in the early stages of constructing two…
Duke Realty names SVP and regional leader for Chicago, Minneapolis and Indianapolis
Duke Realty Corporation promoted Susan Bergdoll to senior vice president of leasing and development and regional leader for its Chicago, Minneapolis and Indianapolis markets. In…
CBRE study: Doing business near airport hubs isn’t cheap for distribution firms (And opening near O’Hare? That’s really expensive.)
It makes sense that companies want to open their distribution centers near the country's major air hubs. This makes sense for companies looking for the…
Study finds big drops in apartment rents in Minnesota, Illinois
The multifamily market has been especially resilient during the last 12-plus months. But even this sector has been hit in some ways by the COVID-19…
Ready for the boom: Multifamily pros expect good times as life returns to normal
Renters were flocking to new apartment buildings in downtowns across the Midwest, often filling these spaces before construction even wrapped. Renters by choice – both…